Hi everyone, have been trying to install DAB today and ran into a few problems.
I bought a DAB radio module 4F0 035 061 B from ebay.de for £140, then bought the amplifier (4F9 035 225 S), 3 pin connector (1C0 983 119 B), captive nut (WHT 000 011) and screw (N 106 569 01) from Audi, along with a couple of repair wires, all of which cost me £55.91. I then bought a 6m cable with Fakra connectors to connect the radio module to the amplifier from Car Electronics on Ebay for £10..
Following this thread - VW Audi Forum - The #1 VW Group Community - I started by removing the interior trim I need to take out in order to run the cabling, and install the amplifier. As I didn't fancy soldering the wiring to the window, I bought some conductive paint but I just couldn't get on with it at all, too thin and was taking way too long to dry. So for the time being I have gaffer taped the cable conductors to just test that everything works, and think I have found another solution so just waiting for that to arrive.
I then took out my old radio unit, fitted the DAB radio unit, and connected up the 3 existing connectors and the new DAB amplifier connection. I turned the ignition on to see whether it had worked. I could now select DAB, and there was a huge list of DAB stations, but no audio. So I took the car to my friends garage as he has VCDS and borrowed his laptop. I enabled digital radio in the application list, but still no joy. I did a full scan and got the following:
Thursday,08,September,2016,16:50:54:55487
VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 10 x64
VCDS Version: 16.8.1.3 (x64)
Data version: 20160902 DS256
Ross-Tech: Home
VIN: WAUZZZ4F7BN071876 License Plate:
Chassis Type: 4F (4F0)
Scan: 01 02 03 05 08 09 0E 0F 15 16 17 19 42 46 4F 52 53 55 56 5F
62 72 76
VIN: WAUZZZ4F7BN071876 Mileage: 174060km-108155miles
01-Engine -- Status: OK 0000
02-Auto Trans -- Status: OK 0000
03-ABS Brakes -- Status: OK 0000
04-Steering Angle -- Status: OK 0000
05-Acc/Start Auth. -- Status: OK 0000
08-Auto HVAC -- Status: OK 0000
09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: OK 0000
0E-Media Player 1 -- Status: OK 0000
0F-Digital Radio -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
15-Airbags -- Status: OK 0000
16-Steering wheel -- Status: OK 0000
17-Instruments -- Status: OK 0000
19-CAN Gateway -- Status: Malfunction 0010
42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000
46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000
4F-Centr. Electr. II -- Status: OK 0000
52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000
53-Parking Brake -- Status: OK 0000
55-Headlight Range -- Status: OK 0000
56-Radio -- Status: Malfunction 0010
5F-Information Electr. -- Status: Malfunction 0010
62-Door, Rear Left -- Status: OK 0000
72-Door, Rear Right -- Status: OK 0000
76-Park Assist -- Status: OK 0000
And the relevant fault codes:
Address 0F: Digital Radio
Cannot be reached
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 19: CAN Gateway (J533) Labels: 4F0-907-468.clb
Part No SW: 4F0 907 468 M HW: 4F0 907 468 F
Component: GW-BEM 4CAN-M H06 0035
Revision: LB100029 Serial number: 2900L113058029
Coding: 000303
Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573
VCID: 3979D9BEB0812D8AA9-806C
Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 915 181 C HW: 8K0 915 181 C
Component: J367-BDM H07 0125
Serial number: 00000000002790711947
2 Faults Found:
02095 - Component Protection Active
000 - -
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 1
Fault Frequency: 2
Reset counter: 180
Mileage: 174061 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 15:03:49
Freeze Frame:
Bin. Bits: 10111
Voltage: 11.60 V
Count: 7
Text: FF30746C20023100
Text: FF30746C20023100
(no units): 29688.0
(no units): 49.0
02230 - Digital Radio (DAB) (R147)
004 - No Signal/Communication
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100100
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 180
Mileage: 174066 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 16:36:11
Freeze Frame:
Bin. Bits: 10111
Voltage: 11.90 V
Count: 7
Bin. Bits: 10011
Address 56: Radio (R) Labels: Redir Fail!
