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ODB bluetooth adapter necessary for '12?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by HiTechV12, Dec 12, 2011.

  1. HiTechV12

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    Hi have the '12V with the technology package. I'm going to get the Android scantool Torque Pro and have a question about the Prius and its default bluetooth/ODB II capabilities.

    The Torque software package says you need a bluetooth adapter to plug-into your ODB port of your car. Since the Prius already has bluetooth built-in does that mean I don't need to get the adapter that plugs into the ODB port?

    Thanks.
     
    #1 HiTechV12, Dec 12, 2011
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    You need the ODBII adaptor (BT or USB at your choice). Built-in BT is just for communication between phone and headunit. There is no chance to get CAN bus messages via this interface.
     
    #2 PaJa, Dec 13, 2011
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    phone is your cell-phone, headunit is the radio, CAN bus is the engine data used by Torque
     
    #3 djras, Dec 13, 2011
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    :), thx for the translation.
     
    #4 PaJa, Dec 13, 2011
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