How to install Audi MMI GPS Antenna

A few month ago I posted a movie where I showed my problem with the MMI Navigation on my Audi. I made some research and I solved the problem.
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[@mzMelleBee]

Would this work trying to set up the Sirus Xm satellite/signal 🤔

[@JosipAngi]

Hat geholfen und ich hab mir 500€ eingespart 👍👍👍 einfach nur top. Sehr einfach zum Installieren. Lg

[@CiprianChicano]

Dankeschön! Please don't forget to subscribe to my channel and sharing this video will help me a lot! Thank you!

[@colwyn9]

Perfect tutorial, hopefully it will work on my passat

[@CiprianChicano]

Thank you! Just let me know if it works for VW

[@colwyn9]

It works with discover media mib2, I placed the new antenna up under the dash in the sound insulation

[@felix251183]

Sehr gutes Video, ich habe nach dem Update meines MMi3G auch null Satelliten. Ich werde es mit einer neuen antenne probieren. Tolles Video.

[@nightfighter_777]

Hat es funktioniert?

[@CiprianChicano]

Ja, natürlich!

[@Trturok]

I went to Audi today, they asking €900 for repair it with an original antenna. Since I saw this excellent video, i will try it by my self. Hopefully i will succeeded.

[@CiprianChicano]

You can try my solution. Please give me feedback after you do the job. Good luck!

[@Trturok]

@@CiprianChicano Thank you very much. It works! I did it😀. My car is an A6 C7 from 2013.

[@RFGSwiss]

My GPS is dead now too. Thx for the instructions.

[@ChefMajk]

Hello everyone, I have the same problem. I bought a new antenna but still have 0 satellites, anyone know what could be a problem? thanks

[@clubbingman]

Same here

[@buddy3107]

Instead of removing your glovebox you can just use an old wire stick it trough one side till it reaches the other side, tape the antenna wire on it and pull it. It saves you a lot of time

[@dorujoita9035]

excelent videoclipul ... m-ai scutit de 150 € ...nici nu mai e nevoie sa intri in meniu verde ....respect !

[@CiprianChicano]

ma bucur mult că ți-a fost de ajutor! drumuri bune!

[@dorujoita9035]

Multam mult ... deasemenea !

[@rodolphelegrand7797]

THank you for you vidéo 👍

[@MartyGer]

Hi! Thank you so much for your great video with great instructions! I have already subscribed your channel :) 2 questions that would help me a lot: 1. Do you have a link to get the release keys? I don't want to buy the wrong ones. 2. How did you hide the cable going towards the back of your car? Did you just lay it on the floor? Thanks a lot! :D

[@CiprianChicano]

I do not remember exactly where I bought them from, but I will look later in my car and I look at the release keys. 2 the cable I hide under the gummy on the right side, on the floor (that black gummy/rubber)

[@MartyGer]

@@CiprianChicano great! Thank you for the super fast response! If you find the release keys and where they are from, I will be even more thankful! :D

[@CiprianChicano]

Hi! I will have to look more for these keys because I didn't find them. I remember that I used the same keys I used on an old Ford Focus (2006) and worked without problem. I recommend you searching on eBay or Amazon: "audi radio release keys" and you should find them.

[@Orhans53]

Hallo, danke für das Video. Leider habe ich auch nach der 2. neuen Antenne nur Sporadisch ein funktionierendes Navi. Er zeigt im Green Menu bei used Sat 0 an... und die 3x999 Wenn es manchmal funktioniert sind im Green Menu trotzdem die oben genannten werte zu sehen. Wie kann das Navi funktionieren ohne used Satelites? Falls jemand helfen kann, wäre ich wirklich sehr dankbar....

[@Poetry4Peace]

No setup button on my dads audi?

[@AZ09898989]

I found you can put the GPS to the left where the key goes-- it has been working for a couple of weeks this way now :)

[@CiprianChicano]

That is also a good ideea!

[@bobhendrikx6974]

Hi did you have a fault code in vcds about the gps antenna open or short to ground?

[@CiprianChicano]

Hello! I don't remember having any fault in scanning with the OBD at that time. It is just very easy to test trying with the aftermarket antenna.

[@MrScorpionix]

Hi part number must be the same with orginal antenna?

[@CiprianChicano]

As I said, the aftermarket part number is more cheaper than original and works perfect.

[@ariari4941]

amazing!

[@danielpaulklein]

Hey there, i see you running the GPS the other side of the vehicle , are you also running it under the door seal and take it to the roof where it will be fixed with the sticky tape? thanks

[@CiprianChicano]

I mounted it somewhere behind the last seat on the right, next to the window, above the trunk (with double-sided sticky tape)

[@danielpaulklein]

Guess what it worked , saved me £240 👍🙏🏼

[@CiprianChicano]

I am happy to hear that! 😊

[@tmright18]

Nice, thanks .

[@lukaszM46]

did you have errors when car was scanned? did they disappear after you changed the antenna? Can the antenna be left hidden behind the glovebox? or do you have to attach it to front glass?

[@CiprianChicano]

I don't remember performing any scan when my GPS started to drift. You can let the antenna behind the glovebox, it can see the satellites but it is recommended to mount it near a window. You can let it behind the glovebox, drive for a week and see how it goes and if it is not ok, find a place near a window, in front or in the back

[@lukaszM46]

@@CiprianChicano thanks for the quick reply! I dont really use the GPS, and if i do its google maps, I get 0 satelites and it makes the car feel faulty. luckly it is an easy fix!

[@lukaszM46]

@@CiprianChicano I know it's a but long since the last message, but I tested behind the glovebox and it didn't have GPS signal, but recently i put it next to the center speaker in the dashboard and it has signal! It's also covered by the speaker grill so its hidden!

[@CiprianChicano]

@@lukaszM46 thank you for your answer. It seems to be a good ideea 👍

[@jesusitogodoy]

hello friend I have exactly the same problem as you with the GPS, I tried putting the new maps and nothing ... restart mmi and I did not think about removing the roof to access the connector under the shark fin, and I was lazy .. .until I finally found the problem and started to investigate and saw your video. exactly the same as my problem 0 SATELLITES. I'm going to buy an antenna like the one you put in, it should be the same for me at 5 b8.5 from 2014. I want to put it in the right place. My question is can I place it inside the dashboard without disassembling anything? Could you tell me how I have to do it so that I lose signal in that hidden place? or if or if I have to disassemble the entire glove compartment?

[@CiprianChicano]

Hello! You can put your gps antenna behind the unit, it will see the satellites (but it is highly recommended to mount it in an open space. That's why I put it near the window (with all the work you saw) It is not difficult, trust me (even with the glovebox)

[@jesusitogodoy]

@@CiprianChicano Thank you very much friend, I will follow your advice and I will guide myself with your videos, greetings from Spain!

[@jesusitogodoy]

Thank you very much for helping me!

[@CiprianChicano]

You're welcome! 👍🏼

[@footmark7632]

hi, i have a question, if i change this antenne, will it effect the remote heater and radio because they both work perfect on my car, but only the naci signal is not coming

[@CiprianChicano]

No, impossible.

[@footmark7632]

Thanks, i will try it

[@RwieRidvan]

Hi. Ich finde das Video klasse. Hab das gleiche Problem und möchte es selbst lösen, wollte aber vorher wissen ob das eine Rolle spielt welche Antenne du benutzen musst ???? Oder ist es egal welche Antenne du nimmst ??? Ich fahre a4 b8 (face-lift).

[@CiprianChicano]

Hallo! Ich habe NoName Antenne gekauft und sind gleich drei Jahren und funktioniert immer gut. So spielt keine Rolle

[@schuma6mzx299]

My 2015 A7 has same issue but the GPS sometimes can work, not always dead, it seems the software is doing something. eg. if the positioning goes wrong on one day, somehow it is recovered on the second day... what was your case? Always not working without any satellite?

[@CiprianChicano]

Yes, not working. I was in Switzerland and my MMI gps showed me on the map I was somewhere in Germany. I changed the antenna with a 10-15 usd aftermarket and worked since than without problems

[@schuma6mzx299]

@@CiprianChicano ok, thanks for your speeding reply:) anyway, if your case is always no satellite and always wrong positioning, it should mean the antenna is broken. But my case is not exactly the same, as I said before, in most cases there is no wrong positioning.... strange.

[@CiprianChicano]

@@schuma6mzx299 hi :) I didn't use so often the MMI navi because I used Google Maps or Waze. But in Switzerland the internet ia very expensive (50 kb =17ct) and when I reached the border I start using the car's navi. It didn't work. I can not say that it was a sudden crash of the navi/antenna or it happened slowly (because of not using everyday). I would change the antenna or try to clean the contact behind the unit.

