Adding Bluetooth Controls?

[tRUffleSHuffLE]

Hello all, I just purchased my first sierra last friday and I am loving it. It's a 2012 Summit White body colored All Terrain 1500 SLE. I was told by the salesman that the truck had bluetooth installed on the steering wheel along with the radio controls. Well he lied and since I signed the paperwork and took delivery of the truck the dealership said they can't help me. So I have turned to the forums. According to GM the truck has to have a special wiring harness and receiver for the steering wheel controls for audio and bluetooth to work. So, I was wondering would you guys know if the wiring harness would be tucked up under the dash, if not what would I need to make this work, I want everything to be intergrated just as if it came off the assembly line that way. According to GM the RPO code that is used for steering wheel audio and bluetooth controls is UPF. Please help me, I really don't care the cost, I just need to know if it is something that can be done. Thanks in advance.

 

[lnxtinman]

did you start the truck and have your phone search for bt connection? seems to me they all have bt now and onstar......there are no specific buttons for bluetooth. my "11 i just did the search with my phone and followed the directions on phone. your manual explains it also...

 

[Z15]

My salesman set it up for me on my 2012 Denali and there is Blue Tooth controls on the steering and if you don't have it you can't set it up.


General Information
GM vehicles equipped with a Bluetooth system can use a Bluetooth-capable cell phone with a Hands
Free Profile to make and receive phone calls.
Not all phones support all functions, and not all phones are guaranteed to work with the
in-vehicle Bluetooth system. For phone-specific instructions and compatibility information go to
www.gm.com/bluetooth.
The Bluetooth system uses voice recognition to interpret voice commands to dial phone numbers
and name tags.
When using the in-vehicle Bluetooth system, sound comes through the vehicle’s front audio system
speakers and overrides the audio system.
Use the audio system volume knob, during a call, to change the volume level. The adjusted volume
level remains in memory for later calls.
The system can be used while the key is in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY position.
The range of the Bluetooth system can be up to 10 meters.

Accessing the Bluetooth Voice Recognition Menu
The process for accessing the Voice Recognition menu will depend upon the GM model and whether it’s
equipped with an onboard navigation system. Use the chart below to find the method for accessing the
Voice Recognition menu. You have successfully entered the Voice Recognition menu when the system
responds with “Ready.” The Bluetooth control buttons are located on the steering wheel on
most GM models. Calls can be ended by pressing the button (on most GM models).


http://assets.cobaltnitra.com/teams...6edef087/e9195ba8f4001004800300146edef087.pdf

Note-You must have onstar account active and buy minutes for it to work.

 

[lnxtinman]

i understand that part...the same button that you answer/make onstar calls with on the steering wheel is also for bluetooth....i have no doubt his truck has onstar and if so he should have that same button on wheel.

 

[Z15]

Steering wheel controls are optional at extra cost. Bluetooth is an option, not standard with Onstar. I doubt it be retrofitted easily if at all.


If you will notice on the order details the letter A in the columns on the right, under models, A = Available extra cost option. S = Standard and included. Black Box = Included in equipment group

 

[Z15]

Here is the optiona pkg that one needs on the vehicle

SLE PREFERRED PACKAGE: $1015.00
STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS
AUTO DUAL ZONE A/C
6-WAY PWR DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTER
BLUETOOTH FOR PHONE
USB PORT
FOG LAMPS
LOCKING TAILGATE
EZ-LIFT TAILGATE

 

[Z15]

More info I found

The Vehicle Communications Interface Module (VCIM) is kind of like your GM truck's cell phone. For OnStar-equipped vehicles, the VCIM dials out to GM's OnStar assistance center and turns your car's in-car entertainment system into a giant speaker-phone. GM uses two different types of VCIM; the basic one dials out only to OnStar and the upgraded Bluetooth module accepts a radio signal from your cell phone and sends it to the car's speaker system. On some vehicles, the VCIM also enables the satellite radio system and navigation system. GM does a pretty good job of hiding the VCIM/OnStar/Bluetooth module.

Part you need:

VCIM, unfortunatly it looks like Gm has stopped selling these for some reason
Audio/bluetooth switch
vcim bluetooth antenna