@ Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipm ent
Appl ies to vehic les: wi th Homelink Universol Tronsmitter
Homelink ® Universal Transmitter
The Hom eLink ® will le arn the radio frequency codes of to three tran s
mitter s.
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Fig. 23 H ome link buttons in driver 's su n visor
23 th e dr iver 's
s un viso r ca n b e use d to pr ogram th e se t
tin gs of remote co ntrols , for exa mple for a
home safet y ala rm or an automati c garage
door opener.
Programming
I. Simultaneou sly pre ss and hold button s
until the indi cator light above
button m b egins to fla sh. R ele ase the but
ton s.
2. Hold th e end of th e hand-h eld tran s
mitter appro x. 2
(5 cm) from th e
m emo, y butt ons keepi ng th e ind icato r
li gh t in view.
3 . Simult an eously press and hold the
button on your remote control whose
fun ction you wo uld like to ass ign to a
m emor y button and button
th e HomeLink ® indi cator light ab ove
button
s ta rts to flas h slow ly a nd t hen
rap idly.
Reprogramming a remote control
1. Pre ss button m
2. Ho ld your remot e control , fo r exa mple
fo r the garage door, appr ox. 2 inch es (5 c m)
from the m emor y button s.
3. Pre ss the button on yo ur r emot e contro l
w ho se function you would lik e to ass ig n to
a m emory button and press button
or
at the sam e tim e.
4 . Hold down both button s until the
Hom eLin k® indi cator ligh t abo ve but ton
s ta rts to flash slowly and then qui ckly.
Op erating the Homelink ® Universal
Transmitter
l. Turn the ign ition switch on.
2. Press button
to activa te th e
d es ired re mote control
Deleting all programmed remote con
trols
I. Turn th e ig niti on sw itch on.
2 . Sim ultan eo usly pr ess and h old butt ons
until the light s in the m emor y
bu ttons flash rapidly.
3 . Rel ease the butt ons.
Th e Hom eLin k® Uni vers a l Tr an sm ill er is lo
ca ted in th e dri ver's sun viso r.
Thi s inn ova tive fea ture
lea rn radio fr e
qu en cy co des of most c urr clll tran sm itte rs use d
to act iva te g ara ge doors. en try door locks, es tate
gates.
syste ms, and hom e or lighti ng.
Depending on the hand -hel d 1ransmi11cr. the distan ce O 12 in che s (0 3 0
44 Opening and closing Keys
Fig . 2 Sound System with SDRS
On/Off switch (pr ess) and volume Fader Control (FADER I: Tu rn the
c ontrol (turn ). The mode that was page 2, 1 to adjust
in use befor e the unit was last th
e des ired balan ce betwee n the
t urned off· ra dio or CD· will auto · front and
rear sp eake rs .
matica lly c om e back on aga in when
Band Sett ing Button s .... ..... ... 9
you tu rn on th e un it. If th e unit i s
FM Press thi s butto n
l e nt when turn ed on and the wo rd
to se lec t the FM band, to sw itch
SA FE appear s in the d is pla y, th en
to the second set of p rese ts or to
yo u must re-en ter the safety code. 34 FM AU TO set of prese ts . Press So und Setting Bultons ........... 1
2
and hold to sLOre automati cal ly
Bass Co ntro l I BASS I: Turn the knob t
h e 6 FM best quality station s in page 2, I to adjust the FM
AUT O.
b ass as des ired ..
AM Button(§ : Pr ess this bulton
Mi ddle Contr ol (MIDDLE I: Turn the to
select the AM band or to switch page 2, l to adju st t
o the AM AUTO set of presets.
t h e m id dle frequ enci es as Press and hold to store automati-
s ir ed . call
y the 6 AM bes t quality
Treble Control Turn the ti
ons in AUTO .
page 2, I to adj ust Stat ion Preset butt ons:
th e treble as des ired.
Mode : Press these buttons
Balance Contro l (BALANCE!: Turn t
o pre set on e radio statio ns on
th e to adjust the desired eac
h of th em in eac h of the five
balance th e left and bands AM
I.AM AUTO , FM I, FM2
ri ght sp eake rs. and
FM AUTO or whe n using the
sa tellit e mode ..
