RSNav S3, S4 Installation Walk-through Guide

[@CJung-dc9qc]

i've been on the fence for a few years on whether or not to get this for my a5 due to the time it would take to install. but watching this tutorial makes me want to jump that fence and just do it. this was amazing!!! great job my brother!!!!!

[@chrisp.784]

Best installation video! Thank you so much, it helped me get through the whole installation process! Really appreciate it!

[@hebegb1966]

Excellent installation video brother, best I’ve seen I’ll be using this in the next day or two.

[@danpolniak]

Appreciate it.

[@JimPainter-v4n]

I have a different brand than RSNAV but this video was extremely helpful I appreciate it !

[@nicolasbourgoin4930]

I don't even have an Audi and watched the whole video. That's how good this was!

[@danpolniak]

Appreciate it 🙏

[@jus_jun]

Thanks for making this video. Just got my s4 yesterday, but waiting for my radio tools to arrive. Curious why you went with the provided GPS antenna vs the stock one? Is there any benefit using the rsnav one over oem?

[@rbd318]

You route your wiring harness out around the CANBUS connector, but the install guide specifically warns against doing this and suggests going straight up behind the MMI. Have you had any sound issues or crosstalk?

[@Liquidbings]

I was curious about this as well

[@sunsei643]

wanted to revive this. any issues?

[@josecoronel1338]

Dan, I just got the RSNAV S4 for my 2014 audi A5. It did not come with the gps and the Wi-Fi LTE cables. It did not come with the antenna splitter cable either. The screen does not even have the sockets to connect the antenna cables. In your video you did explain about the option of using the splitter to keep using the car’s gps and the blue socket on the MMI to use it, however you missed the part when it comes to connect the other end to the screen and rather focused on connecting the Wi-Fi and gps. Please advise. Thanks!

[@danpolniak]

If your rsnav doesnt have sockets then something is wrong. You will need them to make the rsnav functional. Post pictures of it on the fb page so we can see what the issue is.

[@josecoronel1338]

@@danpolniaki will put the pic on FB. (I just did it)

[@kathleenanderson9326]

I'm getting ready to install the ResNav into a 2015 Audi S5 B8.5 convertible. Where is the best place to position the antennas since there is not a headliner? Would it be better to use the stock antennas? Thank you for any advice you can offer. 😉

[@P-cl4gh]

Hi Daniel! I might have missed it. Where does the microphone connect in? I am having trouble with phone calls on the Bluetooth connection.

[@danpolniak]

@P-cl4gh its on the back of the rsnav unit or the harness depending on the car. microphone was only included on the S5. Some previous had them.

[@Jsean]

Hello, when I’m using Apple CarPlay and someone calls me, I hear everything fine but the caller hears every word they are saying echoed to them. Any idea what could be causing that? Thanks!

[@alexkastner4713]

I have the same problem. Did you fix it?

[@Jsean]

@@alexkastner4713 no the seller tried to give me some help but none of that worked. My other issue is when you have two phones connected I have trouble disconnecting the one I want and connecting the one I want smh. I also wish I could change the factory reverse cam. Man the quality sucks. If you ever come up with something let me know and I’ll do the same. I even tried adding a mic outside of the cars built in one and still no help. It’s also confusing because it looks like it’s connected to my vehicle in two different ways at the same time. At one point it’s like it was hooked via BT only because I could adjust the volume with my phone and it affected the cars volume but it was still showing the CarPlay but I was also able to skip songs with the cars circle knob while now I’m completely on the CarPlay function and that function doesn’t work. I can only try to do it from the steering wheel but when undo that it changed the display near my speedometer where I like it to show me how many miles I have left in gas.

[@PatrickSpring-z7p]

First of all: great video! Extremely helpful! One question though: my 8.9 inch RSNAV S4 doesn't have the MMI cable coming out from the screen (unlike your screen as shown on the video position 45:10) so I don't know where to connect my MMI cable coming from the car. Any idea how to fix this? Thanks! Patrick

[@Sdizzle7]

I plugged my emergency cord in, and my airbag lights still on -.- Is there a splitter that i can plug my other one in too?

