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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.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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Radio
ON /OFF Button
88.3 89.1 94.1
Fig. 3 Radio b uttons
Pr ess the knob fig. 3 to turn the unit
on I
Whatever was playing when the uni! was las!
turned off -radio or CD -will automaticall y
come back on when the unit is turned on again.
The foll owing se lling s will b e saved whenever
yo u tu m off the system:
• Rad io: the frequen cy (ra dio s tat ion or
c h an nel) se ttin g.
• Interna l CD c han ger : the se lected CD track.
W hen you
on the again , th e ra di o or the
CD player w ill co me on depend ing on which on
yo u wer e la st li ste nin g
when you turn ed the
unit off .
The uni! turn s off au!Omati ca lly w hen you re
m ove the key fro m the ign ition lock.
The radio can be turn ed on wh ile th e ignition
key is rem oved b y simpl y pressing the kn ob
88,3
about 1 hour. This procedure can be re p eate d as
o ften as des ired .
WARNING
Dri ver distraction causes accid ents, collision s
and ser ious personal injury!
• Never let yourse lf be distr acted by setting,
a djusting or using the Audio System.
• Use the Audio System only if road, traffic
and weather conditions p ermit and you will
not b e distracted from your driving .
• Alwa ys set vo lum e le vel s so that you can
clearly hear horns, sir ens and other warning
s ounds outside the vehicl e.
Tips
If th e radio does not emit any so un d w hen it is
sw itched on and the word SAFE appears in the
display, then the unit i s electronica lly lock ed u p.
See
page 34.
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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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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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To show the ID number in the display
-Before en ab lin g, press button
pa ge 14, fig. 8 The ID number wi ll
appear in the di spla y.
- After enabling, turn the
!SCAN/TUNE !
button page 10, fig. 5 until channel
000 is di sp layed
XM ID
Thi s number i s an eight character a lphanumeri c
numb er. Firs t, th e m essage RADIO ID will appear
in the di spl ay, then the eight-c haracter
ID number. Th edis pl aywi ll alt ernat e automatically
aft er a few seco nds.
SAT button
88.3 89.1
Fig. 12 SAT button
Select the satellite mode
- Press button fig. 12 to se
l ect the sate llite mode or to se lec t any o f
d 1e thr ee memory b and s ava ilab le.
Storing a channel
- In SAT mode , memo ry band s w ith
storage position s are availabl e. Pre ss
button to select each memory
b an d. Th e se lec te d b and is in dic ated in the
di spla y.
Sirius ID
Thi s numb er is an twe lve character alphanu
m er ic numb er. First SID and the fir st four char
acter s of the
ID number will app ear in the dis
p lay, then the re m ainin g eight characte rs will be
di splaye d. Also the pro vider t elephon e numb er
w ill be displ aye d. The displa y will alternate au
tomati cally af te r a few second s.
Display selection
It is po ssibl e to select betwe en a ba sic SAT dis
pl ay a nd a mor e deta il ed one. If the basi c SAT
di spla y is se lec te d information (such as song
and artis t nam e) will not be displa yed. See page
=> page 18.
- While in the desired channel , h old
down the stat ion pre set
page IO,
fig . 5
on which you want to save the sta
tion until you hear an audible sign al and
th e radio sound is muted. Th e ch annel i s
now preset on this button. The pre set sta
tion will appear underscored in the di s
p lay.
- To reca ll th e c hannel you ju st sto re d,
pr ess this button briefly.
XM 1, XM 2 or XM 3 will appear in the d isplay to
s h ow you Lhc m emo ry band if you arc sub
sc rib ed to XM provider.
SR 1 , SR 2 or SR 3 will a ppear in the disp lay to
s ho w yo u the memory band if you arc s ub
sc rib ed to Sir iu s prov ider.
Tip s
Wh en se lec ting station s, onl y press the butt on
bri efly. If yo u h old it down for some tim e, the
c ur re ntly displ ayed frequ en cy will b e stor ed on
t h is butlon.
