SOLVED: Pioneer Headunit Bluetooth not working, grayed out, bluetooth not available

[@DS-tj9ts]

If you don’t have much slack, easiest way is to loosen a screw on the head unit frame and ground the wire there, worked like a charm

[@ignaciocantillanaalvarado5979]

Cómo es eso ?

[@landonb2884]

I went through way more trouble than I should’ve to fix the problem, but it worked! Thank you

[@forthegame7657]

Don't through all that. Had the same issue. I solved it by not even touching the headunit. Just hard reset/factory reset the system from settings. Works.

[@zphass]

Thank you so much! I have a different Pioneer (MVH-210EX) that worked great until I tried to connect a new phone a couple weeks ago. This only took about 20 minutes and fixed the problem right away.

[@prestonhall8069]

Wait what happened when you connected your phone

[@smithzk]

@@prestonhall8069 I think what they're saying is that the unit was working great until they tried to connect another phone. Then it failed and he did the procedure above, which fixed it.

[@lewissheves6251]

For everyone wondering you can also just turn off safe mode from the settings and you don’t have to do any wiring

[@beezydaone]

I’m going to try it out right now

[@LisaManningMusic]

This worked! So easy, thank you!

[@haroonahmed5611]

Worked a treat, thanks!

[@EH-LOWK]

There isn't a safe mode option on mine

[@JuanGarcia-fy2ug]

I cant fine safe mode on my radio

[@megawasted]

My Bluetooth stopped working and I couldn’t reconnect to it. In the Bluetooth settings there is an option called Bluetooth Memory Clear. I selected this, cleared it, and was able to reconnect my phone to the stereo again.

[@oustxflavourzz453]

Can't get into this.

[@RBoysMedia]

@@oustxflavourzz453 same did you figure yours out? Mines an old avh p4800bh I tried updating it so I can see what song is playing and it turned my BT off and it’s all grey wd out I tried everything lol but I can use a cord to show what song now... just want my wireless back

[@TheGoatfather865]

Ran into the same issue was able to solve it by simply engaging the parking brake. No rewiring needed.

[@juliosandoval8244]

Yes pioneer radios when u have lots a bluetooth phones connected you will have connection problems.you need to erase it all and re run bluetooth again.also green parking wite has to be connected to ground or bypass switch to work bluetooth functions.

[@pete614]

Note (on mvh-a210bt) you still need to do a FACTORY RESET via device menu after connecting light green wire to device black ground wire.

[@cameronmuscat7702]

😊

[@freddyacosta2358]

Great video. Straight to the point and no BS this and that. I have the AVH-211EX. Will give it a try tomorrow. Thanks.

[@TravelingDirector]

Good luck 🤞

[@calebst1000]

Did it work?

[@lll_cabo_624_lll3]

Did it worked?

[@patrickryan2988]

Bro! Worked like a charm. Been trying to figure this out for 3 months.

[@JaredElliott1]

Excellent! Now I have to do more wiring.

[@TheGoatfather865]

Ran into the same issue was able to solve it by simply engaging the parking brake. No rewiring needed.

[@postdeep]

Thanks bud. I literally only had to engage my parking brake and wouldn't have thought to try that it not for your video! mine worked, but couldn't add new phone because memory was full and Bluetooth settings were grayed out until I engaged the handbrake! woohoo🎉!

[@davidw9403]

Great video!!! Problem solved for me too. I stripped the green parking brake wire and connected it to ground (black).

[@TravelingDirector]

So you connected two wires coming out of the head unit or the green parking brake to your cars black ground?

[@davidw9403]

@@TravelingDirector I connected the the green from the radio harness to the black on the radio harness. The car's factory wires are way too confusing 😂

[@TheGoatfather865]

I have the same problem but I just engaged the parking brake instead of rewiring

[@stefaniestromwall3402]

@@TheGoatfather865 Yes. Thank you for your comment. Engaging the parking brake worked.

[@TheGoatfather865]

@@stefaniestromwall3402 good to hear. Glad I could help

[@osvaldocarrazco6727]

Hey how u know what the parking break wire cause mine don’t come label?

[@peasugarpie]

This saved me from buying a new radio! Thank you so much!❤

[@NotsoHero5101]

I have an SPH-DA120, put on the parking brake, suddenly I can do everything I needed to regarding Bluetooth. Thanks for the help

[@brettprince1528]

Thanks for that. Grounded park brake wire and now we have Bluetooth again

[@TheGoatfather865]

Ran into the same issue was able to solve it by simply engaging the parking brake. No rewiring needed.

