Audi A6 Typ 4G: Overview - Sound System
The following systems are offered:
- 8RX - Basic sound system.
- 9VD - Standard sound system, through MY 2014.
- 9VD - Standard sound system, EP0 - without ANC (active noise cancellation), from MY 2015.
- 9VD - Standard sound system, EP1 - with ANC (active noise cancellation), from MY 2015.
- 8RY - Premium sound system, BOSE, through MY 2014.
- 8RY - Premium sound system, BOSE, from MY 2015.
- 8RF - Advanced sound system, Bang & Olufsen, through MY 2014.
- 8RF - Advanced sound system, Bang & Olufsen, from MY 2015.
8RX - Basic sound system
- One speaker in the left and right front doors
- One loud speaker on the left and right side of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the left and right rear doors
9VD - Standard sound system, through MY 2014
- One speaker in the left and right front doors
- One loud speaker on the left side, center and right side of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the left and right rear doors
- Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
1 - Radio -R- in the luggage compartment on the left rear side, MMI
Information Electronics Control Module 1 -J794- inside the instrument panel, RMC
2 - Left Front Treble Speaker -R20-/Right Front Treble Speaker -R22- in the instrument panel
3 - Left Front Mid-Bass Speaker -R101-/Right Front Mid-Bass Speaker -R102- at bottom in front doors
4 - Left Rear Treble Speaker -R14-/Right Rear Treble Speaker -R16- at top in rear doors
5 - Left Rear Mid/Low Range Speaker -R159-/Right Rear Mid/Low Range Speaker -R160- at bottom in rear doors
6 - Center Speaker -R208- in center of instrument panel
7 - Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
8 - MOST Bus
9VD - Standard sound system, EP0 - without ANC (active noise cancellation), from MY 2015
- One speaker in the left and right front doors
- One loud speaker on the left side, center and right side of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the left and right rear doors
- Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
1 - Information Electronics Control Module 1 -J794- inside the instrument panel
2 - Left Front Treble Speaker -R20-/Right Front Treble Speaker -R22- in the instrument panel
3 - Left Front Bass Speaker -R21-/Right Front Bass Speaker -R23- at bottom in front doors
4 - Left Rear Treble Speaker -R14-/Right Rear Treble Speaker -R16- at top in rear doors
5 - Left Rear Bass Speaker -R15-/Right Rear Bass Speaker -R17- at bottom in the rear doors
6 - Center Speaker -R208- in center of instrument panel
7 - Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
8 - MOST Bus
9VD - Standard sound system, EP1 - with ANC (active noise cancellation), from MY 2015
- One speaker in the left and right front doors
- One loud speaker on the left side, center and right side of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the left and right rear doors
- Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
- Digital Sound System Control Module -J525-
1 - Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in luggage compartment on left rear side
2 - Left Front Treble Speaker -R20-/Right Front Treble Speaker -R22- in the instrument panel
3 - Left Front Bass Speaker -R21-/Right Front Bass Speaker -R23- at bottom in front doors
4 - Left Rear Treble Speaker -R14-/Right Rear Treble Speaker -R16- at top in rear doors
5 - Left Rear Bass Speaker -R15-/Right Rear Bass Speaker -R17- at bottom in the rear doors
6 - Center Speaker -R208- in center of instrument panel
7 - Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
8 - MOST Bus
9 - ANC Microphones Inside the Headliner
8RY - Premium sound system, BOSE, through MY 2014
- Two speakers in the left and right front doors
- One loud speaker on the left side, center and right side of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the left and right rear doors
- One loud speaker on the left and right side of the rear shelf (Sedan)
- One speaker in the left and right D-pillars (Avant)
- Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
- Digital Sound System Control Module -J525-
There is a sound system with ANC EP1 and without ANC EP0.
1 - Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in luggage compartment on left rear side
2 - Left Front Treble Speaker -R20-/Right Front Treble Speaker -R22- in the instrument panel
3 - Left Front Midrange Speaker -R103-/Right Front Midrange Speaker -R104- in front doors, center
4 - Left Front Bass Speaker -R21-/Right Front Bass Speaker -R23- at bottom in front doors
5 - Left Rear Treble Speaker -R14-/Right Rear Treble Speaker -R16- at top in rear doors
6 - Left Rear Mid/Low Range Speaker -R159-/Right Rear Mid/Low Range Speaker -R160- at bottom in rear doors
7 - Center Speaker -R208- in center of instrument panel
8 - Left Effects Speaker -R209-/Right Effects Speaker -R210- in the rear shelf on the left and right sides, sedan
- Left Effects Speaker -R209-/Right Effects Speaker -R210- in the left and right D-pillars, Avant
9 - Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
10 - Interior Microphone -R74-, Microphone Unit in Front Roof Module -R164- in the Front Interior Lamp -W1-
- ANC microphones inside the headliner
11 - MOST Bus
8RY - Premium sound system, BOSE, from MY 2015
- Two speakers in the left and right front doors
- One loud speaker on the left side, center and right side of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the left and right rear doors
- One loud speaker on the left and right side of the rear shelf, Sedan
- One speaker in the left and right D-pillars, Avant
- Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
- Digital Sound System Control Module -J525-
There is a sound system with ANC EP1 and without ANC EP0.
