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Pairing a Bluetooth Phone with an Automotive Device

You can use your Automotive device with your cell phone by pairing them. This allows you to make and receive phone calls through your Garmin device.

Before you begin, set your phone to Find Me/Discoverable mode. If you are not sure how to do this, refer to the owner's manual or documentation that came with the cell phone.

Bluetooth should automatically be enabled on your device, if it is not, use the following steps to enable Bluetooth:

  1. Touch Tools/Wrench icon
  2. Touch Settings
  3. Touch Bluetooth
  4. Touch the box under or next to Bluetooth
  5. Touch Enabled
  6. Touch OK

Bluetooth will now be enabled on your device.

To pair and connect your phone with your device:

  1. Touch Tools/Wrench icon
  2. Touch Settings
  3. Touch Bluetooth
  4. Touch Change/Add under the Connections/Phone option
  5. Touch OK on the message that prompts you to set your phone to Find Me or Discoverable mode
  6. The device will search for and display a list of compatible Bluetooth devices in the area
  7. Touch the name of the desired phone from the list
  8. Touch OK
  9. Enter the passkey displayed, if prompted

A message should display that the Garmin device successfully paired with the phone. When your device and phone are within range of each other and have Bluetooth enabled, they will automatically connect.