school me on blue tooth plz

[panzercommander]

04 x5 3.0. blue tooth ready I think. i'm due for a new phone from verizon and my mp3 is shot. i'm looking to get a phone with music capabilities and have everything run thru the car. do i need to go to the dealer to get set up? vrzn says the dealer should have a list of what is compatable as far as phone types.i have no idea how to proceed, activate or what ever I have to do. I need a lil' help please. also how well do things work.

[UCrewX5]

The 2004 X5 did not come with Bluetooth. You can retrofit Bluetooth into the vehicle, and this will give you phone capabilities, but it will not play MP3 music through the system. For that you should look for something like an iPod interface kit, such as DICE.

[panzercommander]

oh. when i push the phone button on the steering wheel i get a vrzn voice telling me there is nothing programmed i thought that meant it was blue tooth ready. thanks

[X5 Meister]

Read about bluetooth on the home page, there is a ton, literally, of information. Also what is the build date of your car and where are you located? The 2004, 2005 model years were the time when bluetooth implementation was changing the most, so it's hard to give you accurate advice without that info.