I've coded a Bluetooth module for someone who has retrofitted it to his Octavia LE and matched to his Bolero, but we have three problems:

1. The layout of the telephone numbers on Maxidot display looks to be an American format: 016-177-*****. Not major, but the UK Skoda manual for BT shows the number as one long string);
   
2. On the Maxidot there are two empty squares either side of the bluetooth logo, one of which should show media streaming and the other battery strength (I believe);
   
3. The big problem is that although the Maxidot controls the phone correctly, the phone book on the Bolero is garbled with random characters and phone numbers appear against the wrong name! Maxidot display gets it right though...
   

These are the scans from the car (only the relevant ones to save space, but I can post a full scan if that helps anyone help me):

Wednesday,04,July,2012,21:02:09:13904

VCDS Version: Release 11.11.3

Data version: 20120401

Chassis Type: 1K0

Scan: 01 03 08 09 10 15 16 17 19 25 42 44 46 52 56 62 72 77

VIN: TMBEH21Z092******

01-Engine -- Status: OK 0000

03-ABS Brakes -- Status: OK 0000

04-Steering Angle -- Status: OK 0000

08-Auto HVAC -- Status: OK 0000

09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: OK 0000

10-Park/Steer Assist -- Status: OK 0000

15-Airbags -- Status: OK 0000

16-Steering wheel -- Status: OK 0000

17-Instruments -- Status: OK 0000

19-CAN Gateway -- Status: Malfunction 0010

25-Immobilizer -- Status: OK 0000

42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000

44-Steering Assist -- Status: OK 0000

46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000

52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000

56-Radio -- Status: OK 0000

62-Door, Rear Left -- Status: OK 0000

72-Door, Rear Right -- Status: OK 0000

77-Telephone -- Status: Malfunction 0010

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels: 1K0-937-08x-09.clb

Part No SW: 1K0 937 087 HW: 1K0 937 087

Component: BCM PQ35 H 020 0360

Revision: 00020000

Coding: 48180AB89041B1C04008008011000124030000AE424D81605C4440000000

Shop #: WSC 00857 210 11927

VCID: EED9B74C398CA49

Subsystem 1 - Part No: 1Z2 955 119 C Labels: 1KX-955-119.CLB

Component: Wischer 01120 22 0601

Coding: 00D7B7

Subsystem 2 - Part No: 1Z0 951 171

Component: Innenraumuebe 008 5101

Subsystem 3 - Part No: 1K8 951 605

Component: LIN BACKUP HO H09 9002

No fault code found.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Address 17: Instruments (J285) Labels: 5K0-920-xxx-17.clb

Part No SW: 1Z0 920 943 E HW: 1Z0 920 943 E

Component: KOMBI H20 0106

Serial number: 00000000000000

Coding: 410B00

Shop #: WSC 73430 031 00999

ASAM Dataset: EV_Kombi_UDS_VDD_RM09 A04040

ROD: EV_Kombi_UDS_VDD_RM09_SK35.rod

VCID: 3B7FCE18B27E811

No fault code found.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Address 19: CAN Gateway Labels: 1K0-907-530.lbl

Part No SW: 1K0 907 530 S HW: 1K0 907 951

Component: J533__Gateway H16 0210

Revision: H16 Serial number: 3400K091140BF9

Coding: E9A07F06000602001303

Shop #: WSC 73430 790 00999

VCID: 3777D2284656A51

No fault code found.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Address 56: Radio (J503) Labels: 5M0-035-1xx-56.clb

Part No SW: 1Z0 035 156 F HW: 1Z0 035 156 F

Component: BOLERO 007 0054

Revision: 0A001001 Serial number: SKZ1Z3H3653585

Coding: 0D0004000001

Shop #: WSC 28050 210 92278

VCID: 356BD8209C5A571

No fault code found.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Address 77: Telephone (J412) Labels: 7P6-035-730.clb

Part No SW: 5K0 035 730 D HW: 5K0 035 730 D

Component: TELEFON H09 2902

Revision: 1B001001 Serial number: 00007661288826

Coding: 0200000000010101

Shop #: WSC 01357 011 00200

ASAM Dataset: EV_UHVNA A01719

ROD: EV_UHVNA_SK35.rod

VCID: 26490F6C59FC2C9

No fault code found.

Here's the response from Ross Tech, but I can't believe no one else has encountered these problems...

If you'd go by the build date of the car and the officially available

units you'll notice that the module you're installing is a little new

for your chassis. Now mind you this shouldn't be an issue in most cases

but sometimes it causes incompatibilities like yours.

Something you can try is having your dealer update the Instrument

Cluster Software to SW Level 0112, see TPI 2021210 (Campaign 90E9) for

details. The SVM Code for the update should be 3012.

Now mind you this will very much not take care of the Bolero issues and

in the end I would assume the BT module is just not right for your car.

I am convinced based on your scan that the coding isn't your issue.

Sebastian Stange

Technical Support & Applications

Ross-Tech, LLC

Hope that helps someone...

Seems Ross Tech were right.

The BT module was too new for the Bolero as it worked just fine with my newer Columbus.

However the Maxidot display could not be upgraded by the dealer! But the phone number appearance on the Maxidot appears to have been fixed by a phone OS update and some re-entering of numbers (it seems that the numbers on the phone had been corrupted by the BT/Maxidot/Bolero (delete as applicable).

So 1 & 3 fixed. 2 may have been if an upgrade to the Maxidot had been possible.

The moral? If you have an early Bolero, be careful which BT module you buy.

Errr, I've just bought a 'new' Yeti with a Bolero unit but the build date is 25 months! earlier (1/12) and to my 69year amazement the phone book is corrupted by, it seems, just 1 number.......I think modern expression is WTF!

Understand I don't understand much, if any, tech jargon.......any suggestions?

Is it brand new? If so take it back to the dealer and ask for a newer unit or at least a update to the firmware. That sounds like far too much of a timelag. I suspect your issue will be firmware related.

Adam

Yeah, the dealership just said bring it in, so I suspect they know what the problem is.