When I bought my SEL the dealer got me to sit in the car, connect my iPhone 5 via USB and set it up. I rarely (say never) use the phone in the car. However the central display did always show a little battery graphic with the state of charge at the top of the screen.  This was so whether or not the phone was hardwired to the car. 

 

I have recently got an iPhone 8 (another of my son's cast offs). I set up the phone and transferred over the SIM card and it works OK.  However I no longer get the battery graphic on the car's central screen, even when connected via USB to the car. Bluetooth is set up on the phone. 

 

What am I missing?

 

tom

35 minutes ago, Sanqhar said:

When I bought my SEL the dealer got me to sit in the car, connect my iPhone 5 via USB and set it up. I rarely (say never) use the phone in the car. However the central display did always show a little battery graphic with the state of charge at the top of the screen.  This was so whether or not the phone was hardwired to the car. 

 

I have recently got an iPhone 8 (another of my son's cast offs). I set up the phone and transferred over the SIM card and it works OK.  However I no longer get the battery graphic on the car's central screen, even when connected via USB to the car. Bluetooth is set up on the phone. 

 

What am I missing?

 

tom

If you open the PHONE application on the infotainment system, do you see your phone's contacts? If not, it sounds like it isn't linking up properly. 

 

Chris

34 minutes ago, CJJE said:

If you open the PHONE application on the infotainment system, do you see your phone's contacts? If not, it sounds like it isn't linking up properly. 

 

Chris

 

That's a thought. The contacts are there when hard wired, haven't checked otherwise. 

 

tom

Just sat in the car and pressed "Phone". After trying I get the response "Phone not responding", Bluetooth is on. 

 

However, I realised that I was trying to get the car to pair with the phone once I got the phone to search for and pair with the car it worked. 

 

It has imported my Contacts and I now have the battery indicator at the top of the central screen.  Result

 

 Tom

Edited 11 December, 20205 yr by Sanqhar