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Install Control Unit

Install Camera

 

 

 

 

 

Firmware required

MMI update to at least 2830, but I would recommend 3460

 

 

This retrofit guide is based on having the TV module already fitted.

Parts Required

NOTE: Partcular versions of some modules are required, therefore you may need to update existing modules

APS Module (Park Assist)- 4E0 919 283 (Must be Rev C)

 

Can gateway 4L0 907 468
Reversing Camera 4E0 980 551
Securing arm for camera 4E0 980 553B
Seal for Camera 4E0 980 555
Wiring harness (Try Kufatec, or make your own)
Flat contact housing for connecting to the control module 4E0 972 144
Flat contact housing for connecting to the power lead of the camera 1J0 973 119
Camera Control unit 4E0 910 441
FAKRA Cables x2 (Kufatec)
Boot lid switch 4E0 827 565 B
Guide piece right hand side 4E0 971 446C
Grommet rear lid right 4E0 971 876 C
Grip Rail painted (This depends on the year of your car) for the single grill face lift model 4E0 827 576 F GRU
Gasket for grip rail 4E0 827 594 A and 4E0 827 599 A

Pin-out for the Reversing camera control unit

Pin 39 CAN BUS Low (Convenience) - This could be connected to pin A7 on the parking aid control unit Wire colour Orange/Brown
Pin 40 CAN BUS HIGH (Convenience) - This could be connected to pin A14 on the parking aid control unit Wire colour Orange/Green
Pin 43 Terminal 30 - To Fuse box
Pin 44 Terminal 31 - Chassis ground
Pin 47 Terminal 31 to camera - To Camera pin 2
Pin 48 Reversing camera power supply - To Camera pin 1

 

Overview
First stage was to replace the can-gateway with the reverse camera compatible version. Before you replace the gateway, make a note of the all the coding options on the current gateway, as you will not be able to copy and past the long code to the new gateway. As shown below

 

To replace the gateway, you must remove the glovebox, this is held in place with three bolts at the top of the glove box, 1 screw behind the cd-changer, (you will need the Audi removal keys to slide the changer out) another bolt is behind storage insert next to the cd-changer, and the final bolt is underneath the glovebox.

 

Once the glovebox is lowered, the gateway is removed by removing the 2 bolts, unplug the fibre optic cable and the 26 pin connector. Fit the new gateway, and refit the glovebox and CD-Changer.

With vag-com connect to the can gateway, and re-enter all the options for your car. Once done connect to the can-gateway and clear all the fault codes and see if any re-appear. You may find that the can-gateway is in component protection, and this will need to be cleared by your local dealer.

Depending on where your going to mount the reversing camera module, you will need to make up a wiring harness. The harness I made up was about 2 meters long for +12 line and the ground wire, the FAKRA cable will also need to be the same length. The Ground, + 12v, Can-high and can-low wire will need to be about 1 meter in length, but again depends on where you locate camera module.


All the pins used to make up the wiring harness can be purchased from kufatec.

I first started on connecting the can-bus wiring, the rear parking module has the (Convenience)can-bus wiring and this module was located above the navigation DVD drive. You first need to remove the navigation drive from the cage, again you will need Audi removal keys to slide out the drive. You will then need to remove the two bolts holding the cage in place. The paring module is mounted on top of the cage.

The two wires you need are can-high (Orange/Green) can-low (orange/Brown) You can tap into the wires by ether soldering directly onto the pins of the plug of the parking module or strip some of the sheath away connect that way. At this point it's best to leave the navigation cage off as it make it easier to get access to run the rest of the wiring harness.

Connect the power wire to a spare connector in the fuse holder (the connecters for the fuse box can again be purchased from kufatec) you could also just tap into one of the power wires going into the fuse box. Connect the ground wire to the earth point on the chassis, this should be located near the fuse box.


The next stage is to run the wire into the boot lid, this was done by running the wire through the rubber grommet as shown in the picture below, you could this by running it through the same hole in the grommet, but this appeared to be a lot of work and I did not want to disturb the current seal, so I made another hole in the grommet, which was smaller that the wire and fed the wire through that.



Near the boot piston there is a small plastic cover, remove this and you should be able to see the wire and pull it through. Once the wire has been pulled through all the way push the rubber grommet back in place. You can then refit the navigation mount & drive.



You need to remove the internal boot trim cover, for this you will need to remove the 4 screws holding the toolbox in place, you will need need to remove the two grip handles, these are held in place by two screws, but these are hidden behind a plastic cover which folds down. The boot lid cover can then be unclipped, being carefully to disconnect the plugs going into light and the boot closer switch.





Once the cover is removed you will have full access to remove the grip rail. First remove the plastic cover which covers the locking mechanism, then remove the 2 tox head screws holding it in place, and pull the mechanism out of the grip rail. Disconnect the wires going into the number plates lights, and the boot switch. Remove the 4 nuts holding the grip rail, and remove the grip rail.



Remove the number plate lights from the old grip rail. Fit the lights and the boot switch, then fit the foam seals for the parking camera & the grip rail. Fit the parking camera, and camera securing clamp. Refit the grip rail and the locking mechanism, also reconnect the wires to the lights & boot switch.




Run the power wires & FAKRA cable through the grommets & plastic tubing, attach tubing the (plastic conduit) push the lower rubber grommet into the quarter panel. Remove the plastic cover in the boot lid and feed the wire into the boot lid, push the rubber grommet into the boot lid. Fit the plastic connector over the FAKRA cable, then wire up the ends of the power cable and fit into the plug.





Connect the power cable and the FAKRA cable to the camera, and secure the cables. Refit the boot trim remembering to connect the boot switch & light.

Disconnect the FAKRA cable going into the TV tuner, using a kufatec lead extend the cable to the camera control module, then run a new FARKA cable from the control module to the TV tuner. connect the FAKRA cable from the camera to the control module, and connect the 54pin connector. If you isolated the camera module at the fuse box, inset a 5amp fuse.


Coding
That should have completed the hardware installation of the retrofit. Using vag-com connect to the can-gateway and enable the 6c Back-up Cam, then clear any fault codes, as the only one you should have on the can gateway module is component protection.

In vag-com select 6c Back-up Cam
Enter the correct coding

Select 07-Control head
Select Adaptation
Select channel 01
add +32768 to the current value
Select TEST
Select Save

Select 76-Park Assist
Select Coding
Add +2 to 0x?xxxx
Select Do it

Installation should now be complete.