[@drod87705]

This comment saved me so much time! Thank you

[@angelruiz1113]

Yo bro me to. At first I didn’t believe it could be solved so easily but it worked. THANKYOU SO MUCH MAN 🙏🏽

[@amanofgold38]

Bruuuuuuuuh.......thank you!!

[@bakerXderek]

Thank you so much for this

[@418lightning8]

hey bikes don't have radios man cheah

[@vladimirbarajas5724]

Wow that work on my unit Thank you for this short but really usefull video 👍🏻

[@Edgar-bj5cr]

I got a radio from Amazon and this worked ! Thank you

[@AZQuadRunner]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I can't believe it was that easy.

[@IKanye_south]

I own a buick century with a pioneer and we have to have 2 people 1 to pair and 1 to crush your finger pushing the ground wire onto the door panel. Was pretty tedious but after you paired you didn't have to do it anymore so it was alright

[@MrDaithi1916]

I'm having an issue with a pioneer mvh av270bt, I installed recently but it won't allow me to search for a radio signal every thing else works just the radio function won't work 🤷‍♂️

[@luvcupkaye686]

Just got a car with Pioneee AVIC5000NEX. The Bluetooth comes on but the options (such as the connection) are grayed out. Any idea on how to get it to work? Thanks

[@gabeulrickson2496]

This video is how you get it to work

[@jungkook4218]

I bought a car and it came with the pioneer system. The Bluetooth works it’s just that when I play music, I can’t hear it and idk what to do😭

[@attilavidacs24]

What gauge wire should the parking brake to ground wire be?

[@dabloesco]

I have a 2660 nex and a gm11 rp5 I comes with the 3.5 swc plug and installed it. The swc wires seemed to run right into the harness yet I’ve had zero response. Am I missing something? Thanks so much😊

[@aenmelendez]

Thank you! Worked for my Pioneer AVH-A215BT. The reset button from the stereo was not able to clear the previous bluetooth devices, your video did the trick and have unlocked a lot of greyed out and unavailable settings! I left the parking brake wire connected to the ground, did you had issues leaving it like that?

[@mackjg]

That’s what mine is doing. My factory reset is grayed out and my Bluetooth memory is full and I can’t reset it or delete any old phones out of the memory and I’m clueless

[@davidceniceros9705]

@@mackjg did you ever figure out what to do ?

[@mackjg]

@@davidceniceros9705 I did. I grounded the parking break wire to my constant ground black wire and it opened all the settings up. I haven’t had any problems leaving it grounded since then either. All is good!

[@kidd1548]

@@mackjg TY for this 🙏🏼

[@ChevySS1968]

@@mackjg Hey Mack, after you get it working, did you have any problems pairing phone(s)?? Thanks.... My AVH-P3300BT Bluetooth suddenly is all greyed out. No Bluetooth service or tools available.

[@m0rtigitempo]

Thanks bro. This saved me so much grief.

[@asociallife2070]

Gonna try when I get home perfect

[@neilstevenson1485]

I have lots of greyed out settings, is this just for Bluetooth or other settings as my Bluetooth is fine but lots of setting options greyed?

[@sunithavlogs0511]

My car pioneer system not working suddenly what is the problem may I know that

[@andrewosborne7544]

Thank You!! I did the very same thing and it worked great!

[@jcuomo3667]

Worked like a charm, Thank you....

[@Robykee84]

Thank you very much for your help in resolving the problem🍻🍻🍻🍻👍👍👍

[@1Tm3k]

How do I fix it I don't have a grounding brake I drive a ford edge truck

[@aznnp77]

My bluetooth works, it was having trouble connecting. It did after a while. However, the music function is grayed out. The phone calls option is enabled. I hope I don't have to take any wires out, because i didn't do the install myself.

[@TheGoatfather865]

Try engaging the parking brake

[@TheGoatfather865]

I'm going to gues your phone is going into what they call "driving mode" try searching for driving mode and settings and disabling.

[@aznnp77]

@@TheGoatfather865 I have the parking brake bypass installed. I forget what I did. I think I just reset the head unit and the blueooth worked after that.

[@shanesullivan905]

Good day smartphone setup disappeared on my head unit have a 500ex any help will be appreciated

[@911mykid]

I have 3 different pioneer touch screen radios.... They all do this!

[@chozhaschozhas5530]

Hi I have pioneer car stereo, When I tried to connect by Bluetooth, it shows as memory full and I can't deletes there mobile which was already connected... Kindly advise me

[@RBoysMedia]

Pull e brake and clear BT memory. If it’s still greets out try what this guy did

[@TheGoatfather865]

Have you tried multiple phones? To make sure that the phone is not the issue?

