You have 2 choices, either fool the car into thinking it's reversing by tapping into the wiring - which is what I assume the switch that Welshdragon installed is for - or you can disable the safety feature that prevents you watching TV whilst on the move.

When I did mine, many years ago, the lead adapters were available from many places, but they seem a bit harder to come by these days.

There's one here or google something like TV Motion Range Rover

Thanks for the tip, will do more digging,

Ok I now have picture but it is rolling continuously and I cannot access anything on the head unit screen,so I thought to check if the camera was on NTCS or Pal, silly me, I cannot access the menu on the camera. I thought something with my connections so I put a portable TV in the back and connected the cam to that but still no access to Menu, is the camera faulty or just my brain

The switch I fitted is the 'fooling' way of wiring it up, I did not want the reversing light to switch it on as wanted forward viewing for the trailer, which works brillianty.
my camera is ntcs format, as I guess all 02-05 models are, you could disconnect the camera from the screen and set it up to ntcs on the head unit first?
have you got the same camera as I have? Setting mine up was a little difficult as I had to remember how many clicks on the button to press........and yes I did get it wrong to start with but got it in the end. 😊


Edited- my first camera was faulty.......but I guess it was becomes I fitted it to the rear screen and it didn't like the slam shut shock! If it dont work.......burn it!

If the IId tool cant fix it.......burn the FF.

If the FF cant be fixed......buy a Land Cruiser!

If the LC cant be fixed..............................................BUY a horse !!

I had/have a little box that I used on my E60 when I had it. I wired it to the reversing light but also to the can-bus so that I could press the knob in the centre console and it would come on without selecting reverse.

You're welcome to have it and try it, as your car seems to be of BMW vintage. Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Hello WD yes all the same, I ordered from the links you posted, I get a good picture on the head unit if it is set to Pal and the connection from the cam is in the video in jack with the earth from pin 17 not connected, when I wire it up as per instructions it messes the computer around and it does all silly things, like activating the GPS on its own. Can you tell me a bit more about that switch on the centre consol if that shuts off the nanny message then she will be right I still cannot access the Menu but I can live with that. The cam is recording fine.

ALANM3 thanks for the offer, but what is that little black box? You are a little to far away for me to just pop over to try it out

My switch is just a normal rocker type with 2 pins, simple on off which goes through to pin 17 on blue connector. The switch would of been the reversing light to activate camera, don't know why your gps is going on?! A bit confused about that sorry.

Have you set the head unit to ntcs? Go into television on the menu and then set, you'll see you can change formats there, pal and ntcs. If it dont work.......burn it!

If the IId tool cant fix it.......burn the FF.

If the FF cant be fixed......buy a Land Cruiser!

If the LC cant be fixed..............................................BUY a horse !!

Good morning to you, sorry if I am a bit vague This electrickery is not my game at all but I try,setting in the head unit is no problem if I have the cam plugged into the video-in plug on the new harness, but if I plug the cam into the camera-in plug and connect socket 17 to earth then I have no access to anything on the head unit, just a rolling picture, no access to any features. The radio, cd and tape work but in the background. I noticed that when I connect pin 17 to earth the navigation unit switches on and all the courtesy lights come on so it seems the system is powering up even though I haven't done anything else but connect 17 to earth.
I have left the head on Pal as it seems the cam must be on Pal, as I say as it is it looks fine as long as I don't put it in any gear, reverse or forward which defeats the whole object doesn't it?
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Hmm got me on this one, I have no idea why the courtesy lights come on and you naviation too, mine dont, also to answer your first question (I've reread my hole thread again) yes the music does play in the back ground.
What fuse pick up did you piggy off?
Have a look also at cliffys link too, I did not use a relay as he did though. I just checked the wires on mine to double check my diagram is correct, the white lead on the new by pass loom is to the on off switch. If it dont work.......burn it!

If the IId tool cant fix it.......burn the FF.

If the FF cant be fixed......buy a Land Cruiser!

If the LC cant be fixed..............................................BUY a horse !!

Its been a while but I do look in now and then to see whats new here!

Not wanting to start a new thread on the camera, this year I decided to fit a camera on the back of my horse trailer. Its now easier to see those pesky tailgaters that like to hug the back of the trailer!


After a discussion with my mate at work he came out with a wiring diagram to make it all work on 3 switches, this was so it could be independently switched.

So moving the original single switch from the flip up cover to the coin tray with some added switches and more wiring run to the back.

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