ipod classic conection help.... please

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Yes, straight swop or so i thought. I found a great guide on vwaudio very comprehensive and had lots of reviews saying how good it was. It did not mention anything about coding etc.

well, in theory it will work, but on VCDS it will trhow up error codes as there is a new unit in the dash, and the system will still be thinking the old unit should be there, when i installed mine i had three (4 actually but one was related to the soundpack which i need to make allowances for ) error codes in three different areas (2 in stereo location and one in the central gateway), these were solved by recoding with VCDS, telling the car i now had a sat nav unit installed

did this error occur after the fitting of the unit, i.e did the old ipod work with the nav unit, or was it just the new ipod that showed the problem ?

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did this error occur after the fitting of the unit, i.e did the old ipod work with the nav unit, or was it just the new ipod that showed the problem ?

The MFD2 worked fine with both my old ipod and with the new one for about 2 or 3 weeks. Then out of the blue it stopped working. I have even tried putting the old unit back and it still does not work. Now, with hind site I should have left the old unit in and taken it to the dealer. It takes about and hour to remove and install the units so I might just do so and take it ot the dealer again. The MFD2 works just fine by the way.

The thing is, i think that i will just ditch the VW connection for something else anyway.   

well, in theory it will work, but on VCDS it will trhow up error codes as there is a new unit in the dash, and the system will still be thinking the old unit should be there, when i installed mine i had three (4 actually but one was related to the soundpack which i need to make allowances for ) error codes in three different areas (2 in stereo location and one in the central gateway), these were solved by recoding with VCDS, telling the car i now had a sat nav unit installed

From some other forums i have heard about some errors occuring with the installation but these were generally put down to having the ingnition on when the central dash section is removed.

Please excuse my ingnorance for all things audio related but if you put in an after market head uint (ie kenwood etc) the shop (halfords, sextons etc) will not have the means to code it, will they? so how does the car deal with them? If the new unit is throwing up errors would these have been cleared during the service or will they just always be retriggered? Finally with the coding of the new unit why would it potentially stop the MFD unit working?

Thanks for all your help it is greatfully received.

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Thing is the units dont really need coding usually, the errors that show up dont really have an affect on the car or the unit, but when there put onto Vag com or simillar it throws up errors, im not sure these are the issue here as the new ipod did work for a while (the unit would need telling you had a ipod unit connected), have you had the unit out and tried the connection to see if everything is still plugged in

as you say perhaps the best idea is to put the old unit in and see if it works, if not take the car to the dealers with the old unit in (as i doubt they would do it under warranty with a new unit installed in, even if reprogrammed)

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Yea i thought it was a loose cable at first but I have checked the cables and at the same time tried the original unit and neither worked with the ipod.

I think I'll just leave the MFD2 unit alone, as it works, cut my losses and get a radio transmitter or an other system for the ipod.

Thanks for the help.