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Depungolification... : Suzuki Grand Vitara, Sx4: How To Connect Your Ipod / Mp3 Player (Auxiliary Port)
Depungolification... : Suzuki Grand Vitara, Sx4: How To Connect Your Ipod / Mp3 Player (Auxiliary Port)
Suzuki Grand Vitara, SX4 : How to connect your iPod / MP3 Player (Auxiliary Port)
I bought a GV recently and was quite surprised to see the audio system not having an external line in connection. Googled and found out this site. Thanks to Griff, Steeleus and others, now we have a set of instructions on how to do this. This blog puts all that knowledge into a howto. This will work for your Suzuki Grand Vitara / Suzuki SX4 (2007 and later models) and others with the same Clarion head unit. Here is how the head unit looks.
Head Unit
You now need to get a stereo jack and cable like the one below and cut off one end of the cable. This coule be an RCA to audio jacks that you can find in any audio store, cut out the RCA end. We will now need to insert the cut end of the cable through the Sun Glass compartment below the 4H-4L Lock knob. See the figure below; we are going to thread the cable through this (The Jack is in the Box lable below) area, so that we dont have to drill holes to bring up the cable.
unit. Connect the Resistor between Trigger 1 and Trigger 2, Connect the Audio Jack to the Left Right and Signal Ground Wires, solder the connections if you can. Insulate them - use a scotch tape; and tape the resistor to the back of the unit. You can cut off the unused wires. Connect the antenna back first! Many of us have had to open up the unit after complete assembly, because the radio stopped working - forgot to connect up the antenna connector. Now connect back the audio unit (one connector more), AC Power and AC Controls cables. Switch on your car ignition and press the CD button on the Audio head unit. You should see the result of your hard work now (see pic below)!
AUX Success!
Connect your MP3 player line out to the stero jack, turn up the volume and ensure both Left and Right channels are fine. Also tune into your favourite radio station to ensure Radio is functional. Start the Car and check your AC unit is functioning normally. If the AC Control or Power is not properly connected, you will see a "System Check" message on the display. Once you are sure all systems are fine, switch off the car, and screw back the panel properly. Put the Silver Trims, starting from the top and working your way back down to the bottom edge.