Hands on with the Bentley Flying Spur (Bluetooth)
The Bentley Flying Spur is Bentley’s four-door version of the popular coupe. Drastically changing the technology inside for the better made me want to take a more in depth look at what this car has to offer. Unlike the GT you no longer have to use a peasant Nokia phone as your car phone. Throwing away the standard Pop-Port connector and adding Bluetooth could not be a more welcome change. It gets better. This isn’t just bluetooth here, this is rSAP Bluetooth. Should I stop? No way. The Bentley Flying Spur also provides a SIM card reader in the armrest which works so flawlessly a tear started to roll down my face. The menu and GUI might not be the prettiest thing in the world, but it does what Bentley does best; keep it simple, keep it classy, and have it work perfectly. Click on for some more explanations of how this technology integrates into the car and more pictures than you probably care for.
This is the LCD screen that controls the Bluetooth. Beneath it is a simple directional wheel to select your options.
Here is the SIM card slot I was referring to. Simply drop the card right in, and your good to go! It uses the built-in antenna in the car so your reception is improved by at least 2-3 times.
This is the main control screen throughout the car. You can read text messages at anytime but you can’t compose one. I know, sad.
Oh look, a message from Bentley
On the steering wheel there are many different controls from voice commands, send/end key, select wheel, and the obvious volume buttons.
Here is the display you are most likely to look at while driving. It offers a slimmed down version of the main screen shown earlier.
Hi
Did you find a way of getting your GT (2004) to work with a any bluetooth mobile?
My car has two cradles, 1 in each armrest, the first holds the Bentley privacy hanset, the second holds an older Nokia mobile that is useless in todays marketplace. Any ideas welcomed….
The new Blackberry (the “Bold” or BB 9000) WILL pair with the Bentley rSAP system. I did it this morning with my 2007 Continental GT.
I am aware the newer models will link, but my issue is with a Bentley GT 2004. it never had the Bluetooth fitted, just the Nokia cradle in armrest etc… but in todays market you would think some egghead would have found a way to put a Bluetooth adaptor into the cradle so it emulates the Nokia as far as the car is concerned.
Mercedes now have such a kit called a ViseeO MBU100, and it looks just like a Nokia 6310i and works a dream with most phones. Be good if someone could the same with Bentley, as must be 1000’s of owners willing to install such a item to upgrade older systems.
any ideas folks ?
You can burn two formats from Itunes . . . If you burn as normal music files it will likely play just fine. Not sure if Bentley plays .MP3 files. The difference is . . . normal music files, about 20 songs per CD . . . .MP3 files will hold almost 200 songs on a CD.. Good Luck
It should show the number in the window in the console after the phone has been successfully ‘paired’ . . . In the 2008 Continental it was a 16 digit number that you then key into the phone
Hi,
great site, well done.
I have just bought a bentley gt continental 2005
it has no phone connected, but has like a false phone in it ?
also it looks like it has a reverse camera , but have never seen it on.
what is the best compatible phone that will fit in the compartment, and any advice on the camera ? or are they all down to the Bentley garage, and a second morgage
many thanks in advance.
Brian
any one know which phone from verizon works with the Bentley gtc?
I need a code # in order to connect my blackberry 8330 (curve) any ideas out there?
Try 1234 (remember the alt key
Which phone models from Verizon Wireless pair with Bluetooth in the Bentley?
I am on my second Bentley. GT first, now Spur. Both cars had the same rSap system which is rubbish as it pretty much only works with Nokia. Like most people who own this car, I have a Blackberry which will not work.HOWEVER!!! Models produced after about Nov 08 don’t use the rubbish rSap and my Blackberry Bold works fine, shame it was a loan car as I will have to make do with the excellent sim card option and voice recognition in my 2007 model.
re: ‘07 Flying Spur.
with any of the compatible phones, i.e. Nokia 6300, will i have to transfer all contacts to the SIM before I can use the bluetooth or can i just use the phone memory?
bentley’s site only says “downloads SIM card…”
thanks
I have an 07 and the it identify my blackberry. But it keeps on asking for a 16 digit activation code. Have any recommendation. It’s not like on my BMW that I just use 0000 for the code. Kindly help I don’t what to keep on loading my prepaid sim card and never really use all the load.
I tested a Blackberry 8900 with a 2006 Bentley Continental GT, and we were able to get it working correctly. The Blackberry is running OS 4.6.1.231 (T-Mobile), and the “SIM Access Profile” must be enabled under Bluetooth Options. Once paired, any phone numbers stored on the SIM card (some remnants of using the SIM card on a non-Blackberry phone) were successfully transferred to the car, and answering/placing calls works just the same as it did on the previous Nokia.