Skoda Karoq (2019 year). Manual - part 9

■

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 - Activate/deactivate the display of

Mirror link

®

 application messages on the Infotainment screen

Navigation menu settings

Route options

›

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

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

nomical, fast, short)

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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 the 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 function surface  → Map.

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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 for 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, oriented towards the north - the map does

not rotate

■

2D heading up - two-dimensional map display, aligned with 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

■

Display congestion - 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 function 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 destinations - 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 travelled routes

Nav. announcements

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the function surface  → Navigation announce-

ments.

■

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)

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Comprehensive - All nav. announcements

■

Brief - Short nav. announcements

■

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

■

No navigation sound during call - Enable / disable non-playback of nav. announce-

ments 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 function surface  → Speed limits.

The speed limits in 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.

Tank options

›

In the Navigation main menu, tap the function 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 function surface  → Version information .

A list of countries shown, for whom navigation data exists, 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 function 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-

tion

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Infotainment settings - Swing

Infotainment system settings

Sound settings

›

Press the 



 or 



 button, then tap the function surface Sound.

■

Volume - Volume settings

■

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

Infotainment

■

Announcements - Adjustment of traffic announcements volume (TP)

■

Speed-dependent volume adjustment - volume increases as speed increases

■

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

with activated parking aid

■

Entertainment fading (Navigation) - Reduction of audio volume (e.g. radio vol-

ume) for navigation announcements originating from the SmartLink appli-

cation

■

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

®

 au-

dio profile

■

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

■

Bass - Mid - Treble - Setting the equalizer

■

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

Screen settings

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface Screen.

■

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

■

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

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface Time and date.

■

Time: - Time settings

■

Time format: - Set the time format

■

Summer (DST) - Switches summer time on/off

■

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

■

Date: - Date settings

■

Date format: - Set the date format

Setting the Infotainment language

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface Language.

›

Select the Infotainment language.

Additional keypad language settings

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface Additional keypad languages.

In this menu, a keyboard language set can be added to allow the entering of

characters other than those in the currently selected language.

Unit settings

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface Units.

■

Distance: - Distance units

■

Speed: - Speed units

■

Temperature: - Temperature units

■

Volume: - Volume units

■

Fuel consumption: - Fuel consumption units

■

Pressure: - Pressure units for tyre pressure

Setting data transfer

Activated data transfer enables data transfer between the Infotainment and an

external device.

›

Press the 



 button and then tap on the function surface Activate data trans-

fer for ŠKODA apps.

Safe removal of the data source

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface Remove safely and select

the external device to be removed.

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Restore factory settings

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface Factory settings.

In this menu individual settings or all settings can be restored at the same time.

Bluetooth

®

 settings

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface Bluetooth.

■

Bluetooth - Switch on/off Bluetooth

®

 function

■

Visibility: Switch the visibility of the Bluetooth

®

 device for other Bluetooth

®

 de-

vices on/off

■

1st name - Changing the name of the Bluetooth

®

unit

■

Paired devices - Display the list of coupled Bluetooth 

® 

Devices

■

Find devices - Searches for available Bluetooth

®

 devices

■

Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP) - Turn on/off the ability to connect a Bluetooth

®

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

Settings of online services ŠKODA Connect

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface ŠKODA Connect (online serv-

ices).

■

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

›

Press the 



 button, then tap the function surface System information.

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

ment hardware and software, Bluetooth

®

 software version, etc.

›

To Update the Infotainment software, Bluetooth

®

 software version, etc., tap

on the function surface Update software.

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

ner or from the following ŠKODA Internet pages.

http://go.skoda.eu/infotainment

Radio menu settings

Settings for all broadcasting ranges

›

Tap on the Radio main menu function  .

■

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

current frequency range

■

Sound - Sound settings

■

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

■

Presets- Change between stations stored under the preset buttons

■

Stations - Change between all available stations of the selected broadcasting

range

■

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

■

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

■

Sort channel list: - Sort types of radio stations in the station list (FM)

■

Group - Sort by transmitted program type

■

Alphabetically - Alphabetical sorting according to station name

■

Station logos - manual management of station logos

■

Delete presets - Delete the stations stored under station buttons

■

Advanced settings - further settings that are different depending on the selec-

ted 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.

