Hi Folks,

Got a new phone (Samsung S3), and sometimes the Bluetooth don't connect,
and other times it works just fine???...

Any ideas please???.

Gazza

 

When your phone is failing to connect via BT, is it in your pocket or is your body in between it and the head unit?

Bluetooth connections can easily be interrupted by thin sheet metal, sheetrock, human flesh, water, hedges, doors, couches, etc.

Bluetooth is not as robust as WiFi. Conversely, it's not as power-hungry as WiFi and can fit into smaller packages.

 

Pinman,

I just thought of something - is your old phone still in the head unit's list of paired phones?

I ran into a similar issue when I got my Outie. The previous owner's phone was still in the list. I deleted it, then deleted my phone to start over.

Anyway, if you have an MMCS head unit, you need to keep in mind the following things:

-To pair any Bluetooth 2.0 device, the Outie should be parked (per the MMCS manual but I experimented with the pairing process while in neutral and I could not get MMCS to pair with my phone until I moved the shifter to Park).
-When prompted by MMCS to input a PIN code, type in a set of numbers that you can remember. Use this PIN on your phone if prompted to do so.

If you don't have MMCS, refer to the owners manuals for your model year. I'm assuming, possibly wrongly, that Mitsubishi's without MMCS can have a Bluetooth audio option.

If you DO have MMCS and you don't have the MMCS manual, let me know and I'll provide the pairing instructions if you need them.

 

No the phone is sitting on the seat??..

I have now deleted all the phones on the head unit, and re-paired the S3
and still it won't connect??,.

Have to keep trying..

Gazza

 

What are you doing, step by step, to pair the phone?

 

Press voice button on wheel, say `setup' then `pairing options'.

Delete all other phones, then pair the S3 with the code.

Today got into car and it worked first time???

Gazza

 

Is it still working properly, as of today?

 

Yes worked today as well??..

Just got a Plantronics headset for when it don't work??.

Gazza

 

I have a galaxy s 4g and it does the same thing. It will work for a while then every so often I just have to turn the bluetooth, on the phone, off then back on while the car is on and it will reconnect. I don't know if it's the phone or the Outlander. It's annoying at times, but not a huge deal to me.

 

My iphone 4 does the same thing too. I have noticed that the phone seems not to connect with the bluetooth in the car when the phone is active or in use. I also had the problem one time in a rental car (Ford) so it may just be a flaw with bluetooth.