MIB2 backlight Menu

Research about ambient illumination controls in MST2 infotainment system.

Based on my findings in VW Golf MK7 with MIB2 Standard Discover Media system.

0x5F MIB2 coding and adaptation

Enable interior illumination controls

0x5F → adaptation → Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2:

• → menu_display_ambient_illumination → active
• → menu_display_ambient_illumination_over_threshold_high → active

Enable MIB 0x5F communication with BCM 0x09

0x5F → adaptation → Car_Function_Adaptations_Gen2:

• → Interieur light 0x08 → activated
• → Interieur light 0x08 msg bus → comfort data bus

Review vehicle variant coding

0x5F → Long Coding → Bytes 0-2

My 2016 VW Golf had an issue with the background light submenu. To have it working I had to change the MU coding to facelift version of the vehicle.

0x09 BCM coding and adaptation

TODOOO

Zone controls .gcc modifications

TODOOO

GUI .mcf modifications

TODOOO

Credits, Reference, Tools

• Cuzoe research: https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/index.php?threads/rgb-ambient-lighting-hopes-dreams-pre-facelift-mk7.392316/
• MIB STD2 Toolbox: https://github.com/olli991/mib-std2-pq-zr-toolbox
• OBDeleven diagnostic interface (ref link): http://mr-fix.info/redirect/obdeleven