1 - Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in luggage compartment on left rear side
2 - Left Front Speaker -R2-/Right Front Speaker -R3- in the instrument panel
3 - Left Front Midrange Speaker -R103-/Right Front Midrange Speaker -R104- in front doors, center
4 - Left Front Bass Speaker -R21-/Right Front Bass Speaker -R23- at bottom in front doors
5 - Left Rear Treble Speaker -R14-/Right Rear Treble Speaker -R16- at top in rear doors
6 - Left Rear Bass Speaker -R15-/Right Rear Bass Speaker -R17- at bottom in the rear doors
7 - Center Speaker -R208- in center of instrument panel
8 - Left Effects Speaker -R209-/Right Effects Speaker -R210- in the rear shelf on the left and right sides, sedan
- Left Effects Speaker -R209-/Right Effects Speaker -R210- in the left and right D-pillars, Avant
9 - Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
10 - Interior Microphone -R74-, Microphone Unit in Front Roof Module -R164- in the Front Interior Lamp -W1-
- ANC microphones inside the headliner
11 - MOST Bus
8RF - Advanced sound system, Bang & Olufsen, through MY 2014
- Two speakers in the left and right front doors
- One loud speaker on the left and right side of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the center of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the left and right rear doors
- One loud speaker on the left and right side of the rear shelf, Sedan
- One speaker in the left and right D-pillars, Avant
- Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
- Digital Sound System Control Module -J525-
- Digital Sound System Control Module 2 -J787-
1 - Left Front Midrange Speaker -R103- in center of left front door
2 - Right Front Midrange Speaker -R104- in center of right front door
3 - Left Rear Treble Speaker -R14- in the left rear door at top
4 - Right Rear Treble Speaker -R16- in the right rear door at top
5 - Left Effects Speaker -R209- inside Rear Shelf, Sedan
- Left Effects Speaker -R209- inside the D-pillar, Avant
6 - Right Effects Speaker -R210- inside the rear shelf, sedan
- Right Effects Speaker -R210- inside the D-pillar, Avant
7 - Left Front Treble Speaker -R20- inside the instrument panel on the left side
8 - Left Front Treble Speaker Motor -V344-
9 - Center Speaker -R208- in center of instrument panel
10 - Center Speaker 2 -R219- in the center of the instrument panel
11 - Right Front Treble Speaker -R22- in right instrument panel
12 - Right Front Treble Speaker Motor -V345-
13 - Left Rear Mid-Bass Speaker -R159- in the left rear door at bottom
14 - Right Rear Mid-Bass Speaker -R160- in the right rear door at bottom
15 - Left Front Bass Speaker -R21- in the bottom of the left front door
16 - Right Front Bass Speaker -R23- in the bottom of the right front door
17 - Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
18 - Digital Sound System Control Module 2 -J787- in luggage compartment on left rear side
19 - Interior Microphone -R74-, Microphone Unit in Front Roof Module -R164- in the Front Interior Lamp -W1-
- ANC microphones inside the headliner
20 - MOST Bus
21 - Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in luggage compartment on left rear side
8RF - Advanced sound system, Bang & Olufsen, from MY 2015
- Two speakers in the left and right front doors
- One loud speaker on the left and right side of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the center of the instrument panel
- Two speakers in the left and right rear doors
- One loud speaker on the left and right side of the rear shelf, Sedan
- One speaker in the left and right D-pillars, Avant
- Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
- Digital Sound System Control Module -J525-
There is a sound system with ANC EP1 and without ANC EP0.
1 - Left Front Midrange Speaker -R103- in center of left front door
2 - Right Front Midrange Speaker -R104- in center of right front door
3 - Left Rear Midrange Speaker -R105- in left rear door at top
4 - Right Rear Midrange Speaker -R106- in right rear door at top
5 - Left Effects Speaker -R209- inside Rear Shelf, Sedan
- Left Effects Speaker -R209- inside the D-pillar, Avant
6 - Right Effects Speaker -R210- inside the rear shelf, sedan
- Right Effects Speaker -R210- inside the D-pillar, Avant
7 - Left Front Treble Speaker -R20- inside the instrument panel on the left side
8 - Left Front Treble Speaker Motor -V344-
9 - Center Speaker -R208- in center of instrument panel
10 - Center Speaker 2 -R219- in the center of the instrument panel
11 - Right Front Treble Speaker -R22- in right instrument panel
12 - Right Front Treble Speaker Motor -V345-
13 - Left Rear Bass Speaker -R15- in the bottom of the left rear door
14 - Right Rear Bass Speaker -R17- in the bottom of the right rear door
15 - Left Front Bass Speaker -R21- in the bottom of the left front door
16 - Right Front Bass Speaker -R23- in the bottom of the right front door
17 - Subwoofer -R11- in the rear shelf, sedan
- Subwoofer -R211- in the spare tire well, Avant
18 - Interior Microphone -R74-, Microphone Unit in Front Roof Module -R164- in the Front Interior Lamp -W1-
- ANC microphones inside the headliner
19 - Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in luggage compartment on left rear side
20 - MOST Bus
Notes on MOST Bus
The optical Data bus "MOST Bus" is used in addition to the CAN Bus.
A fiber-optic cable is used. Fiber optic cables are routed inside corrugated tubes for protection.
Replace complete fiber-optic cable if possible.
The front surface of the connectors must not be dirty.
If disconnecting the connectors: Attach Fiber-Optic Repair Set - Connector Protective Caps -VAS6223/9-.
When installing fiber-optic cables, make sure not to go below the minimum bending radius of 25 mm. Do not crush or kink fiber-optic cables.
Repairing fiber-optic cables. Refer to → Electrical Equipment General Information; Rep. Gr.97; Wiring Harness and Connector Repairs; Fiber-Optic Cables, Repairing.
