Skoda Octavia (2019 year). Manual - part 8

Infotainment operation

Infotainment operation

Screen areas

Fig. 168 

Screen areas

Description of the display 

» Fig. 168

Status line with time and outdoor temperature data and other information
Information and the operation of the current menu
Function surfaces of the current menu

Operation principles

Fig. 169 

Screen display

Description of the display 

» Fig. 169

Identification of the current menu
Return to the higher-level menu
Scroll symbol – you can move in the menu by moving your fingers up or

down on the scroll symbol

A
B
C

A
B
C

Menu item with “Checkbox”

▶



 - Function is switched on

▶



 - Function is switched off



 Opens a sub-menu of the menu item with a “pop-up window”

Functional surfaces

The screen areas which confirm a function or a menu are called “function sur-

faces”.

▶

White text - the surface is active and thus selectable

▶

Grey text - the surface is inactive and therefore not selectable

▶

Green frame - currently selected surface

Selecting menu/menu item/function

▶

Drag your finger over the screen in the required direction.

▶

By moving your finger over the slider

▶

Turning the knob  (not applicable to Infotainment Columbus).

Confirming menu/menu item/function

▶

By tapping on the function surface.

▶

By pressing the knob  (not applicable to Infotainment Columbus).

Returning to the higher-level menu

▶

By tapping on the function surface .

▶

By tapping on the screen outside of the “pop-up window”.

▶

By pressing the corresponding button next to the screen (e.g. in the Media

menu, by pressing the sensor field/the 



 button) (not applicable to Info-

tainment Columbus).

Selecting the menu item/function value

▶



 - Selected menu item/function value

▶



 - Deselected menu item/function value

Set value

▶

By tapping on the function surface  or  the bottom of the screen.

▶

By touching or moving your finger over the scale.

▶

Turning the knob  (not applicable to Infotainment Columbus).

Note

Depending on the equipment, the Infotainment can also be operated by means

of the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel. Further information

» page 52

.

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Infotainment operation

Operating the menus

Fig. 170  Operating the menus

Operating the menus 

» Fig. 170

Browse the menu- List entries
Enlargement/reduction of the menu window (applies to the infotainment

Columbus)
Expand/reduce the menu window (applies to Infotainment Amundsen)
Open / close the menu window
Close the menu window

Alphanumeric keyboard

Fig. 171 

Example of the keyboard display

The alphanumeric keypad is used to enter for letters, numbers and characters.

A
B

C
D



Description of the alphanumeric keyboard 

» Fig. 171

Input line
Context-dependent:

▶



 - Toggle upper case to lower case and vice versa

▶



 - Switch to special characters

▶



 - Switch to numbers

Context-dependent:

▶



 - Switch to numbers

▶



 - Switch to Latin letters

▶



 - Switch to Cyrillic letters

- Display of visited entries (the number of visited entries is displayed in the

function surface)
Erase the entered characters
By holding the variants of each type are displayed.

Switch between keyboards with specific characters of the selected

languages 

» page 134

 or 

» page 141

Enters a blank
Move the cursor within the input line to the left
Move the cursor within the input line to the right
Confirmation of the entered number

Search

While entering characters, a search is made for corresponding entries.
The entry such as a telephone contact to be searched for must be entered

along with the special characters (diacritics).
By tapping on the function surface  a list of matching entries opens.

A
B

C









  









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Infotainment

Gesture control

Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.

Fig. 172 

Example of a menu with

gesture control

Some menus of Infotainment Columbus can be operated by means of hand

gestures by slowly moving the hand back and forth approximately 8 cm above

the Infotainment screen.
The menus with gesture control feature the symbol  in the lower right-hand

corner 

» Fig. 172

.

Switching the function on / off

The gesture control function is switched on at the factory.

›

To switch the function on/off, tap the sensor field 



 and then the function

surface  → Screen → Hand gesture .

Acoustic confirmation of gesture

When the function is switched on, Infotainment indicates that a gesture has

been recognised by means of an acoustic signal.

›

To activate/deactivate the acoustic confirmation of a recognised gesture,

tap the sensor field 



 and then the function surface  → Screen → Audible

hand gesture feedback.

Visual confirmation of the gesture

When the function is switched on and a gesture has been recognised, Infotain-

ment shows an animation with the bottom bar moving in the direction of the

hand movement.

›

To activate/deactivate the visual confirmation of a recognised gesture, tap

the sensor field 



 and then the function surface  → Screen → Visual hand

gesture feedback.

Switching Infotainment on/off

Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.

›

To switch on Infotainment, press 



.

›

To switch off Infotainment, hold 



.

Applies to Infotainment Amundsen, Bolero, Swing

›

To switch on/off Infotainment, press 



.

Automatic switch-on of Infotainment

If Infotainment was not turned off with 



 before the ignition was turned off,

it will automatically switch on when the ignition is switched on.

Automatic switch-off of Infotainment

If the vehicle key is pulled out of the ignition lock while Infotainment is switch-

ed on, Infotainment will switch off automatically.
If the vehicle is fitted with the starter button, Infotainment will switch off au-

tomatically after the engine is switched off and the door is opened.
With the ignition off, Infotainment will automatically turn off after about 30

minutes.
Infotainment turns off automatically under certain circumstances. Infotain-

ment informs of this via a text message on the Infotainment display.

