3.5mm jack - steering wheel control retention:
• The 3.5mm jack is to be used to retain audio controls on the steering wheel control.
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For the radios listed below: Connect the female 3.5mm connector with stripped leads, to
the male 3.5mm SWC jack from the 5849 harness. Any remaining wires tape off and disregard:
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Eclipse: Connect the steering wheel control wire, normally Brown, to the Brown/White wire of
the connector. Then connect the remaining steering wheel control wire, normally Brown/White,
to the Brown wire of the connector .
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Metra OE: Connect the steering wheel control Key 1 wire (Gray) to the Brown wire.
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Kenwood or select JVC with a steering wheel control wire: Connect the Blue/Yellow wire to
the Brown wire.
Note: If your Kenwood radio auto detects as a JVC, manually set the radio type to Kenwood.
See the instructions under changing radio type.
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XITE: Connect the steering wheel control SWC-2 wire from the radio to the Brown wire.
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Parrot Asteroid Smart or Tablet: Connect the 3.5mm jack into the AX-SWC-PARROT (sold separately),
and then connect the 4-pin connector from the AX-SWC-PARROT into the radio.
Note: The radio must be updated to rev. 2.1.4 or higher software.
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Universal "2 or 3 wire" radio: Connect the steering wheel control wire, referred to as Key-A or
SWC-1, to the Brown wire of the connector. Then connect the remaining steering wheel control wire,
referred to as Key-B or SWC-2, to the Brown/White wire of the connector. If the radio comes with a
third wire for ground, disregard this wire
Note: After the interface has been programmed to the vehicle, refer to the manual provided with
the radio for assigning the SWC buttons. Contact the radio manufacturer for more information.
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For all other radios: Connect the 3.5mm jack into the port on the radio designated for an external
steering wheel control interface. Refer to the manual provided with the radio if in doubt as to where
the 3.5mm jack goes to.
CONNECTIONS
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From the backup camera harness to the aftermarket radio:
For models with a 4.2-inch display screen:
• Use the 12-pin backup camera harness.
For models with an 8-inch display screen:
• Use the 54-pin backup camera harness.
• Connect the Yellow RCA jack to the backup camera input from the aftermarket radio.
From the 14-pin harness with stripped leads to the aftermarket radio:
The following (2) wires are for triggering a relay from the buttons on the face of the kit. The outputs
are latching which means they will stay active until the button is pressed again (or until the key
has been turned off). This can be used to turn on items such as accent lighting, or fans to cool
aftermarket amplifiers.
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Connect the Blue/Red wire labeled "AUX 1" to the negative input from an automotive
SPDT relay (sold separately).
Connect the Blue/Black wire labeled "AUX 2" to the negative input from an automotive
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SPDT relay (sold separately).
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