■

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

■

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.

■

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

nal is lost, another station must be set manually.

■

Automatic frequency control (AF) - Activates/deactivates the search for alterna-

tive frequencies of the station currently being played

■

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

formation from the station)

■

Sort channel list: - Sort types of radio stations in the station list (FM)

■

Group - Sort by transmitted program type

■

Alphabetically - Alphabetical sorting according to station name

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Advanced settings (DAB)

›

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

face  → Advanced settings.

■

DAB traffic announcements - Turn the DAB channels on / off

■

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

regional weather, sports reports, financial news)

■

DAB - DAB station tracking - Activate/deactivate automatic DAB station tracking

on another frequency or in other station groups

■

Automatic DAB - FM switching - Enable/disable auto-switching from DAB to the

FM frequency band if the DAB signal is lost

DAB program tracking

When a DAB transmitter is a part of several broadcast stations and if the cur-

rent station group is not available on any other frequency, then when the signal

is poor, the same station will be searched in another station group.

Automatic change from DAB to FM

If DAB reception is poor, 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 can be 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.

Media menu settings

›

Tap on the function surface in the Media main menu  .

■

Sound - sound settings

■

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

■

Bluetooth - Settings for the Bluetooth

®

 function

■

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

■

Remove safely: - Safe removal of the external device

Import contactsTelephone menu 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

■

Find - search for available Telephones

■

Bluetooth - Bluetooth

®

 settings 

» page 144

■

User profile - User profile settings

■

Manage favourites - Set the function surfaces for your favourite contacts

■

Sort by: - Arrangement of telephone contact list

■

Surname - Sort by contact name

■

1st name - Sort by contact's first name

■

Import contacts - Import phone contacts

■

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)

■

Simultaneous calls - Enable/disable the option to hold two concurrent calls

SmartLink+ menu settings

›

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

■

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

ŠKODA applications

■

MirrorLink® - Settings of the system MirrorLink

®

■

Connect automatically via Bluetooth - Activate/deactivate the option of pairing

and connecting the external device via Bluetooth

®

■

Allow MirrorLink® notification to be shown - Activate/deactivate the display of

Mirror link

®

 application messages on the Infotainment screen

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Infotainment settings - Swing

Radio

service

Introduction to the subject

Depending on the vehicle equipment and the Infotainment type, analogue ra-

dio reception of the FM and AM frequency ranges as well as DAB digital radio

reception is possible.

CAUTION

■

For vehicles with window antennas do not stick foil or metal coated stickers

to the window - Radio signal reception could be affected.

■

Car parks, tunnels, tall buildings or mountains can interfere with the radio

signal even causing it to fail completely.

main menu

Fig. 183 

Radio: Main menu (DAB)

›

To display the main menu, press the sensor field/the 



 button.

›

or: Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  .

Main menu 

» Fig. 183

The selected radio station (description or frequency)
Radio Text (FM) / Description of the group (DAB)
Preset station buttons for favourite channels
Choice of radio range (FM / AM / DAB)
Choice of storage group for the preferred station

Changing the station

List of available stations
Manual / semi-automatic station search

A
B
C
D

E



 





Radio text display (DAB) / picture presentation (DAB)
Settings of menu Radio 

» page 138

 or 

» page 144

Information symbol in the status line

Symbol

Meaning



Traffic signal is available



 

Traffic signal is not available



Signal is not available (DAB)

If the displayed station name continuously changes (dynamic text), then it is

possible to fix the current text by holding your finger on the device screen in

the station name area. By holding your finger in the area of the station name

again, the station name is displayed in its entirety again.

Search stations and select frequency

Find stations

›

Tap on the Radio main menu function  or  .

Depending on the setting  →Arrow buttons: will set an available station from

the Stations list or a station of the current broadcast range on the Station

buttons.

Select frequency

›

To display the value of the currently chosen frequency, tap the functional

surface in the Radio main menu  .

›

To Set the desired frequency value in Infotainment Swing, use the slider or

the function surfaces   in the bottom area of the screen, if necessary, turn

the controller  (not applicable to Infotainment Columbus)

Scan through the stations one after the other (scan)

The function scans through all the available stations in the current frequency

range in succession, for a few seconds each.

