buttons AUDI A6 2005 C6 / 3.G RNS_E Navigation System Manual
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Drives43
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
CD changerApplies to vehicles: with Audi cd changerLoading your CDs into the CD changerLoading just one CD
– Press the   button  . As soon as the CD changer 
is ready for you to load a CD, the red LEDs on the inside 
sides of the CD tray   (not shown in the illustration) 
start to blink.
– Insert the CD (printed side up and straight) into the CD 
tray  . The CD automatically loads into the next free slot 
in the CD changer. The LED in the button   will stop 
blinking.Loading all CDs
– Press and hold the   button   for longer than 2 
seconds.
– Wait until the red LEDs on the inside sides of the CD tray 
 (not shown in the illustration) start to blink.
– Now insert your other CDs (printed side up and straight) 
o n e  a t  a  t i m e  i n t o  t h e  C D  t r a y   . Th e  L E D s  i n  e a ch  b u t t o n  
 will stop blinking once a CD has been loaded into the 
slot.
Loading the CD into a specific empty slot
– Press the   button  . The LED in the button   of 
any empty slot will start to blink.
– If you want to load a CD into a specific slot, you can also 
p r e s s  a  b u t t o n   ,  w h e r e  t h e  L E D  i s  not lit a n d  i n s e r t  y o u r  
CD.
– Wait until the red LEDs on the inside sides of the CD tray 
 (not shown in the illustration) start to blink.
– Now insert your CDs (printed side up and straight) into 
the CD tray  .
Loading the CD into a specific slot
– Press the   button  . The LEDs in the buttons   
for the slots that already have CDs loaded blink.
– If you press an illuminated button that is not blinking   
then that CD will be ejected.
– Remove the ejected CD from the CD tray  .
Fig. 42  Audi cd 
changer: Loading CDs
LOA D
A2
A;
A;
A3
LOA D
A2
A1
A;
A3
LOA D
A2
A 
A3
A1
A;LOA D
A2
A A3
A1 
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RADIO 56RADIOIntroductionSelecting radio function
The radio settings can be selected via the   
function button.Fig. 53 Display: Main radio menu– Press the   function button page 16. The main 
radio menu (station list) fig.53 or the previous active 
radio function menu appears in the display.
– Press one of the control buttons page 17 to move to 
the appropriate submenus   to   fig.53.
The following submenus are available in the radio 
function:
FM
AM
FMAM
A1
A
Control button 
functions 
fig. 53
Radio submenus
 
Memory
Memory list
 
Band
FM 
AM 
Satellite Radio 
(XM Radio* or Sirius Radio*)
 
Sound
Balance 
Fader 
Tr e b l e  
Bass 
DSP
a)b)
 
Volume settings (Navigation info)
a)Digital Signal Processingb)Vehicles with a BOSE® sound system in conjunction with an AudioPilot do 
n o t h av e  a  DS P  f un c t io n . In  t hi s c ase  y o ur  ve h icl e is  e quip p e d  wi t h d y n a mi c 
noise compensation page 94. 
Tuning 
(FM/AM range)
Tu n e   u p  
Tune down 
Seek up 
Seek down 
Store station 
Scan
A1AA A 
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RADIO 62Sound control buttonSound settingsStarting on 
page 92, you can read how to select the sound 
settings for the radio function.
Tuning control buttonManual station selection
With the manual settings option, even weak stations 
can be set and saved.Fig. 59  Radio: Manual tuning (forward)
–Press the Tuning control button in the FM/AM radio 
menu.
– Select >> (“Tune up”) fig.59 or << (“Tune down”) in the 
Display by rotating the control knob.
– Press the control knob to set the desired station 
frequency.Briefly pressing the control knob will change the frequency in small 
steps. If you hold the control knob down, the frequency changes 
more rapidly. When you release the control knob, the frequency 
adjustment stops.
W h e n  y o u  h a v e  s e l e c t e d  a  r a d i o  s t a t i o n  m a n u a l l y,  y o u  a r e  s h o w n  t h e  
station even after switching to the main Radio menu.
If you have selected a weak station in the FM band, it does not 
continue to appear on the station list as a selection after changing 
radio stations.
The control wheel functions always refer to the frequency band that 
is currently set. 
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RADIO65
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
Setup Radio (FM/AM range)Opening and closing SetupFig. 64  Setup Radio: Main menu– In a Radio menu, press the   button to open the 
main Setup menu for the radio function fig.64.
– Press the   button again to close the main Setup 
menu again.The following settings are possible in Setup Radio:
Station reception 
page 65
Station display 
page 66
Delete stored stations 
page 67The sound and tuning settings and the brightness of the display can 
be entered using the control buttons 
page 169.
Tips
We recommend that you enter these settings when the vehicle is 
stationary. In this way, you can be sure that you are not unneces-
sarily distracted from traffic when performing the procedures that 
follow. Please note 
page 9, “Notes on Traffic Safety”.
Station reception (FM/AM range)
The selectivity for the automatic seek function can also 
be adjusted.Fig. 65  Setup Radio: Station reception
SETUP
SETUP 
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RADIO 70Setup Satellite radioOpening and closing SetupFig. 70  Setup Radio XM: Main menu– In a radio menu, press the   button to open the 
main Setup menu for satellite radio page 65, fig.64.
– Press the   button again to close the main Setup 
menu again.The following settings are possible in Setup Radio:
Sorting stations 
page 70
Station info 
page 71
Category filter 
page 72
Receiver serial number 
page 68
Delete stored entries 
page 73
The sound and tuning settings and the brightness of the display can 
be entered using the control buttons 
page 169.
Tips
We recommend that you enter these settings when the vehicle is 
stationary. In this way, you can be sure that you are not unneces-
sarily distracted from traffic when performing the procedures that 
follow. Please note 
page 9, “Notes on Traffic Safety”.
Applies to vehicles: with Satellite Digital Audio Radio ServiceSorting stations
S t a t i o ns  c a n  b e  s o r t e d  b y  c a t e g or y  o r  ch a n ne l n u mb e r.Fig. 71  Setup Radio XM: Sort station by
SETUP
SETUP 
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CD/SD 74CD/SDIntroductionGeneral
C D  a n d  M P 3  o p e r a t i o n  i s  s e l e c t e d  b y  u s i n g  t h e    
function button.Depending on the equipment in your vehicle, you can use the 
 function to play an audio CD in the DVD navigation drive, 
use a CD changer* 
page 79 or the MP3 player integrated into the 
Navigation System page 83.
You switch between the CD and MP3 function by using the control 
button with the Source function 
page 77.
Selecting CD functionFig. 74  Display: Main CD menu (example of a list of tracks)– Insert an audio CD into a drive page 34
– Press the   function button page 16. A main 
audio menu fig.74 or the previously active function 
menu appears in the display.
– If necessary, press the control button with the Source 
function and select CD page 77.
– Press one of the control buttons page 17 to move to 
the appropriate submenus   to   fig.74.
CD/SD
CD/SD
CD/SD
A1
A4 
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CD/SD 76
– Press the   function button page 16. A main 
audio menu page 74, fig.74 or the previously active 
function menu appears in the display.
– If necessary, press the control button with the Source 
function and select MP3 page 77.
– Press one of the control buttons page 17 to move to 
the appropriate submenus   to   page 75, fig.75.
The following submenus are available in the MP3 
function:
CD/SD
A1
A
Control button 
functions 
page 74, 
fig. 74
MP3 submenus
 
