little help with pioneer avic f900bt install...

[Gom33]

MOD... PLEASE MOVE!!!! I CLICKED ON THE WRONG FORUM... MY APOLOGIES!!!


okay guys... need some help... Stock unit was Symphony Bose unit... I just installed the new AVIC F900-BT...

i followed the stereo guide as well as wiring guide on a4mods for their "turbo timer install" to wire my unit... I thought that when you have the ACC wire from the unit (red wire) connected to a 12V switched wire (used the location below) my unit will still be on if I turned off the car with the key still in it and doors closed... My unit actually turns off when I turn the car off... I am a bit confused, lol... Am I thinking right? I believe when I had my stock unit that the radio would stil be on if I turned the car off?

Should I be using the wiring diagram from the turbo timer install? I bought the Metra wiring harness mentioned in the stereo thread, but hooked the constant power, acc wire, and ground to the car itself without using the harness... The only harness I am using is the one with the RCA outs to connect to the unit...

here is the picture showing you where I tapped my ACC wire (from avic) ... picture used is from a4mods.com...


any help is greatly appreciated... i am very new to the audi world... so please forgive me... lol

[gaogi]

That switched wire will go dead when you turn off your engine. The stereo's power is controlled by the CAN bus. What you need is a Pioneer CAN bus adapter to be able to keep the power going to your stereo when you turn off the engine. Do you have a B6 or a B7? I'll post a write up soon on how my Pioneer unit went into my B7.