Changing Radio Frequency with VAG

**Smiley** · 08-04-2008 04:14 AM

Imported my car from Canada , and just got it today...

anyways, the radio's frequency changes intervals by 2 MHz , and here in the UAE, I can't catch some of the local stations because of the jump..

I have the symphony II radio, i know it can be done with a VAG cable, but does anyone know the codes and procedure?

thanks!

**Smiley** · 08-04-2008 12:47 PM

I found this, but its for the Nav plus..I need something like this but for Symphony II..some1 help me out!!!

To turn off Navigation system acceptance screen:
This modification also turns off the key in ignition chime. It can be performed on cars with the standard radio just for this reason. On those cars it will not change the radio settings or effect the AM portion of the radio like it does on the cars with the navigation radio.
1) start VAG-COM
2) click: “select control module” button
3) in Direct Entry box type: 17
4) click: RECODE 07
5) In the Software Coding box should be a number (mine was 0007231). The second digit after the three 0s (2 in the above example) seems to be a region code.
1 - Europe
2 - USA
3 - Canada
4 - UK
In other words by changing the coding from 0007231 to 0007131 you'd get rid of the acceptance screen! So enter the number you want and click: DO IT.
6) click: close controller, go back
7) click: go back

One note: The Radio Issue:

Europe uses different specs for their radio compared to North America.
FM:
FM frequencies in Europe are spaced .1Mhz apart, compared to .2Mhz in North America. This causes no problems in using a Nav Plus in North America, it just means you can tune into some frequencies (such as 92.2) which don't exist here. Since it can tune into all the North American FM frequencies that do exist, it works fine.

**Smiley** · 08-05-2008 02:38 PM

Nobody? :(

**Smiley** · 08-23-2008 01:37 PM

Have to bump this again, because I now registered the car over here in the UAE, and it is now my daily..so I need to get my radio working! someone!

**dirtybrd** · 08-23-2008 04:13 PM

You should be able to recode it to where you live with Vag.

**Smiley** · 08-24-2008 02:46 AM

Originally Posted by dirtybrd

You should be able to recode it to where you live with Vag.

Yes..but how?

**B6 Dude** · 08-24-2008 07:54 AM

Have you tried contacting Ross-Tech?

**Smiley** · 08-25-2008 02:58 AM

I emailed them, dont know how long it will take to get a respone, but I'm hoping theres some VAG guru that lurks here

**Smiley** · 09-03-2008 09:33 AM

"According to the information I have found, the spacing is not adjustable in that model. A different radio would be used in areas where the frequency spacing is different. Regards,Andy"

Im screwed :)

**Pr0n** · 09-03-2008 11:41 AM

Maybe you can install an aftermarket unit.

**T0M3K** · 09-03-2008 12:12 PM

If I remember correctly, Audi used different radios for Asia market, also made by Panasonic, I saw a picture of it once.
May as well go for symphony II+.