Part No SW: 4F0 035 061 H HW: 4F0 035 061
Component: Radio U DAB H45 0048
Revision: AB001007 Serial number: 343H$097527664
Coding: 010105010000000002
Shop #: WSC 06443 128 28888
VCID: 214911DE3811554A81-8074
2 Faults Found:
02095 - Component Protection Active
000 - -
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 4
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 179
Mileage: 174061 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 15:02:56
02095 - Component Protection Active
008 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00101000
Fault Priority: 4
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 219
Mileage: 174061 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 15:02:56
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 5F: Information Electr. (J794) Labels: 4E0-035-6xx-5F.clb
Part No SW: 4E0 035 666 H HW: 4E0 035 666 C
Component: H-BN-EU H51 0174
Revision: -------- Serial number: 454CX0B7583260
Coding: 010101010002C3ED01000315EF6300030001
Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573
VCID: 2B55F3F64ADD8F1A2B-807E
Subsystem 1 - Part No: 8R0 060 884 N
Component: EUR 2011 1205
Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8F0 919 604 HW: 8F0 919 604
Component: DU7 High H43 0098
Serial number: 9466C-0B0546169
Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 4F0 910 609 E HW: 4F2 919 611 M
Component: Bedienteil MM H01 0060
Serial number: 00000001804936
Subsystem 4 - Part No: 8R0 060 961 A
Component: CD-Database 2712
3 Faults Found:
03276 - Please Check Software Version Management
000 - -
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 6
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 180
Mileage: 174066 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 16:35:21
Freeze Frame:
Voltage: 12.40 V
00384 - Optical Databus
011 - Open Circuit - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00101011
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 220
Mileage: 174066 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 16:33:17
Freeze Frame:
Voltage: 12.70 V
00822 - Connection DSP to Radio
004 - No Signal/Communication
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100100
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 180
Mileage: 174066 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 16:35:24
Freeze Frame:
Voltage: 12.60 V
So for the time being I have connected the old radio unit up until I can try and work out what's going on. The component protection codes I was expecting, but not the others, so I've been trying to do a bit of research. Seems that the 03276 - Please Check Software Version Management fault code can be easily sorted. What concerns me more at the moment is the 00384 - Optical Databus intermittent open circuit, 00822 - Connection DSP to Radio and 02230 - Digital Radio (DAB) (R147). I am going to try cancelling the 384 code to see if the code was cause by swapping the MOST connector over to the new radio unit. There is definitely a light out of the optical cable. The other 2 I have not found much info on yet, not in English at least. I'm just hoping the radio unit isn't faulty.
Has anybody seen this issue before themselves?
Thanks for reading.
I bought a DAB radio module 4F0 035 061 B from ebay.de for £140, then bought the amplifier (4F9 035 225 S), 3 pin connector (1C0 983 119 B), captive nut (WHT 000 011) and screw (N 106 569 01) from Audi, along with a couple of repair wires, all of which cost me £55.91. I then bought a 6m cable with Fakra connectors to connect the radio module to the amplifier from Car Electronics on Ebay for £10..
Following this thread - VW Audi Forum - The #1 VW Group Community - I started by removing the interior trim I need to take out in order to run the cabling, and install the amplifier. As I didn't fancy soldering the wiring to the window, I bought some conductive paint but I just couldn't get on with it at all, too thin and was taking way too long to dry. So for the time being I have gaffer taped the cable conductors to just test that everything works, and think I have found another solution so just waiting for that to arrive.
I then took out my old radio unit, fitted the DAB radio unit, and connected up the 3 existing connectors and the new DAB amplifier connection. I turned the ignition on to see whether it had worked. I could now select DAB, and there was a huge list of DAB stations, but no audio. So I took the car to my friends garage as he has VCDS and borrowed his laptop. I enabled digital radio in the application list, but still no joy. I did a full scan and got the following:
Thursday,08,September,2016,16:50:54:55487
VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 10 x64
VCDS Version: 16.8.1.3 (x64)
Data version: 20160902 DS256
Ross-Tech: Home
VIN: WAUZZZ4F7BN071876 License Plate:
Chassis Type: 4F (4F0)
Scan: 01 02 03 05 08 09 0E 0F 15 16 17 19 42 46 4F 52 53 55 56 5F
62 72 76
VIN: WAUZZZ4F7BN071876 Mileage: 174060km-108155miles
01-Engine -- Status: OK 0000
02-Auto Trans -- Status: OK 0000
03-ABS Brakes -- Status: OK 0000
04-Steering Angle -- Status: OK 0000
05-Acc/Start Auth. -- Status: OK 0000
08-Auto HVAC -- Status: OK 0000
09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: OK 0000
