Axxess AX-AU12-SWC Installation Instructions Manual

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CAUTION!

All accessories, switches, climate controls panels, and especially air bag indicator lights must be connected before cycling the ignition. Also, do not remove the factory radio with the key in the on position, or while the vehicle is running.

AX-AU12-SWC

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

INTERFACE FEATURES

INTERFACE COMPONENTS

TOOLS REQUIRED

• Wire cutter • Crimp tool• Solder gun • Tape

• Connectors (example: butt-connectors, bell caps, etc.)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Connections to be made .......................................................2-6

- For LD-BX-AU1 applications equipped with a Bose amp ........2

- For LD-BX-AU1 applications equipped without a Bose amp ..3

- For LD-BX-AU2 applications equipped with a Bose amp ........4

- For LD-BX-AU2 applications equipped without a Bose amp . . 5

- 3.5mm jack steering wheel control retention .........................6

Installing the AX-AU12-SWC ..................................................... 6

Initializing the AX-AU12-SWC ................................................... 6

Troubleshooting the AX-AU12-SWC .........................................6

Steering wheel control settings ...........................................7-9

L.E.D. feedback .....................................................................7

Changing radio type ............................................................7

Remapping the steering wheel control buttons .............. 8

Dual assignment instructions (long button press) .......... 9

Resetting the AX-AU12-SWC .............................................. 10

Audi Data Interface with SWC 2002-2015

APPLICATIONS

• Provides accessory power (12-volt 10-amp)

• Retains R.A.P. (retained accessory power)

• Provides NAV outputs (parking brake, reverse, speed sense)

• Retains audio controls on the steering wheel

• Designed for both Bose, and non-Bose models

• Retains balance and fade

• Micro “B” USB updatable

• AX-AU12-SWC interface

• LD-BX-AU1 harness

• LD-BX-AU2 harness

• 16-pin harness with stripped leads

• Female 3.5mm connector with stripped leads

AUDI

Applications below use LD-BX-AU1:

A3 * 2006-2013 A4/RS 4/S4 w/ NAV 2005-2008 A4/RS 4/S4 2007-2008 A4/RS 4/S4* 2006 A4/S4

Convertible

2009

TT/TTS 2008-2015

Applications below use LD-BX-AU2:

A3 † 2006-2007 A4/S4 ‡ 2006 A4/S4 2002-2005 A6/RS 6/S6 2002-2004 allroad 2004-2005 TT 2002-2006

* Only for models with either a Symphony Plus or a NAV radio.

† Non-navigation Concert or Symphony radio only

‡ Non-navigation Symphony radio only

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CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE (LD-BX-AU1 APPLICATIONS)

Attention! This interface will work with models that are equipped with or without a Bose ampliﬁer. Please follow the instructions carefully for your model vehicle. Failure to do so will result in improper sound. If you are unsure if your vehicle is equipped with a Bose ampliﬁer or not, please contact your local dealership.

For models equipped

with

a Bose sound system:

From the 16-pin harness with stripped leads to the aftermarket radio:

• Connect the Red wire to the accessory wire.

• Connect the Orange wire to the illumination wire. If the aftermarket radio does not have an illumination wire, tape off and disregard the Orange wire.

• Connect the Blue/White wire to the amp turn on wire. This wire must be connected to hear sound from the factory ampliﬁer.

Note:

There is a Blue wire on the LD-BX-AU1 harness to connect as well.

The following (2) wires are for multimedia/navigation radios that require these wires. If not

required, tape them off and disregard them.

• Connect the Green/Purple wire to the reverse wire.

• Connect the Light Green wire to the parking brake wire.

• Tape off and disregard the following (9) wires, they will not be used in this application:

Blue/Pink, Green, Green/Black, Purple, Purple/Black, White, White/Black, Gray and Gray/Black.

From the LD-BX-AU1 harness to the aftermarket radio:

• Connect both the Black and Black/White wires to the ground wire.

• Connect the Yellow wire to the battery wire.

• Connect the Blue wire to the amp turn on wire. This wire must be connected to hear sound from the factory ampliﬁer.

The following (1) wire is for a multimedia/navigation radio that requires this wire. If not

required, tape it off and disregard it.

• Connect the Blue/Pink wire to the speed sense wire (V.S.S.), if applicable.

• Connect the White RCA jack to the left front RCA output.

• Connect the Gray RCA jack to the right front RCA output

• Connect the Green RCA jack to the left rear RCA output.