[@schuma6mzx299]

@@CiprianChicano Hallo:) I use the MMI NAVI as long as I drive this car, even the short way to the supermarkt...I just let it run there. But thanks for your video of the whole stuff, or else I had totally no idea what happened and thought maybe I am the only guy who has bad luck with this issue... Anyway, I already ordered the keys to disample the MMI out of the dashboard to check if there is anything wrong behind. Perhaps the issue could be solved just by disconnecting the connector and connect it back there again or by cleaning it somehow.... Dankeschön!

[@ssadek83]

How long do you press car + setup I tried it in my car and did not work out.

[@CiprianChicano]

A few seconds, 3,4,but green menu has to be activated

[@ssadek83]

@@CiprianChicano Thank you.. It did not work.. But I managed to see the number of satellites in the Navi settings.. 0 so antenna is broken 😢

[@houseatreides1]

My a5 satnav will randomly lose itself and the cursor ends up in a field somewhere! Any ideas?

[@CiprianChicano]

Hi! Maybe the antenna is defect

[@houseatreides1]

@@CiprianChicano thanks

[@dokuflix3357]

Hey ich habe ein Problem mit dem ACC und Breaking guard aber das Navi funktioniert. Habe paar Videos gesehen ,wo das Problem behoben wurde nachdem man die gps antene getauscht hat. Ist dir das Problem bekannt?

[@CiprianChicano]

Hi! Have you changed the timing belt on your car recently? Or did you have to remove the front bar? Because this error offen occurs because of this.

[@dokuflix3357]

@@CiprianChicanoich habe die frontstoßstange wechseln müssen. Wie kann man denn diesen Fehler wieder beheben.

[@CiprianChicano]

Ich habe nur dieses Video gefunden, von dem ich hoffe, dass es Ihnen hilft. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ3QgWp7d6inr6ssi=79J35BIXmHJJyM2b

[@Lamster66]

Everythng on my menu says Zero. I'm not sure that the Sharkfin is at fault. Having removed it taken it apart( the sharkfin that is) and wired in an ebay gps antenna still have all zero's So what else is there an amplifier somewhere or is it the MMI at fault?

[@CiprianChicano]

Hi! Try to do a forced restart of your mmi.

[@Lamster66]

@@CiprianChicano Done that already and it still thinks I'm 30 miles away from where I actually am. Last week it had me in the Sea just off the coast of France🤣😂🤣 I will have to get some removal keys for the MMI to try the ebay GPS antenna directly into the back of the MMI. After I've resoldered the Fakra plug back on, as I cut that off to wire the antenna into the base of the sharkfin after I stripped it and removed the electronics as the plug gender is wrong for the cable under the headliner. (My intention is to fix this as factory rather than fit another GPS antenna behind the dash!) At this point I don't really trust the cheapo ebay antenna. £7 from China doesn't fill me with cofidence. This is why I wanted to know what else is in line with the antenna to rule out the cabling or modules. Whats more worrying is that when I stripped the sharkfin, there wasn't any visible sign of failure, signs of water ingress and corrosion like everyone else reports. There was some light deposits where the centre pin of the Fakra connector solders to the board and light deposits around the ground plane where the board screws to the metal base plate. Which is what I'd expect for a 9 year old piece of electronics in a sealed container left out in all weathers. After cleaning the board with IPA there appeared to be no physical damage. All of the electronics are conformal coated and there were no deposits on that end of the board. Unless its simply component failure and a Dud antenna from China theres something else going on! The worse case scenario is a knacked MMI and that what I'm in the process of establishing. I'd rather ask here than drive the car round with the headliner half out until I figure it out.

[@melanogarcia3455]

I have Audi A6 2015 and my nav whan i press the nav key its shown : the navigation is not available . What should i do for this my system is mmi radio

[@CiprianChicano]

Try a force reboot of your navi (press the theee buttons at the same time: Menu + Central knob + Upper right button).

[@melanogarcia3455]

@@CiprianChicano whats is upper right button

[@melanogarcia3455]

@@CiprianChicano i don't have navigation icon on my screen 😔 and my system is MMI radio plus

[@CiprianChicano]

The central knob (big round button) has 4 buttons around. Upper right is the button near this big button and upper

[@melanogarcia3455]

@@CiprianChicano i have done a reboot but the nav icon did not show on my screen, what should i do ?,there is updating or something else or can i add nav from my SD card? Thanks 😊

[@cristianpolifrone9162]

Salut. Îmi spui te rog de unde ai cumpărat cheile pentru a scoate unitatea afara?

