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[Shackeng]

I'm continuing this from the posts on the "What have you...etc" thread as there are clearly some tech whizzkids who can help, no pack drills but their last 3's are Tunnie and TheBoy.
Jaime, you talked about Siri, are you suggesting that I can ask it to play my music by Blue tooth?

[TheBoy]

Have a little look through the manual of the car, see if it allows Bluetooth streaming, rather than via Carplay.

Failing that, I believe Mondeo has an Aux-In 3.5mm jack in glovebox (unless its moved to centre console on newer ones), so you could just get a 3.5mm lead to plug phone straight into that.

With either of these options, you should be able to use Siri (probably press home button for 1s on yours, I seem to recall yours is an older iPhone?_ and say "Play Dark Side of the Moon".  You can play/test Siri in the house, it will just play out of the phone's speaker if the phone isn't connected to anything.

HTH

[Shackeng]

Have a little look through the manual of the car, see if it allows Bluetooth streaming, rather than via Carplay.

Failing that, I believe Mondeo has an Aux-In 3.5mm jack in glovebox (unless its moved to centre console on newer ones), so you could just get a 3.5mm lead to plug phone straight into that.

With either of these options, you should be able to use Siri (probably press home button for 1s on yours, I seem to recall yours is an older iPhone?_ and say "Play Dark Side of the Moon".  You can play/test Siri in the house, it will just play out of the phone's speaker if the phone isn't connected to anything.

HTH

I have twin usb sockets in the centre console, and the cigar lighter type under the centre dash.

[TD]

Have a little look through the manual of the car, see if it allows Bluetooth streaming, rather than via Carplay.

Failing that, I believe Mondeo has an Aux-In 3.5mm jack in glovebox (unless its moved to centre console on newer ones), so you could just get a 3.5mm lead to plug phone straight into that.

With either of these options, you should be able to use Siri (probably press home button for 1s on yours, I seem to recall yours is an older iPhone?_ and say "Play Dark Side of the Moon".  You can play/test Siri in the house, it will just play out of the phone's speaker if the phone isn't connected to anything.

HTH

As mine has, with a 12V power socket as well, but mine is a few years older that Shack's

[tunnie]

Bluetooth streaming is key, it should support it for other brands of phone (non Apple) for wireless streaming of music. Meaning you could use it as an alternative.

[TheBoy]

Bluetooth streaming is key, it should support it for other brands of phone (non Apple) for wireless streaming of music. Meaning you could use it as an alternative.

It might automatically revert to Carplay though, which is not what the OP wants.  That's why I was using KISS and suggesting a cable as a starter.

[Shackeng]

Sadly, the language passes me by. What is Bluetooth streaming and KISS?

[tunnie]

Bluetooth streaming sends music over the connection, previously like Nokia car kit would just do voice. I.e. Phone calls.


Keep It Simple Stupid

 

[Shackeng]

Right. I'll try to use Siri, next time it appears.

[Viral_Jim]

As others have said, I would disable carplay and then use Bluetooth streaming. I've had a few ford hire cars in the last year or two so I assume the system will be the same as on yours and streaming over Bluetooth means that each time the Nav cuts in, the music is muted, then the car brings the music back up after its told you where to go.

To disable carplay:

Go to Settings then General then Restrictions. Click Enable Restrictions and set a passcode, turn off the CarPlay switch.

[Shackeng]

As others have said, I would disable carplay and then use Bluetooth streaming. I've had a few ford hire cars in the last year or two so I assume the system will be the same as on yours and streaming over Bluetooth means that each time the Nav cuts in, the music is muted, then the car brings the music back up after its told you where to go.

To disable carplay:

Go to Settings then General then Restrictions. Click Enable Restrictions and set a passcode, turn off the CarPlay switch.

Thanks Jimmy.