2012 Seat Leon 5D display

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Audio mode
iPod™ and iPhone™
If there is an iPod™ or iPhone™ connected, the display of specific iPod lists
(Playlists, Artists, Albums, etc.) can be selected in the upper selection level.
The iPod selection menu is used in the same way as with the iPod.
The music controls on the connected iPod™ or iPhone™ are disabled.
The output volume of a connected iPod™ or iPhone™ should be adjusted
to the volume of the other audio sources ⇒ page 41.
Possible error messages after connecting an external data medium
Error messageCauseHow to proceedDevice not suppor-
tedThe external data me-
dium cannot be
played or communica-
tion is not possible
with the adapter cable
being used.Check the adapter cable.
Update the software of the
MEDIA-IN multimedia inter-
face at your SEAT dealership.
If possible, update the soft-
ware of the external data me-
dium.
Device defectiveCommunication inter-
rupted.Check the connection and
make sure the external data
medium is working correctly.
Due to the large number of different data media and various iPod™ and
iPhone™ generations available, it is not possible to guarantee fault-free
operation of all functions described here.


36Audio mode
External CD changer*
Introduction
Depending on the vehicle model, the external CD changer will be in the pas-
senger side glove compartment or in the front centre armrest.
The CD changer can hold six 12 cm standard audio CDs. You do not have to
load all the slots in the CD changer.
The CD inserted can be selected and played through the radio system.
Additional information and warnings:
● Safety notes  ⇒ page 6
● Unit overview ⇒ page 8
● Media mode ⇒  page 23
Note
● Audio data CDs and audio DVDs cannot be played in the external CD
changer.
● You might not be able to play CDs with copy protection or CD-Rs and CD-
RWs, or playback might be restricted.
● CD text cannot be displayed for CDs played from an external CD changer. 
Overview
Fig. 22 External CD changer in the front passenger side
storage compartment or in the front centre armrest. 

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Audio mode
Inserting a CD
● Press the LOAD
unit button. The LED
⇒ fig. 22 2 above the button of
the next free CD slot flashes slowly.
● To manually select a free CD slot press one of the unit buttons 1
to 6.
Otherwise the next free slot is automatically made available.
● When the LED flashes quickly, insert an audio CD with the unprinted
side facing towards the unit buttons into the CD slot 3
until it is automati-
cally drawn in ⇒ .
For quick loading press and hold the LOAD
unit button for longer than 3 sec-
onds. The free slots in the CD changer will be prepared for loading one after
the other.
Ejecting CDs
● When a CD is being played from the CD changer, pressing the EJECT
unit
button ejects that CD.
● When no CD in the CD changer is being played, press the EJECT
unit but-
ton followed by one of the unit buttons 1 to 6 to select the CD slot.
● A CD will be drawn back in if it is not removed from the eject position
within 15 seconds ⇒ 
.
To eject all CDs, press and hold the EJECT
unit button for longer than 3 sec-
onds. The CDs will be ejected one after the other.
Status display by the LEDs 2
StatusDisplayCD slot emptyLED is off.CD slot loadedLED is lit up.CD slot availableLED flashes slowly.CD slot readyThe LED blinks quickly.
You can insert a CD.
CAUTION
Before closing the storage compartment on the front passenger side or the
front centre armrest, check that the CD has been properly inserted or re-
moved. The CD changer or the CD might otherwise be damaged. 
Operation via the radio system
Fig. 23 MEDIA main menu: CD selection menu, CD 2 selected. Insert the CDs in the external CD changer ⇒ page 36.
Starting playback from the CD changer
● Open the Media selection menu and select the CDC
function button
⇒  page 26.
The first occupied CD slot of the CD changer starts playing the first track. If
the CD changer was already selected, playback of the last CD to be played is
resumed at the last track to be played.
Changing CD
About 5 seconds after having switched to the CD changer, the bottom line of
the screen displays the CD slots occupied and selectable with the corre-
sponding slot number (in fig. 23: CD1
, CD2 and CD4).
Empty CD slots are displayed by


(slot 3). 

