Caddy Highline, rcd510 but no bluetooth?!

dubberalan · Post by **dubberalan** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:06 pm

Evening guys, as the title states i've just got my caddy its a year old highine model so it has all the usual add ons. It had a rcd510 as a cost option from factory. However, the phone function doesn't work and just works as a mute button instead. I have gone through all the menus but there's no mention about bluetooth. It came with the the manual for the phone function. So would it be possible that for some reason my highline hasn't got bluetooth fitted as standard ? If anyone has a highline, i would be very grateful if you could tell me where the microphone is located and if there is any other obvious indications to tell if it has bluetooth fitted.

cheers,
Al.

Bigharty · Post by **Bigharty** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:12 pm

Bluetooth was an optional extra. You need module and mic then activated via vcds

dubberalan · Post by **dubberalan** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:40 pm

Thanks for your response, im sure it came standard on highlines and trendlines though. Maybe i'm just getting confused, but thats what it says in the brochure

Post by **tommyzooom** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:09 am

It's standard on Trendline, so I'd assume its on a highline.

dubberalan · Post by **dubberalan** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:00 am

I'm going to take a visit to the dealers when I have an hour or so spare to try and see what it's all about. I have a feeling I will get nowhere, but you can only try..

Post by **dan@biali** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:48 am

Microphone could be in the interior light. It might be you've got the Bluetooth module but it just needs activating with vagcom. I'm not sure where the module would be fitted from factory but it's a black box about the size of a double DVD case and could be behind the stereo. You could pull the unit out and see if its there or the wiring is plugged in.

Just read this on a commercial VW dealers site:

The VW Caddy Trendline includes Bluetooth, parking sensors, body colured bumpers and door mirrors.

The VW Caddy Highline adds in Air Con, alloy wheels and front foglights.

I have a bluetooth module so I can retrofit my RNS510 DAB and it has quite a long loom attached to it. I can't find an answer as to where in the Caddy they are usually mounted but in a Golf its under the drivers seat. You should be able to tell though from pulling the headunit out as there is a piggyback loom you plug in using the large connector block and the normal Caddy wiring then plugs into that.

You can see the loom and size of the module here

dubberalan · Post by **dubberalan** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:36 am

Thank you very much for your response and the picture that's just what I was after

I'll get myself some appropriate head unit keys, and get the unit out like you said which should establish whether or not I have the module.

Thanks again,
Al

Post by **dan@biali** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:12 pm

You don't need head unit keys, just carefully lever off the radio surround and underneath you'll find radio is held in by 4 torx screws.

dubberalan · Post by **dubberalan** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:08 pm

ok

thanks again for your help!

Al

MirceaVictor · Post by **MirceaVictor** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:20 pm

Only RNS 315 is the single unit that have integrated Bluetooth module in rest all units has to have separated module under the passenger seat

dubberalan · Post by **dubberalan** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:26 pm

After all the confusion i asked about the lack of bluetooth at the dealers, whilst i had the van in for a service. When I collected the caddy they said the bluetooth unit was there but had corroded

Anyhow this was good news as it was still under warranty, so a new module was ordered in and i now have fully integrated bluetooth running through the RCD510, result!

Al.

Bengaz · Post by **Bengaz** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:44 pm

dubberalan wrote:After all the confusion i asked about the lack of bluetooth at the dealers, whilst i had the van in for a service. When I collected the caddy they said the bluetooth unit was there but had corroded Anyhow this was good news as it was still under warranty, so a new module was ordered in and i now have fully integrated bluetooth running through the RCD510, result!

Al.

Corroded - year old!

Plumb · Post by **Plumb** » Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:51 pm

Maybe it got wet, I had it retro fitted to mine and it's just velcro'd to the floor under the drivers seat

dubberalan · Post by **dubberalan** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:11 pm

Maybe so, it's a bit concerning that it failed after a year!

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