Member Since: 09 Mar 2016
Location: kent seaside
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silly question iPhone and bluetoothing
is there any way i can bluetooth music to my radio? I've been through the manuals etc and can't see a way to do it, its connected as a phone via bluetooth ( although car play doesn't seem to work ) but i can't find a way to stream music.. Very bloody frustrating MY10 D4 xs with touch screen nav but no tv
No, OEM it's a plug in iPod lead, Bluetooth is for phone calls only via a dedicated module, when it activates it switches the head unit to phone mode , have you an Aux input , you could add aftermarket unit?Altox GSM FBH controller thread
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13th Apr 2017 12:40 pm
Graycat
Member Since: 15 Jun 2014
Location: Leeds
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As Beanie says, you can't do this natively with that age of D4 unfortunately.
I've just got a MY10 D4 XS too so have been through this same thing. In the end I bought a Bovee 1000 (Tune2Air) from Amazon for £74 plus a LR iPod to 32-pin iphone connector (£14). Plugged them into the iPod port in the glove box and was streaming music to the radio in seconds.
Doing it that way also allows some control via the steering wheel controls (skip / back etc.) but it's worth knowing that it'll start playing immediately once your phone pairs with it. I just make sure I've got Spotify or whatever open first with the relevant playlist.
All in all a simple but effective workaround to the limitation.
13th Apr 2017 12:59 pm
jamesSE4x4R
Member Since: 09 Mar 2016
Location: kent seaside
Posts: 176
thanks chaps, i can't believe this stuff was std in my old 2005 seat but LR are behind the curve... hey ho
13th Apr 2017 4:10 pm
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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I think it was MY2012 before you could Bluetooth music Cheers Ian
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My solution to this was an old iPhone 4 connected to the curly lead and fixed under the cubby box lid. I just leave it in there full time.
13th Apr 2017 5:38 pm
wizwilson
Member Since: 19 Nov 2016
Location: North Lincolnshire
Posts: 81
+1 for Graycats solution.
If you get the 'non-curly' lead you can double sided tape the lead and Tune2Air inside the cubby lid out of the way
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