38Audio mode
The slot of the CD currently being played is underlined on the display (slot
2).
● Press the function button for another selectable CD slot to start playing
that CD.
If the CD is changed, the first track on that CD will always start playing.
An inserted CD that cannot be read is displayed as CD ERROR or ERROR on
the corresponding function button ⇒ fig. 23.
Activating the playback modes for the external CD changer mode
● Press the MENU
⇒ fig. 1
2 unit button to show the playback modes
available for the CD changer mode ( SCAN and MIX).
● Press a function button to start the corresponding playback mode. The
function button is underlined.
● Press the function button again to use the selected play mode with all
the CDs in the CD changer (Display: ... MAG
).
The rest of the operations correspond with the description for Media mode
⇒ page 23.
● Press the function button again to finalise the play mode. 

40Settings menus
System and function settings (SETUP)
Introduction
Additional information and warnings:
● Safety notes  ⇒ page 6
● Unit overview ⇒ page 8
● Basic information on use ⇒ page 10 
Modifying the settings
● Press the MENU ⇒ 
fig. 1 2 unit button in Radio or Media mode.
● Press the SETUP function button to open the SETUP menu ⇒ 
fig. 25.
● Pressing one of the function buttons displays the corresponding set-
tings menu.
● Press the function button 
or  to display other settings menus.
● Turn the setting knob ⇒ fig. 1 8 to change the displayed setting.
● Press the MENU unit button to close the
SETUP menu.
● Changes are applied automatically.
While you adjust volume settings, the currently active audio source is
played at the level of the setting as you change it. General system and function settings
Fig. 25 SETUP menu: define the selection of stations for the SEEK rocker switch.
Overview of available settings menus
The selection of the possible settings varies according to the country and
unit in question and depending on the vehicle features.
Function button: functionSEEK MODE: To define the selection of stations for the rocker switch
 SEEK / TRACK  ⇒ fig. 1 in Radio mode.

ALL STATIONS: The  SEEK / TRACK  rocker switch allows you to
browse through all available stations ⇒ page 12 (display:  ...  to
the left and right of the selected station ⇒ fig. 4).
PRESET: The  SEEK / TRACK  rocker switch allows you to browse
through only the stations stored to presets in the selected frequency
band ⇒ page 12 (display:  ...  to the left and right of the station
buttons ⇒ fig. 5).
SCROLL: If the information is too long to display it on the centre line of the
screen it is shown in the form of continuous text.
RDSa) : It is possible to switch off RDS-dependent services for travel in
areas where RDS is not used.
ON: The RDS is connected ⇒ page 17.OFF: The RDS is switched off.
ALT-FREQ and RDS REG are no longer available in the SETUP menu.
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Settings menus
Function button: functionALT-FREQb)
ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCY : Define the setting for automatic sta-
tion tracking.

ON: The unit always switches to the radio station's frequency that
offers the best reception as the vehicle travels from one area to the
next. As a result, regional programmes may be interrupted.
OFF: No frequency change takes place. The unit remains tuned to
the selected frequency until reception is lost. RDS REG
is no longer available in the SETUP menu.RDS REGb)c) RDS REGIONAL : Define the setting for automatic station track-
ing.

AUTO: The unit always switches to the radio station's frequency that
offers the best reception as the vehicle travels from one area to the
next. As a result, regional programmes may be interrupted.
FIX: The unit only changes to regional alternative frequencies for
the current station broadcasting the same regional service. The radio
will accept the frequencies of other stations, only when the reception
quality is very poor.
RADIOTEXT: Some RDS-compatible and DAB stations broadcast additional
text information. The individual radio station is responsible for the texts
displayed.

