Autopolar FIS+ Advanced Install

[AdamD]

Has anyone without bluetooth installed one of these? My car's a 2010 without bluetooth installed (although I do have an RNS-510) and don't have a phone menu enabled in the MFD. I wonder if this needs to be explicitly enabled in VCDS in order for the Autopolar to take over the phone menu and display its data? Or does it enable the option by itself? Or is the option not relevant at all?

I'm also wondering if there are any undesirable side-effects of enabling that menu for the Autopolar when bluetooth isn't installed. Such as when the Autopolar is turned off, for example.

[zei20t]

Has anyone without bluetooth installed one of these? My car's a 2010 without bluetooth installed (although I do have an RNS-510) and don't have a phone menu enabled in the MFD. I wonder if this needs to be explicitly enabled in VCDS in order for the Autopolar to take over the phone menu and display its data? Or does it enable the option by itself? Or is the option not relevant at all?

I'm also wondering if there are any undesirable side-effects of enabling that menu for the Autopolar when bluetooth isn't installed. Such as when the Autopolar is turned off, for example.

it adds itself to the MDF menus automatically. silly question, but did you perform the latest firmware update for it?

generally, that will fix all issues.

AFAIK it uses 47 telemetriks (or something) not 45 which is phone and the BT unit uses.

[readerr0r]

it adds itself to the MDF menus automatically. silly question, but did you perform the latest firmware update for it?

generally, that will fix all issues.

AFAIK it uses 47 telemetriks (or something) not 45 which is phone and the BT unit uses.

That's for the older Red Dot cars. White dot it emulates the Telephone (and then communicates with the BT module itself)

It's meant to add Telephone to the CAN Gateway automatically, but it's still a little buggy. Like zei said make sure it's on the latest white firmware or if you have a VCDS handy tick 77 - telephone on the install list of your CAN gateway

[AdamD]

That's for the older Red Dot cars. White dot it emulates the Telephone (and then communicates with the BT module itself)

It's meant to add Telephone to the CAN Gateway automatically, but it's still a little buggy. Like zei said make sure it's on the latest white firmware or if you have a VCDS handy tick 77 - telephone on the install list of your CAN gateway

Cheers mate. I have VCDS, and my unit has the latest firmware (and I'll check/update it again before I get around to installing it in the car). Thanks for the info!

[tigger73]

Cheers mate. I have VCDS, and my unit has the latest firmware (and I'll check/update it again before I get around to installing it in the car). Thanks for the info!

Good thing is that you'll update with the release software version for white MFD rather than the earlier beta version now.

I'd still recommend installing where you can easily update the unit. I'm guessing that there's going to be new features and data supported in futures releases that you're going to want. So best to make the install (relatively) accessible.

[Gigitt]

Thanks Tigger73 for the Group Buy

Recieved mine Friday at work.

And again when wanting to install some goodies onto the car it is another 35degC+ day! LOL

My Mk5 Jetta was not all to plan.
I tried going through to the CANBUS controller from the inside but I had another contoller in front of it and I could not push it out of the way to get to the CANBUS connector... so I went in from the rain tray.

IMO going from the top through the rain tray was much much easier. There are only 2 stumbling blocks...
1) getting the wiper arms off the spindla after you undo the nut - trick is to grab the wiper blade with right hand and hold it just off the glass then with the left hand grab the spring loaded hinge and gently push down then pull up again and again and it will walk off the spindle.
2) Getting the wiper mechanism out - trick is to take out the torx bolts. move the wiper mechanism towards the center of car till you can drop the side part down under the mounting location, then shift it back up under the windscreen towards the side of the car. Now rotate the front of the mechanism up and the center part will now slide up and out then just gently wiggle the wiper mechanism up and out towards the center of the car.

What I also did was put some split loom tube over the FIS+ connection cables so it does not rub and wear against anything under the dash.

[The_Hawk]

And again when wanting to install some goodies onto the car it is another 35degC+ day! LOL

Yeah... that always makes things interesting. I installed a mount for my phone including concealed power supply. Nothing like dripping sweat over a hot soldering iron