Get Radio mode Guide for Volkswagen California Van Fourth Generation (2024-2025)

1. Press SOUND.

Volume

adjust the volume settings.

Max. switch-on vol.

set the maximum switch-on volume.

Adjusting the volume

set the degree of speed-dependent volume control. The audio volume is raised automatically as the vehicle

speed increases – speed-dependent volume control (GALA).

Audio reduction

lowers the volume when Park Distance Control is active.

The display is available depending on the country and unit version.

Bluetooth audio

set the playback volume of audio sources connected via Bluetooth.

The display is available depending on the country and unit version.

Bass - Mid - Treble

manually set sound characteristics and equaliser.

Balance

set sound focal point.

Adjusting the output volume of external audio sources

—If you need to increase the output volume of an external audio source, first lower the volume on the Infotainment

system.

—If the sound from the paired external audio source is too quiet, increase the output volume on the external audio

source. If this is not sufficient, set the input volume to Medium or Maximum.

—If the sound from the connected external audio source is too loud or distorted, lower the output volume on the

external audio source. If this is not sufficient, set the input volume to Medium or Minimum.

Introduction

Observe the information in the section on safety (→ General information on Infotainment system).

Observe country-specific regulations and legal requirements when using the unit.

Additional electrical devices connected in the vehicle can interfere with radio reception and cause noises in the

loudspeakers.

Foil or metal-coated stickers attached to the windows may affect reception on vehicles with a window aerial.

The radio stations are responsible for the content of the information

sent.

Setting up radio mode

1. Switch on the Infotainment system and restore factory settings (→ Settings).

2. Open the RADIO main menu .

3. Search for a station in the desired frequency band or start SCAN mode if necessary (→ Radio).

The AM

frequency band is dependent on the equipment level and is not available in all countries.

4. Store the current station to a station button (→ Radio).

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RADIO main menu

Radio mode starts in the last selected frequency band.

The current station is displayed on the screen.

The current frequency range with memory level currently selected is shown on the screen.

If the radio data system (RDS

) is available, the station name can be displayed instead of the station frequency.

Opening the RADIO main menu

1. Depending on the country and the device, press RADIO.

Settings Radio

Please refer to (→ Settings).

Opening the Radio settings

1. Press SETTINGS .

2. Turn the menu control and selectRadio.

Traffic Programme (TP)

Availability depends on the country and the unit. traffic news monitoring. Select to activate (→ Radio –

special functions).

Arrow buttons

Define the settings for the< and > arrow buttons, e.g. for station lists or preset lists.

Station list: all receivable stations on the selected frequency band can be browsed with the arrow buttons.

Preset list: all stored stations on the selected frequency band can be browsed with the arrow buttons.

Delete memory

deletes all stored stations.

RDS Regional

RDS

that enables the display of station names, radio text and traffic news (TP). To change or activate the function,

activate (→ Radio – special functions).

Auto. freq. (AF)

Availability depends on the country and the unit. automatic station tracking. Select to activate. The radio

automatically switches to the frequency of the set station which currently has the best reception.

Other DAB announcements

DAB

announcements. Select to activate.

Autom. switch DAB-FM

automatically switches between DAB

and FM frequency band. Select to activate.

Switch to sim. Stations

switches to similar stations. Select to activate.

Equipment features and symbols

The scope of available functions and symbols in radio mode depend on the equipment and country.

The symbols may have a different appearance in some Infotainment systems.

Equipment

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The scope of available functions and possible reception modes and frequency bands available depend on equipment

and country.

—AM

tuner.

—FM

dual tuner (antenna diversity).

—Station list.

— Station buttons as storage locations for favourites.

— Preset list.

— Stations stored to station buttons in a list for each frequency band.

—Station logos.

—Aerial amplifier.

—DAB

/DAB+.

General symbols in radio mode

Updates the station list.

No DAB

reception possible.

Station currently being played.

AM

Select AM

reception mode.

FM1-4

Example of how a stored station is displayed. The displayed station is stored in theFM

1 memory level, function button 4.

