OEM Reverse Camera Cable Connections in 2012 Tiguan - RNS510 Head Unit

Ahoy V Dubbers,
Reaching out from Inverloch, Victoria.
Recently purchased 2012 Tiguan and installing "high-line" reverse camera (looks to be OEM equivalent, purchased on ebay: RCD510 RNS510 RGB Rear View Camera + Cable + Reversing Image Box For VW Tiguan 665752083680 | eBay ) to connect into the RNS510 head unit.
Confident that I have the backend of things sorted, including tailgate handle camera, control module and cable routing to driver's side dash.
Can't seem to find instructions anywhere online to show exactly where cables connect at the front end.
The 26-pin connector is obvious (back of head unit), but wondering if anybody can comment on the remaining 2-pin plug and 3x single cables as per image below.
Cheers,
Kanga
Attachment 55022

Those are the CAN communication wires for Infotainment bus.
It comes with a nice little piggy-back connector there. So what you need to do is depin the same CAN wires from the quadlock connector at the back of the head unit, and then put those into the black connector there where there are empty slots.
Then the bare terminals go back into the same (take note of colours) CAN wires in the quadlock.
Now you have the infotainment CAN bus spliced out to the highline camera control module which can then talk to the head unit.

Red is power. Per OEM wiring that will go into the appropriate fuse location in fuse box C at right side dash panel end.
However you can cut off the terminal and use an add-a-fuse to piggy-back onto a suitable ignition-switched (terminal 15) circuit.

Woohoo,
Thank you kamold.
Will give that a go tomorrow.
Cheers

Ahoy Kamold,
Thanks to your assistance, the connections behind the dash are all done.
Car will go into the workshop next week to get the coding updated.
Fingers crossed - Will let you know how I go.
Cheers

Cool.
Just need to enable reverse camera (6C) in gateway installation list, and turn on RVC in the head unit coding and also in park assist module.

If you want to save some cash by not getting it coded at a shop, I can do it if you don't mind driving this way :P

Hey thanks MIG, that's very kind of you.
The car is going in for some other work anyway and I will get the coding done while it's there.
Very much appreciate the offer.
:)

Hello again,
The mechanics workshop (using Ross-Tec equipment) had a go at doing the coding for my newly installed RVC but I don't know if they got it right.
They said it needs to be calibrated before the head unit will display anything and they don't have the equipment to do it.
So I don't yet have any rear view and the head unit doesn't indicate that the camera is even there.
Do you think this is correct?

The unit worked without calibration when I put the original Highline camera in my Passat. There was an issue with the unit being from a CC, and it checked the gateway before working, but that caused a function not available issue on the RNS.

What is the part number on your camera controller?

Camera controller part number: 5N0907441A (Made in Japan)
Attachment 55049

cool that's the right unit, was it second-hand or new? I am wondering if it needs end-of-line programming or parameters loaded before it works.

Brand new.

Did you have any luck getting this coded\ calibrated?

Hey MIG,
Thanks for checking in.
I haven't made much progress since the mechanic shop.
Yesterday I started internet shopping for a coding tool / scanner that I could purchase and do it myself.
Any suggestions? I was considering the OBD11 gear and phone app, but not sure if it can do what I want.
I have also downloaded the 5238 firmware update for the head unit (RNS510 with 2720 firmware) but yet to install it (waiting for new maps delivery).
Any suggestions welcome. Will let you know of any progress as it happens.
Cheers.

Odb11 should be able to do it, it's a good interface for the money.
I calibrated my first highline module with the sheet printed off on A3 paper done in poster mode, stuck about 6-8 sheets together, got the job done.
Now I have access to a industrial printer at work, so much easier to make them.

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Originally Posted by MIG

If you want to save some cash by not getting it coded at a shop, I can do it if you don't mind driving this way :P

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Hi MIG,
I am wondering if I may be able to take you up on the offer of coding the RVC in my Tiguan. (2012MY 5N with RNS510 head unit and highline camera.)
Your welcome to contact me directly on 0418 970 095
Cheers,
Andrew

I am just bumping this thread to see if anyone else has seen this issue with an RNS unit before.

I corrected the coding on the module and gateway; this allowed the unit to be detected and the RNS to bring up the reverse screen when put into reverse.

The image is blank; the "check it's safe to move declaimer is there" is just no picture.

I scoped the video feeds in and out of the camera module and can see video sync.

The camera and module were even calibrated successfully with VCDS, with no errors on both the camera module or RNS unit.
I also tried coding the RNS for the low-line camera, but there was no change.


Any ideas?