Bluetooth Connection

[inuvik]

Thanks for that Mark, funnily I had to go out at 10pm last night and tried the thing again. There was no sound from Google Maps or two other maps apps on my phone. I was just going for the 3.5mm jack when I had a rush of blood, I tried AUX mode on the steering wheel, turned on the radio and one of the AUX modes picked up my phone to give audio through car speakers. Should I receive or make a call, well, Christ only knows what'll happen.

It will ring and act normally. That is how I stream music or use voice directions from navigation apps.

[Fummins]

Thanks for that Mark, funnily I had to go out at 10pm last night and tried the thing again. There was no sound from Google Maps or two other maps apps on my phone. I was just going for the 3.5mm jack when I had a rush of blood, I tried AUX mode on the steering wheel, turned on the radio and one of the AUX modes picked up my phone to give audio through car speakers. Should I receive or make a call, well, Christ only knows what'll happen.

Do you not have a usb port hanging inside the top of your glovebox or does it have one next to the heated seat buttons? I thought they all had one somewhere?

[Mark]

Do you not have a usb port hanging inside the top of your glovebox or does it have one next to the heated seat buttons? I thought they all had one somewhere?

My 2017 Mirage ES has the usb port hanging in the glovebox, & Bluetooth wasn't standard that year. My steering wheel has nothing added to it (besides air bag & horn). If Bluetooth was added to a base model, the buttons for it are located by the traction control button.

I believe Bluetooth & backup cameras became a standard item in all Mirages in 2018, & I think the usb port was moved to where you said (even if you don't have heated seats) at that time, too. A/C has always been standard here. With the addition of cruise becoming standard in 2019, the base model isn't all that basic in my opinion.

Inuvik mentioned being able to buy a new 5 speed Mirage for $11,000 OTD recently. That's not a stripped down car in our market by any means.

[itschad]

Do you not have a usb port hanging inside the top of your glovebox or does it have one next to the heated seat buttons? I thought they all had one somewhere?

Yes it has it in the glove compartment, a bloody silly place to put but handy for the phone as there's a ledge directly above.

[Pryme]

Yes it has it in the glove compartment, a bloody silly place to put but handy for the phone as there's a ledge directly above.

In american we dont have that ledge but I guess we have a big steel bar for more safety so I guess it's a good trade off.

I never use the USB in glovebox.

[Mark]

In american we dont have that ledge but I guess we have a big steel bar for more safety so I guess it's a good trade off.

I never use the USB in glovebox.

I never used mine until last week. I started loading some of my older CD's on a 32 GB flash drive (should hold about 2,000 songs). It worked great! Something smaller than my pinkie & only costs about $6 easily replaces a large container of CD's I had in my car.

[itschad]

I never used mine until last week. I started loading some of my older CD's on a 32 GB flash drive (should hold about 2,000 songs). It worked great! Something smaller than my pinkie & only costs about $6 easily replaces a large container of CD's I had in my car.

Yes but a bugger to select a particular song.

[Mark]

Yes but a bugger to select a particular song.

Switching CDs while you're driving isn't exactly the safest move either. If you just record songs you like, that may eliminate the need to search?

I remember adding a FM converter from Kmart to my parent's pickup truck's AM radio on the farm, & thinking that was great! Thus, it doesn't take much to impress me sometimes.

[itschad]

[QUOTE=Mark;89296]Switching CDs while you're driving isn't exactly the safest move either. If you just record songs you like, that may eliminate the need to search?


Well this is true, I like the concept of music on a USB dongle. Many years ago on an old Daewoo car I put a radio with just a USB port, it was good and it's quite handy.

[Mark]

[QUOTE=itschad;89302]

Switching CDs while you're driving isn't exactly the safest move either. If you just record songs you like, that may eliminate the need to search?


Well this is true, I like the concept of music on a USB dongle. Many years ago on an old Daewoo car I put a radio with just a USB port, it was good and it's quite handy.

I sort of did the USB flash drive/memory stick thing as an experiment. I wanted to see how well it works, how easy it to operate on our simple base level radio systems, & if the quality of sound was there. My conclusion was that it works well. I wouldn't say "it's the greatest thing since sliced bread"! By the way - I've been to town in Missouri that take claim to inventing sliced bread, but we never get off topic here!

My best upgrade is that I will go weeks sometimes & never even turn on the radio. I've come to love "peace & quiet" more. I tend to listen to stuff on longer trips sometimes, when it helps time go by faster.