Hello everyone, I need some help:

 

I have a 2014 Skoda Citigo, and I want to install an MIB2 Entry unit from 2016 (the radio unit from the facelift model), which I already have. I tried installing it by following the discussions on this forum, but I’m struggling to understand exactly what I need to do.

 

Let me explain:

I connected the radio while matching the wiring between my original connector and the MIB2 Entry connector. The radio worked perfectly—it connected to my phone via Bluetooth, displayed the parking sensors on the screen, and turned on and off automatically when I turned the key (even reminding me not to leave my phone in the car). However, after half a day of use, the message “Component protection active” appeared, making the radio unusable.

 

From reading multiple discussions on this forum, I understand that I may need to replace the BCM, instrument cluster, and run additional wiring from the BCM to the cluster. Can you confirm if this is the correct procedure? Also, can you tell me which BCM part number I need and whether it’s truly necessary to replace the instrument cluster with the facelift version? I’ve seen many citigo with the green instrument cluster and the face lit radio unit.

 

For reference, my Citigo does not have steering wheel controls, and I have the basic round (calice) steering wheel, which does not support adding buttons.

 

Expected behaviour.
The radio needs to be coded into the ECU. There is a canBus exchange to verify the radio is correctly registered.
You'll need a specialist or a VW garage, as it requires the right software to be able to achieve this.

1 hour ago, freemansteve said:

Expected behaviour.
The radio needs to be coded into the ECU. There is a canBus exchange to verify the radio is correctly registered.
You'll need a specialist or a VW garage, as it requires the right software to be able to achieve this.

I have already taken my car to a Volkswagen service center, and they told me that the radio is not communicating with the car. After reading various discussions on this forum, I saw that another user had the same issue and had to replace the BCM and buy a new instrument cluster. I was wondering if anyone here has done this before and could give me some advice.

2 hours ago, adampk said:

I have already taken my car to a Volkswagen service center, and they told me that the radio is not communicating with the car. After reading various discussions on this forum, I saw that another user had the same issue and had to replace the BCM and buy a new instrument cluster. I was wondering if anyone here has done this before and could give me some advice.

It happened to another guy too. The radio shows up all the weather information and many other things that, if it wasn’t communicating with the car, it wouldn’t show them.

Take a look on the Up! owners club/forum, and post the question there - lots of people on there change their radios.

Maybe your BCM cannot support the newer radio; I don't know.

Edited 19 February, 20251 yr by freemansteve