jesnic Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 I am brand new to this site. Hey all! I just replaced my eclipse head unit with avic z140bt. Th einstaller helped me a little and installed a toggle switch to eliminate the e brake issue. I was so used to the eclipse, just touch while going, no matter what. Now this z10bt is being alittle stubborn. Even with the switch, when I hit 10 mph, it shuts down all acess to the things I want on! I have read the hacks and have concluded that now I am really confused on what the BEST way to do this is. I don't want to harm the unit or lock it up, but I want everything useable while cruising. Please help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RonS Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Your installer is not very competent. To find the correct method of bypassing the Z140 (same as Z130), go to You Tube and search for Z130. You'll find several videos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Look over the threads in the Z1xx forums. The bypass is well documented and works for all units in this series. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesnic Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Reading over the forums, it is hard to tell which bypass is the correct way to go. Do I add the green wire and just ground it only to find that it works for a short period of time or remove the yellow wire and plug it in to the unused hole on the other connector? Which is the right way to make sure I don't screw anything up? Or do I add the relay? Has anyone locked up the unit or fried something or had something not work because of this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 There is only one way detailed in the Z1XX forums and only one way to achieve the bypass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesnic Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Ok, so it's the same as the 130bt? I didn't find anything for 140bt specific. Link? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesnic Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Sorry, it is a z140BH. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 They are all the same for the Z1XX series. So yes, its the same. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesnic Posted July 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Ok, I think I have done it correctly. There is a sreen option under the settings that now shows the parking brake as being on all the time. I will try it and see what happens. Thanks for all your help! I will post back with results. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesnic Posted July 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Went for drive today and it works great. Thanks again for all the help. Now I have to figure out how to get the I touch to stay connected when I turn off the truck ad start it again. It sees the Ipod, but doesn't play until I unplug the aux wire and plug it back in again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RonS Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 What aux wire? What cable are you using? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bouchigo Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Those of you that have successfully done the bypass on a Z140BH, do you still get a message about the parking brake not being connected properly, and then having to hit the "OK" button to bypass the message??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jesnic Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 No message. I am using the cable that came with the head unit and my own ipod to usb cable and the 3.5mm aux wire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VBLUE42 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Those of you that have successfully done the bypass on a Z140BH, do you still get a message about the parking brake not being connected properly, and then having to hit the "OK" button to bypass the message??? The bypass is not done correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RonS Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 I am using the cable that came with the head unit and my own ipod to usb cable and the 3.5mm aux wire. That's not the way to interface with the iPod. You need a CD-IU51V cable. It has USB and 3.5 on one end and an Apple 30pin connector on the other. It does not use the aux (headset) output jack on the iPod. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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