AW: No. The Z-E1010 has an active FM antenna phantom power. However, this power is factory set to „OFF“, because the supply voltage is different for VW and Skoda vehicles, which is why you will find three setting options in the device setup: „OFF“ / „12 V“ / „8.5 V“. It is important that FM antenna systems of newer MIB2 based VAG vehicles, e.g. Golf VII, Passat B8, Polo 6C need the 8.5 V supply voltage. Older VAG models such as In contrast, Skoda Octavia II, VW Polo 6R and many Asia vehicles need 12 V for full antenna performance.

Note: In case of poor FM reception, you should check whether the FM power supply in the device setup is set to „8.5 V or“ 12 V „.