iPhone and a VW Golf

[aido2002]

I recently got a brand new 2011 Volkswagen Golf. (I love it, thanks for asking.) One annoying thing, though: when I pair my iPhone 4 to it, the Golf syncs my contacts. That way, I can just push a button in the car, tell it the name of the person I want to call, and it calls. But, it has all my contacts backwards: for example, if I want to call John Smith, I need to say: "Call Smith, John." I can't find a way on the car to fix this. Is there something I can do on my iPhone to have it sync my contacts in the correct order?

Thanks in advance.

 

[aido2002]

No one? No one has any idea? Aw.

 

[Genocide]

Its not ideal but you could always switch the names around on your phone. Put John in the last name section and Smith as the first name. Its a workaround and won't be to practical when trying to use your phone by itself but it seems like your car wants you to state the last name first.

 

[miles01110]

How are the contacts sorted in Address Book/the iPhone? Maybe you could change the order and re-sync to see if that "fixes" it.

 

[jcuk]

Try changing the sort order in Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Scroll down to Contacts > Sort Order / Display Order.

This might make the car read / expect the contacts in a different manner.

Cheers,
Jamie