[1120sjh]

Think you press either 1 or 6 with the arrow on until you find a station you like then press and hold no.2 to save and so on.

Tried that but those buttons only work once they’ve got stations stored on them

 

[1120sjh]

Do the left and right arrow keys next to the CD slot perform any function when in DAB radio mode?

Nope, it just tries to skip forward/back a track as though a CD was in the player

 

[1120sjh]

Do the left and right arrow keys next to the CD slot perform any function when in DAB radio mode?

Cancel that e-up!, you were right!

For anyone else stuck on this not-so-intuitive system, to store DAB stations to the presets you have to:

1) use the right function dial to select the desired DAB block (in my case 12B for BBC national stations)
2) press the right function dial to bring up a menu
3) select SCN, using the same dial
4) this will display the list of scanned stations (for some reason it can only scan like 5 or 6 at a time). To scroll between them , use the skip forward/backwards buttons of the CD PLAYER,
NOT the right function dial(why VW why??)
5) press and hold the station preset buttons 1-6 at the bottom to save them to the presets.

FINALLY I can access 6 Music in my car!! Next question though…why is the signal strength so poor? 🤣 my old car had an aftermarket DAB antenna and stereo installed and the signal strength was never an issue, but sat in the same place in the Up, some play fine but half of the stations get very poor/no signal.
I know my wife had to buy a replacement antenna for the top of the car a few years ago. Does it need to be a specific type/spec to pick up DAB signals properly?