Skoda Fabia (2021 year). Manual in english

Driver information system › Analogue instrument cluster

If the heating is switched on with maximum heat

Driver information system

output, the heating power is automatically lowered

after 10 minutes.

Analogue instrument cluster

Overview

Overview of instrument cluster

Tachometer with indicator lights

Display

Speedometer with indicator lights

Bar with indicator lights

Multifunction button:

▶ Setting the time

▶ Reset odometer (trip)

▶ Show distance and days until next service ap-

pointment

Coolant temperature gauge

Fuel gauge

NOTICE

Risk of serious damage to the engine and the ex-

haust system!

▶ Never run the fuel tank completely empty!

In poor visibility and with dipped headlights off,

the brightness of the instrument cluster lighting is

reduced to remind the driver to turn on the light.

Display overview

Depending on the equipment, the following informa-

tion is shown in the display.

Segment display

Time

Selected gear/gear recommendation

Also included depending on vehicle equipment:

Driver information system › Analogue instrument cluster

▶

Automatic gearbox selector lever positions

Operation via the multifunction steering wheel

Menus, indicator lights

Turn - Switch be-

Outside temperature

tween menu

items/set values

- low outside temperature

Selected driving data memory

Press - oÄfirm the

menu item

▶ 1 - from the start

Press - Return to the

▶ 2 - long-term

menu one level high-

▶ 3 - from refuelling

Total distance travelled

Hold - Show main

Trip - Distance travelled after resetting the

memory

Press - Show previous menu (if one has been se-

Information messages

lected) / Show telephone menu

Fuel gauge

Time

Settings

Selected gear/gear

Setting the language

recommendation

The language is set in the Infotainment in menu

Also included de-

pending on vehicle

Resetting the odometer

equipment:

› BrieĔû press the button in the instrument

▶ Compass direction

cluster.

display

▶ Automatic gearbox

Setting the time

MAXI DOT display

selector lever posi-

› Press and hold the button in the instru-

tions

ment cluster until the menu item Time is

Menu, indicator lights and information

displayed.

Outside temperature

› Release the button, the display shows the hour set-

- low outside temperature

ting.

Total distance travelled

› Press the button repeatedly to set the hours.

›

Wait 4 seconds, the display shows the minute set-

Trip - Distance travelled after resetting the

ting.

memory

›

Press the key repeatedly to set the minutes.

Overview of the main menu items

› Wait 4 seconds, the display shows the initial set-

▶ Driving data » page 50, Overview

ting.

▶ Assist systems - Activate/deactivate assist sys-

The time is also set in the Infotainment in menu

tems

▶ Navigation - e.g. Display driving recommendations,

compass, list of destination

Setting the brightness of the instrument cluster

▶ Audio - Using radio and media

lighting

The brightness of the instrument lighting is adjusted

▶ Telephone - Call list, accept or reject an incoming

automatically according to the given lighting condi-

call

tions.

▶ Vehicle - Vehicle condition » page 51, Display.

When low beam is switched on, the brightness of

the instruments lighting can be adjusted in the fol-

Operation

lowing menu in the Infotainment system:

Operation via the control lever

Or:

Press - Switch be-

tween menu

items/set values

Hold - Show main

Press - oÄfirm the

menu item

Driver information system › Driving data

Driving data

Operation

Overview

Display driving data in the display of the instru-

ment cluster via the operating lever

The driving data display works with the ignition

› Select the menu item for the driving data in the

switched on.

main menu in the instrument cluster display.

In the instrument cluster display

Press - Select infor-

Depending on the equipment, the display of the in-

mation/Set values

strument cluster shows information such as speed,

Press - oÄfirm in-

fuel consumption, range, etc.

formation

In Infotainment

Display driving data in the display of the instru-

ment cluster via the multi-functional steering

wheel

›

Select the menu item for the driving data in the

main menu in the instrument cluster display.

Rotate - Select in-

formation/Set values

Press - oÄfirm in-

formation

Distance travelled

Driving time

Average speed

Average fuel consumption

Displaying driving data in the infotainment system

Evaluation of driving economy - Drive-

The driving data is displayed in the following menu in

GreenFunction (depending on Infotainment

the infotainment system:

type) » page 104

Menu item for driving data

Graphical fuel gauge - If the expected range is

less than 300 km, the vehicle slowly approaches

Or:

the symbol

Menu item for the driving data

Range

Select and reset the memory for driving data in

the display of the instrument cluster using the

Memory

control lever

The system saves the driving data in the following

memories:

› To select the memory

for the displayed driv-

From start or "1" (depending on display type)

ing data, press button

▶ Driving data from the time of switching on the ig-

A repeatedly.

nition until the ignition is switched off again is stor-

ed in the memory. If the journey is interrupted for

› To reset the memory,

more than 2 hours, the memory will be reset.

press and hold button

Long term or "2" (depending on display type)

▶ The driving data of all trips up to a total of 99

hours and 59 minutes driving time or 9999 km

driving distance is stored in the memory. If one of

the listed values is exceeded, the memory is reset.

From refuelling or "3" (depending on display type)

▶ Driving data from the time the fuel tank was last

filled is stored in the memory. The memory is reset

the next time the tank is filled.

Driver information system › Speed limit warning

Select memory for driving data in the display of

Settings

the instrument cluster via the multifunction steer-

Setting the speed limit

ing wheel and reset it

› Select Warning at or

(depending on the display type)

› To select the memory

and oÄfirm.

for the displayed driv-

› When the vehicle is stationary, set the desired

ing data, press control

speed limit and oÄfirm.

wheel A repeatedly.

› While driving, drive at the desired speed and con-

› To resetthe memory,

firm it as the speed limit.

hold the dial A .

