Parts and Accessories

Installation Instructions

Installation kit, sound module

MINI (R50/R53) Left-hand drive (LHD)

Not suitable for vehicles with on-board monitor radio

Not suitable for vehicles with "NG*" car radio
Not suitable for vehicles with SA 674 ("harman/kardon" HiFi system)

The installation time of approx. 2.5 hours can vary depending on the condition and equipment of
the vehicle.
Retrofit/installation kit No. 82 83 0 136 491
* New Generation

Retrofit/installation kit No.: 82 83 0 136 491

Installation instruction No.: 01 29 0 139 395 Status: 06.2001
Contents
Section Page

Important Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1. Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Schematic installation and routing diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Connection overview, adapter lead and power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Installing and connecting adapter lead and power cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
5. Installing amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6. Installing tweeters and woofers/mid-range speakers at front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
7. Installing rear coax speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
8. Affixing stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9. Concluding jobs/encoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
10. Initial use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Important Information

Read out the defect code memories before disconnecting the battery and on completion of
assembly.
It is possible that the connections and/or pin assignments change during the course of further
development. For this reason, the currently valid ETM (Electrical Troubleshooting Manual) must
always be used for installation purposes.

Jumpers, double crimp connections or parallel connections will be required if the specified pin
chambers are occupied.

Take care not to kink, bend or damage cables when installing in the vehicle as otherwise faults
may occur that require extensive additional work to subsequently locate them. The costs incurred
will not be reimbursed!

All wiring harnesses and lines are to be fitted and secured such that they are not bent, cannot
sag, chafe or be pinched.
Tie back excessive length of wiring harnesses and lines and use cable straps to secure at suitable
positions.
Ensure the wiring cannot snag.

Item numbers refer only to the overviews or to the texts next to the corresponding figure.

Subject to technical modifications.

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1. Preparation
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Carry out quick test

Disconnect negative terminal of battery

The following components must be disassembled or re-

moved beforehand:
Battery with battery box
Instrument cluster
Radio
Front left door trim panel
Front right door trim panel
Remove woofers/mid-range speakers in front doors
(no longer required)
Release rear left side trim panel in front area
Release rear right side trim panel in front area
Remove speakers in rear side sections (no longer required)

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2. Schematic installation and routing diagram
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Key
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1 Amplifier
2 Fuse (20 A)
3 Power cable with fuse holder at B+ (see B2 on Page 6)
4 Adapter lead
5 Woofer/mid-range speaker
6 Tweeter
7 Coax speaker
8 Car radio connector
9 Connector for standard wiring harness
10 Vehicle ground connection (see A3 on Page 6)

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3. Connection overview, adapter leads and power cables
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Wire
colour/ Designation/
Item Description Signal Connection location in vehicle
cross pl ug-in slot
section
A Adapter lead --- --- --- ---
A1 17-pin pin housing 17-pin radio plug connector X2519 X2*
--- ---
on vehicle wiring harness
A2 17-pin socket housing --- --- radio in instrument panel X2519
A3 Cable shoe 6 mm Ground brown/ ground terminal point, splashboard
---
4 mm 2 in engine compartment
A4 25-pin socket housing --- --- amplifier X1*
A5 Stranded wire red/4 mm 2 cut to length, crimp on supplied flat-
--- pin terminal A6 and plug into fuse ---
holder B1
A6 Flat-pin terminal --- --- crimp on branch A5 ---
B Power cable --- --- --- ---
B1 Fuse holder with fuse (20 A) --- --- secure in battery box ---
B2 Cable shoe 6 mm Terminal red/4 mm 2 battery positive terminal
---
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The X-designations marked with * apply to this overview only and do not refer to the general service documentation.

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4. Installing and connecting adapter lead and power cable
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As illustrated, install adapter lead A as follows:

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Route branch A 1 and A 2 to installation location

of radio.
Route branch A 4 to place of installation of
instrument cluster.
Route branch A 3 and A 5 through rubber
grommet (1) into engine compartment and use
sealing compound to seal off rubber grommet (1)
from engine side.
Fit excess length of wiring harness (2) under
instrument panel in passenger footwell and secure
in a suitable position with a cable strap.

Plug connector X 9 3 4 5 is to be connected to

branch A 1 on vehicles equipped with a
CD changer. 3

Connect black 17-pin radio plug connector

X 2 5 1 9 (a) to branch A 1 , black 17-pin pin housing
of adapter lead A .

Connect branch A 2 , black 17-pin socket housing,

of adapter lead A to the radio.

