Overview - Sound System, Premium Sound System, 9VS

Premium Sound System without ANC, 9VS+EP0

• One speaker on the left and right side of the instrument panel
• Two speakers in the center of the instrument panel
• One speaker in the left and right A-pillars
• Two speakers in the left and right front doors, RX2/RX3
• One speaker in the left and right B-pillars
• One loud speaker in the left and right rear doors
• One loud speaker on the left and right side of the rear shelf
• Subwoofer -R211- in the rear shelf
• Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in luggage compartment on left rear side

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1. Left Front Midrange Speaker 2 -R276- in Left A-Pillar
2. Left Front Door Speaker -RX2- in Left Front Door
3. Left Front Midrange Speaker -R103- in Left Front Door
4. Left Front Bass Speaker -R21- in Left Front Door
5. Left Rear Treble Speaker -R14- in Left B-Pillar
6. Left Rear Bass Speaker -R15- in Left Rear Door
7. Left Effects Speaker -R209- inside Rear Shelf on Left Side
8. Left Front Treble Speaker -R20- in the instrument panel on the left side
9. Center Speaker -R208- in the Center Instrument Panel
10. Center Speaker 2 -R219- in the Center of the Instrument Panel
11. Subwoofer -R211- in the rear shelf
12. Right Front Treble Speaker -R22- in Instrument Panel on the Right Side
13. Right Effects Speaker -R210- inside the rear shelf on the right side
14. Right Rear Bass Speaker -R17- in Right Rear Door
15. Right Rear Treble Speaker -R16- Inside Right B-Pillar
16. Right Front Door Speaker -RX3- in Right Front Door
17. Right Front Bass Speaker -R23- in Right Front Door
18. Right Front Midrange Speaker -R104- in Right Front Door
19. Right Front Midrange Speaker 2 -R277- in Right A-Pillar
20. Interior Microphone -R74-, Microphone Unit in Front Roof Module -R164- in the Front Roof Module -WX3-
21. Not Installed
22. Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in luggage compartment on left rear side
23. MOST Bus

Premium Sound System with ANC, 9VS+EP1

• One speaker on the left and right side of the instrument panel
• Two speakers in the center of the instrument panel
• One speaker in the left and right A-pillars
• Two speakers in the left and right front doors, RX2/RX3
• One speaker in the left and right B-pillars
• One loud speaker in the left and right rear doors
• One loud speaker on the left and right side of the rear shelf
• Subwoofer -R211- in the rear shelf
• Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in luggage compartment on left rear side
• ANC microphones inside the headliner

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

1. Left Front Midrange Speaker 2 -R276- in Left A-Pillar
2. Left Front Door Speaker -RX2- in Left Front Door
3. Left Front Midrange Speaker -R103- in Left Front Door
4. Left Front Bass Speaker -R21- in Left Front Door
5. Left Rear Treble Speaker -R14- in Left B-Pillar
6. Left Rear Bass Speaker -R15- in Left Rear Door
7. Left Effects Speaker -R209- inside Rear Shelf on Left Side
8. Left Front Treble Speaker -R20- in the instrument panel on the left side
9. Center Speaker -R208- in the Center Instrument Panel
10. Center Speaker 2 -R219- in the Center of the Instrument Panel
11. Subwoofer -R211- in the Rear Shelf
12. Right Front Treble Speaker -R22- in Instrument Panel on the Right Side
13. Right Effects Speaker -R210- Inside the Rear Shelf on the Right Side
14. Right Rear Bass Speaker -R17- in Right Rear Door
15. Right Rear Treble Speaker -R16- Inside Right B-Pillar
16. Right Front Door Speaker -RX3- in Right Front Door
17. Right Front Bass Speaker -R23- in Right Front Door
18. Right Front Midrange Speaker -R104- in Right Front Door
19. Right Front Midrange Speaker 2 -R277- in Right A-Pillar
20. Interior Microphone -R74-, Microphone Unit in Front Roof Module -R164- in the Front Roof Module -WX3-
21. Left Center Microphone -R142- /Right Center Microphone -R143- /Left Rear Microphone -R144- /Right Rear Microphone -R145-
22. Digital Sound System Control Module -J525- in Luggage Compartment on Left Rear Side
23. MOST Bus

Fault Finding is performed using the "Guided Fault Finding"  on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester.

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 the complete fiber-optic cable if possible.

The front surfaces of the connectors must not get dirty.

If disconnecting the connectors: Attach the Fiber-Optic Repair Set - Connector Protective Caps: VAS6223/9  .

When routing fiber-optic cables, make sure not to go below the minimum bending radius of 25 mm. Do not crush or kink the fiber-optic cables.

Fiber-optic cable repair. Refer to FIBER-OPTIC CABLES, REPAIRING .