Have you tried pairing with the car from within the phone? Search for bluetooth devices from within the phone's bluetooth menu then select "Sonata" or whatever the car's bluetooth device is named and choose pair with device. I don't know if it will work but it's worth a try.

 

Hmmm that must be different from my Elantra, you just put radio in pairing mode and find it from phone and connect. Either way the mic shouldn't be a very expensive part, not sure on labor guessing an hour or two max.

 

On my 2012 I did everything through the radio. It never asked me to speak or anything, maybe it's an iPhone issue

 

On my 2012 I did everything through the radio. It never asked me to speak or anything,

This isn't my video, but it's someone else pairing a device on a 2011. At the prompt "Please say a name for the phone," if you can't speak something back, it just says "Pardon? Pardon?" and if it gets no response it says "cancel." Pretty funny, right?

Ok, the forum won't let me post links, but if you go to any youtube video and paste this at the the end you'll see it: oiv2DIiYJuQ. (Or search youtube for a video titled "How To Setup Bluetooth on the New 2010/2011 Hyundai Sonata."

maybe it's an iPhone issue

Nah, I've tried it on multiple iphones, I get the same thing with all of them.

Have you tried pairing with the car from within the phone? Search for bluetooth devices from within the phone's bluetooth menu then select "Sonata" or whatever the car's bluetooth device is named and choose pair with device. I don't know if it will work but it's worth a try.

That was a good idea, but the phone doesn't see anything; it just spins and spins and keeps looking for devices without seeing anything.

 

Thats what i hated about my sienna. to pair i had to use the voice thing i wish you could just use it on the radio like this car

 

Or you could just buy this and stick it on the dash somewhere. It works well. I've recommended it to customers that decide to purchase base model Accents and Elantras without bluetooth. Offers music streaming and phone calls. https://www.amazon.com/SoundBot-Blu...eaming/dp/B00RH29CJO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1474697569&sr=8-4&keywords=Soundbot

I would suggest purchasing the ground loop isolator in the recommended section for the $9.00 extra to avoid noise caused by having the speakers and phone being powered through the same source.

 

That's on the right track, but if I can save some money I'd love to. Will something like this work, or does it need to have the 3.5"/USB cables combined? I only need to use this thing long enough to add my phone, then it'll go straight into the glove compartment forever.

Never mind I guess - I can't post links, I can't attach photos, I'm stuck typing the words "3.5" wireless bluetooth adapter." It's basically a bluetooth receiver that plugs into the 3.5 jack, and it's $5. Will something like that work, do you think?

 

That wont help you pair your phone to the car's bluetooth system if that's what your asking.

You pair your phone to that adapter then you plug the adapter into the car's AUX audio input socket. The phone sends your music to the adapter via bluetooth and the adapter sends the audio into the AUX socket so you hear the music through the car speakers. It wont work in the glovebox.

 

Ah, but this adapter has a mic. Can't I pair the phone to this adapter, then use its built-in mic to talk to the car and add the phone?

Sorry I can't post links - it's the "Bluetooth Music Audio Stereo Adapter Receiver for Car 3.5mm AUX Home Speaker MP3 for Car Music Sound System Hands Free Calling Built-in Mic - Black" at Amazon. Point being, it's got a mic and it's built for answering calls.

Also, I didn't like the way my YF Sonata 'took over' my phone: It wouldn't let me make/take calls via the phone speaker or earpiece if I was in the car with the car turned on!

Don't know what kind of phone you have, but on an iphone there's an option on the calling screen to switch the audio source - before answering the call I would just hit the button and switch from Sonata to iPhone, that worked fine.

 

Which mic broke - the one in the Sonata ceiling? Hit a bad bump and your skull smacked the mic? lol seriously...


All this pairing and passcodes and nonsense has me longing for the good old days: flip on the car radio, or drop in a cassette or CD, or plug your mobile into the aux jack.


Also, I didn't like the way my YF Sonata 'took over' my phone: It wouldn't let me make/take calls via the phone speaker or earpiece if I was in the car with the car turned on!

Guess you could call me...

Mother of all Luddites! lolol

 

Make sure that adapter has good reviews and doesn't need to be charged. Some adapters rely on a battery instead of being plugged in. That would get pretty annoying.

 

Unsurprising and anticlimactic update: it didn't work. I bought a cheap headphone jack bluetooth adapter, with a mic, but for some reason it can't hear me when I announce my name (I was using the bt receiver connected to a second iphone, so whatever the issue is, it's not the "one device at a time" issue). But hey, it does work as a bluetooth adapter, so it's great for that. It cost $6 so it needs to be charged, but luckily the usb slot is right next to the 3.5mm jack so I just leave both plugged in all the time for constant charging.

End result: I'm back to using bluetooth to listen in my car, just not the way I'd prefer. But still, it works.

 

My 2012 Hyundai sonata phone option is not working. I sync my device but when someone calls me they can't hear me, I can hear them but the person can not hear me. What can I do to make sure that I am safe while driving?

 

My 2012 Hyundai sonata phone option is not working. I sync my device
but when someone calls me they can't hear me, I can hear them but the
person can not hear me. What can I do to make sure that I am safe while
driving?

If your phone still has a headphone jack, just purchase a 3-6ft mini to mini aux cord, and use the Aux in on the radio.

If it's an iPhone 7 or later, purchase the lightning to mini adaptor, plug it into the phone, then plug the other end into said aux cord

 

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