MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: Gmac on September 19, 2016, 01:13:07 pm
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Afternoon all!..
So I've just fitted a parrot handsfree kit to the car. I'm getting battery drain.
Car is an '05 plate gti. The head unit is the original MFD2 and I got the SOT iso harness from eBay for the mk5 (one that doesn't included adapter/wiring for mfsw. The red power cable from the sot harness is wired to the fuse panel using 'slot 10' which I tested and supllies 12v when ignition is turned on. There is no power to the parrot when the keys aren't turned on.
Why would I now be getting battery drain? Is there something that I haven't done?
TIA :happy2:
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Anyone? :happy2:
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does the parrot unit switch of when you take the key out
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does the parrot unit switch of when you take the key out
Yep..
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Take it you had no problems before the parrot kit was installed
Just wondering if you need to change your can bus or up date it
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does the parrot unit switch of when you take the key out
Yep..
Does it switch off properly... as in saying "goodbye" or does it just go dead?
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Take it you had no problems before the parrot kit was installed
Just wondering if you need to change your can bus or up date it
No problems before the kit was installed.
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does the parrot unit switch of when you take the key out
Yep..
Does it switch off properly... as in saying "goodbye" or does it just go dead?
It's the ck3100 model. I'd need to check to see if it says goodbye, but I've got a funny feeling it doesn't. :happy2: :happy2:
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If it doesn't then you have it wired in incorrectly. You need to double check the permenant live and switched live feeds.
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If it doesn't then you have it wired in incorrectly. You need to double check the permenant live and switched live feeds.
It just goes dead. Not sure what two feeds these are. I've used the red cable and wired that to a switched live in the fuse panel. That's all I've done. What/where is the permanent live?
Oddly enough, I've just been out to the car now, expecting it not to start, but it showed no sign of drain! Weird!! :thinking:
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The parrot needs 2 feeds.
Perm live
Switched live.
Usually one is red and one is orange.
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I have just took a parrot out of mine that was installed by the previous owner
Ignition live as on to the radio wires and permanent live from fuse box
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Thanks for the reply fellas.
So I need to figure out which wire is which, ie is red switched live and orange perm. And then wire accordingly. Or the wires the same until you wire them up?
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So, been doing some more reading and it could be that we are getting our wires crossed! Lol. I've read that some VW/audis need to have the parrot red and orange fused wires swapped over with each other, ie the parrot red goes to orange and the orange goes to red. These wires having nothing to do with the red and orange wires that are part of the sot harness, which is what I was talking about being (red) wired to a switched terminal in the fuse box.
Does this sound right? A swap could sort the problem?
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I'm sure there is something about the swapping of the wires in the instructions
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I'm sure there is something about the swapping of the wires in the instructions
I bought this parrot kit off of a friend, who also bought it second hand, it doesn't have instructions unfortunately.
Does my last post tie in with what you were saying about the two colours, ie they are part of the parrot kit?
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Yes.
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Going from memory there should be red and orange power cables.
On the Parrot loom it should have a fuse for both cables so easiest way is to change over the fuse holder caps as they are on the supply side and hopefully this should solve the issue.
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Thanks folks. Yeh the parrot loom has the fused red and orange, so I'll whip out the stereo again and swap them over. Strangely, the car has started fine the last two mornings, although I'm putting this down to it not having quite enough time to drain the battery enough so that it doesn't start. The run in to work is about 30 mins so that gives it a good charge too. :happy2:
I shall report back after I've swapped the red and orange. May help others in the future.
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FFLINTY-PC%2FPictures%2F20160921_172514_zpsubh8io8h.jpg&hash=45edb2859888753ed8b269e711a6ffb0b036babc)
This is of the 2 wires taken out of my car
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Cheers Maxitrol, Yeh, I'll definately whip the radio out again and swap those over. Will take a pic also and post up. Cheers lads! :happy2:
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Whipped the stereo out again today and changed over the parrot red and orange fused wires...
Noticed straight away that the parrot head unit bit said disconnected and goodbye when I turned the ignition off. So hopefully this will have sorted the battery drain!
Pics......
Red to red and orange to orange...
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fr517%2Fg4thyear%2F285D3324-C3BB-4181-9A7E-8168BA10D169_zps5vbqyysc.jpg&hash=6a6d4b3aa31bfa55f6cf7a9a59ab380545f24460)
Now red to orange and orange to red!!..
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fr517%2Fg4thyear%2F15EDB35A-70E2-4E1B-AE58-B2DCE2CD662F_zpsmx5av1x0.jpg&hash=2697fa49b675013e19854dde1ef2462b2f3bbb66)
And the disconnected and goodbye pics...just for good measure! Lol
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fr517%2Fg4thyear%2FF84A2018-6D28-4E97-9B6B-B71F7B6461EE_zpsuthzpibe.jpg&hash=d84aa29ef161bacada6099d1b4c0e807d498882d)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fr517%2Fg4thyear%2F18723035-2DBB-4449-AAC6-ED42120C3BAB_zpsmfoj8ces.jpg&hash=22aa5f7dc7e9c3b04b328d0971435c4a3d191aaa)
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Hopefully all sorted now
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Bugger... Still got battery drain! Hmm, where to look now???? Will it have something to do with the cambus?
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Pull the loom out.... test to see if you still have drain. Could it be a faulty parrot unit?
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Pull the loom out.... test to see if you still have drain. Could it be a faulty parrot unit?
Yeh, think that's what I'll do. I suppose with a couple of battery drains it could have buggered the battery itself.
Back to square one, and then go from there..
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Right, that's the parrot kit unplugged, lets see what state the battery is in tomorrow!
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Do you need a new CAM BUS?
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Didn't realise i hadn't updated this thread!
Since fitting a new battery, the battery drain has gone. i think what had happened was the initial drain on the battery when the handsfree was plugged in the wrong, on the rd and orange ignition wires, must have tipped the old battery over the edge and it was never going to recover properly. So a change on the orange and red wires coupled with the new battery and everything has been fine for weeks now!! :happy2: :happy2: