
Booklet  3.4  Premium  Sound  System 
Radio I CD 
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 
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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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Booklet 3.4 Pre mium  Sound  System 
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.  

Booklet  3.4 Premium  Sound  System ® 
System  information 
The  follow ing  sys tem  messages  can be  di s
pla yed: 
XM Messages 
System  messages 
ANTENNA 
UPDATING 
N O  SIGNA L 
LOADING 
OFF AIR 
NO SA T 
Sirius Messages 
AN TENNA 
LI NKING 
CD 
Taking  care  of  your  audio  CDs 
To assure  a so und  repro ducti on  of  the hi gh est 
qu alit y, qu alit y, m ake su re  you r CDs  are  clean 
and  fr ee of scratc hes o r any  other  type of 
da mage. 
Cleaning yo ur CD s 
For routine  cleaning,  w ipe  the  playing  surf ace 
w ith  a clea n, soft,  lint-free  cloth from th e ce nter 
of  the disc 
to th e out er  ed ge. If the  surfa ce is 
h eav ily soiled,  dam pe n a clean  soft cloth  in a so 
l ution  of mild  neutr al commercia l d eterge nt be
fore  clea ning  th e  disc . 
Note 
•  Never  use  fluid s su ch  as  benze ne, pa int 
thinner  or re cord cle aner s, otherw ise yo u may 
dama ge the CD  surfac e! Preventa tive  meas ures 
for  lase r uni  rs . 
Meaning 
No  antenna  is  connected  to tuner,  or there 
a re  loos e plug  contac ts  on  the antenna  cable 
Your  syste m  is  being  updated 
The  SAT tuner  is  present ly not  receiv ing an y sa t-
e llite  signa l 
Your  provider  is se ndin g info rm ation w hich  th e 
sys tem  is  cur rentl y storing 
Th e station  selected  h as  shut down  its  program 
(e.g. c hildren 's channel  at night) 
No  conne ction  can  be establish ed to the  SAT 
tune r No SAT  tuner exists 
No  anten na  is co nnected  t o th e tuner,  or  there 
are  loose  plug contacts  on  the a ntenn a ca ble 
You r sys tem  is receivi ng s ig n al 
•  Whe n inse rtin g a CD  into  the  slo t,  make  sure 
th e printed  side is  facing T hen , gen tly  in sert 
th e CD  into the s lo t until  it  is  pu lled  in au tomat 
i cally  by  tl1 e pla yer.  Never  force the CD  into 
CD s lot! 
•  If you  are  going  to  ma ke yo ur own  CD s,  do 
not  stick  an  a dhesive  lab el on  the  CD itse lf.  The 
h eat  generat ed by  th e CD  player  can l oosen  the 
adhesive  labe l,  w hi ch  th en  co ud  come 
and 
jam  up the  unit.  This could  res ult  in a costly  re
pa ir.  Use  a marker  to labe l yo ur  CDs  instead. 
•  Alwa ys sto re CDs  in their  cases  w hen  you ar c 
n o t li ste nin g to  th em. 
•  Keep  the  CD  away  fro m heat  or  o ut of dire ct 
s un light. 
•  Avo id  getti ng  fin gerpr in ts  on  the CD . 
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Booklet 3.4 Premium  Sound  System ® 
MP3 
MP3  player  operation 
The  interna l CD-C hanger  also allows you  to  play 
CD-Rs co ntaining MP3 data.  Howeve r, t he  re
flectivity  rate  must  be  60 
% or  high er. 
D iff ere nt  kind s of  info rmation  (e.g. name  of the 
so ng  and  artist)  may appear  in th e  di sp lay 
during  MP3  player  operation 
On ly  use s tandar d 12  cm  (4.72 in ch)  CDs.  The 
s h ape d CDs  or 8  cm  (3.15  inch ) CDs can  not  b e 
p layed. 
Tips 
•  The  u nit  ca n only  play  either  discs  con
taining  audio  or  MP 3 data.  If a CD co ntaining 
both  audio  and  M P3 data  is  inserted,  an  error 
message  will appear  in  the display  and  the  CD 
will be  automatica lly  ejected  .. 
•  The  ex terna l CD  changer • can  not play  dis cs 
co ntainin g MP3 files. 
<4 
Folder  and  play  list search  Buttons 
fig. 20 
se lect  the des ired  folder  or play  list to 
sc ro ll upward 
to scro ll downward 
th roug h th e fo lders  or pla y lists). 
