
2RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM
QUICK REFERENCE
  
Radio operation   
Manual station tuning for FM,  TMC and AM                                  24
TIM, use to select messages                                                         28
CD-/CD changer operation
Select tracks                        
                                                         31
 
 
  FM button , to activate FM radio operation 
         for the FM1 and FM2 memory banks                                            23 
 
  TIM button (Traffic Information Memo),
to listen to traffic messages and 
to activate 
TIM traffic standby                                                        27
 
  CD eject button                                                                         30,61
 
  TMC button (Traffic Message Channel),
to activate 
TMC radio operation 
for the TC1 and TC2 memory banks                                  
           22
 
  AM button , to activate  AM radio operation 
for the AM1 and AM2 memory banks                                            23
 
  CD slot                                                                                          29
  Display                                                                                            8
  DSP button , to adjust the display contrast                                   13
 
  CD button, to activate the CD and CD changer operation       29,30
 
  Night display operation , to switch to night display                        9
  NAVI button , to activate the main navigation menu                     34
 
  TELE button , to display the traffic messages 
received via  TMC                                                                           12
 
  Radio operation  
Recalling stored stations                                                                 24            
Automatic seek tuning for AM                                                         24
Fast seek (audible) TIM                                                               29
CD-/CD changer operation
Fast seek (audible)                          
                                   30, 31
 
  MUTE button ,  
Muting the audio sources for radio, CD and CD changers
(extra features)                                                 
                            13
         Radio operation  
Seeking and scanning stations cyclically                  
                     26
CD-/CD changer operation 
Scanning all the tracks on a CD                    
                         30, 31
 
 INFO button , to display additional information                              12
 
  MIX button , to play the tracks on a CD in random order         30,31
 
  Volume adjustment and switching the system on/off          21,20
 
  AS button , to store radio stations automatically                           25
   
 
  Flagged destination button , to set a flag                                    46 

4RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM
CONTENTS
The Škoda Radio 
Navigation System
................................. 6
Navigation....................................................... 7
How does navigation work? ......................7
Important notes ...................................... 7Operating the radio navigation system 
while driving..................................................... 7
Notes on using the radio navigation 
system ............................................................. 7
Display.................................................... 8Display illustration........................................... 8
Display contents .............................................. 8
Switching to the night display ..........................9
Alarm ............................................................... 9
T
elephone (PHONE) ........................................ 9
Menus................................................... 10Menu structure.............................................. 10Selecting and confirming 
menu items........................................... 10
Altering settings............................................. 1 1
Exiting menus ................................................ 1 1
Main buttons......................................... 12INFO button................................................... 12
TELE button .................................................. 12
MUTE button ................................................. 13
DSP
 button .................................................... 13
SETUP - Main settings.........................14Navigation setup ............................................ 14
Audio setup ................................................... 14
V
olume setup ................................................. 16
Macro key setup ............................................ 16
Clock setup .................................................... 17Language
...................................................... 18
Default settings .............................................. 18
Theft Protection.................................... 19
Switching the system on/of
f .................. 20
Radio operation .................................... 22
Radio operation with RDS .............................22
RDS (Radio Data System) ......................22
Alternate frequency ................................. 22
TMC (T
raffic Message Channel) .............22
RDS Regional ......................................... 22
Switching to regionally related sta
tions ...22
Switching on radio operation .........................23
Selecting stations .......................................... 24
Manual station tuning for FM, 
TMC 
and AM .................................................... 24
Recalling stored stations .........................24
Automatic station tuning for 
AM .............. 24
Storing and recalling stations ........................24
Storing stations ....................................... 24
Recalling stored stations .........................25
Storing stations automatically .................25
Scanning stations (Radio Scan) ....................26
T
raffic station reception .................................26
Listening to traffic message ....................27
Interrupting a traffic announcement ........27
AUDIO
INTRODUCTION
CD operation
........................................ 29Integrated CD player.....................................29
Inserting an audio CD (integrated CD 
player) ..................................................... 29
Starting CD operation (integrated CD 
player) ..................................................... 29
CD functions (integrated CD player) .............30
Selecting a track ...................................... 30
Fast seek tuning (audible) .......................30
Scanning all the tracks on a CD (SCAN) 30
Playing all the tracks on a CD in 
random order ........................................... 30
Removing a CD ....................................... 30
Ending CD operation ...............................30
CD changer operation 
Traffic Information Memo (TIM).....................27
Activating TIM standby for 24 hours........27
Activating TIM standby for 2 hours..........28
Listening to recorded messages..............28
Selecting a recorded message...............
.28
Fast seek tuning, audible.........................29
Deleting traffic messages.......................
.29
Ending the TIM function...........................29
(extra feature) ....................................... 30Switching on CD changer operation ........30
Selecting a CD ........................................ 31
Selecting a track ...................................... 31
Fast seek tuning ...................................... 31
Scanning all the tracks (SCAN) ...............31
Playing all the tracks in random order 
(MIX) ....................................................... 31
Ending CD changer operation .................31
Notes on audio CDs ...................................... 32
CD label .................................................. 32
Skipping during playback ........................32
Condensation .......................................... 32
Notes on cleaning CDs ...........................32
Tone settings........................................ 32Tone settings and balance and fader set -
tings ......................................................... 32 

8RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
Display illustration
The  contents  and  menus  that  appear  on  the 
screen consist of the following standard fields:
Display
Background - 
When navigation is active, the sta -
tus of the functions for radio, CD or CD changer 
(audio sources) will appear at the top of the dis-
play. During radio or CD operation, the currently 
active function for navigation will appear.
In the menus, for example, for navigation or se -
tup, the title line for the menu will appear.
Foreground  - This area displays the visual driving 
recommendations for active navigation. The radio 
display contains the station name or the frequen -
cy, the CD display reads  TRACK and the track 
number of the song currently playing.  
Status line (for audio operation only) -  The status 
line displays the current audio source or memory 
bank  during  radio  operation,  the  station  button 
preset,  the  CD  number,  the  active  functions, 
such  as  SCAN,  INFO ,  and  traffic  information 
standby.Display contents  
The  screen  is  the  central  display  area  for  your radio  navigation  system.  The  route  guidance 
display is shown here in the example. 
 It contains the following:
    the selected audio source  
      (in this case FM level 1),
   the selected memory bank ,
   the name of the selected station ,
   an indication that the tuned station is a      
       TMC station, and the number of    
       received traffic messages             
  
       (in this case 3 messages), 
    the remaining journey time or arrival 
      time 
 (in this case the arrival time)
  the selected route option  (in this case                      
 dynamic),
  the remaining distance to the destination 
      
,
1234
56
79
10
8
Background
Foreground
Status line 

9RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEMINTRODUCTION
  the directional arrow ,
   the  distance  to  the  next  turning  point  and
  the name of the street that you are currently 
driving down 
.
Switching to the night display 
When driving at night, you can press button  on the main panel to switch to night display.
Alarm
If  your  radio  navigation  system  should  receive 
an  emergency  message, 
ALARM  will  appear 
in the display foreground as illustrated or in the 
display background when active route guidance 
is in progress. 
T h e   c u r r e n t l y   a c t i v e   a u d i o   s o u r c e   w i l l   b e 
interrupted  and  the  radio  source  broadcasting 
the emergency message will have priority. 
The message will be put through at the volume 
selected  for  traffic  information  messages,  see 
page 16. 
After  the  message  has  ended,  the  system  will 
automatically switch back to the last audio source 
that was active.
You  can  also  end  the  message  broadcast  at 
any  time  by  switching  to  another  audio  source 
or selecting a different radio station.   
Telephone (PHONE)
If  your  vehicle  is  equipped  with  a  car  phone 
s y s t e m   a n d   h a n d s - f r e e   e q u i p m e n t   ( e x t r a 
features), the voice output for the car phone will 
be reproduced via the radio navigation system.
If the telephone is active, the audio sources will 
be switched to mute. 
PHONE will appear in the display.
After  the  call  has  been  completed,  audio  play 
will resume.
Note:  If  you  activate  the  phone  while  the 
radio  navigation  system  is  switched  off, 
the system will switch on automatically. The 
display  will  not  switch  on.  You  will  be  able 
to place your call as usual. After the call has 
been completed, the radio navigation system 
will switch off again automatically . 
      

13RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEMINTRODUCTION
If you press the TELE button , a display will appear as illustrated above. In the background, 
following 
TRAFFIC  INFO ,  there  is  a  number 
indicating  the  number  of  the  traffic  message 
on  display  and  the  number  of  total  messages 
in the memory.
To switch between the individual messages,
•     turn the menu knob .
Notes:  The  TMC  function  is  not  available 
unless  a  navigation  CD  has  been  inserted 
into the system. 
Messages are deleted after 15 minutes if they 
are  not  received  again.  If  there  is  no  traffic 
information in the memory, a corresponding 
message will appear in the display.
MUTE button
Press  the  MUTE  button          to  switch  the  audio 
sources  radio,  CD  and  CD  changer  (extra 
feature) to mute.  AUDIO OFF will appear in the 
display while the system is switched to mute. 
To  cancel  the  mute  function,  press  the  MUTE 
button 
  again  while  the  system  is  muted  or turn the left-hand rotary/push button .
DSP button
The  DSP  button   allows  you  to  adjust  the display contrast. 
After pressing the DSP button , you can adjust the contrast by turning the menu knob . You can  save  the  set  value  by  pressing  the  menu 
knob . 

14RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
Navigation setup 
SETTINGS
  -  Here  you  can  access  a  submenu 
to alter the system settings: 
-   TIME  INFO   -  Here  you  can  select  whether 
you want to display the  ARRIVAL time to your 
destination  or  the  REMAINING  driving  time 
to your destination.
-  LANGUAGE   -  If  you  want  to  use  route 
g u i d a n c e   w i t h o u t   t h e   s p o k e n   d r i v i n g 
recommendations,  select  OFF.  Once  the 
voice  output  has  been  deactivated,  route 
guidance  will  be  provided  via  the  visual 
driving  recommendations  in  the  display  or 
the instrument cluster. 
-  REMEMBER DESTINATION  - use this option 
to switch the automatic storage of the last 10 
destinations  in  the  LAST  DESTINATIONS  
memory on or off (see  Destination memory, 
page 55).
SETUP - Main settings
-  DRIVE  SYMBOL   -  If  you  want  to  display 
the  visual  driving  recommendations  in  the 
instrument  cluster  only  (depends  on  the 
operation), select  OFF. 
LOCATION  - If it is not possible for the system 
to  receive  GPS  signals,  you  can  enter  your 
current vehicle location here manually.
TYRE  CHANGE  -  If  you  have  fitted  new  tyres,  select this menu item (see page 62). Audio setup 
Use the Audio Setup menu to alter the settings 
for audio operation.
RDS  NAME   -  Some  RDS  radio  stations  use 
R D S   t o   t r a n s m i t   n o t   o n l y   t h e i r   n a m e ,   b u t 
advertising  information  as  well.  Here  you  can 
select whether you want the name of the station 
displayed  permanently  or  whether  changing 
information such as advertising will also appear 
in the display. 

20RADIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
Entering the incorrect code number
If  you  inadvertently  enter  and  confirm  an  inco
-
rrect  code  number,  SAFE  will  appear  again  in 
the display. First flashing and then permanently. 
The following message will appear in the status 
line of the display: 
WRONG TRIES : 1
Now you can enter the code number again.
If you enter the code number incorrectly a second 
time,  the  system  will  be  blocked  for  one  hour. 
Once the hour waiting period has elapsed, it will 
be possible to enter the code again. During the 
waiting period, you must leave the system swit-
ched on with the ignition key in the ignition. 
After an hour has elapsed you can enter the code 
number once again. If an incorrect code number 
is entered twice, the system will be blocked again 
for one hour.
Note:  If  you  have  lost  your  equipment  card 
with  the  code,  please  contact  your  Škoda 
Service Centre.
Switching the system on/off
The audio source or navigation status (if the last 
route  guidance  was  no  longer  than  30  minutes 
ago) used last before the system was switched 
off will be activated.
If the ignition key has been removed, it is possible 
to switch on the system for approx. one hour by
 pressing the left-hand rotary/push  button    . 
To  prevent  the  battery  from  running  down,  the 
system  will  switch  off  again  automatically.  You 
can repeat this process as often as desired.
When the system has been switched off and the 
ignition  key  removed,  a  LED  will  begin  to  flash 
after a short pause to indicate that the system is 
protected by anti-theft coding.
Switching the system on
•  Press the rotary/pushbutton  to switch the system on.
Note: If the system remains mute and "SAFE" 
appears in the display when you switch it on, 
please refer to the information on page 19 . 

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Switching the system off
Press the left-hand rotary/push button .
The  active  audio  source  and  navigation  status 
will be stored.
If the key is removed from the ignition while the 
system is switched on, the system will switch off 
automatically.
Adjusting the volume
Turn the left-hand rotary/push button  to alter the volume of the audio source that is currently 
active. 
It is possible to alter the volume of the navigation 
voice  output  during  a  traffic  announcement  by 
turning the left-hand rotary/push button 
.
Note: Press the INFO button  to repeat the voice output to adjust the volume.