I got mine today and had the BT connection issue. I rebooted the phone and it cleared up. I love it for SiriusXM. It works great. Only complaint is that I don’t seem to get the artwork with this setup. When I just used the SiriusXM app in my phone without Alexa, I got the artwork on the Tesla screen.
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Echo Auto In Model 3
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jvmoore1
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i actually had to completely reset the device and start from scratch.
funny thing is when i got back in the car with the family it failed to connect again.
"hey guys check this out...Alexa..."
"I am still trying to connect to your phone.."
*kids and wife bust up laughing*
finally it connected about 10 min later while we were driving down the road.
jebinc
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jvmoore1
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yeah i am not sure if this is going to work for me.
Got in the car this morning and it would not connect again. tried a few times on my way to work, but nothing.
Check the Alexa app and the Echo wasnt even showing. So, i had to set it back up.
Hopefully it will still be there when i leave this afternoon
Did you try toggling Airplane mode on your phone? It seems to fix the connection problem.
jebinc
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Another thing I have yet to try (on an iOS phone) is turning off the, "I'm driving now and not checking my phone..." function - that could be software locking out something. I am, however, getting to the point of chucking this device and letting Amazon know why I did.
jvmoore1
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jvmoore1
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i will try that this afternoon if it acts up. first time i did toggle bluetooth, but made no change
jebinc
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I just returned mine to the manual setting as well, but now know if won't solve my Alexa problem.
FYI I was having similar issues connecting, but that was when the Echo Auto was powered on full time from the front USB ports. Once I moved it to the back, and re-wired under some center console plastic peices, the thing works pretty darn good. Really only gives me a problem now if I dont have cell coverage, but thats expected.
I figure reseting the device and powering it on every time you drive, and having it establish a fresh BT connection it seems to work better.
I figure reseting the device and powering it on every time you drive, and having it establish a fresh BT connection it seems to work better.
jebinc
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Be sure, on the Tesla Music screen, to select phone as the source. You should hear Alexa then.
jebinc
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I'm having the same issue on iOS 13. I read on Reddit that Amazon is aware of the issue and is working for a fix.
9erDog
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The device appears a bit klugey as connections can drop and come back. It allows uses up a lot of data so I'm not sure it is worth using too much. It did make me appreciate the OEM capabilities of the Model 3 more though!
jebinc
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True at the moment, but that issue could be resolved in 48 hours or less, "Really"
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