General Information

Telephone System

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Telephone Antenna Bracket

• The Telephone Antenna (R65) has been installed in the New Beetle convertible since 9.02.

• As a result of changed fenders as of 05.07, new telephone antenna brackets are being used.

• The illustration depicts the left bracket.

Left telephone antenna bracket through 06.05





Left telephone antenna bracket from 07.05





Telephone System

The telephone system is only available as cellular telephone preparation.

It is possible to retrofit cell phones in a vehicle with cellular telephone preparation. For operation in VW vehicles, telephones need their own operating electronics, a so-called interface box (Cellular Telephone Operating Electronics Control Module (J412)). This creates a connection between the cell phone and the components installed in the vehicle via a standardized VDA connector. The standard telephone from VW is connected with this VDA connector via a special interface box. To find out which interface box can be used with telephones made by other manufacturers, check with the manufacturer. Interface boxes without a VDA connector require a corresponding adapter (Votex).

In the cellular phone prep, the cellular telephone operating electronics control module (interface box) is installed at the factory. An adapter cable is needed for the connection from the cellular telephone to the VDA connector on the cellular telephone operating electronics control module.

Cellular Phone and Two-Way Radio Operation

Cellular Phones and Portable Two-Way Radios with Separate External Antenna

• Radio remote controls (garage door opener) and wireless units (keyboard or PC mouse) may only be used in the vehicle if the transmitted output is maximum 100 mW.

• Please follow exactly the operating instructions and installation instructions of the manufacturer of mobile telephones, radio-based devices, and antennas.

• The devices' optimal range will only be reached with an exterior antenna.

• When telephone and two-way radio systems are installed properly, there is no danger to safety systems such as the ABS or the airbag. A prerequisite is however that there has been no intervention in their installations. Parallel wiring to such systems must be avoided.

• Excessively high electromagnetic fields can arise if mobile telephones and radio devices, with or without an incorrectly installed exterior antenna, are used.