Restart of Infotainment

If Infotainment stops responding (if it “freezes”), it can be restarted by press-

ing and holding 



 for longer than 10 s.

Show time and date on the screen

Standby mode

With the ignition off and infotainment (standbyMode), it is possible to display

the time and date in the Infotainment screen.
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

▶

To switch the time and date display on/off, press the 



 sensor field and

then tap the function surface  → Screen Show clock in standby mode.

The display mode can be changed by finger motion across the screen side-

ways.
Applies to Infotainment Swing

▶

To switch the time and date display on/off, press the 



 button, then tap

the function surface Screen → Show clock in standby mode.

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Infotainment operation

"Screen off" mode

With the ignition on and functions Switch off screen (in 10 seconds) and Display clock

when screen is off 

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 enabled, it is possible to display the time and date

when the Infotainment screen is switched off.
The display type depends on the display mode selected in standby mode (does

not apply to the Infotainment Swing).

Adjusting the volume

Every change in volume is displayed on the screen.

Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.

›

To increase the volume, tap the function surface 



.

›

To decrease the volume, tap the function surface 



.

›

To activate/deactivate the mute setting, tap the sensor field 



.

Applies to Infotainment Amundsen, Bolero, Swing

›

To increase the volume, turn the controller 



 clockwise.

›

To decrease the volume, turn the controller 



 anticlockwise.

›

To mute, turn the controller 



 anticlockwise to 0.

›

or: To activate/deactivate the mute setting, press the button 



 (applies

to Infotainment Swing).

The following symbol appears on the screen when the sound is muted .
If, at the time of muting, sound is being played from a source in the Media

menu, then the playback is stopped.

CAUTION

■

High volumes can cause sound resonance in the vehicle.

■

When changing or connecting an audio source, this may cause sudden

changes in volume. Reduce the volume before changing or connecting an au-

dio source.

Infotainment menus

Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero.

Fig. 173 

Overview of Infotainment me-

nus: Grid display

Fig. 174 

Overview of Infotainment me-

nus: List

›

To display the overview of Infotainment menus, press the 



 sensor field.

›

To set the display mode, press the button 



 sensor field and then tap the

function surface  → Screen → Menu:.

›

Select the Grid 

» Fig. 173

 or Horizont. Display 

» Fig. 174

 option.

Overview of Infotainment menus

Radio menu 

» page 144

Media menu 

» page 147

“ŠKODA Connect” Online Services 

» page 13

SmartLink menu 

» page 171

With a connection established to an external device,  the actual connec-

tion is shown instead of a symbol

▶



 Android Auto 

» page 172

▶



 Apple CarPlay 

» page 173

▶



 MirrorLink® 

» page 174

Telephone menu 

» page 158

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









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Vehicle system settings 

» page 198

Navigation menu 

» page 176

 (Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amund-

sen)
List of traffic reports (TMC) (applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amund-

sen) 

» page 196

Media Command menu (applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen)

» page 156

Images menu 

» page 153

- Sound settings 

» page 133

Air conditioning menu 

» page 116

Infotainment settings 

» page 133

Main screen “HOME”

Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.

Fig. 175 

HOME main screen

›

To display the information, tap the 



 sensor field.

The “HOME” main screen contains three windows.
In the left window 

» Fig. 175

 the navigation map is always displayed. By tapping

the screen within this window, the Navigation main menu is displayed.
The contents of the window to the right can be changed. By holding the func-

tion surface 

A

, the list of selectable menus is displayed.

By tapping the function surface 

A

 or by double-finger tapping on the screen

within each window, the appropriate main menu is displayed.
If there are other pages in the window, then the associated symbols are dis-

played in area 

B

. By moving your finger across the screen within each win-

dow, it is possible to display these pages.

















Configuration wizard

The configuration wizard is automatically displayed if there are at least two

non-selected menu items after turning on Infotainment, or if a new personali-

sation user account has been selected.

›

For manual display in Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen and Bolero, tap the



 sensor field and then tap on the function surface  → Configuration wizard.

›

For manual display in Infotainment Swing, press the 



 button, then tap

the function surface Configuration wizard.

The Configuration wizard allows you to set the following menu items in se-

quence.

Identification of the personalisation user account 

» page 57

Time and date format
Storing the radio station with the strongest reception signal at present
Pairing and connecting a phone to Infotainment
Home address (applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen)
Setting “ŠKODA Connect” online services

The selected menu item is marked with the 



 symbol.

Operating using an application in the external device

Some Infotainment functions can be operated using an application in the sup-

ported external device.
For the complete functionality of the application, data transmission from ex-

ternal devices must be activated and, if necessary, operation of the Infotain-

ment via the application must be approved.

Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

›

Activate data transfer in Infotainment. To do so, tap the 



 sensor field and

then the function surface  → Mobile device data transfer → Activate data transfer

for ŠKODA Apps.

›

Release Infotainment operation using the application. To do so, tap the 



sensor field and then the function surface  Tap→ Mobile device data transfer →

Operation via apps: → Confirm/Allow .

›

Connect Infotainment to an external device via WLAN

» page 169

.

›

In the external device, launch an application for Infotainment operation (e.g.

ŠKODA Media Command).















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Infotainment operation

Applies to Infotainment Swing

›

Activate data transfer in Infotainment. Press the 



 button and then tap on

the function surface Activate data transfer for ŠKODA apps.

Note

The description of Infotainment operation ŠKODA Media Command is part of

the application.

Voice control

Introduction to the subject

Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero.

The navigation, telephone, radio and media menu can be operated by voice

commands.
The voice control system can be used either by the driver or by the front pas-

senger.

Function requirements for voice control

Infotainment is switched on.
There will be no telephone call using a phone connected to Infotainment.
The parking aid is not active.

Requirements for optimum voice command recognition

▶

The voice commands must only be issued when the 



 symbol is displayed on

the Infotainment screen and the input tone has completely faded.

▶

Speak at your normal volume without intonation and long pauses.

▶

Avoid bad pronunciation.

▶

Close the doors and windows in order to avoid disturbing environmental in-

fluences on the function of the voice commands.

▶

You are recommended to speak louder at higher speeds, so that the sound of

your voice is not drowned out by the increased ambient noise.

▶

During voice control, limit additional noise in the vehicle, e.g. passengers talk-

ing at the same time.

WARNING

The emergency number should be dialled manually. Your voice commands

may not be recognised in such situations. The telephone connection may

not be established or the connection may take too much time to complete.







CAUTION

■

The messages are generated by Infotainment. Flawless clarity (e.g. road or

city name) cannot always be guaranteed.

■

For some Infotainment languages, there is no voice control available. Info-

tainment indicates this fact through a text message that is displayed on the

screen after setting the Infotainment language.

Note

During voice control, no nav. announcements and traffic announcements are

played.

Voice control on / off

Fig. 176 

Voice control: Main menu

Switching on

›

Press the button  on the multifunction steering wheel or the 



 sensor

field on the Infotainment (does not apply to Infotainment Columbus).

The main menu is displayed 

» Fig. 176

.

Switching off

›

Press the button twice  on the multifunction steering wheel or the 



sensor field on the Infotainment twice (does not apply to Infotainment Co-

lumbus).

›

or: Issue the voice command “End voice control”.

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Infotainment

Operation principle

Fig. 177 

Example of screen display

In the voice control main menu 

» Fig. 176

 on page 130 There are basic voice

commands for the individual menus.
Other voice commands are displayed by tapping the respective function sur-

face, if required, by issuing the name of respective command (e.g. navigation).

The screen shows the following 

» Fig. 177

.

Context-dependent:

▶



 The system is waiting for a voice command

▶



 The system recognises a voice command

▶



 The system plays a message

▶



 Voice command entry was stopped

Available list entries
Possible voice commands
Display other possible voice commands

Voice commands that can be issued, are indicated in “quotation marks”.

Note

The display of the voice control symbols

A

 

» Fig. 177

 are dependent of the

equipment fitted also on the display of the instrument cluster.

A

B
C



Voice commands

Enter

The voice commands must only be issued when the 



 symbol is displayed

on the Infotainment screen and the input tone has completely faded. The in-

put tone can be switched on / off. To do so, tap the 



 sensor field and then

the function surface  → Voice control.
It is not necessary to wait for the end of message playback when Infotainment

is playing a message. The Infotainment message can be acknowledged by tap-

ping the 



 sensor field (does not apply to Infotainment Columbus) or press-

ing the button  on the multifunction steering wheel. Then a voice command

can be issued. The voice control is hereby much faster.

Stop

This allows for more time for input of the voice command (e.g. in the list of

visited contacts).
The process for the voice command input can be stopped by moving a finger

up/down across the screen or by turning the controller  (not applicable to In-

fotainment Columbus).
When stopping, the symbol changes from 



 to .

Restore

The procedure for voice command input can be restarted in one of the follow-

ing ways.

▶

By tapping on the function surface .

▶

By tapping the 



 sensor field on the Infotainment (does not apply to Info-

tainment Columbus).

▶

By pressing the key  on the multifunction steering wheel.

Not recognising a voice command

If a voice command is not detected three times in succession from Infotain-

ment, then the voice control is stopped.

Correction of a voice command input

A voice command can be corrected, modified or re-entered by tapping the



 sensor field (does not apply to Infotainment Columbus) or pressing the

button  on the multifunction steering wheel. However, this is only possible

as long as the 



 symbol appears on the screen.

You do not have to wait until the voice command is recognised by Infotain-

ment.

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Infotainment operation

Voice commands can be used during voice control

Voice command

Operation

“Back”

Return to the previous menu

“Help”

reproducing and displaying possible voice com-

mands

Voice commands that can be used while browsing the list entries

Voice command

Operation

“Next page”

Browse menu / list / directory

“Previous page”
“First page”
“Last page”

Additional Information

Navigation - applies to Infotainment Columbus

If the set Infotainment language matches with the language of the currently

selected country when entering the destination, then the destination address

is entered in one step.
The voice command “Navigate” and immediately the city, street and street

number (if it is included in the navigation data) Interest (POI) or a contact with

the previously stored address, can be issued.

Navigation - applies to Infotainment Amundsen

To the destination, you are first required to issue the command“enter ad-

dress” and then follow Infotainment instructions.
It is not necessary to spell city and street names if the entered destination is

located in a country that has no voice control available for the language.

Online POI search – applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen

When “Infotainment Online” 

» page 18

 services are activated, a POI search can

also be carried out online by issuing the voice command “Find online POI”.

Radio

In order for a radio station can be selected using voice command, the station

must be stored in the list of available stations 

» page 145

 or in the preset list

» page 145

.

Updating the Infotainment software

Fig. 178 

Available software updates on

the ŠKODA websites

The software update ensures optimum operation of Infotainment (e.g. Com-

patibility with new phones).
Information on Infotainment compatibility can be found on the following

ŠKODA Internet pages. This is carried out by reading the QR code 

» Fig. 178

 or

after entering the following address into the web browser.

http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal

Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

▶

To determine the software version, tap the 



 sensor field and then the

function surface  → System information.

▶

To start the software update, tap the 



 sensor field and then tap the

function surface  → System information → Update software.

Applies to Infotainment Swing

▶

To determine the software version, press the 



 button, then tap on the

System information function surface.

▶

To start the software update, press the 



 button, then tap on the System

information → Update software function surface.

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Infotainment

Infotainment settings - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

Infotainment system settings

sound settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  .

■

Volume - Volume settings

■

Radio announcements - Volume adjustment of traffic announcements (TP)

■

Navigation announcements - Volume adjustment of navigation announcements

(does not apply to infotainment Bolero)

■

Voice control - volume setting for voice output

■

Maximum switch-on volume - Setting the maximum volume when switching on

Infotainment

■

Speed-dependent volume adjustment - Increases the volume as speed increases

■

Bluetooth audio: - Volume setting of the device connected via Bluetooth 

®

 au-

dio profile

■

Quiet - Low volume

■

Medium - Medium volume

■

Loud - High volume

■

Entertainment fading while parking - Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio volume)

when the parking aid is activated

■

Entertainment fading (nav. announcements) - Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio

volume) in the event of a navigation announcement

■

Bass - Mid - Treble - Setting the equalizer

■

Balance - Fader - Sets the balance between left and right, front and rear

■

CANTON Equaliser - Setting the equaliser

■

Individual- Adjustment of treble, mid and bass

■

Profile - Setting of the profile (e.g. Rock, Classical and so on.)

■

CANTON optimisation -Setting the optimum room sound perception

■

All areas - Setting optimised for the whole vehicle interior

■

Front - Setting optimised for the front seats

■

Driver - Setting optimised for the driver

■

CANTON surround - Setting the surround sound level (“-9 ”Stereo / “+9”full sur-

round)

■

Subwoofer - Subwoofer volume settings

■

Sound focus -Setting the optimum room sound perception

■

All areas - Setting optimised for the whole vehicle interior

■

Driver - Setting optimised for the driver

■

Touchscreen tone - Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen

■

No navigation sound during call - Switching on / off the nav. announcements dur-

ing a telephone call (not applicable to Infotainment Bolero)

Display settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  Tap→ Screen.

■

Menu: Setting the Infotainment menu display

■

Horizont. Display - Horizontal display 

» Fig. 174

 on page 128

■

Grid display - Grid display 

» Fig. 173

 on page 128

■

Switch off screen (in 10 seconds) - Enable/disable the automatic power off func-

tion

■

Display clock when screen is off - Time and date display when the screen is

switched off

■

Brightness: - Adjusts the brightness of the screen

■

Touchscreen tone - Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen

■

Menu button tone - Turn on / off the acoustic signal by pressing a button next to

the screen

■

Hand gesture - Enable/disable the gesture control using hand movements via

the Infotainment screen (applies to Infotainment Columbus)

■

Visual hand gesture feedback - Enable/disable the animation when a gesture is

recognised (applies to Infotainment Columbus)

■

Audible hand gesture feedback - Enable/disable acoustic signal when a gesture is

recognised (applies to Infotainment Columbus)

■

Animation when finger near screen - Turn the proximity sensors on/off (When the

function is on, e.g.Navigation will be shown in the main menu when moving a

finger towards the bottom bar with the function surfaces on the screen)

■

Show clock in standby mode - Time and date displayed on the screen when the

ignition is switched on and Infotainment is switched off

Time and date settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → Time and date.

■

Clock time source: Time source settings: manual/GPS (applies to Infotainment

Columbus, Amundsen)

■

Time: - Time settings

■

Summer (DST) - Switches summer time on/off

■

Automatic summer time - Switches the automatic switch to summer time on/off

■

Time zone: - Select the time zone

■

Time format: - Set the time format

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Infotainment settings - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

■

Date: - Date settings

■

Date format: - Set the date format

Setting the Infotainment language

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → Language.

›

Select the Infotainment language.

In some languages, after selecting the function surfaceFemale and Male are dis-

played for the choice of voice prompts for Infotainment.

Note

■

When a language is selected which does not support voice control, Infotain-

ment will indicate this with a message on the screen.

■

The messages are generated by Infotainment. Flawless clarity (e.g. road or

city name) cannot always be guaranteed.

Additional keypad language settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → Additional keypad

languages.

In this menu, a keyboard language set can be added to allow characters other

than those in the currently selected language to be entered.

Unit settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  Tap on→ Units .

■

Distance: - Distance units

■

Speed: - Speed units

■

Temperature: - Temperature units

■

Volume: - Volume units

■

Fuel consumption: - Consumption units

■

CNG consump.: - CNG consumption units

■

Pressure: - Pressure units for tyre pressure

Settings for data transfer

Activated data transfer enables data transfer between the Infotainment sys-

tem and the external device or the operation of some Infotainment functions

using the applications of the external device (e.g. ŠKODA Media Command).

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → Mobile device data

transfer.

■

Activate data transfer for ŠKODA apps- Turning data transfer on and off

■

Use apps to operate: - Setting Infotainment operation via the applications of the

external device (applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen)

■

Deactivate - Deactivation of Infotainment operation via an external device

■

Confirm - Infotainment operation with required confirmation

■

Allow - Infotainment operation without required confirmation

Voice control settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → Voice control.

■

Example commands (Infotainment system) - Turn on/off display of the menu con-

taining voice commands in the Infotainment screen when voice control is ac-

tivated

■

Example commands (instrument cluster) - Turn on/off display of the menu contain-

ing basic voice commands when voice control is activated

■

Voice control session start tone - Switch on/off the audible signal when turning on

the voice control

■

Voice control session end tone - Switch on/off the audible signal when voice con-

trol ends

■

Input tone in voice dialogue - Switch on/off the audible signal for the voice input

■

End tone in voice dialogue - Switch on/off the audible signal for the voice input

Safe removal of the external device

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  Remove safely: and

select the external device to be removed.

Reset to factory settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → Factory settings.

In this menu, all or only chosen settings can be restored.

Bluetooth

®

Settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → Bluetooth.

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■

Bluetooth - Switch on/off Bluetooth

®

 function

■

Visibility: Switch the visibility of the Bluetooth

®

 device for other Bluetooth

®

 de-

vices on/off

■

Name: - Changing the name of the Bluetooth

®

device

■

Paired devices - Display the list of paired Bluetooth 

® 

devices

■

Find devices - Search for available Bluetooth

®

 devices

■

Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP) - Activate/deactivate the ability to connect a

Bluetooth

®

 audio device (e.g. MP3 player, tablet etc...)

Wireless settings

Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen.

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → WLAN.

■

WLAN - List of available hotspots of external devices

■

WLAN - Turn on / off Infotainment wireless

■

WPS quick connection (WPS button) - Establishing a secure connection to the

hotspot of the external device using WPS (applies to Infotainment Amund-

sen)

■

Manual settings - Setting the parameters for search and connection to the

hotspot of the external device

■

Network name - Enter the Hotspot name

■

Network key - Setting the access password

■

Security level: Security setting (WPA2 always set)

■

Connect - Connection establishment

■

Search - Search / Restore the list of available hotspots

■

Mobile hotspot - Setting Infotainment hotspot (in the function surface the sym-

bol  displayed with the number of connected external devices)

■

Mobile hotspot - Switching on / off Infotainment hotspot

■

WPS quick connection (WPS button) - Establishing a secure connection to the In-

fotainment hotspot via WPS (applies to Amundsen)

■

Hotspot (WLAN) settings - Setting the parameters for the connection to Info-

tainment hotspot

■

Security level: Security setting (WPA2 always set)

■

Network key - Input of the access password

■

SSID: ... - Name of the infotainment Hotspots

■

Do not send network name (SSID) -Turn Infotainment hotspot visibility on/off

■

Store - Storage of Infotainment hotspot parameters

Network settings

Applies to the infotainment Columbus with seated in the external module SIM

card as well as for the Infotainment Amundsen with the connected Carstick-

Device.

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → Network.

■

Network settings - Sets the data connection from the associated telephone

service provider (APN settings)

■

Access point name: ... - Setting of the access point name

■

User name: ... - Setting of the user name

■

Password: ... - Password setting

■

Authentication: Sets the check type

■

Normal - Without verification

■

Safe - Verification required

■

Reset Access Point (APN) - Delete the parameters for the network setting

■

Store - Storage of the parameters for the network setting

■

Network provider: ... - Selection of the network provider (the menu item is visi-

ble when the SIM card is inserted in the external module or CarStick device)

■

Data roaming - Enable / disable the use of data roaming connection

■

Current connection details - Display of information on data downloaded (by tap-

ping the function button Reset the data information is deleted)

■

Data connection: Usage settings for the data connection (Internet connection)

of the SIM card inserted in the external module or CarStick device

■

Off - Use of the data connection is not possible

■

Ask - Use of the data connection is only possible after it has been confirmed

■

On - Use of the data connection is possible at any time

ŠKODA Connect Online Services settings

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → ŠKODA Connect

(Online Services).

■

Services Management - Information on licensing of the respective online serv-

ices and the option to switch them on / off

■

registration - Enter the registration PIN code for online services (in the user

profile on the website ŠKODA Connect Portal receive)

System information

›

Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  → System information.

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The information available will be displayed, for example regarding the Infotain-

ment hardware and software, the Bluetooth

®

 software version, the navigation

database version, etc.

›

To Update the Infotainment software, Bluetooth

®

 software version, etc., tap

on the function surface Update software.

›

To Update the navigation database and the POI categories created in the

user profile on the ŠKODA Connect Portal website, tap on the function sur-

face Online update.

The information on available software updates is obtained from a ŠKODA part-

ner or from the following ŠKODA Internet pages.

http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal

Radio menu settings

Settings for all broadcasting ranges

›

In the main Radio menu, tap the function surface  .

■

Sound - sound settings

■

Scan - Automatic playback of short portions of all available stations in the

current frequency range

■

Arrow buttons: - Setting the function of the function surfaces  

■

Preset list - Change between stations stored under the preset buttons

■

Station list - Change between all available stations of the selected broadcast-

ing range

■

Traffic programme (TP) - Switches TP traffic programme on/off

■

Delete presets - Deletes station buttons

■

Station logos - Manual management of station logos

■

Radio text - Switching the text display radio (FM and DAB) on and off

■

Advanced settings - Other settings that are different depending on the selected

broadcasting range (FM and DAB)

Advanced settings (FM)

›

Select the FM band in the Radio main menu and tap on the function surface


 → Advanced settings.

■

Auto-save station logos- Automatic storage of the station logos

■

Region for station logo: - Setting the region for station logo

■

Automatic frequency control (AF) - Activate/deactivate the search for alternative

frequencies of the station currently being played

■

Radio Data System (RDS) - enable/disable RDS function (receiving additional in-

formation from the station)

■

RDS Regional: Switch on/off automatic tracking of related regional stations

■

Fixed - Maintains the selected regional station continuously. When the sig-

nal is lost, another station must be set manually.

■

Automatic - Auto-selects the station with the best reception at the moment.

If you lose reception in the given the region, Infotainment will automatically

set another available region.

Advanced settings (DAB)

›

In the Radio main menu, select the DAB range and tap on the function sur-

face  → Advanced settings.

■

Auto-save station logos- Automatic storage of the station logos

■

DAB traffic messages - Switch on/off DAB traffic messages

■

Other DAB messages - Switch on/off other announcements (e.g., warnings, re-

gional weather, sports reports, financial news)

■

DAB - DAB station tracking - Switch on/off automatic DAB station tracking on

another frequency or in other station groups

■

Automatic DAB - FM switching - Switch on/off auto-switching from DAB to the

FM broadcasting range if the DAB signal is lost

■

Switch to a similar station - Activate/deactivate automatic switching to another

station with similar content in the event of signal loss (applies to Infotain-

ment Columbus)

■

L-band - Activate/deactivate the availability of the L-band

Automatic change from DAB to FM

In the event of bad DAB reception, the device tries to find an FM station.
The station name is followed by () while the station is being received on the

FM band. When the corresponding DAB station is received again, the system

automatically switches from FM to DAB.
If a DAB station is also not available in the FM band due to poor reception, In-

fotainment will be switched to mute.

L-band

For the DAB radio reception in different countries, different broadcasting

ranges are used. In some countries the DAB radio reception is only possible in

the what is known as the L-band.

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If no L-band DAB radio reception is possible in the country then we recom-

mend turning off the L-band. The channel scan is therefore faster.

Media menu settings

›

Tap the function surface in the Media main menu  .

■

Sound - sound settings

■

Manage jukebox - Managing (record / delete) supported files (audio / video) in

the internal Infotainment memory (applies to Infotainment Columbus)

■

Mix/repeat including subfolders - Switching the title display including subfolders

■

Bluetooth - Settings for the Bluetooth

®

 function

■

WLAN - Wi-Fi settings (applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen)

■

Video (DVD) settings - Setting the parameters of the DVD video (applies to Info-

tainment Columbus)

■

Remove safely: - Safe removal of the external device

■

Traffic programme (TP) - Switches traffic programme on/off

Image menu settings

›

In the Images main menu, tap on the function surface  .

■

Image view: - Image view settings

■

Full - Display the maximum image size while retaining the aspect ratio

■

Automatic - Full screen display

■

Display time: - Set the display time for the slideshow

■

Repeat slideshow - Switching on/off the slideshow repeat

Video DVD menu settings

Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.

›

In the Video DVD main menu, tap on the function surface  .

Depending on the DVD, some of the following menu items are displayed.

■

Format: - Set the screen width/height ratio

■

Audio channel: - Select the audio channel

■

Subtitles: - Subtitle selection

■

Enter/change PIN for parental settings - Management of the PIN code for parental

control

■

Parental control: - Parental control settings

Settings

›

In the Telephone main menu, tap on the function surface  .

