Streaming Audio Via Bluetooth™ to a Toyota Kluger Grande Satellite Navigation

[Gorry]

The iPhone 3G, 3.0 software was upgraded with Stereo Bluetooth A2DP audio. That means you can pair it with a compatible devicelike the stereo installed in some cars. I am just wondering can you pair the iPhone 3G to a Toyota Kluger Grande Satellite Navigation and stream the audio file via Bluetooth?

Also, I noticed whenever I tried to transfer the phonebook from my iPhone to the Sat/Nav system via the Bluetooth, the connection with iPhone was interrupted.

Edited November 2, 2010 by Gorry

[snark92]

Hi, don't have the grande, don't have the iphone, however the altitude & samsung does the same thing.

Just give it time & it will reconnect.

I hope.

[klugerowner]

Hi

Pretty sure now that the software in the 2008-2010 kluger grande head unit was designed before bluetooth music audio streaming and ipod integration were popular. It appears to be the same basic software as the old Prius. I have tried several iphones and have never been able to transfer the phone book, for over year now. The blue tooth audio streaming was never added to the software, the hardware might be capable, but the software is not. (bit like all the red light cameras and safety information being available on the Sat Nav Map DVD in the head unit but due to some issue between sensis maps and Toyota, the information is not able to be displayed in the GPS maps, so no alerts or warnings.)

So far only hands free calling seems to work with phones and ipods/mp3 players.

I have however used the bluetooth audio streaming and hands free phone connection in a Toyota Corolla, and if it is anything like that, you don't want to bother.. it was complicated and when you were streaming audio the phone wold not answer properly sometimes, and once you did take a call the audio stream was disconnected many times and you had to re connect and sometimes re pair the phone with the stereo again.. it was horrible and it also caused the phone to get very hot.. I gave up after the second day.. lucky it was a hire car!

Might be better to look at getting one of these kits installed professionally:

http://www.cushieaudio.com.au/vehicles/toyota-toy.html

Hope this helps.

[glensun]

Hi ,

I had cushieaudio kit installed recently and this product has some restriction with the display , it doesn't display the Tracks or playlist.so I cant select the songs I want to play.

Regards,