Why does the bluetooth call quality in this car suck?

[veedoubleme]

Ok fellas. You need to Vag com the microphone sensitivity and turn it up to at least +5db.
I did this test and adjusted up and then put it back to -2db which was my default. I had a friend help by calling him and bothering him. I conducted this test on the street and at varying speeds up to about 70mph. Solution is to leave at +5db or higher. We figured we were not raising the sensitivity of the mic, but raising the volume level of noise it would record. So now if I don't speak the caller can not tell i am even on the line because the mic only come on when it detects a louder noise e.g.. your voice instead of the small background noises. Try it out!!

This is a very interesting tip! I'll be testing it for sure in the near future. It got better when I unplugged the sounaktor, but if I can get it even better, I'm all for it!

 

[veedoubleme]

So I checked on this. Microphone sensitivity shows up in 2 places in my car. Under Navigation and under Telephone. I assume it's the one under telephone?

 

[502fasthatch]

I love my bluetooth but i have 2012 so i might have solved issues in mine

 

[flyguy27]

So I checked on this. Microphone sensitivity shows up in 2 places in my car. Under Navigation and under Telephone. I assume it's the one under telephone?

Yes, it is the one under telephone. I learnt about this from a Touareg or Passat forum (don't remember which) and most people there had different default levels. Some had +2db as default and some had 0db. I had -2db as my default. Let me know how your testing goes.

 

[flyguy27]

I love my bluetooth but i have 2012 so i might have solved issues in mine

Well, I love mine too! I didn't know it sounded like crap to the caller since I was never on the other side calling in to my gti.

 

[veedoubleme]

Yes, it is the one under telephone. I learnt about this from a Touareg or Passat forum (don't remember which) and most people there had different default levels. Some had +2db as default and some had 0db. I had -2db as my default. Let me know how your testing goes.

Yeah, in telephone my default is 2db. I'll hopefully get a chance to test today.

 

[NoSpark]

I have a 2010 TDI, and just switched from the 9w2 to the 9w7. Complaints went away after the switch, though I did not change any coding. Could be that the default sensitivity is different between 9w2 and 9w7 models, or that I got sent a bum 9w2 model.

I tried several different phones with the 9w2 (iPhone 4, Moto Electrify, HTC Evo Shift) and all exhibited the same problem, leading me to believe it was the unit/settings and not the phone.

I hope this is of some help to folks.

 

[lilfleck]

Anyone else have luck with the microphone adjustment? My 2011 Autobahn BT quality is terrible according to EVERYONE I talk to Even driving 35mph.

 

[Kritter1]

I have a 2012 GTI and it works great. My fiancé has the 2012 jetta sportswagen 2.5L and it is shit.. Haven't tried adjusting the mic volume setting, but it feels like a bad Bluetooth pairing to me and the only fix is to repair and it's hit or miss. And to top it off a good pairing doesn't even last long. Will try the mic adjustment tonight and update.

 

[NoSpark]

So complaints are still there after 9w7 switch. Will try the Mic sensitivity tomorrow and report back.

 

[yunone]

So complaints are still there after 9w7 switch. Will try the Mic sensitivity tomorrow and report back.

what were your findings after making the adjustment?

 

[HandGrenade06]

I do have to say if I am going over 75 or so then I do get complaints from the Mrs. Lower speeds its no problem.

Same boat as you Bender

 

[yunone]

Ok fellas. You need to Vag com the microphone sensitivity and turn it up to at least +5db.
I did this test and adjusted up and then put it back to -2db which was my default. I had a friend help by calling him and bothering him. I conducted this test on the street and at varying speeds up to about 70mph. Solution is to leave at +5db or higher. We figured we were not raising the sensitivity of the mic, but raising the volume level of noise it would record. So now if I don't speak the caller can not tell i am even on the line because the mic only come on when it detects a louder noise e.g.. your voice instead of the small background noises. Try it out!!

i went to Electronics 1 > 77 Telephone > and get the following error "no response from controller


so....

I went to Electronics 1 > 37 Navigation > Adaptation 10 > Microphone sensitivity from the drop down ....and my default setting was set to -4DBM

I changed and save to 0 DBM and will post up over the next few days on if it helps other people here me better.




Is it possible there is a calibration that is done and that setting is changed based on the calibration test?

There seems to be a range of values that are stored in the settings by default.

mine is a 20112 autobahn

 

[flyguy27]

i went to Electronics 1 > 77 Telephone > and get the following error "no response from controller


so....

I went to Electronics 1 > 37 Navigation > Adaptation 10 > Microphone sensitivity from the drop down ....and my default setting was set to -4DBM

I changed and save to 0 DBM and will post up over the next few days on if it helps other people here me better.




Is it possible there is a calibration that is done and that setting is changed based on the calibration test?

There seems to be a range of values that are stored in the settings by default.

mine is a 20112 autobahn

I am not certain. Did you have any luck after making adjustments?

 

[yunone]

I am not certain. Did you have any luck after making adjustments?

I would say it reduced the background noise but does make the robot voice or the noise cancellation happen a bit more if i talk too loud...

What i do for work also prevents me from giving accurate results as the quality is different from device to device and i have a new one with new software pretty frequently.

I am going to turn it down to -2 this weekend and see if that is my comfy spot and i will report back.