Automatic Volume Control
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 25,015
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From: Far NW 'burbs of Chicago
St. Jude Donor '13
2006 w/nav
My auto-volume (audiopilot) seems to work pretty well, smooth ramp-up and ramp-down with speed/noise. Wouldn't know it was there except i don't need to adjust the volume from 0 to 80 mph.
My auto-volume (audiopilot) seems to work pretty well, smooth ramp-up and ramp-down with speed/noise. Wouldn't know it was there except i don't need to adjust the volume from 0 to 80 mph.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,210
Likes: 9
From: CA
Non nav bose system.....
Had volume down to a lower level on a CD, then went about 30mph on a somewhat rough road, turned off auto volume and the ability to hear the music dropped, so it is clearly doing something.
Had volume down to a lower level on a CD, then went about 30mph on a somewhat rough road, turned off auto volume and the ability to hear the music dropped, so it is clearly doing something.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 758
Likes: 1
From: Lincoln California
Originally Posted by JimTN
It won't be displayed as already on if you just started the car and turned the radio on. You have to press the AUTO VOL button every time you turn the radio on.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 161
Likes: 0
From: NJ
It's a BOSE Thing
This is a BOSE issue. I had a 350Z Roadster before my corvette that had a BOSE stereo with the Audio Pilot "feature" and had the same issue. The volume does change but very slightly, in fact it is only noticible at lower volume levels. I had to adjust mine manually on both cars.
My complete un-informed theroy on why this feature does not work is that it uses a microphone to compensate for ambient noise... so at high radio volume... how does it descern road noise from the music? ...I don't think it can.
My complete un-informed theroy on why this feature does not work is that it uses a microphone to compensate for ambient noise... so at high radio volume... how does it descern road noise from the music? ...I don't think it can.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 8,133
Likes: 144
From: Ex-SF Bay Area; now happily Denver area
06 with Nav, doesn't seem to work for me and I've tried a number of different situations. I've never tried turning it on every time I start the car because I leave the radio on and it comes on when I start the car and the auto volume is always on also.
My C5 had a lot better system.
My C5 had a lot better system.
