Installing the VAIS Technology AIC-100i in a Toyota Prius

This guide will help you install the VAIS Technology AIC-100i, which connects a 3G or 4G Apple iPod, as well as an auxiliary audio input, to a Toyota Prius. The iPod input is “controlled,” which means that you can use the steering wheel and touchscreen audio controls to change volume, tracks, and playlists. The iPod will stay powered and charged while the Prius is powered on, and will pause automatically when you switch modes, turn off the audio, or receive a Bluetooth phone call. Text from the iPod will display on the touchscreen to show song, album, artist, and playlist titles. The auxiliary audio input is uncontrolled and not powered. You can change the volume with the steering wheel buttons, but you must use the controls on the device you attach for everything else.
These instructions have been tested with the AIC-100i and iPods, iPod Minis, and iPod Nanos, on 2004 and 2005 Prius, with and without navigation, and with and without the in-dash CD changer. These instructions will be largely the same for the AIC-100 (two uncontrolled inputs) and the AIC-100x (one controlled XM Radio input and one uncontrolled auxiliary audio input), although of course the iPod parts will not apply. For more information about the AIC-100i and VAIS Technology’s other audio, video, and XM adapters, visit vaistech.com.
The author is not affiliated with VAIS Technology and is not responsible for anything that happens as a result of this guide. Please exercise caution when enhancing and operating your Prius. Do not disassemble your dashboard while driving, even with cruise control on. Do not eat the AIC-100i. If you are pregnant, or may become pregnant, consider switching to classical music.

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