
Booklet  3.4  Premium  Sound  System 
-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. 
WARNING 
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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 .  

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  Pre mium  Sou nd  Sy stem 
pag e 10, 
fig.  5 
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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Selecting  a  category 
Fig. 13  CAT/FLOR  Button 
Selecting  channe ls 
Fig . 14  Preset  Buttons and  SCAN/TUNE Knob 
Th e  chan nels can  be selected  with  both 
! SCAN/TUNE ) or  !SEEK/ TRACK)  buttons. 
!SCAN/ TUNE) button 
- Turn  the [SCAN /TUNE)  button (=> fig. 14 
to  manually  select  a  channe l in  a ll ca t
egor ies. 
- Turn  clockwis e to  sea rc h  up wards 
or 
turn  coun tercl ockwise  to searc h down 
wards.  F irst  the currently  selecte d ch a nnel 
appears  in  the di sp lay.  Then  the name  of 
the  ch anne l w ill  be  di spla yed. 
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The se lection  of  program categorie s de
pends  on  what your  provid er  offers. 
- PresslCAT/FLDR) button 
fig.13 to se
l ect  the desired  category 
selec t up
wards 
se lec t do wnwa rds). 
Tips 
•  The  chann el 
th e lo wes t frequency  is se
l e cted  when shifti ng  through  ca tego ries. 
• 
se lecting  ca tegories  on ly  th e category 
nam e will appear  in  the  disp lay. Af te r a  few  sec
onds  the availa ble channel  informatio n  will  ap
p ear  in th e d is play. 
!S EE K/TRA CK) button 
-Use  the  [S EE K/TRACK ) button p age  3, 
fig . 2 
to  autom ati ca lly  sea rch  the next 
higher  or  lower  ch anne l w ith in  a  g iven  cat
egory . 
-
sea rche s 
d ownwa rds. Tap  on  the rocker  switch  r e
peated ly  to  selec t indi vidual  ch anne ls.  The 
currently  selected  ch ann el numb er  ap-
pea rs  in  the  displa y. The n  the nam e of the 
ch anne l w ill b e  disp layed.  

Booklet  3.4 Premium  Sound  System 
Automatic  channel  selection 
-Briefly press  the ISCAN/TUN EJ button  to 
sta rt  a utom atic  sca nning  to the  n ext 
c hann el w ithin  a give n category.  Aft er 
abou t 10  sec ond s, scan ning  will resume 
and  go to the  ne xt  channel. 
SCAN appears 
in the  displ ay  and  the c hann el available  in
formation  will  be  display ed. 
- To stop  scan ning, press  the 
ISCAN/T UNEJ 
button  bri efly during  th e 10  seco nd "h old " 
time. 
- T he sca n function  stop s automatica lly 
after  one  loop  of the available  chann els  in 
the  pr eset memori es or  in the ca tego ry if 
the  operation  is not  manually  stopped. 
If a 
diff erent  cate gory i s to b e scan ned,  first  se
le ct  that  category  manually and th en pr ess 
[SCAN/TUNEJ. 
Preset  scan 
-It is po ssible for  you to select  between  a 
sca n opera tion  through  the enti re range  of 
chann els  w ithin  a giv en  category  or ju st 
tho se memorized  in the station preset  but
t o ns. Press  and  hold  do wn the 
!SCAN/T UNE ) 
button  for l on ge r th an  2 seco nds to e nter 
th e set  up  mod e. You'll hear  a  sign al ton e. 
- Turn  th e 
!SCAN/T U NE J rotary  knob , until 
SELECT SCAN  SAT appears in the di spl ay.  -
In th e lower  part  of the di spla y th e 
w ord s 
CHANNELS and PRESETS wi ll ap
pear . By  using the  stat ion pr eset button s© 
belo w these  wor ds  se lect  th e type  of  scan 
operat ion  you  want. 
- P ress  the 
ISCAN/T UNEJ button  again  for 
long er than  2 secon ds to c onfirm  th e set
ting  you've  just m ad e.  You' ll hea r a s ig nal 
ton e. Th e pr ese t scan  function  sto ps  au to
m aticall y after  one  loop  of th e available 
channels  in the  preset  memories if the  op
eration  is  not  manuall y stopped . 
Tips 
• The category  name  to which  each  chan nel 
b elong s w ill  app ear in  the  displ ay. 
•  When  se lec tin g cha nnels  on ly  th e ch ann el 
and  ca tegory  names will  app ear  in  th e di splay. 
After a  few  second s the  availab le  chan nel  infor 
mat ion will  appea r in the  display. 
•  Non se lec ta bl e ch annel s arc  automatically 
p asse d over w hen search ing ch annel s and are 
not  shown  in  the  display.  It dep ends on your 
provider  wheth er  the chann el is covered. 
•  If  the channel  fou nd  is already  saved on  a sta
tion  butt on , the  corres pon din g chann el numb er 
will be  undersc ored  in  th e displa y. 
•  When  category  ALL is select ed the 
(SEEK /TRACK) button  will  sea rc h  chan nels  in  all cat egories. 
• category ALL is selec ted  t he next ava ilable 
c h annel  will  be  selec ted when  usin g th e 
(SEEK/TRACK) button,  rega rdless  if it belong s to different  category. -'4 
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Booklet  3.4  Premium  Sound System 
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  

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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 
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