Quick Start Guide
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CONNECTIONS 
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From the 3028 harness to the aftermarket radio:
•  Connect the Black wire to the ground wire.
•  Connect the Yellow wire to the battery wire.
•  Connect the Pink wire with a red bullet connector to the Pink wire from the climate 
control harness. If this wire is not connected the climate control will fail to function.
•  If installing either an ASWC-1 or AX-LCD (both sold separately), connect the (2) Red wires 
to accessory power.
•  Connect the Green wire to the left rear positive speaker output.
•  Connect the Green/Black wire to the left rear negative speaker output.
•  Connect the Purple wire to the right rear positive speaker output.
•  Connect the Purple/Black wire to the right rear negative speaker output.
•  Disconnect the (2) 4-pin Molex connectors and then attach the 4-pin to 4-pin resistor 
pad harness.
3.5mm jack steering wheel control retention:
  •  The 3.5mm jack is to be used to retain audio controls on the steering wheel control.
  •  For
 the radios listed below: Connect the
female 3.5mm connector with stripped leads
, 
to the 
male 3.5mm SWC jack from the 
3028 harness
. Any remaining wires tape off and disregard:
  •  Eclipse: Connect the steering wheel control wire, normally Brown, to the Brown/White 
wire of the connector. Then connect the remaining steering wheel control wire, normally 
Brown/White, to the Brown wire of the connector.
  •  Metra OE: Connect the steering wheel control Key 1 wire (Gray) to the Brown wire.
  •  Kenwood or select JVC with a steering wheel control wire: Connect the Blue/Yellow 
wire to the Brown wire.
  Note: If the Kenwood radio auto detects as a JVC, manually set the radio type to 
Kenwood. See the instructions under Changing Radio Type.
  •  XITE: Connect the steering wheel control SWC-2 wire from the radio to the Brown wire.
  •  Parrot Asteroid Smart or Tablet: Connect the 3.5mm jack into the AX-SWC-PARROT (sold 
separately), and then connect the 4-pin connector from the AX-SWC-PARROT into the radio
.
  Note: The radio must be updated to rev. 2.1.4 or higher software.
  •  Universal “2 or 3 wire” radio: Connect the steering wheel control wire, referred to 
as Key-A or SWC-1, to the Brown wire of the connector. Then connect the remaining 
steering wheel control wire, referred to as Key-B or SWC-2, to the Brown/White wire of 
the connector. If the radio comes with a third wire for ground, disregard this wire.
  Note: After the interface has been programmed to the vehicle, refer to the manual 
provided with the radio for assigning the SWC buttons. Contact the radio manufacturer 
for more information.
  •  For all other radios: Connect the 3.5mm jack from the 3028 harness, into the jack on the 
aftermarket radio designated for an external steering wheel control interface. Please refer to 
the aftermarket radios manual if in doubt as to where the 3.5mm jack goes to.