[@danpolniak]

Not that i know of. But the light has to be cleared with a scan tool. Once its on, it wont go away by itself

[@KillerZero259]

Great video!! Question: What does the speaker bypass do? Is that required?

[@danpolniak]

Yes it is. Its for navigation voice.

[@KillerZero259]

@@danpolniak Ah, okay! Thanks for the quick response!

[@nickarcher4775]

These videos you do are fantastic, thank you. By far the best ive found .. Could you maybe take your phone out of its case when filming the next video, theyr just a little blurry and that might help ?

[@danpolniak]

Thanks. I actually did this with a go pro. I think the lack of good lighting is whats causing this.

[@Homer7823]

Hey Dan, that was an excellent video. Definitely helped me get mine installed. I had a couple issues that I would appreciate if you could help with. I have a 2015 A4 B8.5 and bought the S4 8.8" RSNAV. 1) The main issue is how to get the black bezel with the aluminum trim off to replace it with the new one. 2) What is the little white plug related to the mic for that is coming from the screen? Is it going to a mic, but it came with a mic that IDK if I should install.

[@danpolniak]

You have to slowly break away the bezel. It just heat glue together so it will nicely snap away. There are a couple of cylindrical stand offs that youll have to also trim to get the trim off. The white plus is microphone/reset button, so youll want to connect that. The external mic you got will also need to be connected, it wont work without it. I placed it next to the rearview mirror, right in the corner of the window. It was seamless and was barely visible up there.

[@Homer7823]

Thank you so much. I appreciate the advice a lot. I wanted to be sure before I started cutting. One other thing. I think I remember someone on the FB page with a similar issue. Does the S4 8.8" RSNAV come with an extra wire for the hazard/airbag plug?? Mine has a plug already on it so am I supposed to plug the original to that?

[@mme1122]

Great video, thanks Daniel. I also have a B8.5 S5, will the aux input AMI plug still work if I just want to plug something with a 3.5mm jack?

[@danpolniak]

No, within the rsnav harness the ami input from the glovebox is disconnected and connected to rsnav. So you cant use that input anymore. But rsnav gives you so many features that you can accomplish the same thing but a thousand times better then with the ami port.

[@mme1122]

@@danpolniak gotcha, thanks. So how can I connect a regular aux jack then? Basically my gf has a classic ipod that she loves and won't give up so I need to be able to play that for her lol. So no bluetooth or carplay etc.

[@danpolniak]

@@mme1122 i think the harness has an aux input, but im not sure ive seen people use it. But you can always try. I guess you could try connecting the ipod through USB but im also not sure if there is even support for them this way. I used to have an ipod but then at some point i transferred everything on to a usb stick. Im using that with my rsnav now.

[@mme1122]

@@danpolniak Got it, thanks I'll try those things.

[@Henry-nr3sf]

Hey Dan, just wondering if you ended up installing the 360 cameras with the S4 yet?

[@danpolniak]

I did but one of them got damaged during install. Im trying to figure out what to do about it.

[@Henry-nr3sf]

@@danpolniak Oh right, hope you can fix it! I read on the RSNAV group that people who had carplay open with spotify and waze/google maps on with split screen experience a static noise when they play their music - just wondering if you experienced this at all?

[@danpolniak]

@@Henry-nr3sf i have not. I have a sim card, if i play spotify it works perfectly for me.

[@cooperhadley2676]

How would you do wired CarPlay? is the USB input for wired CarPlay what you tucked under the panel on the passenger side? I am confused how the Audi connection works if you don’t need to have anything connected from the AMI to the RSNAV and just have to “trick” the ami by having something plugged in

[@danpolniak]

Yes, carplay would plug into one of the USBs, you dont have to put it where i have it. You can essentially route the wire anywhere you want. The AMI sends a signal to the stock unit that something is plugged in. And there are seperate wires for the sound, rsnav taps into those wires internally through the harness. That part happens behind the radio.

