CAUTION! All accessories, switches, climate controls panels, and especially air bag indicator lights must be connected before cycling the ignition. Also, do not remove the factory radio with the key in the on position, or while the vehicle is running.
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• ISODINradioprovisionwithpocket•ISODDINradioprovision• Touchscreendisplayforclimateandpersonalizationfeatures• Centerpanelpaintedsilverwithtanorblacktrim• Includedinterfaceforaudio,climateandsteeringwheelfunctions• INST99-5842B-Paintedmatteblack• INST99-5842T-Paintedtan
KIT COMPONENTS•A)Radiotrimpanelwithtouchscreendisplay•B)Radiobrackets•C)LeftandRightbottomtrimpanels•D)Upperventpanel•E)Pocket•F)Thermisterhousing•G)(6)#8x3/8”Phillipspan-headscrews•H)(14)#8x1/2”Phillipspan-headscrews•I)(7)Panelclips•J)Harness(notshown)
TOOLS REQUIRED•Panelremovaltool•Phillipsscrewdriver•9/32” socketwrench
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DashDisassembly...............................................2-3KitPreparation.......................................................4KitAssembly–ISODINradioprovisionwithpocket..................5–ISODDINradioprovision.....................................5Axxessinterfaceinstallation.................................6Finalassembly.......................................................9
WIRING & ANTENNA CONNECTIONS
WiringHarness:Axxessinterfaceandwiringharnessincluded
AntennaAdapter:Includedwithkit
A B C
G
D E F
FordFlex(withoutNAV)2010-2012
KIT FEATURES
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1. Unclipandremovethetrimpanelextendingacrossthedashatthetopofthefactoryradiopaneltothepassengerairvent.(FigureA)
2. Remove(2)9/32”screwsfromthetopofthefactoryradiotrimpanel.(FigureB)
3. Unclipandremovethechrometrimaroundtheshifteronthetopofthecenterconsole(FigureC).
4. Unclipandremovethetopofthecenterconsoleincludingthecupholdersthenremove(2)9/32”screwsfromthebottomofthefactoryradiotrimpanel.(FigureD)
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(FigureB) (FigureD)
(FigureA) (FigureC)
DASH DISASSEMBLY
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DASH DISASSEMBLY (CONT.)
5. Unclipeachsideofthecenterconsoletoreveal(1)9/32screw(perside)securingthefactoryradiotrimpanel,andremovethescrew.(FiguresE,F)
Note:Youdonotneedtoremovethepanelscompletely,youcanunclipthemhalfwaybacktogainaccesstothescrew.
(FigureH)(FigureF)
(FigureG)(FigureE)
6. Unclipandremovetheradiotrimpanelincludingthea/cventsandthefactoryradio/climatecontrols.(FigureG)
6a.Unclipandmovetothesidethethermistor(ifequipped)attachedtotheradiotrimpanel.
7. Remove(4)9/32”screwssecuringthefactorydisplay.(FigureH)
8. Remove(4)9/32”screwssecuringthefactoryradiochassis.(FigureH)
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KIT PREPARATION
1. Attachtheleftandrightlowertrimpanelstotheradiotrimpanelwithtouchscreenusing(8)#8x1/2”Phillipsscrewsprovided.(FigureA)
2. Attachtheupperventpaneltotheradiotrimpanelwithtouchscreenusing(6)#8x1/2”Phillipsscrewsprovided.(FigureB)
3. Attachthea/cventstotheupperventpanel.(FigureC)
4. Attachthethermistorhousingtotheupperventpanelwith(2)#8x3/8”Philipsscrewsprovided.(FigureD)
5. Attachthe(7)suppliedpanelclipstothecompletedassembly.
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(FigureB) (FigureD)
(FigureA) (FigureC)
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KIT ASSEMBLY
(FigureB)
(FigureA)(FigureA)
