Lazy

[hermes]

Morning all.

A lazy question - while fiddling with my Cayman audio this morning (it was either that or
be in the office far too early), I came across an "Audio Pilot" setting. Now I know I could
read the manual, but..... any idea what it is?

[STiG911]

It's the gizmo that turns the volume up or down for you according to the noise level inside the car.

[williaa68]

it doesnt work very well (at least it doesnt on my 997)!

[ChipsAndCheese]

williaa68 said:

it doesnt work very well (at least it doesnt on my 997)!

It's crap. Barely ever notice it do anything and nearly always still end up adjusting the volume manually.

[Pope]

'AudioPilot' doesn't adjust volume; it listens to ambient noise within the vehicle and adjusts the Bass and Treble within the selected volume setting to compensate - hence the perceived 'crappiness' as it is assumed it is a volume increasing system. Not to be confused with GAL / SDP (the 'speed dependant' volume increase system)

[ChipsAndCheese]

Thanks for clarifying Pope. I must admit I was under the impression it should adjust the volumes slightly.

I'm not quite sure of the point of it as you describe, though, when (in the Cayman anyway) the main problem with the audio is not being able to hear it when the engine noise ramps up. Subtle adjustments to the treble and bass aren't noticeable at all when that happens.

[daveyb662]

Its great on the 996...when in car and audio on it increases in volume when engine is started, if you let the engine idle and it subsequently warms up and hence revs at a lower rate, the audio adjusts to a lower volume to compensate for less engine noise...of course also increases as speed increases...

[hermes]

Thanks for that. Not had it on, nor shall!