So I was reading the faq, have they fixed the auto volume control yet? I notice it worked well on my C5. the wifes lexus has this thing too on the mark levinson system and I guess on the regular systems too. It does work, but it is not too my liking, very subtle changes.

Rob

 

Mine over two years old has never worked. The dealer charged GM for warranty work to fix it and told me it's working fine. Many members have reported the same thing.

 

Mine works, but the adjustments are subtle. I find that it works well enough for me not to have to adjust the volume manually when I stop or speed up.

 

The Bose audio system in the C6 Corvette does not have Auto Volume Control. It does have Audio Pilot.

As per a letter from Bose:

I understand your question regarding the Bose AudioPilot Technology and I will try to provide you with some quick tests you can perform to make sure the Bose System is functioning properly. I would also recommend that you visit our website www.bose.com and select Automotive/Technologies and walk through the interactive demonstration of how AudioPilot works it is not the same as speed compenstated volume in your previously owned vehicles, ie 2000 Chevrolet Camaro or the 2001 Chevrolet Corvette.

On Bose equipped vehicles, you should have am auto volume ON and OFF switch (some vehicles may not have the ON off OFF feature available) AudioPilot works when the volume is low and the noise levels are high, unlike speed only, it will react to rough roads. AudioPilot will not boost in all cases such as 65 mph and a truck driving along side the vehicle, this feature is not supposed to make it sound like the volume is going up and down it is supposed to be subtle just like loudness compensation.

With the vehicle stationary, put on a talk radio station. Place the volume at a back ground level so that you can hear the talk but it is easy to carry on a conversation over the radio. Now, drive up to 55 mph and turn the feature on and off, the talk radio should become inaudible when the feature is off.

Please let me know if you are able to perform the suggested test to confirm if the AudioPilot feature is functioning. Thank you for contacting Bose Corporation.

Patty Bolack
Consumer Relations Division

 

Interesting they call it autopilot but the instructions say to turn the auto volume on. My autopilot or auto volume still doesn't work.

Thanks for the letter.

 

Actually, Bose calls it "AudioPilot". On or off, the difference is very subtle. I can barely hear the difference. But Bose said that is the point, the change in equalizations are hardly noticable by intent.

 

Thanks, I read it too fast. I'm sure mine is working as designed, I just don't hear it.

Thanks again for posting the letter.

 

me too!

 

Sort of a homeopathic volume control.

 

It's not what we expected.

 

Apparently mine works, but my old fighter pilot ears don't notice. My daughter's do though. We were driving recently and she asked if the volume changes with speed. I told her it should change with increased noise detected by the radio.

 

The feature does seem to work but the transition in volumn is not detectable to my ears. On a couple of occasions I realized it had been up in volumn when I slowed very quickly and transitioned to a smoother quieter road. Then it slowly went down in volumn again.
IMHO it does not go up enough. Often still have to adjust the volumn for high noise levels competing with the radio.

 

Just out of curiosity ... has anybody tried moving the Bose Audiopilot microphone to a more obvious location (like the waterfall between the seats)? Seems like its current location by the driver's knee is not ideal to determine cockpit noise ...

-dj

 

audio pilot control............sux

 

The auto volume on my C4 worked great. I'm not even sure I have it on C6. Does the factory NAV have "audiopilot"? (owner's manual is out in the car and I'm too lazy to go look)

 

Same here.

 

The factory Nav does have it.

 

 

 

The beauty of the C-5 noise compensation system was that the gain in volume compensation was adjustable.

Obviously, the current system while good in theory, is not working adequately. I find myself also having to adjust the volume manually to compensate for some varying noise conditions.

It's a shame that Bose has still not addressed this.