PNW Avant
03-10-2013, 09:25 PM
For those of you who don't know what Bose Audiopilot is, it is a ambient sound sensing feature of the Bose stereo (this is exclusive of the speed-sensing volume adjustment). Audiopilot listens to ambient noise in your cabin and adjusts the frequency of your stereo to cancel out the other noises. It essentially acts as a noise cancelling device, adding out-of-phase frequency so that your music isn't interrupted by wind and road noise, etc.
Audi realized that not all owners are fond of this feature and issued a TSB to disable the audiopilot feature. I have added the TSB to my google drive which you can see here. (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5P-jBOq7jRgTlhHb0JIT3BIbWs/edit?usp=sharing) The TSB is issued in '05, but I figured this would apply to all Bose systems in the B6/B7.
Although I never real felt like my stereo was as much of a nuisance as others have posted, I stil figured I would give it a try because, in general, I am in favor of pure, unadulterated audio. I went to the dealer, purchase the required pin, and went after the Bose amp. I was to add the pin to slot #24, and bridge this wire to #6, per the TSB.
However, after uncovering the bose amp harness, I already have a wire at slot #24! That was odd. Then, I checked under the map light to see if I have the Audiopilot mic, which is supposed to be in the circular slot pictured below. I doubled checked my Bentley manual; It says I SHOULD have a Bose microphone, and an empty slot in amp pin #24, as my car is newer than November 2003.
SO, does anyone know if Audiopilot was disabled from the factory after a certain year? Although the Bentley is saying I should have it, it doesn't appear that required hardware/wiring is installed. Thoughts?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eu2WeKNDQ7c/UTzZeZp1N-I/AAAAAAAADH0/o-6-QtV9dA4/s800/IMAGE_D32454B1-F69B-44F8-8979-511195A18DE8.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BIvPEB9EtEA/UTzZfrIca-I/AAAAAAAADH8/MLYxL6VJbI0/s800/IMAGE_FD596032-3293-47B0-A958-E8E161AE2116.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yyqqiB_fGo8/UTzZcjI_9eI/AAAAAAAADHs/9cJZG4Apah4/s800/IMAGE_D93C6E32-68FA-48A7-A91B-FBA7403CB9AF.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nIak_3P_wtE/UTzZavBQ6DI/AAAAAAAADHk/y-bsdJqQ79g/s800/IMAGE_AB05ADE9-0E7D-471E-A99D-0AF10254A6F1.JPG
Audi realized that not all owners are fond of this feature and issued a TSB to disable the audiopilot feature. I have added the TSB to my google drive which you can see here. (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5P-jBOq7jRgTlhHb0JIT3BIbWs/edit?usp=sharing) The TSB is issued in '05, but I figured this would apply to all Bose systems in the B6/B7.
Although I never real felt like my stereo was as much of a nuisance as others have posted, I stil figured I would give it a try because, in general, I am in favor of pure, unadulterated audio. I went to the dealer, purchase the required pin, and went after the Bose amp. I was to add the pin to slot #24, and bridge this wire to #6, per the TSB.
However, after uncovering the bose amp harness, I already have a wire at slot #24! That was odd. Then, I checked under the map light to see if I have the Audiopilot mic, which is supposed to be in the circular slot pictured below. I doubled checked my Bentley manual; It says I SHOULD have a Bose microphone, and an empty slot in amp pin #24, as my car is newer than November 2003.
SO, does anyone know if Audiopilot was disabled from the factory after a certain year? Although the Bentley is saying I should have it, it doesn't appear that required hardware/wiring is installed. Thoughts?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eu2WeKNDQ7c/UTzZeZp1N-I/AAAAAAAADH0/o-6-QtV9dA4/s800/IMAGE_D32454B1-F69B-44F8-8979-511195A18DE8.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BIvPEB9EtEA/UTzZfrIca-I/AAAAAAAADH8/MLYxL6VJbI0/s800/IMAGE_FD596032-3293-47B0-A958-E8E161AE2116.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yyqqiB_fGo8/UTzZcjI_9eI/AAAAAAAADHs/9cJZG4Apah4/s800/IMAGE_D93C6E32-68FA-48A7-A91B-FBA7403CB9AF.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nIak_3P_wtE/UTzZavBQ6DI/AAAAAAAADHk/y-bsdJqQ79g/s800/IMAGE_AB05ADE9-0E7D-471E-A99D-0AF10254A6F1.JPG