1. Toggle Switch Setup 1.1 Choose the toggle switch setup by the size of your car’s screen Car Model 6.5 inch screen 8.8 & 10.2 inch screen 1 Series 5 & 7 Series 3 & 5 Series 6 Series 1 / 27...
2. Dashboard Removal Please scan QR code, view the detail via YouTube video on dashboard removal guidance. For 3/5/7 Series For 1/3/6 Series For X1/X3/X5/X6 Series For MINI 5 / 27...
After cable connection, by long press “MENU” or “BACK” button from iDrive knob, you can switch the system between the original CIC system and the CarPlay system. 3.3 Power cable connection 1 ) Connect the new cable harness to the OEM original power cable and the head unit. 2 ) If your car has fiber optic cable, you need to move the original fiber optic cable to the new harness.
3.4 LVDS cable connection 1) New LVDS cable (LVDS-CIC) connect to the head unit “LVDS IN” of the CarPlay box. 2) New LVDS cable (LVDS-OUT-CIC) connect to original LVDS cable and the “LVDS OUT” of the CarPlay box. Note: Wrong LVDS cables connections will cause black or red screen. 10 / 27...
3.5 iDrive CAN cable connection Carplay CAN All OUT connect to CP CAN ALL IN CP low Speed Can connect to iDrive CAN 3) Unplug the original iDrive power cable from the iDrive and reconnect it to the new iDrive CAN harness. Then plug the new cable into the iDrive.
MINI iDrive WiFi antenna and USB-AV cable connection Tip : A) The WiFi antenna cannot be placed close to metal objects. (The WiFi signal will lost if WiFi antenna is close to the metal objects.) B) The USB port in the USB-AV cable is used for software updates. Microphone cable connection 3.7.1 for Cars with original Microphone If your car is with original Microphone function, you need to use our Microphone extend cable and...
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Please scan the QR code, directly enter into YouTube video demo on how to connect the Microphone extend cable to the factory OEM Microphone. 16 / 27...
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3.7.2 for Cars without original OEM Microphone If your car doesn’t have factory Mic, you can use the aftermarket Mic. But the code NO.7 of toggle switch need to be set as “on” status. Aftermarket mic should be installed close to the driver position. 17 / 27...
3.8 The CarPlay interface decoder box should be put behind the head unit host or on the OEM head unit. on the OEM head unit Beside the OEM head unit In the glove box In the glove box 18 / 27...
3.9 Problem with red screen, black screen, half-screen, flashing screen: Please contact us for the correct toggle switch setup code and the correct lvds and iDrive CAN cable connection if you meet problems as in the follow chart Red screen Black screen Half-screen Flash screen...
4. CarPlay Decoder Sound Setup 4.1 Disconnect the Bluetooth between your phone and your car. 4.2 Before set the sound, you need to connect the decoder’s EXT-AUX cable to your car AUX port. 4.3 Set AUX Before using the CarPlay system, you need to set AUX, the CarPlay system will have sound. 1) Enter into the “Multimedia”...
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2) Click the “AUX front” 3) Keep original NBT system into “AUX front” 4) Long press “MENU” or “BACK” button from iDrive knob to switch into the decoder menu. 21 / 27...
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Please scan the QR code, view the detail via our YouTube video on sound setting guidance. CarPlay Decoder main interface 22 / 27...
5. Reverse Camera and Front Camera 5.1 Original camera setting Original OEM rear view camera function setting: click the “Setting” button from the decoder main menu, choose “Reverse”, then set the reverse camera into “Original”. the “Reverse line detect”, the “Reverse display track” and the “Reverse display radar” are set to “off”. 5.2 Aftermarket rear view camera cable connection 5.3 Aftermarket front view camera cable connection 23 / 27...
5.4 Setting for aftermarket reverse camera and front camera After finishing the aftermarket camera cables connection, you need to set the camera. Rear view camera setting: click the “Setting” button from the decoder main menu, choose “Reverse”, then set the reverse camera into “Aftermarket”. the “Reverse line detect”, the “Reverse display track”...
6. FAQ Questions 1: No sound during the call Solution: Disconnect the Bluetooth between your phone and your car. Questions 2: Echo sound during the call Solution: in the Audio setting, set the “Mic Echo PreConfig” into “5i”, then restart the engine. Questions 3: Siri function activation Solution:...
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If the steering wheel control buttons (voice control button, Tel button, voice “+” and “-“ buttons) don’t work, you need to set “ Enable Wheel Key” into “On” in the setting. 26 / 27...
7. Contact Us Please contact us via purchase platform if you need any help. Tip: before contacting us, please help us to collect the following information. 1. the order ID 2. the car model 3. the year of the car 4.
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