Lumia 800 cannot connect to my car's bluetooth

Got my Lumia 800 last week and i'm very happy with it - except for one thing. It refuses to connect to my car's bluetooth hands-free system.
The car is a Ford Mondeo XR5 (2009), with factory-fitted bluetooth.  I've used several other phones with the car system with no problems, including my old Nokia 6700 classic, Samsung Galaxy S2 and Nokia N9.  These all conenct and work fine.  Just not the Lumia 800.
I've used Zune to get the latest software for the phone, and have checked bluetooth is turned on (can connect to my laptop OK).
I've spoken to Ford and they say the car system is working fine, since it can connect to all the other phones OK.  Spoke to Nokia support & they refer me back to Ford .
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Check for updates for your in-car bluetooth system, 2009 hardware is very very old by today's standards, especially since car bluetooth systems are lagging a few years behind other technology by default.

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