• Connect the Purple RCA jack to the right rear RCA output.

Note:

It is highly recommended that the radio being used has (2) sets of RCA

outputs to

retain balance and fade; (3) sets if a subwoofer ampliﬁer will be added

• Tape off and disregard the following (8) wires, they will not be used in this application: Green, Green/Black, Purple, Purple/Black, White, White/Black, Gray, and Gray/Black.

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For models equipped

without

a Bose sound system:

From the 16-pin harness with stripped leads to the aftermarket radio:

• Connect the (2) Red wires to the accessory wire.

• Connect the Orange wire to the illumination wire. If the aftermarket radio does not have an illumination wire, tape off and disregard the Orange wire.

• Connect the Blue/White wire to the amp turn on wire. This wire must be connected to hear sound from the factory ampliﬁer.

Note:

There is a Blue wire on the LD-BX-AU1 harness to connect as well.

The following (2) wires are for multimedia/navigation radios that require these wires. If not

required, tape them off and disregard them.

• Connect the Green/Purple wire to the reverse wire, if applicable.

• Connect the Light Green wire to the parking brake wire, if applicable.

• Tape off and disregard the following (9) wires, they will not be used in this application:

Blue/Pink, Green, Green/Black, Purple, Purple/Black, White, White/Black, Gray and Gray/ Black.

From the LD-BX-AU1 harness to the aftermarket radio:

• Connect both the Black and Black/White wires to the ground wire.

• Connect the Yellow wire to the battery wire.

• Connect the Blue wire to the amp turn on wire. This wire must be connected to hear sound from the factory ampliﬁer.

The following (1) wire is for a multimedia/navigation radio that requires this wire. If not

required, tape it off and disregard it.

• Connect the Blue/Pink wire to the speed sense wire (V.S.S.), if applicable.

• Connect the Green RCA jack to the left rear RCA output.

• Connect the Purple RCA jack to the right rear RCA output.

• Disregard the White RCA jack, it will not be used in this application.

• Disregard the Gray RCA jack, it will not be used in this application.

• Connect the Gray wire to the right front positive speaker output.

• Connect the Gray/Black wire to the right front negative speaker output.

• Connect the White wire to the left front positive speaker output.

• Connect the White/Black wire to the left front negative speaker output.

• Tape off and disregard the following (4) wires, they will not be used in this application: Green, Green/Black, Purple and Purple/Black.

Continue to 3.5mm jack steering wheel control retention

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Attention! This interface will work with models that are either Bose ampliﬁed, or non-Bose ampliﬁed. Please follow the instructions carefully for your model vehicle. Failure to do so will result in improper sound. If you are unsure if your vehicle is Bose ampliﬁed or not, please contact your local dealership.

For models equipped

with

a Bose sound system:

From the 16-pin harness with stripped leads to the aftermarket radio:

• Connect the Red wire to the accessory wire.

• If the aftermarket radio has an illumination wire, connect the Orange/White wire to it.

• Connect the Blue/White wire to the amp turn on wire.

Note:

There is a Blue/White wire on the BX-AU2 harness to connect as well

The following (3) wires are for multimedia/navigation radios that require these wires. If not

required, tape them off and disregard them.

• Connect the Blue/Pink wire to the VSS/speed-sense wire.

• Connect the Green/Purple wire to the reverse wire.

• Connect the Light Green wire to the parking brake wire.

• Tape off and disregard the following (8) wires, they will not be used in this application:

Green, Green/Black, Purple, Purple/Black, White, White/Black, Gray, and Gray/Black.

From the LD-BX-AU2 harness to the aftermarket radio:

• Connect the Black wire to the ground wire.

• Connect the Yellow wire to the battery wire.

• Connect the Blue/White wire to the amp turn on wire.

• Connect the White RCA jack to the left front RCA output.

• Connect the Gray RCA jack to the right front RCA output.

• Connect the Green RCA jack to the left rear RCA output.

• Connect the Purple RCA jack to the right rear RCA output.

Note:

It is highly recommended that the radio being used has (2) sets of RCA outputs to

retain balance and fade; (3) sets if a subwoofer ampliﬁer will be added.

• Tape off and disregard the following (8) wires, they will not be used in this application: Purple, Purple/Black, Green, Green/Black, Gray, Gray/Black, White and White/Black

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CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE (LD-BX-AU2 APPLICATIONS)

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For models equipped

without

a Bose sound system:

From the 16-pin harness with stripped leads to the aftermarket radio:

• Connect the Red wire to the accessory wire.

