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[travisb]

Got an 11 plate Mondeo with the Sony DAB unit in it, and my Galaxy SII conected fine with the handsfree and voice dialling. Then all of a sudden last week as soon as the car connected to my phone, I got an Audio Mute sign on the dashboard and the stereo went dead on all inputs (CD, Radio, Aux). All I had was the clock. Tried starting the car and the car wouldn't connect to the phone and I still only had the clock on the stereo.

I've tried deleting the connection and re-pairing with the same results. Eventually I sussed out that I could get the stereo working again by holding the on/off switch in for 30 seconds, but if I had the bluetooth on the phone switched on, the same thing happens.

Tried with my Mrs Crackberry, and that works fine.

I've not flashed a ROM or done anything that should mangle the Bluetooth - I'm rooted with Paul's original MCR for the SII, and like I said all worked fine until last week.

I can't imagine any App updates that would disrupt the Bluetooth to that extent.

Anyone any ideas

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[lolwot]

I have a S-MAX with the same DAB unit.

Try deleting the paired connection from the unit and turning the bluetooth off/on from the unit.

Also I usually turn the phone's bluetooth on before turning the radio on. I'v3e found that this helps a great deal as I can never connect if I turn the unit on first, then the bluetooth on the SII.

Edited by lolwot, 24 March 2012 - 07:16 PM.

[travisb]

Turned out I had a faulty Sony stereo. Had it replaced under warranty and no problems since.