Kia Cerato 3 (2013-2017) Modification

Symptoms:

Connecting the harness alone causes the accessories to turn on in the vehicle

The head unit does not turn on.

This head unit sometimes can be wired differently as can be seen with the official pinout from the service manual. Modifications will need to be done to rectify.

We do not recommend trying to retain the reverse camera, otherwise you will also need a 12VZ to 6.5V convertor. You will also need to modify the reverse camera pins as below.

  • For the backup camera
    • Connected yellow wire from the AV RCA to pin 15 on connector A
    • Connected black wire from the AV RCA to pin 14 on connector B
    • Connected pin 5 to ground on connector B
    • Connected pin 6 to battery+ (12V) on connector B

To resolve the main issue you will need to modify as per this

  • To power the head unit
    • Remove the yellow wire that was previously connected to pin 11 on connector B
    • Move the ACC (red) wire from pin 18 to pin 11 on connector B

 

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