• If the aftermarket radio has an illumination wire, connect the Orange/White wire to it.

• Connect the Blue/White wire to the amp turn on wire.

• Connect the Purple RCA jack to the right rear RCA output.

• Connect the Green RCA jack to the left rear RCA output.

• Disregard the Gray RCA jack, it will not be used in this application.

• Disregard the White RCA jack, it will not be used in this application.

The following (3) wires are for multimedia/navigation radios that require these wires. If not

required, tape them off and disregard them.

• Connect the Blue/Pink wire to the VSS/speed-sense wire.

• Connect the Green/Purple wire to the reverse wire.

• Connect the Light Green wire to the parking brake wire.

• Tape off and disregard the following (9) wires, they will not be used in this application:

Purple, Purple/Black, Green, Green/Black, Gray, Gray/Black, White and White/Black.

From the LD-BX-AU2 harness to the aftermarket radio:

• Connect the Black wire to the ground wire.

• Connect the Yellow wire to the battery wire.

• Connect the Blue/White wire to the amp turn on wire.

• Connect the Gray wire to the right front positive speaker output.

• Connect the Gray/Black wire to the right front negative speaker output.

• Connect the White wire to the left front positive speaker output.

• Connect the White/Black wire to the left front negative speaker output.

• Tape off and disregard the following (4) wires, they will not be used in this application: Purple, Purple/Black, Green and Green/Black.

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CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE (LD-BX-AU2 APPLICATIONS)

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3.5mm jack steering wheel control retention:

• The 3.5mm jack is to be used to retain audio controls on the steering wheel.

• For the radios listed below, connect the included

female 3.5mm connector with stripped leads

to the

male 3.5mm SWC jack from the LD-BX-AU1 or LD-BX-AU2 harness. Any remaining wires tape off and disregard

•

Eclipse: Connect the steering wheel control wire, normally Brown, to the Brown/White wire of the connector. Then connect the remaining steering wheel control wire, normally Brown/White, to the Brown wire of the connector

•

Metra OE:

Connect the steering wheel control Key 1 wire

(Gray)

to the

Brown

wire.

•

Kenwood or select JVC with a steering wheel control wire:

Connect the

Blue/Yellow

wire to the

Brown

wire.

Note:

If your Kenwood radio auto detects as a JVC, manually set the radio type to Kenwood. See

the instructions under changing radio type.

•

XITE:

Connect the steering wheel control SWC-2 wire from the radio to the

Brown

wire.

•

Parrot Asteroid Smart or Tablet:

Connect the 3.5mm jack into the AX-SWC-PARROT (sold separately),

and then connect the 4-pin connector from the AX-SWC-PARROT into the radio

Note:

The radio must be updated to rev. 2.1.4 or higher software.

•

Universal “2 or 3 wire” radio:

Connect the steering wheel control wire, referred to as Key-A or

SWC-1, to the

Brown

wire of the connector. Then connect the remaining steering wheel control wire,

referred to as Key-B or SWC-2, to the

Brown/White

wire of the connector. If the radio comes with a

third wire for ground, disregard this wire

Note:

After the interface has been programmed to the vehicle, refer to the manual provided with

the radio for assigning the SWC buttons. Contact the radio manufacturer for more information.

• For all other radios: Connect the 3.5mm jack from the LD-BX-AU1 or LD-BX-AU2 harness, into the jack on the aftermarket radio designated for an external steering wheel control interface. Please refer to the aftermarket radios manual if in doubt as to where the 3.5mm jack goes to.

CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE (CONT) INSTALLING THE AX-AU12-SWC

With the key in the off position:

• Connect the 16-pin harness with stripped leads, and either the LD-BX-AU1 or LD-BX-AU2 harness, into the interface.

• Connect either the LD-BX-AU1 or LD-BX-AU2 harness, to the wiring harness into the vehicle.

Note:

If retaining steering wheel controls, ensure the jack/wire is connected before

proceeding onto the next step.

• For the steps below, the Red L.E.D. (located inside the interface, next to the potentiometer) can only be seen while active. The interface does not need to be opened to see the L.E.D.

• Turn the key (or push-to-start button) to the ignition position, the L.E.D. will turn on.

• Within a minute, the L.E.D. will turn off for a couple seconds, then ﬂash slowly (up to (18) times, indicating which radio is connected to the interface), and then turn off. Pay close attention as to how many slow ﬂashes there are. This will help in troubleshooting, if need be. Refer to the L.E.D. feedback section for more information.

