E60, E61, E63, E64, E87, E90 1-DIN Radio Housing

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Installation location

The multi-audio system controller M-ASK is located on the center console under the IHKA controls.

Construction

Only the drive, the rotary push button, the search rocker switch and the eject button are visible from the M-ASK.

The illustration shows the M-ASK in the E60 as an example.

Fig 1: Identifying E60, E61, E63, E64, E87, E90 1-DIN Radio Housing

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E60, E61, E63, E64, E87, E90 1-DIN RADIO HOUSING

Key	Explanation	Key	Explanation
1	Rotary push button for switching on and off and for adjusting the volume	2	Search rocker switch
3	Eject button for the audio CD, and for the CD-ROM or the DVD	4	Insertion slot for the audio CD, and for the CD-ROM or the DVD

Plug Connector Details

The illustration shows the M-ASK in the E60 as an example.

Fig 2: Identifying E60, E61, E63, E64, E87, E90 1-DIN Radio Housing Plug Connector Details

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E60, E61, E63, E64, E87, E90 1-DIN RADIO HOUSING PLUG CONNECTOR DETAILS

Key	Explanation	Key	Explanation
1	16-pin connector, black	2	MOST bus connector
3	LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signalling) connector	4	Aerial connector for the Global Positioning System (GPS)
5	12-pin connector, right	6	12-pin connector, left (not used)
7	Aerial connector for the radio

Pin Assignment X13812, 16-Pin, Black

PIN ASSIGNMENT X13812, 16-PIN, BLACK

Pin	Type	Description
1	A	Rear right loudspeaker, positive
2	A	Front right loudspeaker, positive
3	A	Front left loudspeaker, positive
4	A	Rear left loudspeaker, positive
5	A	Rear right negative terminal loudspeaker
6	A	Front right negative loudspeaker
7	A	Front left negative loudspeaker
8	A	Rear left negative loudspeaker
9	E/A	K-CAN bus connection
10	E	Radio mute for telephone calls
11	E/A	K-CAN bus connection
12	M	Terminal 31, earth
13	A	Switch signal for hi-fi amplifier and aerial diversity ON
14	V	Terminal 58g, instrument lighting
15	V	Terminal 30, power supply
16	---
	E = Input
	A = Output
	E/A = Input and output
	M = Earth
	V = Supply
	For current specifications regarding pin assignment, please refer to BMW diagnostics system

Pin assignment X13815, MOST bus connector

PIN ASSIGNMENT X13815, MOST BUS CONNECTOR

Pin	Type	Description
1	E	MOST bus
2	A	MOST bus
	E = Input
	A = Output
	For current specifications regarding pin assignment, please refer to BMW diagnostics system

Pin assignment X13813, 12-pin, right

PIN ASSIGNMENT X13813, 12-PIN, RIGHT

Pin	Type	Description
1	---
2	E	Additional audio input, left, positive
3	A	Central bass, left, positive
4	A	Central bass, right, positive
5	---
6	E	Voice signal positive terminal (e.g. mobile phone input)
7	E	Additional audio input, right, positive
8	M	Additional audio input, earth
9	A	Central bass right negative terminal
10	A	Central bass left negative terminal
11	---
12	M	Voice signal, earth
	E = Input
	A = Output
	M = Earth
	For current specifications regarding pin assignment, please refer to BMW diagnostics system

Pin assignment, 12-pin connector, left

The left 12-pin connector on the M-ASK is not used.

Pin assignment X13820, 10-pin

PIN ASSIGNMENT X13820, 10-PIN

Pin	Type	Description
1	A	Channel 1 negative terminal
2	A	Channel 1 positive terminal
3	---
4	A	Channel 2 negative terminal
5	A	Channel 2 positive terminal
6	A	Channel 0 negative terminal
7	A	Channel 0 positive terminal
8	---
9	A	Clock negative terminal
10	A	Clock positive terminal
	A = Output
	For current specifications regarding pin assignment, please refer to BMW diagnostics system