MIB2 backlight Menu

Research about ambient illumination controls in MIB2 infotainment system.

Based on my findings in VW Golf MK7 with MST2 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

More details in .gcc modifications section.

0x09 BCM coding and adaptation

Zone controls .gcc modifications

coming soon...

GUI .mcf modifications

coming soon...

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://obdeleven.com/?src=link&ref=Zy245Iacqc6bMTHh