• Within a few seconds the L.E.D. will turn on, and the radio will turn off.

• Within a minute the L.E.D. will turn off, and the radio will come back on, indicating the initialization process is successful.

Note:

If the radio does not come back on within a minute, the interface is not communicating to the vehicle. Turn the key off, check all connections, and then try again. The interface may need to be reset at this point.

• If the vehicle has engine noise after installing the AX-AU12-SWC, use Axxess part number AX-AGL610, qty. (2) for Bose, qty. (1) for non-Bose.

INITIALIZING THE AX-AU12-SWC

TROUBLESHOOTING

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STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SETTINGS

Changing radio type

If the LED ﬂashes do not match the radio you have connected, you must manually program the AX-AU12-SWC to tell it what radio it is connected to.

1. After (3) seconds of turning the key on, press and hold the Volume-Down button on the steering wheel until the L.E.D. in the AX-AU12-SWC goes solid.

2. Release the Volume-Down button; the L.E.D. will go out indicating we are now in Changing Radio Type mode.

3. Refer to the Radio Legend (next page) to know which radio number you would like to have programmed.

4. Press and hold the Volume-Up button until the L.E.D. goes solid, and then release. Repeat this step for the desired radio number you have selected.

5. Once the desired radio number has been selected, press and hold the Volume-Down button on the steering wheel until the L.E.D. goes solid. The L.E.D. will remain on for about (3) seconds while it stores the new radio information.

6. Once the L.E.D. goes off, the Changing Radio Type mode will then end. You can now test the steering control wheel controls.

Note:

If at any time the user fails to press any button for a period longer than (10)

seconds, this process will abort.

Attention:

The Axxess Updater App can also be used to program the following (3) sub-sections as

well, pending that the interface has been initialized and programmed.

L.E.D. feedback

The (18) Red L.E.D. ﬂashes represent what brand radio the AX-AU12-SWC believes it is connected to. Each ﬂash represents a different radio manufacturer. For example, if you are installing a JVC radio, the AX-AU12-SWC will ﬂash (5) times. Following is a legend that dictates which manufacturer corresponds to which ﬂash.

L.E.D. feedback legend

* Note:

If the AX-AU12-SWC ﬂashes Red (7) times, and you do not have an Alpine radio connected to it, that means the AX-AU12-SWC does not detect a radio connected it. Verify that the 3.5mm jack is connected to the correct steering wheel jack/wire in the radio.

** Note:

Part number AX-SWC-PARROT is required (sold separately). Also, the Parrot radio must be updated to rev. 2.1.4 or higher through www.parrot.com.

† Note:

If you have a Clarion radio and the steering wheel controls do not work, change the radio type to the other Clarion radio type; same for Eclipse. The following section explains how to do this

‡ Note:

If you have a Kenwood radio and the L.E.D. feedback comes back as showing as a JVC

radio, change the radio type to a Kenwood. The following section explains how to do this.

1 ﬂash - Eclipse (Type 1) † 2 ﬂashes - Kenwood ‡ 3 ﬂashes - Clarion (Type 1) † 4 ﬂashes - Sony / Dual 5 ﬂashes - JVC 6

ﬂashes -

Pioneer / Jensen 7 ﬂashes - Alpine * 8 ﬂashes - Visteon 9 ﬂashes - Valor

10 ﬂashes - Clarion (Type 2) † 11 ﬂashes - Metra OE 12 ﬂashes - Eclipse (Type 2) † 13 ﬂashes - LG 14 ﬂashes - Parrot ** 15 ﬂashes - XITE 16 ﬂashes - Philips 17 ﬂashes - TBD 18 ﬂashes - JBL

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Radio legend

1. Eclipse (Type 1)

2. Kenwood

3. Clarion (Type 1)

4. Sony/Dual

5. JVC

6. Pioneer/Jensen

7. Alpine

8. Visteon

9. Valor

10. Clarion (Type 2)

11. Metra OE

12. Eclipse (Type 2)

13. LG

14. Parrot

15. XITE

16. Philips

17. TBD

18. JBL

Remapping the steering wheel control buttons

Let’s say you have AX-AU12-SWC initialized and you want to change the button assignment for the steering wheel controls. For example, you would like “Seek-Up” to be “Mute”. Follow the steps below to remap the steering wheel control buttons:

1. Ensure the AX-AU12-SWC is visible so you can see the L.E.D. ﬂashes to conﬁrm button recognition.

Tip:

Turning the radio off is recommended.