[@chozhaschozhas5530]

@@TheGoatfather865 yes, three phones are stored in memory, when i try to delete, it doesn't also can't connect the other phone.... Shows as memory full...

[@ChevySS1968]

Great vid, thanks!! Did you have any issues pairing up your phone, or any other phone, after this? Thanks again....... 🙂 I have same symptoms on AVH-P3300BT... Bluetooth is suddenly all greyed out. EDIT: FIXED! I can't believe it worked! Woohoo!

[@TravelingDirector]

Nope. After I grounded that wire, never had a problem again.

[@ChevySS1968]

@@TravelingDirector - Thanks for the reply!

[@ChevySS1968]

Buddy, I'd be buying you a beer if you were nearby. I cannot believe this fix worked!!! Took me about 90 minutes total, and my phone is now paired to my newly fixed head unit. I absolutely LOVE this Pioneer, so I was depressed at the thought of dumping it, PLUS there's hardly any units available to buy. Thanks again!!!!!!!!! Much, much appreciated. I'm gonna go drink some beers for both of us. ;-)

[@TravelingDirector]

@@ChevySS1968 hell ya man! Glad I could help!

[@alexhood9438]

i broke my digitizer over this i feel so stupid thanks for the tutorial!

[@iluvpiez23]

I have the AVH-501EX, and I had this problem. All I had to do was put my parking brake on and the Bluetooth icon immediately lit up & was functional!

[@juliosandoval8244]

Pioneer,kenwood,jvc,stinger if you dont ground the brake wire bluetooth fuctions will not work at all.in order to delete history on phones you need to have brake wire grounded

[@GiraffeFiesta]

Turned my Bluetooth off and on on the pioneer unit and seemed to resolve it

[@sandrosprenger9446]

Thanks for your help. Very good vid!!!

[@charlesxavier8379]

Wait so is all you have to do is connect any piece of metal to the parking brake?

[@TravelingDirector]

Yep, blew my mind too!

[@charlesxavier8379]

Thanks I did it and it worked. 👍

[@lefreyre]

@@TravelingDirector how do I know which is the parking brake

[@TravelingDirector]

@@lefreyre the wire should Have a little tag on it. If not a quick Google search will tell you what color to look for

[@princenoah21]

Mine only sort of works. It knows the phone is there, it can call people, but it refuses to let me play music from the phone's bluetooth 😑

[@TravelingDirector]

You have it connected as a phone and not a media device

[@LoaditHoe]

Man mine is all back not turning on In my 2008 Silverado idk what went wrong Ima have to try this hopefully it’s that

[@thatoneguy8801]

Would connecting to blue tooth cause it to reset over and over?

[@albertawheat6832]

I have a avic-x930BT and I can't access blue tooth menu's at all even with the electronic parking brake engaged...Do I need to ground the green wire from the head unit ? plus the parking break wire. Thanks in advance.

[@TravelingDirector]

I don't want to give you the wrong advice. I just had to ground that one parking brake wire. I know there is another setting where you can change parking brake to battery power, maybe try that since you have the electronic parking brake

[@albertawheat6832]

@@TravelingDirector It's my sisters unit... I told her to take it into the dealer ship where she bought it and get them to fix it... In my eyes it's fixed , lol thanks for replying I appreciate it.

[@bradbarbury4633]

People you just need to put safe mode from off to on and it comes back on I tried for ages taking the stero out

[@TravelingDirector]

Over 100k views and no one has mentioned it. I'm assuming its somewhere in the settings?

[@bradbarbury4633]

Yes I just spent 2 hours taking my sterio apparent and my gf when on setting and pressed safe mode from on to OFF guessing to safe for when your driving and it worked

[@rodnelson19]

@@bradbarbury4633 Proofread next time. This is horrible to understand.

[@paolagzzgzz]

So... my stop working, maybe because I changed the battery... mmmmm maybe I only need to disconnect the battery again and should work ??

[@pathummanisha9135]

Does anyone have issues with auto- reconnect ? after auto-reconnecting my AVH always gets Lagged, the music keeps getting lagged, thereafter i should forget it from the connection and re connect manually several times ? any solutions for this ?

[@alejandroluna8041]

I’m having this issue with my DMH-1500nex, is this the only way to solve it

[@aaronsamaroo4853]

My usb option grayed out on me and I have no idea why just like that it happened while my phone was plugged in CarPlay mode

[@ryancolter2170]

Mine is doing that but the wire is spliced to a red wire so idk

[@jkwan1989]

Thanks bro, this worked for me.

