Audio System - No Sound in 'iPod' Mode
SI B 65 05 04Sound System, Cruise, Alarms, Monitors
July 2004
Technical Service
SUBJECT
iPod Interface Radio Cable Wired Incorrectly
MODEL
E46 (3 Series)
SITUATION
No audio in iPod mode in E46 vehicles. The first 170 E46 iPod Interface Kits shipped to centers have an incorrectly wired radio cable.
CAUSE
Wiring error in the 10-pin audio connector on the radio cable included in the E46 iPod Interface Kit (P/N 65 11 0 392 133).
PROCEDURE
1. Remove the housing of the black 10-pin audio connector on the iPod Interface radio cable (2).
2. Remove the three wires from the incorrect pin locations of the 10-pin audio connector on the iPod Interface radio cable (using pin removal tool P/N 61 1 34).
3. Re-insert the three wires in the correct pin locations and the two telephone audio pins which must be moved from the factory radio wiring hamess. Connect the wires to the 10-pin audio connector on the iPod Interface radio cable as described.
4. Re-install the black housing on the 10-pin audio connector.
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