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Ace83 · 11-09-2009, 02:17 PM

Is anyone else experiencing any problems with the bluetooth function? We cannot get it to work for the life of us, even after following all instructions from the manual. It will pair with the cell phone but then it doesn't show any options for it in the menu and if we make a call it still rings from the phone and not the car speakers :S help!

UCF w00t · 11-09-2009, 02:25 PM

I noticed you're in Qatar... I believe bluetooth has been disabled (as part of the OnStar module) on international orders.

A previous discussion here.

All-Or-Nothing · 11-09-2009, 02:28 PM

Could be the phone. I know in my BMW there was a lot of phones that wouldn't work with my bluetooth. It was later fixed with a software flash.

I noticed your location. I still remember my 4 day vacation to Qatar. stayed at the ritz Carlton. Such a beautiful place.

Ace83 · 11-09-2009, 02:29 PM

Thanks for your help, hopefully they will find a way round this one day!

MAS · 11-10-2009, 01:21 PM

I posted this also in an other thread:

What I learned from reading this thread (and other threads dealing with this problem) is: GM disables the OnStar function in export cars - bluetooth function is disabled too.
I live in Europe and I have an US-Camaro with the OnStar function. OnStar is not available in Europe (it was available for Opel until 2004), so the OnStar function doesn't work here. But the bluetooth-phone-function works great.
So why does GM disable the OnStar function? In my opinion it doesn't matter if you have a non-working OnStar function, but it does matter to have the bluetooth function.

My problem is that my Camaro has an issue with the bluetooth-music-function. I know that this is a well-known issue here on Camaro5 and the problem is solved by a software-update which can be done at your dealer. But here in Europe there is no software update available. There are no Camaro dealers in Europe...

11-09-2009, 02:17 PM	#1
Ace83 Drives: Camaro ss 2010 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Qatar Posts: 2	Issues with bluetooth Is anyone else experiencing any problems with the bluetooth function? We cannot get it to work for the life of us, even after following all instructions from the manual. It will pair with the cell phone but then it doesn't show any options for it in the menu and if we make a call it still rings from the phone and not the car speakers :S help!

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11-09-2009, 02:25 PM	#2
UCF w00t Geek Drives: IOM 2010 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando Posts: 4,451	I noticed you're in Qatar... I believe bluetooth has been disabled (as part of the OnStar module) on international orders. A previous discussion here.

11-09-2009, 02:28 PM	#3
All-Or-Nothing Account Suspended Drives: BMW 6 series Vert Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Right Here Posts: 979	Could be the phone. I know in my BMW there was a lot of phones that wouldn't work with my bluetooth. It was later fixed with a software flash. I noticed your location. I still remember my 4 day vacation to Qatar. stayed at the ritz Carlton. Such a beautiful place.

11-09-2009, 02:29 PM	#4
Ace83 Drives: Camaro ss 2010 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Qatar Posts: 2	Thanks for your help, hopefully they will find a way round this one day!

11-10-2009, 01:21 PM	#5
MAS Drives: 2SS/RS; Range Rover SC; Corvette C3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Austria Posts: 36 View My Garage	I posted this also in an other thread: What I learned from reading this thread (and other threads dealing with this problem) is: GM disables the OnStar function in export cars - bluetooth function is disabled too. I live in Europe and I have an US-Camaro with the OnStar function. OnStar is not available in Europe (it was available for Opel until 2004), so the OnStar function doesn't work here. But the bluetooth-phone-function works great. So why does GM disable the OnStar function? In my opinion it doesn't matter if you have a non-working OnStar function, but it does matter to have the bluetooth function. My problem is that my Camaro has an issue with the bluetooth-music-function. I know that this is a well-known issue here on Camaro5 and the problem is solved by a software-update which can be done at your dealer. But here in Europe there is no software update available. There are no Camaro dealers in Europe...