nmehta211 wroteTIAcould you elaborate? what happens with the MIC during phone calls? how did you remedy this?
nmehta211 wroteHaha I saw that little bit on the new Youtube video.glowing review from chris harris on Mr12Volt installed in an E61 M5 touring, with CCC.
Yabaa wroteDoes the first post code not work?Anyone know the code to access advanced settings? Cant fins it anywhere, and customer support doesnt reply..
Tips for accessing admin password protected menu (Thanks @2009550imsport ):
1. Go to the Settings -> System -> Factory Mode
2. Click on Advanced Setting
3. This will bring up a password prompt. Enter “688612” and press OK
BGM3 wroteNo sound is most likely an open loop, check the connection at the back of the head unit, there are two slots make sure it's in the right one, and check other connections on the FO splitter cable you installed.Also there have been a few posts here that these are symptoms of an open MOST Loop.
tdott wroteAh, I see. I triple checked all of the connections and they are correct. So it's either the FO splitter or the unit itself. I contacted Mr12Volt support.No sound is most likely an open loop, check the connection at the back of the head unit, there are two slots make sure it's in the right one, and check other connections on the FO splitter cable you installed.
Also coding should be done before the install, once the Plug and plug harness is installed, you won't be able to code the CIC anymore.
BGM3 wroteThere's a simpler method to allow you to root cause this, assuming the car was working correctly before hand.Ah, I see. I triple checked all of the connections and they are correct. So it's either the FO splitter or the unit itself. I contacted Mr12Volt support.
Just wondering, what about the harness makes it so that you can't code CIC after it's installed? I've seen plenty of posts about the coding being done after the install.
drwankel wroteThank you for clarifying the coding situation, and for the details on how to root cause the open MOST loop. I did the coding, then re-connected the Mr12Volt system and still had the same issue. Unplugging the FO connection at the unit I did not see any light. Even though I thought the connections were correct I think I did have the FO splitter installed wrong.There's a simpler method to allow you to root cause this, assuming the car was working correctly before hand.
Unplug the fiber optic connection on the mr12volt unit while the car is on. Do you see red light coming out of the cable? You should. If you don't, its not the unit. Assuming you don't, work your way backwards from the spliter. Is there light coming from fiber optic connection on the vehicle harness? There should be. Remember, MOST is a loop. Each device sends the signal to the next device in the loop. When the loop is broken, you just need to walk back to where you lose signal.
For the coding question, I think where this is possibly confusing some people is the previous mr12 volt boxes connected differently, by tapping into canbus at the idrive controller. People are able to code CIC with these versions installed.
The new oem microphone version uses a quadlock adapter with the cic unit quadlock plug. Something about connecting this way appears to break the ability to code the CIC unit.
I noticed that the vehicle harness FO connection does not output light when the system is on, but the CIC unit does. I think that I installed the original FO connection into the quad-lock adapter harness and the FO splitter into the CIC unit.
BGM3 wroteRemove the Mr12Volt harnesses and plug the stock harness back into the CIC and see if your CIC is working and has sound.I think that I installed the original FO connection into the quad-lock adapter harness and the FO splitter into the CIC unit.
tdott wroteAfter messing around with the connections, I was able to get it to work. I think that I had the FO splitter routed incorrectly. Finished up the install yesterday and its working great.Remove the Mr12Volt harnesses and plug the stock harness back into the CIC and see if your CIC is working and has sound.
Keep trying, sometimes you think its right but it's not, you just have to find it.
drwankel wroteThere's a simpler method to allow you to root cause this, assuming the car was working correctly before hand.
Unplug the fiber optic connection on the mr12volt unit while the car is on. Do you see red light coming out of the cable? You should. If you don't, its not the unit. Assuming you don't, work your way backwards from the spliter. Is there light coming from fiber optic connection on the vehicle harness? There should be. Remember, MOST is a loop. Each device sends the signal to the next device in the loop. When the loop is broken, you just need to walk back to where you lose signal.
For the coding question, I think where this is possibly confusing some people is the previous mr12 volt boxes connected differently, by tapping into canbus at the idrive controller. People are able to code CIC with these versions installed.
The new oem microphone version uses a quadlock adapter with the cic unit quadlock plug. Something about connecting this way appears to break the ability to code the CIC unit.
drwankel So I just installed the mr12volt CIC in my car and did not catch the post about coding needs to be done prior to installing. I can't believe this is not included in the instructions from mr12volt. Using Bimmercode, I can confirm that I can no longer see the headunit module in Bimmercode. Do you know exactly what I must uninstall to do the coding? Is it just the quadlock or everything (quad lock, LVDS, MOST cable)?
greyspoke wroteI dont own the new unit, but I would suspect that you would need to remove the quadlock adapter, put the most vehicle harness most connector back in the factory quadlock and reconnect to the CIC unit.
drwankel wroteThanks for the quick reply. I'll be working on this tonight or tomorrow and post an update for everyone once I'm finished.I dont own the new unit, but I would suspect that you would need to remove the quadlock adapter, put the most vehicle harness most connector back in the factory quadlock and reconnect to the CIC unit.
I dont think youd need to touch the LVDS stuff.
greyspoke wroteJust to follow up as promised, got in the car today and mr12volt was recognized. No coding ended up being needed. I do not have a cd changer and the extra MOST loop cable was not used. I estimate that I started the car about 5 times since I did the hardware install before the car automatically recognized my “cd changer” aka the mr12volt.Thanks for the quick reply. I'll be working on this tonight or tomorrow and post an update for everyone once I'm finished.
gh0stE92M3 wroteDitto this question. I have an old camera from my AlekShop box and trying to figure out if I can reuse, or need to get new camera (and rerun the new wiresHas there been an updated rear camera anyone recommends? Or is it still the one from before? I have the one that’s been posted before and haven’t installed it yet but I think I’m finally going to do it but wanted to see if there was a newer one that anyone recommends. I know people have claimed the camera low light vision sucks at night or during low light. So seeing if anyone is using one better?
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