Resetting the speed limit

› Select Warning at or

(depending on the display type)

and oÄfirm.

› To reset the speed limit, oÄfirm the stored value.

Selecting the memory in the infotainment system

If the journey is interrupted for more than 2 hours,

To select the memory, use the functional areas

the set limit is deactivated, but the set value remains

in the following menu in the infotainment system:

stored.

Menu item for driving data

Or:

Vehicle status

Menu item for the driving data

Display

Resetting the memory in the infotainment system

The memory is reset in the following menu in the in-

The vehicle status is displayed in the following menu

fotainment system:

in the infotainment system:

Menu item for the vehicle status

Or:

Menu item for the vehicle status

Settings

Select driving data to be displayed

The driving data to be displayed is selected in the

following Infotainment menu:

Or:

Vehicle areas displayed in colour indicate associ-

Setting units

The units are set in the following infotainment menu:

ated warnings

No ÄotifiatioÄ

Warning messages regarding the vehicle con-

Or:

dition and their quantity

Display of information about the condition

of the START-STOP system

Speed limit warning

▶

Activation/deactivation of information

regarding the messages of the START-STOP

Usage

system in another screen display

The system offers the possibility to set a speed limit

beyond which an acoustic warning signal will sound

Functionality

and the following warning message appears in the

display of the instrument cluster.

In the event of a system fault, messages regarding

the fault in question are displayed on the instrument

cluster display when the ignition is switched on.

Infotainment Blues › Infotainment overview

Messages in relation to faults can also be displayed in

Infotainment Blues

the Infotainment.

The warning messages will continue to be dis-

Infotainment overview

played until the malfunctions have been remedied.

After the first display of the message, only the indi-

cator lights

(Hazard) or

(Warning) are dis-

played.

Rotary control

Display

SD card slot

Switches Infotainment oÄ/off

Radio menu

Media menu

Settings for the Radio or Media menu

Infotainment settings

Sound settings

Context-dependent:

▶ Rewind

▶ Settings for values of the selected menu

item

Context-dependent:

▶ Fast forward

▶ Settings for values of the selected menu

item

Keys depend on the menu entered

System

Settings

Set value

› Press

› Choose the desired menu item by pressing or

› Adjust the desired value using the controller

› To Exit Settings, press one of the buttons

wait a few seconds until the last selected Radio or

Media menu is shown.

Infotainment settings

› Press the

button.

It is possible to set a value with the following menu

items:

▶ GALA - speed-dependent volume adjustment

▶ On volume - Sets the maximum volume when Info-

tainment is turned on

Infotainment Blues › Screen

▶

TP volume - Sets the volume for in-coming traffi

Selected radio area

program alerts (TP)

Name or frequency

▶ PDC audio - Reduction of the audio volume when

of the radio station

activating the parking aid

Status line

▶ Clock - Switches the time display oÄ/off in the In-

fotainment screen when the Infotainment is

switched off and the ignition switched on

▶ Restore - Restore factory settings

Sound settings

› Press the

button.

Possible symbols in the status line

It is possible to set a value with the following menu

Manual frequency range browsing

items:

Automatic search in the frequency range

▶ Bass - Bass setting

Number of preset buttons on which the radio

▶ Middle - Middle setting

station is stored

▶ Treble - Treble setting

Sound off

▶ Balance - Sets the balance between the left and

A traffi information station is available

right-hand sides

No traffi information station is available

▶ Fader - Adjust the sound balance between front/

rear

Operation

Select frequency range

Screen

› By repeatedly pressing the button

, choose

the frequency range together with memory group

Overview

FM1, FM2. AM1 or AM2.

Number of menu

Search for a station

items for the respec-

› Press the or button.

tive setting

Menu item currently

Or:

displayed

› Hold the button or and let go.

Name of the menu

The search is started and then stopped at the next

item currently dis-

station with a suffiieÄtlû strong signal.

played

Previous menu item

SCAN function

is available

The function plays receivable stations in the selected

Next menu item is available

frequency range in succession for a few seconds at a

time.

Menu item value

›

To start automatic play, press the

key.

› To End automatic play, press

Operation

Set value

› Press

Limitation

› Choose the desired menu item by pressing or

▶ Parking garages, tunnels, tall buildings or moun-

› Adjust the desired value using the controller

tains can restrict radio reception.

› To Exit Settings, press one of the buttons

▶ In the rear side windows, there may be antennas

wait a few seconds until the last selected Radio or

for receiving the radio signal.

Media menu is shown.

Covering the windows with foils or metal-coated

stickers can impair the reception of the radio sig-

nal.

Radio

Overview

Display menu

› Press the

key.

Infotainment Blues › Media

Settings

Info line

Store the current station to a preset button for

Name of the track

preferred stations

being played

› The requested storage group FM1. FM2, AM1 or

Status line

AM2 can be chosen by pressing the button

› Hold one of the keys

Storage is oÄfirmed by an acoustic signal and by the

display of the station button number in the status

line of the display.

Possible symbols in the status line

Automatic storage of stations with the strongest

Repeats the current track

signal

Six radio stations with the strongest signal can be

Play the current album / folder

stored in the currently selected memory group.

Shuffle the current album / folder

Sound off

› Keep the

button pressed down.

A traffi information station is available

Autostore

Will be displayed in the Infotainment

No traffi information station is available

display during station tuning.

Buttons

The variant for changing stations using buttons

Operation

in the Radio menu, is set as follows:

Select the audio source

› In the Radio

menu, press Seek.

› To switch between the available sources, press

› To change between available stations, choose

Stations.

The Infotainment only switches between connected

› To change between stations stored under the

audio sources with playable content.

preset buttons, choose Presets.

