I just bought a Skoda Octavia Elegance 1.4 TSI thinking it had Bluetooth for connecting my phone (it was advertised as having Bluetooth).

 

There's no controls on the steering wheel, but a PHONE button for the computer. When I press SETUP, there's no phone option.

 

I'd be very grateful for any help.

My understanding was that you had to have a multi function wheel for the bluetooth (as a factory option). So no buttons on wheel sounds like no Bluetooth

Is it a bolero stereo? If so, press the phone button. If it says something like "no phone connected" it has a bt unit. If it just mutes the radio it doesn't

Bt unit is factory fitted under drivers seat

All the standard UK headunits have a phone button, but no Elegance spec car came with Bluetooth as a factory fitment; if it did it'd have a multifunction wheel too.

If the Phone button does nothing but muye the stereo you dont have a BT module.

That said they arent that difficult really to fit or code. You could buy one off the net and get a VAG specialist worth their salt to fit and code for you if you wanted it; probably for not a great deal of difference in cost as a decent 3rd party kit with professional fitting.

Lots of different module revisions with different capabilities though so is a case of of sourcing the right module for your car and requirements.

I do not have a UK-model, but I do have an Elegance (2011) Octavia with Bluetooth and no buttons (multi function) on the steering wheel. I have a Bolero stereo unit with phone-button. I first activated bluetooth on my phone and then selected "Phone" on the Maxidot-display and searched for bluetooth units. Voila, my phone showed up and I established a connection.

Then I pressed the "phone"-button on the Bolero and I could use my phone from it. Every time I enter my car with my phone (bluetooth activated), the stereo and the phone connects. I is always remembered because of the annoying beeping-sound the stereo makes when the phone is connected/disconnected.

That said they arent that difficult really to fit or code. You could buy one off the net and get a VAG specialist worth their salt to fit and code for you if you wanted it; probably for not a great deal of difference in cost as a decent 3rd party kit with professional fitting.

 

+1

 

I bought my manual vRS without bluetooth, then bought the unit from www.carsystems.pl via ebay. Fitted myself in a couple of hours and coded by the dealer

 

I'd always had Nokia car kits before, but think the one i have now is streets ahead in quality

Which one did you buy?

Thanks guys.  I have an ipod touch (2nd generation), can I pair it with the Bolero system? Maybe through the aux input?

Which one did you buy?

If that was aimed at me, i've got a 5K0035730 rev b, bought about 3 years ago (so there may be a better choice now).

 

My car is a 2011 (fl) manual vRS with Bolero & Maxidot (no multifunction wheel).

 

Car systems were very helpful - i emailed the spec of the car and they told me what to buy.

Edited 2 February, 201412 yr by sdenny

 

Thanks guys.  I have an ipod touch (2nd generation), can I pair it with the Bolero system? Maybe through the aux input?

 

I've only every played music from the phone paired for handsfree.

 

I'm not sure if you can paired a phone for handsfree and use something different for music at the same time

On the newer 3c8 035 730 d units, this is possible.  Any one of multiple pairings stored in the module can be used for the music player.

 

Adam