KUFATEC Complete set active Sound incl. Soundbooster Audi TT 8J Installation Guide
- June 3, 2024
- KUFATEC
Table of Contents
- KUFATEC Complete set active Sound incl. Soundbooster Audi TT 8J
- Liability Exclusion
- Safety instructions
- How to connect a cable to another
- Note Cable Inscription/Color
- Assembly Instructions
- Removing trim panel driver’s side
- Connection CAN High & CAN Low
- Connection ignition lead/ground
- Removing cover parts trunk
- Routing connecting cable sound generator
- Installation sound generator
- Installation pushbutton
- Important Information Sound Booster
- References
- Read User Manual Online (PDF format)
- Download This Manual (PDF format)
KUFATEC Complete set active Sound incl. Soundbooster Audi TT 8J
Liability Exclusion
Dear Customer
Our cable sets are developed according to the connection- and circuit diagrams
of the corresponding car manufacturer. Before the original production the
cable sets will be tested on an original car. Therefore, the integration into
the car electronics will be executed according to the instructions of the
manufacturer. Regarding the necessary pre-understanding and the accuracy of
the presentation of texts and pictures our mounting guidelines correspond to
the usual ones in car technology and car electronics. Practically, they have
been proved one’s worth a hundred times. However, should there be any
difficulties during the installation of our products we will be at your dis-
posal any time for support by phone or by mail. Moreover, we offer you to
execute the installation at our works in Bad Segeberg.
Costs which may arise because a third person will execute the installation of our products will not be supported by us in any case. Only if there is a mistake caused by our product we will pay the proved costs of the installation as well as the costs of the removal of the defective product. The refund of expenses will be limited to gross EUR 110,- ; we reserve the right to check the described mistake in our works in Bad Segeberg. In case of a proved reclamation the costs for dispatch for the check in our factory will be transferred to you. According to our experience each specific factory which has the necessary diagnostic device, diagnostic software and the circuit diagrams of the manufacturer can find possible mistakes at our products within a short time. So the installation and removal including diagnostic inspection can be realised in at most 60 minutes.
We also made the experience that many specific factories cannot work with the circuit diagrams of the manufacturer, and that they cannot read usual wiring diagrams. Therefore, very easy installation works will take many hours. You will understand that we neither take the risk to find a reliable specific factory nor the financing of the training of the staff of your favoured factory. Costs which will arise because you buy missing parts or spare parts at other suppliers will be refunded by us up to the amount of the costs which had been arisen by additional supply (saved expenses). In this case, there would be no right for refund according to the legal guarantee right as long as we have no deadline for supplementary performance or a deadline for supplementary performance has not expired. So if you have any problems with the installation or operation of one of our products please call us, send us an email, send us the product or take your car to our factory in Bad Segeberg. We are sure to find an appropriate solution for each concern.
With best regards
Your Kufatec GmbH & Co. KG Team.
Copyright
Our installation- and removal instructions, installation plans, software and
other documentation with texts or pictures are protected by copyright. A
publication or distribution of these documents is only permitted with the
written approval of Kufatec GmbH & Co. KG.
General Notes
Regarding the development, there has especially been paid attention to your
personal safety together with the most possible operating comfort, modern
design and actual product technologies. Despite most possible accuracy in case
of incorrect installation or use or in case of incorrect operation, it is
possible that injuries or damages of property may arise. Therefore, please
read the operating instructions you have received carefully and completely,
and keep it with you. All articles of our products will be checked at 100% —
for your safety. We reserve the right to make technical changes that serve the
progress at any time.
Before the installation or startup, it may be necessary, depending on the article and purpose of use, to check the legal instructions of each country. In case of a warranty claim the device has to be sent to the seller originally packed together with the sales receipt and a detailed description of the mistake. Please consider the manufacturer’s instructions for return (RMA). The legal warranty instructions are valid.
The warranty claim and also the permission for a startup will expire in the case of:
- unauthorised changes on the device or the accessories which have not been executed or approved by the manufacturer or its partners
- opening of the box
- repair of the device on your own
- incorrect use/no normal use/startup
- influence of force on the device (falling down, wilful damage, accident, etc.)
