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 Places close to a heater, vent or air conditioner.
 Places exposed to direct sunlight, such as on top of the
dashboard.
 Places that may be exposed to rain, such as close to the door
or on the vehicle’s floor.
 Install this product horizontally on a surface within 0 to
30 degrees tolerance (within 5 degrees to the left or right).
Improper installation of the product with the surface tilted
more than these tolerances increases the potential for errors
in the vehicle’s location display, and might otherwise cause
reduced display performance.
30°
 When installing, to ensure proper heat dispersal when using
this product, make sure you leave ample space behind the
rear panel and wrap any loose cables so they are not block-
ing the vents.
Leave ample
space
5 cm
5 cm
Installation using the screw
holes on the side of this
product
1 Fastening this product to the factory radio-
mounting bracket.
Position this product so that its screw holes are aligned with
the screw holes of the bracket, and tighten the screws at three
locations on each side.
Use either the truss head screws (5 mm × 8 mm) or flush
surface screws (5 mm × 9 mm), depending on the shape of the
bracket’s screw holes.
1
3
4
2
1
Factory radio-mounting bracket
2 If the pawl interferes with installation, you may bend it down
out of the way.
3 Dashboard or console
4
Truss head screw or flush surface screw
Be sure to use the screws supplied with this product.
Fastening the front panel
If you do not plan to detach the front panel, the front panel can
be fastened with supplied screw.
1
1 Screw (2 mm × 6 mm)
Installing the microphone
 Install the microphone in a place where its direction and dis-
tance from the driver make it easiest to pick up the driver’s
voice.
 Be sure to turn off (ACC OFF) the product before connecting
the microphone.
 Depending on the vehicle model, the microphone cable
length may be too short when you mount the microphone on
the sun visor. In such cases, install the microphone on the
steering column.
Mounting on the sun visor
1 Fit the microphone lead into the groove.
1
2
1
Microphone lead
2 Groove
2 Attach the microphone clip to the sun visor.
1
2
1
Microphone clip
2
Clamps
Use separately sold clamps to secure the lead where neces-
sary inside the vehicle.
Precautions before installation
CAUTION
Never install this product in places where, or in a manner
that:
 Could injure the driver or passengers if the vehicle
stops suddenly.
 May interfere with the driver’s operation of the
vehicle, such as on the floor in front of the driver’s
seat, or close to the steering wheel or shift lever.

To ensure proper installation, be sure to use the sup-
plied parts in the manner specified. If any parts are
not supplied with this product, use compatible parts
in the manner specified after you have the parts’
compatibility checked by your dealer. If parts other
than supplied or compatible ones are used, they may
damage internal parts of this product or they may
work loose and the product may become detached.

Do not install this product where it may
(i) obstruct the driver’s vision,
(ii) impair the performance of any of the vehicle’s
operating systems or safety features, including
airbags, hazard lamp buttons or
(iii) impair the driver’s ability to safely operate the
vehicle.
 Never install this product in front of or next to the
place in the dashboard, door, or pillar from which one
of your vehicle’s airbags would deploy. Please refer
to your vehicle’s owner’s manual for reference to the
deployment area of the frontal airbags.
Before installing

Consult with your nearest dealer if installation requires drill-
ing holes or other modifications of the vehicle.

Before making a final installation of this product, temporar-
ily connect the wiring to confirm that the connections are
correct and the system works properly.
 Do not install this product in a position where the opening
of the LCD panel is obstructed by any obstacles, such as the
shift lever. Before installing this product, be sure to leave
sufficient space so that the LCD panel does not obstruct the
shift lever when it is fully opened. This may cause interfer-
ence with the shift lever, or a malfunction of the mechanism
of this product.
Installation notes

Do not install this product in places subject to high tempera-
tures or humidity, such as:
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