Route branch A 3 , brown wire, of adapter lead A to

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ground terminal point (a) in the engine compart-

ment and connect by means of adapter
element (1).

Reinstall battery box and battery. 3

Route branch A 5 , red wire, of adapter lead A to

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connection location and cut to length. Crimp flat-

pin terminal A 6 onto branch A 5 and connect to
fuse holder B1 of power cable B.
Use cable strap to fix fuse holder B1 in a suitable
position in the battery box.

Connect branch B2 , red wire, of power cable B to

positive terminal of battery (a).

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5. Installing amplifier
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Unscrew Torx screws (1).

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Remove connector (2), white 18-pin connector

housing, together with retaining fixture from
carrier (5).

Remove sticker (3) and clean adhesion point

with spirits.

Cut out mounting bracket for controls (4) in

marked area (arrows)!3

Disconnect connector (2), white 18-pin connector

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housing, and route behind strut (1).

Reconnect plug connection and use cable strap to
secure connector (2) in a suitable position.

Firmly secure amplifier mounting bracket (3) with

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three fillister head self-tapping screws (2) 3.5 x

9.5 as illustrated on amplifier (1).
Remove protective film from adhesive strip (4).

Attach branch A 4 , 25-pin socket housing, of adap-

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A4 ter lead A to connector strip (a) and, using a slot-

ted screwdriver (b), press in the direction indicated
a by the arrow until it can be heard to engage in the
b amplifier housing.
A

A4

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5. Installing amplifier

Do not soil adhesive surface of adhesive

strip (3) when installing amplifier (1). 3

Install amplifier (1) as illustrated, turn into

horizontal position and push upward.
Route wiring harness (2) up to amplifier (1).

Firmly secure amplifier (1) and struts (3) with

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existing Torx screws (4) on carrier (2).

Press amplifier (1) with adhesive strip (5) onto

carrier (2) and adhere in position.

It must be possible to install and secure the

instrument cluster free of stress. 3

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6. Installing tweeters and woofers/mid-range speakers at front
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The figures show the working steps on the

left-hand side of the vehicle. The same
procedure is to be followed analogously on
the right-hand side of the vehicle. 3

Unclip standard tweeter (1) from mounting bracket

(2) and unplug connector (3) (standard tweeter is
no longer required).

Remove screw (5) and release screw (4).

Fit tweeter (1) in mounting bracket (2) and firmly

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tighten with screw (5).

Connect plug connector (3) to tweeter (1).

Firmly tighten screw (4).

Secure wiring harness (6) in position with

adhesive tape.

Connect plug connector (2) to woofer/

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mid-range speaker (1).

Firmly secure woofer/mid-range speaker (1) with

existing screws (3).

Before fitting the door trim panel, remove the

foam seal of the standard speaker on the
inside of the door trim panel. 3

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7. Installing rear coax speakers
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The figure shows the working steps on the

left-hand side of the vehicle. The same
procedure is to be followed analogously on
the right-hand side of the vehicle.3

Connect plug connector (3) to coax speaker (1).

Firmly tighten coax speaker (1) with existing

screws (2).

Adhere foam seal (1) onto coax speaker (2)

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as illustrated.

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8. Affixing stickers

Install front left and right door trim panels. Install rear left and right side trim panels. 3

It is important to precisely observe the following procedure for affixing the stickers to en-
sure they remain adhered permanently.

1. The speaker covers must be dry, clean, free of dust and grease. The temperature during
the adhesion process must be at least 15 ûC.
2. Clean the surfaces to be adhered with spirits.
3. Allow cleaned surfaces to air for approx. 15 minutes.
4. Remove protective film from the stickers and affix the stickers as illustrated below.
5. The stickers achieve their maximum adhesion force after approx. 48 hours.

Adhere stickers positioned horizontally and in the

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centre of the front speaker covers.

Adhere stickers positioned horizontally and approx.

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86 mm (a) from the bottom edge of the rear spea-

ker covers.

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9. Concluding jobs/encoding

Connect battery.
Carry out function check.
Reassemble vehicle in reverse order of removal.

This system does not require encoding.

1 0 . Start-up

After switching on the radio, the volume control on the radio control panel should be set to
a low volume to ensure an extremely high volume level is not set after the delayed cut-in
of the sound module amplifier! 3

The sound module is equipped with a switch-on delay facility in order to avoid damaging the audio
system.
The amplifier cuts in in full 2 - 6 seconds a f t e r switching on the radio!

Please point out these requirements to the customer when handing over the ve-
hicle.

Refer to the supplementary Operating Instructions for further information on the radio
settings to ensure optimum sound reproduction of the MINI Sound module.

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