Volkswagen Touareg (2015 year). Instruction — part 17

Radio mode

Introduction

In this section you’ll find information about:

Opening the RADIO main menu and changing frequency band

Changing radio station or selecting a station from the station list

Scan feature (Scan)

Manually selecting a station frequency

HD radio

Changing the station buttons and storing a radio station

Selecting stations stored to station buttons

Satellite radio mode

Satellite radio main menu
Changing station and selecting a category

Radio settings

More information:

Safety information

for Infotainment System

Basic information on use

WARNING

Driving on today's roads demands the full attention of the driver at all times. Driver distrac-
tion causes accidents, collisions and serious personal injury!

Never let yourself be distracted when setting, adjusting, or using the Infotainment System,

when using your mobile phone, or when operating the mobile phone controls.

Always drive attentively and responsibly. Use the Infotainment system, your mobile

phone, and the mobile phone controls only if road, traffic, and weather conditions permit and
you will not be distracted from your driving.

If you cannot use the Infotainment System, your mobile phone, or the mobile phone con-

trols safely while driving, wait until later or find a safe spot where you can pull off the road
and park the vehicle.

Always set sound volume levels so that you can clearly hear horns, sirens, and other

warning sounds outside the vehicle.

Parking garages, tunnels, high buildings or mountains can interfere with the radio signal.

Decals or metal-coated stickers on the vehicle windows can affect radio reception in vehicles with

window antennas.

Opening the RADIO main menu and changing frequency band

Fig. 142 RADIO main menu in FM mode.

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

Opening the RADIO main menu

Press the

BAND

Infotainment button to open the RADIO main menu with the frequency band that

was last set

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The set frequency band is displayed in the top left corner of the screen.

The station you are currently listening to is shown in the middle of the screen.

Station name display (RDS)

If RDS is available, the station name can be displayed provided the reception is sufficiently strong
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fig. 142

RDS (Radio Data System) is a radio data service that is not supported by all units and is not available
everywhere or from every radio station.

Changing the frequency band

In the RADIO main menu, press the Band function key.

Call up the desired frequency range by pressing a function key in the pop-up window.

Function keys in the radio main menu

Function key: Effect

Band: For selecting the desired frequency band.

Stationlist: For accessing the list of currently receivable radio stations

Presets: To select the station buttons displayed in the RADIO main menu

Extras: Opens a pop-up window with further options.

Function key: Effect

Scan: Starts and stops the scan feature

Screen off: Switching off the display. To switch on again, press any

Infotainment button or touch screen.

Tune: Opens the frequency dial for the selected frequency band

1... to 36...: Station buttons for storing radio stations

Changing radio station or selecting a station from the station list

Fig. 143 FM-station list: Station 2 is playing.

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

Switching through radio stations

Briefly press an arrow button or on the screen

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fig. 142

Selecting stations from the station list

The unit regularly searches for stations with a strong reception and stores them in the station list.

Press the Stationlist function key to open the station list for the selected frequency range.

The station list “jumps” straight to the view of the station you are listening to

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fig. 143

Call up stations from the station list by touching them or selecting them with the setting knob

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(Browsing lists).

To close the station list, press the

function key.

The station list closes automatically after approximately one minute of inactivity.

Scan feature (Scan)

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

When the scan feature is running, all available stations on the current frequency band are played in
sequence for roughly 10 seconds each.

Open the RADIO main menu and select the frequency band

Touch the Extras function key.

In the pop-up window, press the Scan function key.

Station scanning starts and the Extras function key switches to Scan .

Press the Scan function key to stop the scan feature at the station that is currently playing.

The scan feature also stops when you manually select a station with the arrow buttons

Manually selecting a station frequency

Fig. 144 RADIO main menu with the frequency dial for the selected frequency band.

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

Displaying and hiding the frequency dial

Open the RADIO main menu and select the frequency band

Press the Tune function key to display the frequency dial of the selected frequency band

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fig. 144

OR: Turn the setting knob

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one stop further.

To hide the frequency dial, briefly press the setting knob.

The frequency dial is hidden automatically after approximately 5 seconds of inactivity.

Manual frequency selection is also closed if you select a station with a station button.

Adjusting the frequency in stages

Briefly press one of the arrow buttons to the right and left of the frequency dial.

OR: Turn the setting knob

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fig. 131

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Quickly browsing the frequency band

Place your finger on the slider

in the frequency dial and drag it along the dial

OR: Press a point on the scale either side of the slider. The slider will then

“jump” straight to the

selected point.

OR: Press one of the arrow buttons at the top of the screen. The slider automatically runs through

the frequency band in the corresponding direction and stops when a station has been found.

Applicable only in the United States

HD radio

Fig. 145 Digital main station set.

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

Some radio stations also provide their output in digital format as “HD Radio

”.

HD Radio

must be activated in the Radio settings

If the station you are listening to broadcasts in HD Radio

, the radio automatically switches to digital

HD radio reception.

The “ ” symbol is displayed as active at the top right of the screen when digital reception is active.

When you leave the area with digital coverage, the radio switches to the analog main station and “ ”
symbol is shown as inactive (gray).

Setting HD radio sub-channels

Some HD radio stations provide additional sub-channels via their digital channel.

Available sub-channels are shown on the screen while the main channel is selected (display: HD1,

HD2 etc.).

Press the arrow button on the screen to set the next sub-channel.

Press the arrow button again to change to the next sub-channel. If there is no other sub-

channel available then the next change takes you to the next available station.

