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Note
At the time of publication, the device has been tested with most products and
media available in the various markets. However, it is possible that some devices, media or files will be unreadable or unplayable.
Requirements and restrictions
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 30.
› The name of the artist, the album and the title of the file being played can be
displayed if the information is available as an ID3 tag. If no ID3 tag is available,
only the folder name is displayed.
› To ensure good playback, we recommend you use compressed MP3 files with a
bit rate of at least 160 kb / s.
› For audio files with variable bitrates, the indicated remaining playback time
does not correspond to the actual remaining playback time.
› Files that are protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology cannot
be played back by the device.

Bluetooth ®
player
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn- ings
on page 30.
The device makes a wireless connection (coupling) to the Bluetooth ®
player pos-
sible.
› Follow the same instructions as for the coupling of the device with a
phone » page 38 .
Note
■
We recommend adjusting the volume on the portable player to the maximum
level.■
The volume can also be adjusted by setting the input sensitivity of the device
for the Bluetooth ®
player » page 19 , Sound settings .
■
The media functions supported depend on the Bluetooth ®
player concerned.

CD
Fig. 18
CD slot
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn- ings
on page 30.
The CD slot is located in the glove box on the front passenger side.
Inserting/ejecting a CD
›
Insert a CD into the CD slot with the label facing up until it is automatically
drawn in. Playback starts automatically.
›
Press the symbol button 
– the CD is ejected. 
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Phone
Communication
Telephones and two-way radio systems
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Introductory information
35
Main menu
36
Problems with the Telephone function
36
Phonebox
37
Settings
37
The Telephone menu is available when the following conditions are met: The ignition is switched on.
The Bluetooth ®
function on the device is switched on.
After the device is switched on, the system attempts to connect to the most re- cently connected mobile phone 1)
.
If a telephone is connected to the device and the device is turned off, the connec-
tion to the phone is not dropped. The connection is lost after switching off the
ignition (for vehicles with KESSY system after switching off the ignition and open-
ing the driver's door).
WARNING■ The national regulations for using a mobile phone in a vehicle must be ob-
served.■
If a mobile phone or a two-way radio system is operated in a vehicle without
an external aerial or an external aerial which has been installed incorrectly,
this can increase the strength of the electromagnetic field inside the vehicle.
■
Two-way radio systems, mobile phones or mounts must not be installed on
airbag covers or within the immediate deployment range of the airbags.
■
Never leave a mobile phone on a seat, on the dashboard or anywhere, from
which it can be thrown during a sudden braking manoeuvre, an accident or a
collision - risk of injury. Use storage compartments with lid or the multimedia
holder for safe storage » Vehicle Owner's Manual , chapter Practical equip-
ment.
■
Before transport of the vehicle by air, the Bluetooth ®
function must be
switched off by a specialist company.
CAUTION
■ In areas with no signal and possibly in tunnels, garages and subways it is possi-
ble that a phone conversation may be lost and no phone connection is possible -
not even in an emergency!■
The range of the Bluetooth ®
connection to the hands-free system is limited to
the vehicle interior. The range is dependent on local factors, e.g. obstacles be-
tween the devices and mutual interferences with other devices. If your mobile phone is in a jacket pocket, for example, this can lead to difficulties when estab-lishing a connection with the device or transferring data.

Introductory information
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 35.
The device allows for a wireless connection to the mobile phone. Your mobile
phone can be operated from this unit. 

1)
With some phones, it is necessary to set the connection to the device as "authorised" in order for the
automatic connection to be successful. If this is not set, the system will prompt you for a confirma-
tion each time you attempt to connect to the mobile phone.
35Communication

ŠKODA permits the operation of mobile phones and two-way radio systems with
a professionally installed external aerial and a maximum transmission power of
up to 10 watts.
Please ask at a specialist workshop about installing and operating mobile phones
and two-way radio systems that have a transmission power of more than 10 W.
Operating mobile phones or two-way radio systems may interfere with the func-
tionality of the electronic systems in your vehicle.
The reasons for this are as follows:
› no external aerial;
› external aerial incorrectly installed;
› transmission power greater than 10 watts.
Note
■
We recommend that the installation of mobile phones and two-way radio sys-
tems in a vehicle be carried out by a specialist garage.■
The phone features depend on the mobile network operators and on the phone
being used. Further information is available from the mobile network operator or
refer to your phone manual
■
In signal-free areas reception can be interrupted or the call disconnected.
■
Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. In exceptional
cases, electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals and tele-
phone service may be disrupted.

