BMW CIC Carplay Box User Manual

BMW CIC Carplay Box

Product Features

• Wireless/wired carplay, Android auto available
• Support wireless/wired phone mirroring
• Compatible with OEM microphone
• USB multimedia available
• The external rear camera, and the front camera can be linked
• Support EQ adjustment, lossless sound quality
• Working with the steering wheel button and drive system

Accessories

Connection diagram

CIC wiring connections (Method 1)

1. Connect to the AUX port on the car
2. Connect with mic adapter cable
3. Connect to the head unit
4. Connect to the original power cable unplugged from the head unit
5. Wifi antenna, place it away from metal and close to the phone
6. Reverse camera cbs input
7. Front camera cbs input
8. USB port
9. 12V ACC OUT
10. Reverse detection 12V
11. Reverse camera power supply
12. Ground
13. Idrive adapter cable. Connect with the OEM idrive Only one set needs to be connected, depending on the number of the original car knob
14. Connect with the LVDS unplugged from the head unit
15. Connect to the LVDS interface behind the original car head unit

CIC wiring connections (Method 2)

1. Connect to the AUX port on the car
2. Connect with mic adapter cable
3. Connect to the head unit
4. Connect to the original power cable unplugged from the head unit
5. Wifi antenna, place it away from metal and close to the phone
6. Reverse camera cbs input
7. Front camera cbs input
8. USB port
9. 12V ACC OUT
10. Reverse detection 12V
11. Reverse camera power supply
12. Ground
13. Connect with the LVDS unplugged from the head unit
14. Connect to the LVDS interface behind the original car head unit

CIC wiring connections (Method 3)

1. Connect to the AUX port on the car
2. Connect with mic adapter cable
3. Connect to the head unit
4. Connect to the original power cable unplugged from the head unit
5. Wifi antenna, place it away from metal and close to the phone
6. Reverse camera cbs input
7. Front camera cvbs input
8. USB port
9. 12V ACC OUT
10. Reverse detection 12V
11. Reverse camera power supply
12. Ground
13. Idrive adapter cable. Connect with the OEM idrive Only one set needs to be connected, depending on the number of the original car knob
14. Connect with the LVDS unplugged from the head unit
15. Connect to the LVDS interface behind the original car head unit

NBT wiring connections

1. Connect to the AUX port on the car
2. Connect with mic adapter cable
3. Connect to the head unit
4. Connect to the original power cable unplugged from the head unit
5. Wifi antenna, place it away from metal and close to the phone
6. Reverse camera cbs input
7. Front camera CVBS input
8. USB port
9. 12V ACC OUT
10. Reverse detection 12V
11. Reverse camera power supply
12. Ground
13. The LVDS connector was unplugged from the factory screen
14. Connect the provided LVDS cable to the LVDS connector on the screen

EVO wiring connections

1. Connect to the AUX port on the car
2. Connect with mic adapter cable
3. Connect to the head unit
4. Connect to the original power cable unplugged from the head unit
5. Wifi antenna, place it away from metal and close to the phone
6. Reverse camera CVBS input
7. Front camera CVBS input
8. USB port
9. 12V ACC OUT
10. Reverse detection 12V
11. Reverse camera power supply
12. Ground
13. The LVDS connector was unplugged from the factory screen
14. Connect the provided LVDS cable to the LVDS connector on the screen
15. Connect the USB audio box
16. Connect to the USB port on the car

Reverse camera connection

Automatic transmission

1. Connect the reverse camera to CVBS labelled ‘Reverse camera’
2. Connect the cable labelled ’12V Reverse camera’ to the camera power
3. Setting Reverse Reverse camera Aftermarket

Manual transmission

1. Connect the reverse camera to CVBS labelled ‘Reverse camera’
2. Connect the cable labelled ‘Reverse 12V IN’ to the camera power
3. Setting Reverse Reverse camera Aftermarket

Wireless Car Play connection

1. Turn on Wifi on the phone
2. Turn on Bluetooth on the phone
3. Search Car Play’s Bluetooth ‘Car Play xxx”
4. After Bluetooth pairing is successful, click ‘Allow’, and ‘Use Car Play’ in turn, then Car Play connected successfully

Wired Android auto connection

1. Enter the ‘WireAuto’ APP when switching to the Car Play system
2. Pop up the prompt ‘Please connect your Android device’
3. Plug the Android phone into a USB port with a USB charging cable, the Android auto can be connected successfully

Wireless Android auto connection

1. Turn on Wifi on the phone
2. Turn on Bluetooth on the phone
3. Enter the ‘Car Play’ APP when switching to the Car Play system
4. Search the Bluetooth of the phone
5. Choose any one of the options on the car end to pair
6. The pairing request pops up on the phone, select ‘Pair’

Wireless Airplay connection

1. Select ‘Airplay’ APP on the car, then the pairing information with the phone will be displayed
2. Search the wifi signal of Airplay and enter password 8888888 to pair
3. Swipe the screen up and down on the mobile phone and find the screen mirroring in the taskbar
4. Click ‘airplay’ to search the signal of Car Playbox

Note: if you have connected to Car Play before, please disconnect Car Play wifi first.

Wired Autolink connection

1. Download and install ‘The Autolink APP on an Android phone
2. Plug the Android phone into the USB port of the Car Playbox with a USB charging cable
3. Open Autolink and allow all the permissions, then connect Autolink successfully

Description of the function of the original buttons

1. MENU: Press and hold for 3s to switch system
2. Knob: Move the pointer
3. BACK: Short press to back to the previous page/Press and hold on for 5s to restart the box
4. Volume adjustment: Decrease/increase the volume
5. Long press to activate voice control (Siri or Google Assistant)
6. Short press to answer the call, long press to hang up

FAQ

No sound when connecting Carplay

1. Transfer fibre cable
2. Set AUX output on OEM system
3. If still no sound, connect the AUX cable to the aux port on the car (usually required for the CIC system)

How to solve the echo when calling?

1. Dial any phone number, and keep the phone on
2. Enter “Setup”, next is “Audio” and select “Aec Auto Setup”
3. Until the screen prompts “Finished”, then hang up and the setup is complete

When Carplay fails to connect or disconnects or the black screen
Check the following steps:

1. Restore network settings on the phone
2. Go to “WirelessDev” and then “BT Reset”
3. Change the wifi channel, restart takes effect
4. Check if the antenna is away from metal and close to the phone
5. Clear the Bluetooth connection record, repair and reconnect

When the OEM MIC can’t work on Carplay

1. Turn off the Bluetooth connection with the original bluetooth
2. Connect the mic adapter cable (provided) with the OEM MIC

When cannot answer the call by IDrive

1. Turn off the Bluetooth connection with the original bluetooth
2. Turn off the setting “Use car’s BT phone”

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