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RR screen mode - cable fidling?
Hi guys,
Was going to do the RR-screen mod on my '08 D3, but I am not sure where exactly to locate the cable that needs to be adjusted.
Any help would be appreciated!
Cheers,
Andy
17th May 2017 12:27 pm
Diekes
Member Since: 23 Sep 2015
Location: Flanders
Posts: 149
Its supposed to be a cable on the nav screen right?
17th May 2017 12:32 pm
Skynet
Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
IIRC its the yellow cable on the multi-plug at the top. It just needs a break but some put a switch in to allow configuring between RR and D3 on the screen
I recalled incorrectly........ Dave
D3 2006 HSE, Cairns Blue - gone
D4 2016 SE, White
remove the touch screen (held in with 4 torx screws ) then there are 4 screws holding the black surround on ...remove them and take off the black surround .
There you will see the connector pictured above ....its the connector for the 2 hard buttons
i cut the wire and put a switch inbetween so i could switch between the RR and Disco software
you have to let the car go to sleep after selecting either ...then when you restart the software will come on automatically
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17th May 2017 12:40 pm
Diekes
Member Since: 23 Sep 2015
Location: Flanders
Posts: 149
So it's a different wire then the one shown in Wiggs his thread?
So I just cut this wire If I understand exactly?
17th May 2017 12:42 pm
Diekes
Member Since: 23 Sep 2015
Location: Flanders
Posts: 149
btw, my nav screen is held in place with four philips screws as opposed to the torx screws that Wiggs talks about.
After pulling the screen forward (without disconnecting it) this is what I have to work with...
Looks different
17th May 2017 12:45 pm
Skynet
Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
No it IS the cable in Wiggs thread, I now remember it was fiddly to get at... and its the one where the black mark on the connector indicates
Just follow what Wiggs has written and its fairly straight forwardDave
D3 2006 HSE, Cairns Blue - gone
D4 2016 SE, White
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17th May 2017 1:01 pm
Diekes
Member Since: 23 Sep 2015
Location: Flanders
Posts: 149
Nevermind... found it
17th May 2017 1:06 pm
Diekes
Member Since: 23 Sep 2015
Location: Flanders
Posts: 149
So it is the very tine cable going to the hard buttons (as Wiggs mentioned before )
For size comparison...
So now I have cut the forth wire...
But everything still looks the same! Is there a special way to access the RR menu?
17th May 2017 1:26 pm
MikeO
Member Since: 15 Jan 2014
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Did you let the car go to sleep? As per Wiggs instructions?2016 Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
<gone>2009 FF Vogue TDV8 Buckingham Blue</gone>
<gone>2015 BMW 520D SE (not my favourite car)</gone>
<gone>2009 D3 HSE Galway Green</gone
17th May 2017 1:36 pm
Diekes
Member Since: 23 Sep 2015
Location: Flanders
Posts: 149
Yep, waited 10 minutes before checking and voila, there it is...!
Everything seems to work, including volume control for the CD.
Brightness of the screen is definately an issue, but not that big of a problem at this moment.
Sat nav seems to have dropped a couple of its UI-options, but functions well.
Radio is going strong, Phonebook does not work but I can acces it whilst choosing the "recent calls"/ "missed calls"-options.
Only thing to do now is to go buy an aftermarket reversing cam and installing it. Any good practical how to's for a noob concerning this?
17th May 2017 1:57 pm
trailhound
Member Since: 27 Aug 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 697
(actually most of the info you need can be found in this post).
The rear view camera has to be NTSC and you have to enable it in the CCF configuration for it to work.
18th May 2017 12:53 pm
DaveJLBI
Member Since: 07 Mar 2014
Location: Clare
Posts: 661
Was going to add that before you snip the cable, pick a section further back to allow connection of two lengths of cable to allow switching. I have done it and it is great to be able to swap between D3 mode in bright weather and RR mode in darker weather.
19th May 2017 5:32 pm
Djest47
Member Since: 04 Jul 2017
Location: Transvaal
Posts: 2
Did anyone fit an reverse camera to the RR mod and what do I need for the cam to work?
Shouldn't the screen show bla k when selecting reverse but without the cam fitted?
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