mven74

You have to be on the Sat mode. It you are on Sat mode when you turn on the car, it will connect automatically. A voice promt will say "connected". I use Google Music and it works great for me.

mven74

ross7778

mven74

Yes. you'll have to use the **** on the radio. Volume control in the steering works

Epiphany

You've definitely made me interested. If you turn on the car without being in sat mode do you just have to connect bluetooth manually, or does it always connect with the car either way?

mven74

It will automatically connect. I only had to pair once. If i was listening to the radio and switch to streaming my phone, i just switch to sat and I'm connected.

If you have satelute subdscription, and you are streaming, you will have to switch to radio and switch back to sat to get to your sat channels. Does that make sense?

Epiphany

Yep, should arrive tomorrow it seems so I'll probably install this weekend.

mven74

it took me less than 30 minutes to install it. my strugle was trying to remove this white connection, my hand was too big. what i did was i unclipped the black clip to give me more space. i used a flathead screwdriver to push on the pin and gently pulled on the wires side to side.

Epiphany

Installed it and works. That plug sucks to get to. I should have bought this years ago.

ross7778

I ordered one. Too bad about the steering wheel controllers but I'll make do without.

Epiphany

It's a minor inconvenience for something that works great. Sometimes it takes a few attempts to connect, but it's totally worth it.

ross7778

What do you do after you remove the white connector from the car? Do you plug that into the bluetooth box cable?

Epiphany

Yes, it plugs into the cable from this unit that goes in the plug where you removed the white connector.

ross7778

Epiphany

Up-Down-Up-Down. Do you have a SAT or XM button?