[@CiprianChicano]

Eu le-am luat de pe ebay Germania, pentru un Ford, acum 5 ani. Dar cred ca se găsesc in orice țară și nu sunt scumpe. Ai probleme cu antena?

[@cristianpolifrone9162]

@@CiprianChicano da,am vorbit cu Beny el mi a zis sa ma uit la tije cum ai schimbat-o. În Germania sunt și eu

[@CiprianChicano]

Beny mi-a zis să schimb antena pentru ca cel mai probabil de acolo este problema cu navigatia și a avut dreptate. Eu iau de la el de ani buni update-uri pentru mmi și sunt foarte mulțumit. Și eu îl recomand când am ocazia :) (poate ai timp să revii și să-mi spui cum a decurs montajul antenei. daca mergi la audi, sub 400 de euro nu cred ca reușești)

[@cristianpolifrone9162]

@@CiprianChicano da,și eu la fel schimb antena,pentru 10 euro nu are rost. Îmi fac timp într un weekend. Merci

[@suzuki1000]

Habt uhr alles fakra Antenne benutzt. Danke

[@black.comedy112]

Salut, ce model e antena? Sau un link? Si pentru ustensilele acelea de scos argintii? Mersi frumos

[@CiprianChicano]

Salut! Eu am luat de pe eBay Germania, am cautat Audi MMI 3g Antenne si Costa in jur de 10 euro. Clemele argintii... Cred ca le aveam mai de mult, sunt, cred eu, universale

[@black.comedy112]

Mersi tare mult 👍👍👍👍👍 felicitari pentru video

[@3.0ss]

I just recieved my aftermarket antenna and it still does not work, plugged it in, rebooted MMI, and it still showed 0 satellites. Is there anything else that could cause this issue or is there anything I need to do to get the new antenna to work?

[@CiprianChicano]

Hii! Try to plug in once again and do this activity in an open space. After you plug it in wait a few seconds, press the radio button then restart the mmi and it should work. Please let me know if it works

[@3.0ss]

@@CiprianChicano Ok, I tried this in my garage last night maybe that was the problem. I noticed in my green menu on the page at 1:12 all of my values are at 0 where you have 1, 999, and 14. All of those numbers for me are 0. Could that be caused by a bad antenna?

[@3.0ss]

Tried it again out in the open and same thing, didn't work. Maybe it needs a software update or something? Idk

[@kristjanpregeljkrapez1260]

Houston, did you solve the problem?

[@3.0ss]

@@kristjanpregeljkrapez1260 I did, not really sure how. It hasn’t worked ever since I’ve owned the car for a year now and a week ago it randomly started picking up satellites again. Only thing I did was unplug my AC panel and somehow it started working then. I just installed wireless CarPlay tho so now I’ll never use the factory navi lol!

[@martinlyngstad4101]

I cant open green menu.. do i need to hold longer? Or do i have wrong MMI? Audi A4 b8.5 2012-2013 mod

[@CiprianChicano]

Did you activate the Green Menu? This option is available if you previously activate it with a OBD device

[@martinlyngstad4101]

@@CiprianChicano i need to activate with OBD scanner first?

[@CiprianChicano]

@@martinlyngstad4101 yes. There are a few apps that allow you to activate this function

[@michelpetignat4624]

Finde ich sehr hilfreich! Bevor ich beginne und ich bin kein Profi, wo muss die GPS Antenne hin? Danke für die Hilfe

[@CiprianChicano]

Hallo und dankeschön! Ich habe kombi Version und habe ich die Antenne ganz hinten, rechts, neben Fenster montiert (so kann man Satelliten schnell finden)

[@michelpetignat4624]

Danke!

[@suzuki1000]

Hinter den Handsuchfach funktioniert 100%

[@kristjanpregeljkrapez1260]

For everyone. GPS should be installed in the middle of the car! Not at side.

[@DjErRoRnT]

Frende misliš ispod one konzole gdje mjenjač ide. Dakle tu ju sa strane spustiti ili bas ostaviti u gornjem dijelu konzole. Ne znam koliko je debela plastika i to, da li signal dolazi bolje od tud ili skroz desno gdje su osigurači?