ISO DIN radio provision with pocket
1. Attachthepockettotheradiobracketsusingthe(4)#8x3/8”Phillipsscrewsprovided.(FigureA)
2. RemovethemetalDINsleeveandtrimringfromtheaftermarketradio.
3. Slidetheradiointothebracket/pocketassembly,andthensecureitusingthescrewssuppliedwiththeradio.(FigureB)
ContinuetoAxxessinterfaceinstallation
ISO DDIN radio provision
1. Attachtheradiobracketstotheradiousingthescrewssuppliedwiththeradio.(FigureA)
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AXXESS INTERFACE INSTALLATION
INTERFACE FEATURES
•Crimpingtoolandconnectors,orsoldergun,solder,andheatshrink•Tape•Wirecutter•Zipties
TOOLS REQUIRED
Connections............................................................................................................................... 7-8Installation....................................................................................................................................8Programming................................................................................................................................9Finalassembly..............................................................................................................................9Extrafeatures................................................................................................................................9Touchscreendisplayoperation.............................................................................................. 10-11Steeringwheelcontrolsettings............................................................................................ 12-13Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................13
INTERFACE COMPONENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Providesaccessorypower(12-volt10-amp)
• RetainsR.A.P.(retainedaccessorypower)
• ProvidesNAVoutputs(parkingbrake,reverse,speedsense)
• RetainsSYNC
• RetainsthefactoryAUX-INjack
• Providesanaftermarketbackupcamerainput
• Canbeusedinbothamplifiedandnon-amplifiedmodels
• Retainsaudiocontrolsonthesteeringwheel
• Retainsbalanceandfade
• Micro“B”USBupdatable
• AxxessInterface(builtintothetouchscreendisplay)
• 5842harness
• 16-pinharnesswithstrippedleads
• 4-pinharnesswithyellowRCAjacks
• Female3.5mmconnectorwithstrippedleads
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CONNECTIONS
From the 16-pin harness with stripped leads to the aftermarket radio:
• ConnecttheRedwiretotheaccessorywire.
• IfthevehicleisequippedwithaSonysoundsystem,connecttheBlue/Whitewiretotheampturnonwire.Thiswiremustbeconnectedtohearsoundfromthefactoryamplifier.
• Iftheaftermarketradiohasanilluminationwire,connecttheOrange/Whitewiretoit.
• IftheaftermarketradiohasamutewireandthevehicleisequippedwithSYNC,connecttheBrownwiretoit.Ifthemutewireisnotconnected,theradiowillturnoffwhenSYNCisactivated.
• ConnecttheGraywiretotherightfrontpositivespeakeroutput.
• ConnecttheGray/Blackwiretotherightfrontnegativespeakeroutput.
• ConnecttheWhitewiretotheleftfrontpositivespeakeroutput.
• ConnecttheWhite/Blackwiretotheleftfrontnegativespeakeroutput.
Thefollowing(3)wiresareonlyformultimedia/navigationradiosthatrequirethesewires.
• ConnecttheBlue/PinkwiretotheVSS/speedsensewire.
• ConnecttheGreen/Purplewiretothereversewire.
• ConnecttheLight Greenwiretotheparkingbrakewire
• Tapeoffanddisregardthefollowing(4)wires,theywillnotbeusedinthisapplication:Green,Green/Black,Purple,Purple/Black.
From the 5842 harness to the aftermarket radio:
• ConnecttheBlackwiretothegroundwire.
• ConnecttheYellowwiretothebatterywire.
• ConnecttheBluewiretothepowerantennawire.
• ConnecttheGreenwiretotheleftrearpositivespeakeroutput.
• ConnecttheGreen/Blackwiretotheleftrearnegativespeakeroutput.
• ConnectthePurplewiretotherightrearpositivespeakeroutput.
• ConnectthePurple/Blackwiretotherightrearnegativeoutput.
• Disregard the Blue/White wire.
• IfthevehicleisequippedwithSYNC,connecttheRedandWhiteRCAjackslabeled“RSE/SYNC/SAT”,totheaudioAUX-INjacks.
• DisregardtheRCAjackslabeled“FROM3.5”,theywillnotbeusedinthisapplication.
• TheDINjackisnotusedinthisapplication.
• ConnecttheWhiteRCAjacklabeled“SUBWOOFER”,tothesubwooferoutjack.
• DisregardtheRedRCAjacklabeled“CENTERCHANNEL”,itwillnotbeusedinthisapplication.
4-pin harness with yellow RCA jacks
Thisharnessistobeusedtoaddanaftermarketbackupcameratothetouchscreendisplay,ifsodesired.
• ConnecttheYellowRCAjacklabeled“Rearviewcamera”,totheRCAjackontheaftermarketbackupcamera.
• DisregardtheYellowRCAjacklabeled“AUXvideo”,itwillnotbeusedinthisapplication.
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CONNECTIONS (CONT.) INSTALLATION
3.5mm jack steering wheel control retention:
• The3.5mmjackistobeusedtoretainaudiocontrolsonthesteeringwheel.
• Fortheradioslistedbelow,connecttheincludedfemale3.5mmconnectorwithstrippedleads,tothemale3.5mmSWCjackfromtheInterface.Anyremainingwirestapeoffanddisregard.
• Eclipse:Connectthesteeringwheelcontrolwire,normallyBrown,totheBrown/Whitewireoftheconnector.Thenconnecttheremainingsteeringwheelcontrolwire,normallyBrown/White,totheBrownwireoftheconnector.
• Metra OE:ConnectthesteeringwheelcontrolKey1wire(Gray)totheBrownwire.
• Kenwood or select JVC with a steering wheel control wire:ConnecttheBlue/YellowwiretotheBrownwire.
