# 2012 Kia Sorento - Trouble with Bluetooth pairing **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** kia, sorento\ **Created:** [July 8, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-sorento-trouble-with-bluetooth-pairing/166986 "2020-07-08T16:36:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![owner01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/87869e/32.png) [@owner01](https://community.cartalk.com/u/owner01)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-sorento-trouble-with-bluetooth-pairing/166986/1 "2020-07-08T16:36:03Z")
just got this car July 2020 cant seem to pair the phone i have removed all other previous phones keeps say blue tooth not on i turn it on and reverts back to off some days it sets up OK functions great for a few hours then quits ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-sorento-trouble-with-bluetooth-pairing/166986/2 "2020-07-08T21:56:14Z")
Bluetooth is a finicky system. Try try and try again. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-kia-sorento-trouble-with-bluetooth-pairing/166986/3 "2020-07-08T22:01:45Z")
Occasionally I have had Bluetooth-related problems with my car, but in every case it was because the phone randomly shut-down its Bluetooth function, and the “on-off” toggle for Bluetooth on the phone did not seem to work. Now, I check the phone’s settings before I drive the car and if it shows that Bluetooth isn’t functional, I simply re-boot the phone, and then everything is okay.