Operation - Basics

Switch Traffic Reception (TP) oÄ/off

Start playback / pause

Applies to the FM frequency range.

Press: play the next track

› In the Radio

menu, press

Hold: fast forward within the track

› To turn on, choose Yes.

Press within 3 seconds of starting playback:

› To turn off, choose No.

play the previous track

Press after 3 seconds of the start of play-

back: play the current track from the begin-

Media

ning

Hold: fast rewind within the track

What you should be mindful of

Change to the previous folder/playlist

Change to the next folder/playlist

▶ Do not save important and unsecured data on con-

nected audio sources. ŠKODA assumes no respon-

sibility for lost or damaged files or connected audio

Limitation

sources.

▶ When changing or connecting an audio source,

The availability of some media control functions de-

there may be sudden volume ĔutuatioÄs. Reduce

pends on the connected source and the software

the volume before changing or connecting an au-

used.

dio source.

▶ The legal provisions on copyright applicable in your

country must be observed.

Settings

Switch random play oÄ/off

Overview

› In the Media menu, press

› Choose the Mix menu.

Display menu

› To turn on, choose On.

› Press the

button.

› To turn off, choose Off.

Repeat playback

› In the Media menu, press

Infotainment Blues › Media

› Choose the Repeat menu.

USB device

› For repeated playback of all tracks and folders,

› To connect, insert the USB device into the appro-

choose All.

priate port.

› For repeated playback of the tracks in the cur-

To play audio files, use USB ports that support data

rent folder, choose Track.

transfer.

› For repeated playback of the current folders,

A USB device can be connected directly to the

choose Folder.

USB port or via a connection cable.

Switch Traffic Reception (TP) oÄ/off

We recommend using connection cables from the

ŠKODA Original Accessories range.

Applies to the FM frequency range.

USB extension cables or reducers may affet the

› In the Media

menu, press

playback function of the connected device.

› To turn on, choose Yes.

Load USB audio source

› To turn off, choose No.

After connecting the USB device, charging will start

SD card

automatically when the following conditions are met:

NOTICE

✓ The ignition is switched on.

Risk of damaging the SD card reader!

✓ The USB device allows charging.

▶ Do not use SD cards with a broken slide for write

The charging effiieÄû can be differeÄt compared to

protection.

the charging from the usual mains power supply.

› To insert the SD card, with the bevelled corner to

Depending on the type of the connected USB device

the right, push into the slot in the external module

and the frequency of use, the charging current may

until it snaps into place.

not be suffiieÄt to charge the battery of the con-

› To Remove, press on the inserted SD card.

nected device.

The SD card moves to the eject position.

Some connected audio sources may not be recog-

NOTICE

nised and cannot be charged.

When using an SD card with an adapter, vehicle vi-

brations might cause the card to fall out of the

adapter.

Supported sources and files

Supported sources

Source

Interface

Type

SpeifiatioÄ

File system

SD card

Standard size

SDHC

USB stick

HDD

(without special

software)

MSC

USB devices that

support the USB

VFAT

Mass Storage pro-

FAT16

tocol

FAT32

USB 1.x; 2.x 3.x

Devices running

USB

or higher with USB

the Android or

2.x support

Windows Phone

MTP

operating system

that support the

Media Transfer

Protocol

Devices with an

Apple

iOS operating sys-

HFS+

tem

Infotainment Swing › Infotainment overview

Supported audio files

Compression for-

Codec type

File suffix

Max. bit rate

Max. sam-

Multi-channels

mat

[kbps]

pling rate

[kHz]

Mono, Dual Mono,

MPEG 1 Layer 3

32 - 320

32, 44, 48

Stereo, Joint

Stereo

MPEG

mp3

MPEG 2 Layer 3

16, 22, 24

Mono,

8 - 160

Stereo, Joint

MPEG 2.5 Layer 3

8, 11, 12

Stereo

Windows Media

8, 11, 12, 16,

8 - 384

Audio 9 and 9.1

22, 32, 44,

48, 96

Mono, Stereo,

WMA

wma

Windows Media

8, 11, 12, 16,

Joint Stereo

8 - 320

Audio 9.2

22, 32, 44,

48, 96

Files that are protected by DRM- and iTunes® methods are not supported by Infotainment.

The GPT standards (GUID partition table) method structured audio sources are not supported by Infotain-

ment.

Supported playlists

Codec type

File suffix

M3U

m3u

PLS

pls

WPL

wpl

ASX

asx

PLA

pls

Infotainment Swing

Radio menu

Media menu

Infotainment overview

Overview of Infotainment menus

Phone menu

Mute menu

Infotainment settings menu

SmartLink menu

▶ Press: Display menu

▶ Hold: Switch voice control of the SmartLink

application on / off

Sound settings

Information about vehicle settings

Touchscreen

System

SD card slot

Limitation

Control dial left

▶ Press: Switch Infotainment oÄ/off

For safety reasons, operation of some Infotainment

▶ Turn: Set volume

functions while driving is not possible or is restricted.

Control dial right

The Infotainment system indicates this by means of

▶ Press: oÄfirm menu item

a message in the screen.

▶ Turn: select menu item/set value

Infotainment Swing › Screen

Basic settings

› Hold for longer than 10 s.

› Wait for the restart to complete.

Setting basic functions

The following Infotainment functions are set in the

System update

▶ Time and date

We recommend having the system update carried

▶ Language

out by a specialist company.

▶ Units

The system update ensures optimal function of the

▶ Restore factory settings

Infotainment system, e.g. compatibility with new

Sound settings

phones.

The Infotainment sound is set in the menu

Determine system version

Sound.

›

Tap System information .

The following menu items can be set:

Manual update

▶ Setting the maximum volume when Infotainment is

Information about available updates can be found on

turned on

the ŠKODA website.

▶ Volume adjustment of individual Infotainment

functions

http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal

▶ Setting the equalizer

▶ Adjusting the volume ratio

Depending on the equipment, the following ad-

vanced sound settings can be set

› Check for available updates.

▶ Setting the sound system

› Save the update to a USB source.

▶ Setting the sound space optimisation for the driver

› Insert the USB source into the front USB input.

▶ Turn oÄ/off and adjust the subwoofer volume

›

Tap System information Tap Update software .

CoÄfiguratioÄ wizard

› Select the connected USB device as the update

The oÄfi£uratioÄ wizard helps to set certain Info-

source.

tainment functions.

› Go to the update file and oÄfirm the update.

The oÄfi£uratioÄ wizard is automatically displayed

› oÄfirm any messages and wait for the update

if, after switching on the Infotainment system, there

process to complete.

are at least two menu items that have not been set

or if a new user account has been selected.

Screen

› To switch off the automatic display, when the

oÄfi£uratioÄ wizard is displayed tap Don't show again .

Overview

› For manual display tap

CoÄfiguratioÄ wizard .

Safely disconnect the connected USB device

NOTICE

Risk of damage to the data on the connected device!

To safely disconnect/remove the device, proceed as

follows:

›

Remove safely .

› Select the desired device.

› Disconnect/remove the device.

If it is not possible to safely disconnect the de-

Status bar

vice, switch off the Infotainment and disconnect the

Bar with the functional surfaces of the displayed

device.

Other pages of the menu

Troubleshooting

Infotainment not responding

If the infotainment does not respond, restart it as

follows:

Infotainment Swing › Infotainment keyboard

Operation

▶

Switch to the language keypad

▶

Switch to the numeric and character key-

NOTICE

pad

Danger of screen damage!

▶ Show additional keypad languages

▶ The Infotainment screen is operated by touching it

lightly with your fiÄger.

▶ Insert a space

In principle, operation by touch is identical to the op-

▶ Hold: Show additional character variants

eration of a mobile phone.

▶ Move cursor to the left

The following operating modes are speifi to the In-

▶ Move cursor to the right

fotainment system.

▶

oÄfirm the characters that have been en-

tered

Settings

Numeric keypad

The following basic screen functions are set in the

Screen:

▶ Brightness level of the screen

▶ Switch off the screen

▶ Display the time

▶ oÄfirmatioÄ sounds and animations

Infotainment keyboard

Keypad example

Keypad overview

Input line

The arrangement of the keyboard characters de-

▶ Delete characters before the cursor

pends on the set infotainment language.

▶ Tap: delete the last character

Depending on the context, the following types are

▶ Hold: delete all characters

used in infotainment:

Keypad functional surfaces

▶ Alphanumeric

▶

oÄfirm the characters that have been entered

▶ Numeric

▶ Keyboard for input

If context-sensitive, alphanumeric characters can

be entered by holding a functional surface with a

▶ Keyboard for search

digit.

Operation

The Infotainment keypad is used to enter characters,

letters and numbers.

The keypad will be automatically displayed when In-

fotainment prompts for characters.

Find

Keypad example

During the character input, a search for correspond-

ing entries takes place.

Input line

▶ Delete characters before the cursor

The entry to be searched can be entered, including

diacritics.

▶ Tap: delete the last character

The keypad will only provide characters that match

▶ Hold: delete all characters in sequence

the stored entries.

▶ Show list of searched entries

›

To display the searched entries, tap

Keypad functional surfaces

Show additional keypad languages

▶ Change to lowercase

To use the additional keypad languages, the desired

▶ Switch to the first capital letter, followed by

languages must be set first.

lowercase letters

Infotainment Swing › Radio

› Tap or repeatedly tap the Ĕa£ symbol until the

To filter the DAB stations, the alphabetical

desired language keypad is displayed.

sorting function of the stations must be activa-

ted.

Further character variants

Update station list manually

› Press and hold the sign with the symbol

Information about the program type being broadcast

› Select the desired symbol.

and the type of regional station can be displayed in

the FM station list.

Setting up additional keyboard languages

›

Additional keyboard languages .

Operation

Select station

Radio

Overview

Display menu

› Tap

Analogue and digital radio reception

› Tap or at the top of the screen.

SCAN function

The function plays receivable stations of the selec-

ted frequency range in succession for a few seconds

each.

› To start automatic play press

Scan or the right

rotary control

Select frequency range

›

To end automatic play press or the right rotary

Depending on the frequency range

control

FM: Radio text

Find stations manually

DAB: Name of the station group

› In the Radio main menu, tap

Station buttons for preferred stations

› To search in sequence, tap or next to the dis-

List of available stations

played frequency range scale.

Manual station search

Or:

Display information about the station (applies to

› Hold down the scroll mark on the frequency range

DAB)

scale and move it to the desired value.

Settings

Or:

› Turn the right rotary control

Infotainment supports digital radio reception in

DAB and DAB+ formats.

List of available stations

Limitation

› To display tap

▶ Infotainment supports digital radio reception in

Played station

DAB and DAB+ formats.

Stations stored on the station buttons

▶ Parking garages, tunnels, tall buildings or moun-

A traffi radio station is set

tains can restrict radio reception.

DAB signal is not available

▶ In the rear side windows, there may be antennas

The DAB station reception is not stable

for receiving the radio signal.

Filtering the stations in the list according to

Covering the windows with foils or metal-coated

the programme type.

stickers can impair the reception of the radio sig-

To filter the FM stations, the RDS and AF func-

nal.

tion must be switched on.

