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It is highly advisable to read the following steps beforehand, to ensure a clear understanding of 
what is to be expected. The following steps must be done in the order that they are numbered.

With the vehicle completely off:

1. 

Connect the 

16-pin harness with stripped leads

 into port “B” in the touchscreen display.

2. 

Connect the 

8163 harness

 to the wiring harnesses in the vehicle. Then insert the 

8163 

harness

 into port “A” in the touchscreen display. But do not install this harness until exactly 

before step 1 from the 

Programming

 section. This is a timed process.

3. 

Connect the 

4-pin harness with yellow RCA jacks

 into port “C” in the touchscreen display.

4. 

Connect the 

airbag-indicator/hazard/passenger-seatbelt harness:

  

a.

 Connect the harness to the 12-pin and 14-pin harnesses in the vehicle. 

b.

 Connect the harness into the 

airbag/seatbelt indicator.

 

c.

 Connect the harness into port “D” in the touchscreen display.

5. 

Disregard port “E”, it will not be used in this application.

6. 

Port “F” is an update port for future firmware upgrades.

7. 

Locate the factory antenna connector in the dash and complete all necessary connections 
to the radio. Use the 

antenna adapter

 provided to adapt the factory antenna connector to 

the aftermarket radio.

A

B

C

E

F

D

INSTALLATION

Note: 

DO NOT CONNECT!

Summary of Contents for 99-8163

Page 1: ... control Passenger seatbelt and airbag indicator Note The kit will not retain the factory amplifier KIT COMPONENTS A Radio trim panel with touchscreen display B Radio brackets C Pocket D 8 8 x 3 8 Phillips screws E Axxess interface and harnesses not shown TOOLS REQUIRED Panel removal tool Phillips screwdriver 10mm socket wrench TABLE OF CONTENTS Dash Disassembly 2 Kit Assembly ISO DIN radio provis...

Page 2: ...side the top edge of the panel then unclip and remove the a c vents from the dash Figure B C 3 Remove 4 10mm bolts securing the factory radio climate control assembly then unplug all harnesses and remove the assembly Figure D 4 Behind the radio climate control panel is a module This module will need to be relocated to allow room for the aftermarket radio Continue to Kit Preparation Figure B Figure...

Page 3: ...llips screws supplied Figure A 2 Attach the pocket to the radio brackets using the 4 8 x 3 8 Phillips screws supplied Figure B 3 Remove the metal DIN sleeve and trim ring from the aftermarket radio 4 Slide the radio into the radio bracket assembly and secure with screws supplied with the radio Figure C Continue to Axxess Interface Installation Figure A Figure B Figure C ...

Page 4: ...N radio provision 1 Attach the radio brackets to the radio trim panel with touchscreen using the 4 8 x 3 8 Phillips screws supplied Figure A 2 Attach the radio brackets to the radio using the screws supplied with the radio Figure B Continue to Axxess Interface Installation ...

Page 5: ...ED Crimping tool and connectors or solder gun solder and heat shrink Tape Wire cutter Zip ties TABLE OF CONTENTS Connections 6 7 Installation 8 Programming 9 Final assembly 9 Touchscreen display operation 10 11 Steering wheel control settings 12 13 Provides accessory power 12 volt 10 amp Retains R A P retained accessory power Provides NAV outputs parking brake reverse speed sense Retains audio con...

Page 6: ... White Purple Purple Black White White Black From the 8163 harness to the aftermarket radio Connect the Black wire to the ground wire Connect the Yellow wire to the battery wire Connect the Blue wire to the power antenna wire Connect the Blue White wire to the accessory wire Connect the Red and White RCA jacks to the audio AUX IN jacks from the aftermarket radio Tape off and disregard the followin...

Page 7: ...d AUX video it will not be used in this application 3 5mm jack steering wheel control retention The 3 5mm jack is to be used to retain audio controls on the steering wheel control For the radios listed below Connect the female 3 5mm connector with stripped leads to the male 3 5mm SWC jack from the 8163 harness Any remaining wires tape off and disregard Eclipse Connect the steering wheel control wi...

Page 8: ...Programming section This is a timed process 3 Connect the 4 pin harness with yellow RCA jacks into port C in the touchscreen display 4 Connect the airbag indicator hazard passenger seatbelt harness a Connect the harness to the 12 pin and 14 pin harnesses in the vehicle b Connect the harness into the airbag seatbelt indicator c Connect the harness into port D in the touchscreen display 5 Disregard ...

Page 9: ...splayloadsup selectthevehicletype LexusIS b Waituntiltheradiocomeson andthetouchscreendisplayshows SWCConfigured Thisprocessmaytakeupto3minutes Note Ifthetouchscreendisplaydoesnotloadup ortheradiodoesn tcomeonwithin3 minutes and orthetouchscreendisplaydoesnotshow SWCConfigured turnthevehicle offanddisconnectthe8163harnessesfromport A inthetouchscreendisplay Checkallthe connections reconnecttheharn...

Page 10: ...play This is considered the main screen The upper right tab with the gear icon will take you to the ConfigurationSettings screen The Dimmer button will control the illumination intensity LOW HIGH The climate controls will function in the same manner that they did with the factory climate controls Continued on the next page Climate Control Screen ...

Page 11: ...ing the steering wheel control buttons Dual Assign For dual assigning the steering wheel control buttons long button press Select Radio For auto detecting the radio or changing the radio type System Configuration About Information regarding the software in the kit Digital Amp Gain For adjusting the output gain to the amplifier Configuration Settings screen TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY OPERATION CONT ...

Page 12: ...he aftermarket radio may not have all of these commands Please refer to the manual provided with the radio or contact the radio manufacturer for specific commands recognized by that particular radio The interface has the capability to assign two functions to a single button except Volume Up and Volume Down Follow the prompts on the touchscreen display to program the button s to your liking Note Se...

Page 13: ... do not work change the radio type to the other Clarion radio type same for Eclipse Note If you have a Kenwood radio and the touchscreen display shows a JVC radio change the radio type to Kenwood Eclipse Type 1 Kenwood Clarion Type 1 Sony Dual JVC Pioneer Jensen Alpine Visteon Valor Clarion Type 2 Metra OE Eclipse Type 2 LG To show which brand radio is auto detected to the interface press the Auto...

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Page 16: ...Online com COPYRIGHT 2018 METRA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION REV 11 30 18 INST99 8163 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 99 8163 If you are having difficulties with the installation of this product contact our Tech Support line either by phone at 1 800 253 TECH or email at techsupport metra autosound com Before doing so look over the instruction booklet a second time and ensure that the installation was perform...

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