Is this the standard stereo on a mark 6 golf?

[aussie houdini]

picked up a cheap RCD510. Looks a heap better than the rcd500 I got with the car and gives me the SD card mp3 stuff. Question is how do I find out what canbus version I have so I can tell whether I need an upgrade to stop battery drain issues? Is this something I need to get someone to connect up to the car to tell me or can I find out some other way?

[Ryan_R]

You could go digging inside your dashboard and remove the gateway and see the product number on the sticker. In my car you remove the compartment under the light switch and it's all the way up the back near the firewall.

Have a look here for 'installation guides' as they show how to access the gateway in various cars:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f78/auto-polar-fis-advanced-complete-guide-80439.html

Car looks great too

[aussie houdini]

You could go digging inside your dashboard and remove the gateway and see the product number on the sticker. In my car you remove the compartment under the light switch and it's all the way up the back near the firewall.

Have a look here for 'installation guides' as they show how to access the gateway in various cars:

http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/f78/auto-polar-fis-advanced-complete-guide-80439.html

Car looks great too

Thanks.
And ouch! looks like i'll be digging into the dash for the canbus, the parrot bluetooth, et al as I upgrade all the bits I want to.

[Ryan_R]

I'm just surprised you haven't already ordered a Polar FIS after reading that

[aussietig]

Thanks.
And ouch! looks like i'll be digging into the dash for the canbus, the parrot bluetooth, et al as I upgrade all the bits I want to.

Yes ... but if you can find someone with a VCDS cable and do a scan, it'll take 5 secs to get the part no.