[@aznspc]

You talked about showing us the trunk camera but skipped it, do we have to route the camera wires to the back or just using factory harness

[@danpolniak]

I made a seperate video for it here... kzbin.info/www/bejne/fITEc3Wih6ykm9U

[@tiborbozso1033]

Did you try to not install, the original bezel. You can disconnect it from its front frame, and just use the new one, hiding the hazard switch behind it.

[@danpolniak]

Theres no need to disconnect. The 3 screws are sufficient to hold the whole assembly.

[@tiborbozso1033]

@@danpolniak Well, I can see on the video, the right side of the new bezel stands out. I have the same issue plus I only have two screw holes accessible. I've seen a Chinese guy, removing it in a minute. It's up to you anyway. I just try to help. Some "very smart youtubers" drilling holes through the original bezel...

[@tiborbozso1033]

@@danpolniak Whatever

[@THFIRSTWHITEMOOSE]

This video was awesome. I just finished installing my S4 and everything seems to work great, but the back up camera is black. Did I miss something? Can I still use my original camera? Also I ended up with 3 usb connections one of them looks like a 3.0...

[@danpolniak]

Yup, there are 3 USBs. For wired carplay or just media. Yes you can use stock camera. Did you select audi oem canbus in settings for camera? Do you have manual or auto transmission?

[@THFIRSTWHITEMOOSE]

Ohh okay cool. Is this in MMi settings or in the RSNAV. 2015 S4 DSG

[@THFIRSTWHITEMOOSE]

@@danpolniak Found it the Camera is working now thank you. I tried opening the trunk and its not opening now...

[@danpolniak]

Did you press the valet button in the glove box?

[@THFIRSTWHITEMOOSE]

@@danpolniakThank you I have never used that before lol

[@newtonoobs]

Is the setup the same regarding connecting to a speaker if you have the B&O sound system

[@danpolniak]

Yes. The system in the video is B&O

[@newtonoobs]

@@danpolniak thank you for the quick reply. I have a 3G MMI High Plus - can I copy this video for install ? Thank you

[@DiannaaSalazarr]

Hey! I got this installed in my Audi a4 2013 (without mmi) and the installer didn’t use the microphone it came with and left my Bluetooth one on. But I can’t use the voice button to talk to siri. I can only say “hey siri” and it goes through my phones mic. If I ask to send a message to someone, siri will ask what I want to say and then it doesn’t pick up my voice. Same with calls, they all have to go through my car’s Bluetooth. Not CarPlay. Any ideas or tips on how to fix this?

[@danpolniak]

If a microphone cane with it then it needs to be installed.

[@DiannaaSalazarr]

What if the car’s mic gets plugged into the CarPlay?

[@danpolniak]

@@DiannaaSalazarr carplay is software on iphone. Not sure how you would plug in the cars mic into software.

[@DiannaaSalazarr]

I meant the interface box. Should my installer go back in and make sure the car’s original mic is hooked up to the mmi box?

[@juanderbar]

Hey Dan, I recently removed my S4 RSNAV from the bracket to add a sim card and now it doesn't sit right in the bracket. Is takes very little effort to lift the screen and it creaks a lot when I press on the top half of the screen. I remember it clicking into place when I installed it. Did I do something wrong?

[@danpolniak]

Not exactly sure but are you sure it went in correctly? Ive had that happen where not all the tabs in the back went in right and it just didnt look right. But the mechanism typiccally doesnt break. I would take apart again and check all the tabs and make sure something didnt get caught and is in the way. Worst case scenario if you its creaking you can buy cloth felt tape and put it in the places where you think its causing creaking. Its very common practice with plastic trim. Even audi uses it on a lot of their trim if you look closely.

[@juanderbar]

@@danpolniak Thanks for the quick reply! I checked the four tabs and they look fine. They seem to slot into the 4 tabs onto the bracket, but I'll check to see if it's pinching a wire and if not, I'll try the cloth tape to tighten it up a bit!

[@dimitrisloufakis916]

Thanks for the video! Quick question, does it matter if we use the car's GPS antenna versus the included one? Is one supposed to be better than the other?

[@danpolniak]

I dont think so. Ive used both and it has been exactly the same for me. I think its more of a convenience of not having to run an extra cable and having an extra antenna.

[@bencole5691]

WARNING: when you remove the passenger A pillar trim, be careful twisting/pulling on it. I cracked my windshield somehow. Maybe there was already a nick in the glass? But just warning everyone to avoid my mistake

[@cooperhadley2676]

Does the MMI cable on the console still plug into the adaptor? I have a 2g high concert/symphony and I’m trying to see how different my installation will be

[@danpolniak]

No. Your harness shouldn't have that plug.

[@kaydan9906]

Have you noticed mmi scrolling knob light flashes after ignition turn off

[@danpolniak]

Yes thats normal after install.

[@juanderbar]

For the S4, can I install a SD card and if so, where and how do I install it? I see 2 slots on the back of the unit, but there are no labels.

[@danpolniak]

Yes. Top slot. That's how i use mine for music.

[@juanderbar]

Is there a way to get wireless android auto to utilize the full screen? I noticed that if I enable the HD setting in Zlink, android auto only uses half the screen. If it disable the HD setting, it goes widescreen, but the resolution is terrible.

[@danpolniak]

Not sure. I dont use android auto too much.

[@thomasnicholson7498]

Great video! I ordered an S4 unit a few weeks ago and can't wait for it to arrive. Do you think I would be able to install it myself? Keep in mind, I have no prior experience with car audio or electronics. I am curious if it is something I should give a go on my own, or leave it to a professional installer.

[@danpolniak]

If you have the will, thats all that matters. The video is pretty complete. Plus the rsnav facebook page is very helpful, if you have install problems just post on there. People typically respond very fast.

[@thomasnicholson7498]

@@danpolniak Thanks for the encouragement! It's more about finding the time right now. We have a 4 week old baby. I have a B8.5 SQ5, so I imagine the steps wouldn't been too different from the B8.5 S5 in the video. Is that right?

[@danpolniak]

No problem. I made a post on the facebook page about install videos. I think there is one specific to the 5 series SUV. Take a look there. Im the group expert there so wont be hard to find me or my posts.

[@thomasnicholson7498]

@@danpolniak Thanks again!

[@Mikeeg0607]

Do you know if it is possible to install just a front and rear camera without the side cameras? I would love all 4 but not sure it is worth the effort lol

[@danpolniak]

Yes. You cant use the 360 cams but yes you can get a rear and a front camera.

[@Mikeeg0607]

@@danpolniak thank you! And great video too! Now I just have to decide between the 8 and 10" versions..

[@danpolniak]

@@Mikeeg0607 10.25 100%

[@Mikeeg0607]

@@danpolniak that is what I am leaning toward. I like the OE look of the 8" but the 10.25 seems much more functional. How is glare on the screen in bright sunlight and does the screen dim with the dashboard lights? I do a lot of long night drives and am not a fan of blinding myself lol

[@danpolniak]

@@Mikeeg0607 yes it dims with lights and the 10.25 has the best anti-glare sprayed on it. The 12.3 and 8.9 doesnt have it i think.

[@neil12011]

@3:01 I accidently broke this wifi antenna, as the previous owner of my S5 had it crazy attached the sliding tray of the ash tray. Does anyone have a part number for this or know where to get a replacement? Thanks!

[@danpolniak]

@neil12011 a.co/d/0FHnjW0

[@neil12011]

@@danpolniak You are a rock star, thank you!

[@gabeanderson7029]

I just installed the Rsnav CarPlay and I love it, but I can’t seem to get the audio to go through the CarPlay unit itself. It only works if it connects to my cars Bluetooth. Is this normal?

