This is regarding the plug and play Aliexpress 'MQB-Cam A' reverse camera installed to a family members 2019 vRS DSG. Fortunately mine works great so far! 

 

So, the camera and loom was unplugged because of a strange 'clunk' sound when selecting reverse gear. This noise was coming from around the glove box / infotainment unit area and did coincide with fitting the camera. When the camera and loom was unplugged, the noise stopped. 

 

First question then, has anybody else experienced this noise with the Aliexpress camera? The camera was working fine when connected, apart from the noise. 

 

Now, with the camera disconnected, a park pilot error exists when the infotainment starts up: "the park pilot is currently unavailable". Then when reverse is selected, only the small park pilot image is displayed - the same one when the camera image was displayed. See photo below. When drive is selected, the actual park pilot is displayed, which is clearly an error also. 

 

I think initial connection of the camera does some 'coding' as it is plug and play. And now it needs resetting back to how it was prior to initial connection of the camera but, any ideas how? 

 

Suggestions would be very much appreciated! 

 

Thanks. 

Without seeing an autoscan from VCDS or similar, it's hard to offer advice. It might need some faults resetting to get the original behaviour...

 

I'm also slightly dubious about how the Chinese camera's are plug and play without coding. If it has changed the coding, it should be possible to correct it, but again, we'll need to see what's change to offer a best guess

 

Might be worth checking the VCDS owners list and map to see if there is anyone local who can take a look? 

 

As above, I’m not sure how they do it with no coding, it clearly injects some kind of code but in any case the clicking noise is likely to be the extra loom hitting against the blend door in the footwell. A careful reroute will sort that for you. I would suggest trying to go to 5F Adaptations, Car Function List BAP Gen2 and checking if VPSx0B has been activated as that might be it. It’s basically looking for the camera but not finding it which is where the error message is coming from.

Thank you, I'll pass these suggestions on 👍👍

 

@SashaGracewhat's the blend door?

It’s the flap that moves the air around the cabin, it’ll be the footwell door the loom rubs against. 

@SashaGraceWith regard to the strange clunking noise, I presume you are referring to the flap motor for air Re-circulation  that closes when the car is put in reverse, to stop exhaust fumes being drawn into the cabin? 

Yeah, that’s it

I can also confirm that is what the clunking is, I had the same. The loom is huge so presses against the recirc flap, the clunk is the motor torquing out. As said careful rerouting will sort it.

Thanks all for the suggestions. The loom has been re routed avoiding the recirc flap as said above. All is good 👍

Edited 21 April, 20215 yr by Swirly182