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Route calls through a Bluetooth headset or car kit
m Make a connection between iPhone and the headset or car kit.
To connect with a third-party Bluetooth headset, see the documentation that came
with the headset.
Once you have paired iPhone with a Bluetooth car kit, iPhone connects to the car kit
automatically when you start the car (if you have iPhone with you and Bluetooth is
turned on).
Bluetooth Status
You can see whether Bluetooth is on or off, and whether a Bluetooth device is
connected to iPhone, by looking at the Bluetooth icon ◊ in the iPhone status bar at the
top of the screen:
 or (white): Bluetooth is on and a device is connected to iPhone.
 (gray): Bluetooth is on but no device is connected. If you’ve paired a device with
iPhone, it may be out of range or turned off.
 No Bluetooth icon in status bar: Bluetooth is turned off.
Stop Using a Headset or Car Kit
There are a few ways to stop using a headset or car kit and go back to hearing calls
through iPhone.
Route calls through iPhone
m Answer a call by tapping the iPhone touchscreen.
m During a call, tap Audio on iPhone. Choose iPhone to hear calls through iPhone, choose
Speaker Phone to hear calls through the speakerphone, or choose a connected
Bluetooth device.
m Turn off Bluetooth. From the Home screen choose Settings > General > Bluetooth and
drag the switch to Off.
m Turn off the headset or car kit, or move out of range. You must be within about 30 feet
of a Bluetooth device for it to be connected to iPhone.
To turn off the iPhone Bluetooth Headset, press and hold the button until you hear the
falling tones.