XM and its co rr es pon ding logos are uademark s Satellite Hadi o In c.
Siriu s an d related ma rk s ar c tra dem ark s of Sir iu s Rad io In c.
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SAT display selection
Fig. 15 D etail ed SAT disp lay
It i s possible to select between a bas ic SAT
di spl ay an d a more detailed one .
If the
ba sic SAT displa y is sel ecte d the availab le
channe l information ( such as song and
arti st nam e) will not b e displayed.
Press and hold down the [SCAN /TUNE]
button page 16, fig. 14 for longer
than 2 seco nds to enter th e se t up mode.
You'll hear a signal tone.
Turn th e [SCAN/T UNE] rotary knob , unti l
SELECT SAT DISPLAY appears in the
pla y.
In th e lo wer part of the di spl ay the
wo rds
BASIC and DETAIL will appear. By
u sing th e sta tion pre set
p age 16 ,
fig . 14
se lec t eit her the ba sic or detai l
di spla y.
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Press the [SCAN /TUN El button again for
l onger than 2 seco nds to confirm th e
ting you have just made. You will hear a
signa l ton e.
Information displayed
Satellit e service provider
Memor y band
© Chann el n um ber
C hann el name
C at egory nam e
Art is t name
The inform ation w ill be displayed if able and if the detail ed di spla y is s ele cted.
No tex t sc roll is ava ilab le.
S el ecte d ch anne l
If the se lec ted c hannel is already rize d in one of th e prese t button s, it wi ll
b e und ersco re d.
C hann els m em or ized in the sta tion preset
b utt ons fo r th e se lecte d memory band
Song name
- Th e information
will be di splayed if ava il
ab le and if th e de ta iled displa y is se lec te d.
N o tex t sc roll is av ail able.
• The inform ation d is p layed is var iable and
dep ends o n the channel sele cted, the c hann el
c ate gory or o n th e prov ider.
• If no inform ation is av ailabl e
will app ear
in th e displ ay.
• The acc ura cy of the information shown is
sponsibilit y of th e sa te llit e serv ice pro vider
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Tips
Always hold the CD either by the center or by the
out er edge with the print ed sid e facing up.
LOAD button
The internal CD changer is operated easily and convenient ly usin g the cont rols
on the radio.
It allows you to load up to six CD's.
FM 1
Fig . 16 CD b uttons
Only use standa rd 12 cm (4.72 inch) CD s.
Shape C Ds or CDs or 8 cm (3.15 inch) CDs
can not be played.
Loading one CD
- Press briefly the I LOAD J fi g. 16
SELECT FREE SLOT will appear in the
di spla y.
- Selec t th e slot by pressing one of t he
s tation pr eset
page 16, fig. 14
INSERT CD will app ear in the disp lay
once th e radio unit is read y to load a CD.
- I nse rt the CD with the printed side
faci ng up. LOADING CD will app ear in the
di splay .
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-
Press briefly the I LOAD J button for more
t h an two second s. INSERT CD
will app ear
in the display once t he rad io unit i s ready
to load the CDs.
- Inse rt th e CDs one by one when INSERT
CD app ears in the di splay.
Tips
• Make sur e all the CDs arc inse rted wi th the
printed side facing up.
• If no CD slot is se lected a fter pressing th e
ILOADJ button, the rad io unit will automat ica lly
selec t the nex t empty tray.
• I f le ss than six CDs are inser te d th e uni t will
b egi n playi ng the last C D inserted.
• Once the CD or th e las t CD is inserted
CHECKING CD will appea r in the di spl ay before
the unit b egins playing the CD.
• If no C D is inserted afte r press ing th e(LOADJ
b utt on or after select ing the slot , the rad io unit
w ill r eturn to the p rev iou s m ode after a few sec
o nd s.
•
th e CD slot s are full it w ill not be pos
sib le to insert a new CD . NO FREE SLOT w ill ap
pear in th e