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Audio mode
Connecting and disconnecting an external data medium (MDI) - Alhambra
● Connect the appropriate adapter to the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface.
● Connect the external data medium to the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface
via the adapter.
● If necessary, switch on the external data medium or select the appropri-
ate data mode.
Even though the display may indicate otherwise, the external data medium
may be disconnected from the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface at any time
without data loss.
Connecting or disconnecting an external data medium (MDI) - Altea, Altea
XL, Altea Freetrack, Leon
Connecting a mass storage device or player with a USB connection
Connect the device to the USB connector of the MEDIA-IN interface.
If necessary, start playback in the external device.
Connecting an iPod or iPhone in order to control it from the radio and
navigation system
Connect the iPod or iPhone to the MEDIA-IN interface using the cable or
special iPod adapter provided by SEAT.
Connecting an external device to the AUX input of the MEDIA-IN inter-
face
Connect the device to the AUX input of the MEDIA-IN interface with the
right cable.
Even though the display may indicate otherwise, the external data medium
may be disconnected from the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface at any time
without data loss. –
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– Control through the radio and navigation system
An external data medium correctly connected to the MEDIA-IN multimedia
interface can be controlled through the radio and navigation system.
Depending on the unit, when an external data medium is connected and
switched on, it is necessary to change to the radio and navigation system
manually for playback.
●
Open the MEDIA main menu.
● Press the MEDIA
unit button to open the
Media selection menu.
● Press the MDI function button to start or resume playback from the ex-
ternal data medium.
Further details of the operation of the external data medium (changing
track, selecting tracks and playback modes) are given in the corresponding
chapter of this manual ⇒ page 8.
If the selected media source is disconnected from the MEDIA-IN multimedia
interface while being played, the radio and navigation system will remain in
MDI mode. Another audio source must be selected manually.
Special features. ALTEA and LEON models
Depending on the vehicle equipment, from the radio and navigation unit
and via the MEDIA-IN interface, the user can:
● play and control audio files from a mass storage device or MP3 player
with USB, iPod or iPhone connection.
● play audio from an external player connected to the AUX input of the Me-
dia-IN Interface
● play audio from an external player connected to the AUX input of the
Rear Seat Entertainment system (if fitted in the vehicle)
Sometimes the additional auxiliary input of the MEDIA-IN interface must be
activated in order to use the MDI Media source in the Media selector.
Activation:
48Navigation
Navigation
Introduction to navigation
Introduction
General information
The current vehicle position is determined by means of the GPS system
(Global Positioning System). Sensors in the vehicle measure distances driv-
en. The measurement values are adapted using the detailed information
from the navigation data medium maps and according to the stored traffic
management. Where applicable, the TMC traffic reports are included in the
route calculation ⇒ page 72. The navigation system uses these data to
determine an optimal route to the destination.
The destination is defined by entering an address or a point of interest, e.g.
a petrol station or hotel.
Navigation announcements and visual guidance on the navigation unit and
the instrument panel direct you to your destination ⇒ page 65.
Depending on the country, some radio-navigation system functions can no
longer be selected when the vehicle is travelling above a certain speed. This
is not a malfunction, but simply a legal requirement.
Navigation data
At the close of this edition, SEAT has two different versions of radio and nav-
igation system “SEAT MEDIA SYSTEM 2.2”, one for Western Europe and one
for Eastern Europe, with and without DAB respectively ⇒ page 24.
In normal circumstances, all the necessary navigation data is already stored
in the navigator. The maps stored in the system (Western Europe or Eastern
Europe version ⇒ fig. 1) depend on the country in which the vehicle is sold. SD cards with the different maps offered by SEAT or with the annual map up-
dates can be obtained through the SEAT Technical Service. Please ask your
SEAT dealer ⇒ page 49.
Additional Information:
●
Safety notes ⇒ page 6
● Unit overview ⇒ page 8
● Entering a destination ⇒ page 54
● Destination memory ⇒ page 60
● Route guidance ⇒ page 65
Note
Dirty or damaged navigation data media may lead to problems when copy-
ing navigation information or even in the navigation itself. Store unused da-
ta media in a suitable container or in the original box to protect them from
mechanical damage, heat, humidity or direct sunlight.
