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<blockquote data-quote="realmikep" data-source="post: 8714181" data-attributes="member: 680749">Hi,I&#039;m replacing the stock head unit on my 2017 Subaru Forester (no Harmon Kardon) with the <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130DM1500/Pioneer-DMH-1500NEX-Digital-Multimedia-Receiver.html" target="_blank">Pioneer DMH-1500NEX</a>. I purchased the Pioneer and associated gear from Crutchfield based on their selections for the 2017 Forester.I&#039;m using the <a href="https://www.crutchfield.com/p_794ADSMRR/iDatalink-Maestro-RR-Interface-Module.html" target="_blank">iDatalink Maestro RR Interface Module</a> to retain steering wheel controls, etc.When I went to program the Maestro, there was only one steering wheel pictured, and it didn&#039;t match mine:From iDatalink:[ATTACH=full]22895[/ATTACH]My steering wheel:[ATTACH=full]22896[/ATTACH]The process for programming the Maestro for an unmatched steering wheel is extremely involved; it basically requires using a multi-meter to tap out all of the steering wheel functions at the connector wires. For such a popular car, I&#039;m surprised my steering wheel isn&#039;t an pre-programming Maestro option.Has anyone else been through this process, and if so, what was your experience with this? Hoping I don&#039;t have to go through that cumbersome process!Thanks.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="realmikep, post: 8714181, member: 680749"] Hi, I'm replacing the stock head unit on my 2017 Subaru Forester (no Harmon Kardon) with the [URL='https://www.crutchfield.com/p_130DM1500/Pioneer-DMH-1500NEX-Digital-Multimedia-Receiver.html']Pioneer DMH-1500NEX[/URL]. I purchased the Pioneer and associated gear from Crutchfield based on their selections for the 2017 Forester. I'm using the [URL='https://www.crutchfield.com/p_794ADSMRR/iDatalink-Maestro-RR-Interface-Module.html']iDatalink Maestro RR Interface Module[/URL] to retain steering wheel controls, etc. When I went to program the Maestro, there was only one steering wheel pictured, and it didn't match mine: [I]From iDatalink:[/I] [ATTACH type="full" width="424px" alt="22895"]22895[/ATTACH] [I]My steering wheel:[/I] [ATTACH type="full" width="421px" alt="22896"]22896[/ATTACH] The process for programming the Maestro for an unmatched steering wheel is extremely involved; it basically requires using a multi-meter to tap out all of the steering wheel functions at the connector wires. For such a popular car, I'm surprised my steering wheel isn't an pre-programming Maestro option. Has anyone else been through this process, and if so, what was your experience with this? Hoping I don't have to go through that cumbersome process! Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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