How to Hook up an iPod Car Kit (PA11 NIS) in a Nissan

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Set parking brake and disconnect the negative battery cable to prevent any electrical short.

   There are tabs on each side that will pop loose as you wiggle the vent straight out. , Remove the ashtray and one (1) phillips screw located in the ashtray cavity behind ashtray. , Pull the trim panel down and away from the dash.
   
   Adjust the gear shift lever and work the trim panel away the from dash.
   
   Either disconnect the wiring harnesses and remove trim panel or just let it hang over the edge. , Remove two (2) hex/phillips screws securing the bottom of the radio/temperature control assembly. , Unplug those two male plugs and plug in the CAS-NIS cable plugs.
   
   There is also a female plug on the CAS-NIS cable.
   
   Connect the plug that was in the back of your factory stereo in the female plug on the CAS-NIS. ,,, If you connect the negative on your battery cable and turn your CD changer to disc 6 you should be able to play your iPod and hear it through your factory speakers. ,,,,,
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   Step 2: Pull vent trim panel located above factory radio straight out.

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   Step 3: Open the ash/coin tray door.

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   Step 4: Pry up both sides of gear shift trim panel to release four metal clips.

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   Step 5: Remove two (2) phillips/hex screws from brackets securing the top of the radio/temperature control assembly.

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   Step 6: Pull out the assembly and you will see the two plugs on the back of the radio Head Unit (HU) that match the plugs on the CAS-NIS (CAS-NIS is the name of the cable that comes with the PA11-NIS).

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   Step 7: Plug the round DIN plug on the other end of the CAS-NIS to the PA11-NIS adapter where it is labeled "RADIO".

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   Step 8: Plug in the iPod cable to the PA11-NIS where it is labeled "iPod" and plug the other end into your iPod.

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   Step 9: Before you continue

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    Step 10: test everything to make sure that it works.

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    Step 11: Put your radio back into the dash and run your cables to wherever you want to keep your PA11-NIS and your iPod.

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    Step 12: Put the four (4) phillips/hex screws back into the top and the bottom of the radio head unit.

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    Step 13: Snap the gear shift trim panel back into place.

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    Step 14: Screw in the phillips screw located in ash/coin tray cavity behind ashtray and put the ashtray back in the cavity.

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    Step 15: Push the vent trim panel straight back in until you hear the tabs snap back in.

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