Limitations of the navigation function
Possible errors in navigation
If the navigation system is not able to receive data from the GPS satellites
(dense vegetation, underground garage), it is still possible to navigate us-
ing the vehicle sensory analysis.
In areas that are not or only partially digitised on the data medium (e.g. in-
sufficient definition of one-way streets and road categories), the navigation
system will still attempt to provide route guidance.
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Navigation
If navigation data are unavailable or incomplete, the navigation system may
be unable to determine the exact vehicle position. As a result, the naviga-
tion may not be as exact as usual.
Navigation area and age of navigation data
The accuracy of the data (small villages, streets and house numbers) de-
pends on the respective version for the country.
Roads and streets are subject to constant change (e.g. new roads, changes
to street names and house numbers). After some time, navigation data will
no longer be up-to-date. This may lead to inaccurate or incorrect route guid-
ance.
In the case of small villages, they may have to be searched for as Points of
Interest (POI) rather than by their name.
Map updates and different map versions (East/West Europe) are available
through SD cards. Please consult a Technical Service.
Updating the internal navigation data memory
Fig. 44 Navigation setup
menu. The navigation data is already in the navigation data memory and can be
used directly
⇒ page 49.
If the navigation database is updated, or if data from another country is
overwritten, the former data will be erased and cannot be recovered.
Updating navigation data
A memory card containing updated navigation data can be obtained from
an Authorised Service.
● Cancel the mechanical protection against overwriting in the memory
card.
● Inserting the memory card ⇒ page 29.
If the inserted memory card contains valid navigation data, a window opens
asking whether you wish to permanently allocate the memory card to the ra-
dio navigation system.
Due to licensing legislation, when the copy has been completed, the memo-
ry card will be allocated to this radio and navigation system and can not be
used for other radio and navigation units.
● Press the Assign
function button to continue.
Information about the navigation data installed and available on the memo-
ry card is displayed.
● Press the Update
function button to start copying the information.
No navigation functions are available during the copying process. The copy-
ing process lasts approximately 2 hours.
Do not remove the memory card while the navigation data is being copied.
This could damage the memory card!
If the unit is switched off during the copying process, the process stops and
will start automatically when the unit is switched back on.
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Navigation
The Navigation main menu allows you to select a new destination, call up a
previously used or stored destination and search for points of interest.
Opening the Navigation main menu
● Press the NAV
unit button to open the last menu opened in the naviga-
tion function.
● If the Navigation main menu is not displayed, press the NAV
unit button
again. This will open the main menu from any navigation submenu.
● Press the
unit button to switch back through the sequence of menus
to the Navigation main menu and cancel entry of destination data step by
step ⇒ page 54.
Switching between the map view and the Navigation main menu
● In the Navigation main menu, press the NAV
unit button to switch to the
map view ⇒ fig. 46.
● Press the NAV
unit button again to switch back to the
Navigation main
menu ⇒ fig. 45.
Selecting destination entry in the Navigation main menu
● Open the Navigation main menu ⇒ fig. 45.
● Turn the setting knob ⇒ fig. 2 10
to select a symbol for destination en-
try. The type of destination entry currently marked is displayed in the centre
of the screen (in fig. 45: Address).
● Press the setting knob to select the displayed destination entry method.
● Alternatively: Press a destination entry symbol on the screen.
When a function button has been pressed, the corresponding window will
open to allow you to enter the destination ⇒ page 54.
Destination entry methods
Function button: Result Address: Open input windows for selection of a destination address. Destination memory: Open a list of manually stored destinations. Last destinations : Open a list of automatically stored last destinations.
Function button: Result Petrol station: Open a list of the nearest petrol stations.P Car park: Open a list of the nearest car parks. Point of interest : First select the search area and then enter the search
term.
Home address: Enter the home address, or go to one of the saved address-
es.
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● Turn the setting knob ⇒ fig. 2 10
to manually change the scale of the
map for a few seconds. Turn the knob clockwise to zoom in. Turn the knob
anticlockwise to zoom out.