2. Within the ﬁrst 20 seconds of turning the ignition on, press and hold the “Volume-Up” button on the steering wheel until the L.E.D. goes solid.

3. Release “Volume-Up”, the L.E.D. will then go out; “Volume-Up” has now been programmed.

4. Follow the list in the Button Assignment Legend, to reference the order in which the steering wheel control buttons need to be programmed.

Note:

If the next function on the list is not on the steering wheel, press the Volume-Up button for (1) second until the L.E.D. comes on, and then release the Volume-Up button. This will tell the AX-AU12-SWC that this function is not available and it will move on to the next function.

5. To complete the remapping process, press and hold the Volume-Up button on the steering wheel until the L.E.D. in the AX-AU12-SWC goes out.

1. Volume-Up

2. Volume-Down

3. Seek-Up/Next

4. Seek-Down/Prev

5. Source/Mode

6. Mute

7. Preset-Up

8. Preset-Down

9. Power

10. Band

11. Play/Enter

12. PTT (Push to Talk)

13. On-Hook

14. Off-Hook

15. Fan-Up *

16. Fan-Down *

17. Temp-Up *

18. Temp-Down *

Button assignment legend

Note:

Not all radios will have all of these commands. Please refer to the manual provided with the radio, or contact the radio manufacturer for speciﬁc commands recognized by that particular radio.

* Not applicable in this application

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Dual assignment instructions (long button press)

The AX-AU12-SWC has the capability to assign (2) functions to a single button, except VolumeUp and Volume-Down. Follow the steps below to program the button(s) to your liking

Note: Seek-Up and Seek-Down come pre-programmed as Preset-Up and Preset-Down

for a long button press.

1. Turn on the ignition but do not start the vehicle.

2. Press and hold down the steering wheel control button that you want to assign a long press

function to for about (10) seconds, or until the L.E.D. ﬂashes rapidly. At this point release the button; the L.E.D. will then go solid.

Press and release the Volume-Up button the number of times corresponding to the new button number selected. Refer to the Dual Assignment Legend. The L.E.D. will ﬂash rapidly while the Volume-Up button is being pressed, and then go back to a solid L.E.D. once released. Go to the next step once the Volume-Up button has been pressed the desired number of times.

Caution:

If more than (10) seconds elapses between pressing the Volume-Up button, this

procedure will abort, and the L.E.D. will go out.

4. To store the long press button in memory, press the button that you assigned a long press button to (the button held down in Step 2). The L.E.D. will now go off indicating the new information has been stored.

Note:

These steps must be repeated for each button you would like to assign a dual purpose feature to. To reset a button back to its default state, repeat Step 1, and then press the Volume-Down button. The L.E.D. will go out, and the long press mapping for that button will be erased.

Dual assignment legend

1. Not allowed

2. Not allowed

3. Seek-Up/Next

4. Seek-Down/Prev

5. Mode/Source

6. ATT/Mute

7. Preset-Up

8. Preset-Down

9. Power

10. Band

11. Play/Enter

12. PTT

13. On-Hook

14. Off-Hook

15. Fan-Up *

16. Fan-Down *

17. Temp-Up *

18. Temp-Down *

* Not applicable in this application

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Resetting the AX-AU12-SWC

1. With the radio on, turn the potentiometer:

Note:

Before proceeding, remember the position the potentiometer is at.

Turn left the LED will come on hold until the LED goes out

Turn right the LED will come on hold until the LED goes out

Turn back left the LED will come on hold until the LED goes out

Turn right the LED will come on hold until the LED goes out

Turn back left the LED will begin to ﬂash rapidly

Turn back to the initial position

The rapid ﬂash means the interface is starting its re-programming process.

2. The L.E.D. inside the interface will turn off for a couple seconds, then ﬂash fast, then ﬂash slowly (up to (18) times, indicating which radio is connected to the interface), and then turn off. Pay close attention as to how many slow ﬂashes there are. This will help in troubleshooting, if need be. Refer to the L.E.D. feedback section for more information.

3. Within a few seconds the L.E.D. will turn on, and the radio will turn off.

4. Within a minute the L.E.D. will turn off, and the radio will come back on, indicating the

resetting and initialization process was successful.

STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SETTINGS (CONT)

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IMPORTANT If you are having difﬁculties with the installation of this product,

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

AX-AU12-SWC