My11 118tsi: is Bluetooth standard?

[TSIfan]

Hi all, looking at a 2010 (my11) 118tsi octavia with factory Columbus nav.... Should this come with Bluetooth standard?

[BottomScratcher]

No standard BT in the MY11.

[TSIfan]

Bugger!!

[Tigger]

If it has the columbus, then I think it does have Bluetooth????

[Tigger]

Actually...best way to tell is to try pairing / searching for the device I guess...

[dArK5HaD0w]

If it has the columbus, then I think it does have Bluetooth????

not the case.
as bottomscratcher said already - my11 did not come with bt standard.

i retrofitted mine. works just like factory fit

[TSIfan]

Which kit did you retrofit.... I've been looking at the fiscon

[BottomScratcher]

Which kit did you retrofit.... I've been looking at the fiscon

I started out looking at Fiscon as well. Fitted an OEM unit from Poland. Plenty of BT info on equipment and its suppliers via the link here. Scroll down to Bluetooth information, and off you go.

[dArK5HaD0w]

Which kit did you retrofit.... I've been looking at the fiscon

i got the 9WZ unit, however i bought mine off a forum member for a bargain $150.
i bought the bt wiring harness seperately from ebay.
more info here on my install.

The OEM units that bottomscratcher mentions is from carsystems.pl

[Tigger]

my MY12.5 columbus has the "factory" bluetooth, and it is great.
quite seemless really...

except, when I turn on the ignition, it takes approx 5 seconds before pairing, and that takes a further 5 seconds to actually pair.
so the music etc goes mute, then the pairing happens, then the music comes back...

Is that normal?

[Yao]

my MY12.5 columbus has the "factory" bluetooth, and it is great.
quite seemless really...

except, when I turn on the ignition, it takes approx 5 seconds before pairing, and that takes a further 5 seconds to actually pair.
so the music etc goes mute, then the pairing happens, then the music comes back...

Is that normal?

Yep, must be. Mine does the same. very annoying.

Sat in a mate's Subaru Outback the other day and the pairing was done within seconds of the ignition being turned on without the radio going off ... and also noticed the sat nav had much more details than mine. Practically all the street names could be seen making it much easier to use in Map mode.

[joele]

Very annoying how the radio goes off for five or more seconds, but obviously normal behaviour...

[dArK5HaD0w]

what do u guys mean "radio goes off for five seconds" when pairing?

mine remains on from ignition, without interruptions, while the phone pairs in the background. when its finished pairing, i get a popup message saying "xxxx is now connected". message disappears after a sec.

btw - the columbus unit itself does not have bluetooth. it simply communicates with the bluetooth module.

[zei20t]

same as mine, music till the 'bell' and message on screen about the phone connectivity, then back to music

[Yao]

Sorry, you're both right. Stays on until the "bell" and message, goes off for a few secs and then back to music. Still very annoying