need help linking my phone
 

hi guys im new here and i have a few questions, i could really use your help. i just recently bought a 2005 x5 3.0. i have the bluetooth unit in the back left coner but i do no see a telephone option on my main screen. i have navi and theres no telephone option when i press menu. i really want to hoop up my bluetooth because in new york city you really need it, but i dont know how. did anyone else have this problem. how do i link my phone to my bluetooth. thanks for your help guys i really appreciate it.

On this forum's home page, number 1 under the section on Electronics is a whole listing of info on Bluetooth in the X5.

i have the bluetooth peice in my cargo area. but i can not link it to my phone. the bluetooth tcu it is all pluged in. the only thing i dont think i have is a bluetooth anttena. if i buy an anttena will i then be able to connect to my phone?

i would say that would be a start.

ok so would you say that would solve the problem because you didnt really answer the question.

I don't know if its going to solve the problem, but when you troubleshoot something, you have to start somewhere. Not having an antenna would be my first thing to get. Once you then have the complete system, then troubleshoot the next problem.

(I mean system, as in the whole thing, the other thing to check is, do you have a mic? do you have a phone cradle? etc etc)

i just purchased the antenna and the wire to link the antenna to the bluetooth box today. should get it in the mail within a few days. we'll see where we get to from here.

i put the antenna and i now telephone come up on my navi screen. but i can not link it to my phone. i do not have a snap in tray. do i need one? or is a snap in tray for charging the phone. i know i have a microphone because i accidently hit emergency and the SOS buttone started to flash, a lady started to talk to me and we had a conversation. so i dont have to worry about a microphone. i now need a phone that is compatible with the unit and then need to link it.

yep, thats the next step. You need the tray, as that has the pairing button. It can be any phone, you just need the tray. If you can get a tray that suits your phone, even better.

i guess the button on the steering wheel is not for pairing. whats that button for then?