›

To start automatic scanning of the available stations, go to the main Radio

menu and tap on the function surface  Tap on→ Scan .

›

To end autoplay, tap the function  .





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Infotainment

List of available stations

Fig. 184  Example, the list of available FM/DAB stations

Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

›

To display the list of available stations of the currently selected broadcasting

area, tap the function surface in the Radio main menu  .

›

To play, tap on the function surface of the desired station.

›

To Sort (FM) the stations in alphabetical order, by group or genre, tap on the

function surface 

A

 

» Fig. 184

 

» 

.

Applies to Infotainment Swing

›

To display the list of available stations of the currently selected broadcasting

area, tap the function surface in the Radio main menu  .

›

To play, tap on the function surface of the desired station.

›

To filter the stations based on the program type (e.g. Music, Sport etc.) in the

FM station list (with activated RDS function) and the DAB station list (with

alphabetical sorting of the channel list selected), tap the function surface 

A

» Fig. 184

.

Information symbols

Symbol

Meaning



Radio station, which is stored on a preset button



Currently played stations



Traffic information station

(e.g.) 

Type of program being broadcast (FM)

(e.g.) 

Type the regional broadcast (FM)



Station reception is not available (DAB)

Symbol

Meaning



The station reception is not secure (DAB) (applies to Infotain-

ment Amundsen, Bolero, Swing)



Station with image broadcasting (DAB) (does not apply to Info-

tainment Swing)

Refresh list

Depending on Infotainment, updating the station list takes place as follows:

Frequen-

cy

Columbus

Amundsen, Bolero

Swing

FM

automatically

automatically

automatically

AM

automatically

manually

manually

DAB

automatically

manually

manually

▶

To manually update, the tap on functional surface  

» Fig. 184

 .

CAUTION

To sort the stations according to genre, the RDS and AF functions must be

switched on. These functions can be set in theradio main menu in the FM band

by pressing the function surface  → Advanced settings.

Preset buttons for your favourite channels

In every broadcasting range, there are station buttons available to store pre-

ferred stations

C

 That are split into groups 

E

 

» Fig. 183

 on page 146 or .

›

To save the station currectly being listen to on the main menu Radio, hold

down the desired function surface 

C

 until an acoustic signal sounds.

›

To save a station in the list of available stations, keep the function surface

of the desired station held down, select the memory group, and then tap the

desired station button.

Station logos - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

Station logos are stored in the Infotainment memory which are assigned auto-

matically when storing the stations under preset buttons.

Assign station logo automatically

›

to Disable / Enable in the radio main menu, tap on the function surface  →

Advanced settings → Autostore station logos .

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Radio

Assign station logo manually

›

Tap on the Radio main menu function  → Station logos.

›

Tap on an occupied station button and select the data carrier (SD card, USB).

›

Search for and select the desired station logo on the respective data carrier.

Remove station logo manually

›

Tap on the Radio main menu function  → Station logos.

›

Tap on the station button from which you wish to remove a logo.

Note

■

The following image formats are supported: jpg, gif, png, bmp.

■

We recommend a resolution of up to 500x500 pixels.

Station logos - Swing

The station key of a preferred station can contain the name and the station

logo.

Assign a station logo

›

Tap on the Radio main menu function  → Station logos.

›

Tap on an occupied station button and select the data carrier (SD card, USB).

›

Search for and select the desired station logo on the respective data carrier.

Remove station logo

›

Tap on the Radio main menu function  → Station logos.

›

Tap on the station button from which you wish to remove a logo.

›

or: Tap the function surface  All areas to delete the logos of all station but-

tons at the same time.

›

Confirm / cancel the removal.

Note

■

The following image formats are supported: jpg, png.

■

We recommend a resolution of up to 400x240 pixels.

Traffic program (TP)

›

To switch on/off the traffic monitoring in the main menu Radio, tap on the

function surface  → Traffic programme (TP).

During a traffic announcement, it is possible to cancel the current announce-

ment if necessary by deactivating the traffic monitoring.

