car bluetooth problems with iOS 9 update

Since doing iOS 9 update my iPhone 5 won't reliably work in my car (mercedes benz clk with bluetooth adaptor)

previously under iOS 8 it worked perfectly pairing automatically when in car, and diverting calls to car system both incoming and outgoing all worked flawlessly even

siri would work through dashboard microphone

now it is total chaos

some times it works immediately, some times it refuses to work at all

most times it is unpredictable and often requires toggling blue tooth on and off on both phone and dashboard until ringtones heard through dashboard speaker system

what works in the morning won't reliably work in the afternoon

if tried reset phone

forget this device

repairing


not sure what else i can try

wish i could down grade back to iOS 8

rob

Posted on Oct 31, 2015 1:51 PM

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Jun 17, 2016 9:11 AM in response to karencampbell

I have the same issue on my brand new 2016 Chevy Tahoe and my iphone 6s plus. I keep my iphone updated to the current software, so I have the 9.3.2 and it still does the same thing everyone else is saying. We just got back from vacation and my kids would be playing my phone and every time they would play a different game on my phone the radio I was listening to goes off and my music on my phone went on. My husband was so aggravated! We have always been loyal apple customers...ipads galore, ipods, apple watch, iphones, etc but I am not going to pay this much for a nice car only to have my cell phone ruin it! Apple better fix this soon or Samsung here I come!

Oct 28, 2016 5:42 AM in response to Bballplayer11

It is not just os 9x that has the problem, since i upgraded to 10x my phone disconnects whenever i press the answer button on the radio. I have tried all the remedies suggested, resetting phone, BT off and on, disconnecting/reconnecting phone from radio etc. but none of them work. Both my wife's and my iPhone have the same problem since upgrading the phones. Now on iOS 10.2 still doesn't work

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