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

Trying to set up LTE enabled Apple Watch three to my car‘s Bluetooth in the same way you pair the iPhone. It recognizes in the center consul that an Apple Watch is trying to pair and then asks me if the PIN code matches that of the watch. I press OK on both devices but then, the car’s console spits out another PIN code and asks me whether that matches. This process continues automatically (Asking me if different PINs match that of the watch even before the watch hasn’t cycled through the last request)three times or so then says that authorization fails. Tried innumerable times. It would only make sense that since the watch is touted as an independent cellular device that it should be able to make and initiate phone calls in the car through the cabin speaker in the same way that an iPhone can. Any advice?

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 4

Posted on Oct 2, 2017 7:59 PM

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Nov 8, 2017 10:48 AM in response to RayHogarth

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.

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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

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