Kia Forte: AVN System / AVN Antenna
Components and components location
| Components |
| 1. AVN head unit 2. Glass antenna |
3. Roof antenna 4. Antenna feeder cable |
Repair procedures
| Inspection |
Glass Antenna
| Glass Antenna Circuit Inspection |
| 1. |
Remove the right rear pilar trim glass antenna, and then disconnect the power wiring from the amplifier. |
| 2. |
Turn the radio ON. Measure the voltage between terminal 2 of the harness antenna feeder cable (A) and body ground (B).
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| Antenna Grid Line Inspection |
| 1. |
Wrap aluminum foil (A) around the tip of the tester probe (B) as shown.
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| 2. |
Touch one tester probe to the glass antenna terminal (A) and move the other tester probe along the antenna wires to check that continuity exists.
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| Glass Antenna Grid Line Repair |
To make an effective repair, the broken section must be no longer than one inch. |
| 1. |
Lightly rub the area around the broken section (A) with fine steel wool, and then clean it with alcohol.
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| 2. |
Carefully mask above and below the broken portion of the glass antenna wire (B) with cellophane tape (C). |
| 3. |
Using a small brush, apply a heavy coat of silver conductive paint (A) extending about 1/8″on both sides of the break. Allow 30 minutes to dry.
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| 4. |
Check for continuity in the repaired wire. |
| 5. |
Apply a second coat of paint in the same way. Let it dry three hours before removing the tape. |
| Antenna Cable |
| 1. |
Check for continuity between the center poles of antenna cable.
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| 2. |
Check for continuity between the outer poles of antenna cable. There should be continuity.
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| 3. |
If there is no continuity, replace the antenna cable. |
| 4. |
Check for continuity between the center pole (A) of antenna cable and terminal of glass antenna (B). There should be continuity.
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| 5. |
If there is no continuity, replace the antenna amplifier. |
| 6. |
Check for continuity between the center pole (A) and outer pole (B) of antenna cable. There should be no continuity.
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| 7. |
If there is continuity, replace the antenna cable. |
| Removal |
Glass Antenna Amplifier
| 1. |
Remove right rear pilar trim. (Refer to Body - "Rear Pilar Trim") |
| 2. |
Loosen the bolt and then remove glass antenna amplifier (A) after disconnecting the connector.
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Roof Antenna
| 1. |
Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal. |
| 2. |
Remove the roof trim assembly. (Refer to Body - "Roof Trim Assembly") |
| 3. |
Disconnect the connector (A, B) from antenna.
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| 4. |
Remove the roof antenna (B) after loosening the nut (A).
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Wireless Antenna
| 1. |
Remove the instrument cluster. (Refer to Indicators And Gauges - "Instrument Cluster") |
| 2. |
Remove the wireless antenna (B) by loosening the screw after disconnecting the connector (A).
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| Installation |
| 1. |
Install in the reverse order of removal. |
External AMP
Components and components location
Components Location
1. Amplifier assembly
Schematic diagrams
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