Infotainment Swing › Radio

▶

The ŠKODA AUTO company does not assume any

Delete station logos

responsibility for the availability, correct function

Applies to AM, FM and DAB frequency ranges.

or broadcast information of the RDS service.

› In the menu Radio

Station logos .

› To delete a logo, tap the desired preset button and

oÄfirm the deletion.

Settings

› To delete all logos Tap All and oÄfirm the deletion.

Save the station currently being listened to as a fa-

Turn oÄ/off radio text reception

vourite from the Radio main menu

Applies to the FM and DAB frequency ranges.

› Hold the desired station key for preferred stations

until the station is stored.

When the function is switched on and station pre-

sets are displayed, detailed information about the

Save station to favourites from the list of available

broadcast content of the FM station being listened

stations

to, or the name of the station group for the DAB sta-

Applies to AM, FM and DAB frequency ranges.

tion, is displayed.

› Hold the line with the name of the desired station.

› In the menu Radio

Radio text .

› Tap the desired preset button.

Switch automatic frequency control (AF) oÄ/off

Deleting favourites

Applies to the FM frequency range.

› In the menu Radio

clear memory .

When the function is switched on and the signal of

› To delete a station button for preferred stations,

the FM station currently being listened to is weak,

tap the desired station button and oÄfirm the de-

Infotainment automatically sets the same station to

letion.

a differeÄt frequency with a better signal.

› To delete all station buttons for preferred stations

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings Automatic frequen-

Tap All and oÄfirm the deletion.

cy change (AF) .

Function surfaces

Sort stations in the list of available stations

Applies to AM, FM and DAB frequency ranges.

Applies to the FM frequency range.

The variant for changing stations using the function

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings Station list: .

surface in the Radio menu is set as follows:

› Select the sorting of stations in alphabetical order

› In the menu Radio

Arrow buttons: .

or by group.

› Choose the change variant.

Automatic change of frequency to a regionally

Traffic reception (TP) for FM stations oÄ/off

linked FM station

Applies to the FM frequency range.

› In the menu Radio

Traffic program (TP) .

Infotainment provides the option of automatically

switching to a regionally linked FM station in case of

Switch traffic reception for DAB stations oÄ/off

signal loss of the FM station being listened to.

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings RDS Regional: .

› In the Radio menu switch on the menu item

› Select one of the following menu items:

Traffic program (TP) switch on

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings Tap DAB traffic an-

▶ Fix - When the signal is lost, another station must

nouncements switch on / off

be set manually.

▶ Automatic - automatic selection of the station with

Assign station logo from an external source

the best signal reception.

Applies to AM, FM and DAB frequency ranges.

If reception is lost in the given region, Infotain-

Infotainment offers the option to assign logos from

ment will automatically set another available region.

the pictures on an external source to the station but-

tons.

Switch RDS oÄ/off

Applies to the FM frequency range.

For station logos, images in jpg, png format with a

maximum resolution of 400x240 pixels can be used.

The menu item is only available for some countries.

› In the menu Radio

Station logos .

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings Radio Radio Data

System (RDS) .

› Tap the desired preset button.

› Select the external source with the logo.

If the RDS function is disabled, the following menu

items in FM station settings are not available:

› Find the desired logo and oÄfirm.

▶ Traffi program (TP)

▶ Radio text

Infotainment Swing › Media

▶

RDS Regional

sages must be observed and, if necessary, con-

▶ Automatic frequency change (AF)

firmed.

▶ The national copyright laws that apply in your

Switching additional announcements of the DAB

country must be observed.

transmitter on / off

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

When the function is switched on, other announce-

Overview

ments are received as traffi announcements. These

Display menu

include e.g. weather news, sports reports, fiÄaÄial

news etc.

› Tap

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings Tap other DAB an-

nouncements .

Enable/disable automatic programme tracking of a

DAB station

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

When the function is switched on and the DAB sta-

tion is lost, Infotainment automatically changes to

the same station with a better signal in a differeÄt

DAB station group.

Select source

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings DAB - DAB program

tracking .

Manage files / multimedia database

Settings

Turn oÄ/off automatic switching from a DAB sta-

tion to the same FM station

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

Operation

When the function is switched on and the DAB sta-

tion being listened to is lost, Infotainment automati-

Operation - Basics

cally changes to the same FM station. The symbol

(FM) is displayed after the station name.

When the corresponding DAB station can be re-

ceived again, the station automatically changes from

FM to DAB.

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings Tap Automatic

change DAB - FM .

Switch the slideshow function oÄ/off

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

When the function is switched on, the images broad-

Album image / symbol of the connected source

cast by the station are displayed in the player.

Tap: display available albums

› In the menu Radio

Advanced settings DAB slideshow .

Tap: start playback

Tap: pause

Within 3 seconds of starting playback, tap: play

Media

the previous song

What you should be mindful of

After 3 seconds from the start of playback, tap

to play the current title from the beginning

▶ Do not save any important data or that which has

not been backed up on the connected audio sour-

Hold: fast rewind within the title

ces. ŠKODA assumes no responsibility for lost or

Tap: play the next song

damaged files or connected audio sources.

Hold: fast forward within the title

▶ When changing or connecting an audio source, this

may cause sudden changes in volume. Reduce the

Movement within the title is also possible by drag-

volume before changing or connecting an audio

ging the fiÄ£er over the timeline.

source.

Extended operation

▶ When connecting an audio source, the source in-

Turn repeat playback of the current track oÄ/off

formation messages can be displayed. These mes-

Infotainment Swing › Media

Turn repeat playback of the current album/fold-

SD card

er oÄ/off

NOTICE

Turn random playback of the current album/

Risk of damaging the SD card reader!

folder oÄ/off

▶ Do not use SD cards with a broken slide for write

protection.