Fig . 21  Radios with Satellite  D igital  Rodia Service 
Rad ios with  SD RS: I CAT/F LOR) button 
- Press CAT/FLOR l fig.  21 se
l ec t the  desired  folder  or  p lay  list 
to 
s cro ll upward 
to  scro ll downward 
th rough  the  fo lder s or p lay  lists) . 
Tips 
I f  only  tracks  are  availab le  in  the  CD  with  MP3 
da ta  (no  folders  or  play  lists),  this button  will 
ha ve  no  funct ion  . ._ 
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Error  displays  when  playing  MP3  music  with  the  CD  player 
The following  err or  messages  can b e displayed: 
NOCD 
No  disc  in the  CD  ch an ge r. 
PLEASE CHECK CD 
There  is  a problem  with the  in serted  CD. The  CD 
i s automatica lly  ejec te d . 
ROM 
A  CD  ROM has bee n  in serte d into  the ch anger. 
The  CD is automatic ally ejected. 
About  MP3 
Except  for personal  enjoyment,  duplicati ng 
data  or distributing,  transferring  or copying it, whether  for free or for a fee , withou t the  permis
sion  of the  copyright  holder i s strict ly prohib
i t ed  by  the  Copyright  Act and  by internationa l 
treaty. 
What  is 
MP3 
MP3  (MPEG  audio  layer 3) is a compress ion 
stan dard  prescribed  by the ISO  and  MEG. 
MP3  files  contain  compressed  audio data.  MP3 
encoding  is  capable  of  compress ing the  audio 
da ta at  extremely hi gh  ratios , shrinki ng  mu sic 
file s by  as mu ch  as  one-tent h their  original size. 
The  MP3 forma t rea lizes  su ch  high  compre ssion 
ratios  by elimi nating th e sounds  that  are  either 
in audible  to t he  hum an ear  or ma sked  b y other 
sounds. 
How  to  create 
MP3 files 
The  soft wa re  use d  to  create  MP3  files  is  wide ly 
so ld  from var ious sourc es. For d etail s on  cre 
atin g MP3 files,  re fer to  the owner's  manual  for 
t hat  so ftwa re. 
The  MP 3 files that  can be  played  by  this device 
ha ve  the file  extension  "MP3". Files wit h no  ex
tension  can  not  be  played  back . 
Cor respon ding File Syste ms 
T hi s unit  support s discs  formatted 
ISO 
9660. It a lso can  p lay back d iscs  in Jolie t standard 
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FAIL 
Th e CD  is dirty,  scratc hed  or inserted  upside 
down.  T he CD  is  auto mati cally ejected.  If the 
p roblem  pers ist s after  reload ing the  CD the  next 
CD  avai lable  will  be reproduced  and  error mes
s age  FAIL  will appea r in  the  correspo nding CD 
s lo t in 
display. 
HARDWARE  ERROR 
The CD  chan ger mechanism  is malfunctioning. 
Tips 
If  the  unit  still malfunctions,  contact  your au
thori zed Vo lkswagen  dealer  for assistance. 
which conforms  to  ISO  9660. However , some
time s the  file names,  fo lder  nam es, etc. are  not 
displayed  correct ly. 
P lease 
in to account  the follow ing points: 
•  When  creati ng a CD  the burner  software 
mu st be  set up to burn  a Mode 
1 CD ROM type 
disc. Mode 2 CD  ROM XA can not  b e pla yed 
back. 
•  Multi-session  discs  can  not  be played  back 
by  this unit. 
•  Remembe r tha t th e audio  quality  depends 
o n  th e 
rate"  used  to  create  the  MP3 
file . 
•  Make  sure the  crea ted  disc  is finalized.  Your 
CD  burner  softwar e has  an option  to fina lize the 
disc. 
•  Whe n nam ing you r MP3 file s, use  short  file 
nam es (no  more  than  64  char acters). 
•  We  recommend  th at  you  use  onl y one  word 
to  name  t he  folde rs  (i.e.  Fold er_A)  and  t hat  yo u 
do  not repeat  the  same  fold er name  throughout 
the  CD.  This cou ld cause  t he rad io un it not 
to recognize  the  file path . 
•  When  creat ing  an  MP3 disc,  use no  more 
than  99 fo lder s. Altho ugh  thi s unit  can support 
up 
to 255  folders , finding  the files yo u wa nt t o 
p lay w ill be  mor e difficult  if you  have  used  man y