Note

■

Should this station not transmit traffic reports or the signal is not available,

then Infotainment automatically searches in the background for another TP

station.

■

During playback in menu Media or a station in the AM radio range, traffic

news is received from the previously selected FM radio range.

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Media

service

Main menu

Fig. 185 

Media: Main menu dis-

play example

›

To display the main menu, press the sensor field/the 



 button.

›

or: Tap the 



 sensor field and then the function surface  .

Main menu 

» Fig. 185

Information on the track being played
Playback timeline with a slider
Audio source selection
Selected audio source / album image / album overview
Depending on the audio source type:

▶

Folder/track list

▶

Multimedia Database

Settings of menu Media 

» page 139

 or 

» page 145

Note

■

Information concerning the track being played appears on the screen, if it is

stored as a so-called ID3 Tag on the audio source. If no ID3 tag is available, only

the title name is displayed.

■

The remaining playback time indicated does not correspond to the actual re-

maining playback time for titles with variable bitrates.

■

When an audio source is connected or plugged in, the Infotainment Colum-

bus searches the local Gracenote

®

 database for information on the track being

played (e.g. album name, artist name, genre, album image etc.). If the informa-

tion is not available and the “Infotainment Online” 

» page 18

 service is active,

Infotainment will search for this information in the Gracenote

®

 online database.

A
B
C
D





Playback control - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero

Operation

Action

Play / pause

Tap 

Plays the current track from the start

Tap  after 3 s from the start of the

track playback

Finger movement to the right in

screen area 

A

 

» Fig. 185

 on page 149

after 3 seconds from the start of the

track playback

Fast-reverse within the title

Press and hold 

Fast-forward within the title

Press and hold 

Play the previous title

Tap  within 3 seconds from the

start of the track playback

Finger movement to the right of the

screen area 

A

 

» Fig. 185

 on page 149

within 3 s after the start of the track

playback

Play back the next title

Tap 

Moving your finger to the left of the

screen area 

A

 

» Fig. 185

 on page 149

Switch on/off the random playback

from the current album or folder

Tap 

Switch on/off the repeat playback

from the current album or folder

Tap 

Switch on/off repeat playback of spe-

cific track

Tap 

Search (applies to sources with a dis-

playable multimedia database) (applies

to Infotainment Columbus)

Tap 

Turn on / off playback of similar tracks

according to information from the so-

called. ID3Tag (applies to Infotainment

Columbus)

Tap 

Movement within the track is possible by touching your finger on the timeline

B

 

» Fig. 185

 on page 149.

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Playback control - Swing

Operation

Action

Play / pause

Tap 

Play the previous title

Tap  within 3 seconds from the

start of the track playback

Plays the current track from the start Tap 



 after 3 s from the start of the

track playback

Fast-reverse within the title

Press and hold 

Fast-forward within the title

Press and hold 

Play back the next title

Tap 

Switch on/off the random playback

from the current album or folder

Tap 

Switch on/off the repeat playback

from the current album or folder

Tap 

Switch on/off repeat playback of spe-

cific track

Tap 

Movement within the track is possible by touching your finger on the timeline

B

 

» Fig. 185

 on page 149.

Folder / track list

Fig. 186 

Folder/track list

›

To display the folder / track list on the Media main menu, tap on the function

surface  (if this display is supported by the currently selected source).

›

To playback select a title.

Folder/track list 

» Fig. 186

Selected audio source / audio source folder (movement within the folder

is carried out by pressing the function surface for the folder)
Options folder/track playback
Display of multimedia database (only available in the source directory) (not

applicable to the Infotainment Swing)
Select the audio source
Folder
Playlist

Currently playing title / track playback stopped

The title cannot be played (tapping on the function surface shows the

cause).

Note

■

In the list, the first 1000 entries (titles, directories etc.) are displayed with the

oldest creation date.

■

The scanning speed of the folder / track list depends on the connection

speed and volume of data.

Multimedia database

Fig. 187 

Multimedia database

›

To display the multimedia database, in the Media main menu, tap on the

function surface  (if this display is supported by the currently selected

source).

The audio files are sorted by their properties into individual categories

B

.

›

To playback, select the category and then the title.



