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Vitor Hugo mendes

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Hey guys I have successfully activated CarPlay on my audi, is it just here (Denmark) where the cars before 2019 are commonly missing that function? and it is pretty complicated to figure it out on your ownIMG_2172.jpeg
 
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Ok, so after a lot of searching and realizing no one had done this in an oem way on a a3, they mostly go for the Chinese boxes! I start researching solely about how to activate it on my specific unit! MIB2, it works on a few others ! I will make a step by step down here with all the links and information!

CAR PLAY ACTIVATION AUDI MMI MIB2 MHIG (MIB1 High) and MHI2/MHI2Q (MIB2 High) units only.
Items:

sd car (at least 8gb)
if your audi has the charge only usb you are going to need:
usb harness: (the link below is for the golf vii usb but it still works, you can look for the audi one but its harder to find, and usually more expensive)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...p_id=20250108082823673345279852680021613547_1
PROCESS:
if your car has a usb with data transfer then you can skip this part!
Hardware:
Remove the mmi unit ( the one usually in the glove box; u need special tools for that:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...0E1OWqJp&utparam-url=scene:search|query_from: )
plug the new harness.
then you got some options:
medium 1-
buy a wireless CarPlay adapter plugin to the new usb and hide somewhere inside the glove box (you will need to remove the glove box for this)
easier 2- leave the new usb inside the glove box, or pass the cables to the back and have it hanging on the passengers footwell
harder 3- strip the whole interior and have the cable in the central arm rest, in the original spot
after you have installed a working usb port is time for software
you are going to have to install onto a sd card a software called more incredible bash (MIB) here is the YouTube tutorial on how to do it:


then you need to run the patch aio (all in one)
then you should have it running

fairly simple process but not widely talked about! I found the way through some very forums going from one forum to another and none of those forums come up on the first pages when you google about it
 
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