Trying to connect my LTE Apple Watch three to my Mercedes-Benz Bluetooth. It goes through the motions and even asks me whether the passcode/pin codes are matching but nothing is able to be completed

That's a current limitation, but not how it could be. I want to be able to leave my phone at home and still make calls, listen to music or podcasts through my car from my watch. It all already works through my Bluetooth headphones, why not car Bluetooth?

Since the watch doesn't interface with CarPlay, that's really irrelevant.

The watch is not an iPhone. It is an extension of your iPhone. You can take calls directly on the watch if you like, but pairing it with an in-car system is not a feature at the moment.

You're welcome to send feedback to Apple.

Having the same issue. 2017 Subaru Outback Limited

Being able to receive calls when I am away from my phone is great, because I am always forgetting it at home or in my office, however, if I am in the car it isn’t so great when it doesn’t go through the hands free system I am used to.

Also, as an additional note - my car does have Apple CarPlay & the most recent software updates.

I am having the same problem. The reason for me to upgrade to the series 3 watch is be able to send and receive phone calls without taking my phone. The fact we can’t connect to our cars Bluetooth, means we can only use it illegally in the car. Is Apple intending to make this work in the near future?

but, if it's not a feature at the moment, why does pairing ends with an error?

If it's not a feature, it should'nt try to pair with the car system, like it (the watch) would never try to pair with the pen, for example?

cheers,

Ulf

If the purpose of Watch Three is to communicate independently of iPhone (hence the motivation to purchase a phone with cellular capability), a consumer would have wished for the watch to be able to communicate using Carplay via Bluetooth. Unexpected disappointment with this limitation and would anticipate this functionality to be integrated in the future.

Maybe someone should tell the staff at the Apple store in Doncaster, Melbourne this. I specifically asked if the watch can pair with the cars bluetooth.....and answer calls etc. The answer was yes.......but it turns out that it cannot.

I’m also having issues connecting to my car, I thought the new watch was meant to be independent of the iPhone, I don’t really want to be trying to answer important calls on my wrist while driving, not sure why this should be an issue if it connects to other Bluetooth devices

Same issue with new BMW 430xi with CarPlay. No Bluetooth with watch 3 in the car, just an error message after the car and the watch both recognize each other and request code confirmation of identical code. I can call Outer Mongolia (ok, I haven't actually tried) with the watch, but can't get a Bluetooth connection in my car?

So, if you haven’t already tried this you might like to give it a go! I read in this thread how Watch users are frustrated that they couldn’t connect to their car Bluetooth to manage calls and music. I just did. As long as my phone isn’t connected via usb, only Bluetooth, then I can instruct Siri on my watch to find music or make calls and it uses the phone connection to do so through the cars system. This is brilliant and makes driving so much safer. The only downside is that I’ll have to use the cigar socket to power the phone rather than the usb. My car is a 2016 BMW 520 Luxury with Professional Navigation interface.

HI Steve, I have no problem in playing my iPhone through my car and using my watch as a remote control. The issue here is we would like to connect our Series 3 cellular watches directly to the cars bluetooth without our phones being present. I still can’t connect mine. Very frustrating.

Hi Ray, yes I get that particularly if you forget your phone or want to leave it at home (assuming you have Watch 3 cellular). I’ve just acquired both the Watch 3 and the iPhone X and when I first tried the Watch in the car it didn’t play through the Cars system. I then realised that I hadn’t paired the new phone; now it works a treat other than if I plug the phone into the usb socket such that it can charge, the car then defaults to usb and ignores Bluetooth.

The whole point of the Watch 3 is that it shouldn't need the phone. Your trick still requires the phone to be present (If I have my phone with me anyway then why would I want to use the watch as my source?). That isn't what anyone here is trying to do. We should be able to pair our watches to our cars and leave the phones home. Apple really needs to fix this.

Hi, yes I did understand the point being made in fact I’ve forwarded that feedback and suggestions to Apple. I was just highlighting that there is a solution to operating the audio and phone functions via Bluetooth using the Watch, and the main point here is that that is much safer than trying to use the phone which is stored in a compartment in the car. Hopefully Apple can come up with the solution rather than it have to be the car maker.

shame. I'd been told by Apple Canberra that it could pair with a car bluetooth, and then later advised not.

reading this forum seems like 'not' is currently the correct answer.

lets hope Apple loosen the reigns.