A

B
C









  



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Multimedia Database 

» Fig. 187

Selected audio source / selected category / folder of the audio source
Sorting categories
Displays Folder / Track List (only available in the bibliography)
Select the audio source

Audio sources

Introduction to the subject

CAUTION

■

Do not save any important data or that which has not been backed up on the

connected audio sources. ŠKODA assumes no responsibility for lost or dam-

aged files or connected audio sources.

■

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.

■

When connecting an external audio source, the external source information

messages can be displayed. These messages must be observed and confirmed

if necessary (e.g. enabling data transfer etc).

Note

The national copyright laws that apply in your country must be observed.

CD / DVD

Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.

Fig. 188  CD / DVD slot

A
B
C



The CD/DVD

» Fig. 188

 slot is located in an external module in the storage com-

partment on the front passenger side.

›

Toinsert a CD/DVD, with the labelled side facing up, into the CD slot until it is

automatically drawn in.

›

To eject, press the button  The CD/DVD is moved to the starting position.

If the ejected CD/DVD is not removed within 10 seconds, it is retracted again

for safety reasons. However, the unit will not change to the CD/DVD source.

WARNING

■

The CD/DVD player is a laser product.

■

On the manufacturing date, this unit was classified as a class 1 laser prod-

uct in accordance with the national/international standards

DIN EN 60825-1: 2008-05 and DHHS Rules 21 CFR, Subchapter J. The la-

ser used in this class 1 laser product is so weak that there is no risk of dan-

ger when operated correctly.

■

This product is designed such that the laser is restricted to the inside of

Infotainment. However, the installed laser could be classified in a higher

class were the housing to be removed. For this reason, never remove Info-

tainment housing.

CAUTION

■

Be sure to remove the CD/DVD before you try to insert a new CD/DVD. Oth-

erwise you can damage the drive inside Infotainment.

■

Only insert in the CD/DVD drive original audio CDs/video DVDs or standard

CD-R/RWs or DVD±R/RWs.

■

Do not affix anything to the CD/DVDs!

■

If the ambient temperature is too high or too low, the CD / DVD playback

may not work.

■

Damp (condensation) may affect Infotainment in cold weather or high hu-

midity. This can cause the CD to jump or impair the play function. Once the

moisture has dissipated, playback is fully functional again.

Note

■

After pressing the button  it takes a few seconds for the CD / DVD to be

ejected.

■

On uneven or unpaved roads, playback jumps may occur.



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Media

■

If the CD/DVD is physically damaged, is not readable or is inserted incorrect-

ly the following message is displayed Error: CD/DVD.

■

It is possible that CD/DVDs protected by copyright cannot be played back at

all or only in certain circumstances.

SD card

Fig. 189 

Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero:

Insert the SD card

Fig. 190 

Swing: Insert the SD card

Pushing in

›

Insert the SD card in the slot in the direction of arrow (with the cut end fac-

ing right), until it “locks” 

» Fig. 189

 or 

» Fig. 190

.

Removing

›

Before removing the SD card, go to the main Media menu and tap function

surface  → Remove safely.

›

Press on the inserted SD memory card. The SD card “jumps” into the eject

position.

CAUTION

■

Do not use an SD card with a broken write protection “slide” - there is a risk

of damage to the SD card reader!

■

When using an SD card with an adapter, vehicle vibrations might cause the

card to fall out of the adapter.

USB input

Installation location of the USB input and information regarding its use

» page 95

.

The USB input audio source can be connected directly or via a connecting ca-

ble.

›

To connect, insert the USB audio source into the appropriate input.

›

To disconnect the USB in the Media main menu, tap on the function surface


 → Remove safely.

›

Disconnect the audio source from the corresponding USB input.

USB audio source

With the ignition, the charging process starts automatically after the USB au-

dio source is connected (applies to audio sources where charging via the USB

connector is possible).
The charging efficiency can differ compared to the charging from the usual

mains power supply.
Depending on the type of the connected external device and the frequency of

use, the charging current may not be sufficient to charge the battery of the

connected device.
Some connected audio sources may not be recognised and cannot be charged.

CAUTION

USB extension cords, or reducers may impair the function of the connected

audio source.

