
INFO (Traffic information)149
Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual 
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
Setting timer start time
–Select Timer 1 or Timer 2  ⇒ page 148, fig. 190 .
– Press the control knob. The hour display for the corresponding  timer will then be highlighted white.
– Rotate the control knob to set the hour.
– Press the control knob. The minute display for the corresponding  timer will then be highlighted white.
– Rotate the control knob to set the minutes.
– Press the control knob to confirm your selection.With this function you can set the start time of two separate timers for 
recording traffic news announcements.
From the time set in  Timer 1 or Timer 2 , the navigation system can store traffic 
announcements for approx. two hours.
Use the Timer status  option to activate the times you have set. e.g. in the 
timer status function, if you select  timer 1, the traffic announcements are 
stored for approx. two hours as of the time set by you.
You can access the recorded traffic announcements using the TP memo  
control button ⇒ page 146.
When you park your vehicle, the timers will remain on for a total of 72 hours. 
During these 72 hours the system will record the traffic announcements it 
receives at the times you have specified. If you have not used your vehicle for 
longer than 72 hours the timers will be deactivated to avoid draining the 
battery.
Recorded traffic announcements will be deleted after about six hours.
Note
•Traffic announcements can only be recorded if the  Traffic programme 
option in Radio Setup is set to  on.•All incoming traffic news announcements will be recorded. As the system 
has a limited memory capacity, all old traffic announcements are overwritten 
by new ones.•To avoid draining the battery we recommend that you only activate the 
timers when necessary.TMC announcements
When the route guidance is activated, you can switch the TMC 
announcement option on or off as desired.TMC stands for “Traffic Message Channel”.
– Starting from any one of the INFO menus, press the    ⇒page 9 button.
– Select TMC announcement  ⇒ page 148, fig. 188 .
– Select on  to activate the option for TMC announcements, or
– Select off  to deactivate the option for TMC announcements.If there is an obstruction, but your route cannot be adapted, you will hear a 
TMC announcement.
Whenever there is an obstruction, you will hear two TMC announcements (if 
applicable). The first announcement will be made about 30 km before you 
reach the traffic obstruction and a second announcement will follow about 
two km before the obstruction.
SETUP
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CAR (vehicle settings)151
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RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual 
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
CAR, SETUPCAR (vehicle settings)IntroductionSelecting CAR function– Press the   function button  ⇒page 9. The main Car menu or 
the menu for the  Version function will be displayed.If you select the Ve rsi o n  function in the main Car menu, the hardware and 
software status for the “SEAT Media System E” will be displayed.
Note
If you press the   button within the Car function, you can programme 
sound and tuning settings and adjust the brightness of the display.
Software update
CARSETUP
Fig. 191  Display open: 
Navigation drive DVDFig. 192  Display: Soft-
ware update
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CAR (vehicle settings)
152
– Press the   button   ⇒ page 151, fig. 191 to fold open the 
display.
– Check whether there is already a DVD or CD in the drive. If there  is a DVD or CD in the drive, press the eject button and remove it 
⇒page 24.
– Insert the up-to-date navigation DVD into the drive, keeping it  level (printed side faces up). Hold the navigation DVD at the 
centre hole and at the outer ri m. The navigation DVD will be 
drawn into the drive automatically. The update will start automat-
ically  ⇒page 151, fig. 192 .
– Switch the navigation system on manually  ⇒page 4 once the 
update has been completed.When it is inserted the navigation DVD will first be checked. When the check 
has been completed you can monitor the progress of the software update by 
means of the graph shown in the display ⇒ page 151, fig. 192. The graph will 
show approx. 10% ⇒ page 151, fig. 192 while it is deleting the old software. 
Once the software update has been completed the navigation system will re-
start automatically. If necessary the audio software will then also be updated. 
The display will show a message. When the complete software update has 
been finalised the navigation system will be switched off. Switch the naviga-
tion system on manually ⇒ page 4.
Note
•Switch on the engine before you start the update in order to avoid 
draining the battery.•When you insert the DVD for the first time, new software for the navigation 
system will automatically be installed.
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SETUP153
Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual 
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
SETUPIntroductionGeneral safety precautionsWe recommend that you only make adjustments to the system configuration 
while the vehicle is stationary. In this way you can be sure that you will not 
be unnecessarily distracted from the traffic when reading the messages on 
the display. Please note  ⇒page 6, “Notes on road safety”.Selecting system setup functionIn addition to the main setup menus for the individual main func-
tions, the Settings , Sound  and Display  submenus are available for 
adjusting system settings. These setup submenus are the same for 
all of the main functions. – Press the   button 
⇒page 9 in addition to any other main 
function button that is already activated. The Setup main menu 
corresponding to that function (e.g. Radio) will appear in the 
display  ⇒fig. 193 .
– While in the Setup main menu, press any one of the control  buttons  ⇒page 9 to call up the corresponding submenu (e.g. 
radio  to   ⇒fig. 193 ).
