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    AVIC N Series Navigation Bypass

    AVIC-N1 DVD / Nav in Motion Hack
    Instructions:

    1. You must ground the green Parking Brake wire.




    AVIC-N2 DVD / Nav in Motion Hack


    Instructions:
    1. Underneath the MAIN unit (not the hideaway) is a small silver sticker, peel this back.
    2. There are two contacts with the label "R197".




    1. Drop a bit of solder between these to connect them.
    2. you must ground the green Parking Brake wire.




    AVIC-N3 DVD / Nav in Motion Hack

    Instructions:

    1. Pull the head unit from the dash

    1. Remove the silver sticker that is on the bottom of the unit. (Note: this will void your warranty but you can always purchase more void stickers from Ebay).


    DON???T WANT TO REMOVE THE STICKER???
    Ok, I just gave this a shot and used a paper clip to push the switch to the right like shown in the picture. You can feel the switch slide over. It was really easy and took 2 mins. Make sure you take a good look at the picture so you know to slide it thru the top slot where the red line goes.




    1. Now that the sticker is removed, you will see a black switch. With a small (really small) bladed screwdriver, slide the little switch to the left.

    1. Next, you'll need to ground the light green parking brake wire to a negative wire on the car.
    2. Put the headunit back into the dash and screw everything back together.

    1. Reset the headunit (make sure the Nav DVD is loaded).


    AVIC-N4 + N5 DVD / Nav in Motion Hack


    To complete this bypass you need to do 2 things:
    I pulled the yellow/black wire out of that connector (which was not being used and is listed as the "guide on" lead that controls the mute feature on the multi channel processor control unit that I do not have and will not be getting) and placed it in the open spot that is shown in the pictures. Once grounded out, along with the parking brake, I have what should be available to the user all the time.

    1. Place a wire into the open slot on this connector. You can use the yellow/black wire out of that connector.
    2. Ground the wire in step 1 with the Parking brake wire and you are good to go..



    Before wire insertion



    After wire insertion



    A few more pics ...








    Congratulations, you can now watch a DVD while driving (don't crash). You can also take full control of all of the Nav menus while under way.