............. ..
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Booklet 3.4 P remi um Sound System
.0, WARNING (conti nued )
• Us e the Sound System only if road , traffic
an d weath er cond itions permit and you will
not be distracted from your driving.
Important information
Operating the Sound System while driving
D rivi ng on today 's road s demands th e full atten
ti o n of the driver.
The w ide range of sophisti cate d eq uipm ent de
tail s of modern car radio s offer not onl y a vas t
so urce of entertainmen t, but also import ant in
form ation reg arding t raffic updates, road condi
t ions, wea ther repo rts. etc.
Bu t re mem ber, you should onl y operate the
ra di o system wit h its num erous fe atures when
th e traffic situ atio n rea lly
in "Con
tro ls" on page 2.
For examp le, c hangin g CDs o r re ading song t i
tl es on a CD case or in th e rad io display when
drivi ng is o ften the ca use of aut o acc idents .
You s hould also set th e vo lume of your radio
sys tem so that yo u ca n h ear s ig n als from other
dr iv ers at a ny tim e.
Convenience radio coding For tec hn ical reason s. the conve nience radio
c oding is not ava ila bl e for all vehicle models.
In the past, it used to be tha t yo u had to manu
a lly recode t he radio wheneve r th e uni t was re
m oved from the ve hicle (for example, if th e unit
was removed to be repaired). or whenever the
veh icle battery was disco nnected (for examp le,
if yo u brou ght yo ur v ehicl e in to t he deale rship
for service a nd it was necessary to dis con nect
t he bauery). In eith er case , the power sup ply to
th e unit was cut off.
T hat has all ch anged w ith the new conven ie n ce
radio cod ing f un cti on: Once t he co de number
ha s bee n ent ered. it
will th en sy nchro nize itse lf
w ith "its" vehicl e!
.0, WARNING (co ntinu ed)
• Always set volume leve ls so that you can
clearly hear horns , si rens and oth er warning
sounds outside the vehicle .
If the power supp ly has been interrupted , the
radio will automa tically c hec k to see if it i s s till in
vehicle after the ignition has been switched
on . If this hap pen, th e radio will be ready for use
af ter just a few seconds.
It is th erefo re no longer necessary to d isengage
th e e lect ronic lock manuall y!
If t11e rad io ha s been in s ra ile d in anot her ve hicl e,
how ever, the electronic lock ha ve to be dis
engaged manually.
If
SAFE ap pea rs i n the disp lay a fter switchin g the
rad io on , it can then only be operated aga in afte r
entering tJ1e co rrect code
=> pa ge 34.
External CD changer1l
You also have the option of installin g a Ge nuine
Vo lkswagen CD Changer. Ask your authoriz ed
Vo lkswagen dealer about thi s optio n.
The CD change r is in stalle d in the front armres t
co mp artment. It is "re mote controlled" by th e
radio unit.
It allow s you ro load up to 6 CDs. See => page 32 for furt her information.
Vo lkswage n dea ler s have a ll the informa tion
conce rning in stallin g th e CD c hange r.
Tip s
• Please note tha t it em s marked with an as
t e ri sk(*) may be standard on ce rtain m odels , op
tional on otJ1 ers or no t ava ilabl e on yo ur model.
Always ch eck with your authorized Volkswage n
deale r to see if the feat ure or item ap plies to your
mod el.
• The radio code numb er and the radio seria l
numb er ca n be found on th e "Radio Card" at the
beg inning of the
Lit erature . ._
I) Availa ble as a fa cto ry install ed opt ion, or your author ized Volkswagen dealer can install the oplional C D
c h anger for you. A lways chec k with yo ur a utho rize d Vol kswage n deale r if th is op tio n i s ava ilab le fo r yo ur
model.
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Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
• A maxi mum n umber of 998 files (plus l file
containing the data t rack ) can be hand led by the
cha nger. If
sum is higher t han 998 files, then
p laylis t files a re ski pped. If p laylis t have to be
skipped, the n the p lay list files with the oldest
t imestamp
be skipped.
