Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrade 0111 KW22-2010

Firmware Changes

Version 0111 – production (from week) KW22/2010
(any MDI’s produced or fitted in the factory from week 22 2010 onwards should have this version fitted out of the factory)

General Notes:

Only USB 2.0 hard drive and usb flash drives  should be attached to the USB cable.
No USB cable extenders should be used, only a USB cable [...]

Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrade KW33

This version has been replaced by Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrade 0111 KW22-2010.

General Notes:

Only USB 2.0 hard drive and usb flash drives  should be attached to the USB cable.
The hard drive and flash drives should be formatted with the FAT file system FAT16 for <2GB devices and FAT32 for >2GB devices.
Complex file structures [...]

Build harness using connector housings and repair wires for Volkswagen Skoda Bluetooth Install

Whilst this guide is intended for the Volkswagen Skoda Bluetooth kit harness it applies to anything that requires interfacing to the quad lock connector on the rear of the head unit or that uses similar connectors around the car. This guide specifically for 2 x power connections and 2 x data connections.

The way this works [...]

Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) USB Specifications

Overview of connectors on USB connection
1 –  Data in, (here output)
2 –  Data clock
3 –  Voltage supply, terminal 31
4 –  Data out (here input)
5 –  Not assigned
6 –  Voltage supply, terminal 30
7 –  LF audio signal, right, positive
8 –  Control line, positive, switched from radio
9 –  LF audio signal, negative
10 –  LF audio signal, left, [...]

Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Retrofit

Volkswagen have released a kit for retrofitting that is designed for mounting behind the dash and is a much more compact size then the original MDI that was designed for replacing a cd changer. The kit is around 40% cheaper but doesn’t include the USB cable as the previous kit did. This kit may [...]

Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Specifications

(this has been translated roughly from a German Volkswagen document)

Product Multimedia socket MEDIA-IN  

Stand: 06.03.2008 

Introduction 

About Multimedia socket MEDIA-IN audio files can be an “external Medium “on the radio-navigation system reproduced and controlled will. As the “external data” are USB Mass Storage and MP3 Player refers to the multimedia jack can be connected and on which Audio files are stored. 

Since the [...]

Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI)

MDI

The Media Device Interface (MDI) offers support for USB devices (memory sticks and hard drives), iPod integration and Aux In along with displaying ID3 tags over the CANbus to the MFD and the RCD310, RCD510 and RNS510 headunit. The unit is available for the Passat which mounts in the glovebox and the Golf which [...]