Metra Ford Mustang with 4.2” Screen User Manual

June 6, 2024
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Metra Ford Mustang with 4.2” Screen

Metra Ford Mustang with 4.2 Screen

KIT COMPONENTS

  • A) Radio trim panel with touchscreen display
  • B) Radio brackets
  • C) SYNC module brackets
  • D) Pocket
  • E) Engine start/stop circuit board and cover
  • F) Engine start/stop trim
  • G) (4) #8 x 3/4” Phillips pan-head screws
  • H) (4) #8 x 3/8” Phillips truss-head screws
  • I) (6) #4 x 1/2” Phillips pan-head screws
  • J) (4) Panel clips
  • K) USB cable
  • L) HVAC interface and wiring harness (not shown)
  • M) Antenna adapter (not shown)

Kit Components

WIRING & ANTENNA CONNECTIONS

  • Wiring Harness: Axxess interface built into touchscreen
  • Antenna Adapter: Included with kit

TOOLS REQUIRED

  • Panel removal tool
  • Phillips screwdriver
  • 9/32” socket wrench
  • Cutting tool
  • Torx T-10 screwdriver

Attention! Let the vehicle sit with the key out of the ignition for a few minutes before removing the factory radio. When testing the aftermarket equipment, ensure that all factory equipment is connected before cycling the key to ignition.

DASH DISASSEMBLY

  1. Open the passenger door and remove the trim panel from the side of the dash.
    Dash Disassembly 01

  2. Open the glove box and remove the trim panel on the right side.
    Dash Disassembly 02

  3. Unclip and remove the trim/vent dash panel.
    Dash Disassembly 03

  4. Remove the rubber tray cover in front of the shifter, and then remove the (2) 9/32” screws exposed.
    Dash Disassembly 04

  5. Unclip and remove the front side panels from each side of the center console.
    Dash Disassembly 05

  6. Remove the (2) 9/32” screws from each side of the center console.
    Dash Disassembly 06

  7. Unclip the shifter trim bezel and slightly pull it up to clear the center console trim bezel removal.

  8. Open the center console storage compartment. Unclip the center console trim bezel, then slide it toward the rear of the vehicle to remove it.
    Dash Disassembly 07
    Note: The complete center console does not need to be removed. but if it is desired to be removed, the Push-to-Start module must be connected when testing the kit.

  9. Remove the plastic tray in front of the shifter.

  10. Remove the center plastic trim (knockout) between the power outlet and USB jack.
    Dash Disassembly 08 Ensure that the vehicle is completely off before proceeding onto the following (4) steps:

  11. Remove the (4) 9/32″ screws securing the radio/climate control panel, and then unclip, unplug, and remove.
    Dash Disassembly 09

  12. Remove the (4) 9/32″ screws securing the display screen, then unplug and remove.

  13. Remove the (4) 9/32″ screws securing the radio chassis, then unplug and remove.
    Dash Disassembly 10

  14. If the vehicle is equipped with SYNC, remove the (3) 9/32″ screws securing the SYNC® module, then unplug and remove.

KIT PREPARATION

  1. Cut and remove the shaded area from the sub-dash to allow clearance for the aftermarket radio.
    Kit Preparation 01
    If SYNC is desired to be retained:

  2. Attach the SYNC module brackets to the factory SYNC module using the (4) #8 x 3/4″ Phillips pan-head screws provided.
    Kit Preparation 02

  3. Re-connect all factory connectors back into the SYNC module, and then secure the module into the lower sub-dash using the factory hardware removed in step 13.
    Kit Preparation 03

From the factory radio/climate control panel:

  1. Remove the (15) T-10 Torx screws securing the plastic panel cover to the rear of the panel, and then remove.
    Kit Preparation 04

  2. Remove the (7) T-10 Torx screws securing the circuit board, and then remove.
    Kit Preparation 05

  3. Remove the rubber button membrane from the back of the engine start/stop switch panel.
    Kit Preparation 06

  4. Remove the engine start/stop switch panel.
    Kit Preparation 07

  5. Press in on the (2) retaining tabs inside the power outlet to remove the inner portion, and then unsnap the outer ring and cover.
    Kit Preparation 08

To the 99-5838CH radio trim panel:

  1. Attach the engine start/stop trim, engine start/stop switch panel, and then the rubber button membrane.
    Kit Preparation 09

  2. Secure the engine start/stop circuit board and cover to the switch/cover assembly using the (6) #4 x 1/2” Phillips pan-head screws provided.
    Kit Preparation 11

KIT ASSEMBLY

ISO DIN radio provision with pocket

  1. Secure the radio brackets to the pocket using the (4) #8 x 3/8″ Phillips truss-head screws provided.
    Kit Assembly 01

  2. Remove the metal DIN sleeve and trim ring from the aftermarket radio.

  3. Slide the radio into the bracket/pocket assembly, and then secure it using the screws supplied with the radio.
    Kit Assembly 02

ISO DDIN radio provision

  1. Secure the radio brackets to the radio using the screws supplied with the radio.
    Kit Assembly 03

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