How to turn off Radio w/o turning off MMI
06-28-2017, 05:37 AM
#12
AudiWorld Super User
A way to ensure music will not play when starting up is to select an inserted, empty SD card as the source before turning off the car. It will be remembered next time you start the car and there will be no sound.
06-28-2017, 07:45 AM
#13
If I turn 'off' the radio in my A4 B9 it will certainly remember it next time when I start the car.
06-28-2017, 08:25 AM
#14
AudiWorld Member
My first A4 (B8 of the first model year) did remember the Mute status also from day to day. My current A4 (B8.5 model year -14) does not remember.
If muted when shut down, there is a "Minumum Sound Level" setting that takes Mute OFF and sets the level at the next ignition ON.
For the B8 there is a work-around. The "Minumum Sound Level" can be changed to zero by using the "Hidden/Green Menu". It still doesn't remember Mute but when I want silence for a while I reduce the audio level to zero. It then allows the sound to be off.
While this isn't applicable directly on the B9 system, maybe someone can look for a similar setting and work-around (using VCDS or similar).
If muted when shut down, there is a "Minumum Sound Level" setting that takes Mute OFF and sets the level at the next ignition ON.
For the B8 there is a work-around. The "Minumum Sound Level" can be changed to zero by using the "Hidden/Green Menu". It still doesn't remember Mute but when I want silence for a while I reduce the audio level to zero. It then allows the sound to be off.
While this isn't applicable directly on the B9 system, maybe someone can look for a similar setting and work-around (using VCDS or similar).
06-28-2017, 08:42 AM
#15
AudiWorld Super User
My B7 S4 always went back to the minimum volume level. It was an interesting idea. I appreciated it if I left the music blasting on the previous drive and not be startled by loud music next time, however on the other end it was annoying if turned down the volume or muted it on the previous drive and then it came back on at the higher minimum level the next time.
06-28-2017, 12:00 PM
#16
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My B7 S4 always went back to the minimum volume level. It was an interesting idea. I appreciated it if I left the music blasting on the previous drive and not be startled by loud music next time, however on the other end it was annoying if turned down the volume or muted it on the previous drive and then it came back on at the higher minimum level the next time.
My B7 S4 always went back to the minimum volume level. It was an interesting idea. I appreciated it if I left the music blasting on the previous drive and not be startled by loud music next time, however on the other end it was annoying if turned down the volume or muted it on the previous drive and then it came back on at the higher minimum level the next time.
06-28-2017, 12:45 PM
#17
I'll try to be a little bit more clear.....when I turn on the car, the radio comes on, whether it is FM, AM or siriusXM...... If I change to media then the radio stops....if I select menu, the radio keeps playing, if I plug in my iphone, carplay connects, but unless I choose music on car play, the radio still plays....
If I push and hold the small round **** on the right hand side of the MMI wheel, then the radio and MMI turn of. If I just push and let go quickly, it mutes the radio, if I push it left or right, it changes the station...... the same is true about the control on the steering wheel
I want to be able to completely turn off the radio while still having the functionality of the other items within the MMI.....
If I push and hold the small round **** on the right hand side of the MMI wheel, then the radio and MMI turn of. If I just push and let go quickly, it mutes the radio, if I push it left or right, it changes the station...... the same is true about the control on the steering wheel
I want to be able to completely turn off the radio while still having the functionality of the other items within the MMI.....
06-28-2017, 05:28 PM
#18
My B9 Allroad (Prestige) remembers mute status between turning the car off and back on again. There is no radio-only on/off, but muting by clicking the volume/mute **** gives the same result. It may even shut the amplifier off because there doesn't seem to be any "noise floor" sound coming out of the speakers.
I had a '17 A6 dealer loaner (definitely not a prestige) and it did not remember the mute setting between car power cycles. I was kind of surprised by that.
I had a '17 A6 dealer loaner (definitely not a prestige) and it did not remember the mute setting between car power cycles. I was kind of surprised by that.
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