Carplay installation tutorial on an Audi A1

Here we will see in pictures how to install Apple Carplay in an Audi A1.

Required material: a ratchet with a 8 mm bit and a Torx T20 screwdriver

Installation time: 40-50 minutes

Inventory: Carplay module and wiring.
So we count the module, a wifi antenna, 2 LVDS cables (video), the power cable, the sound cable, and a USB cable (you don't have to connect it if you use the device wireless).

STEP 1: REMOVAL OF THE UNDER-FLYER COVER

Why dismantle the under-flyer cover? Simply because the connections are made at this level and behind the station (Step 2).

Remove the driver's side cover.

A torx screw.

Unscrew it.

Then 2 screws hold the under-fly cover.

Pull the under-flight cover towards you briefly.

Connectors are present.

Remove the connectors.

STEP 2: REMOVING THE MMI RADIO

Insert the extraction keys into the 2 slots provided on the front of the car radio.

Finally, pull it towards you until it comes out of its housing.

STEP 3: CONNECTIONS

Locate the Gateway below the steering wheel.

Plug in the bypass plug.

Unplug the power supply (quadlock plug). Note the pink color video plug.

Remove the green connector from the Quadlock. (This is for the sound)

Then plug it directly into the green socket provided.

The green male plug provided is to be connected to the quadlock in place of the original green plug. (We simply make a bridge - by-pass)

Remount the car radio and glove box and enjoy carplay using the buttons on the steering wheel.

STEP 4 : ENJOY

You can test by pressing the NAV button on the steering wheel for 2-3 seconds, it switches to the Carplay interface.

You can also control the Carplay with the touch screen provided in our kit. You don't have to install it, it's an additional comfort.

Apple Carplay

Link of the module for Audi A1: HERE