Is is possible to connect the watch to a car stereo?

Former Member over 6 years ago

Is it possible to connect a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus to a car stereo so that songs can be played? I have a 'Honda Civic1.8 i-VTEC ES 5dr' (14 plate) if that makes any difference.

I have done some Googling and there are conflicting views. For example:

1) it is possible if the stereo has a headset profile as well as a handset profile.
2) It is not possible.
3) It is possible to connect the watch to the stereo via the mobile phone.

Has anyone managed to do this? Is it possible? Thanks.

0 Former Member over 6 years ago

I want to add that the sound quality of music playback, on the Fenix 5x plus, is pretty poor. My Ipod shuffle has much better SQ. The Fenix sound is dull and the bass is way over emphasized. This is my experience using my BT headphones, Marantz stereo/receiver, and my car stereo. Having said that, I will use other sources first (ipod, android phone, etc.) before using the fenix as a source for music. I do find having music on the Fenix pretty handy when riding my bike and working out with BT headphones.So it is a nice feature, but it just doesn't sound that great.

Hi Joshtee
I tried the 0000 and 1234 codes on my car to no avail ....... too bad .... it's a nice to have ... but the phone works fine in the car, so no big deal.
I thought the Fenix sound was OK when I connected it to a BT loudspeaker ..... but then I hardly made the effort to check sound quality and anyway I would not expect much from a 10cm battery powered BT speaker ... impressive as they are, for what they are!!