Media mode -> Introduction for Your Volkswagen Atlas SUV First Generation (2018-2023)

1. To save a live channel currently being played back or an on-demand show currently being played back as a preset, press and hold a preset bank.  
Or: In the channel list or the list of on-demand shows, press and hold the preferred content and select a preset bank.  
Listening profile  
The personalized listening profile saves recommendations based on the program content currently being listened to and the latest listening history, and is regularly  
updated.  
The listening profile can be set up in the Volkswagen user account and used with the SiriusXM app.  
Setting up a listening profile  
1. In satellite radio mode: To create a new listening profile, tap  
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Or: In satellite radio mode: Tap  
Create new listening profile.  
Personalized SiriusXM recommendations  
A collection of personalized SiriusXM recommendations is available for each listening profile.  
The personalized SiriusXM recommendations are regularly updated, based on what you're listening to.  
Displaying personalized SiriusXM recommendations  
1. Tap For You.  
Listening history  
For each listening profile, a list of SiriusXM content recently listened to is displayed. This listening history can be displayed and reset at any time.  
HD Radio  
Refer to  
and Safety instructions.  
HD Radio is a digital radio station that can be received in the USA and Canada.  
HD Radio Technology  
Some AM and FM radio stations also transmit their content digitally via HD Radio Technology.  
When the function is activated in settings in the AM or FM band and the current station supports HD Radio Technology, the  
function key appears on the  
Infotainment system display. The Infotainment system switches automatically between digital and analog reception depending on the reception quality. If the station  
is currently received in analog mode, the function key is grayed out.  
Some stations offer additional substations via HD Radio Technology (multicast programming). If this is the case, HD1 is displayed after the station frequency of the  
main station. Substations are marked with HD2, HD3, etc.  
Tuning the HD Radio substations  
1. Tap  
to cycle through the available substations.  
Or: Select an additional station from the station list.  
Or: to cycle through the additional stations individually, tap < or >.  
The substation that is currently selected is displayed after the main station on the screen (for example ... HD3 for the second substation).  
The available substations of the current stations are displayed on the station list.  
Additional HD Radio Technology services  
1. To select your chosen additional service, tap View.  
HD Radio Emergency Alerts  
The “HD Radio Emergency Alerts” function can be used to receive reports of unusual, potentially life-threatening events, such as natural disasters. These  
notifications are played as pop-up notifications while the radio is on. This function is activated in the factory.  
If you tap Remind me later when a notification appears, the notification will appear again about ten minutes later. If you tap Close, the notification will be moved to th  
Alert list. If the “HD Radio Emergency Alerts” function is deactivated, these notifications are moved directly to the Alert list and indicated by  
status bar. The number on the symbol displays the number of notifications.  
and a number in the  
Activating or deactivating HD Radio Emergency Alerts  
1. In radio mode, activate or deactivate  
Radio Emergency notifications.  
Opening the Alert list  
Up to five notifications can be displayed in the Alert list.  
1. Tap in radio mode.  
Media mode  
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In media mode, you can play back media files from data carriers in the Infotainment system.  
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the following data carriers can be used:  
USB storage medium, e.g. USB flash drive.  
Bluetooth device, e.g. cell phone.  
SD card.  
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the following types of media files can be played:  
Audio files, e.g. music.  
Video files.  
Streaming services  
You can also use streaming services, depending on the vehicle equipment and in some countries Online functions in media mode.  
Opening the MEDIA main menu  
1. Tap HOME  
Or: tap MENU  
Or: Tap MEDIA .  
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Or: Press MEDIA .  
Opening the settings  
1. Tap HOME  
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Or: Tap MENU  
Or: Tap MEDIA  
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Or: Press MEDIA and tap  
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Restrictions and instructions for data carriers  
Dirty, overheated or damaged data carriers are not to be used. Read and heed the information provided by the manufacturer.  
Difference in quality between data carriers from different manufacturers can cause problems with media playback.  
Wrong configuration of data carriers can lead to the data carriers being unreadable.  
The storage volume, condition (copy and delete processes), file system, folder structure and the amount of saved data can increase the time taken to read data  
carriers.  
Playlists only define the order of play and refer to the saved location of the media files within the folder structure. No media files are saved in playlists. To play a  
playlist, the media files must be present in the data storage device memory location, to which the playlist refers.  
Volkswagen is not responsible for damaged, altered or lost files on data carriers.  
Functions and media symbols  
Refer to ⇒  
and Safety instructions.  
Audio, media, connectivity  
The available scope of functions and possible media formats depend on the vehicle equipment and are not available in all countries.  
The symbols may look different depending on the Infotainment system.  
Media playback and media control via Bluetooth.  
Audio playback in these formats:  
AAC.  
APE.  
ALAC.  
FLAC.  
MP2.  
MP3.  
MP4.  
Vorbis.  
OPUS.  
WMA.  
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