Restriction

› To insert the SD card, with the bevelled corner to

the right, push into the slot in the external module

The availability of some media operation functions is

until it snaps into place.

dependent on the connected source and the soft-

› To remove, first disconnect the SD card safely. For

ware being used, e.g. Bluetooth®.

this in the menu media

tap on Remove safely: and

select the SD card.

Settings

› Press on the inserted SD memory card.

The SD card moves to the eject position.

Turn title playback including subfolders oÄ/off

› In the Media menu tap on

Mix/Repeat including subfold-

NOTICE

ers. .

When using an SD card with an adapter, vehicle vi-

brations might cause the card to fall out of the

Traffic

adapter.

› To turn oÄ/off traffi monitoring during playback

of media files, go to the Media in the main menu

USB device

and tap on Traffic program (TP) .

› To connect, insert the USB device into the appro-

priate port.

Safely disconnect the connected device

To play audio files, use USB ports that support data

NOTICE

transfer.

Risk of damage to the data on the connected device!

› To disconnect disconnect the USB device first. For

To safely disconnect/remove the device, proceed as

this in the menu media

tap on Remove safely: and

follows:

select the USB device.

› In the Media menu tap on

Remove safely: .

› Disconnect the USB device.

› Select the desired device.

A USB device can be connected directly to the

› Disconnect/remove the device.

USB port or via a connection cable.

If it is not possible to safely disconnect the de-

We recommend using connection cables from the

vice, switch off the Infotainment and disconnect the

ŠKODA Original Accessories range.

device.

USB extension cables or reducers may affet the

Bluetooth® player

playback function of the connected device.

Infotainment allows audio files of a connected Blue-

Load USB audio source

tooth® player to play using the A2DP and AVRCP au-

After connecting the USB device, charging will start

dio profile.

automatically when the following conditions are met:

With Infotainment, multiple devices can be paired

✓ The ignition is switched on.

using Bluetooth®, but only one of them can be used

✓ The USB device allows charging.

as a Bluetooth® player.

The charging effiieÄû can be differeÄt compared to

› For connecting the Bluetooth® player, pair and

the charging from the usual mains power supply.

connect the device via Bluetooth®.

Depending on the type of the connected USB device

› In the Media menu tap on

Bluetooth Paired devices .

and the frequency of use, the charging current may

› In the list, choose the device with the symbol

not be suffiieÄt to charge the battery of the con-

If a device is connected to Infotainment using

nected device.

Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, then it cannot be

Some connected audio sources may not be recog-

connected using Bluetooth®.

nised and cannot be charged.

Supported sources and files

Infotainment Swing › Media

Supported sources

Source

Interface

Type

SpeifiatioÄ

File system

SD card

SD card reader

Standard size

SDHC

SDXC

USB stick

HDD

(without special soft-

MSC

ware)

FAT16

USB devices that sup-

FAT32

port the USB Mass Stor-

exFAT

USB 1.x; 2.x 3.x

age protocol

USB

or higher with USB

Devices running the An-

2.x support

droid or Windows Phone

MTP

operating system that

support the Media

Transfer Protocol

Devices with an iOS op-

Apple

HFS+

erating system

Bluetooth® protocols

Bluetooth® player

Bluetooth®

A2DP and AVRCP (1.0 -

1.5)

The GPT standards (GUID partition table) method structured audio sources are not supported by Infotain-

ment.

Viewing images on the Infotainment screen is not supported by connected Apple devices.

Compatibility of mobile devices

It is possible to check the ŠKODAweb pages to see if Infotainment is compatible with the selected mobile

device being tested. This check is carried out by using the following reference or by reading the QR code:

http://go.skoda.eu/compatibility

All information given is incidental and serves as information.

The ŠKODA AUTO company cannot guarantee full functionality and compatibility, e.g. due to a software up-

date of the Infotainment and the mobile devices.

Supported audio files

Compression for-

Codec type

File exten-

Max. bit rate

Max. sam-

Multi channels

mat

sion

[kbps]

pling rate

[kHz]

Mono, Dual Mono,

MPEG 1 Layer 3

mp3

32 - 320

32, 44, 48

Stereo, Joint

Stereo

MPEG

MPEG 2 Layer 3

16, 22, 24

Mono,

mp3

8 - 160

Stereo, Joint

MPEG 2.5 Layer 3

8, 11, 12

Stereo

Windows Media

8 - 384

8, 11, 12, 16,

Audio 9 and 9.1

22, 32, 44,

Windows Media

Mono, Stereo,

WMA

wma

8 - 320

Audio 9.2

Joint Stereo

Windows Media

32, 44, 48,

8 - 384

Audio 10

Infotainment Swing › Mobile device management

Files that are protected by DRM- and iTunes® methods are not supported by Infotainment.

Supported playlists

Codec type

File extension

M3U

m3u

PLS

pls

WPL

wpl

ASX

asx

Mobile device management

Overview

Mobile device management

› In the Telephone

menu Bluetooth Paired devices .

In the list of paired mobile devices, the following symbols may appear for the individual devices:

White icon - the device can be connected as a telephone.

Green icon - the device is connected as a telephone.

White icon - the device can be connected as a Bluetooth® player.

Green icon - the device is connected as a Bluetooth® player.

Possible functions of the connected mobile device

The functions of a device connected via over the HFP Bluetooth profile depends on the following connection

types.

First device

Second device

Main phone

Additional phone

incoming / outgoing calls

Telephone contacts

Bluetooth® player

With Infotainment only a mobile device can be connected as a Bluetooth® player.