Pressing the arrow button to change back up through the available sub-channels to the main

channel.

The sub-channel that is currently selected is shown on the screen after the display of the main channel
(such as ...-HD2 for the second sub-channel).

The station list only shows the sub-channels of the set main channel. The sub-channels of other HD
radio stations cannot be displayed.

Changing the station buttons and storing a radio station

Fig. 146 RADIO main menu.

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

In the RADIO main menu, you can store stations from all frequency bands on 36 numbered function
keys. These function keys are called “station preset buttons”.

If no station buttons are displayed in satellite radio mode, the song info feature has been activated

Changing the displayed station buttons

The station buttons are displayed in groups of six function keys.

In the RADIO main menu, press the Presets function key.

In the pop-up window, press to select the desired group of station buttons (for example

fig. 146

memory 1...6 ).

Storing stations on a displayed station button

Storing a station to a station button overwrites any station previously stored to that button.

If the station you are listening to is stored to a station button, the name of the frequency band dis-

played in the RADIO main menu is followed by the station button number

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fig. 147

Select a frequency band and station.
Press the desired station preset button until a signal tone sounds.
The station currently playing is now stored on that station button.

All stored stations can be deleted together

Selecting stations stored to station buttons

Fig. 147 RADIO main menu: Preset 4 selected.

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

Selecting station buttons to be displayed in the RADIO menu
Press the station button in which the desired station is displayed.

OR: If an arrow is displayed on the Presets function key, you can also browse through the stored

stations with the arrow buttons (Radio settings).

It is possible to switch to a stored station on a different frequency band.

A stored station can only then be played if it can still be received at the current location.

Satellite radio mode

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

In the USA and Canada satellite radio with a large selection of audio programs of varied categories
(music, news, sport, entertainment etc.) can also be received.

Satellite radio services are subject to subscription charges. The subscription must be activated for use
either by telephone or Internet using the unit-specific Sirius ID.

Displaying the Sirius ID

Press the

SETUP

Infotainment button

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Press the Radio function key.

Press the function key SIRIUS ID .

The Sirius ID and the Internet address and the telephone number of the Sirius activation Hotline are
displayed in the pop-up window.

Different packages can be ordered. Further information on satellite radio mode is available from
Volkswagen dealerships and via the Internet address displayed.

Press function key OK to close the pop-up window

The Sirius ID is also shown on channel 0.

Satellite radio main menu

Fig. 148 Satellite radio main menu.

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

In the RADIO main menu, press function key Band and in the pop-up window press function key

SIRIUS

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The last used station will be selected.

The satellite radio main menu contains information on the selected station (station category, station
name and channel number). In addition, information on the current track can also be displayed (track,
artist and album name).

Press the SIRIUS function key

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In the pop-up window, press the Song Info function key.

Track information is displayed in place of the station buttons in the lower half of the screen. If track
information is not available, the window remains empty after it is opened.

Briefly press the display window to hide the track information.

OR: Press the SIRIUS function key and press the Song Info function key in the pop-up window.

Changing the displayed station buttons

Press the Presets function key and press the desired station buttons in the pop-up window.

Storing and selecting the stored stations is described in

Service displays on the screen

Display: meaning

Channel Update: The Sirius program structure is being updated. Satellite
radio reception is not available while updating is in progress. After the up-
date, some stations may be broadcast on a different channel.

Invalid: The station is no longer available on the stored or manually
selected channel.

Display: meaning

Unsubscribed: The station is not included in your current subscrip-
tion package or your subscription has expired.

Subscription Change: In the pop-up window, press the OK function
key to start the station update following a subscription package change.

Linking: Satellite radio reception is currently not available, such as under
trees or in an underground parking garage.

Antenna: Aerial fault. Please contact a Volkswagen dealership.

Changing station and selecting a category

Fig. 149 Station list for station selection.

Please first read and heed the WARNINGS

note the introductory information and heed

the WARNINGS

Changing station

Briefly press an arrow button or on the screen to select a different station.

OR: Turn the setting knob

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If an arrow is displayed on the Presets function key, pressing the arrow buttons changes to stored
stations only. The setting can be changed in the Radio settings menu

Opening the station list and selecting stations

All available stations are displayed in the station list

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fig. 149

In the satellite radio main menu, press the Channels function key

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. The list view “jumps”

straight to the view of the station you are listening to.

Search through the list and press the required station to select it

To close the station list, press the

function key

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The station list closes automatically after a period of inactivity.

Selecting a different station by changing the category

The currently selected category is displayed in the function key at the top right of the station list.

The order of the satellite stations and which categories are displayed can be preselected in the Ra-

dio settings

Press the function key with the display of the current categories.
Press a category to select it in the pop-up window.

The station list view “jumps” to the display of the selected category and plays the first station in this
category.

SCAN

Press the SIRIUS function key followed by the Scan function key in the pop-up window to start

the scan feature.

The SIRIUS function key changes to Scan . All stations of the chosen category are played in
sequence for roughly 5 seconds.

Press the Scan function key to stop the scan feature at the station that is currently playing.

Manually selecting a station with the arrow buttons or station buttons also stops the scan feature.

Entering a channel number manually

The channel number for a satellite station can also be entered manually.

In the satellite radio main menu, press the Tune function key to open an input window.

Enter a channel number in the input window.

Press the OK function key to close the input window and switch to the channel you have entered.

To close the input window without making changes, press the Tune function button.