Car Kits: Car Phone Installation
Mobile-phone use while driving, though now a common occurrence, has also become an increasingly controversial issue. Some countries have imposed an outright ban on using mobile phones while driving and some allow the use of only hands-free phones. It is by and large agreed that using a hand-held mobile phone while driving is a distraction that brings risk of road traffic accidents. Nonetheless, some studies have found similarly high accident rates among drivers using hands-free phones, suggesting that the distraction of a telephone conversation itself is the main safety problem.
Using handheld mobile phones while driving has been made illegal in some European Asian, South American countries and in Australia. Use of hands-free mobiles is permitted. However in the Australian state of New South Wales, learner and first year provisional license holders are banned from using hands free phones. The use of mobile phone and hands free has been banned in Greece, while the use of Bluetooth technology is permitted. In some countries, like Japan, mobile phone use while driving is completely banned. In the US, Similar laws exist in six states with legislation proposed in 40 other states.
How To Install Your Blue Tooth Phone In The Car
Are you constantly struggling with the dilemma of wanting to answer your phone, to drive and to be safe all at the same time? There is a solution. Consider being able to make hands-free phone calls with a Bluetooth system installed in your car.
You have to have a Bluetooth-enabled phone. Cars produced after 2004 come equipped with Bluetooth capability, which will instantly communicate with your phone. Models before that need to be fitted with a Bluetooth car kit if it doesn’t already have one.
Installing a Bluetooth car kit. Every Bluetooth car devices come with a step-by-step guide to help, and the installation process is quite simple. When installing the Bluetooth car kit, keep in mind to mount the microphone at a maximum 16 inches away from your face, either near the rear-view mirror, headliner, or overhead console. This is to ensure easy reach and accessibility.
Always ensure that the Bluetooth car kit installed does not get in the way of the mirrors, the seats or gearshift, and most importantly, the car's airbag in any way.
You can also get a certified technician to do the installation. Certain Bluetooth car kit manufacturers won’t permit their customers to install it themselves by making the warranty null if fitted by the buyer.
Remember to test the Bluetooth car kit immediately after fitting. If a problem arises, contact your dealer.