During the installation please consider all safety and legal instructions. The device may only be installed by trained qualified personnel or persons who are similar qualified. In case of installation- or function problems please reduce the search of the mistake to approx. 0,5 hours for mechanical works or 1,0 hours for electronic works.
To avoid unnecessary additional work and expenses, please send immediately an inquiry to our technical support with the Kufatec contact form (http://www.kufatec.de/shop/de/infocenter/)
Please absolutely mention the following:
- car chassis number
- part number of the add-on kit
- exact description of the problem
- work steps already made
Safety instructions
The installation may only be executed by trained qualified personnel. Please execute the installations only in the condition of dead voltage. Here please separate for example the battery from the main power supply and consider the instructions of the car manufacturer.
- In order to not endanger your own driving safety please never use security-relevant screws, bolts or other fixation pieces at the steering, brake system or other components.
- Connect the device only at 12V wiring system voltage with ground connection to the autobody. This assembly is not allowed for use in trucks or other cars with 24V wiring system voltage.
- Please avoid the installation of the device at positions where the driving safety or the functional efficiency of other subassemblies integrated in the car are restricted.
- This module may only be used together with the following mentioned car types and models; the installation may be executed exclusively by use of the circuit points mentioned in the assembly instructions.
- Kufatec GmbH & Co. KG does not assume liability for damages that are caused by incorrect installation, the use of inapplicable circuit points or the installation into car types and -modules that are not foreseen.
- We would like to draw your attention to the fact that the module processes the data of the MOST protocol of the car mentioned below. Therefore, during the installation of the module it will be used a model-specify complete system which we as the manufacturer of the mentioned construction line only know partly.
- Especially in case of changes within the same model line and the same year we, therefore, cannot guarantee the applicability of our construction line in each case. Kufatec GmbH & Co. KG does not assume liability for the applicability of our construction line with changes made by the manufacturer.
- Kufatec GmbH & Co. KG does not assume liability that the installation of the here-described component has been permitted according to the guarantee instructions of particular car manufacturers. Therefore, please consider the guidelines for installation and guarantee the conditions of your car manu-facturer before installation.
- The manufacturer reserves the right to change components without giving reasons.
- Subject to errors and changes
Requirements for the determinable operation
Please use the device only in its corresponding area. In case of
unprofessional and untypical use, installation or modification the permission
for operation and the warranty claim will expire.
Note
Make sure that there’s enough space at the described position. If there is
no space please cancel the installation and contact our technical support. The
use of a sound booster is not permitted without registration in the vehicle
papers, in the area of the german StVZO. The noise emission of the vehicle is
increased by this retrofit. The regulations of the StVZO must be observed. It
is therefore recommended to ask for a specific registration option at the
responsible TU¨ V/DEKRA office before retrofitting. Outside Germany, please
observe the laws on vehicle licensing applicable in your country.
How to connect a cable to another
How to connect a cable to another
| No. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take the cable of the vehicle, to which you want to connect, (green marked |
here) and
strip the insulation at one point with a suitable tool (cable stripper/cutter knife).
|
2| Now take the cable of the cable set, which you want to connect, (yellow
marked
here) and strip the insulation at the end.
|
3| Twirl the wires of the stripped cable together.|
4| Place the end of the cable you want to connect under the stripped point of
the cable
of the vehicle…
|
5| … and wrap the cable you want to connect around the cable of the vehicle.|
6| Lastly, stick insulating tape around the connection point.|
Note Cable Inscription/Color
If our cable set consists exclusively of grey wires, connect the wires according to the cable inscription.
Assembly Instructions
The following illustration shows the cable routing as well as the position of
the individual components.
- 1 External sound generator incl. mounting plate
- 2 Control unit for engine sound generation
- 3 Sound Booster Pro (module)
- 4 Pushbutton
Removing trim panel driver’s side
Removing trim panel driver’s side – instructions
| Nr. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loosen the lateral covering of the dashboard using a trim tool. | |
| 2 | Remove the lever for the hood release with a trim tool. | |
| 3 | Remove the trim panel of the b-pillar with a trim tool. | |
| 4 | Now loosen the sill trim using a trim tool. | |
| 5 | Remove the lower trim panel of the a-pillar with a trim tool. |
Removing lower trim panel of the dashboard
Removing lower trim panel of the dashboard – instructions
| Nr. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remove the light switch by pressing it in on 0, then turning it to AUTO and |
pulling
it out.