Note

We recommend that you use extension cords from ŠKODA Original Accesso-

ries.

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Bluetooth

®

player

Infotainment allows audio files of a connected Bluetooth

® 

player to play using

the A2DP and AVRCP audio profile.
With Infotainment, multiple devices can be paired using Bluetooth

®

 , but only

one of them can be used as a Bluetooth

®

player.

Connect /disconnect

›

To connect the Bluetooth

®

 player with Infotainment- follow the same in-

structions as for pairing Infotainment with a telephone

» page 162

.

›

To disconnect the Bluetooth

®

player, end the connection in the list of paired

external devices 

» page 164

.

Replace Bluetooth

®

player (applies to Infotainment Amundsen, Bolero)

If you would like to replace a Bluetooth

®

Player which is connected to Infotain-

ment as a Telephone at the same time, then a relevant information message

appears in the Infotainment screen.

›

End the connection to the currently connected Bluetooth

®

player and repeat

the pairing procedure 

» page 164

, Managing paired external devices.

CAUTION

If an external device is connected to Infotainment using Apple CarPlay

orAndroid Auto, then it cannot be connected using Bluetooth

®

.

Jukebox

Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.

In the Jukebox (in the Infotainment internal memory), supported audio files

and 

» 

tab. Supported audio file formats on page 154video files 

» 

tab. Suppor-

ted video file formats on page 158can be imported from connected external

devices.

Import files

›

Tap on the function surface in the Media main menu  → Manage jukebox →

Import.

›

Select the desired source.

›

Select the desired folders or files.

›

Tap the function surface  .

Delete files

›

Tap on the function surface in the Media main menu  → Manage jukebox →

Delete.

›

Select the desired folder or files in the selected category.

›

Tap the function surface  → Delete.

Show level of infotainment memory

›

Tap on the function surface in the Media main menu  → Manage jukebox.

It displays information about occupied and free space of the Infotainment

memory and the number of files that can still be imported.

Note

■

Files that have already been copied are recognised and cannot be copied

again (shown in grey).

■

It is not possible to copy files while simultaneously playing back audio/video

files in the CD/DVD drive.

WLAN

Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen.

Infotainment allows you to play audio files from one of the external devices

connected to the Infotainment WLAN.

›

Connect an external device that supports the DLNA (Digital Living Network

Alliance), with Infotainment WLAN

» page 173

.

›

If necessary use the UPnP application (Universal Plug and Play) in the con-

nected device, which allows playback to start.

›

Select the audio source  WLAN .

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Supported audio sources and file formats - Columbus, Amundsen,

Bolero

Supported audio sources

Source

Interface

Type

Specification

File system

SD card

SD reader

Standard

size

SD, SDHC, SDXC

FAT16

FAT32

exFAT

NTFS

USB

devices

USB 1.x; 2.x

and 3.x or

higher with

support of

USB 2.x

MSC

USB stick;

HDD (without any spe-

cial software);

USB devices that sup-

port MSC operation

MTP

Devices with the An-

droid operating system

or Windows mobile

(mobile phone, tablet)

Apple

Devices with the iOS

operating system

(iPhone, iPod, iPad)

CD/DVD

Only valid

for Info-

tainment

Columbus.

CD/DVD

Drive

Audio CD

(Up to 80

min);

CD-R / RW

(Up to 700

MB);

DVD±R/RW;

DVD-Audio.

DVD Video

ISO9660;

Joliet (Level 1,2,3);

UDF 1.x;

UDF 2.x

-

Blue-

tooth

®

-

Player

-

-

Bluetooth logs A2DP

and AVRCP (1.0-1.5)

-

Supported audio file formats

Codec type

(File formats)

File suffix

Max bit

rate

Maximum

sampling

rate

Multi

channels

a)

Playlists

Windows Media

Audio

9 and 10

wma

384 kbit /

s

96 kHz

no

m3u

pls

wpl

m3u8

asx

WAV

wav

Defined by

the format

(approx.

1.5 Mbit/s)

MPEG-1; 2 and

2.5

layer 3

mp3

320 kbit /

s

48 kHz

MPEG-2 and 4

aac; mp4;

m4a

yes

FLAC;

Vorbis

flac; ogg

Defined by

the format

(approx.