[@kristjanpregeljkrapez1260]

@@DjErRoRnT Živjo. Ja sam jo stavil križ luknju u armaturki. Pride ven na sredini sprednjega prozora. Tamo gdje je klima i ventilacija za prednji prozor...

[@DjErRoRnT]

@@kristjanpregeljkrapez1260 Solved, I put it on the right side and works perfectly. No need to put it down bcs he sees 5-6 satellites all the time. Thx Mate. 👍🍻

[@kristjanpregeljkrapez1260]

@@DjErRoRnT First i put it on a right side. Worked for some time ,and then stopped working. I thought it was GPS broken. But no. Now i have it at the bottom of the windshield...works perfectly

[@DjErRoRnT]

@@kristjanpregeljkrapez1260 Hmmm interessant. I tried it yesterday, drives 80km from home, and all was okay. Let we see what’s coming, if make problems then I will to put it down. 👍🍻🙋‍♂️

[@jeffjeff5895]

I plugged in the gps and left it inside the mmi but still 0 satelites, i took it out put it around the windscreen, did a reboot but still 0 satelites

[@CiprianChicano]

If the the new gps antenna is good, it should work. I don't know if it can be something else

[@markussyring6445]

Jeff, i have the same problem. I see your Comment is about a Month ago. Did you find any results for it? I made the same steps like u did and it wont help. I hope that you can help me

[@CiprianChicano]

GPS antenna is broken. You have to change with new one, original, at Audi and will be a few hundred euros /dollars or aftermarket, DIY about 15 usd (as I did)

[@markussyring6445]

@@CiprianChicano so basically there is no chance to repair it with the gps antenne from ebay (witch you posted in the link under this video)? I cannot imagine that my original gps is broken, because sometimes it works, but sometimes not. Oh i see that you are in germany. Im from germany too, so you can write in german if you want/can to

[@CiprianChicano]

You just have to install the new one and you can use your navi. But you can not mount the aftermarket on topof the car.

[@snitzel01]

Salut am schimbat antena și tot așa îmi arată oare am primit o antena defecta ?

[@CiprianChicano]

Încearcă sa reset la MMi din butoane (caută pe KZbin Reset MMi) si încearca, poate merge așa)

[@snitzel01]

@@CiprianChicano am dat reset de multe ori am intrat si in meniul verde am dat calibrate la gps. eu ma gandeasc ca antena gps aftermarket a venit defecta

[@CiprianChicano]

@@snitzel01 cand intri in green menu, poți vedea câți sateliți vede? Nu am încercat sa fac niciodată calibrare, am făcut doar cum ai văzut in clip. Posibil sa aiba și antena vreo problema. Unde ai așezat antena?

[@snitzel01]

Da îmi arată 14 sateliți și folosește 0 am lăsat antena pe bord dar mai incerc și mâine cu antena asta și încerc alti pași cu resetare antena pe mașină și fac o tura

[@CiprianChicano]

@@snitzel01 sa ma ții la curent, te rog. Încearcă sa iei cu tine cheia de rezervă si sa o folosești pe aceasta la pornirea motorului (nu știu daca ajuta, am văzut pe cineva spunând asta pe un forum mai de mult)

[@raducufaranumar]

Am aceeași problema, o sa încerc cu alta antena 😁😁

[@CiprianChicano]

Ar trebui sa meargă. Pe mine m-a lămurit un baiat de la care am luat softul de update. I-am spus simptomele si mi-a spus ca antena e cu probleme.

[@aeruge]

@@CiprianChicano mie nu îmi intră în meniul verde...mai este și altă variantă decât cele 2 butoane?

[@CiprianChicano]

Meniul verde trebuie activat in vreun fel sau altul. Eu am folosit Carista (o sa mai fac niște videouri cu ce se poate activa / dezactiva)

[@aeruge]

@@CiprianChicano am reușit să activez un meniu ascuns din return + setup, dar nu e cel verde

[@aeruge]

@@CiprianChicano eu vreau să instalez din nou navigatia deoarece am sters-o din greseală...am găsit pe filelist ceva...mașina în cauză audi avant a6 c6

[@suzuki1000]

Hab heute bei mir gemacht audi a4 b8 funktioniert alles super 6 bis 7 Satelliten immer .danke für Hilfe.