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Old 07-26-12, 03:30 PM
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ES350/2009/iPhone 4

How do I disable BT phone auto answering? If I don't pickup phone withing 3 rings, it pickup's automatically. If I reject a call then I think it disconnects without redirecting caller to the voice mail.

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Chances are the phone is set to auto answer itself; the car won't auto answer for you in my experience. I know there's a setting on my android phone to do this, but it's disabled by default.
Old 07-27-12, 06:07 AM
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Yeah thats a setting likely on your phone itself. The system doesn't have an auto answer function.
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Originally Posted by mlacomb
Chances are the phone is set to auto answer itself; the car won't auto answer for you in my experience. I know there's a setting on my android phone to do this, but it's disabled by default.
I believe its the cars blue tooth not phones.

My 2011 ES answers the phone automatically
In my Acura MDX, for the same phone with same settings, I have to take the call.

I too would like to know how to disable it.
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Do you have a user manual for your car? Sorry I cannot be of more help, my car doesn't have nav and is an 08 - if yours does, it might be an option.
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Never tried it in the ES but in the wife's CR-V with factory BT,you just go to phone settings and turn off the BT.Then turn it back on if you want it..
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Originally Posted by sanjaysdca
I believe its the cars blue tooth not phones.

My 2011 ES answers the phone automatically
In my Acura MDX, for the same phone with same settings, I have to take the call.

I too would like to know how to disable it.
Auto answer is a function of the phone. I looked up the iPhone 4's compatibility for the OP's 2009 ES350 on the Lexus website (see attached) - it shows that the ES is compatible with the iPhone 4 auto answer function.

If there is similar information about iPhone 4 compatibility on the Acura website, you will likely find that your MDX Bluetooth system is not compatible with the iPhone 4 auto answer function.

Honda/Acura may actually be following the Bluetooth SIG's specifications more closely than Toyota/Lexus. Apple marches to it's own drummer which is one of the reason's I will not buy its products. Some car manufacturers have been increasingly bending their Bluetooth implementations to be compatible with iPhones due to their popularity.
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Old 08-08-12, 08:22 PM
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With the car stopped go to 'Info' then 'Telephone' then 'Settings', then 'Screen'. It is there you will find the option for auto answer.
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