Apr 20 2017
Installation Instructions: BMW F10 F11 Android Navigation Head unit
New 10.25 inch Android GPS navigation head unit for BMW F10 F11 comes out, it’s based on Android 4.4.4 operation system, inbuilt with quad-cores 1.6GHz CPU, 16GB Nand Flash, 1GB RAM, 1280×480 high resolution capacitive screen, touch screen. The main features of the new BMW F10 Android navigation head unit include GPS navigation system, Bluetooth hands free phone calling, Bluetooth streaming music, USB, SD, supporting backup camera display, etc, learn more:
How to check if this Android unit fit and work for your car? Firstly make sure your car has a working aux, secondly you can send car model, manufacture year and a dashboard picture for us to check for you.
How to install this Android BMW F10 navigation head unit? Installation is quite easy if you follow below instructions.
You should know that this new GPS unit just replaces the factory 6.5 inch small screen and is upgraded with 10.25 inch large screen, the original menus will also display on the new screen except the new menus. You can long press the “MENU” button from idrive controller to switch new menu and original menu, the original idrive control buttons can work the same as before.
Firstly remove the original screen unit, unplug all cables behind.
Note: for 2010, 2011 and 2012 year model BMW F10, which comes with 4 pins LVDS connector from the back of the original screen, we will send you the new head unit with the same 4 pins connector which matches the original LVDS plug.
Plug A: this is 4 pins LVDS plug
Plug B: this plug is used to get power for original screen, so this plug will be useless.
For 2013, 2014 and 2015 year BMW F10, it’s with 6 pins LVDS plug, so we will send you the one with 6 pins connector to match it.
After you have removed the original screen, then detach the original radio/CD player, and pull out the plug behind, so you have got 2 plugs, one from the back of the original CD, the other plug from factory wiring harness which was connected to the back of the CD, these 2 plugs will be connected to the new plugs, so that the radio and CD can still work.
Note: If there are fiber optic cables from original plug, you will need to move the fiber optic cables to our new plug at the same position:
There are main parts, one screen unit and one main unit, how to connect cables to new screen? There are 2 cables to connect between them. See below pic:
There’s a CAR-LVDS plug connected to the original 4 pins plug behind the original screen.
More pictures showing how to connect all other cables and plugs:
About 3 loose wires:
Purple wire with a label “REVERSE”, red wire with label “REVERSE OUT 12V”, black wire “GND”, you don’t need to connect these 3 wires, if you want to connect an aftermarket camera, just connect the green cable with yellow RCA connector(BACK-VIDEO-IN) with the camera video cable, our CAN-BUS system can detect rear view signal after you put in reverse gear.
How does this Android head unit look like after installation in a BMW F10?
If you still have a question during installing, welcome to contact us, our technicians are ready to assist you.
Apr 26 2017
Questions You May Have After Installed a BMW Navigation DVD Unit
Here are some common questions you may have when installing or after installed a BMW navigation DVD head unit in your car, and you can find out answers one by one.
All cables are connected, but failed to turn on the unit, firstly check if there’s a CAN-BUS decoder not connected, then check the wiring diagram at the back of the unit, try to find out the red ACC wire and use a multimeter to measure the voltage to see if it’s about 12V. Sometimes the cable may be loose, the unit was well tested before the shipment, so this problem rarely happened with the unit itself. Secondly, your wiring harness may be a little different in pins, so you can compared the pins from factory harness to the new plug and see if they are matched, if not, just move the wires to the correct pins from the new plug to match the factory harness.
For some models of BMW navigation DVD units, there’s a CAN-BUS decoder included in the package to support steering wheel control, if steering wheel control does not work after installation, you should check if you have connected a CAN-BUS decoder and make sure it was connected well.
For WinCE system BMW navigation units, touch screen can be calibrated in settings > touch. For a capacitive screen, normally touch screen is responsivie with your finger, if touch screen not work at all, the flat cable between the screen and main board may be loose during the shipment, so you can try to dismantle the unit and check cables inside of the unit, make sure all cables inside are well connected.
When you use GPS navigation function, the maps show a message “waiting for GPS signal”, firstly you should make sure the car is outdoors not in the house, because in the house the unit may not be able to receive GPS signal. Secondly please check the GPS antenna to see if it was connected well, you can put the GPS antenna at top right coner of the dashboard to receive better GPS signals. Thirdly, check the settings from your maps, if you use IGO Primo GPS maps, you can check the sys.txt file inn the root directory of the GPS card, pay attention to the baud rate and port, usually the baud rate should be 9600 and the port should be COM2 for most aftermarket navigation DVD head units.
This is most probably you did not remove the 2 screws which was used to protect the DVD loader during shipment, you should remove these 2 screws before you install the unit in your car, if not, DVD player will not work. Don’t use brute force to push the disk into DVD player.
Buying and installing an aftermarket BMW navigation DVD head unit from dvdgpsnav.com, you will not only get good pre-sales service, but also excellent after-sales service. We double test every unit before the shipment to make sure the head unit works well. Need to find a navigation DVD head unit for your BMW?
Check it here: http://www.dvdgpsnav.com/bmw-nav-dvd
If you still have a question or the answer is not provided from above, feel free to contact us.
Last modified: April 26, 2017 By hinav Posted in BMW, DVD/GPS Installation, Solutions, Troubleshooting • 0