|
2| Remove all three plugs from the light switch and take it out completely.|
3| Loosen the two marked screws at the bottom of the trim panel of the
dashboard.| 2x8er
socket
4| Loosen the two marked screws behind the lateral covering of the dashboard.| 2x8er
socket
5| Now loosen the lower trim panel of the dashboard with a trim tool and pull it down
carefully.
|
6| Remove the marked plugs of the trim panel and take the trim panel out
completely afterwards.|
Connection CAN High & CAN Low
Connection CAN High & CAN Low – instructions
| Nr. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remove the air discharge installation by loosening the marked screw. | 1xT20 |
| 2 | Now pull the plug out of the CAN gateway. | |
| 3 | Remove the plug housing. | |
| 4 | Connect CAN High & CAN Low to the plug of the CAN gateway as follows: | |
| – CAN High (black/white) to pin 16 (orange/black) | ||
| – CAN Low (black/yellow) to pin 6 (orange/brown) | ||
| If our cable set consists exclusively of grey wires, please connect the | ||
| cables according to the cable inscription at the end of the wires. |
Connection ignition lead/ground
Connection ignition lead/ground – instructions
| Nr. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loosen the two marked screws of the fuse carrier and pull it down. | 2xT20 |
| 2 | Remove the back covering of the fuse carrier by loosening the three snap- | |
| fits in all. | ||
| 3 | Place the cable for ignition lead (red/white) in the fuse spot 9 and |
protect this spot
with a 15 ampere fuse afterwards. If this spot is already occupied, measure with a multimeter, on which alternative fuse spot you can find ignition lead and connect it there.
|
4| Connect the ground cable (brown) also to the marked ground spot at the
bottom of
the a-pillar on the driver’s side.
| 1x10er
socket
5| Place the control unit in the dashboard on the beam at the bottom left of the steering
wheel and the module behind the fuse carrier.
|
Removing cover parts trunk
Removing cover parts trunk – instructions
| Nr. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remove the trunk sill protection using a trim tool. | |
| 2 | Take the trunk floor out afterwards. | |
| 3 | Loosen the plugs from the cabriolet control unit (if existing) and take the | |
| inserts out of the trunk by pulling them sideways up. |
Routing connecting cable sound generator
Routing connecting cable sound generator – instructions
| Nr. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Route the connecting cable for the sound generator along the sill trim to | |
| the b-pillar. | ||
| 2 | Guide the cable with a pull-through aid behind the trim panel in the | |
| trunk. | ||
| 3 | Pull the connecting cable out from behind and route it through the trunk to | |
| the marked grommet behind the battery. |
Installation sound generator
Installation sound generator – instructions
| Nr. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pull the connecting cable for the sound generator through the grommet to | |
| the underbody with a pull-through aid and waterproof the grommet afterward. | ||
| 2 | Loosen the two marked screws of the impact protection. | 2x13er socket |
| 3 | Afterwards attach the sound generator with the just loosened screws. |
2x13er socket
4| Connect the connecting cable to the sound generator and attach the
delivered steel wire rope to the sound generator as well as to a suitable
point at the underbody.|
Installation pushbutton
Installation pushbutton – instructions
| Nr. | Work step | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drill a hole for the pushbutton in the lower trim panel of the dashboard at | |
| the marked position. | 7mm | |
| 2 | Install the pushbutton there and afterward reinstall the entire trim | |
| panel. |
Important Information Sound Booster
Please use for the fixation of the Sound Booster suitable high tensile screws. In order to avoid loosening of the screws by vibration please make the screws safe with appropriate factory material e.g Threadlock. Please additionally check the stability of the Sound Booster regularly and if necessary retighten the screws. In case of no consideration, we do not assume liability for possible damages. After successful installation, we recommend covering the sound generator with a zinc spray. Make sure that you cover the opening of the sound generator so that no zinc spray can’t get inside the sound generator.
As an additional safety, the delivered steel cable and the retaining clips have to be tightened on the Sound Booster as well as at a suitable position in the car. This safety cable is an additional security should the tightening screws should be released by vibration.
Kufatec GmbH & Co. KG – Dahlienstr. 15 – 23795 Bad Segeberg – e-mail: [email protected].