Hello, I have owned an 04 TL w/navi since new, and I have a bit of a Catch 22 thing going with the HFL. Over the years, my wife and I have owned and paired several phones to the car. Over the weekend, I ran the pairing routine for a new phone, and the HFL responded that all six bluetooth slots are full, would I like to delete any phones. I deleted five phones, one at a time, then had it list all phones. The only phone it names is my wife's phone. So far, so good. Unfortunately, any and all subsequent reattempts to pair the new phone continue to receive the "six phones are currently paired" response. If I tell it to list again, it only names the one phone.

I called the dealer for advice; they have no ideas but want $100, minimum, (and I quote) "Because this is an extremely complex and time consuming process." I thanked him and ended the call with a shrug, because I can do a 30 minute battery disconnect for free; I was just hoping to avoid reentering the radio codes and stations. For $100, I'll start writing the stations down and punching buttons, unless someone has experience with this and can hopefully offer an alternative.

I hope I am not repeating a prior issue. If so, I apologize, I did run a search prior to posting. Any help appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

hold down the call and end button for 10-15 seconds and the HFL will run though self diagnostics. This should help it realize that 5 phones were deleted and hopefully fix itself. Try the battery disconnect after this if it doesn't work. Just be aware that you should have the radio and navi security codes before unplugging the battery, and after replugging it you need to let the car idle for 15 minutes in an open area (esp if you have navi) with all the accessories (a/c, heater, radio) off for the idle relearn procedure.

 

Thanks so much, I had very high hopes for your input. The MID went blank for a bit, then displayed "HFL Diagnostic." The system responded with "The hands free system is OK", paused a few seconds, repeated the verbal message, and the MID returned to the normal. The system still responds to the pair command by insisting that six phones are already paired, but only offers one phone to delete. I was trying to avoid disconnecting the battery, because that will erase all my navi settings and history, plus reentering all the security codes and radio stations is a pain. Thanks again.