Main menu
Fig. 22
Phone: Main menu
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 35.
Explanation of graphic
Name of the mobile network provider
Click on name of the connected phone, press to open a list of paired phones Speed dial favourite telephone numbers » page 41
Direct entry of a phone number » page 42
Display the phonebook » page 43
Display of call list (if there are new missed calls, the symbol will appear here  with information about the number of missed calls) » page 43
Menu Settings Phone » page 37
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button TELEPHONE.
If a mobile phone is connected to the device, the Telephone » Fig. 22 main menu
is displayed.
Symbols in the display
SymbolMeaningCharge status of the phone battery a)Signal strengtha)Roaming (before the name of the mobile network provider) a)Missed callCurrent calla)
This function is only supported by some mobile phones.

Problems with the Telephone function
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 35.
If there are problems with the availability of the network or with the Bluetooth ®
function, the following messages appear on the device display screen. 

ABC36Phone

MessageDescriptionNetwork search...The mobile phone searches for availa-
ble GSM networks.No networkThe mobile phone is not connected to the GSM network.
Rejected by network.
The mobile phone network operator
has rejected the connection (e.g. not
enough mobile phone credit, SIM card
blocked, roaming not available).To use the Bluetooth function, please
switch the ignition on.Switch on the ignition.Please switch on Bluetooth.Switch on the Bluetooth ®
function.No Bluetooth devices paired.Connect the mobile phone with the de-
vice.

Phonebox
Fig. 23
Front centre console: Phonebox
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 35.
At the bottom of the storage compartment in the front centre console there is an induction plate connected to the GSM roof antenna - the Phonebox.
Function
When the mobile phone is inserted into the Phonebox, the phone signal increases in strength by about 20%. This reduces the level of phone battery discharge and
the electromagnetic radiation inside the vehicle.
Inserting the mobile phone into the Phonebox›Press on the edge of the lid A in the direction of the arrow, and open the stor-
age compartment.›
Place the mobile phone in the storage compartment
B
with its back on the in-
duction panel.
›
Pull on the edge of the lid
A
in the opposite direction to the arrow, and close
the storage compartment » .
The Phonebox cannot be used as an alternative to connecting the mobile phone
with the device.
WARNINGFor safety reasons, the storage compartment must always be closed when
driving.
CAUTION
■ Protective cases or cases around the mobile phone placed in the storage com-
partment may interfere with the phone signal strength.■
Metallic objects such as coins or keys under the mobile phone can affect the
phone signal strength.

Settings
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 35.
›
Press the TELEPHONE button
→ 
.
Menu with the telephone menu settings
■ Select telephone - Search for available telephones/list of paired telephones/se-
lect telephone ■ Find telephone - Search for a mobile phone
■ Bluetooth - Bluetooth ®
settings » page 21
■ User profile - User profile settings
■ Manage favourites - Assign function keys to allow speed dialling of contacts;
you can also add and delete contacts here
■ Enter mailbox number - Enter the phone number of the voicemail
■ Prefix: - Switch on/off the option to assign a prefix to a telephone number.
Once this function is activated, the button for adding a prefix will be displayed
with the symbol in some menus.  
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■Enter here - Enter the prefix of a phone number
■ Sort by: - Phonebook order
■ Name - Sort by contact name
■ Name - Sort by contact first name
■ Import contacts - Starts update of the phone book; the number of imported
contacts and number of contacts stored in the phone is displayed
■ Delete other user profiles - Delete up to three recently-connected user pro-
files (contacts, order of calls, call lists, speed dial buttons assigned to con- tacts)
■ Reminder: Remember your mobile - Switch on/off the reminder for a connected
telephone when the ignition is switched off and the ignition key is removed (or
the ignition is turned off and the driver's door opened in the case of vehicles
with the KESSY system)
■ Select ring tone - Select the ring tone if the connected mobile phone does not
support the in-band ringing function 1)
■ Show pictures for contacts - Switch on/off the display of the image assigned to
the contact in the mobile phone 2)
Connect to the mobile phone

Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Conditions for successful pairing
38
Connect device with your mobile phone
39
Pairing mobile phone with device
39
Connection with another paired mobile phone
40
Switch Bluetooth ®
profile on/off
40
Clear mobile phone from the list of paired devices
41
Disconnection
41
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 , Important
notes .
The device is displayed in the phone to be connected as SKODA_BT_. ... is replaced with the last four symbols of the VIN code of your vehicle.
You can change the name of the device » page 21
.WARNINGThe unit may require confirmation of certain features in the mobile phone
when pairing. The pairing process therefore does not take place while driving - danger of accident!
Note
■ The maximum number of phones paired is 20 When the maximum number is
reached and a new phone is paired, the least recently used paired phone will be automatically deleted.■
In some countries, the use of phones with the Bluetooth ®
function may be re-
stricted. Further information can be obtained from local authorities.
■
The range of the Bluetooth ®
connection to the hands-free system is restricted
to the vehicle interior. This depends on local conditions and on interference with other devices.
■
When pairing from the mobile phone, follow the instructions in the owner's
manual of the mobile phone.

Conditions for successful pairing
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-ings
on page 38.
To connect a mobile phone with the device, the two devices must be paired.
Prerequisites for successful pairing: The ignition is switched on.
The Bluetooth ®
function for the mobile phone » page 21 is switched on.
The visibility of the mobile phone is switched on » page 21.
The visibility of the mobile phone is switched on.
The mobile phone to which the connection is being made must have no ac-
tive connection to another mobile phone.
The pairing can be initiated from the device or from the mobile phone.

1)
The in-band ringing function makes it possible to use the ring tone of your phone as the ring tone.
2)
This function is only supported by some mobile phones.
38Phone

Connect device with your mobile phoneFirst read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 38.
A phone is paired with the device
After switching on the unit, the system automatically attempts to connect to the last connected mobile phone .
While the connection is being created, the message in the device screen may vary depending on the phone type ... Would you like to connect? And a menu will ap-
pear with the following function keys.
› Connect
- Pairing confirmation
› Cancel
- Cancel the pairing process
If the connection cannot be established the system will attempt to connect to other previously connected phones one by one.
If there is still no connection, start a phone search.
There is no phone paired with the device
After switching on the ignition, the message Please search for and connect a mo-
bile telephone. appears in the device screen. A menu is also displayed with the
following function keys.
› 
Find telephone - Search for available phones with activated Bluetooth ®
Function and visibility
› 
- Open the settings menu » page 37, Settings
Press Results function key after completion of the search. It will display a list of
discovered phones (the function key is also available during the search).
Select the phone you want from the list.
If the search fails, check that the conditions for successful pairing are
met » page 38 , Conditions for successful pairing and repeat the whole process.
Pairing confirmation
Depending on the phone's Bluetooth ®
version, pairing is confirmed in one of the
following ways.
› In the device and the phone within 30 seconds, confirm the 6-digit PIN code on
the device screen and the phone display 1)
.
› If necessary select in the phone the option of automatically connecting the
phone to the device.
or
› confirm the connection request in the telephone.
› Enter the 4-digit PIN code shown in the unit display into the mobile phone with-
in 30 seconds
› If necessary select in the phone the option of automatically connecting the
phone to the device.
Connection
After successful connection, the device will display the message ... user is con-
nected., And the main Phone menu » Fig. 22 on page 36is then displayed.
Note
If the mobile phone supports the Bluetooth ®
profile A2DP or AVRCP, your mobile
phone might prompt you to pair the phone as a Bluetooth ®
player.
Pairing mobile phone with device
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 38.
When pairing from the phone, follow the instructions in the owner's manual of the phone.
›
Have the phone search for available Bluetooth ®
devices.
›
Select the device in the list of Bluetooth ®
devices 2)
.
While connecting, the message ... Would you like to connect?, and the following
function keys are displayed on the device screen.
Cancel - Cancel the pairing process
Connect - Confirm the coupling process 

1)
For devices with Bluetooth ®
v2.1 and later, the phone's quick coupling procedure (SSP Secure Simple
Pairing) is used for pairing. This coupling method requires no PIN entered by the user.
2)
The name of the device will be found in the Bluetooth ®
settings » page 21 .
39Communication

Depending on the phone's Bluetooth ®
version, pairing is confirmed in one of the
following ways.›
In the device and the phone within 30 seconds, confirm the 6-digit PIN code on
the device screen and the phone display 1)
.
›
If necessary select in the phone the option of automatically connecting the
phone to the device.
or
›
Enter the 4- 16-digit PIN code into the device
›
Enter the PIN code shown on the unit display into the mobile phone within 30 seconds
›
If necessary. acknowledge the confirmation request in the phone.
If the device is not connected to another phone, after successful connection the message ... user is connected., appears on the device screen and then the main
Phone menu » Fig. 22 on page 36 is displayed.
If the device is connected to another phone the new phone is paired but the origi-
nal phone remains connected.

