MERCEDES-BENZ ML430 1997 Complete Repair Manual

System illustration
Fig. 311: Identifying Trafficstar Radi o And Navigation System Components

TrafficStar wiring harness with sound

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Fig. 312: Identifying Trafficstar Wiring Harness With Sound
1. Position CAN bus adapter (5) in center of center console strut and mark holes (b).
2. Drill holes (b) with 6.2 mm dia. bit.
Fig. 313: Identifying Mark Holes

3. Fasten CAN bus adapter (5) to center console strut with two self-tapping screws (a) from parts kit.
Screw screws through strut from below into CAN bus adapter mount.
Fig. 314: Identifying CAN Bus Adapter And Self
-Tapping Screws
4. Disconnect standard wiring harness (2) from transfer case control module (N78).
5. Connect CAN bus (9) standard wiring harness between transfer case control module (N78) and standard
wiring harness (2).
6. Route CAN bus (6) lead on fan duct.

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Fig. 315: Identifying Transfer Case Cont rol Module And CAN Bus Wiring Harness
7. Route connector (8) for TrafficStar wiring harness (4) from radio shaft along fan duct to center console.
Fig. 316: Identifying Trafficstar Wiring Harness And Connector

Steps 8-11 apply only for vehicl es with manual transmission
8. Separate green lead (gn) from CAN bus ad apter connector (8) (see magnifying glass).
9. Tie TrafficStar (4) wiring harn ess on at height of shift gate and pull out green lead (gn).
Fig. 317: Identifying CAN Bus Adapter Conn ector And Trafficstar Wiring Harness

10. Route green lead (gn) to bac
k-up lamp switch (S16/2).

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11. Connect lower gray lead (gr) from connector with assignment 2 for back-up lamp switch (S16/2) to green
lead (gn) using solder connector.
The connector for the back-up lamp switch (S16/2) has two gray leads, the lower of the two leads is for
the switched back-up lamp signal.
Fig. 318: Identifying Back
-Up Lamp Switch And Green Lead
12. Connect connector (8) and lead (6) to CAN bus adapter (5).
13. Install center console.
Fig. 319: Identifying CAN Bus Adapter And Lead

14. Connect brown and black wire (br, sw) from GPS ante nna lead (3) with brown and black lead (br, sw)
from TrafficStar wiring harness (4) and slide flat plug insulations together.
15. Attach flat plu
g connectors and GPS antenna le ad (3) to TrafficStar wiring harness (4) with felt.

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Fig. 320: Identifying GPS Antenna Connector And GPS Antenna Lead
16. Install counter plug (7) from TrafficS tar wiring harness (4) to radio connector (A2) and wrap with felt (c).
Fig. 321: Identifying Radio Connector And Counter Plug

17. Plug radio connector (A) and yellow sound connector (C1) as well as blue GPS antenna connector (C3)
from TrafficStar wiring harness (4) into Traf ficStar radio and navigation system (1).
18. Connect radio antenna.
19. Install TrafficStar (1) ra dio and navigation system.
Fig. 322: Identifying GPS Antenna Connector And Sound Connector

RETROFITTING TRAFFICSTAR RADIO AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM - AZ82.61-P-0001-02I

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Model 163
System illustration
Fig. 323: Identifying Trafficstar Radio And Navigation System Components

TrafficStar wiring harness without sound

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Fig. 324: Identifying Trafficsta r Wiring Harness With Sound
1. Position CAN bus adapter (5) in center of center console strut and mark holes (b).
2. Drill holes (b) with 6.2 mm dia. bit.
Fig. 325: Identifying Mark Holes

3. Fasten CAN bus adapter (5) to center console strut with two self-tapping screws (a) from parts kit.
Screw screws throu
gh strut from below into CAN bus adapter mount.

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Fig. 326: Identifying CAN Bus Adapter And Self-Tapping Screws
4. Disconnect standard wiring harness (2) fr om transfer case control module (N78).
5. Connect CAN bus (9) wiri ng harness between transfer case cont rol module (N78) and standard wiring
harness (2).
6. Route CAN bus (6) lead on fan duct.
Fig. 327: Identifying Transfer Case Cont rol Module And CAN Bus Wiring Harness

7. Route connector (8) for TrafficStar wiring harness (4) from radio shaft along fan duct to center console.
Fig. 328: Identifying Trafficstar Wiring Harness And Connector

Steps 8-10 apply only for vehicl es with manual transmission

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8. Separate green lead (gn) from CAN bus adapter connector (8).
9. Tie TrafficStar (4) wiring harness on at height of shift gate and pull out green lead (gn).
Fig. 329: Identifying CAN Bus Adapter Connector And Trafficstar Wiring Harness

10. Route green lead (gn) to back-up lamp switch (S16/2).
11. Connect lower gray lead (gr) from connector with assignment 2 for back-up lamp switch (S16/2) to green
lead (gn) using solder connector.
The connector for the back-up lamp switch (S16/2) has two gray leads, the lower of the two leads is
for the switched back-up lamp signal.
Fig. 330: Identifying Back
-Up Lamp Switch And Green Lead
12. Connect connector (8) and lead (6) to CAN bus adapter (5).
13. Install center console.

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Fig. 331: Identifying CAN Bus Adapter And Lead
14. Connect brown and black wire (br, sw) from GPS ante nna lead (3) with brown and black lead (br, sw)
from TrafficStar wiring harness (4) and slide flat plug insulations together.
15. Attach flat plug connectors and GPS antenna lead (3) to TrafficStar wiring harness (4) with felt.
Fig. 332: Identifying GPS Antenna Connector And GPS Antenna Lead

16. Install counter plug (7) from TrafficS tar wiring harness (4) to radio connector (A2) and wrap with felt (c).
Fig. 333: Identifying Radio Connector And Counter Plug

17. Connect radio connector (A) and GPS antenna conn ector (C3) with TrafficStar radio and navigation
system (1).
18. Connect radio antenna.

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