BMW Bluetooth Connection

[X-S-Z]

I have BMW Bluetooth connection in my 04 Z and have managed to pair my Nokia E65. This gives me answering via the phone or steering wheel with the incoming call number displayed on the stereo but I cannot make calls from the steering wheel, only my phone, which kind of negates some of the usefulness of handsfree! When I press the call button or R/T button on the steering wheel a random mobile number is displayed on the stereo (I presume from the previous owner?), I can't seem to find any other numbers or remove this one from the system. Does anyone have any ideas how I can make calls through the steering wheel/use voice activation or failing that just remove this random number from the system? I have read various posts about replacing ULF modules and the like but can't seem to make much sense of them.... any help would be appreciated!

[cj10jeeper]

Bluetooth can be a pain in the arse as there are so many phones and generations of ULF and not all are compatible to all phones and/or with full functionality. Sounds to me as though you only have partial functionality with your combination.

Have you managed to transfer your address book either automatically or manually? That would clean up the ULF's old data. I don't know your phone at all but on my Blackberries it automatic, but there are options to 'push' it too.

If someone with an E65 can answer specifically and has it working - great, but if not I'd get another phone that is a known match to BMW and pair it to test.

[X-S-Z]

[quote="cj10jeeper"]Have you managed to transfer your address book either automatically or manually? That would clean up the ULF's old data. I don't know your phone at all but on my Blackberries it automatic, but there are options to 'push' it too. [quote]

No to both questions, I cannot find any functionality to transfer manually once connected. I will have to try and source a known compatible model as you suggest unless anyone has any other suggestions?

[cj10jeeper]

Just to be clear the 'transfer address book' or similar wording will be on your phone not the Z4 ULF. Have a look under Bluetooth and see if there is a transfer option in the sub menus. Try 'Options', 'send', 'via bluetooth' as part guess.

[X-S-Z]

An update on the bluetooth situation:

Last night I sourced a Nokia 6230 and connected that, all the names from the phone transferred to the car and I could call them fine from the steering wheel controls. I then connected my own phone Nokia E65 and yet again ONLY the random number came up and no others. I then proceeded to follow the instructions to disconnect all phones and 'wipe' the memory. Following that I connected the Nokia 6230 once again, phone book details available and then connected my Nokia E65 which gave the same result as previously. I am assuming the car just accesses the phone book directly from the phone and doesn't store it hence I am getting none of the numbers with my E65 connected, however I cannot explain where the random number is coming from? Its definitely not in my phone book and by my assumption and 'wiping' of the car memory should not be stored in the car and hence not displayed on connection of my E65... Anymore suggestions?

[Mattt]

I read somewhere that the E65 is fully compatible, as long as you update to the latest firmware. Have you tried that?

I pick up my car tomorrow, so will try it then.

[X-S-Z]

I read somewhere that the E65 is fully compatible, as long as you update to the latest firmware. Have you tried that?

I pick up my car tomorrow, so will try it then.

After much hassle my phone is updated with the latest software but it hasn't changed anything, still the same compatibility issues... Let me know how you got on?

[Mattt]

Mine paired up fine, but I had the same issue as you. I got fed up and went inside and had lunch.

I came outside to fiddle some more, and it just worked.

I can't transfer numbers for some reason, but I can dial from the unit & wheel.

[cj10jeeper]

These partially compatible bluetooth combinations are just frustrating. Mine works pretty well however today I noticed if you press the 'talking head' button to use voice control and then don't make the call it starts to play a classical music channel from somewhere. This is really bizarre as I've none tuned, never listen to it and had the radio/CD OFF both times it happened...

I can but guess it's a default TMC channel it finds.

[Mattt]

AFAIK most systems use Classic FM as the TMC channel.

[cj10jeeper]

AFAIK most systems use Classic FM as the TMC channel.

That's my assumption too Matt on this bizarre thing. It's of course no big deal just a curiosity.

[X-S-Z]

I guess I'll just have to be grateful it connects, makes and receives calls and live without numbers until it comes the time to upgrade my phone again!