ON: If the currently selected radio station supports radio text and
the reception is strong enough, radio text is displayed in the centre
line of the screen (if necessary as scrolling text) instead of the station
name.
OFF: No radio text is displayed (factory setting).DAB... settings d)
⇒ page 42.AUX: AUX-IN multimedia socket enabled ON or disabled OFF
⇒  page 30.
AUX LVL: The input volume for some external audio sources (AUX, iPod
or iPhone) can be adjusted to the output volume of the other audio sour-
ces ⇒ page 41.
BT AUDIO: Bluetooth audio mode active ON or deactivated  OFF
⇒ page 30.
Function button: functionON-VOL ALTERNATIVELY START-VOL: To regulate the maximum switch on vol-
ume.
GALA Or SDV: To set the speed-dependent volume adjustment
⇒ page 41.
DISPLAY: To set the brightness of the display when the dipped beam head-
lights are switched on.
PDC: PDC VOL ATTENU. : To reduce the volume of the current audio source
to a preset level when the parking distance warning system is active.
a) RDS is not available in all locations ⇒ page 17.
b) Not displayed if RDS OFF is selected.
c) Not displayed if ALT-FREQ OFF is selected.
d) DAB radio mode is only available depending on the unit and currently only in part of Eu-
rope ⇒ page 20.
Adjusting the output volume ( AUX/MDI VOLUME LEVEL)
If you need to increase the output volume for the external audio source, first
lower the base volume on the radio system ⇒ page 11.
If the sound from the external audio source is too low, if possible, increase
the output volume on the external audio source. If this is not sufficient, set
the input volume (AUX VOL LEVEL) in the system settings to level 2 or level 3.
If the sound from the connected external audio source is too loud or distor-
ted, if possible, lower the output volume on the external audio source. If
this is not sufficient, set AUX VOL LEVEL to level 2 or level 1.
Speed-dependent volume adjustment
The GALA function automatically adjusts the volume in line with the speed
of the vehicle.
You can set the degree to which the volume increases with speed on a scale
between 1 and 7. 

42Settings menus
If a low value is set, the volume rises only slightly as the speed of the vehi-
cle increases. At a high setting the volume is increased more. At 0 speed-
dependent volume adjustment is switched off.
Note
Due to country-specific legislation, certain functions may not be available
when the vehicle is travelling above a certain speed. 
Function only available in Europe
DAB settings
Fig. 26 SETUP menu: DAB settings.
DAB Radio mode is only available depending on the unit and country in
question ⇒ page 20.
Function button: functionDAB-TP DAB TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT

ON: Traffic announcements broadcast by DAB traffic news stations
are played in DAB Radio mode (display: “TP:DAB”). The traffic an-
nouncements of FM traffic news stations will be ignored.
OFF: If the TP function is switched on in FM mode, traffic announce-
ments broadcast by an FM traffic station are played in the active DAB
radio mode ⇒  page 17.
DAB-NEWS DAB NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT ON: News broadcast by a DAB
news station is played in the active DAB radio mode.
DAB-ANNO DAB ANNOUNCEMENT ON: Other types of DAB news (sports,
weather, etc.) are played in the active DAB radio mode.
DAB-SF DAB SERVICE FOLLOWING : Automatic station tracking in DAB radio
mode.

ON: If the current DAB station is broadcast on another channel due
to a change in location, this channel is switched to automatically
(factory setting).
OFF: The channel is not automatically switched for station tracking.DAB-FM DAB-FM LINKING ON: Allows changing to the FM frequency band
to automatically track the station.
Press the MENU unit button to close the
SETUP menu.
DAB-FM LINKING ON function
If the current DAB station can no longer be tuned (e.g. there is no longer a
DAB signal), the unit will search and tune into this station on the FM fre-
quency band.
To scan the station through all of the frequencies, it is necessary that the
DAB station and the FM station broadcast the same station identification or
that the DAB indicates the FM station that the DAB station corresponds to.
Once the corresponding FM station has been found, (FM) is displayed after
the station name. Should the DAB station become available again, the unit
switches back to DAB mode after a while. 

Index
A
AdditionalDisplay information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the output volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 44 and MEDIA-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Not displayed! (MDI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
B
Base volume Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Bluetooth audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
BT audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
C
CD-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
CD changer (external) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
CD mode See: MEDIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 D
DAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Additional stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Autostore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Bouquet (set of stations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
changing channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
changing station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Scan function (SCAN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
station tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Station update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Delayed switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Digital Radio see: DAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
EON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
External audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Bluetooth audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 External data medium (USB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Input volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
MDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
MEDIA-IN multimedia interface . . . . . . . . . . 32
MP3 player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Output volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
F
FM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Function buttons (virtual buttons) . . . . . . . . . . 10
Function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
I
Instructions and warnings CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Interference mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
iPhone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
iPod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L
LOW BATTERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
45
Index