Limitations of mobile devices and applications

Compatibility of mobile devices

It is possible to check the ŠKODAweb pages to see if

Availability of features

Infotainment is compatible with the selected mobile

The availability of certain features depends on the

device being tested. This check is carried out by us-

type of mobile device, as well as that of the applica-

ing the following reference or by reading the QR

tions installed.

code:

Connection restrictions

http://go.skoda.eu/compatibility

▶ With Infotainment, a max. of 20 mobile devices are

paired.

▶ The range of the connection of the mobile device

to Infotainment is limited to the passenger com-

partment.

All information given is incidental and serves as in-

▶ After reaching the maximum number, the pairing

formation.

of the next mobile device will replace that of the

The ŠKODA AUTO company cannot guarantee full

device that has not been used for the longest peri-

od of time.

functionality and compatibility, e.g. due to a software

update of the Infotainment and the mobile devices.

Infotainment Swing › Telephone

Bluetooth® compatibility of mobile devices

› The infotainment Bluetooth®

Bluetooth Blue-

Due to the large number of mobile devices, it is not

tooth switch on

possible to guarantee total Bluetooth® compatibility

›

Bluetooth Search devices .

with Infotainment. Bluetooth® compatibility depends

› Ensure the visibility of the device to be connected.

on the Bluetooth® version as well as the implementa-

› Select the desired device from the list of Blue-

tion of Bluetooth® protocols by the manufacturer of

tooth® devices.

the mobile device.

›

oÄfirm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

Applications in mobile devices

oÄfirm.

Mobile devices can be used to install applications

› If two devices are connected to the Infotainment,

that allow you to view additional information on the

select the device to be replaced.

Infotainment screen, or to operate the Infotainment

system.

Connect Infotainment to a mobile device that is al-

ready paired

Due to the variety of applications, as well as their on-

The connection with an already paired mobile device

going development, the available applications may

is made automatically after switching on the ignition;

not function on all mobile devices. ŠKODA AUTO as-

if necessary the device can be connected manually

sumes no liability for their proper functioning.

as follows.

The scope of available applications and their func-

› Turn on the ignition.

tionality is dependent on the type of Infotainment, as

› Turn on the Bluetooth® on the mobile device.

well as the vehicle and country.

› The infotainment Bluetooth®

Bluetooth Blue-

Information about ŠKODAapplications

tooth switch on

Detailed information about ŠKODA applications can

›

Bluetooth Paired devices .

be found on the website after reading the following

› In the device list, select the desired device and the

QR code or link:

Bluetooth® profile.

http://go.skoda.eu/mobile-apps

› oÄfirm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

oÄfirm.

› If two devices are connected to the Infotainment,

select the device to be replaced.

Disconnect from a mobile device

›

Bluetooth Paired devices .

Connection set-up

› Tap on the Bluetooth® profile icon of the desired

mobile device.

Connect a mobile device to Infotainment

› Turn on the ignition.

Delete a paired mobile device

› Turn on the Bluetooth® on the mobile device.

›

Bluetooth Paired devices .

› The infotainment Bluetooth®

Bluetooth Blue-

› To delete a mobile device, tap and oÄfirm the

tooth switch on

deletion.

› Bluetooth® visibility of the infotainment

Blue-

› To delete all mobile devices, tap Clear all and oÄfirm

tooth Visibility: Visible switch on

the deletion.

› Find available Bluetooth® devices in the mobile de-

vice.

Telephone

› Select the Infotainment Bluetooth® unit.

The name of the unit can be found by tapping on

Overview

Bluetooth Name: .

Display menu

› oÄfirm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

› Tap on

oÄfirm.

If the menu phone is not displayed, check wheth-

The mobile device is connected to the Infotainment

er the mobile device is connected.

or just paired, depending on the number of devices

that are already connected.

Connect Infotainment to a non-paired mobile de-

vice

› Turn on the ignition.

› Turn on the Bluetooth® on the mobile device.

Infotainment Swing › Telephone

If, for example, the digits 32 are entered, contacts

with the letter sequence DA, FA, EB etc. are dis-

played next to the numeric keypad.

List of telephone contacts

The list of telephone contacts is imported from the

connected main telephone.

› To display the contact list in the phone menu, tap

› To search within the list, tap on Find .

Name of the connected telephone

› Enter the details you wish to fiÄd.

▶ Tap: Show list of previously connected phones

›

To establish a connection with a contact, tap the

Preset buttons for preferred contacts

functional area showing the desired contact.

Choice of storage group for the preferred con-

If a contact has multiple telephone numbers, select

tacts

the telephone number from the displayed list.

Name of telephone service providers

› To display the details for a contact, tap .

▶ If the symbol is displayed in front of the name,

roaming is active.

Telephone conversation

Depending on the context of the telephone conver-

Enter telephone number

sation, the following functions can be selected:

Contact list

End connection / reject incoming call / end call

Call lists

Answer an incoming call / return to the held call

Switch the ringer off / on

Switch on voice control for the connected tele-

Hold a call

phone

Switch the microphone off / on

Settings

Show details of the caller

› To switch the call tone from the speakers to the

telephone, go to telephone in the menu and tap on

Conditions for connecting a telephone with

speakerphone .

Infotainment

› To switch the call tone from the telephone to the

✓ The ignition is switched on.

speakers, tap

✓ The Bluetooth® function of the Infotainment and

the telephone needs to be switched on.

Settings for Infotainment telephone functions

The Bluetooth® function of the Infotainment is

switched on in the menu item

Bluetooth Blue-

Manage preset buttons for preferred contacts

tooth.

› To save the desired preset button, press and hold.