■

Hands-free - Switch a call to the telephone/back to Infotainment (the menu

item is displayed during a call)

■

Select mobile phone - Search for available telephones/list of paired tele-

phones/select telephone

■

Bluetooth - Bluetooth

®

 settings 

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■

User profile - User profile settings

■

Manage favourites - Set the function surfaces for your favourite contacts

■

Mailbox number: - Enter the mailbox phone number

■

Network selection: - Select the service provider of the SIM card inserted in the

external module (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card slot

in the external module)

■

Priority assignment: - Select the phone service priority of the SIM card inser-

ted in the external module (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM

card slot in the external module)

■

Automatic - Depending on the telephone service provider

■

Telephone call - Telephone calls are preferred

■

Data transfer - A data connection is preferred

■

Sort by: - Arrangement of telephone contact list

■

Surname - Sort by contact name

■

1st name - Sort by contact's first name

■

Profile name: Rename the profile of the SIM card inserted in the external

module (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card slot in the ex-

ternal module)

■

Import contacts: - Import telephone contacts

■

Select device contacts - Open the paired phones menu (applies to Infotain-

ment Columbus with the SIM card slot in the external module - if the SIM

card is inserted in the external module)

■

Select ring tone - Select the ring tone (depending on the connected phone)

■

Reminder: Remember your mobile - Turn on/off the warning mode before forget-

ting the phone in the vehicle (if the phone was connected to the device)

■

Show pictures for contacts - Switch on/off the display of the image assigned to

the contact

■

Conference call - Activates/deactivates conference calls

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■

Call settings: - Setting the phone functions of the SIM card inserted in the ex-

ternal module during a call (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM

card slot in the external module)

■

Hold call: - Switch the display of the option for answering an incoming call

during a call on/off; determine the current divert setting

■

On - Turn on the display

■

Off - Turn off the display

■

Request status - Check the settings of the SIM card function

■

Send own number: - Sets the telephone number display for the call receiver

■

On - Turn on the display

■

Off - Turn off the display

■

Network dependent - Display depending the telephone service provider

■

Request status - Check the settings of the SIM card function

■

Delete calls - Delete the selected call type performed via the SIM card inserted

into the external module or via a telephone connected to Infotainment by the

Bluetooth

®

 profile rSAP (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card

slot in the external module)

■

All areas - Delete all calls

■

Missed calls - Delete list of missed calls

■

Dialled numbers. - Delete outgoing calls

■

Received calls - Delete list of received calls

■

Text message settings - Text message settings for the sim card inserted in the

external module or in the telephone connected to Infotainment by the Blue-

tooth

®

 profile rSAP (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card slot

in the external module)

■

Standard account - Setting for the use of text messages (only visible when the

SIM card is only used for data services while a telephone is connected to

the Infotainment that supports the Bluetooth

®

 profile MAP)

■

No standard account - Without priority (selection of the SIM card or the con-

nected telephone required)

■

SIM - A list of text messages on the SIM card

■

MAP - A list of text messages of the connected telephone

■

Service centre number: - Setting the number of SMS services of the telephone

service provider

■

Store sent text messages - Enable / disable the storage of the text message on

the SIM card

■

Period of validity: - Adjustment of the period in which the telephone service

provider will try to deliver a text message (for example, if the recipient is

not available or Infotainment is switched off.)

■

Delete text message - Delete the data stored on the SIM card text messages

■

All - Delete all text messages

■

Inbox - Delete the text messages received

■

Outbox - Delete draft text messages

■

Sent - Delete sent text messages

■

Telephone interface “Business” - Turn on / off the phone function of the external

module (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card slot in the ex-

ternal module)

■

Use SIM card only for data connection - Switch on - Activating only the data serv-

ices / Switch off - Activating the data and telephone services of the SIM

card inserted in the external module (applies to Infotainment Columbus with

the SIM card slot in the external module)

■

Network - Setting of the telephone service provider for the sim card inserted

in the external module or in the telephone connected to Infotainment by the

Bluetooth

®

 profile rSAP (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card

slot in the external module)/the SIM card inserted in the CarStick device (ap-

plies to Infotainment Amundsen) 

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■

PIN settings: - Setting the PIN code of the SIM card inserted in the external

module (applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card slot in the ex-

ternal module)

■

Automatic PIN entry - Activate/deactivate storage of the SIM card PIN code

■

Change PIN - Change the PIN code of the SIM card

■

Add PIN 2 - Enter the second PIN code of the SIM card (when the function

Automatic PIN entry is on or when the SIM card supports another telephone

service provider)

■

Forward calls - Setting forwarding of incoming calls (valid for Infotainment Co-

lumbus with the SIM card slot in the external module)

■

All calls - Forward all incoming calls

■

If engaged - Forwarding incoming calls during a telephone call

■

Unavailable - Forwarding the incoming calls when the vehicle is outside the

range of the telephone service provider signal

■

If no answer - Redirecting incoming calls when the incoming call is not an-

swered

SmartLink+ menu settings

›

In the main SmartLink menu, tap on function surface  .

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■

Activate data transfer for ŠKODA apps- Activate/deactivate data transfer for

ŠKODA applications

■

MirrorLink® - Settings of the system MirrorLink

®

■

Allow MirrorLink® notification to be shown - Turn the display of Mirror link

®

 appli-

cation messages on the Infotainment screen on/off

Navigation menu settings

Route options

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the functional surface  → Route options.

