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Old 10-24-12, 11:37 AM
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Hello, just picked up a 02 GS430.

It has the factory cell phone in console.

My steering wheel has controls for it...obviously useless, i would like to be able to control the audio instead...is it possible?
Old 10-24-12, 03:46 PM
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i wonder if it is even OEM phone controls...... are you in canada or cali?
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Yeah, they are OEM, the phone and dock is still in the console and i found a pic of the controls in the phone users guide...

Just want to know if i can swap them out for radio....

And by the way with factory NAv how do you program a preset station in FM radio? Its not holding the button down..lol...strange!!

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Old 10-29-12, 10:57 AM
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Post up pics of the controls. With nav, you just press and hold the station slot on the nav screen where you want to store it.
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Huh, thats odd, i select the station and the number i want it on, hold it down and once the button light goes off it changes to the station thats already programmed in!! Ughh!
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Can i email someone the pics? I can't post them...

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Originally Posted by Mcbmatt
Huh, thats odd, i select the station and the number i want it on, hold it down and once the button light goes off it changes to the station thats already programmed in!! Ughh!
Try hitting the FM button again, it should say something like FM 1, FM 2, and then you can preset your stations
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Funny i have the same control on the left side of my steering wheel with no phone. I was actually thinking if it were possible to be wired for controls on a rear sunshade.
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