The Parrot adaptor leads allow aftermarket products [i.e. Parrot kits]with standard ISO blocks to be installed into vehicles with OEM connectors.

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Technical Tip:
BMW 1 & 3 Series
Location of a switched ignition source

Take off the panel below the glove box. On the right hand side (near the centre tunnel) you will find a loom with a thick YELLOW/GREEN wire – this is ignition.

(alternative)

Cigar lighter RED/BLACK wire

BMW X5
If fitting Parrot MKi9XXX kit, it is best to fit the brain unit in the front and run two sets of speaker cables (in & out) from front to the back. If the brain is fitted in the rear, the RF remote control for the Parrot kit will not work – due to the distance from the brain unit.
For ignition, there is a purple/yellow wire above the pedels. drop the panel above to gain access.