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RNS-510 Retrofit Instructions - '09 Jetta TDI
Tools Required:
Note that in this procedure I will show a few pictures of a screwdriver being used directly on the plastic. Depending on how anal you are, how careful you are, and your level of concern for your interior trim
you might want to wrap the end of the screwdriver in the microfiber towel to avoid damaging the trim. I did, I removed it in most cases for picture clarity. Sometimes it's easier to not use the towel, however
you do run the risk of scratching your trim.
IMPORTANT STEP: Turn your Climatic air output to the defrost setting. This will close off the vent that goes down into the AC system. This will lessen the likelyhood of tools and parts dropping into the abyss.
You will find out why later on in this How-To
You may want to disconnect your battery before performing any of the following steps for an added level of safety.
Legaleese: The author of this How-To nor TDIClub assumes any responsibility for the content of this post, the accuracy of the information provided herein, or any damage that may result as of the application of this information. Have fun
1. Remove the above peice. In cars without Climatronic, this is a dummy peice. In cars WITH climatronic, this is an infrared sensor - be mindful of the connector when removing.
2. Remove the torx screw here.
3. CAREFULLY pry up the screen here all around the edge. The trim peice surrounding the indirect venting selector wheel will come off and makes this a little easier.
4. Pry up the vent assembely. Again, patience is the key here. It will come, and it will sound like plastic is snapping. It's fine though.
5. Be sure the Climatic selector knob is on defrost.
6. Remove the two torx screws circled in red and use the screwdriver to carefully pry the trim away from the three green marked points in the rear.
Pictures get a little few after here because the process is pretty easy to figure out from this point on.
I was panicing after a precision screwdriver managed to fly into the open vent, never to be seen again. This is why I place emphasis on closing the vent.
7. Pull the top vent trim toward you a little until it raises about 1/4 inch from the top of the radio. Then gently pull STRAIGHT UP from the radio until the two tabs separate from the lower portion of the dash.
8. At this point you can either simply move the vent piece to the side and set it on the top of the dash, or you can remove the electrical connectors and completely remove it from the dash area. I just moved it to the side and it was fine.
9. Remove the two torx screws made visible after the removal of the top vent piece.
10. Carefully use your screwdriver to remove the trim surrounding the lower portion of the radio and the climate control knobs. Mine didn’t require much force at all and I was able to remove by hand without using the screwdriver. YMMV.
11. Remove the four Torx screws from the corners of the radio.
Your old radio should pull right out now. Pull it out until you are limited by the length of the antenna wires or the radio electrical harness.
12. Remove the antenna connectors from the radio.
13. Remove the electrical harness from the radio. The bottom of the connector has a lever - flip it 90 degrees and the connector will come right off.
Set your old radio aside. If your RNS came with a plastic protector over the face, this should fit your Premium VII radio perfectly.
15. Install the antenna adaptor. Match the colors to each single antenna lead. You will be left with the double antenna lead to plug into your RNS.
16. Install your GPS antenna. This is where I’m really sorry I have no better pictures. The antenna included in my kit had a magnetic base and was about 1 inch square. Stick it to the support bar that goes across the dash. It sides right in and fits perfectly. The location is circled in the above picture. Neatly coil the slack to be placed behind the RNS. You can alternately mount the antenna wherever you wish, however make sure it’s on something metallic for best operation.
GPS receiver circuts are very sensitive these days, and the antenna can be mounted below the dash without having a significant effect on satellite reception. I get a fix on 9 satellites in this location.
17. If your car was equipped with the Aux In connector in the center console, you must do some pin swapping on the BLUE connector in the electrical harness. These steps are covered here.
The large black connector actually houses three smaller connectors. You will be removing the blue connector from the black connector. Use a small screwdriver to push the clip down on the blue connector and pull it from the black connector. One side of the blue connector is open so you can see the black housing inside of it. On the side of the blue connector you can see a little spot to pry and the blue housing will slide off of the black connector.
In the above picture, you can see that the Aux wiring is a separate wire bundle from the rest of the car. It contains a lime green wire, a gray wire, and a yellow wire. We will be moving the yellow and gray wires.
Using the smallest straight screwdriver you have (I used a 1.4mm driver), push down on the barb of the gray wire and push it toward the rear of the connector. After you reach a ceratin point, you can then gently pull the wire out from the connector.
If you look at the top of the black connector, you can see that each wire position is numbered, 1-6 on the top and this continues on to the bottom from 7-12.
You will swap the gray wire to pin 7 and the yellow wire to pin 1.
Re-assemble the black connector into the blue connector and then re-assemble the blue connector into the larger connector housing that connects to the radio.
18. Plug in your Sirius extension cable to the green connector on the back of the radio.
19. Plug in your GPS antenna connection to the blue connector on the back of the radio.
20. Carefully slide your RNS-510 into the dash opening, being mindful of the GPS and Satellite radio antenna wires. Make sure they are neatly bundled behind the radio and do not bind on anything.
21. At this point, you can turn your car on and test the functionality of your RNS unit. Note that it takes up to 15 minutes for the GPS to acquire a position fix. Until that time, it thinks you’re in Manhattan. Turn off the RNS and the car when you’ve assured that the RNS works. There will be plenty of time to play with it in a little bit
22. Replace the 4 torx screws that hold the head unit in, and re-assemble the dash. Just reverse the steps above. Note that all the screws used in this procedure are the same size and interchangeable.
The RNS unit is now installed, and will probably work, however you will need to perform the following steps to ensure that no trouble codes are stored and the RNS is configured properly.
Continued in next post...
Tools Required:
- Precision straight screwdriver. 1.4MM worked for me.
- Small straight screwdriver.
- T15 driver.
- 18 inch flat ruler or other straight, flat object. (For fishing the satellite antenna wire..)