• When creat ing play li st fil es, use a program
lhat a utomatica lly creates a play list with
extens io n. Th is un it will n ot play play
lists with a no th er ex tensions or that contain
path info rmation in Un icode.
• A m aximu m of
15 play lists can be su pported.
• Using th e d rag-and-drop me thod prov ided
by W INDOWS XP to move MP3 files to a CD for
Order of tracks
L=:I Playli st
Tra ck
Fi g. 26 Typical CD Structure
The un it plays the files inside a CD in a particu lar
o rder. The fig. 26 is an examp le of
a typ ical C D co ntaini ng file s, p lay lists folders
and s ubor der s. burn
ing doe s no t aJJow the use r to set the appro
pri ate Mode or ID3
versio ns to be compati ble
w ith thi s ch anger. Discs c reated usin g this
method may not pla y in l his unit.
ID 3 togs
Th is uni t supports ID3 tag vi.
If ID3 tag data is in an MP3 file th is unit can d is
play t he t itle (t rack title) and artist name.
If an MP3 fi le contai ns bot h an ID3 tag vl and an
ID3 tagv2 o nly th e in forma tion conta ined in t he
ID3 tag vi will be
• Playing will sta rt with the fi rs t fil e under the
root directory. In the example t here a re two files
i n the root (see number s l and 2).
• Once t he files in the root have bee n played,
the un it w ill access the folde rs in the roo t in the
orde r they appear. In the examp le th ere are two
m ain fo lders in t he root : Fl and F2. Fl appears
firs t in the root, tJ1erefore the two files inside
will be p layed immediately th e ex isting files
u nder th e root dire ctory (see numbers 3 and 4
side Fl).
• Once the files in the firs t fo lder have been
p layed, the u nit wi ll access all th e sub orders
side th e ma in fo lder in the orde r they appea r. In
the example t here are two suborders ins ide Fl
(Fl.I and Fl .2) and one su border ins ide Fl.l
(Fl.1.1) The rad io un it will first p lay all the tracks
i n side suborder Fl.I (see numbers 5). then
access suborder Fl.l.l and it w ill play a ll files side (see number 6). Once a ll the file s in side su b
order Fl.1.1 have bee n played , the un it wi ll
ces s sub order and it will p lay the file s in side
(see numb er 7). If th ere were some s uborder s side Fl.2 they be accessed as describ ed
abo ve.
• Once all files in side t he folder (and its
folde rs) which appears first in the root are
pla yed, the nex t folder w ill be accessed and the
fil es in side will be reprod uced in the pre vio usly
d esc ribed order. See nu mb ers 8 and 9 in side F2
i n the examp le.
• All play lis ts in the di sc s hall be accessed after
the files in the root, folde rs and subo rders . T hey
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Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
Anti-Theft Coding
Convenience radio coding
For techni cal reason s, the convenience radio
coding is not a vailable for all vehicle models .
In the past , it u sed to be that you h ad to manu
ally reco de th e rad io whe neve r the unit was re
moved from the veh icle (fo r examp le, if the unit
wa s removed to be repa ired), or whenever the
vehicle battery was disconnected (for example ,
if you brought yo ur vehicle in to the dealership
for service and it was necessary to disconnect
the banery ). In either case , th e power supply to
t he unit was cut off.
That ha s all ch anged with th e new conve nien ce
radio coding function: Once the code number
has been inplll in the rad io, i t w ill then synchro
nise itself wi th "it s" veh icle!
I f th e curr ent supply has been interrupted the
radio will automaticall y ch eck to see if it is still in
Canceling the Electronic Lock
Fig. 28 Preset buttons
Pe rform th e steps in exact ly the fo llowing
order:
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vehicle af te r th e ig niti on has been switched
o n . If thi s happ ens, the radio will be read y for
u se after just a few seco nds.
It is therefore no longe r n ecess ary to disengag e
the e lectro nic lock manua lly!
If the radio has been
to another vehicle,
however , the electronic lock will have to be dis
engaged manua lly.
Tip s
• This code number, togeth er w ith the unit's
se rial numb er. ca n be found on the "Ra dio
Card".
• never keep it in the ve
hicle. Only then is th e radio use less to thieves!