Note:IfyourKenwoodradioautodetectsasaJVC,manuallysettheradiotypetoKenwood.Seetheinstructionsunderchangingradiotype.
• XITE:ConnectthesteeringwheelcontrolSWC-2wirefromtheradiototheBrownwire.
• Parrot Asteroid Smart or Tablet:Connectthe3.5mmjackintotheAX-SWC-PARROT(soldseparately),andthenconnectthe4-pinconnectorfromtheAX-SWC-PARROTintotheradio.
Note:Theradiomustbeupdatedtorev.2.1.4orhighersoftware.
• Universal “2 or 3 wire” radio:Connectthesteeringwheelcontrolwire,referredtoasKey-AorSWC-1,totheBrownwireoftheconnector.Thenconnecttheremainingsteeringwheelcontrolwire,referredtoasKey-BorSWC-2,totheBrown/Whitewireoftheconnector.Iftheradiocomeswithathirdwireforground,disregardthiswire.
Note:Aftertheinterfacehasbeenprogrammedtothevehicle,refertothemanualprovidedwiththeradioforassigningtheSWCbuttons.Contacttheradiomanufacturerformoreinformation.
• For all other radios:Connectthe3.5mmjackfromtheInterfaceintothejackontheaftermarketradiodesignatedforanexternalsteeringwheelcontrolinterface.Pleaserefertotheaftermarketradiosmanualifindoubtastowherethe3.5mmjackgoesto.
Itishighlyadvisabletoreadthefollowingstepsbeforehand,toensureaclearunderstandingofwhatistobeexpected.Thefollowingstepsmustbedoneintheorderthattheyarenumbered.
With the vehicle completely off:Touchscreen display
1. Connectthe16-pinharnesswithstrippedleadsintoport“B”inthetouchscreendisplay.
2. Connectthe5842harnesstothewiringharnessesinthevehicle.Theseharnessesaretheonesremovedindashdisassembly.Theninsertthe5842harnessintoport“A”inthetouchscreendisplay.Butdonotinstallthisharnessuntilexactlybeforestep1of“Programming”.Thisisatimedprocess.
3. Connectthe4-pinharnesswithyellowRCAjacksintoport“C”inthetouchscreendisplay.
4. Disregardports“D”and“E”,theywillnotbeusedinthisapplication.
5. Port“F”isanupdateportforfuturefirmwareupgrades.
6. Locatethefactoryantennaconnectorinthedashandcompleteallnecessaryconnectionstotheradio.Usetheantennaadapterprovidedtoadaptthefactoryantennaconnectortotheaftermarketradio.
A BC
EF D
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Attention!Iftheinterfacelosespowerforanyreason,thefollowingstepswillneedtobeperformedagain.
1. Refertostep2fromthe“Installation”section.
2. Programthekit:
a. Placethevehicleintothestart/runposition.
b. Oncethetouchscreendisplayloadsup,selectthevehicletype.
c. Waituntiltheradiocomeson,andthetouchscreendisplayshows“SWCConfigured”.Thisprocessmaytakeupto3minutes.
Note:Ifthetouchscreendisplaydoesnotloadup,ortheradiodoesn’tcomeonwithin3minutes,and/orthetouchscreendisplaydoesnotshow“SWCConfigured”,turnthevehicleoffanddisconnectthe5842harnessesfromport“A”inthetouchscreendisplay.Checkalltheconnections,reconnecttheharnessintothetouchscreendisplay,andthentryagain.
3. Cyclethekeyoff,thenbackon.Ifthedriver’sdoorisclosed,openandclosethedoor.
4. Testallfunctionsoftheinstallationforproperoperation,beforereassemblingthedash.
PROGRAMMING
1. Securetheradioassemblyintothedashusingthefactoryhardwareremovedindashdisassembly.
2. Snaptheradiotrimpanelwithtouchscreendisplayoverthecompletedassembly,andthenreassemblethedashinreverseorderofdisassembly.
FINAL ASSEMBLY
SYNC (4.2-inchdisplayscreenmodelsonly):
IfthevehicleisequippedwithSYNCanda4.2”displayscreen,the99-5842canretaintheSYNCfeature.
1. ChangethesourceoftheradiotoAUX-IN.
2. Pressthe“Info”buttononthetouchscreendisplaytoentertheSYNCmenu.
3. Pressthe“HVAC”buttontogetbacktothemainmenu.
EXTRA FEATURES
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TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY OPERATION
• ThisistheHVACcontrolscreenwhichwillbedisplayedonthetouchscreendisplay.Thisisconsideredthemainscreen.
• Theupperlefttabwith(3)arrowswilltakeyoutotheHeated/Cooled Seatsscreen,ifapplicable.
