Here’s a tip that you might want to keep in mind next time you’re on a road trip and you rotate drivers between cars.
If you happen to have your mobile phone paired to your car you might want to turn off Bluetooth on your phone if you are going to be driving another vehicle that may remain in close proximity. If you don’t, what will end up happening is that your phone will still pair to its known vehicle when in range.
To add more confusion, if you receive a call in this scenario the phone might ring in the cabin of the paired vehicle and if the driver answers the call they will be talking to the caller. This could be more problematic if the driver or a passenger in that vehicle is trying to call you and they end up talking to themselves!
During the call, you should be able to deselect Bluetooth as the active voice channel (most smartphones have this functionality) but to save yourself the hassle turning off Bluetooth on your phone before you start driving will prevent this problem from occurring.
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