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That's a bummer. I was hoping it adds additional functionality, especially in media commands. Thanks @Cairus

Hi all, I light of my search for better Media navigation through the Steering Wheel controls, I found an interresting difference between 1st gen Kodiaqs. Mine has the Phone button on the right-hand control panel, along with the Assistants and Back/Menu buttons. I've found that some later models have the Phone button replaced with View. Can anyone share what this button does on the MaxiDOT display and how it behaves? I am specifically interested if the button would display the folder view on the MaxiDOT when playing music via SD Card or USB. And at last, would this be a simple replace, or adapters and/or coding is needed? Cheers

@linni I took a while to do some additional research - meaning watching MaxiDOT videos on youtube. I found 3 videos which show exactly the same issue that I am facing (as normal operation), and no videos showing the song list/folder up or similar. The videos were taken on Suberb mk3 (color maxidot), Octavia 2014 (monochrome maxidot) and a Yeti (monochrome maxidot). I am starting to beleive that this indeed is by design. I updated my software version to latest with no change. I've now started to look for some coding option via ObdEleven to try to change this. Will keep this thread updated with any result.

Hello, Although a similar topic was posted, I couldn't find a definitive answer. I am looking for a way to navigate / change folders on SD or USB when playing music, via the steering wheel controls. Kodiaq 2018 with Amundsen and MaxiDOT dash. The expected behaviour would be - if I scroll the right-hand jog, a list with the songs should appear, and at the top of the list - a folder-up link. This is the case if you have a full digital dash, as user @linni posted in a video. In my case, if I scroll the right-hand jog, the songs go previous/next, with only the current song displayed on the MaxiDOT. You can see this in my video below. No option to navigate through the folders and choose a specific song. Can anyone please test this (Kodiaq/Superb/Octavia/Karoq) and confirm that it is not a bug in my software. It would be really dissaponting if this is indeed by design.

Hi @linni , sorry for the delayed reply. That just looks great (and just about right). On the MaxiDOT, I don't get a list of the songs going up/down, it shows one song at a time and shifts to previous/next depending on whether you scroll up or down. In my video, I am doing the same as you, scrolling the right-hand wheel on the controls. I do get a similar list like in your video when listening to Radio, with a list of stations, and you can easily choose which one you like / play. Pity. I will update the Amundsen to the latest version these days, but I doubt it will be solved (the current one is not that old). Cheers.

@linni Yes, I've tried scrolling up and down (it is really clicking back and cycling previous or next tracks), and depending on the direction it goes either to the last song in the previous folder, or the first song in the next folder. It doesn't work like the radio station change (where I can literally scroll up and down through the station memory).

@AndrewLForrest Did you manage to find any solution to the folder browsing via steering wheel? I cannot comprehend how can "Simply clever" miss this big of an issue. Cheers

@linni I tried with an USB stick, same problem. Check the video above. Cheers

I've uploaded my issue to a Youtube video, showcasing the navigation problem. If nobody has any suggestions on this issue, I plan to open a new thread. Cheers

@linni thanks for checking on your side. Yes, the arrows work fine for all other functions, the folders are visible and can be navigated through the main display (via touch), and everything is "readable" in terms of data. I will try with an USB stick. I will also update the version of my MIB2 Amundsen (although is only a few minor versions behind), and post the results.

Thanks for the reply! Not the same at all. Both the up/down and left/right steering wheel buttons do the same thing while playing SD/USB Mp3's with folders - change the track withing the folder, and nothing else. Nothing in the manual about that, and no voice commands for that type of navigation. Now I have to retrofit a digital dash. And I really liked the combined one :) It's very strange how can a VW group company miss something so trivial, a function that worked like a charm in my '12 Mondeo (and it doesn't seem complex to implement in the MaxiDOT). It is what it is. Cheers!

Hi Linni, I've been searching high and low on how to navigate through SD Card folders using the MaxiDOT display (with steering wheel controls). Can you please shed some light on this? I also like to have my music on a physical medium rather than play it via my phone. I have the Amundsen system, but I doubt it is really much different than Columbus. Cheers, Toni