
7
Introduction
– FM
: switch to FM radio mode. In FM radio mode change the display
of the station buttons  ⇒ page 10.
– AM
: switch to AM radio mode. In AM radio mode change the display
of the station buttons  ⇒ page 10.
– MEDIA
: To change to Media mode. In Media mode to select another
media source ⇒ page 21.
– MENU
: To view the additional functions of the active mode (Radio,
Media, etc.). In the additional functions view press the function but-
ton  SETUP
 to view the system and function settings 
⇒ page 52.
– TP: To switch on or off the traffic news function (Traffic Programme)
⇒  page 15.
SOUND
: Press to open the sound settings  ⇒ page 51.
CD slot: To insert and eject CDs  ⇒ page 21.
Screen: The brightness can be adjusted  ⇒ page 52.
EJECT
: Press to eject the CD  ⇒ page 21.
Function buttons: The active function is shown with the corresponding
button in the display and is activated by  pressing ⇒  page 8.
Setting knob: the function of this button depends on the unit's operat-
ing state.
– Turn in all Radio modes to tune the stations or channels manually
and press to start and stop the scan function (SCAN)  ⇒ page 10.
– Media mode: Turn to change track manually and  press to start and
stop the scan function (SCAN)  ⇒ page 21.
– In a settings menu  turn to change a setting  ⇒ page 51.
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 ...   Rocker switch: The labelling and function depends on the partic-
ular version of the unit.
– 
 ENS / ... 
: Press briefly to the right or left in  DAB Radio mode to
change to the next or previous set of DAB stations  ⇒ page 18.
–  FOLDER 
 or   ... / FLDR : Press briefly to the right or left in 
Media
mode to change the folder or playlist  ⇒ page 21.
 SEEK / TRACK  
 Rocker switch:
– Press briefly to the right or left to change station in  all Radio modes
⇒  page 10.
– Press briefly to the right or left in  Media mode to change track (title)
and hold to fast forward and rewind  ⇒ page 21. 
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10 

9
Introduction
Depending on the unit and country, the unit is switched off when the engine
is turned off or the key is removed. If the unit comes on again without the
ignition being switched on, it will switch off automatically after 30 minutes
(switch-off delay).
Energy management
If, when the ignition is switched off and the unit switched on, the battery
voltage falls below the minimum onboard power supply voltage, an audible
warning sounds and  LOW BATTERY appears. You should switch the unit off.
If the battery voltage level continues to fall,  LOW BATTERY and RADIO OFF are
briefly shown on the display. The unit will switch off automatically. 
Adjusting the base volume
effectActionIncrease the vol-
ume.On the radio:  Turn the volume control   ⇒ Fig. 1 1clockwise.
On the multifunction steering wheel:
 Turn the volume
control up or press the corresponding button (depend-
ing on equipment fitted)  ⇒ Booklet Instruction Manual,
chapter Overview of vehicle
Decreasing the
volumeOn the radio:  Turn the volume control   ⇒ Fig. 1 1counter-clockwise.
On the multifunction steering wheel:
 Turn the volume
control down or press the corresponding button (de-
pending on equipment fitted)  ⇒ Booklet Instruction
Manual, chapter Overview of vehicle
Changes to the volume are indicated by a “bar” on the screen.
At “0” the unit is muted (display:  ) and any media source currently being
played will be stopped. It is possible to preset certain volume settings and adjustments
⇒ page 52.
Note
If the basic playback volume of an audio source has been increased sub-
stantially, lower the volume before changing to another audio source.   

12Audio mode
StatuseffectRadio mode with  ... displayed in
the centre line of the screen
⇒  Fig. 4.Switches to the next available station
on the current frequency band. As you
scroll through the subsequent sta-
tions will be shown.
Radio mode with  ... displayed in
the bottom line of the screen
⇒  Fig. 5.Switches to the next stored station
⇒ page 13.
Radio mode with  ... displayed in
the centre line of the screen and  TP
indication ⇒ Fig. 4.Switches to the next available traffic
news station  ⇒ page 15.
AM mode: quickly browsing the frequency band
In AM mode it is possible to skip stations.
●Press and hold the  
 SEEK / ...  
 rocker switch.
● When the rocker switch  
 SEEK / ...  is released a search will be per-
formed until the next tunable station is found.
Tuning to a station frequency manually
● Select the desired frequency band  ⇒ page 10.
● Turn the setting knob  ⇒ Fig. 1  8
 until the desired station frequency
(e.g. 89.9 MHz) is displayed on the screen. Scan function (SCAN)
Fig. 6  Additional radio functions and scan in progress (SCAN).
Starting and stopping the scan function
● Select the desired frequency band in Radio mode  ⇒ page 10.
● Press the setting knob  ⇒ Fig. 1  8
 to start the scan function.
● OR: Press the  MENU unit button 
⇒ Fig. 1  2 and start the scan function
with the  SCAN function button 
⇒ Fig. 6.
The scan function commences with the following available station. The func-
tion button  SCAN
 is underlined.
In general  all the stations that can be received  on the selected frequency
band are played for approximately 5 seconds.
● Press the setting knob or the  SCAN
 function button again to stop the
scan function at the station that is currently tuned.
Selecting  SCAN PRE
 or SCAN ALLIf when you start the scan function a stored station is played, in some units
you can select whether to play  only the stored stations or all the stations
that can be received  by pressing several times. The function button display
will change accordingly:
SCAN PRE
: Only the stored stations will be played.  

