BlueTooth related questions (all BT questions go in this thread only)

[Bambazonke]

Bosch unit only although one eBay seller said the RCD 510 "plus" unit made by Delphi does support but I have yet to see anyone on the forum confirm this. Tigger73 has just installed a Bosch RCD510 unit and a 9w7 unit in his Tiguan

[Jude Starr]

It depends on mainly on what head unit you have Jude. The 08 Tiguan has the old red MFD that does not support the phone book functions of the $350 9w7 units.

OK, this sounds like what I have - so is it actually possible to upgrade (I have the phone button on the steering wheel). If so, what is the best option in terms of what unit I should get - music streaming etc would be nice, but is not essential if it is going to be ridiculously expensive or hard to fit...as long as I can have phone calls I would be supremely happy. And where do I get it - I worry about buying from ebay for something like this because I don't really know enough about it, and I don't want to get caught with the wrong thing, or ripped off with some dodgy chinese copy.

And, if I aquire a unit, can any auto electrician install, or is there someone special who needs to look at it?

[Kevlarman]

I thought only the RNS510 had the full phone book function and not the RCD 510.

I have a factory Bosch RCD510 and 9W7. I can access the full phonebook in my iPhone 4 (iOS 5.0.1) and stream BT audio without issue.

[Ryan_R]

Cool, will update that bit of knowledge (maybe the older ones didn't)

[dArK5HaD0w]

- 9W2 had music streaming but no phone book function on the sat nav/MFD.
- 9W3 had phone book but no music streaming
- 9W7 has both features
- 9WZ all of the above plus RSAP mode (it uses an additional external gsm antenna. it becomes the phone. saves ur mobile battery. u get better reception as it uses its own, much larger antenna than the mobile itself. the 9w7 does not have this external gsm antenna).

the 9wz does not have the latest features found in the 9w7 2012 versions (displaying song info, skip tracks etc etc).

[Ryan_R]

lol didn't I post that here already?

The other note with 9WZ is that you lose mobile internet (3G) when using the RSAP mode. So you won't get emails, can't use Trapster, etc...

[tigger73]

Bosch unit only although one eBay seller said the RCD 510 "plus" unit made by Delphi does support but I have yet to see anyone on the forum confirm this. Tigger73 has just installed a Bosch RCD510 unit and a 9w7 unit in his Tiguan

Yes I have retrofitted a 9w7 "F" model and Bosch RCD510 into a 2011 Tiguan. I got my RCD510 from someone who pulled it out of a brand new Amarok (they put in an aftermarket sat nav). With an "F" model 9w7 bluetooth it gives full phonebook functionality on the RCD510 plus the phonebook is also on my white MFD. It probably does audio streaming but I don't use that feature as I have MDI anyway.

If all you want is your phone button to work on your steering wheel you should be able to purchase a "basic" bluetooth unit for around $200 - Genuine Volkswagen Bluetooth Kit for Golf Passat Tiguan Polo Jetta EOS Caddy | eBay. I don't know this seller - some other guys may have dealt with him. Though this is the kind of thing that you're after.

Otherwise you'll have to go down the path of spending $600-$700 (plus installation) to upgrade your stereo/head unit and bluetooth to get all the additional features.

[tigger73]

Did you order from eBay or the Polish website? Everything I've ordered from CarSystems has arrived within a week (and didn't ship via Spain). Of course with international orders there's always a chance of uncontrollable delays but some places are generally better than others.

That would be because I orderd off ebay and from www.vag-navisystems.com*/?_trksid=p4340.l2559]eBay My World - *www.vag-navisystems.com*[/url]

[vwaumel]

Help installing 9W7 bluetooth

Hi guys, I'm planning on buying the Bluetooth VW RNS 510 9W7 UHV AD2P / 7P6 035 730 K kit from that Spanish guy on eBay. Is there anyone around in Sydney who's willing to install this for me in my 77TSI MY11 at a friendly rate? Please note the 77TSI doesn't come with buttons on the steering wheel - I've got the RCD310 unit. Please PM me if you can help. Thanks!

[tigger73]

Hi guys, I'm planning on buying the Bluetooth VW RNS 510 9W7 UHV AD2P / 7P6 035 730 K kit from that Spanish guy on eBay. Is there anyone around in Sydney who's willing to install this for me in my 77TSI MY11 at a friendly rate? Please note the 77TSI doesn't come with buttons on the steering wheel - I've got the RCD310 unit. Please PM me if you can help. Thanks!

This may be a stupid question but how are you going to answer your calls if you don't have a multi-function steering wheel? I haven't run an RCD310 with 9w7 but the cheap Bluetooth unit I had didn't connect to the RCD310 (only through steering wheel).

Suggest you find out if it will work before buying a Bluetooth unit. Or at least be prepared to buy some other bits - MFSW / RCD510 / RNS510 to get it all going.

[vwaumel]

This may be a stupid question but how are you going to answer your calls if you don't have a multi-function steering wheel? I haven't run an RCD310 with 9w7 but the cheap Bluetooth unit I had didn't connect to the RCD310 (only through steering wheel).

Suggest you find out if it will work before buying a Bluetooth unit. Or at least be prepared to buy some other bits - MFSW / RCD510 / RNS510 to get it all going.

Thanks for raising that. Does that mean I can only take calls then by pressing the green button on my iPhone (which sits in a dashboard mount most of the time anyway running TomTom)? What about ringing other people, can that be done through the RCD310 (using the station memory buttons as speed dialing buttons)?

[rosslm]

Two months ago I had my dealer fit the VW Premium Bluetooth to my RCD510 300W premium, car built week 45 / 2009, I noticed the phone book on the RCD510 while showing all the contacts would fail to dial because all the numbers are scrambled, I can dial from the number pad OK also the contacts and dialing work fine from the MDF. The dealer suggested it was my phone, I have since upgraded to a Samsung S3 still the same problem unable to dial from the RCD510 phone book even though all the contacts are loaded from the phone. I have returned a few times to the dealer they fitted the latest RCD510 and the phone book dialing is fine. This is my problem I had them reinstall my original RCD510 because the sound quality is way clearer than the current replacement model. My questions, are there different models of RDC510 in terms of sound quality because I am stuck with retaining my original RCD510 great sound but won't work with the phone book. Any ideas on the problem or who could help.

[Bambazonke]

I am having the same issues as you are I have just installed a 9w7 unit and my RCD 510 is also displaying garbled numbers in the phone book only

[Ryan_R]

Have you contacted the seller in case they know about the issue and have a solution already?

[Bambazonke]

Yes still waiting for a response but I suspect it is the HW and SW versions of the RCD 510 units that affect the BT display functions of the newer units.

I have another RCD 510 made in mid 2011 that has the same SW ver (207) as the current 2012 units being sold on eBay. I will swop my 2010 unit with this one tomorrow or over the weekend to test my theory