Generally, there are two ways to install the Gateway:
- If the car does not have a CD changer: you install the Gateway as last device in the optical ring of the car. In other words: you install the Gateway behind the head unit of the car. (You can follow the small arrows on the optical connectors that show you the direction of the optical light.) Here:
- If the car has a CD changer: then you first remove the CD changer from the optical ring and install the Gateway to the disconnected optical cable of the CD changer. If you have a dual FOT (xxxxMO2) version Gateway, then you can keep the factory installed CD changer if you plug it to the right side (CDC side) optical connector of the Dension device:
When the CD changer connection is located in the boot of the car, then you might need the FOA1PO1 optical extension kit (5m long), if you want/need to place the Gateway hardware to the front part of the car (into the glove box or behind the dash) because of the Bluetooth connection stability.
(!) Factory phone: You need to remove it from the optical ring, and put an optical loop on the disconnected cables of the phone module. (You can make an optical loop from the remaining optical cables and connectors that were included in the package of the Gateway). If you want to keep the factory phone module instead, then you can keep it but you need to change the DIP switches as mentioned in section A.
An optical loop:
(!) If you don't know where to find the factory 6CD changer or factory phone module of the car please read section N for the answer!
(!) Power: You need to add constant power to the Gateway device. (If you add switched power instead, then the Gateway unit might not be recognised by the car at startup, and also it might loose part of its memory too.)
(!) The car might require coding, for that please read section P.
Microphone: you can place the microphone at the center rear view mirror, or behind the driving wheel. The cable of the microphone can be hided behind the roof carpet and the A-pillar. (The microphone has some direction sensitivity, so you can face it towards the head of the driver.)
On youtube you might find installation videos. First of all we recommend to check out the installation videos of our US partner Enfig: https://www.youtube.com/user/Enfig/search?query=gw52mo1+gw52mo2
Special cases:
- Audi with MMI2 High head unit: this is an exception, because this MMI version can work with multiple CD changers in the same time. You add the Gateway to the optical ring and finally you remove the factory installed phone and put an optical loop to the remaining optical plug of it.
- Porsche: Alternatively, if the phone module is under the passenger’s (or driver's) seat, then you can install the Gateway device there, and then no optical extension kit (FOA1PO1) is needed. So first remove the factory phone module and install the Gateway to the disconnected optical cable of the phone module. Finally remove the CD changer from the optical ring, then you need to make there an optical loop or you can connect it to the CDC side optical port of the Gateway if you want to keep it.