[@Tudawg]

Question. Can you download apps to it? Like waze or Spotify?

[@alexisyadhiracastilloalcoc5520]

Hello , i need to see how can i unlock my scree , because its asking me for a password 😪 i dont know what to type

[@TidalShemtov]

Thanks. One would think such simple solution would be in the trouble shooting of the manual.

[@chinolacorridos9576]

IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO CONNECT YOUR PHONE TO APPRADIO sph-Da210 and the BREAK THING DOESNT WORK. Here’s your solution: 1. TURN OFF THE RADIO ( TURN OFF THE SOUND ICON) 2. GO TO YOUR SETTINGS 3. LOOK FOR CLEAR BLUETOOTH CLEAR 4. BAMMM!!! You’re welcome I struggled for 12 and Half Hours

[@vloneluv9115]

appreciate it bro it worked for me 😎

[@pallastye4703]

What if it's installed on a boat? What color is the parking brake wire ?

[@TravelingDirector]

The parking brake color wire won't change because its on a boat. You'll have to check the harness guide to be sure. If its the one that came with the unit, it should be brown. Good luck!

[@lukejohnson5359]

Brilliant 👏 👏

[@xxi_danny5861]

Can anybody tell me how to fix mine , I think something got unplugged from the back and now it won’t turn on

[@elusive6653]

Ive taped the wire around metal it works but when i drive off somehow the audio doesnt work??

[@TravelingDirector]

I want to say there is a setting you need to change, ill get back to you

[@dacodadavis129]

You just have to put on the parking brake I'm pretty sure..

[@TravelingDirector]

Yes, If it's wired already

[@Notjobincome]

Thank you!

[@shoncook8232]

Parking brake has to be on to access Bluetooth menu.

[@charlesm8482]

Thanks! I was just installing a avh-120bt in my vehicle and was checking it out before I put the dash back together, noticed the Bluetooth wasn't working. I was planning on hooking that wire up to the parking break. So does this mean if I hooked it up I would only be able to use blue tooth while I was driving....that would totally suck

[@Thecruisingtyflosion]

That's why you ground it instead. It's a safety feature that really isn't all that safe. Some of the newer pioneer units need a bypass kit

[@TheGoatfather865]

You'd only be able to connect a new Bluetooth device while in park within the parking brake engaged

[@nimitz42]

I just earthed it to the back of the stereo unit with a grub screw! 👍

[@gabeulrickson2496]

No you just can't access settings while driving

[@foskr4]

can anyone help me! mine is stuck on the language pageee! the arrow button is not registering on my touch screen but the rest of the screen works fine! so annoyed, suddenly happened once i reset it

[@HotBiteKid]

Life Saver!

[@frakevich]

What worked for me is just engaging the parking break.

[@eironhendrix]

Could also just use the phone and search the bluetooth for it. Thats what i did and connected through the phone instead

[@4wheels269]

I have the pioneer avic x920bt and as soon as I start moving the radio completely stops working I can't even listen to the radio but as soon as I get over 40 it comes back on and I can see the DVD and the radio stations and everything but then I have no sound any suggestions

[@TravelingDirector]

Whoa that's a new problem that I haven't heard of. Hmmmm 🤔 You know how they built in the safety features so that people can't watch DVDs etc when driving? It almost sounds like that is happening to you.

[@4wheels269]

@@TravelingDirector yeah and it's crazy cuz I can't even listen to the radio but I have everything bypassed and I have tried bypassing it with a toggle switch with a relay tried switching the prong like they say to do I just don't know what to do anymore it works great if I'm not moving but as soon as I start moving the whole radio goes dead but then as soon as I get over 40 everything turns back on the DVD plays but I have no sound it's bizarre

[@TheGoatfather865]

I'm going to gues your phone is going into what they call "driving mode" try searching for driving mode and settings and disabling.

[@TheGoatfather865]

I'm going to gues your phone is going into what they call "driving mode" try searching for driving mode and settings and disabling. @travelingdirector

[@4wheels269]

@@TheGoatfather865 I thought that but my phone is not even connected to it

[@ATourville1984]

My pioneer won’t turn on… how do I fix that problem

[@TravelingDirector]

It won't turn on at all? Most likely that's a simple fuse issue

[@xtame]

Does this work for the avh-x3800bhs as well?

[@TravelingDirector]

The overall concept should be the same, so I imagine that it should. Good luck!

