Why is my iPhone 4-s Bluetooth always "discoverable"?

The problem is that Bluetooth appears to be always in "Discoverable" mode.
I have had no difficulty pairing my iPhone with my car or anything else.
I have read (unverified) that if you open the bluetooth menu it always shows "discoverable" with a spinner, but turns off when you close the menu. I am not entirely sure about that. I have searched every support forum I can find and the "Manual" and have found nothing helpful.
Is there a way to turn off the discoverability and keep the pairings I have established?

owllight wrote:
The problem is that Bluetooth appears to be always in "Discoverable" mode.
I have read (unverified) that if you open the bluetooth menu it always shows "discoverable" with a spinner, but turns off when you close the menu. I am not entirely sure about that.
This is easy to verify, with any other Bluetooth device that can pair, like another Mac. I just tried this using the Bluetooth scanner in iStumbler on my Mac. Bluetooth is turned on for my iPhone, but iStumbler reads blank. When I go into the Bluetooth settings, the iPhone suddenly shows up in iStumbler.
I think you can also try Browse Device under the Bluetooth menu to list discoverable Bluetooth devices in range.

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