5.5 Mbit/s)

a)

Applies to Infotainment Columbus with the CANTON sound system.

The GPT standards (GUID partition table) method structured audio sources

are not supported by Infotainment.
Files that are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology can-

not be played back by Infotainment.

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Supported audio sources and file formats - Swing

Supported audio sources

Source

Interface

Type

Specification

File system

SD card

SD reader

Standard

size

SD, SDHC, SDXC

FAT16

VFAT

FAT32

exFAT

USB

devices

USB 1.x; 2.x

and 3.x or

higher with

support of

USB 2.x

MSC

USB stick;

HDD (without any spe-

cial software);

USB devices that sup-

port MSC operation

MTP

Devices with the An-

droid operating system

or Windows mobile

(mobile phone, tablet)

Apple

Devices with the iOS

operating system

(iPhone, iPod, iPad)

Blue-

tooth

®

-

Player

-

-

Bluetooth logs A2DP

and AVRCP (1.0-1.5)

-

Supported audio file formats

Codec type

(File formats)

File suffix

Max bit rate

Maximum

sampling

rate

Playlists

Windows Media

Audio 9 and 10

wma

384 kbit / s

96 kHz

m3u

pls

wpl

asx

MPEG-1; 2 and 2.5

(Layer-3)

mp3

320 kbit / s

48 kHz

The GPT standards (GUID partition table) method structured audio sources

are not supported by Infotainment.
Files that are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology can-

not be played back by Infotainment.

Images

Image viewer

main menu

Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero.

Fig. 191 

Images: Main menu

›

To display the main menu, tap the 



 sensor field and then tap the function

surface  .

Main menu 

» Fig. 191

Select the image source

Folder / Image List

Display the previous image
Switching on the slideshow
Switching off the slideshow
Display of the next image
Menu settings for Images 

» page 139

Rotate the image 90° anticlockwise
Rotate the image 90° clockwise
Display the initial image size while retaining the aspect ratio
Guidance to GPS coordinates (Amundsen; the display only occurs if the

image contains GPS coordinates) (applies to Infotainment Columbus,

Amundsen) 

» page 188

A



  



















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Images

Control viewed images

Operation

Action

Display of the next image

Finger motion across the screen to the left

(with initial representation)

Tap 

Display the previous image

Finger motion across the screen to the right

(with starting representation)

Tap 

Increase the image size

Touch screen using two fingers and pull apart

Turning the knob  to the right (not applica-

ble to Infotainment Columbus)

Reduce the image size

Touch screen using two fingers and close to-

gether

Turning the knob  to the left (not applica-

ble to Infotainment Columbus)

Moving the image with an en-

larged display

Drag your finger over the screen in the re-

quired direction

Rotate by 90 °

Touch screen using two fingers and move

clockwise or counter clockwise (only availa-

ble with start representation)

Tap  or 

Maximum magnification of

representation

Double finger tap on the screen

Display the initial image size

while retaining the aspect ratio

Double tap on the screen again

Pressing the knob  (not applicable to Info-

tainment Columbus)

CAUTION

Viewing images in the Infotainment screen is not supported by connected Ap-

ple devices.

Supported image file formats and sources

Supported image sources

Source

Type

Specification

File system

SD card

Standard size

SD, SDHC, SDXC

FAT16

VFAT

FAT32

exFAT

NTFS

USB devices

USB stick;

HDD (without

special software)

USB 1.x; 2.x and

3.x or higher with

support of USB

2.x

CD / DVD (Applies

to Infotainment Co-

lumbus)

CD-R / RW (Up

to 700 MB);

DVD±R/RW

ISO9660;

Joliet (Level 1,2,3)

;

UDF 1.x;

UDF 2.x

-

Supported file formats

Codec type

(File formats)

File suffix

Max. resolution

(Megapixels)

BMP

bmp

4

JP (E) G

jpg; jpeg

4; 64

GIF

gif

4

PNG

png

4

Note

■

The max. supported image size is 20 MB.

■

The GPT standards (GUID partition table) method structured image sources

are not supported by Infotainment.

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