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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Volume Knob
Volume Control
Turn the rotary page 7, fig. 3
to adjust the vo lum e.
Setting Custom Turn-On Volume Level
Press and hold the [SCAN/TUNE) button©
for longer than 2 seconds to enter the set
up mod e. You will hear a signal tone .
Turn the [SCAN/TUNE) button until
SELECT ON VOLUME appears in the dis
pla y.
Use the knob to set the desired turn
on volume.
Press the [SCAN /TUNE) button again for
lon ger than 2 seconds to confirm the set
ting you have just made. You will hear a
s ignal ton e.
Setting the Speed Volume Control
(SVC)
Press and hold down the [SCAN/TUNE)
button for longer than 2 seconds to ent er
th e set up mod e. You wi ll hear a sign al
ton e.
Turn the [SCA N/TUNE) button until SPEED
DEP. VOLUME
appears in the di sp lay.
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In the lower part of the display the
words OFF and the number s 1, 2 and 3
appear. By using the station preset buttons
below these words select the volume
l eve l you want. 1 for a minimum volum e
ad justme nt in accordance to spee d.2 for a
m ed ium volume adjustemtn in accor
dance to speed.3 for a maximum volum e
a djustment in accordance to spe ed.
Pre ss the [SCA N/TUNE) b utton again for
longer than 2 seconds to confirm the set
ting you ha ve just mad e. You will h ear a
s ignal tone.
Cu stom Turn-On Volume L evel
The volum e setting when the unit is tu rned on is
the same it was when the unit was turned off
(or ig inal factor y setting). However, yo u can pro-
g ram the unit for your own per sonal turn -on
vo lume level.
Speed Volume Control (SVC)
The Speed Volume Contro l automatica lly ad
justs the vol um e in accordance wit h road sp ee d.
Tips
• If you do not confirm the sellin g yo u ha ve
j u st made , th e unit automati cally return to
th e norma l operat io n m ode af te r about LS sec
onds . Your c usto m turn -on volume will no t b e
s tor ed.
• If
c u sto m turn-on volume th at you stored
is lo ud er than the t urn -off volum e leve l, the unit
wi ll use the turn-off volume th e nex t tim e it is
turn ed on.
• If the audio volume leve l is loud er than the
turn-on vo lume that you stor ed and
unit is
turn ed off, the unit will use the stor ed leve l the
next t im e it is turned on.
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briefl y to sca n upw ard to the next
high er frequency . Scanning stop s at th e
ne xt good quality station rece ive d. After
a bout 10 seconds, the radio wi ll sca n to th e
ne xt station.
SCA N will app ear in the dis
pla y afte r you pr ess this button .
Manual Radio Station searc h (TUNE)
- Turn the knob © clockwi se to tune up
wa rds.
- Turn the knob counterclo ckwise to
tu ne downward s.
Preset scan
-Pre ss a nd ho ld down d1 e ISCAN/T UNEJ
button for longer t han 2 sec onds to enter
the set up mod e. You will hea r a s igna l
t on e.
- Turn the
ISCAN/lUNEJ rotary kn ob, until
SELECT SCAN AM /FM ap pears in the dis
p lay.
SEEK /TRACK
Use th e (S EEK /TRA CK! rock er bu tton to seek
the next h ighe r or lo wer frequen cy (radio
s tat ion) .
Automat ic se ek
-pag e 3, fig. 2 to sea rch
LO next hig h er frequenc y (rad io sta
tion ).
-
to sea rch to th e nex t low er fr e
que ncy (radio stat ion ). -
In t he lower part of the display the
words
ST ATIONS and PRESETS will appear.
B y using t he s tation p rese t
below these w ords sele ct th e type of scan
operat ion you want.
- Press the
IS CAN /TUN EJ rotary knob again
fo r lon ger than 2 seconds to confirm the
se ttin g you have just made . You will hear a
s ig n al ton e.
Automatic T uning (SCA N)
If you press the button during the 10 sec ond
" h old " p erio d, th e rad io will on lo the sta
t ion curr entl y bei ng rece ive d.
Th e sca n fun ction slop s autom aticall y after one
l oop of the e ntir e rang e of frequ en cie s.
Pr ese t sc an
ll is p oss ible fo r you to selec t betwee n a sca n op
era lion through th e entir e range of frequenci es
or just th rough the s tat ions memor ize d in th e
pr ese t buuon s.
Ma nual Radio S tation search (TUNE)
The setting s will be changed in small inc rem ents
(FM 0.2 MHz-, AM 10
-On ce a sta tion has been fo und, briefly
again w ill cause th e se ek
operat ion to b e re p eated .
Controlled seek
-Press and to tun e to a desir e d frequency.
- Simply befor e you
r eac h th e des ired fr equ enc y. T he seek
funct ion will then stop at the n ext station
that offers acceptab le
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What you will se e in the di splay when you are listening to the rad io
88. 89. 1 94. 1 99. 1 106. 1 88.
Fig. 6 This is th e display you will see when you are listening to the radio
Bands
- FMl , FM2 , FM AUTO , AMl and AM AUTO.
Se lected set of presets
Station Preset Buttons
- The memorized frequ ency is displayed.
The selected frequency is indicated by an
undescore.
Freq uency Displa y
- FM Ba nd 94. 1 MHz
- AM-Ba nd 980 KHz
Selec ted frequency
- If the selec ted frequency is alrea dy m em
orized in one of the preset buttons, it
w ill be underscored.
