MIB1 Discover PRO navigation repair

VW’s latest audio system is not without faults.. What goes wrong?

Tomasz Mazurkiewicz · 30 October 2016 · approx. 1 min read

The first MIB, or Modular Infotainment Platform, started being fitted in cars in 2014. The units can be divided by functions and capabilities into models such as Amundsen, Bolero, Columbus, Composition Colour, Composition Media, Discover PRO and Easy Connect. There are several manufacturers: Becker, Technisat, LG and Panasonic. These units can be found in Audi, VW, Skoda and Seat. Due to the range of different faults and models, we are starting with the topic repair of MIB1 Discover PRO navigation. We will progressively try to describe the problems we encounter when servicing these units.

Discover PRO is the top unit – the display is separate and the main unit is in the passenger glovebox.

MIB1 Discover PRO navigation repair

Typical faults in these devices include:

freezing on the startup logo,
mechanical problems, e.g. a shattered display,
software damage. There are drive faults and SD card reader faults.

If your MIB is showing any usability issues, please contact us directly and we will do our best to help with the repair.

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Tomasz Mazurkiewicz is the founder and owner of the OEMatic brand – a workshop specialising in repairing factory car radios, navigation systems and amplifiers. For over 15 years he has worked on OEM electronics, combining day-to-day workshop work in Sochaczew with mail-in service for customers across Poland.

In his published texts, he draws on real jobs – from identifying faults in audio modules and displays, through CAN bus diagnostics, to restoring security codes and soldering SMD components. He writes the way he speaks to customers: directly and with an emphasis on what actually works. Every article on oematic.pl is based on his own experience gained with factory car electronics.