Quick Start Guide for ROADSTER 2™

Quick Start Guide for ROADSTER 2™

Brand: Motorola

Category: Audio

Document Type: Quick Start Guide

Language: EN

Available Languages: EN , ES

Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 7:57 p.m.

Warranty Information

Motorola warrants its products and accessories against defects in materials and workmanship for the periods indicated.

YOUR CAR KIT

The MOTOROLA ROADSTER 2TM Bluetooth® Car Kit allows you to make and receive calls and play music from your phone while safely keeping your hands on the steering wheel.

With the ROADSTER 2, you can:

  • Simultaneously connect with two phones.
  • Hear caller's name or number, and use your voice to answer or ignore calls.
  • Switch between your FM radio and car kit speaker.
  • Hear voice prompts to guide you on connections, battery level, and other functions.

CHARGE IT

You can use your car kit while unplugged or plugged into the charger.

BASICS

INSTALL IT

Slide onto car visor.

TURN IT ON & OFF

The car kit automatically turns off when your phone is moved away from the car for more than 1 minute. When you return (open the car door), the car kit turns back on and reconnects to your phone.

LISTEN TO MUSIC

Your car kit allows you to stream Bluetooth music from your phone.

  • Press to play/pause music from your phone on your car kit speaker or car radio.
  • To advance to the next song, press and hold until you hear a tone.

SOME CALL FEATURES

VOICE COMMANDS

Answer or ignore calls using your voice—just say "answer" or "ignore".

HEAR CALLER'S NAME

If your phone knows your caller's name, then you hear “call from <name>” on an incoming call.

VOICE DIALING

Press to activate your phone's voice recognition (on phones that support this feature) to call anyone stored in your phonebook.

PAIR & CONNECT

PAIR & CONNECT WITH YOUR PHONE

  1. Turn off any Bluetooth devices previously paired with your car kit.
  2. Turn on the Bluetooth feature on your phone.
  3. Turn on your car kit (see “TURN IT ON & OFF” on page 4). The status light becomes steadily lit in blue and you hear “ready to pair”.
  4. Follow the voice prompts to connect your phone to your car kit.

Note: When prompted for the passkey, enter 0000.

PAIR & CONNECT A SECOND PHONE

  1. Turn off the first phone and any other Bluetooth devices previously paired with your car kit.
  2. Turn your car kit off.
  3. Turn on the Bluetooth feature on your phone.
  4. Turn on your car kit. The status light becomes steadily lit in blue and you hear “ready to pair”.
  5. Follow the voice prompts to connect your phone to your car kit.

TEST YOUR CONNECTION

  1. Ensure your car kit is turned on.
  2. On your phone, dial a phone number and press the Call/Send key.

AUDIO MODE

Listen to calls and music from your phone on your car radio (FM mode) or car kit (speaker mode).

  • Press FM to switch between modes.

SET FM MODE FREQUENCY

  • Press and hold button to scan for next open frequency.
  • Tap + or - button to increase or decrease current frequency.

CALLS

  • answer call: Say "answer" or press .
  • ignore call: Say "ignore" or press - until you hear a tone.
  • make a voice dial call: Press and you hear a tone. Follow prompts to make call.
  • redial last call: Press until you hear a tone.
  • mute or unmute a call: Press and you hear "mute on" or "mute off". When mute is on, there will be a red light on .
  • answer second incoming call: Press . The first call is placed on hold.
  • reject second incoming call: Press - until you hear a tone.
  • end a call: Press .

STATUS LIGHT

If status light is...your headset is...
three blue flashespowering on/off
steady bluein pairing mode
rapid blue/purple flashesconnecting to your phone
quick blue flashreceiving a call on phone 1, or making a call on either phone
quick purple flashreceiving or making a call on phone 2
slow blue pulseon a call
slow blue flashin standby (not on a call—connected to one phone)
slow red flashidle (not connected to a phone)
steady redtrying to connect to your phone
rapid purple flashesplay/pause or stopping music
slow purple flashmusic playing
quick red flashin a low battery state

Note: The status light stops flashing to conserve power after 20 minutes on a call or of inactivity, but the car kit remains on.

SETTINGS

Press and hold while turning on your car kit to set language and turn on/off these features:

  • Reset to factory default.
  • Voice prompts
  • Caller ID
  • Multipoint (two phone) connections

PROBLEMS?

My car kit will not enter pairing mode

Make sure that any devices previously paired with the car kit are turned off. If the status light is flashing in blue, first turn off the other device, then turn the car kit off and on. The status light becomes steadily lit in blue and you hear “ready to pair”.

My phone doesn't find my car kit when searching

Make sure the status light on your car kit is steadily lit in blue when your phone is searching for devices. If not, turn off the car kit and press and hold while turning on again and follow the voice prompts to reset the car kit to factory default condition. The car kit resets and you hear "ready to pair" and see the status light steadily lit in blue.

My car kit worked before but now it's not working

Make sure your phone is on and the Bluetooth feature is turned on in your phone. If the Bluetooth feature was turned off or was turned on only temporarily, you may need to restart the Bluetooth feature and pair your phone and headset again (see "PAIR & CONNECT" on page 7).

My car kit does not announce caller names during incoming calls

Make sure your phone supports the Bluetooth phonebook access (PBAP) profile and contains the caller's names in its phonebook. If so, turn off the car kit and press and hold while turning on again and follow the voice prompts to reset the car kit to factory default condition. The car kit resets and you hear "ready to pair" and see the status light steadily lit in blue. After pairing, you should be asked by your phone to grant phonebook access to your car kit. If prompted, say "always accept".

Troubleshooting and error codes

If status light is... your headset is...
three blue flashes powering on/off
steady blue in pairing mode
rapid blue/purple flashes connecting to your phone
quick blue flash receiving a call on phone 1, or making a call on either phone
quick purple flash receiving or making a call on phone 2
slow blue pulse on a call
slow blue flash in standby (not on a call—connected to one phone)
slow red flash idle (not connected to a phone)
steady red trying to connect to your phone
rapid purple flashes play/pause or stopping music
slow purple flash music playing
quick red flash in a low battery state
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