Symphony II Radio to A4 RNS-E

(A4 / S4 / RS4 B6 /B7) (Platform 2002-2008)

The Symphony II radio is being replaced.

Four radio removal keys are needed to get the old one out.
Note the orientation of the key - the long side of the key is on the
outside of the radio - the notched side goes toward the inside.
This holds true for all for all positions.

Push all four keys in. Each one will make a "click" when it
engages the lock. Once they lock, they won't come out without
pulling the radio. I had a problem with the top right position - it
didn't click as well as the others did.

The old radio out of the car.

Connect this adapter

to the connector on
the back of the RNS-E
unit

Non-Bose
audio/speaker
connector

Power cable
CD changer

Telephone

RNS-E adapter cable(should look similar)

Connect this
adapter to the
left connector
on the back of
RNS-E unit.

You would plug this into

the black connector from
your vehicles wiring

Diversity antenna adapter

FAKRA GPS cable (Should look similar)

Back of the Audi A4 RNS-E unit.

Connect the gps
antenna to this
connector.

The connector below

is for multimedia
adapters

Connect the
Diversity antenna
adapter to this
connector

Connect the RNS-E

adapter to this
connector

Connect the RNS-E adapter cable to the Nav unit and the cables
in the car. The yellow connector in the car is the diversity cable.
Pull the purple clip in the yellow fakra connector and tease out the
metal cable. Reconnect it to the diversity adapter. Plug the FM
antenna cable to the other end of the diversity adapter then plug it
to the nav unit. Push the Nav unit back into place and you're
done. Ive provided a pin out chart below should you have further
questions.

Notes

RNS-E
Pin

A: Speaker Connecter
1 N.C. (NC = Not Connected)

Symphony II
Pin#

Version 1.2
Connector

Description

N.C.

Connector

2 Right Front (+)

II

RF+

not

3 Left Front (+)

II

LF+

necessary

4 N.C.

N.C.

for

5 N.C.

N.C.

BOSE

6 Right Front (-)

II

RF-

systems

7 Left Front (-)

II

LF-

8 N.C.

N.C.

S GND

B. EXT Control Connector

MOST network

1 Most Ring break

N.C.

CDC Audio

2 CDC-NF GND

18

Speed signal

3 V-Signal

Tap into Cluster Blue T32/pin 31 (4B0 units)

Battery Power out

4 U14R-2

16

+12V

K diagnostic

5 K-Line

III

CDC Data

6 CDC-Data out

14

DATA OUT

Bose ground wire

7 BOSE Pin

III

BOSE

CDC Audio

8 CDC-NF L.IN

19

L CH

CDC Audio

9 CDC-NF R. IN

20

R CH

accessory power

10 U14 ST CDC

17

ACC

CDC Data

11 CDC -Data IN

13

DATA IN

CDC Data

12 CDC- Data CLK

15

DATA CLK

10

CD GND

CDC chassis ground

Connect to Ground in convenient location

C: EXT Control Connector

mic for speech control

1 MIC IN (-)

N.C.

reverse +12V

2 RFSL

Connect to Reverse Wire (4B0 units)

to amp

3 Line Out FL

mic out to tel module

4 MIC Out (-)

N.C.

to amp

5 Line Out RL

tel module audio in

mic for speech control

LF

LR

6 TEL NF IN (-)

IV

TEL -

7 MIC IN (+)

N.C.

to amp

8 Line Out GND

COM

to amp

9 Line Out FR

RF
RR

mic out to tel module

10 MIC Out (+)

N.C.

to amp

11 Line Out RR

tel module audio in

12 TEL NF IN (+)

IV

TEL +

D: Power Connector
infotainment bus

9 CAN-H

CAN H

infotainment bus

10 CAN-L

12

CAN L

Tel Module mute

11 TEL-Mute

IV

MUTE

Main Ground

12 Kl.31

III

(-)

Amp turn on

13 U14 ST DSP

ACC

Alarm GND

14 DWA-GND

III

Alarm GND

Main Power

15 Kl.30 (Constant 12V power)

III

(+)

Battery Power out

16 U14R-1

N.C.

NF

Niederfrequenz

(English: Audio Frequency)

Kl.

Klemme

(English: terminal)

DWA

Diebstahl Warnanlage

(English: Theft Alarm System)

N.C.

No Connection

(English: Don't put any wires here)

32 Pin Connector: (A/V interface)

1 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

2 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

3 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

4 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

5 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

6 AUX-NF-IN Right

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

7 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

8 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

9 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

10 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

11 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

12 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

TV Audio R

13 NF-IN-Right

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

Harness shield ground

14 SHIELD GND

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

TV Video Sync

15 IN-Sync

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

TV Video Green

16 IN-G

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

17 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

18 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

19 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

20 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

21 AUX-NF-GND

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

Aux Audio R

Aux Audio GND

Aux Audio L

22 AUX-NF-IN-Left

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

23 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

24 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

25 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

26 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

27 N.C.

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

TV Audio GND

28 NF-IN-GND

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

TV Audio L

29 NF-IN-Left

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

TV Video GND

30 RGBS-IN-GND

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

TV Video Blue

31 IN-B

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

TV Video Red

32 IN-R

Use a Dietz 1417 or OEM TV Tuner

RNS-E

Symphony

Note: The following information applies only to 2007+ models.

If you have the Symphony II+ radio (most 2007+ models) then you
don't need a wiring adapter to install the RNS-E. You can just move
two wires in your existing radio harness then plug it right.

Symphony II+ -> RNS-E

Here is an RNS-E pin-out:

Here is a Symphony II+ pin-out:

All symphony II+ radios work communicate through the K-line and not CAN so I just wanted to make sure that everybody knows that. You have
to move the K-Line cable so you can talk to RNS-e with vag com and code it properly. Also if you have Bose (which I do) you have to move
additional (Bose) wire.
In my case since I have the Bose I moved the wires in the following way:
B5 to B7 (Bose wire) so that way you free up the cable for K-Line and then you move C7 to B5. (If you dont have the Bose then you dont have
to worry about the first part because B5 will be open so you just need to move the C7 wire to B5).
To identify the wires so you know which one is which look at the attached picture (This took me a while to figure out since it is confusing as
which wire is which since you can look at the connector in two ways.)
This is if you are looking at the connector the same way it plugs into the RNS-e:

To swap the wires take the green and blue connectors out of the housing (just unclip them and pull them out, make sure that the locking clip is
down in locked position so you can pull out the connectors straight out, see the picture below)

Once when the connectors are out of the housing you will also have to take off the blue and green covers off, stick small flat head screwdriver
or you can just do it with your hand and then pull out the little harness out of the housing. (Make sure you dont forget the way the housing is
in because if you flip it then the cables that you need to swap wont be there and it will just confuse you more)

To swap the wires take a small flathead screwdriver and insert it on the top of the small wire as shown in the picture, dont push too hard so
you dont damage the wire and slide it out again slowly as much as your screwdriver can move there and then pull on the wire, if it doesnt
come out easily it means that you still didnt unlock it so go back and stick the screwdriver in again and if it does come out then, well you got it!
See the picture below.

Once when you swapped all the wires just put everything back the way it was and plug your GPS and regular antenna as well as the big connector.
Slide the RNS-e in and you are done with hardware stuff. This is how blue connector looks like after you moved the wires.