ATD Tools SPI-77300 User manual

Contents
1. Toggle Switch Setup ................................................................................................................ 1
1.1. Choose the toggle switch setup according to the size of your car’s screen .....................1
1.2. Where to find the toggle (DIP) switches? .....................................................................3
1.3. Set the toggle switch settings according to the size of your car’s screen ........................3
1.4. Problem from Toggle switch setup incorrectly .............................................................4
1.5. Steps for change the toggle switch..............................................................................5
2. Dashboard Removal ..................................................................................................................6
3. Kit Contents ............................................................................................................................ 7
3.1. Cables and accessories ............................................................................................ 7
3.2. Cable Connection Chart ............................................................................................. 8
3.3. Power Cable Connection ........................................................................................... 9
3.4. LVDS Cable Connection ........................................................................................... 10
3.5. WiFi Antenna and USB-AV Cable Connection ............................................................. 11
3.6. AMI Audio cable connection .................................................................................... 12
3.7. Audio GND cable connection ................................................................................... 13
3.8. Where to put the CarPlay box? .................................................................................. 14
4. CarPlay Sound Setup .............................................................................................................. 15
4.1. Bluetooth settings .................................................................................................. 15
4.2. AMI cable Connections ........................................................................................... 15
4.3. Set AUX .................................................................................................................. 15
5. Reverse and Front Cameras .................................................................................................... 17
5.1. Original OEM Camera .............................................................................................. 17
5.2. After Market Camera ............................................................................................... 17
5.3. Settings for aftermarket reverse camera and front cameras .......................................18
6. FAQ ...................................................................................................................................... 19
7. Contact US ......................................................................................................................... 21

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1. Toggle Switch Setup
1.1 Choose the toggle switch setup according to the size of your car’s screen
Car Model
5.8 inch screen
7 inch screen
A-Class
B-Class
C-Class
G-Class
CLA
GLA
E-Class
E-Coupe
C-class W204
ML / GL

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GLK
CLS
SLK

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1.2 Where to find the toggle (DIP) switches?
1.3 Set the toggle switch according to the size of your car’s screen.
1.4 Toggle switch setup incorrectly will result in a black screen, flash screen, half-screen,
etc.

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Please contact us for the correct toggle switch setup code if you meet problems as in the follow chart.
Black screen when switch to CarPlay function
Flash screen in OEM function
Half-screen when switch to CarPlay function
Half-screen when switch to CarPlay function
Dashboard alarm
1.5 After the power cable connection, when change the toggle switch setup, you need to
restart the car engine and reconnect the CAN cable.

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Steps for change the toggle switch
Step 1 : power off the engine
Step 2 : change the toggle switch according
the toggle switch dial setup chart
Step 3 : unplug and reconnect the CAN
power cable
Step 4 : power on the engine

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2. Dashboard Removal
Please scan QR code, view the detail via YouTube video on dashboard removal guidance.
A-Class CLA GLA
B-Class
C-Class 2011-2014
E-Class
GLK
ML GL
CLS
SLK

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3. Kit Contents
3.1 Cables and accessories

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3.2 Cable connection chart
Please follow the connection chart accurately (detailed instructions below).
After the cables are all connected, you will be able to switch between the original Mercedes and the
CarPlay interfaces by long pressing the “C” button on the knob controller.

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3.3 Power cable connection
1.) Unplug the OEM original power cable from the head unit and reconnect it to the new cable harness.
Then plug the new cable into the head unit.
2.) If your car has fibre optic cable, you need to move the original fibre optic cable from OEM power cable
to the new power cable harness.

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3.3 LVDS cable connection
1) New LVDS cable 1 goes to the LVDS port of OEM the head unit.
2) New LVDS cable 2 goes to the original LVDS cable.
Note: Connecting the LVDS cables incorrectly will result in a black screen!
3) where to find the “LVDS” (DISP) port in the different OEM head unit?
“LVDS” port, also name the DISP port, is a port in gray color, behind the head unit.

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3.5 WiFi antenna and USB-AV cable connection
Note: To avoid losing the WiFi signal, make sure the antenna is not placed close to metal objects.

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3.6 AMI Audio cable connection
If your car has AMI port in the central console box, you need to connect the AMI cable to your car AMI
port, so that the sound from the CarPlay function will work via the car’s AMI AUX function.
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3.7 Audio GND cable connection
In the power cable harness, there is a wire with label “Audio GND”.
There is no need to connect the “Audio GND” cable, unless the sound of the CarPlay is distorted or with
noise.
If you have problem about the sound of the CarPlay, like noise, distorted sound, etc., please connect the
“Audio GND” cable of the power cable, to the “GND” cable of the AV-USB cable.

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3.8 Where to put the CarPlay box?
The CarPlay interface decoder box should be installed in an appropriate space near, or on, the OEM head unit.
Or in the glove box.
on the OEM head unit
Beside the OEM head unit
In the glove box
In the glove box

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4. CarPlay Decoder Sound Setup
4.1 Bluetooth settings
If your phone already has a Bluetooth connection to your car, disconnect it.
4.2 AMI cable connection (only for cars with AMI port)
Connect the decoder AMI audio cable to your car AMI port If your car has AMI port in the
central console box
4.3 Set AUX
Before using the CarPlay system, you need to set the sound input on your OEM interface to “AUX”, otherwise
the CarPlay /Android Auto system will have sound!
After finish the AUX setting, long press “C” button from knob controller, you can switch the system between
the original Mercedes system and the CarPlay system.

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CarPlay Decoder main interface

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5. Reverse and Front Cameras
5.1 Original OEM camera
Enter the “Setup” menu from the decoder main menu, choose “Reverse”, then make sure the “Reverse Camera”
option is set to “Original”.
Make sure that the following three options are all set to “off”.
5.2 Aftermarket camera
Aftermarket rear view camera cable connection

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Aftermarket front view camera cable connection
5.3 Settings for aftermarket reverse camera and front cameras
After the aftermarket camera cables are connected, you need to check the camera settings (click the “Setup”
button from the decoder main menu).
“Reverse” camera settings: choose “Reverse”, from the menu and set the reverse camera to “Aftermarket”.
the options “Reverse line detect”, the “Reverse display track”, and the “Reverse display radar” should all be set
to “off”.
Front view camera settings: choose “Reverse”, from the menu and set the front view time between 1 to 15
seconds.