Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrades

Firmware upgrades to the Media Device Interface (MDI) are performed using the USB cable and a suitable USB storage device, the upgrade cannot be performed using the iPod/iPhone cable. Detailed instructions and possible error messages are detailed on the firmware version update pages.

Firmware Versions

MDI 0150 KW22-2011

MDI 0111 KW22-2010

MDI 0090 KW33-2009

General Notes (for all versions)

Only USB 2.0 hard drive and [...]

Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrade 0150 KW22-2011

Firmware Changes

Version 0150 – production (from week) KW22/2011 (launched KW45/10)
(any MDI’s produced or fitted in the factory from week 22 2011 onwards should have this version fitted out of the factory)

General Notes

See Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrades for general information on the firmware updates including restrictions, file formats and connectivity.

Firmware is for units with a [...]

Formatting USB hard and flash drives for use with the Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI)

The Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) requires external hard or flash drives to have a FAT16 filesystem for under 2GB sized media or a FAT32 filesystem for over 2GB media. See Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Specifications for the details.

Windows won’t allow you to create a FAT32 filesystem over 32GB but it can be performed using [...]

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)

See Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrades for the latest version.

General Notes

See Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrades for general information on the firmware updates including restrictions, file [...]

Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrade KW33

Firmware Changes

Version 0090 – production (from week) KW33/2009
(any MDI’s produced or fitted in the factory from week 33 2009 onwards should have this version fitted out of the factory)

See Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrades for the latest version.

General Notes

See Volkswagen Media Device Interface (MDI) Firmware Upgrades for general information on the firmware updates including restrictions, file [...]

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 is [...]

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, positive
11 [...]

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 not [...]

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 correctness [...]

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 mounts [...]