[@user-se7jk7fm1y]

Здравствуйте автор. Объясните пожалуста каким цветом провод. И куда его надо подсоединить. Заранее спасибо

[@greatandpowerfulldile155]

dude your amazing, thank you. my shit now works

[@TravelingDirector]

Right on man!

[@AllOfMyLOVE2U]

How do I know which is parking brake?

[@TravelingDirector]

The easiest thing to do is google your model number and wiring harness color code. Chances are that you'll only have one or two options to choose from since the rest will be already wired up.

[@tonycervantes4816]

Bro I have a pionner avh-120bt my Bluetooth only work for calls 📞 not for audio you think I need do of same ??

[@TravelingDirector]

Whoa weird. I wonder if that's a phone setting?

[@tonycervantes4816]

@@TravelingDirector ok so what can I do there travelingdirector

[@TravelingDirector]

@@tonycervantes4816 my first guess would be to unpair and re-pair. You can also try removing the device from your phone and adding it back. I'll try to think of more ideas, good luck

[@tonycervantes4816]

@@TravelingDirector bro you tight together of ground wire and of parking brake.. ??

[@TravelingDirector]

@@tonycervantes4816 To fix the problem, the parking brake was grounded. The normal ground wire from the headunit should already be grounded. If you're asking about combining the parking brake wire and the ground wire and then grounding them together, it should be fine. Keep in mind that in the future, you will need that parking brake wire to do the DVD bypass mod.

[@arnoldgarcia9827]

On my pioneer I can’t even pass the Language idk why I reset it useless

[@carterarreola8564]

Make sure parking brake is on

[@mtg_wavyy643]

Does anyone know if you can access car play with this system

[@TravelingDirector]

What's car play?

[@justvibin___]

mine just say “off” no matter what i do

[@westkillacali1747]

My radio stopped working! It says it connected to my phone but I can make calls and the radio works but my Bluetooth like for music stopped working like its playing the songs but audio at all idk what wrong with!

[@TravelingDirector]

Hmmm. Very strange if you can make calls. My first thought is the volume on the phone is down, or the mute is on for the song. My next thought would be that the phone is on like a do not disturb or something.

[@Richard-qv5py]

Did you ever fix it??i have the exact problem

[@Sloff1155]

I have a manual transmission I do not have a parking gear.

[@samuel96f]

Your e brake

[@moosedahlheim8401]

totally worked.

[@noahjodon4927]

Bro you just have to turn on the parking break then u can access it

[@michelledelarosa5319]

My screen broke , how can i replace it ?

[@TravelingDirector]

Since the screen faces come off, maybe you can buy a new screen?

[@kearstincraft5662]

It still doesn’t work for me 😢

[@Accuratetranslationservices]

How do you take the unit out

[@TravelingDirector]

There are 2 large screws / bolts on each side

[@FJHDZ]

Thanks man !

[@kodymcpherson2893]

I just hooked it to the ground wire

[@charley408]

I hope he tried the parking break before taking it out, lol

[@Chinov915]

So watching this video mine was the same, i applied my parking brake and boom no need to take apart the dash

[@SabiraEvans]

Thank you soooo much!!

[@madkatt333]

Hey, my bf doesn't have a working parking brake. Will that hinder being able to fix this issue?

[@TravelingDirector]

Apparently not. I just attached the one wire to the ground and it works

[@madkatt333]

@@TravelingDirector thank you! Now, we just have to figure out which wire that is. Do you have any suggestions on that?

[@TravelingDirector]

@@madkatt333 It should be a simple thing to find online. The pioneer wiring harness colors. Good luck!

[@madkatt333]

Thanks so much! We will have a try when he gets a day off!

[@inqrintz3466]

i still don’t have a bluetooth option in the main screen

[@TravelingDirector]

Sorry to hear that. This worked for me. I feel like there is a setting for ground or battery power maybe yours is on battery?

[@911mykid]

Your radio will still have a parking brake wire. It’s a safety feature on all radios , so people can watch movies while driving.

[@RBoysMedia]

@@911mykid only thing that does is make people find a work around to watch movies while driving lol

[@LouUnkonfined]

Okay but how tf I take it out

[@nathanosuna5276]

Will it work on a pioneer mvh 300-ex aswell?

[@TravelingDirector]

I can't say for sure, but why not? The functionality should be the same. Give it a shot and let us know!

[@imlani24]

did it work?

[@nathanosuna5276]

For everyone asking it did work

[@saraibeltran3115]

I found it by Restore setting option