RNS 510 connection to mobile phone

[wingnutLP]

Hi I have just bought an ed30 with an rns 510. I absolutely love the hard drive and sd card reader and the sat nav is fantastic too.

I want to get my gooogle android powered HTC desire to work with the car as a carphone. I had assumed that it was a simple matter of pairing them via bluetooth but it seems not. The instructions are clear as mud and seem to suggest I need to buy some sort of cradle or "premium" mobile phone provision.

I don't want "premium" phone provision, I want "bog standard" mobile phone provision where you leave the phone in your pocket and it all works via bluetooth. Can anyone shed any light for me?

PS, less than 24 hours in and I am loving the car. DSG takes a bit of getting used to as it is almost too smooth but it makes it very easy to drive especially coming from an S2000 which need a lot of comitment to drive quickly.

[Richn83]

Do you have a bluetooth module attached to the RNS?  or does the phone button on the unit just mute the volume?

[bodger00]

Also looking for how I would do this.........

[vRStu]

As Rich says you need a Bluetooth Interface.  You may have one, and the best way to check is to scan for BT devices in the car using your handset.

If you don't have one and would like one it can be retrofitted.

SteveP, Darren (mortygttdi), or myself as well as others can help/supply the parts you need.

[Norbreck21a]

Sorry to cut in, but how much (and easy) would it be to add the bluetooth module to my car to work with an Iphone 3gs (firmware 4.01) ?

The RNS-510 is a B version and running the 1100 firmware. I do have the highline dash as well ?

[vRStu]

The 729B is the unit normally used with the Red Highline however this doesn't seem to work too well with the IOS4 software so I'd suggest a 729D/E unit which will work nicely with your RNS510.

The install isn't too hard and I guess you've already had the dash out for the RNS install so you know how to do that.

[golfman]

The 729B is the unit normally used with the Red Highline however this doesn't seem to work too well with the IOS4 software so I'd suggest a 729D/E unit which will work nicely with your RNS510.

The install isn't too hard and I guess you've already had the dash out for the RNS install so you know how to do that.

Stu does the 729D/E unit work with the red highline?

scott

[vRStu]

No it doesn't Scott.

I think now your in the realms of making the best of it in terms of wanting to use IOS4.  If you want IOS4 and have an RNS510 then the 729D/E is ideal.  If you don't need to worry about IOS4, want to use Highline and have or can find a 729B then that's ideal.

[SteveP]

But does turning on Bap comms to get the 729D/E to work on the RNS screen not stop the RNS from appearing in the highline Red dot ?

[vRStu]

Never thought about that to be honest Steve, not something I've ever considered.

Enabling the BAP protocol on the RNS is not a function of the phone it's caused by the newer firmware.  With the old firmware they worked without BAP enabled.

[SteveP]

I only thought about it last weekend when fitting my old 729E to a Mk5 but as he has midline it wasn't an issue. I would like to try the 7P6 kit in a mk5 as that would be a great solution 

[vRStu]

I would like to try the 7P6 kit in a mk5 as that would be a great solution 

I'm hoping to get together with Hedge/Saint Steve sometime soon to give that a go. 

[golfman]

Guys i just want a kit that will work with the highline the way it used to before iso 4.0/4.0.1
surely there has to be a kit from vw that will work,how about the fiscon units do they suffer from this?

scott

[vRStu]

Guys i just want a kit that will work with the highline the way it used to before iso 4.0/4.0.1
surely there has to be a kit from vw that will work,how about the fiscon units do they suffer from this?

scott

It's possible the 7P6 will but I've certainly not tried it yet.  If it doesn't then I don't know of a VAG kit that will Scott.  Other than that revert your iPhone to 3. whatever software.

[LouCyffer]

I only thought about it last weekend when fitting my old 729E to a Mk5 but as he has midline it wasn't an issue. I would like to try the 7P6 kit in a mk5 as that would be a great solution 

Yup, I haven't got highline. Yet.

Guys i just want a kit that will work with the highline the way it used to before iso 4.0/4.0.1
surely there has to be a kit from vw that will work,how about the fiscon units do they suffer from this?

scott

But the interface works beautifully. And my 3GS on OS 4.01 is faultless on this setup. Scott, this is the setup you need. Trust me when I say you won't miss the highline interface. It's all on the touchscreen.