The setup menu operates in conjunction with a function button already 
pressed  ⇒page 9 and opens additional menu items for the main Radio, CD, 
MP3 and Navigation functions. By pressing the control buttons, the Setup 
submenus  Settings, Sound  and Display  are opened ⇒fig. 193. These Setup 
submenus are always the same, regardless of the setup menu of the main 
function you are in.
Fig. 193  Display: Radio 
setup menu
SETUP
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SETUP155
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NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
•Spanish•PortugueseNote
•You can only select the menu language when the vehicle is stationary. The 
option is greyed out when driving and cannot be selected.Setting the distance unit (km/miles)– Press the  Settings control button in the Setup menu.
–Select  Distance unit .
– Select either  km or miles .Setting the time
Time of date and date can be adjusted through this function.
Setting the time format
–Press the Settings  control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Time settings  ⇒page 154, fig. 194 .
– Select Time format  ⇒ fig. 195 .
– Select 24h  or 12h .
Setting the date format
–Press the Settings  control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Time setting  ⇒page 154, fig. 194 .
– Select Date format  ⇒ fig. 195 .
– Select the option  DD.MM for the “day/month” format or  MM/DD 
for the “month/day” format.The instrument panel acts as the source for the time and date display.
Should the instrument panel not be be available as a source for the settings, 
the time and date can be received via GPS. In this case the menu option  Time 
source  will show GPS. The GPS time can be adjusted via the menu option  GMT 
+/- .
Note
If the instrument panel source is not available, please contact a dealer or 
other qualified workshop.
Fig. 195  Setup: Setting 
the time format (24h)
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SETUP157
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NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
Brightness
You can set display brightness manually.– Press the  Display control button in the Setup menu.
–Select  Brightness  ⇒ page 156, fig. 196.
– Rotate the control knob to change the brightness of the display  ⇒fig. 197 .The brightness of the display adjusts automatically to ambient light. In addi-
tion, the brightness of the display can be adjusted with the general instru-
ment lighting settings and the Brightness  function in the navigation system.
Note
For further information on how to adjust the instrument lighting settings, 
please refer to the Owner's Manual.
Fig. 197  Setup: 
Adjusting the brightness 
of the display
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)159
Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual 
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
Navigation 
system
you are not shown the destination entry 
screen with the final destination?
The Route with stopover  function is on. Select the  Route without stopover item has been set 
using the control knob in the  Route function, the screen for entering the destination will 
appear with a final destination ⇒ page 120.
the navigation system does not calculate 
route detours, although there has been a traf-
fic jam reported on the current route?
Either the dynamic navigation function has not been activated  ⇒page 121 or the calculated 
detour to avoid the traffic jam would take longer than estimated waiting time in the traffic jam. 
Another possibility is that there are no TMC traffic announcements available for your route.
you cannot leave the active side menu?
Press the   button to leave the side menu  ⇒page 125.
the system does not find any special destina-
tions along the route?
The system is able to find special destinations which are located directly on or in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the calculated route. If there are no special destinations along the next section of 
your route you can also search using the option  In immediate vicinity ⇒ page 110.
the instrument panel display does not show 
the on-board computer which was it was last 
set to, but is now displaying the compass/ 
street name?
You can deactivate the display of the compass or current road/street in Setup Navigation 
⇒page 138.
INFO
you can see TMC traffic announcements on 
the display but cannot hear them?
You can activate the function by selecting  TMC announcement in Setup Info ⇒page 149.
you call up the TMC function  Show on map 
⇒ page 144 but the map display does not 
show any arrows/symbols indicating a traffic 
obstruction?
Select the  Map contents  function in the navigation setup menu, rotate the control knob to 
select  TMC announcements  and the arrows/symbols will appear on the map  ⇒page 134.
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Index161
Index
AAnswer call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Answering a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Answering the phone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Audio sources: selecting . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
AudioPilot® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Auto intersection zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Automatic seek mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Aux-in  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Connecting a portable player  . . . . . . . . . . . . 33BBluetoothSettings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Bluetooth®  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71CCall options Answer calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Compact discs Basic settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting a track  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Concept for handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Control panel
Cleaning and care  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DDeleting data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Directory Deleting all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Entries: creating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Entries: deleting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Entries: editing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Entries: searching  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Setting a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Viewing entry list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Display Arrows  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cleaning and care  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Elements: alphanumeric keyboard  . . . . . . . 18
Elements: status line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selected option  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
See also Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Display (navigation system) Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5 Drives
Aux-in connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
iPod: interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MP3 Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Navigation DVD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
USB: interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
DSP ("Digital Signal Processing")  . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Dynamic navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
EEmergencies  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Ending a call  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Entering a navigation destination From the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Post code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Special destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Street  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Entering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20FFrequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Function buttons INFO (navigation system)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
NAME (directory)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
NAV (navigation system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
RADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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