- Microfiber cloth.
- RNS-510 head unit for the proper region (US unit, EU unit, etc..)
- Antenna Adaptor - Part no 7L6 051 551 - Currently $31.13 from Impex (Interesting Fact: 7L6 parts are for the Touraeg..)
- GPS Antenna. (Not shown in this picture.)
Note that in this procedure I will show a few pictures of a screwdriver being used directly on the plastic. Depending on how anal you are, how careful you are, and your level of concern for your interior trim
you might want to wrap the end of the screwdriver in the microfiber towel to avoid damaging the trim. I did, I removed it in most cases for picture clarity. Sometimes it's easier to not use the towel, however
you do run the risk of scratching your trim.
IMPORTANT STEP: Turn your Climatic air output to the defrost setting. This will close off the vent that goes down into the AC system. This will lessen the likelyhood of tools and parts dropping into the abyss.
You will find out why later on in this How-To
You may want to disconnect your battery before performing any of the following steps for an added level of safety.
Legaleese: The author of this How-To nor TDIClub assumes any responsibility for the content of this post, the accuracy of the information provided herein, or any damage that may result as of the application of this information. Have fun
1. Remove the above peice. In cars without Climatronic, this is a dummy peice. In cars WITH climatronic, this is an infrared sensor - be mindful of the connector when removing.
2. Remove the torx screw here.
3. CAREFULLY pry up the screen here all around the edge. The trim peice surrounding the indirect venting selector wheel will come off and makes this a little easier.
4. Pry up the vent assembely. Again, patience is the key here. It will come, and it will sound like plastic is snapping. It's fine though.
5. Be sure the Climatic selector knob is on defrost.
6. Remove the two torx screws circled in red and use the screwdriver to carefully pry the trim away from the three green marked points in the rear.
Pictures get a little few after here because the process is pretty easy to figure out from this point on.
I was panicing after a precision screwdriver managed to fly into the open vent, never to be seen again. This is why I place emphasis on closing the vent.
7. Pull the top vent trim toward you a little until it raises about 1/4 inch from the top of the radio. Then gently pull STRAIGHT UP from the radio until the two tabs separate from the lower portion of the dash.
8. At this point you can either simply move the vent piece to the side and set it on the top of the dash, or you can remove the electrical connectors and completely remove it from the dash area. I just moved it to the side and it was fine.
9. Remove the two torx screws made visible after the removal of the top vent piece.
10. Carefully use your screwdriver to remove the trim surrounding the lower portion of the radio and the climate control knobs. Mine didn’t require much force at all and I was able to remove by hand without using the screwdriver. YMMV.
11. Remove the four Torx screws from the corners of the radio.
Your old radio should pull right out now. Pull it out until you are limited by the length of the antenna wires or the radio electrical harness.
12. Remove the antenna connectors from the radio.
13. Remove the electrical harness from the radio. The bottom of the connector has a lever - flip it 90 degrees and the connector will come right off.
Set your old radio aside. If your RNS came with a plastic protector over the face, this should fit your Premium VII radio perfectly.
15. Install the antenna adaptor. Match the colors to each single antenna lead. You will be left with the double antenna lead to plug into your RNS.
16. Install your GPS antenna. This is where I’m really sorry I have no better pictures. The antenna included in my kit had a magnetic base and was about 1 inch square. Stick it to the support bar that goes across the dash. It sides right in and fits perfectly. The location is circled in the above picture. Neatly coil the slack to be placed behind the RNS. You can alternately mount the antenna wherever you wish, however make sure it’s on something metallic for best operation.
GPS receiver circuts are very sensitive these days, and the antenna can be mounted below the dash without having a significant effect on satellite reception. I get a fix on 9 satellites in this location.
17. If your car was equipped with the Aux In connector in the center console, you must do some pin swapping on the BLUE connector in the electrical harness. These steps are covered here.
The large black connector actually houses three smaller connectors. You will be removing the blue connector from the black connector. Use a small screwdriver to push the clip down on the blue connector and pull it from the black connector. One side of the blue connector is open so you can see the black housing inside of it. On the side of the blue connector you can see a little spot to pry and the blue housing will slide off of the black connector.
In the above picture, you can see that the Aux wiring is a separate wire bundle from the rest of the car. It contains a lime green wire, a gray wire, and a yellow wire. We will be moving the yellow and gray wires.
Using the smallest straight screwdriver you have (I used a 1.4mm driver), push down on the barb of the gray wire and push it toward the rear of the connector. After you reach a ceratin point, you can then gently pull the wire out from the connector.
If you look at the top of the black connector, you can see that each wire position is numbered, 1-6 on the top and this continues on to the bottom from 7-12.
You will swap the gray wire to pin 7 and the yellow wire to pin 1.
Re-assemble the black connector into the blue connector and then re-assemble the blue connector into the larger connector housing that connects to the radio.
18. Plug in your Sirius extension cable to the green connector on the back of the radio.
19. Plug in your GPS antenna connection to the blue connector on the back of the radio.
20. Carefully slide your RNS-510 into the dash opening, being mindful of the GPS and Satellite radio antenna wires. Make sure they are neatly bundled behind the radio and do not bind on anything.
21. At this point, you can turn your car on and test the functionality of your RNS unit. Note that it takes up to 15 minutes for the GPS to acquire a position fix. Until that time, it thinks you’re in Manhattan. Turn off the RNS and the car when you’ve assured that the RNS works. There will be plenty of time to play with it in a little bit
22. Replace the 4 torx screws that hold the head unit in, and re-assemble the dash. Just reverse the steps above. Note that all the screws used in this procedure are the same size and interchangeable.
The RNS unit is now installed, and will probably work, however you will need to perform the following steps to ensure that no trouble codes are stored and the RNS is configured properly.
Continued in next post...
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