[@danpolniak]

What stock radio do you have?

[@gabeanderson7029]

@@danpolniak I have the 3G

[@danpolniak]

@@gabeanderson7029 you have to plug in the aux to ami cable in the glocebox and then in the stock radio go to media > source > select the AMI port.

[@gabeanderson7029]

@@danpolniak I have the cable that plugs into the glove box, but my rsnav didn’t come with any cable to go into it. Do I have to order an adapter of some sort?

[@danpolniak]

@@gabeanderson7029 is it specifically aux to ami or something else? Only aux to ami can be used. They dont provide this cable with the units because not all radios need it. Join the rsnav group on facebook, it is easier there to show pictures and to explain the process.

[@FrankH3131]

Whenever I start playing any audio from the Android side of the radio after a few seconds the car switches from aux to jukebox as the source

[@user-zm9rp4qq7c]

Have this exact issue, did you find a fix?

[@FrankH3131]

@@user-zm9rp4qq7c no i didn't

[@michaellowery7159]

hey dan, how do you run wiring for the coin holder controller concert??

[@danpolniak]

Pull on the boot around the shifter, its on clips. Then put your hand under the panel and pull it out, its also on clips. Then you can take out the ash tray, its mounted with two 8mm screws. The coin holder piece slieds out from under the panel.

[@michaellowery7159]

Thank you!@@danpolniak

[@michaellowery7159]

@@danpolniak is this also how you routed the usb to passenger side of console?

[@danpolniak]

@@michaellowery7159 that i was able to pass it behind the ac controls.

[@NickName-nc2ld]

Hi Dan and thank you so much for this video. In my stock mmi when put the key, the display instantly boots and I get the visuals for going reverse for instance, with this new android solution i assume it will take more time, could you please tell +/- how many seconds/minutes it takes to boot?

[@danpolniak]

Its something like 10 seconds. Ive never timed it, i would have to see what it is exactly.

[@NickName-nc2ld]

@@danpolniak alright, that sounds acceptable, thanks!

[@jmiller9972]

Got mine installed but I'm getting no sound from the rsnav or the factory radio

[@danpolniak]

What radio do you have?

[@jmiller9972]

3g high mmi

[@danpolniak]

@J Miller you have to selecet external media under media in the stock mmi. Its the AMI icon. If its grayed out youll need to plug in a ami to aux cable in the glovebox into the ami port. Nothing into the aux side. Or enable the aux input using vcds or obd11. Instructions are in the manual for this as well.

[@jmiller9972]

It says my external source is active but still no sound from the rsnav or factory radio. Idk what else it could be

[@danpolniak]

@@jmiller9972 do you have a cable connected to the ami port or no?

[@danielshallberg9266]

What If you have a B&O sound system?

[@danpolniak]

Does not matter. Sound goes through the radio.

[@danielshallberg9266]

@@danpolniak hooks up the same way?

[@danpolniak]

@@danielshallberg9266 yes

[@D28-l7m]

Will the media and radio buttons blind red the whole time?

[@danpolniak]

No 5 min

[@phillipweaver2531]

Anyone have issues with screen going black after about a minute?

[@danpolniak]

Adter starting the car?

[@creativevr6837]

wie heißt das kabel bei 3:13 min ???

[@danpolniak]

Lvds extension cable

[@noelv1668]

The screen is a T20 screw.

[@newtonoobs]

My mmi buttons are flashing and unresponsive

[@danpolniak]

Is the audi stock screen visible when you go to it?

[@newtonoobs]

@@danpolniak yes

[@newtonoobs]

I have two flashing buttons next two the knob. I reset and still nothing

[@danpolniak]

@@newtonoobs its a connection issue. Most likely the small 2 wire connector going from screen to harness.

[@newtonoobs]

@@danpolniak I have connected that wire and still nothjng

[@fartamplifer]

👀30:35 👀

[@danpolniak]

😆 shes got a fine body