cradle for phone prep low

[RichardCranium]

Huddersfield Audi want £100 for a cradle for my Sony Ericsson K800i. £100! Is this right or are they taking the P?

[allya]

Hi, I recently paid exactly that price for a Nokia 6300 cradle from Perth Audi. On saying that I have just swapped it with them for an iPhone cradle, hoping it will be compatible with the 3G units ...

[JJAvant]

I queried this with my dealer last week, as my Avant should be with me by the end of June/early July, and he said all I needed was a Bluetooth phone. He did not mention anything about a cradle ?

[HighwayTG]

I queried this with my dealer last week, as my Avant should be with me by the end of June/early July, and he said all I needed was a Bluetooth phone. He did not mention anything about a cradle ?

As far as I'm aware the cradle is only needed to charge the phone whilst your driving and nothing else. You could save £100 and just plug the phone into the cigarette lighter.

[a8 tech]

Yes correct,its other advantage is hardwired in so phone book transfers if correct firmware.

Not a must have anymore when you have phone prep and not meny people bother with the cradle.

[browellm]

Huddersfield Audi want £100 for a cradle for my Sony Ericsson K800i. £100! Is this right or are they taking the P?

L O L

They must be tripping. Oh, and you get a full phonebook download, incuding dialled numbers, received calls, and missed calls as long as you have a compatible phone - absolutely no cradle required.

I've got a Nokia 6233 and get the lot.

[a8 tech]

Huddersfield Audi want £100 for a cradle for my Sony Ericsson K800i. £100! Is this right or are they taking the P?

Richard,i dont have the current phone approval list to hand but ring the audi parts and ask them to check your phone against the list.
Make sure the suggested firmware version is correct and down load from phone makes site to bring it to the correct version.

Sim access profile is the best system as the the phones power levels are reduced and no need for a charger.

[neilb]

Do you know if your dealer can retro fit the bluetooth phone prep (low) and if so how much?

nlb.

[a8 tech]

Dealers can but they require audi uk authority.
You see dealers can only retro fit approved parts with approved fitting locations.
This is a pain for the dealers and a set reporting obligation is in force with most new models.
The basic software changes to allow retro fit require a factory online code to enable hex codes and to adjust the vehicles recorded pr numbers.
The hex codes can be set by vag com 805 via long code helper but and this is important.
Any retro fits that require sw changes that havent been recorded by the factory server may be overwritten by workshop actions (recalls).
If you do retro then notify the workshop prior to any recalls to prevent the coding being altered ie cruise control can be lost if the server imports the standard long code to steering column electrics.
But you can retro phone prep

[RichardCranium]

Richard,i dont have the current phone approval list to hand but ring the audi parts and ask them to check your phone against the list.
Make sure the suggested firmware version is correct and down load from phone makes site to bring it to the correct version.

Sim access profile is the best system as the the phones power levels are reduced and no need for a charger.

My phone connects to the system as it is, without the cradle. I thought the cradle gave extra functionality?? I havent actually checked all the functions like missed calls etc, so dont know if all that works
I have checked with the dealers parts dept who looked at his lsit and found the correct cradle in stock. How do i know what firmware i require?