Up until recently I have been using bluetooth for both phone and media with my iPhone 5 without issue. Occasionally I experienced bluetooth fade, which i describe as the audio quality during a call slowly diminishes until a point that neither party can understand each other. The audio turns into digital junk. If you let it go long enough the phone and the car will unpair. I have a bit of an RF background, and my best guess is that the sync is lost; it's a clocking issue. But this only happened on occasion, and has been a consistent issue across multiple versions of Model S firmware and iOS versions. Reconnecting will cause the phone and Model S to appear connected, but if you place a call there is no audio. Again, this happened only occasionally.
Until two days ago..
Over the course of the past two days, this problem has occurred 5 times. To fix the issue, I have to reboot my phone. Rebooting the 17" console doesn't seem to do it. Normally I would say this suggests a problem with the iPhone. However, I use the same phone in other cars and haven't had an issue. I have not upgraded the software on the phone or the car in weeks. The only thing that changed yesterday was the outdoor temperature. I suppose it's in the realm of possibility that whatever Tesla is using for clock (not wall clock, signal clock) is drifting under the extreme temperatures. But then why does rebooting the iPhone fix the issue and not the 17" screen? The iPhone is not cold when this occurs.
Anyone else experiencing similar issues all of a sudden?
And please don't suggest upgrading the software on the model S. I'm happily staying on 5.6 until the air suspension and charging issues are worked out. For me 5.6 has been the most stable release thus far.
Andrew
Until two days ago..
Over the course of the past two days, this problem has occurred 5 times. To fix the issue, I have to reboot my phone. Rebooting the 17" console doesn't seem to do it. Normally I would say this suggests a problem with the iPhone. However, I use the same phone in other cars and haven't had an issue. I have not upgraded the software on the phone or the car in weeks. The only thing that changed yesterday was the outdoor temperature. I suppose it's in the realm of possibility that whatever Tesla is using for clock (not wall clock, signal clock) is drifting under the extreme temperatures. But then why does rebooting the iPhone fix the issue and not the 17" screen? The iPhone is not cold when this occurs.
Anyone else experiencing similar issues all of a sudden?
And please don't suggest upgrading the software on the model S. I'm happily staying on 5.6 until the air suspension and charging issues are worked out. For me 5.6 has been the most stable release thus far.
Andrew
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