● To permanently retain the manually selected map scale, “Autozoom”
must be deactivated in the Navigation setup menu ⇒ page 75.
Selecting the map view mode
The map view mode can be changed.
● In the map, briefly press the bottom-right or bottom-left area of the
screen to display the function buttons again.
● Press the Extras
function button ⇒ fig. 67.
● Select one of the playback modes displayed in the pop-up window.
2D North
: two dimensions, map oriented to North.
2D Heading
: two dimension, map oriented to vehicle heading.
3D Heading
: three dimensions, birds-eye view of map.
Alternatively, it is possible to switch between the three map views by press-
ing on the compass shown on the map.
During route guidance, the calculated route can also be shown on an over-
view map.
● Press Overview map
in the pop-up window to display current position and
destination.
The scale of the overview map cannot be changed.
● Press Route list
to calculate the route list.
● Place Route list within the button.
● Press the function button Back to return to the last shown map view.
Displaying speed limits
If there is a speed limit stored in the navigation data for the road along
which you are travelling, this will be displayed on the map. During route guidance, the arrow indicating a change of direction takes precedence over
the speed limit display.
Please remember that the navigation data may not be up-to-date and that
the system has limitations
⇒ page 48!
The speed limit display is activated in the navigation system settings
⇒ page 75.
Points of interest on map
Depending on the programmed settings, points of interest (petrol stations,
car parks, Authorised Services) will be displayed as symbols on the map
⇒ page 75.
Note
If you miss a turning during route guidance and are currently unable to turn
back, keep on driving until the navigation system offers a new route.
Note
The quality of the instructions given by the unit will depend on the naviga-
tion data used.
Note
In addition, the route is optimised with the TMC traffic news received
⇒ page 72. The radio stations broadcasting this information are responsi-
ble for the content and the quality of the TMC traffic reports.
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Navigation
Traffic incidents displayed on the map
Traffic congestion reported via TMC that is on the route is shown on the map
by a coloured symbol. Traffic congestion that is not on the route is shown on
the map by a grey symbol. The positioning of the TMC symbol indicates the
start and the direction of the traffic congestion if both are clearly defined in
the TMC traffic message.
Route sections with traffic congestion that are on the route are coloured red.
Route sections with traffic congestion that are not on the route are coloured
grey. If route guidance is not active, all traffic congestion is coloured grey.
Dynamic route guidance
If the Dynamic route
function button is activated and a diversion to avoid
traffic congestion on the route is likely to save time, the navigation system
automatically calculates an alternative route.
An announcement is given when the route is recalculated. The same an-
nouncement is given if traffic congestion that was present when the route
was originally calculated is now no longer reported.
Note
A diversion of the route based on TMC traffic reports may not always save
time, if, for instance, there is also heavy traffic on the alternative route.
Note
If there is traffic congestion on a route section further ahead, it is possible
to exclude the section manually if the TMC traffic report has not yet been
received.
Note
The quality of traffic messages depends on the station broadcasting the
traffic reports. This station is responsible for the content of the traffic re-
ports. Displaying TMC traffic reports (TRAFFIC)
Fig. 74 List of TMC traf-
fic reports received.
Fig. 75 Detailed view of
a received TMC traffic re-
port.
The unit constantly receives TMC traffic reports in the background, provided
a TMC traffic news station can be received at the current location. The sta-
tion listened to does not have to be the TMC traffic news station.
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The unit only processes and displays TMC traffic reports affecting the area
within a radius of roughly 100 km from the current vehicle position.
TMC traffic reports are required for dynamic route guidance and are dis-
played on the map ⇒ page 72.
Display TMC traffic reports
● Press the TRAFFIC
unit button to display the list of the current TMC traffic
reports ⇒ fig. 74.
● Press one of the TMC traffic reports on the screen to open the detailed
view ⇒ fig. 75.
● Alternatively: select the TMC report by turning the setting knob
⇒ fig. 2 10
and open the detailed view by pressing
⇒ fig. 75.
● In the detailed view, you can browse through the TMC traffic reports us-
ing the function buttons Previous
and Next.
Display TMC traffic news stations
● Open the list of the current TMC traffic reports.
