Alpine W202R Parking/Foot Brake Malarky!

[xanderroan]

Just installed this headunit.. haven't had a new stereo for ages, so I kinda just ignored the wires labelled parking brake etc... Now I put the whole thing back together and only now realised I can't access DVD playback on screen, full menu's iPod control, settings etc. Seems like there is a complex system designed to avoid people crashing, I google'd around a bit and I found out Alpine may have a system that only enables display when this happens:

1> Engage foot brake. DO NOT take your foot off
2> Engage park brake
3> Disengage park brake
4> Engage park brake 2nd time
5> Disengage foot brake.

Which means I think I need to go and buy two switches and install the following:

1> connect parking brake cable to ground (-)
2> connect foot brake cable to live (+)

and then do this:

1> Flick foot brake switch ON.
2> Flick parking brake switch ON-OFF-ON.
3> Flick foot brake switch OFF.


Anyone who has installed this can confirm the above / anyone found a better way to do it?

[Lee P]

Just put the handbrake wire on the W202 to earth, then you can watch it all the time.

[RobSheffield]

:yeahthat:

Just ground it

[xanderroan]

ah right, cheers guys - just double checked the connection diagram too and it seems like it only has the parking brake line, so I'll ground that tomorrow and see if it works. The procedure I mentioned above must be on another model or maybe it's US spec or something - seems at least someone had an even tougher time than me :)

[merckx]

Seems like there is a complex system designed to avoid people crashing
Safe driving. ;)

I sincerely mean that, don't get distracted. :)