Is there a way to disable stereo bluetooth in OS3 but keep Hands Free?

Hi All,
I've been a huge fan of my 3G since purchasing it last September and have adored it even more since buying my 2009 Acura TSX. The car and phone seemed built for eachother and have worked seamlessly together since I bought the car in November. Unfortunately, while I also enjoy many of the OS3 upgrades, the OS has made my in-car experience very challenging.
The TSX has a built-in iPod connector that allows the stereo system to see and control most of the iPod functions (playlists, artists, albums, songs, etc.). The car also supports Hands-free Bluetooth for the phone functions simultaneously. Before the OS3 upgrade, all I had to do was simply plug the iPod connector into the phone, set the stereo to iPod and I was set. Since the OS3 upgrade, it seems that as soon as the phone detects the presence of ANY bluetooth network (presuming my Hands Free), it defaults the audio output to stereo bluetooth rather than the iPod connector. This forces me to have to go into the phone, navigate to the iPod app, select the audio output icon and then select the connector to get the audio to come through the stereo. One day when I own a car stereo that supports stereo bluetooth, I'll be thrilled to know this feature is available, however, presently, I'm dying for the ability to just turn this feature off (like WiFi, except that I need the Hands Free bluetooth capabilities for the phone to remain on). Just tell me how to set the default for audio output to be via the connector as it was before the OS3 upgrade and I'm set.
Also, before OS3, calls would automatically mute the audio coming from the phone and yet this doesn't seem to happen now - or at least not as seamlessly as it did before. I haven't had a lot of examples of this occurrence to confirm the behavior but it's definitely happened at least once (music keeps playing after the call starts) and I presume it's related.
Thanks for any help/guidance you can provide. This is my only real complaint with the phone especially since it represents a loss of convenience and functionality for me.
Mike

Hi Chuckee63,
Thanks for the reply. Like you I eventually stumbled into the slow-down-and-wait solution as well. That has been serving me for about a month now. It's still annoying, though (I'm sure you'll agree) if you stop someplace quickly, leave the phone and get back in the car and have to disconnect and reconnect the phone.
You're right about the TSX stereo supporting Bluetooth. I mistakenly thought it didn't when I wrote my original post. The Bluetooth option in the car is interesting. It's cool that it "kinda" works, but the next and previous options don't work and I occasionally get interference when listening via that method. I hate the lack of control I have via the stereo bluetooth interface. I also am rather disappointed with how much of an inconvenience got introduced with the iPhone OS3 upgrade. It was just about perfect beforehand.
Anyhow, thanks for the response. Let's keep eachother informed if we have any other breakthroughs/better work-arounds!
Mike

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