ECS B7 Reference guide

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Installation Procedures
B7 Rear View Camera
Installation Guide

Written by ECS Tuning
Rear View Camera Installation for the B7 equipped with the RMS-E Head Unit.
Safety first:.
When working with your vehicles electrical system; always disconnect the
battery! Avoid shorting any circuits, or probing around wires. Failure to follow
these safety precautions, and all others, could result in irreversible damage to
your vehicles electrical system, failure to start, fire, and/or personal injury.
Before you undertake this installation, it is important that you read the following
instructions! Listed below are the necessary tools and skills required to complete
the job. If the installation of this product seems overwhelming, please contact a
qualified installer in your area.
Be aware that disconnecting your battery may require you to input your radio
anti-theft code, so make sure you have it handy.
Estimated Installation Time: 1.5 Hour
Tools Required: Parts Required:
•A 3/8 Socket Wrench - Kufatech 35542
•A 10mm socket - Kufatech 35676
•A Flat Head Screwdriver - Kufatech 35538
•Philips Head Screwdriver - Kufatech 36136
•A HEX-CAN Cable & Driver - Audi 4L0 980 551
•VAGCOM
•Audi Specific Head Unit Removal Tool
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
Equipped with RNS-E Head Unit
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
Equipped with RNS-E Head Unit
1. Start by opening your trunk.
2. Use a flat head screwdriver to pry off the
plastic cover from the latch lock.
3. Pull down on the emergency trunk release
and twist the lever to pop it out of the
ball joint on the right side.
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4. Use a flat head screwdriver to pry between
the side of the lever to split it in half. This
will allow you to free the cable from the
lever.
5. Push the release cable back into the plastic.
6. Remove the Philips head screw inside the plastic.
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
Equipped with RNS-E Head Unit
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7. Remove the other Philips head screw that is
located in the same spot on the right side of
the trunk.
8. Now that you have all of the screws
removed, go around the trunk liner to pry
off all of the metal clips holding in the liner.
9. Remove the trunk liner.
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
Equipped with RNS-E Head Unit
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10. Remove the 10mm nuts holding in both
license plate light brackets.
11. You can use a socket wrench or ratcheting
box wrench to remove the light brackets.
12. Set these aside so they can be reassembled
later.
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
Equipped with RNS-E Head Unit
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13. Unhook the two wire connector and remove
the 10mm nuts holding in the stock key
lock assembly.
14. You will no longer need this part. Save it
in a safe spot in case you decide to go back
to stock.
15. The connector you just removed will not
be used anymore.
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
Equipped with RNS-E Head Unit
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16. Remove the black plastic assembly to
install your camera into the stock key
lock assembly spot.
17. Reinstall the black plastic assembly as
shown.
17A. Close up shot of what your camera
should look like as of this point.
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
Equipped with RNS-E Head Unit
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18. Run the wires from the camera to this
open slot on the left side of the trunk lid.
19. Take the black plastic connector side of VAG to
IMA wiring harness (Kufatec 36136) and run it
through the stock rubber grommet that holds the
trunk electrical wires.
20. This is where the connector should appear
after you pull it through the rubber gromet.
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
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21. Connect the matching wires from the
wiring harness to the camera and seal the
grommet back into position.
22. Run the wiring harness (Kufatec 36136) from
the trunk to behind the head unit of your
car.
23. Use a suitable tool to unlock your head
unit. You will need four of what is shown
in the picture.
23A. Profile picture of the removal tool.
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Rear View Camera Installtion for B7
Equipped with RNS-E Head Unit
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1000 Seville Road, Wadsworth, OH 44281
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