Android Auto for the 718 - via USB or wireless?

[moonigan]

I've just enabled this today on a 2021 Cayman by flashing the PCM with the latest firmware which automatically enabled Android Auto. I suspect this is what a previous poster paid £100 to complete. The biggest challenge was downloading the firmware which has download speeds that the 1990's would be disappointed with.

The only thing I had to purchase was a full size SD card and a reader to connect it to my PC. Then its just a case of copying the files to the SD card and then sticking it in the car. Process takes around 15 mins and is slightly hairy as a loss of power during the update would have almost certainly bricked the PCM.

[jeebsy]

Yorkshire VAG (via their man in Paisley) did mine too. Recommended. Sometimes it's worth the money to let a professional do these things, although the DIY does sound pretty simple.

[PetrolHeadPete]

moonigan said:

The biggest challenge was downloading the firmware

Where did you download from?

[moonigan]

PetrolHeadPete said:

Where did you download from?

Downloads here
https://mibsolution.one/

More info here
https://github.com/Mr-MIBonk/M.I.B._More-Incredibl...

I’ll put the version I used somewhere more accessible. All you need to do then is copy it to a FAT32 full size SD card. I didn’t bother with the updated grace note database or the most recent maps because all I wanted was Android Auto.

[PetrolHeadPete]

That would be great!
Looks like the downloads link needs a pwd and links from the main MIB page dont work...

Edited by PetrolHeadPete on Wednesday 20th March 09:18

[moonigan]

PetrolHeadPete said:

That would be great!
Looks like the downloads link needs a pwd and links from the main MIB page dont work...

Edited by PetrolHeadPete on Wednesday 20th March 09:18

This should work on any PCM 4.0 car pre 23 that doesn't already have Android Auto

Download - Expires in a week.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlOmQTM2WFSyk9V53cEBGzfJL4Im1Q...

This is the AIO update and these are the instructions for running the update:
https://github.com/harman-f/MHI2_MIB2_AIO_FW_Updat...

You need to use 7z to extract the files then simply copy the contents of the folder to the root of the SD card (needs to be a full size card not a micro in an adapter)
Turn on the ignition and let the system full initialise
Put the SD card into slot 1 (closest to passenger seat) and after a few seconds the screen will go blank.

There are no gracenote updates in the download so it will generate an error when it gets to this part. Just click through and it will continue. The last part it runs a final script. On my car it sat at 0% for what felt like an eternity and then completed without counting up to 100%.

I think Android Auto only works wired in the central console.
Good luck!

[PetrolHeadPete]

many thanks!

[jeebsy]

moonigan said:

This should work on any PCM 4.0 car pre 23 that doesn't already have Android Auto

Download - Expires in a week.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlOmQTM2WFSyk9V53cEBGzfJL4Im1Q...

This is the AIO update and these are the instructions for running the update:
https://github.com/harman-f/MHI2_MIB2_AIO_FW_Updat...

You need to use 7z to extract the files then simply copy the contents of the folder to the root of the SD card (needs to be a full size card not a micro in an adapter)
Turn on the ignition and let the system full initialise
Put the SD card into slot 1 (closest to passenger seat) and after a few seconds the screen will go blank.

There are no gracenote updates in the download so it will generate an error when it gets to this part. Just click through and it will continue. The last part it runs a final script. On my car it sat at 0% for what felt like an eternity and then completed without counting up to 100%.

I think Android Auto only works wired in the central console.
Good luck!

Does this show a dedicated button for Android Auto, or is it overlaid on top of an existing button like this?

[moonigan]

jeebsy said:

Does this show a dedicated button for Android Auto, or is it overlaid on top of an existing button like this?

That issue is fixed in this version. Its a dedicated button.

[Tony B2]

Any other updates/changes within the same file?

Did you mention something on Maps?

[moonigan]

Tony B2 said:

Any other updates/changes within the same file?

Did you mention something on Maps?

Map are updated separately by downloading the maps onto an SD card and then updating from within PCM. I'm not bothered about updated maps as I will use Android Auto all the time.