■

Suggest 3 alternative routes - Switch on/off the menu for alternative routes (eco-

nomical, fast, short)

■

Route: - Setting the preferred route

■

Freq. Routes - Show/hide the menu of the most frequent routes in the split

screen

■

Dynamic route - Switch on/off dynamic route recalculation due to TMC traffic

reports or online traffic reports

■



 Avoid motorways - Switch on/off the non-use of motorways in the route cal-

culation

■



 Avoid ferries and motorail trains - Switch on/off the non-use of ferries and mo-

torail trains in the route calculation

■



 Avoid toll roads - Switch on/off use of toll roads for route calculation

■



 Avoid tunnels - Switch on/off use of tunnels for route calculation

■



 Avoid routes requiring toll stickers - Switch use of routes requiring toll stickers

on/off for route calculation

■

Show available toll stickers - Selection of countries for which a valid toll sticker

is required (routes requiring toll stickers are used for route calculation)

■



 Include trailer - Turn on / off the setting to take a trailer into account for

route calculation 

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Map

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the functional surface  → Map.

■

Show road signs - Switch on/off the display of traffic signs

■

Lane guidance - Display of lane guidance on/off

■

Show favourites - Switch on/off the display of favourites

■

Show POIs - Switch on/off the display of POIs

■

Select categories for POIs - Selection of the displayed category POIs

■

Show brand logos for POIs - Switch on/off the company logos available for the

POIs shown

■

Map view in the instrument cluster - Settings of the map display in the digital in-

strument cluster (applies to vehicles with Infotainment Columbus and the

digital instrument cluster)

■

2D north - two-dimensional map, aligned towards the north - the map does

not rotate

■

2D heading up - two-dimensional map display, aligned in relation to direction

of travel - the map rotates

■

3D heading up - three-dimensional map display

■

Traffic flow settings - Setting the display of a traffic obstruction received from

online traffic

■

Display free-moving traffic - Enable / disable the display of routes with free-

moving transport

■

See jam - Enable / disable the display of routes with heavy traffic

■

Display traffic events (symbols on map) - Activate/deactivate the display of

routes with a traffic incident

Manage memory

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the functional surface  → Manage memory.

■

Sort contacts: - Setting the configuration of the phone book

■

By surname - Sorting by the contact surname

■

By first name - Sorting by the contact first name

■

Define home address - Enter the home address

■

Delete My POIs - Deleting own POI categories (Personal POI)

■

Update "My POIs" (SD/USB) - Import / update your own POI categories (Personal

POI)

■

Retrieve "My POIs" (online) - Online import / update of the user profile on the

website ŠKODA Connect Portal started own POI categories

■

Import destinations (SD/USB) - Import destinations in vCard format

■

Delete user data - Delete user data (by pressing the function surfaceDelete and

confirm the deletion)

■

Last destinations - Delete the last destinations

■

Dest. memory - Delete the stored destinations

■

Online dests - Delete the stored online dests

■

Routes - Delete saved routes

■

My points of interest (Personal POI) - Delete the custom POIs

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■

Entered cities - Delete the history of places already entered via the address

■

Home address - Delete the stored home address

■

Flagged destination - Delete the flagged destination

■

Waypoints - Delete item in the Waypoint mode menu (applies to Infotain-

ment Columbus)

■

Freq. Routes - Delete the most frequently travelled routes

Navigation announcements

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the functional surface  → Navigation an-

nouncements.

■

Volume - Volume control of the nav. announcements

■

Entertainment fading (Navigation) - Adjust the fading of the audio volume (e.g. ra-

dio volume) when navigation announcements are being made

■

Navigation announcements: - Setting the playback method for navigation an-

nouncements (applies to Infotainment Columbus)

■

Comprehensive - All nav. announcements

■

Brief - Short nav. announcements

■

Congestion only - Only nav. announcements when a route is changed

■

No navigation sound during call - Activate/ deactivate non-playback of nav. an-

nouncements during a telephone call

■

Note:“My POIs” - Activate/deactivate an audible indication when approaching a

custom POI (if supported by the imported custom POI)

Top speeds

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the functional surface  → Speed limits.

The maximum speed limits for the current country are displayed.
When the function is switched on Note:National border crossed

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, Ad-

vanced settings, display the country-specific speed limits when crossing inter-

national borders.

Fuel options

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the functional surface  → Fuel options.

■

Select preferred fuel station - Select your preferred fuel station brand (the selec-

ted station brand will be displayed in the first three positions of the list)

■

Fuel warning -Turn on- / Off the display of a warning message with the option

to visit the nearest petrol station when the fuel level reaches the reserve

area

Version information

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the functional surface  → Version informa-

tion .

A list of countries is displayed that exist for the navigation data, together with

the date of the last update.
An update of the navigation data can be carried out by tapping the function

surface Update (SD/USB) or Update (online) (applies to Infotainment Columbus).

The information on updating the navigation data is to be obtained from a

ŠKODA partner or on the following ŠKODA Internet pages.

http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal

Advanced settings

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the functional surface  → Advanced settings.

■

Time display: - Select the time display in the status line

■



 - Estimated arrival time at destination

■



 Estimated travelling time to the destination

■

Status line: - Selection of the destination type, for which the status line, the

route and travel time are displayed (this also determines which destination

type is displayed on the map after selecting  →  is displayed on the map)

■



 - Route destination

■



 - Next waypoint

■

Note:National border crossed - Switching the display of information on country-

specific speed limits when crossing a national border on/off

■

Demo mode - Switch on/off guidance in demo mode

■

Define demo mode starting point - Specifying the start point of the route guid-

ance in the demo mode by entering the address or the current vehicle posi-

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