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-CD Mode: Yo u can select an indi
v idu al C D in the internal CD
chan ger trays or in the externa l
CD c hang er•
briefl y pre ssing
the corre spondin g button s
Use buttons to select a tray
in th e C D chan ger when loading
or ejecting a CD.
SCAN/TUNE button [SCAN/TUNEJ
- RadioMode:Scan func tion. Press
th is button shortly to briefly pla y
st ations . Pre ss longe r to ent er the
se tup mode ...... ... ... ..... .
- Radio Mode :Tune function. Turn
the knob to manually tune to the
n ex t numerically higher or lowe r
frequency.
- CD Mode: Press button to briefly
play tracks. . .... ...... ...... .
-CD Mode: Turn th e kno b to through the trac ks. Turn
clockwise to scro ll upward or
coun te rclockwise to sc roll down
ward .
-MP3 Mode: Press button to
briefly pla y tra cks. . .......... .
- MP3 Mode:Turn the knob "scro ll" thro ugh the within
a give n folder Turn clockw ise lo
scro ll upwa rd or counterclock
wise to scroll downward.
SEEK/TRACK bu tton !SEEK/TRACK).
-Radio Mode: Press to
seek high er freque ncy. . ...... .
- Radio Mode: Pres s to
seek lower frequ en cy.
- CD Mode: Press to
"scroll" through the tracks up
ward
or press and hold the
bullon fast forward. . ...... .
-CD Mode: Press "scroll" t hrough tracks down
wa rd or press and ho ld the
button fast rew ind.
Displ ay
- Radio mode ..... ..... ..... .. .
- CD mod e .. ....... .......... .
- MP3 mode .......... ........ .
- Satelli te Di git al Radio Service ..
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LOAD Button Press this
button to be able load a CD i nto
tl1 e s lot. Press a nd hold fo r mo re
th an
2 sec ond s to load more one CD or all the C D's in th e ava il-
able s lots .. ......... ....... .... .
-Rad io SDRS : Press t his
button to select the CD playe r or
the externa l CD changer •. . ....
- Radio SDRS : Press this
b utt on to selec t th e CD playe r o r
the external CD changer•
or press
and hold for more than 2 seconds
to select tl1e M IX mode ...... . .
MlX Button@IB) (ra dios wi thout
SDRS)
- CD Mode: Pres s thi s butt on to se
lect the random p lay mode. . ..
- MP3 Mode: Press this button to
se lec t the random play mode
w ith in a given folder. . ...... . .
CD s lot .... ............... ... ..
EJEC T Button (EJECT): Press this eject a CD . Press lo nger eject more than one CD or all th e
CD 's inside the slots.. . .. ....... .
Radio SDRS: MP3/FLOR
Bu llon Butt on or Radio SDRS: CAT/FL OR Button
( CAT /FLOR I Button
-S DRS : Press thi s
button to select play lists or
folde rs w hen p lay ing a CD wit h
MP 3 files .... ..... ........... .
- Radio with SDRS: Press this
button to select play lists o r
fo lders w hen pl aying a CD with
MP3 files or to select the de sir ed
c at egory when using the satell ite
mode . ... ... ..... .......... .
SAT Press this button to
s elect the satellit e mode.
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Driv er di straction causes accidents , collision s
a nd serious personal injury!
• Nev er let yourse lf be distra cted by setting,
adjusting or using the Sound System .
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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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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.
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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
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CD button
-Press the@button page 20, fig. 16
when you wan t to li ste n to the CD
pl aye r or to select an externa l CD changer •
if ava ilabl e.
Tips
• If no disc is lo aded in int ernal CD
c h anger you wi ll hear an a udibl e signal, and NO
C D
w ill app ear in th e disp lay.
M ix Mode bu tton
• If no disc is loaded in th e interna l C D
c h anger but there is a disc loaded in the ex terna l
C D changer •, t he exte rnal CD change r mode
w ill be selec ted.
• If neither a disc is loaded in internal CD
c h anger nor the external CD change r is ava ilab le
you
w ill hear an aud ible s igna l, a nd NO CD will app ear in th e display. '4
When you select MIX, the CD tracks will be played in random order.
Radios without SRDS: Playing tracks
in random order
-Press bu tton page 20, fig. 16
for more than 2 second s. MIX-CD a p
pears in the disp lay. Pr ess
again to stop the random play operat ion.
Radios with SRDS: Playing tracks in
random order
- Press the@button for more than 2
page 20, fig.16 MIX-CD
appe ars in the di splay. Press th e@button
aga in for more th an 2 seco nds agai n to
s top th e random play operat ion.
Select the type of random play mode
- Press and hold do wn the ISCA N/TU NEI
button :=> page 16, fig .14 long er than
2 seco nds to enter the set up mod e. You
w ill hear a signal tone. -
Pres s th e
!SCAN/TUN El button briefly,
until
SELECT MIX MODE appears in the
disp lay.
- In the lowe r part of the display the
words FLOR,
MAG will appear. By
u sing th e s tatio n pre set but tons=> page 16,
fig . 14
be low th ese wo rds se lect the
of scan operation you wan t.
- Press the
ISCAN/TUNEI button again for
l onge r than 2 seconds to confirm the set
t in g yo u have just made. You
will hear a
signa l tone.