✓ Visibility of the Infotainment is switched on.

› Select a contact from the displayed list.

The visibility of the Infotainment is switched on in

› If the contact contains multiple telephone num-

the menu item

Bluetooth Visibility: Visible.

bers, choose the desired telephone number.

✓ The telephone is within signal range of the Info-

› To Clear in the telephone menu tap

User profile

tainment's Bluetooth® unit.

Manage favourites .

✓ The telephone is compatible with Infotainment.

› To delete one preset, tap on the list entry and con-

✓ No mobile device is connected to the Infotain-

firm the deletion.

ment using Apple CarPlay®.

Or:

› To delete all station buttons, tap Clear all and oÄfirm

Telephone operation

the deletion.

Enter telephone number

Import telephone contacts

› In the Phone menu, tap on .

After first connecting the main telephone with Info-

tainment, telephone contacts will start to be impor-

› Enter the telephone number using the numeric

keypad that is displayed.

ted into the Infotainment memory.

The displayed numeric keypad can also be used

Infotainment can import up to 2000 telephone con-

for searching for contacts.

tacts. Each contact can include max. 5 telephone

numbers.

Infotainment Swing › SmartLink

Depending on the type of telephone, import oÄfir-

matioÄ may be required.

Update telephone contacts

When re-connecting the telephone with Infotain-

ment, an automatic update of the list is carried out.

› For a manual update of the list in the main menu

Telephone

tap User profile tap on Import contacts .

Sort contacts in the phone book

› In the Telephone

menu User profile Sort by: .

Previously connected device

› Select the type by which to sort.

Currently connection device

Ringtone

Display information about SmartLink

Some phones do not allow the use of the telephone

ringtone; instead, the Infotainment ringtone is used.

Disconnection of the active connection

› For setting the Infotainment ringtone in the

Disconnection of the active connection

phone menu User profile select the ringtone .

Settings in SmartLink menu

› Select the ringtone.

Android Auto

Simultaneous calls

This applies to some countries.

Depending on the connected telephone, it is possible

to answer the next incoming call and hold the previ-

ous call.

› To switch oÄ/off simultaneous calls, tap on tele-

phone

Simultaneous calls .

SmartLink

Overview of running applications, phone calls, in-

Functionality

coming text messages, and more.

SmartLink offers the ability to display and operate

Turn on voice control (Google Voice)

ertified applications from a connected mobile de-

Apple CarPlay

vice in the Infotainment screen.

ertifiatioÄ may be conditional upon the use of the

latest update to the particular SmartLink application.

Applications include, for example, apps for route

guidance, telephoning, listening to music, etc.

Mobile devices can be connected via a USB cable.

Supported connection types

SmartLink supports the following connection types:

▶ Android Auto

▶ Apple CarPlay

List of available applications

▶ MirrorLink

Depending on the duration of operation:

▶ Tap: Return to the menu Apple CarPlay

▶ Hold: Turn on voice control (Siri)

Overview of the SmartLink connection

Display menu

› Tap on

Infotainment Swing › SmartLink

MirrorLink

Conditions for MirrorLink

✓ The device to be connected must have MirrorLink

connection.

A list of devices and applications that support the

MirrorLink connection can be found on the web-

sites of Car Connectivity Consorcium®.

✓ The MirrorLink application needs to be installed

on the mobile device.

✓ Some applications require the data connection in

the connected mobile device to be turned on.

It is not possible to operate the application while

driving

Operation

Return to the menu SmartLink

Operation of the running MirrorLink application

List of running applications

Move the functional areas to the left edge of

Display of the last running application in connec-

the screen

ted mobile devices

Move the functional areas to the right edge of

the screen

Settings

Move the functional areas to the top of the

screen

Connection conditions

Move the functional areas to the bottom of

the screen

General connection conditions

Return to the menu MirrorLink

✓ The mobile device supports the type of Smar-

tLink connection Android Auto, Apple CarPlay or

MirrorLink.

Restriction

✓ Mobile devices, as well as the type of SmartLink

Restriction of SmartLink applications while driving

connection, are supported in the respective mar-

For reasons of safety, the operation of some Smar-

ket.

tLink applications while driving is not possible or only

✓ Some connected mobile devices require the mo-

limited.

bile device to be “unlocked”.

Functionality restriction of Infotainment with an

Conditions for Android Auto

Android Auto connection

✓ The device to be connected must have Android

▶ For the duration of the connection, the external de-

Auto connection.

vice cannot be used as an audio source in the Me-

A list of devices, supported regions and applica-

dia menu.

tions that support the Android Auto connection

▶ By connecting the device, all currently connected

can be found on the Google, Inc. website.

Bluetooth® devices will be disconnected and the

✓ The Android Auto application needs to be instal-

device will automatically be connected as the main

led on the mobile device.

telephone.

✓ Some applications require the data connection in

▶ For the duration of the connection, no other Blue-

the mobile device to be turned on.

tooth® devices can be connected to the Infotain-

✓ Connect the mobile device for the first time

ment system.

when the vehicle is stationary.

Functionality restriction of Infotainment with an

Conditions for Apple CarPlay

Apple CarPlay connection

✓ The device to be connected must have Apple

▶ For the duration of the connection, the external de-

CarPlay connection.

vice cannot be used as an audio source in the Me-

dia menu.

A list of devices, supported regions and applica-

tions that support the Apple CarPlay connection

▶ Connecting the device disconnects all currently

can be found on the Apple Inc website.

connected Bluetooth® devices.

✓ Siri voice control is on.

▶ For the duration of the connection, no Bluetooth®

devices can be connected to the Infotainment sys-

✓ The data connection in the mobile device is

tem.

switched on.

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