Volkswagen ID.4: Selecting and playing a media source

Selecting a media source

1. If you want playback from an external media source, connect the external media source.

2. Select the connected media source to be used for playback.

Playing audio and video files

A media source must be connected and selected before media files can be played back.

There are different ways to search for and play media files from an available media source.

Searching the folder structure

All media files from USB devices are filtered by category (e.g. albums). This category view is always displayed In My Media. The classic folder structure of the individual USB data carriers can also be found in the My Media menu.

1. Tap your desired folder.

The folder structure of the selected media source is displayed. If My Media is selected, the categories (e.g. music) and connected media sources are displayed.

2. Searching the folder structure for a desired track.

Or: to start the full-text search, tap.

The input line is displayed.

3. Enter the name of the desired track.

The list of the found tracks updates automatically during input.

4. Tap the desired track.

When playback starts, if the selection is located in a folder on a media source, all of the media files located in the folder will be added for playback.

If a playlist is played back, all available tracks on the playlist will be added for playback.

5. Close the selection with.

Selecting from favorites

You can save individual tracks, albums, artists and genres under favorites for playback.

1. Open Favorites.

2. Tap on your favorites.

Depending on the selection, all tracks heard during the current playback will be added to favorites.

Saving favorites

Only media files that are displayed in My Media in the Music and Video folders can be saved as favorites. You can save individual tracks, albums, artists and genres as favorites.

1. Start playback of the desired track.

2. Tap .

3. Tap .

Or: tap on an already occupied favorite position, and press and hold for approx. three seconds.

4. Select from the selection list, e.g. track.

The selection is saved in the selected favorite position as a favorite. If the favorite position was already occupied, the previously saved favorite is overwritten.