Tuning, selecting and storing stations

Selecting stations

1. Select the desired frequency band (→ Radio).

A stored station can only be played if it can be received at your current location.

2. Briefly press the function button under or . The unit only switches to stored or receivable stations, depending

on what settings have been made for the arrow buttons. The settings for the arrow buttons can be changed in

the Radio settings menu (→ Radio).

Or: press the function button to open the station list.

3. Turn and press the menu control to change the radio station frequency manually.

Or: if stations are stored on function buttons, briefly press the function button under the stored station

frequency.

Tuning to a station frequency manually

1. Turn the menu control to change the frequency gradually.

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Or: press and hold the function button under or to browse through the frequency band quickly. When you

release the button, the unit automatically tunes to the next available station.

Manually storing stations to station buttons

1. Select the frequency band and memory level (→ Radio).

2. To call up the storage spots(station buttons), press the function button under

3. Select the desired station.

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4. Press and hold the function button under the desired station button until an acoustic signal sounds. The station

currently playing is then stored to that function button.

Storing a station to a pre-assigned function button overwrites the station previously stored to that button.

Storing stations automatically (AUTOSTORE)

The Autostore function automatically stores the stations with the strongest reception at the current location to the

station buttons on memory levels DAB1/DAB2/DAB3, FM1/FM2/FM3 or AM1/AM2/AM3.

The availability of memory levels and the RADIO Infotainment button varies by country and unit.

1. Press and hold RADIO for approx. 10 seconds, then release.

Autostore is displayed on the screen during the storage process. This operation can take a few seconds.

No stations available is displayed on the screen if the radio cannot receive any stations.

Changing frequency band and memory level

Depending on the equipment and country, frequency bands and memory levels may not be available in all vehicles.

The DAB

/DAB+ function and theDAB frequency band are not available in all vehicles.

1. Depending on country and device, you may be able to switch to the desired frequency band and to open the

selection menu by pressing RADIO again.

2. To display a memory level in the desired frequency band, press the function button under .

3. To select a memory level in the desired frequency band, press the function button under the desired memory

level displayed.

The selection menu closes automatically after a certain period of inactivity.

Every frequency band has up to four storage spots(station buttons) at every memory level.

FM

frequency band with memory levels FM1, FM2 and FM3.

AM

frequency band with memory levels AM1, AM2 and AM3.

DAB

frequency band with memory levels DAB1, DAB2 and DAB3.

Special functions in radio mode

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Station list

All available stations in the currently selected frequency band are displayed in the station list.

Opening the station list

1. Press the function button under

Closing the station list

.

The station list closes automatically after a short period of inactivity.

1. Press the function button under to close the station list.

The special functions in Radio mode listed below may not be available in all Infotainment systems depending on the

equipment and country.

TP (Traffic Programme)

The TP

(Traffic Programme) function is only available in some countries and for some unit versions.

Traffic news stations are not available in all countries.

Traffic news monitoring with the TP

function is only possible if a traffic news station is available (display: TP).

In FM

mode, the selected station must support the TP function. Traffic news monitoring will not be possible if a station is

selected that does not support the TP function after theTP function has been switched on (display:No TP).

Some stations that do not broadcast their own traffic news support theTP

function through a link to a traffic news station (EON).

Switching the TP function on and off

1. Press SETTINGS .

2. To select theRadio menu option, turn and press the menu control.

3. Activate or deactivate Traffic Programme (TP).

Activated TP function and station selection

TP is displayed in the status line in radio mode while traffic news monitoring is on. Traffic announcements broadcast

by the current station or a linked traffic news station will interrupt the current radio mode.

If the currently selected traffic news station can no longer be received,No TP is also displayed and you will have to

start a manual station search.

In AM

or media mode, the unit will always automatically tune to a traffic news station in the background, if one is available .

This procedure may take some time.

SCAN function

When the scan function(SCAN) is running, all available stations on the current frequency band are played in sequence

for approximately 5 seconds each.

1. Select the desired frequency band (→ Radio).

2. Briefly press the menu control to start the scan function.Scan is displayed in the status line.

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