Bu tton s for adju sting the sound qualit y
88.3 89.1 94.1
Fig . 7 Sound setting Buttons
Yo u ca n adju st th e so und quality when you
p lay the radio or the CD.
Ba ss Control [ BASS J
- Turn the rotary page 2, I
to se t the bass.
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Middle Control [M IDD LE]
- Turn the rotary knob to set the de-
s ire d m idrange to nes.
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Treble Control [TR EBLE]
- Turn the ro tary knob to set th e de
s ired treb le .
Balance Control (B ALA N CE]
- Turn the rotary knob to set the de
sired bala n ce between t he left and right
speakers.
Fade r Control !FADER !
-Turn the rotary knob to set the de
s ire d balance between the front and rear
the rad io unit.
Sat ellit e ra di o pr ovi ders
Volkswagen offers two satellite radio provider s:
• XM Satellite Radio
• Sirius Satellite Radio
Ask your authorized Volkswagen dea ler for more
information about the service each provider
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Technical description
Anti-theft protection
T he unit is e lectro nica lly locked whenever the
power source is inte rrupted.
It can on ly be re
turned to working condition by enteri ng th e cor
rec t cod e number.
Frequ ency rang es
F M and AM.
Band selection
Mome ntary-co ntact butto ns
Displays
Fre quenc y, band, b ass, bala n ce, treb le, middle
freq ue ncies, preset button, CD functions ,
functions.
Illumination
The control s and d isp lay are illum inated glar e
fr ee from the interior (nig ht dri vin g des ign)
maximum brightn ess when drivi ng lig h ts a re off.
When the dr ivi ng lig hts are on, the intensity is
co ntr olled toget11er with th e in strument panel
i nte nsit y.
Station selectio n
In th e rad io m ode, t he unit automa tica lly plays
th e la st sta tion selecte d whe n the unit was
turn ed off (las t sta tion memo ry).
Soft Clipping• I f th e volu me is se t to maximum, you m ay notice
that the rad io outp ut
will be come distorted . The
So ft Clippin g fun ction detec ts t his di stort ion
and will au tomat ica lly adj ust
vo lum e to pro
v id e th e m ost dist orti on free output.
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Radio
A utom atic and manu al !linin g. Six sta tion
p rese t buttons each for FM !, FM2, FM AUTO.
AMI, AM A UTO, SAT!, SAT2 and SAT3 . Ma nual
t unin g is poss ible in
directions. Micropro
cesor-controlled stabiliza tion of sta tion fr e
quencies (PLL quartz tuning) .
E xternal CD changer•
Remote contro lled via radio sou nd sys te m uni t.
C han ge r ma gaz ine for 6 CDs w ith moto r-dri ven
eje ction, 6 CD selec tion button s. Mix mod e, au
t omat ic track scan
I seek.
Sound reproduction
S te reo ( rad io, sate llite radio,
ad justa ble
t r eble control, ba ss co ntrol, middl e frequ en cies,
fader control and ba la n ce co ntrol integra te d in
th e ra dio, multipl e spe ake r sys te m .
Max. power output
4 x 20 Watt (maximum).
Options
Externa l CD ch ange r. Add itiona l informa tion o n
th ese options is ava ilab le from auth ori zed
VOLKSWAGEN dealers.
Int erference suppression
Th e automatic interference supp ressio n cir
cu itry integ rated in th e unit eliminates mos t
outside interfere nce in th e FM band .
Specia lly tun ed interferenc e suppressors e lim i
n ate nea rly a ll int erf erence puls es from t he en
g ine and other part s of th e elect rical system su ch
as the heater blower, w in dshie ld wipers and ra
d ia tor fan .
Alphabetical index
A
About MP3 30
Activate your Satell ite Radio Serv ice 14
Adjusting Speed volume contro l 8
AM presets 9
Antenna Care 35
Anti-Theft coding 5, 34
Anti-Thef t pro tec tion 36
AS (Autostore ) 9
Au dio CD 19
Automatic seek 11
Automatic tuning
11
Autostore 9
B
Balanc e contro l 13
Band setting 9
Bands received 36
Bass control 12
Broadcasting mode 7
Button
C
CD 21
CD Eject 22
Mix Mode 21, 26
SEEK 23, 28
Track selection (when playing a CD) 23
CAT Button 25
CD 19
Taking care 19
CD ca re 19
CD changer 5
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Automat ic sc an to the next track
(SCAN) 17, 23, 27
Au tomatic track scanning 17 , 23, 27
C D button 21
Display 24, 29
E jecting a CD 22
Fa st forward to next track 23
reverse to previous track 23
How to se lect an individual CD in the
maga zin e 23
Loading CDs 20, 22
Malfunction display 24
Random Play 21, 26
SCAN (a utomatic track selection ) 17, 23,
27
Se lect ing a CD 23
Se lect ing a CD track 23
Skipping backward to the previous CD track
23
Ski pping forw ard to the next CD track 23
Tips w hen usin g 33
Track select ion
23
What does it mean when CD EHH appears
in the disp lay? 24
What does it mean when HARDWARE ER
ROH appear s in the display? 24
What does it mean when NO DISC ap
pears in the display? 21, 24
What does it mean when NO EXTERNAL
CD appear s in the disp lay? 24
What does it mean when HOM appears in
the display? 24
What i s the correct way to insert a CD into
the slot? 20, 22
Cod ing 34
Contro lled see k LL
Con trols 2
D
Digital disp lays 12, 24, 29
Disp lays 12, 24, 29, 36
E
Electronic lock 34
Alphabetical ind ex 37
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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
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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