xclens

I have a 2011 that was recently serviced for the spring season here in Sweden. When I picked it up I saw "TEL" on the left hand screen and "Bluetooth Ready" on the right-hand screen. So that means I have the capability to connect my phone to my car? I have a little "dongle", or whatever it's called, from China, in the middle arm-rest in order to play music via Bluetooth. It doesn't allow me to make calls though. Is there a better one which allows me to stream music and make calls?

A1EK

IF you can find Mr 12V or LA Power they do a unit that does Music Streaming, Hnads free, USB and AUX, I use it and its worked perfect for 6 years !

theboogers

This little thing works great w my iPhone to radio channel.
https://a.co/d/8JHl8pm

xclens

Thank you for your responses! I am not familiar with Mr 12V or LA Power, but I will google them. Do you have a particular source that you have purchased from in the past, that may also ship to Sweden? eBay is totally fine with me, but being in Sweden I would prefer it come from a EU country. I only use Samsung phones these days. Appreciate the input!

gaazmon

The 2009+ R230s have bluetooth for phone calls built into the Comand system as they got the updated unit. Regarding music, idk what dongle you have but there are higher end units being sold here in the USA on Amazon that let you control from the steering wheel as well the music with no adapter required (Just plugs into your ipod 30 pin plug in the armrest or some even come with a built in cable and the plug connects directly into the connector).

Bluetooth dongle:
Bluetooth dongle with cable:

TripleDown

Newer phones will let you pair multiple Bluetooth devices at once. So pair to both the car for calls and the dongle for music. Was gonna try this on our R230 myself this spring as we have the same setup.

xclens

I appreciate all of the responses! I will check on this tomorrow and post a guide on how to connect a newer bluetooth phone, if I can figure it out!

(If there already is a guide out there, please let me know.)

xclens

Wow, that was easier than I imagined! I honestly don't see a need for a guide as it is pretty self-explanatory once you get into the Phone settings. You set a pin code for the Bluetooth on your MB screen, and then type in the same pin code on your phone. I feel like such a newbie.

Thanks for your help!