Type of random play mode
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• CD -th e random play mode occ urs only
through the tracks of th e cu rrent disc , MIX-CD
ap pea rs in th e display.
• MAG -th e random play mode occ urs th rough
a ll th e i nserted discs in th e internal CD ch anger
o r in Lh e externa l C D
if availab le. MIXMAG ap pear s in th e di splay. '4
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• Briefly press ing butto n wh ile a track is
pl ayi ng (more than 2 seconds play) will cause the u
nit to ''j um p" back to the beginning of the
track and resume playing from there.
What you see in the display when listening to a CD
Fig. 19 Dis pla y w he n liste ning to a CD
Track elap sed time
CDs inside the in te rnal CD-c hanger trays or
CDs in the external CD changer• trays
Which CD track is c urr ent ly being p layed
Th e CD being reproduced
The selected CD is indicated by an un
descore.
Error displays when using the CD-Player
The following error messages can be displayed:
NOCD
No disc in the CD c hanger.
PLEASE CHECK CD
There is a problem with the inserted CD. The CD
i s ejected.
FAIL
The CD is clirry, scratc hed or inserte d upside
down. The CD is au tomatically ejected. If th e
problem persists afte r reloading t he CD th e next
CD available will be reproduced
error mes
sage FAIL will appear in the corresponding CD
s lot in the display.
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ROM
A CD ROM has been inse rted into the int ernal or
externa l CD-C hange r. The CD is ejected.
HARDWARE ERROR
The CD ch anger mechanis m is ma lfunc tion ing.
NO EX TERNAL CD
No disc in the external CD changer i s available .
Tips
If the unit still malfunctions, contact your au
thorized Volkswagen dea ler for
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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.
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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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will be played in the order th ey appear. In th e ex
ample there are three p lay lists (see numbers 10,
11 and 12).
• The number of each folder and subfo lderwill
appear in the disp lay as they a re accessed.
CD changer
Applies to vehicles: with external CD chonger
• Fo r root directo ry or folder s or play lists
w ith out any fil es in th em, the rad io unit shall ig
nor e th e folder or play list
automat ically a d
va nce to th e nex t folde r in th e
External CD changer in the front armrest
Fig. 27 External CD cha ng er
It is po ssible to loa d up to six C Ds in th e ex
ternal CD chan ger lo ca te d in the front
armrest.
Loading one CD
- Press the I LO AD I button 27
- Pre ss on e of the s lot button s© to se lect
th e s lot. The LED abo ve the se lec te d
button will blink slowly.
- Insert the CD in to the
until the
LED sta rt s to blin k qui ckly .
Loading two or more CD
- Press and hold th e I LOAD J button for
mo re than two seconds. The e mpt y slo ts
will be a utomatically pre p ared a nd can be
load ed one after the other.
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Press one of the slot buttons © to selec t
th e CD yo u want t o pla y.
Ejecting one CD
- Press the I EJECT] button .
Ejecting a specific CD
- Pres s the I EJECT] bu tton .
- Pre ss the s lot button © of th e CD yo u
wa nt to e ject. T he se lected CD will be
e jec te d.
Ejecting all the CDs
- Press a nd hold the I EJE CT] butt on for
mor e than two seconds. All the load ed CD s
w ill b e ejec ted ,
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Tips
• Whe n
external CD changer is selected
EXT will appear in the radio display.
• The LED s above the slot buttons I to 6 will
stay on
to indi cate that there is a CD inside the
s lo t.
• It is po ssible to reproduce Howeve r the reproduction depends on th e terial quality of the CD .
• Always inser t the CD with the prin ted s ide
fac ing up . •
Make sure the CDs are prop erly install ed in
the CD changer. Also, make su re the CDs are
moved from the slot before you close the rest, otherwise you cou ld damage th e CDs.
• Only use standard
12 cm (4.72 inch) CDs. T he
s h ap ed CDs or 8 cm (3.15 in ch) CDs can not be
played.
• If no CD slot is se lected after pressing the
LOAD button, the radio unit will automatically
select the next empty tray .
• I f the ejected CD is not removed from the slot
in t he next
15 secon ds, it will be pulled back tomat ically into the CD slot to prevent damage
and the eject mod e will be
Tips for operating your internal CD-Changer and external CD
Changer
To assu re a sound reproduction of the highest
quality, u se on ly CDs which are clean and free of
sc ratch es or any other type of damage.
Do not u se tran sparent
Wa re availabl e in the
market. Use of these CDs w ill cause th e changer
improp erl y load.
If yo u are going
to make your own CDs, do not
s tick an adhesive labe l on the CD itself. The heat
Preventive measures for laser units.
Laser devices are divided into safety classes I 4.
Your VOLKSWAGEN CD ch an ger conforms to
safety class I.
The laser used in cla ss l is so low a nd so we ll
s hield ed, that no danger exi sts wi th proper
usage . generated
by the CD play er ca n loosen t he
sive label, which then coud come off and and
jam up the unit. This could result in a costly
pair. Use a marker labe l your CDs in stead.
Always sto re CDs in tl1eir cases whe n you are not
li stening to th em.
Neve r leave CDs in direct
Note
Never remove the cover from the uni t. The unit
doc s not contain any parts that can b e serviced
b y the use r.
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