Robpol86
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Edit: This will probably only work on units running firmware version 1040.
Edit2: Not sure what's going on in that forum, first they delete my post confirming it worked, now they killed the entire thread. I mirrored them on my website. Let me know if there are any problems and I'll take down the link.
Obligatory warning: Obviously playing DVDs while driving is dangerous and in the US you'll probably get pulled over for it if a cop sees it depending on your state. I'm only using this for my passengers on long road trips.
I finally got VIM working on my factory RNS-510. I found out how to enable it from here: http://vwnavi.com/showthread.php/14284-Tv-free-unlock/page6
You don't need VCDS or that $700 reprogramming device, just a CD burner. Download the 156 KB ISOs from this post (78 KB zip file):
http://www.robpol86.com/index.php/File:RECODE_VIM_Berto89.zip
MD5s:
0acc8989a2cf0ab2e4de75b7c71bcebc *RECODE_Berto89.iso
5eca311f5de010132bbb47d29f2a0ad7 *VIM_Berto89.iso
You only need RECODE if you want to revert changes. To enable VIM burn VIM_Berto89.iso to a CD-R.
These are the steps I took, overall it took about 5 minutes:
Once I did that, I can insert a DVD while driving and it will start playing like normal, you don't have to press buttons on your steering wheel or anything.
Now I can't wait for my next road trip with my friends/family!
Edit2: Not sure what's going on in that forum, first they delete my post confirming it worked, now they killed the entire thread. I mirrored them on my website. Let me know if there are any problems and I'll take down the link.
Obligatory warning: Obviously playing DVDs while driving is dangerous and in the US you'll probably get pulled over for it if a cop sees it depending on your state. I'm only using this for my passengers on long road trips.
I finally got VIM working on my factory RNS-510. I found out how to enable it from here: http://vwnavi.com/showthread.php/14284-Tv-free-unlock/page6
You don't need VCDS or that $700 reprogramming device, just a CD burner. Download the 156 KB ISOs from this post (78 KB zip file):
http://www.robpol86.com/index.php/File:RECODE_VIM_Berto89.zip
MD5s:
0acc8989a2cf0ab2e4de75b7c71bcebc *RECODE_Berto89.iso
5eca311f5de010132bbb47d29f2a0ad7 *VIM_Berto89.iso
You only need RECODE if you want to revert changes. To enable VIM burn VIM_Berto89.iso to a CD-R.
These are the steps I took, overall it took about 5 minutes:
- Start the car.
- Press and hold Eject, Day/Night, and Guide.
- While holding, insert burned CD-R. The head unit should reboot. When it reboots let go of the buttons.
- It will say stuff like "failed to start, insert cd" just ignore it. It will reboot again a few times.
- When it prompts you OK/Cancel on a white screen, hit OK.
- It will reboot a few more times.
- When it shows a green rectangle saying "Success", eject the cd w/ the eject button. The head unit should auto-reboot when you remove the CD.
Once I did that, I can insert a DVD while driving and it will start playing like normal, you don't have to press buttons on your steering wheel or anything.
Now I can't wait for my next road trip with my friends/family!
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