schoutedeni

Hi All, this has happened to me twice since taking delivery of our Q5 Premium+ unit a months ago. When I turned on the car, the radio was on and at 100% volume. I immediately tried to turn down the volume but turning the button didn't doo anything. Finally I pressed down on the button and it muted. The sound was deafening.
Tried to turn the radio volume on again and it went right to max volume. Nothing seems to work, but if I turn off the car and then try it a few hours later, everything is back to normal.

Anhyone else having this problem?
Thanks in advance.

loscoz

Where are you reading the "100% volume"?
I have yet to find a place to read what level I am at in mine.

JohnBoyToo

Which source ?
Sirius, am, or fm ?

Even though we don't listen to Sirius very much, we've found that when we do, overhead structures like steel bridges, low power lines will create a volume distortion momentarily....


Maybe you are in a parking garage and that enhances the antennae ?!?

could that be it ? we've never experienced that except on Sirius... good luck

BirdmanQ5

I second this query, how do you know that you're at 100%? I play music really damn loud, so 100% would be deafening. If you mean it comes on really loud, I think the car resumes what the volume was when you turned the car off - if you listen to music louder and louder and louder, then park your car for the night, and return to it droopy eyed, coffee in hand ready for work or hungover not wanting loud noises, and then the radio resumes at your crazy volume level, that might be your problem.

However, if you leave your car with the volume low, and it starts up at a crazy volume, I'd take that to Audi and scare the hell out of the service guy - then they'll get serious about fixing it.

If it's something that you can't reproduce, and it just likes to happen when you least expect it, then I believe your car may be haunted, and you should seek immediate exorcism

timhayden

We have an '09 and it does not matter what volume you turn it off on it comes back on at a preset loud volume and we can find no way to alter it...

mtberman

The pre-set "on" volume can be adjusted via the MMI. Or at least it can on my 2011 A4.

ahjonnies215

LOL!! Awesome response

schoutedeni

I can't actually tell it's at 100% but it's loud enough that you couldn't stay in the car, and the speakers were crackling. No one else has experienced this?

kidchico

Hi this just happened to me!...Loud distorted sound. Wondering how you got this fixed. Thanks

philkkw

Mine is the opposite way, every time I turn on the car it only give me volume level at "10" and I need to bring it up to at least "15" for enjoyment and sometime "18" if I really want the next car to hear it too.