● Press the
⇒ fig. 2
7 unit button to open the information window. The
current TMC traffic news station is displayed.
● Press the
unit button again to close the information window.
Note
By using the Congestion ahead ⇒ fig. 74 function button it is possible to enter
a manual exclusion from the vehicle position ⇒ page 72.
Note
The radio-navigation system can only process and store TMC traffic reports
if the unit has access to navigation data for the area you are currently travel-
ling through.
Note
The quality of the dynamic route guidance depends on the information con-
tained in the TMC traffic reports. The radio stations are responsible for the
content of the news broadcast.
Route guidance in demo mode
If demo mode is activated in the Navigation setup menu ⇒ page 75, an ad-
ditional pop-up window opens when you start route guidance.
● Pressing the Demo
function button starts a “virtual route guidance” to
the destination you have entered.
● If you press the Normal
function button, a “real route guidance” starts.
The sequence of events and the operations in virtual route guidance are
similar to those in real route guidance.
Virtual route guidance is repeated when you reach the fictitious destination
and always starts again from the starting point if it is interrupted.
If the starting point for demo mode has been defined manually in the Navi-
gation setup menu, virtual route guidance will start from this position.
If the vehicle is moved and the unit can determine its current location by
GPS, any manually entered starting point will be overwritten with the current
vehicle location ⇒ page 75.
When real route guidance is started following virtual route guidance in
demo mode, the unit first has to reorient itself. This may take some time,
depending on the number of satellites the unit can currently receive. Mov-
ing the vehicle may speed up the reorientation process.
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Telephone control (Phone)
The mobile phone can be connected to the radio and navigation system in
two ways:
● active connection
● passive connection
With the active connection, the search for the unit is started using the radio
and navigation system. With the passive connection, the search for the unit
is started using the mobile phone. Sometimes the search process is unable
to find the device it wishes to pair to the radio and navigation system. It
may be necessary to repeat the search several times.
The following settings in the mobile phone and in the radio and navigation
system are required for both types of connection:
● The Bluetooth ®
function must be on or visible in the mobile phone and
in the radio and navigation system.
● The mobile phone keypad must be unlocked.
● The mobile phone notification and keypad tones should be switched off.
It will be necessary to enter information using the telephone keypad during
the connection process. Therefore, the mobile phone should be to hand.
This is followed by the synchronisation process between the two devices.
The mobile phone book and the list of received, missed and last dialled
calls is automatically loaded into the navigation system.
Start active connection of the mobile phone
When making an active connection, any existing connections to other mo-
bile phones are ended.
● Press the PHONE
unit button.
● Press the SETUP unit button.
● Press the Bluetooth Settings function button.
● Press the Bluetooth Settings function button. The search process may last 15 to 20 seconds. On completion, the names of
any mobile phones found are displayed on the screen. Sometimes the
search process is unable to find the device it wishes to pair to the radio and
navigation system. It may be necessary to repeat the search several times.
●
Select the entry corresponding to the mobile phone to be connected
from the list of Bluetooth devices ⇒ fig. 79.
● Establish a connection by pressing the Connect
function button.
● Alternatively: establish the connection by pressing the right unit button.
● Alternatively: establish the connection by pressing the name of the
phone in the entry in the list.
Now establish a connection between the mobile phone and the radio and
navigation system. To confirm the connection between the two units, certain
information should be entered in the mobile phone.
● Confirm connection in the mobile phone.
● Enter PIN shown on the radio and navigation display via the mobile
phone and confirm.
When the PIN has been correctly entered, a message confirming the connec-
tion is displayed on the radio and navigation system screen. The address
book stored in the mobile phone and the call lists are automatically loaded.
The time taken to load the information will depend upon the quantity of da-
ta stored in the mobile phone. Once the data has been loaded, the tele-
phone control data will be available in the radio and navigation system. The
main menu, PHONE, is displayed on the screen.
Start passive connection of the mobile phone
● Press the PHONE
unit button.
● Press the SETUP unit button.
● Press the Bluetooth Settings function button.
● Press the Activate BT visibility function button.
● Start searching for Bluetooth audio accessories in the mobile phone.