MP3 list
CD 
Card 1 
Card 2 
Navigation DVD 
Empty 
Audio 
CD ROM 
Unreadable
 
Source
CD 
MP3
 
Sound
Balance 
Fader 
Tr e b l e  
Bass 
DSP
a)b)
 
Volume settings (Navigation info)
a)Digital Signal Processing
 
MP3 ctrl
Forward 
Reverse 
Next 
Pre viou s 
Random 
Scan 
Name (Details)
A1AA A 
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CD/SD77
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP The following submenus are available in the MP3 
Setup function:
Source control buttonSelecting audio sourceFig. 76  CD/SD: List of available audio sources–Press the Source control button in the CD or MP3 menu.
– Select the desired equipment by rotating and pressing 
the control knob.Depending on vehicle equipment, the following choices are avail-
able:
CD
MP3
Various submenus are available, depending on the equipment 
selected.
b)Vehicles with a BOSE® sound system in conjunction with an AudioPilot do 
n o t  h a v e  a  D S P  f u n c t i o n . I n  t h i s  c a s e  y o u r  v e h i c l e  i s  e q u i p p e d  w i t h  D y n a m i c  
Noise Compensation page 94.
MP3 Setup submenus
Press the   
function button in 
the MP3 function 
page 88
Repeat 
With subdirectories 
Tr a c k   d i s p l a y  
Categ. display
SETUP 
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CD/SD79
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
CD list control buttonApplies to vehicles: with CD changerCD selectionFig. 78  CD: Selecting CDs from the changer–Press the CD list control button in the CD menu.
– Select the desired CD fig.78. The CD title list is 
displayed.
– Select your track as necessary.The selected CD location appears in the title line.
If there is no CD in one of the slots in the changer, “Empty” is 
displayed in the CD list.Audio CDs (CD-A) can also be played in the DVD Navigation drive. If 
there is a CD changer* in the vehicle, an audio CD inserted in the 
DVD Navigation drive can be played over CD 7.
Sound control buttonSound settingsStarting at 
page 92, you can read how to select the sound 
settings for the CD function. 
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CD/SD 82When the button is pressed again, the scanning stops and the title 
currently being played will continue to play.
Tips
If you have set Repeat fo r a  s i n g l e  Tra c k in Setup CD, you cannot use 
the Scan function 
page 82.
Setup CDOpening and closing SetupFig. 83 Setup CD Repeat CD (main Setup menu)– I n  a  C D  m e n u ,  p r e s s  t h e    b u t t o n  t o  o p e n  t h e  m a i n  
Setup menu for the CD function fig.83.– Press the   button again to close the main Setup 
menu again.
The Repeat options 
page 82 can be set in Setup CD.
The sound and tuning settings and the brightness of the display can 
be entered using the control buttons 
page 169.
Tips
We recommend that you enter these settings when the vehicle is 
stationary. In this way, you can be sure that you are not unneces-
sarily distracted from traffic when performing the procedures that 
follow. Please note 
page 9, “Notes on Traffic Safety”.
Repeating CD–Press the   function button page 16 in the CD 
menu.
– Select Repeat fig.83.
– Select CD, off or Tr a c k.
Function CD: The current CD tracks are repeated.
Function off: The Repeat function is switched off.
Function Tr a c k: The CD track currently entered is repeated.Tips
The Repeat options can be combined with the Random function. 
You can find more information in the description of the Random 
function 
page 81.
SETUP
SETUPSETUP