2011 VW Jetta: Stream music over bluetooth

2011 Volkswagen bluetooth phonebook voice command fix (9W7)

2011 Volkswagen Bluetooth 9W7 sneak preview

Using an iPhone 4 in your Volkswagen (Pandora App)

Rejoice! New bluetooth is coming!

People have been complaining for months about the  9W2/9W3 feature discrepancy well looks like all those angry letter and blog post all over the internet have paid off. For 2011 Volkswagen introduces a new bluetooth system knows as 9W7.

This new system combines the best features of both the 9W2 (music streaming) and 9W3 (voice dial and phonebook downloading).

2011 Golf, GTI, Tiguan, CC and Eos can be ordered now if you are interested in having the latest and greatest.

No word yet on how it can be retrofitted to older models and at what cost.

Can’t get bluetooth streaming to work on your VW? watch this video!

First look at the 2010 Tiguan Wolfsburg edition (in HD!)

Find out what bluetooth system you have in your Volkswagen

There has been a lot of confusion about the different bluetooth systems Volkswagen uses so here it is the break down for 2010 model year :

9W2 BASIC BLUETOOTH WITH BLUETOOTH STREAMING: Allows for basic bluetooth functions, calls must be initiated from your device. provides wireless music streaming from compatible devices (requires Premium VIII touch screen radio RCD-510 or Navigation system RNS-510).

• JETTA S 2.5
• JETTA SE 2.5
• JETTA 2.0T WOLFSBURG EDITION
• GOLF 2.5
• GOLF TDI
• GTI MKVI 2.0T
• JETTA SPORTWAGEN 2.5 S
• JETTA SPORTWAGEN 2.5 SE
• JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI

9W3 Advanced bluetooth with voice commands and navigation system integration : provides hands free dialing, voice commands, and in certain vehicles it also adds phonebook display and caller ID. On vehicles equipped navigation the unit will display phone information, dial pad and speed dial soft keys.

• JETTA 2.5 SEL
• JETTA TDI SEDAN
• JETTA TDI STREET CUP EDITION
• PASSAT 2.0T
• CC 2.0T SPORT
• CC 2.0T LUXURY
• CC VR6
• CC VR6 4MOTION
• TIGUAN SE
• TIGUAN WOLFSBURG EDITION
• TIGUAN SEL
• TOUAREG VR6
• TOUAREG  V6 TDI
• PASSAT WAGON 2.0T
• EOS 2.0T KOMFORT
• EOS 2.0T LUXURY

HOW TO USE 9W2

HOW TO USE 9W3

List of available Commands for the Advance bluetooth with voice commands (9W3)

Here is the list of available Voice Commands :

o “Help” – system will speak the possible commands of that specific menu back to you
o “Dial Number”
o “Redial”
o “Store Name”
o “Select Name”
o “Delete Name”
o “Play Phonebook”
o “Delete Phonebook”

Note: Voice commands only work on 2010 Jetta SEL, Jetta TDI, Touareg 2, CC, Passat, Tiguan and EOS. For other Bluetooth topics including a list of compatible phones click here

Volkswagen’s List of 9W3 Compatible Phones

Here is a PDF copy of phones that are compatible with Volkswagen Advance Bluetooth system with voice dialing 9W3 available in the Jetta TDI sedan, Passat, EOS, CC, Tiguan and Touareg.

NOTE: There are always new cell phones coming in the market. While they will all work with the VW system as for basic hands free telephony is concerned. There may be compatibility issues due to inability of these cell phones in using the phonebook & caller-ID functionalities of the VW Bluetooth® System.

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