Transportation Safeguard, Activating and Deactivating

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The transportation safeguard must be activated before shipping the RCD 510 and must be deactivated whenever a new Radio -R- is installed. This is done electronically using the buttons on the Radio -R-. After activating the transport protection, the internal CD changer is in the >>transportation position<<.

Transportation Safeguard, Activating:

Status: "ON" The wire connections must be connected to the Radio -R-.

-- Press and hold the buttons -arrows- together for at least five seconds.

Fig 1: Activating/Deactivating Transportation Safeguard

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

"CDC transport protection activated" appears in the radio display once the CD changer has reached its transportation position.

Transportation Safeguard, Deactivating:

-- Connect and install the Radio -R-.

-- Press and hold the buttons -arrows- together for at least five seconds.

Fig 2: Activating/Deactivating Transportation Safeguard

Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

"CDC transport protection activated" appears in the radio display.

The "deactivating" button also appears.

-- Press "deactivate" on the touch screen.

Now the transport protection is deactivated.