Volkswagen Touareg Radio Mode 2013 Owner's Manual

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

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WARNING

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Driving on today's roads demands the full attenti o n of the driver at all times. Driver
distraction causes acciden ts, collisions and serious personal injur y!

 Never let yourself be distracted when set ti n g, adjusting, or using the Infotainment System,
when using your cell phone, or when operating the cell phone controls.

 Always drive attentively and responsibly. Use the Infotainment system, your cell phone,
and the cell phone controls only if road, tra ffic, and weather conditions per m it and you w ill
not be distracted from your driving.

 If you cannot use the Infotainment System, your cell pho ne, or the cel l ph one con trols
safely while driving, wait until l ater 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 interfe re wi th 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. 134 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 ⇒ fig. 134.

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 scr een.

Station name display (RDS)

If RDS is available, the station name can be displayed provided the reception is sufficiently strong .
RDS (Radio Data System) is a radio data service that is not supported by all units and is not avai lable

everywhere or from every radio st ation.

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

BAND: for selecting the desired frequency band.

Station: 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.

Scan: starts and stops the scan feature

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Display off Switching off the display. To switch on again, press any Infotainment button or touch

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screen.

Tune: opens the frequency dial for the selected frequency band

1... to xx... station buttons for storing radio stations

Changing radio station or selecting a station from the station list

Fig. 135 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 ⇒ fig. 13 4.

Selecting stations from the station list

The unit regularly searches for stations with a strong re ception and stores them in the station list.
 Press the

The station list “jumps” straight to the view of the station you are list ening to ⇒ fig. 135.
 Call up stations from the station list by touching them or selecting them with the setting knob

⇒ fig. 123 (3)
 To close the station list, press the

The station list closes automatically after approximately one minute of inacti vity.

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

 function key.

Scan feature (Scan)

Fig. 136 RADIO main menu.

 Please first read and heed the WARNINGS , note the introductory informati on and heed
the WARNINGS

When the scan feature is running, all available statio n s on the cur re nt frequency band are played in
sequence for roughly 10 seconds each.

 Open the RADIO main menu and select the frequency band
 Touch the
 In the pop-up window, press the

Extras function key.

Scan function key.

Station scanning starts and the
 Press the

£Scan function key to stop the scan featur e at the station that is currently playing.

Extras function key switches to £Scan ⇒ fig. 136.

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

Manually selecting a station frequency

Fig. 137 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 ⇒ fig. 137.

 OR: Turn the setting knob ⇒ fig. 123 (3) one stop further.
 To hide the frequency dial, bri efly press the setting knob.

The frequency dial is hidden automatically after approximately 5 seconds of inacti vit y.
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 arr ow b utt o ns to the right and left of the frequency dial.
 OR: Turn the setting knob ⇒ fig. 123 (3).

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 “j um p” strai gh t to the

selected point.