Taken out of my 2005 Audi A4 Avant. This unit is already activated, BUT I do not know how long the subscription is good for. I listened to it for about 1.5 years and it worked fine every day. May have 1.5 years left (if 3 yr subscription) or may be lifetime? New 1 year subscription alone is about $179, so may be worth it to you?? Feel free to ask questions.