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Bluetooth Integration in My Audi A6 - Truly Handsfree Cell Phone!

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I leased a 2005 Audi A6 today. I was amazed at all of the gadgetry that they are putting into cars. Of all of the cool buttons and levers in the car, one of the coolest for me was built-in Bluetooth integration which allows me to make and receive phone calls through my car stereo.

Let me describe how this works. I started the car and turned on Bluetooth on my Treo cell phone. I clicked on "setup devices" on my phone and it automatically found the Audi's bluetooth connection. Within seconds, it recognized my cell phone.

I used my phone to call my wife at home. After a brief delay, the phone call showed up on the car's main screen, my CD stopped playing and I heard my wife's voice on the car stereo speakers. It was beautiful. Even cooler was when I ended the phone call by pressing a button on my steering wheel and my CD continued playing from right where it left off.

I can't wait to go for some more car rides so I won't have to fumble with my bluetooth earpiece anymore. I love it!

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July 28, 2005 4:28 PM

Another cool feature in this car that I didn't mention above is 'voice activation'. I can now tell my car to "Call Home" and it automatically dials the correct phone number from my cell phone. It took me awhile to figure out that I needed to upgrade the software on my cell phone to get it to work, but once I did, it worked beautifully!

The voice activation also works with the radio, CD player, and navigation system, for truly handsfree operation of all of the controls (except the steering wheel :-)

August 23, 2005 1:46 PM

Why don't they make an adaptor for older Audi A6's? I have a 2001 Audi A6 with the car kit built in but no bluetooth tech on board. I do not have the cash to go out an buy a new car to get bluetooth.

August 23, 2005 2:52 PM

It probably just doesn't make sense for Audi costwise to produce. However, don't fret. You do have solutions, just not built-in. There are several Bluetooth Car Kits available in the marketplace.

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