2013 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG Owners Manual

x Briefly press the  button on the multi-function steering wheel.
x Say the voice command in the language set in the Infotainment System.

Language: voice command
German: Hilfe Sprachbedienung
English: Voice operation help
French: Aide Système de commande vocale
Spanish: Ayuda Manejo por voz
Italian: Aiuto sistema di comando vocale
Portugese: Ajuda do comando por voz
Dutch: Help spraakbediening
Russian: Сijа\dа ih kиklеfе ]hehkh\h]h mijа\eеgия

x Follow the subsequent explanations and instructions in the voice dialog.
Control during voice dialog
While voice guidance is being provided by the Infotainment System, the microphone symbol “not
active” (without the 3 lines) is shown on the instrument cluster display and on the Infotainment System
screen.
x Briefly press the  button on the multi-function steering wheel to interrupt voice guidance from the
Infotainment System and immediately say the next voice command.
You can only say a voice command when the  symbol “active” is displayed.
If a voice command is spoken incorrectly or incompletely and no action has been started as a result,
the voice command can be repeated. The  symbol remains “active”.
x Briefly press the  button on the multi-function steering wheel to repeat the voice command.
Recording name tags
A name tag can be recorded as a voice command in some menus via the voice operation. Follow the
instructions from the voice dialog. Avoid loud noises in the background when recording voice inputs.
.Some voice commands are only available if the unit is in the right operating area.
.Display of the help menus for the individual operating areas can be disabled.
.If a voice command has been misunderstood several times, it may be sensible to terminate
voice operation manually by pressing the  button longer and to then start again.
Notes on voice operation

x Speak at a normal volume without exaggeration or long pauses.
x Avoid background noise, such as conversations in the vehicle. Close all windows, doors and the
sun roof.
x Do not point the flow of air from the vents towards the vehicle roof.
x Speak a little louder at higher speeds.
Voice operation settings

Sound, menu and system settings (SETUP)

Settings main menu (SETUP)

Fig. 131 Setup main menu (SETUP).

Changes made in settings menus are automatically applied once the menu is closed.

Function key: Effect
Dynaudio Confidence: Dynaudio Confidence settings
Treble - Bass: Changing sound character. Change settings by moving the slider ?.
Balance - Fader: Changing the sound focus
Volume: Volume settings
= Speed-dependent volume adjustment: If the speed-dependent volume is activated, the audio volume is
automatically raised as the vehicle speed increases.
When speed-dependent volume is switched on in vehicles with Dynaudio Confidence®,the volume
of individual frequencies is automatically raised or reduced depending on the road noise caused by
the rising vehicle speed. This “reduces” the road noise in the vehicle.

Changing the sound focus (balance and fader) using the vehicle diagram
x Press the Balance – Fader function key.
The crosshair in the vehicle diagram shows the current sound focus in the vehicle interior.
x Place your finger on the crosshair and, without lifting it off, drag it across the screen. Lift your finger
off the screen once the sound focus is in the required position
x OR: Press the point in the interior view where you want the sound focus to be.
x OR: Move the sound focus step by step by pressing the arrow buttons on the left of the screen.
Press the function key between the arrow buttons to return the sound focus to the center of the interior
view.
Changing volume settings and adjustments
It is possible to preset some volume settings and adjustments.
x In the Setup Tone main menu, press the Volume function key.
x Press one of the function keys in the Volume settings menu to open the corresponding settings
menu.
Telephone 1):Set output volume for telephone calls in the vehicle.
Voice guidance: Set output volume for navigation announcements during route guidance
Reduced audio volume: Set by how much the volume of other audio sources should be reduced during an
announcement (navigation, voice operation) or a telephone call1. While you adjust the volume
reduction, the volume of the currently active audio source is reduced at the level of the setting as you
change it.
While you adjust volume settings, the corresponding audio source is played at the level of the setting
as you change it.
Dynaudio Confidence®
Additional settings are available if the vehicle is equipped with the RNS 850 and Dynaudio.
x In the Sound settings main menu, press the Dynaudio Confidencemain menu.
Press one of the function keys in the Dynaudio settings menu to open the corresponding settings
menu.
Sound focus: Optimize sound effects, frequency ranges and sound focus for different sitting positions in
the vehicle.
Surround: Set level of surround effect.

System settings

Function key: Effect
Day/night : define map display settings.
Day: map view remains in bright daytime design.
Night: map display remains in dark night time design.
Automatic: daytime or night time design of the map view changes as the low beam headlights are
switched on and off.

System settings (CAR)