My radio seems to have a mind of it's own - the volume increases as the car moves away / noise related. I have turned off the automatic volume control, but it still seems to be working !!!!
Help please
Help please
Radio volume
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I think it is good the way it controls the volume, you set it where you want and increases/decreases as you drive. Saves you constantly turning up down as you slow etc.
No mate there's a bug known that changes volume sporadically with Bose facelift cars, 2 fixes for it, but lets wait for him to advise further.
Come fix mine NHN!!!!
My fist has nearly been through the RNS-E screen on many occasions!!
Even after turning it down after setting off, it creeps back up!!
My fist has nearly been through the RNS-E screen on many occasions!!
Even after turning it down after setting off, it creeps back up!!
There are 2 ways, 1 is a TPI with audi for background hissing which hopefully fixes the volume up/down by way of a new bose mic & if not then other is more indepth & requires coding, wiring, removing trims, disconnecting amp which needs someone to install tbh, takes few hours.
Thanks for that - I have e-mailed my Audi dealer for their comments (car is still under warranty) and will post back what they have to say. Judging by the number of replies on this thread it seems to be quite a common problem.
I would be interested to here if any forum member has had this problem and had it fixed by Audi
Cheers
Malcolm
Yes lots of people have had the issue, mostly black editions with rns-e head units, but wasn't a TPI for a while until numerous people reported, but allot of people moaned but did sweet fa about it, obviously it didn't bother them that much.
I've done a few cars via the more extreme wiring way, which has a cost element.
I've done a few cars via the more extreme wiring way, which has a cost element.
I did advise above about it being a TPI for hissing in background, they can easily check this, if that doesn't work, then the amp/wiring etc mod isn't a TPI afaik atm for these cars, but was a fix for older cars, but you need to discuss with them if under warranty work.
Come fix mine NHN!!!!
My fist has nearly been through the RNS-E screen on many occasions!!
Even after turning it down after setting off, it creeps back up!!
What year is your car ?
Cheers Guys - seems like we all have the same problem please keep in touch with what Audi find and if they fix it. I have spoken to my local Audi dealer who say "never heard of it" - which I find hard to believe as so many people seem to have the same problem. Anyway my car is booked in "for tests" on 2nd April so will report back
Its only been present on some facelift cars & only heard of from Bose cars, does everyone here have Bose?
Bose here as well, I'm getting the hissing noise at low volume level as well ( could this be down to iPhone connected via blue-tooth?) and as soon as I drive off, all the bass seems to disappear. I've turned gala off and checked in Vagcom, and it's off in there as well.
Update,
Had the parts manager from Audi Halesowen in my car and showed him the problems with the stereo. he confirmed and agreed with everything i have said i this thread, he sees it as a fault and is trying to determine a fix. Hes going to phone me on Monday for an update, so will keep you all posted!
Had the parts manager from Audi Halesowen in my car and showed him the problems with the stereo. he confirmed and agreed with everything i have said i this thread, he sees it as a fault and is trying to determine a fix. Hes going to phone me on Monday for an update, so will keep you all posted!
Parts manager, you need aftersales manager to deal with this, as with respect, parts guys are not, usually, up on technical issues of this nature, going on my experience anyway, but good luck.
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I have a 2010 black edition with the Bose and I've also noticed the volume increase when setting off or during the initial fast idle on a cold morning. It doesn't bother me too much. The volume drops when the car stops and rises again when I move off...but once I'm moving it stays constant (no matter how much the road noise etc. changes).
So, yeah it's a pretty useless "feature" but it doesn't really annoy me. I haven't noticed the background hiss problem.
So, yeah it's a pretty useless "feature" but it doesn't really annoy me. I haven't noticed the background hiss problem.
Yes please keep me informed - my car is going to Audi Camberley on 2nd April for the same fault - so any further info will be useful
Ok, got off the phone to Audi, he's basically narrowed it down to audiopilot like NHN said. But said the tech team say its operating as it should. He tested the same symptoms on half a dozen RNS-E with Bose, and there all doing the same thing. I asked if he could remove it and he said it would throw up an error if it wasn't there.
He did say Audi / Bose would have to redesign it but if they don't get enough complaints Audi won't take notice, as they see it as no issue because only a few are piping up. So what do I say to that, aftermarket perhaps? Or cut the wire and hope my dash dos'nt turn into Blackpool eluminations. I could live with the volume but lack of bass as soon as you turn it over makes it rubbish
He did say Audi / Bose would have to redesign it but if they don't get enough complaints Audi won't take notice, as they see it as no issue because only a few are piping up. So what do I say to that, aftermarket perhaps? Or cut the wire and hope my dash dos'nt turn into Blackpool eluminations. I could live with the volume but lack of bass as soon as you turn it over makes it rubbish
***, there's a TPI for the bose mic, useless feckwits.
You can disable audiopilot via a mod, its a Bose mod as well, as I rang Bose about it!!!
You can disable audiopilot via a mod, its a Bose mod as well, as I rang Bose about it!!!
I might give Bose a call then. any ideas what the mod is called? Would be grateful if you could point me in the right direction as in who to speak to at Bose, if I can get this official I can flag it to Audi and they could do the mod?
I'm glad I found this thread. Me and the misses have been trying to work out if it's us going insane or the radio changing it's volume as it chooses :lol:
