Radios And Radio Navigation Systems: Installation

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-- Connect the connectors to the radio.

-- Slide radio straight into instrument panel.

NOTE:

While sliding in the radio, under no circumstances press on the display or control buttons since the radio may be damaged by doing this.

-- Attach the radio with the 4 bolts -arrows-.

Fig 1: Identifying Radia Screws -Arrows-

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-- Reinstall center instrument panel trim.

The rest of the installation is performed in the reverse order.

-- Deactivate the anti-theft coding if necessary:

Radio system RCD 310, refer to ANTI-THEFT CODING, DEACTIVATING, RCD 310 .

Radio system RCD 510 refer to ANTI-THEFT CODING, DEACTIVATING, RCD 510 .

Radio Navigation System RNS 315 refer to ANTI-THEFT CODING, DEACTIVATING, RNS 315 .

Radio Navigation System RNS 510 refer to ANTI-THEFT CODING, DEACTIVATING, RNS 510 .

-- Check radio/radio navigation system coding and code it if necessary.

For coding and adapting the radio components, refer to RADIO COMPONENTS, ADAPTING .

For coding and adapting the radio/navigation components, refer to NAVIGATION SYSTEM COMPONENTS, ADAPTING .

Troubleshooting

The radio is equipped with OBD.

To fault find, use "Guided Fault Finding" in the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.