Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB and Android Auto

[Stuart Fordyce]

Hi all

Installed the above head unit in my 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX. However when I connect my (admittedly st Motorola) Android phone via the USB it tells me I have to put the car in park. The manual says if you use a USB cable combo that's over 2m long you can get errors. Has anyone else got this stereo and had issues like this? Android Auto capability was one of the reasons I bought it...

[oilslick]

Stuart Fordyce said:

Hi all

Installed the above head unit in my 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX. However when I connect my (admittedly st Motorola) Android phone via the USB it tells me I have to put the car in park. The manual says if you use a USB cable combo that's over 2m long you can get errors. Has anyone else got this stereo and had issues like this? Android Auto capability was one of the reasons I bought it...

If I remember rightly, this head unit has a handbrake switch wire as part of the loom. Did you wire it up?

[Stuart Fordyce]

Literally just plugged it in so will have a look. Thanks oilslick!

[oilslick]

Might want to consider one of these if your passenger wants to use it while you're moving

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L6Z1WYA/ref=cm_sw...

[Stuart Fordyce]

oilslick said:

Might want to consider one of these if your passenger wants to use it while you're moving

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L6Z1WYA/ref=cm_sw...

That could be just what we're after - you're a gent oilslick!

[faddymanc]

Take a look at this video mate.. shows you how to bypass the app control when driving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VPjOXA479E

Just connect the green/white to the ground..

[oilslick]

faddymanc said:

Take a look at this video mate.. shows you how to bypass the app control when driving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VPjOXA479E

Just connect the green/white to the ground..

Unfortunately, that doesn't work and disables the ability to edit various settings. The Pioneer units look for a switched ground, hence the need for the bypass relay I linked.

[faddymanc]

definitely works on the one i have fitted - no issues with it whatsoever editing stuff and picking up text messages..

unless there are some features i havent tested..