KBA6

Would anyone know if I want to retrofit navigation in a 2007 a6 is the car prewired? what type of labor is involved? Thanks

Mikehw17

I believe the car is prewired for nav. I just added a nav system to my 06 A6. Pretty easy and straight forward install. You just need to connect a antenna wire to the antenna lead in the driver side rear pillar, which involves dropping the rear cover for the high mount stop light, then opening up the cover of the driver side rear pillar. That's about the only work done inside the cabin. Everything else is done in the trunk area. You will need to install the DVD player, some plug and play wire harnesses and run a line to the fuse box in the passenger side of the trunk.

Tool wise, you will need a 10MM bit, a #6 (I think) hex bit, a 1/4" rachet with extension, a utility blade, some electric tape, and a small flat blade screw driver. Optional accessory are some of those plastic wire cover things. Install time is about an hour.

I got my kit off of ebay, the seller's name is Kevin, he's great with service pre and post sales. It comes with everything, except the latest, version 9, nav disk, which is extra. Otherwise the system comes with the factory version, I think it was version 7 for my 06.

Hope this helps,

Mike

KBA6

Thanks for the reply. I have the shark fin on the car already. Would you know if my voice button on the steering wheel will become actived when the nav is installed? I would love to have this feature when using the cell phone thru the bluetooth.

KevinGary

Voice can be activated with a VAGCOM, but you will not have any voice tags.

KBA6

Kevin - sorry, but what do you mean about voice tags?

Thanks

Mikehw17

I didn't activate the voice button when I installed the Nav. I personally don't really care for the feature, had it in my GMC Acadia's phone feature thru Onstar, wasn't too impressed. The Audi system may be a whole lot better but I don't find it too difficult or distracting to bring up the numbers thru the MMI. I think voice Tags are what they sound like, voice tags you create and assign to number entries, i.e. instead of saying dial xxx-xxx-xxxx, you say call "Dave Mobile" or "Dave Home", etc. At least that is what Onstar's definition of the term is.

Mike

KevinGary

It will not store "home" or "Jenny". Instead you will have to say the telephone number "867-5309"

KBA6

Thanks Mike. I see what you mean, just I will be having the Nav installed and just wanted to know if the button will be activated. I beleve it will as it seems you can use the button thur the Nav unit? Now when I press the button it says "inactive"

sgroer

Not true... you can store tags with the Vagcom method, you just can't use the directory feature