Connection with another paired mobile phone
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 38.
If you want to connect the device to another paired mobile phone, the existing connection does not have to be terminated. The connection to the existing mo- bile phone is automatically terminated by connecting to another mobile phone.
›
In the Phone main menu, press the function key

B

» Fig. 22 on page 36.
A list of previously paired phones is displayed.
›
Select the paired mobile phone to be connected with the device.
The message ... Replace this connection with ...?, is displayed in the device
screen along with the following function keys.
› Cancel
- Quit the menu for telephone exchange
› Replace
- Connection to the selected phone
After successful connection, the device will display the message ... user is con-
nected., and then the main menu » Fig. 22 on page 36 is displayed.
If the desired phone is not found in the list of previously paired phones, pair the phone with the device » page 39.
Switch Bluetooth ®
profile on/off
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 38.
›
Press  → Bluetooth → Paired devices .
A list of paired devices is displayed.
Pressing the function key on the connected Bluetooth ®
device opens a menu
with possibly supported connection profiles on the selected device.
If you press the function key with the name and symbol of the connection profile
depending on the context, the message ... Do you really want to disconnect the
profile? appears in the device screen and a menu of function keys.
›
Disconnect - press the function key to switch off the selected profile.
or
›
Replace - If another phone is already connected to the device it is replaced by a
new profile by pressing the function key of the existing profile.
In the device screen the message ... Connecting to ... is displayed and the selec-
ted Bluetooth ®
profile is turned on.
In each menu, the profile change is cancelled by pressing the Cancel function key.
Possible profile symbols:
SymbolMeaningDevices that support the functionality of the hands-free sys-
tem (Bluetooth ®
profile HFP) a)Devices that are connected to the device via Bluetooth ®
pro-
file HFP a)

1)
For devices with Bluetooth ®
v2.1 and later the rapid device pairing procedure (SSP Secure Simple
Pairing) is used for pairing. This connection method requires no PIN entered by the user.
40Phone

SymbolMeaningBluetooth®
players (Bluetooth ®
profiles A2DP and AVRCP) b)Bluetooth®
player connected to the unit via Bluetooth ®
pro-
files A2DP and AVRCP b)a)
HFP is a Bluetooth
®
profile which supports the functionality of the hands-free system.
b)
A2DP and AVRCP are Bluetooth ®
profiles which support multimedia functions.
If a Bluetooth ®
device is already connected to the device via one of the profiles in
that the profile has been switched on on another device, the profile of the active
device ends and switches to the new selected device.
Only the newly selected profile is switched to. The other profiles remain connec-
ted to the original device.
Several phones (or Bluetooth ®
devices) can be coupled to the device but only one
can be actively connected via the HFP profile and one via the A2DP or AVRCPpro-
file .

Clear mobile phone from the list of paired devices
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 38.
›
The function key 
→ Bluetooth → Paired devices .
A list of paired devices and the following function keys is displayed.
› Delete all
- Delete all the phones in the list of paired devices
› 
- Delete the desired phone
After selecting one of the function keys, the following function keys are dis- played.
› Cancel
- Cancels the delete process
› Delete
- Confirmation of the delete process
The device connected to the phone does not appear in the list of paired devices. In order to enable a delete operation, the connection between the phone and the
device must first be cancelled » page 41, Disconnection .

Disconnection
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings
on page 38.
The connection of a mobile phone to the device can be disconnected in one of the
following ways.
› By removing the ignition key (or switching off the ignition and opening the driv-
er's door in vehicles with the KESSY system).
› By disconnecting the device or switching off the Bluetooth ®
function on the
mobile phone.
› By switching off the Bluetooth ®
function in the device » page 21, Bluetooth ®
settings .
› By removing the phone from the list of paired devices
» page 41, Clear mobile
phone from the list of paired devices .
› By switching off the Bluetooth ®
HFP profile » page 40, Switch Bluetooth ®
pro-
file on/off .

Telephone functions

Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Speed dialling a phone number
41
Direct entry of a phone number
42
Phone book
43
Call-lists
43
Telephone conversation
44
Conference
44
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 4 .

Speed dialling a phone number
First read and observe the introductory information given on page 41.
You can use the speed dial function keys
C
» Fig. 22 on page 36 to dial previously
assigned telephone numbers instantly. 
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