Note:ThisscreenwillalsoincludeHeatedSteeringifapplicable.
• TheupperrighttabwiththegeariconwilltakeyoutotheConfiguration Settingsscreen.
• Auto climate models:Theclimatecontrolswillfunctioninthesamemannerthattheydidwiththefactoryclimatecontrols.
• Manual climate models:Theclimatecontrolswillfunctioninthesamemannerthattheydidwiththefactoryclimatecontrols,yetviatouchscreenbuttonsinstead.Thetemperaturecontrolwilldisplayanumericalscale,with“LO”beingthecoldest,and“HI”beingthehottest:LO/1-9/HI
Note:The“Info”buttonwillonlybeshownifSYNCistoberetained.
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HVAC Control screen
Manualclimatecontrols
Automaticclimatecontrols
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TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY OPERATION (CONT.)
• Backlight
• Fourslidebarscontrolthecolorofthebuttonsandtheback-lightintensity:
Red/Green/Blue/Backlight
• Backup Camera
• Enable–Enablesthebackupcameraimagetothetouchscreendisplay
• Disable–Disablesthebackupcameraimagetothetouchscreendisplay(default)
Configuration Settings screen
• Steering Wheel Controls
• RemapButtons–Forremappingthesteeringwheelcontrolbuttons
• DualAssign–Fordualassigningthesteeringwheelcontrolbuttons(longbuttonpress)
• SelectRadio–Forautodetectingtheradio,orchangingtheradiotype
• System Configuration
• About-Informationregardingthesoftwareinthekit
• TemperatureUnit-TochangebetweenCelsiusandFahrenheit
• DigitalAmpGain-Foradjustingtheoutputgaintotheamplifier
• ResetVehicleType-Toresetthekittodefaultsettings
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STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SETTINGS
Remap Button screen Dual Assign screen
• Theinterfacehastheabilitytochangethebuttonassignmentforthesteeringwheelcontrolaudiobuttons,exceptVolume-UpandVolume-Down.Followthepromptsonthetouchscreendisplaytoremapthesteeringwheelcontrolaudiobutton(s)toyourliking.
Note:Theaftermarketradiomaynothaveallofthesecommands.Pleaserefertothemanualprovidedwiththeradio,orcontacttheradiomanufacturer,forspecificcommandsrecognizedbythatparticularradio.
• Theinterfacehasthecapabilitytoassigntwofunctionstoasinglebutton,exceptVolume-UpandVolume-Down.Followthepromptsonthetouchscreendisplaytoprogramthebutton(s)toyourliking.
Note:Seek-UpandSeek-DowncomeprogrammedasPreset-UpandPreset-Downforalongbuttonpress.
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STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SETTINGS (CONT.)
Select Radio screen
* Note:IftheinterfaceshowsanAlpineradio,andyoudonothaveanAlpineradio,thatmeanstheinterfacedoesnotdetectaradioconnectedit,i.e.,anopenconnection.Verifythatthe3.5mmjackisconnectedtothecorrectsteeringwheeljack/wireintheradio.
** Note:TheAX-SWC-PARROTisrequired(soldseparately).Also,theParrotradiomustbeupdatedtorev.2.1.4orhigherthroughwww.parrot.com.
† Note:IfyouhaveaClarionradioandthesteeringwheelcontrolsdonotwork,changetheradiotypetotheotherClarionradiotype;sameforEclipse.
‡ Note:IfyouhaveaKenwoodradioandthetouchscreendisplayshowsaJVCradio,changetheradiotypetoKenwood.
Eclipse(Type1)†
Kenwood‡
Clarion(Type1)†
Sony/Dual
JVC
Pioneer/Jensen
Alpine*
Visteon
Valor
Clarion(Type2)†
MetraOE
Eclipse(Type2)†
LG
• Toshowwhichbrandradiois“autodetected”totheinterface,pressthe“Autodetect”button.Theradiodetectedwillhaveafilledincircle.Iftheincorrectradioisshown,selecttheproperradio.
• Followingisalistofradiomanufacturersthattheinterfacepresentlyacknowledges.Othersmaybeaddedatalaterdate.Universal“2or3wire”radioscanshowupasanyoftheseradiomanufacturers.
Parrot**
XITE
Philips
JBL
Resetting the interface
1. Withthevehiclerunning,pressthe“ResetVehicleType”buttonmentionedin“SystemConfiguration”.
2. Referto“Programming”,step2,fromthispoint.
TROUBLESHOOTING
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STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SETTINGS (CONT.)
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IMPORTANTIf you are having difficulties with the installation of this product, please call our Tech Support line at 1-800-253-TECH. Before doing so, look over the instructions a second time, and make sure the installation was performed exactly as the instructions are stated. Please have the vehicle apart and ready to perform troubleshooting steps before calling.
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