Audi RNS-E User Manual

Updated: 12/27/2005TeddyBGame RNS-E install:1)Slight modifications to plug/play adaptor2)Upgrading the climate control faceplate to the 2002+ color (o

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS Installation(Female connectors found behind your Symphony I & II head unit)Connector I –20 PinConnector II –8 Pin (Brown)Co

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation -(The Female 20 pin connector for Symphony I and II)20 pin (Connector I) split into three distinct sections:- Bl

Updated: 12/27/2005Courtesy of Ted Basile ( [email protected] ) RNS-E Installation – 20 Pin connector/pins (Symphony I only)20 Pin Connector (blu

Updated: 12/27/2005Used for removing the female pinsfrom 20 pin – Connector I (approx. $125)Used for removing the female pins from 8/10 pin – Connecto

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )Audi Part#: 000-979-018RNS-E Installation (custom cluster interface harness) –Pr

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation(Removing drivers’ side lower dash)Using an 8MM socket wrench you’ll need to unscrew the following screws to be a

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation –Preparation for removing the Instrument Cluster (2003 C5 A6 pictured)© Copyright – Ted Basile ( teddybgame@hotm

Updated: 12/27/2005Remove these two philips head screws. FYI - They are on tight, so make sure you have the correct size Phillips head; you don’t wan

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )RNS-E Installation – another option for removing the cluster (Rear of C5 A6 Inst

Updated: 12/27/2005Please note: These OEM modules control radio and telephone functions via the steering wheel and do not have anything to do with th

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation (Front view of Head unit) –Euro “P” and US “R” unit for C5 A6Courtesy – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )1b.

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation – (1999.5-2001 A6/S6/allroad – Symphony I) (Adding two pins/wires to grey connector for CAN H and CAN L)If you m

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation – (2002-2004/5 C5 A6/S6/RS6/allroad – Symphony II) (Taping into GALA/Speed sensor wire)© Copyright – Ted Basile

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation –(Location of GPS antenna/receiver behind cluster)Using 2” Velcro strips, I attached my GPS antenna up inside th

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation – Location of Reverse wire in C5 A6(optional: most plug and play harnesses won’t have this wire available)1w.Th

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation: Aided by OEM shipping plate(This is the optimal way to push in the RNS-E without damaging the faceplate)© Copy

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation: Finished!© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected]) 1y.

Updated: 12/27/2005US-Based Navigation ComponentsYou’ll notice the same kind of connectors here that you’d see behind a Symphony I or II head unit. D

Updated: 12/27/2005Upgrading the climate control faceplate To match the color of the RNS-E(for pre-2002 C5 A6/S6/allroad cars only)Please note: This

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation – Swapping climate control faceplate(Removing Symphony I head unit using radio removal tools)© Copyright – Ted B

Updated: 12/27/2005Thanks to Henry Liu / “BostonDriver” for this pictureRNS-E – Removal of C5 Climate Control Unit2c.Please note: Use a 8MM socket to

Updated: 12/27/2005© Courtesy of KUFATEC.deRNS-E Installation (AM/FM and GPS antenna/connectors) –Preparation for conversion from Symphony I/II to RNS

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )RNS-E – Removal of C5 Climate Control Unit(rear clips – only when a Symphony I /

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )RNS-E Installation – C5 A6/S6/RS6/allroad climate control faceplates(rear of cli

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )RNS-E – Removal of C5 Climate Control Faceplate2f.Front sideBack side

Updated: 12/27/2005Please note: These pictures do not do an accurate job of distinguishing the color differences between these two versions.Pre-2002(

Updated: 12/27/2005Without heated seats or cold-weather packageRNS-E Installation – C5 A6/S6/RS6/allroad climate control faceplates(from 2002-2004/200

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation – C5 A6/S6/RS6/allroad climate control faceplate(RNS-E and 2002+ climate control faceplate – The Finished Produc

Updated: 12/27/2005OEM RNS-E or Symphony II (with SAT button):Plug-and-Play cable to enable audio “pass-through” for:OEM SAT tuner (Sirius or XM) and:

Updated: 12/27/2005Parts list• Kenwood Cable (model#: CA-C2EX) – source: www.crutchfield.com• T8s Connector (Audi part# 3D0-972-708; order just one)

Updated: 12/27/2005OEM SAT Tuner Installation (Removing drivers’ side lower dash for access to power/ground sources)Using an 8MM socket wrench you’ll

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected]) Ignition Power = “75X”Constant Battery Power = “30”(the OEM SAT tuner can run of

Updated: 12/27/2005Special Thanks to Avantiex for these pictures 1d.RNS-E Installation (Rearview of Head unit) – for C5 A6 CommunityConnection for:- D

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )Audi Part#: 000-979-018CAN H & L wires will be routed to the 20 pin connecto

Updated: 12/27/2005Courtesy of Ted Basile ( [email protected] ) 3f.Connector I:Add a wire tap to these wires and run the wires to the drivers’ si

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )Male side: plugs to:1) OEM Phatbox cable2) OEM CD trunk changer 3) Ipod IceLin

Updated: 12/27/2005For this exercise, I chose to use Streetwire brand “Speedwire” (source: autotoys.com) to run the necessary extra wire from the low

Updated: 12/27/2005This process is fairly easy and only requires a flathead and phillips head screw driver and a 2” plastic putty knife to pop the tri

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected])3j.OEM SAT Tuner installation(Running wiring from trunk to dash area)

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected])3k.OEM SAT Tuner Installation(Power/Ground cable)Power and ground wires witha 5am

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected])3l.OEM SAT Tuner Installation(Plug/Play OEM SAT Tuner cable)I labeled all of my w

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected])Female side – plugs into Existing CDC cable in trunk from RNS-E, Symphony II or

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected])3n.OEM SAT Tuner Installation – Plug/Play audio interface(taping up the finished

Updated: 12/27/2005Special Thanks to Avantiex for these pictures 1e.Please note: When you order your plug/play harness from your broker/supplier, you

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )3o.OEM SAT Tuner Installation – Connections at tuner(Both XM and Sirius will loo

Updated: 12/27/2005If you have a 2003/2004/2005 A6/allroad/S6/RS6, then you’ll need the CD Changer cable to connect your PhatBox to the RNS-E plug/pla

Updated: 12/27/2005Courtesy of Ted Basile ( [email protected] ) OEM SAT Tuner Installation – Plug/Play audio interface(Other Audio input devices

Updated: 12/27/20053r.© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )Parts List:- Brown FAKRA connector for using aftermarket Sirius or XM antenna

Updated: 12/27/20053s.© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )OEM SAT Tuner (Sirius) – Connecting everything all togetherA6/S6/RS6 Avant /

Updated: 12/27/20053t.Special thanks to Lee Hicks for this information / Ted Basile ( [email protected] )Please note: The location of your after

Updated: 12/27/20053u.© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected] )Stay tuned for more install pix, part#’s and details…………….Adding OEM submarin

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected])I removed the “phone connector” and left Mute, Speaker +/ -wires to run just thes

Updated: 12/27/2005© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected])Connector III:4 male pins/wires mated with factory harness(GALA wire, ground, con

Updated: 12/27/2005Courtesy of Ted Basile ( [email protected] ) 1h.GALA/Speedsensorwireneedstobepresenthere!!!Connector IV / Phone connector:This

Updated: 12/27/2005RNS-E Installation(Removing Symphony I or II head unit using radio removal tools)© Copyright – Ted Basile ( [email protected])