ace72ace

For those folks who have unplugged the harness from the module up behind the glove box, where is the pressure point or release tab? I was on my back on the passenger floor just as the sun was going down the other day and didn't have a chance to fool with it. I noticed a grey plastic piece that runs diagonally over the harness connector, is that something to focus on?

I need to access the magical blue wire for my Sync connection with my Kenwood head unit and ADS-KIT-MUS1 Maestro install.

califsp

Yes. It's the part that locks the connetor down. Lift it up and you'l be able to pull the harness.

califsp

To be accurate. move the grey plastic piece towards the passenger side. That will release the harness.

ace72ace

Thx!

ace72ace

So here is a pic, and I've been prying on the gray piece at the end furthest away from the module, but it won't budge. I don't want to break it.



Is the whole gray piece supposed to slide to the right, horizontally, or pivot somehow? I suppose I could lookup the removal procedure in the shop manual...

califsp

Here's the best pic I could find.http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-2009-FORD-SYNC-AUDIO-UPGRADE-KIT-9R3Z14D212A-/230980628765?pt=Car_Audio_Video&hash=item35c784b11d&vxp=mtr

ace72ace

Awesome, I can see when I mouse over and zoom in that the connector pivots on one end. It's just such an awkward position down there...

12v Guy

there is a lock tab in the center/top of the gray slide lock. You have to engage it in order to be able to rotate the slide to the right. However, I have done about 20 of these cars and I just follow the harness down into the car (usually goes over top left side of glove box) and open up the loom to find the wire.


Cheers,

ace72ace

I will give that a shot, as I can't get it off. When you open up the loom, do you recall if the wires are bunched as pictured in the Maestro docs on page 5?

http://images2.idatalink.com/corpora...N_20131028.pdf

Assuming I have the right wire, how many times is the red light on the module supposed to blink when pressing the steering wheel buttons?

12v Guy

When you open the loom, inside will be some wires that are twisted pairs, some other sub looms (taped up) and some loose smaller and larger gauge wires. Ignore everything in sub-looms as these are audio in and out. Twisted pairs are network wires, larger wires are power and other stuff. In the smaller loose stuff you should find your wire. There will be a white/violet of the same gauge in the loom as well. These are the resistor ladder pair. You need to cut the blue or blue/orange and connect to side going back to wheel (not the side going to the sync module).


Yes the bundle looks like in our guide. That was drawn from picture of real car. Inside your loom will have a lot more wires than our drawing. We are just trying to show that it's not in the sublooms or the twisted pairs.


When it's correct, the LED on Maestro will blink when you press the following three buttons:


Voice - 1 blink
OK - 2 blinks
Phone - 3 blinks


Cheers,

ace72ace

Thanks! I must have found the pyrite 'blue wire' from the bundle. I will find the right one and take pix as I go along, verify the blinks on the RR module. My defective Kenwood is en route back to Delaware, if all goes well they will ship out my replacement on Friday and I'll be back at it next Monday.