0E-Media Player 1 -- Status: OK 0000
0F-Digital Radio -- Status: Cannot be reached 1100
15-Airbags -- Status: OK 0000
16-Steering wheel -- Status: OK 0000
17-Instruments -- Status: OK 0000
19-CAN Gateway -- Status: Malfunction 0010
42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000
46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000
4F-Centr. Electr. II -- Status: OK 0000
52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000
53-Parking Brake -- Status: OK 0000
55-Headlight Range -- Status: OK 0000
56-Radio -- Status: Malfunction 0010
5F-Information Electr. -- Status: Malfunction 0010
62-Door, Rear Left -- Status: OK 0000
72-Door, Rear Right -- Status: OK 0000
76-Park Assist -- Status: OK 0000
And the relevant fault codes:
Address 0F: Digital Radio
Cannot be reached
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 19: CAN Gateway (J533) Labels: 4F0-907-468.clb
Part No SW: 4F0 907 468 M HW: 4F0 907 468 F
Component: GW-BEM 4CAN-M H06 0035
Revision: LB100029 Serial number: 2900L113058029
Coding: 000303
Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573
VCID: 3979D9BEB0812D8AA9-806C
Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 915 181 C HW: 8K0 915 181 C
Component: J367-BDM H07 0125
Serial number: 00000000002790711947
2 Faults Found:
02095 - Component Protection Active
000 - -
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 1
Fault Frequency: 2
Reset counter: 180
Mileage: 174061 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 15:03:49
Freeze Frame:
Bin. Bits: 10111
Voltage: 11.60 V
Count: 7
Text: FF30746C20023100
Text: FF30746C20023100
(no units): 29688.0
(no units): 49.0
02230 - Digital Radio (DAB) (R147)
004 - No Signal/Communication
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100100
Fault Priority: 3
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 180
Mileage: 174066 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 16:36:11
Freeze Frame:
Bin. Bits: 10111
Voltage: 11.90 V
Count: 7
Bin. Bits: 10011
Address 56: Radio (R) Labels: Redir Fail!
Part No SW: 4F0 035 061 H HW: 4F0 035 061
Component: Radio U DAB H45 0048
Revision: AB001007 Serial number: 343H$097527664
Coding: 010105010000000002
Shop #: WSC 06443 128 28888
VCID: 214911DE3811554A81-8074
2 Faults Found:
02095 - Component Protection Active
000 - -
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 4
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 179
Mileage: 174061 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 15:02:56
02095 - Component Protection Active
008 - Implausible Signal - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00101000
Fault Priority: 4
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 219
Mileage: 174061 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 15:02:56
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 5F: Information Electr. (J794) Labels: 4E0-035-6xx-5F.clb
Part No SW: 4E0 035 666 H HW: 4E0 035 666 C
Component: H-BN-EU H51 0174
Revision: -------- Serial number: 454CX0B7583260
Coding: 010101010002C3ED01000315EF6300030001
Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573
VCID: 2B55F3F64ADD8F1A2B-807E
Subsystem 1 - Part No: 8R0 060 884 N
Component: EUR 2011 1205
Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8F0 919 604 HW: 8F0 919 604
Component: DU7 High H43 0098
Serial number: 9466C-0B0546169
Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 4F0 910 609 E HW: 4F2 919 611 M
Component: Bedienteil MM H01 0060
Serial number: 00000001804936
Subsystem 4 - Part No: 8R0 060 961 A
Component: CD-Database 2712
3 Faults Found:
03276 - Please Check Software Version Management
000 - -
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100000
Fault Priority: 6
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 180
Mileage: 174066 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 16:35:21
Freeze Frame:
Voltage: 12.40 V
00384 - Optical Databus
011 - Open Circuit - Intermittent
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 00101011
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 220
Mileage: 174066 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 16:33:17
Freeze Frame:
Voltage: 12.70 V
00822 - Connection DSP to Radio
004 - No Signal/Communication
Freeze Frame:
Fault Status: 01100100
Fault Priority: 5
Fault Frequency: 1
Reset counter: 180
Mileage: 174066 km
Time Indication: 0
Date: 2016.09.08
Time: 16:35:24
Freeze Frame:
Voltage: 12.60 V
So for the time being I have connected the old radio unit up until I can try and work out what's going on. The component protection codes I was expecting, but not the others, so I've been trying to do a bit of research. Seems that the 03276 - Please Check Software Version Management fault code can be easily sorted. What concerns me more at the moment is the 00384 - Optical Databus intermittent open circuit, 00822 - Connection DSP to Radio and 02230 - Digital Radio (DAB) (R147). I am going to try cancelling the 384 code to see if the code was cause by swapping the MOST connector over to the new radio unit. There is definitely a light out of the optical cable. The other 2 I have not found much info on yet, not in English at least. I'm just hoping the radio unit isn't faulty.
Has anybody seen this issue before themselves?
Thanks for reading.