How to stream audio via bluetooth on this..?

[impreza83]

Hi Gang,

First post- so be gentle

just bought my Se Lux in White but unfortunately it came with this horrid stock radio (yoou know the one- non Bose, non Pioneer unit, cheepest of them all without sat nav).


Phone call pairing to BT from my Galaxy s2 works fine but no option to activate media streaming. What do I need to do to stream tunes from phone to this unit & control music with steering controls?

Oh, and also this unit has to have a name - anybody knows what it is? Symphony II or II+ or whatever?

Thanks a million!
Andrey

 

[MisterW]

I don't like to be the bringer of bad news but I don't think you can stream music with the Bluetooth. You certainly can't do it with the RNS-E Bose system.

 

[M7R]

I'm afraid you can't, streaming is relatively new... And the radios in exeos aren't that new so don't support it,

 

[CraigJack]

Just picked my exeo up, it has RNS-E with Bose + ipod connection,

Im going to try and use my VCDs to see if its possible if not,

im going to try a 30-pin A2DP Bluetooth receiver
and connect it in the glove box, not sure if the ipod 30pin interface in the glovebox has a 5v power supply yet, if not ive got a way around that to

http://www.amazon.co.uk/eSynic%C2%AE-Bluetooth-Receiver-Station-Bluetooch/dp/B00A21BNNK

 

[Allpow]

What a great idea, did it work?

 

[markrich]

Love to know that one myself ?

 

[radiotrib]

I just looked at the Bluetooth box in my 2011 Mk2 Leon and it's exactly the same as the one in the VW Golf which does allow audio streaming. I'm pretty sure there's a VAG-COM switch to turn it on, and I'm sure I read about it on this forum but I just can't find it right now ...

 

[AndyN]

It's a software and Bluetooth version thing. It needs to support A2DP protocol. Not something VCDS can fix unfortunately.

 

[radiotrib]

It's a software and Bluetooth version thing. It needs to support A2DP protocol. Not something VCDS can fix unfortunately.

That's what I was referring to. It would seem that my bluetooth module is the same model as the one in other VAG cars which *do* support A2DP and there's a switch in VAG-COM to enable it. I.e. as with a lot of 'features' which the higher spec cars have, its all there in the lower spec ones too .. just switched off.

In some cases (e.g. folding mirrors) it can be turned on but it won't work because the motors are not there ... but the processor still recognises the request and issues the command. In other cases, where the module is the same and there are no mechanical parts needed, then the embedded software, and hence the functionality is the same, but disabled by a digital switch in the processor ...

 

[AndyN]

I see. You'll have to let us know if it works then.

 

[radiotrib]

If/when i get hold of a VAG-COM I'll be doing a bit of poking around .. all I know right now is what I've read so far.

 

[radiotrib]

I just found this article

http: //forums.vwvortex.com/ showthread.php? 5902508-Bluetooth-Audio-Streaming-Fix
(remove the spaces - I can't post links yet)

so if you have a 9w7 module you should be able to switch A2DP on in software.

 

[radiotrib]

This post was not correct so I deleted it