I can't believe this has never come up, but I did a search for it and didn't find anything. I had an overnight test drive on a '07 Type-S, and one thing I noticed is that the radio apparently doesn't have RBDS. Is that true, or did I overlook it? I looked through the menus and checked the manual, but I couldn't find anywhere to enable it if it's really there.

 

This may be a really dumb question, but what are RBDs? I honestly have no clue what that stands for.

 

really boring driving station

 

I think he's referring to what we have called on here RDS (Radio Data System) in which song and station information is transmitted and displayed on your headunit. Apparrently the name in the US is suppose to be RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) but most people use RDS.

To the OP, no the TL does not have RBDS. This has been discussed here before and appears on most people's list of features that should be included as most point out that many low priced cars have this option.

 

Yes, that's exactly what I'm referring to; on my S4, the button to toggle it is labeled RBDS. Thanks for clearing that up, but what a bummer. I've really gotten used to having it. That non-inclusion is even more of a head-scratcher than AWD.

 

Do the stations in your area actually provide any interesting RBDS data (artist and song names, traffic or weather alerts)? Where I live, there is only one station broadcasting data and all it ever says is the station call sign.

 

Yeah, actually. There's only one station out of about six that I listen to in Atlanta that doesn't broadcast artist & song info.

 

It is more useful in Europe where they broadcast traffic information, breaking news, and other important information. I think that the TL should have it as well.