-Turn on the radio. SAFE will appear in
the disp lay. After a few seconds, the
numb er 1000 will appear in the display. ._
Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System ®
-Use the radio stat io n pr ese t button s 1 to
4
page 34, fig. 28 to ent er the code
numb er fo un d on your R adio Card. Use
pre set button
l to ent er t he fir st digit in the
code numb er. U se button 2 to en te r the
seco nd digit , e tc. Th e valu e range for each
of the 4 di git s is O ... 9. T he digit will in
c rease by l eac h tim e you tap the pr ese t
bu tton. The number r etu rns to O afte r 9.
- After you finish ent ering th e code, press
the sta tion p reset button below
word
OK in th e di spl ay. It usual ly is th e las t sta
tion pre set button. You w ill hear a n au
dibl e signa l.
-If you have en te red t he co de number
c orr ect ly, a radio frequency will app ear in
th e d isp lay.
Wrong Code Number
lfyou have accide ntally ent ered a wrong code
number , SAFE will ap pear in th e di spl ay and
th en the number 1000 will app ear.
Yo u can re p ea t the procedu re agai n on e time .
T he num ber of attempt s will app ear in the dis
p lay. lf you acci dent all y ent er a wrong code
number a seco nd tim e
SAFE will appea r in the
d isp lay.
lfth e wrong cod e number i s enter ed aga in, th e
uni t w ill be di sab le d for about I hour. Lea ve th e
unit O N for this hour . After th e hour has
e la p se d, the numb er of att em pts will stop bei ng
displayed and you can cancel th e elec tronic lock
once again.
Remembe r, the cycle i s ...
• 2 attempt s
• one hour lo cked.
Tips
If y ou loose your Rad io Card, contact yo ur au
t ho riz ed VO LKSWAGEN
ered by a re pl ace ment pa rts warra nty. This re
pl acement serv ice w ill not b e availab le, how
eve r, it th e unit h ousing is damaged or if un au- th
oriz ed per sons have att empt ed to make re
pair s.
Antenna Care
Th e an tenna i s des ig n ed to achieve optim al per
fo rmance with the radio and is located at a pos i
tion where reception is good and su sce pti bili ty
to int erfer ence is low.
Ve hicle s equ ipped wi th antenna s emb edd ed in
t he winds hield o r backlights offer the furth er ad
vantages o f being completely pro tec te d f rom
damage and wear.
No antenna car e is r equir ed for vehicles
e quipped with roof moun te d
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Booklet 3.4 Premium Sound System
External CD changer 32
F
Fader control 13
FLDR button 25
FM presets 9
ID number 15
Ignition lock 7
Illumination 36
Important information 5
Interference suppress ion 36
K
Key 7
L
LOAD button 20
M
Manual Radio Station search 11
Maximum power output 36
Middle control 12
MIX
does it mean when MIX appears in
the display when
I am playing a CD? 2 1
Wha t does it mean with MIX CD appears
in the disp lay when I
am playing a
CD? 26
Mix mode 21, 26
MP3 25
MP3 player operation 25
N
NO DISC 21, 24
NO MAGAZINE 21
0
ON I OFF 7
38 Alphabetical index
p
Preset button s 10
Preset scan
11
Q
Quick overvi ew 2
R
Radio 7
Radio Card Where should
I keep my Rad io Card? 5
Radio code numb er 5
Replacement 35
Roof mount ed antennas 35
s
SAFE What does it mean w hen "SAfE" ap-
pears in the display? 5
SAT button 15 Sa tellite Digital Radio Service 13
Satellite Radio D igital Serv ice
Ho w the system works?
13
Satellite radio providers 13
SCAN function 11
SCAN/TUNE button 11
SEEK/TRACK Button 11
Se lecting a category 16
Selecting a chan nel 16
Se lecting folders 25
Se lectin g tracks 27
Service 35
S iriu s
ID Numb er 15
Skip through the files in the same folder 27
S kip through the same track 23, 28
Sound setti ng 12
Speed Vo lume Co ntro l (S VC )
SVC (Speed Volume Contro l) 8
Station buttons 10
Station selection 36
Sto ring a channel 15
System information 19
Siriu s message s 19
XM messages 19