16Audio mode
TP traffic news station function (Traffic Programme)
Fig. 10  Traffic news monitoring in Media mode.
The TP (Traffic Programme) function is not available for all versions.
When the radio version does not have the traffic news reception function,
no action is taken when the  TP
 button is pressed (
TP is not displayed in the
upper left of the screen).
While traffic news monitoring is on (display:  TP ⇒ Fig. 9), traffic announce-
ments will interrupt the current Audio mode.
Traffic news monitoring with the TP function is only possible if a traffic news
station is available.
Some stations that do not broadcast their own traffic news support the TP
function through a link to a traffic news station (EON). Traffic announce-
ments broadcast by the linked traffic news station interrupt the current au-
dio mode.
Switching the TP function on and off
● Press the unit button  TP
 
⇒  Fig. 1  2.
If the station that is currently selected in  FM mode does not support the TP
function, the unit will automatically search for a TP station (display:  TP
SEEK). While traffic news monitoring is switched on and active, 
TP is displayed at
the top left of the screen  ⇒ Fig. 9.
● Press the  TP
 unit button to switch the TP function off again.
Activated TP function and station selection
In FM mode, the selected station must support the TP function. If a station
selected via the station buttons or manual tuning does  not support the TP
function, traffic news monitoring is not possible (display:  NO TP).
If the currently selected traffic news station can no longer be received,
NO TP is also displayed and you will need to start a manual station search using the  
 SEEK / ...  
 rocker switch  ⇒ Fig. 1  ⇒ page 11.
During a station search with the  
 SEEK / ...  
 rocker switch or the scan func-
tion (SCAN), the unit will only tune to stations that support the TP function.
If you activate the TP function in areas where  TP is not available, it will be-
gin to search for traffic news stations but it will not be able find any. The
search will finish on the last station you were listening to. The TP function
remains switched on (display:  No TP). We recommend you deactivate the TP
function, otherwise in the next station search with the  
 SEEK / ...  
 rocker
switch no stations will be found.
In AM mode or Media mode or while the unit is muted, the unit will always
automatically tune to a traffic news station in the background, provided the
reception of said station is good. This procedure may take some time, de-
pending on the situation. In AM mode or Media mode the currently selected
traffic news station is displayed next to  TP ⇒ Fig. 10.
In units with a DAB radio receiver, depending on the settings, the traffic an-
nouncements from a DAB traffic news station can be played ( DAB TRAFFIC
ANNOUNCEMENT  ON  ⇒  page 52).
Reception of traffic announcements (INFO)
An incoming traffic announcement (display:  TP-INFO) will interrupt the active
Audio mode.  

28Audio mode
External audio sources (AUX and audio
Bluetooth ®
)
Introduction
The external audio sources described here can only be played over the vehi-
cle speakers, but  cannot be controlled via the radio system.
Additional information and warnings:
● Safety notes   ⇒ page 4
● Unit overview  ⇒ page 6
● Media mode  ⇒ page 21
● System and function settings (SETUP)  ⇒ page 52
Note
Please read and observe the manufacturer's manual for the external audio
source. 
External audio source connected to the AUX-IN multimedia
socket
Depending on the version of the vehicle, the multimedia socket AUX-IN may
be in a different location. Please refer to the vehicle Instruction Manual to
locate the position of the socket.
The AUX-IN multimedia socket can only be used with a 3.5 mm jack plug.
The external audio source connected is indicated by the  AUX
 function but-
ton in the Media selection menu . If the function button 
AUX
 is not displayed, 
AUX must be activated in the
SETUP menu ⇒ page 52.
Connecting an external audio source to the AUX-IN multimedia socket
● Connect the external audio source to the AUX-IN multimedia socket.
● Lower the basic volume of the radio  ⇒ page 8.
● Start playback on the external audio source.
● Open the Media selection menu  and select the AUX
 function button
⇒ page 24.
The output volume  of a connected external audio source should be adjusted
to the volume of the other audio sources  ⇒ page 53.
Vehicles with AUX-IN multimedia socket and MEDIA-IN multimedia interface
In vehicles also equipped with the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface the MEDIA-IN
 function button is displayed instead of the  AUX function button
⇒  page 30.
An external audio source connected to the AUX-IN multimedia socket can
only be played when  no external data medium is connected to the MEDIA-IN
multimedia interface.
The audio source of the devices connected in the MEDIA-IN device (USB as
AUX-IN) takes priority over those connected in the RSE. Where both options
are available, make sure that there is nothing connected in the MEDIA-IN*
connections when you wish to listen to the audio source of the RSE
( ⇒  Booklet Rear Seat Entertainment) in the car.
Note
● When playback on the external audio source is stopped or the plug is
disconnected from the AUX-IN multimedia socket, the radio-navigation sys-
tem remains in the  AUX menu.
● Interference may be heard if the external audio source is powered from
the vehicle’s 12-volt socket.    

29
Audio mode
Playback of external media connected by Bluetooth ®
Bluetooth Audio mode is only available if the vehicle is equipped with a fac-
tory-fitted mobile phone preparation that supports this function. Please re-
fer to the relevant vehicle operating manual for information on operating
the mobile phone preparation ⇒ page 37.
The external media player (e.g. a mobile phone) must be compatible with
the Bluetooth ®
 A2DP or AVRCP profiles.
In Bluetooth audio mode, audio files from a media player that is connected
via Bluetooth ®
 can be played over the vehicle speakers.
Bluetooth Audio mode is indicated by  BT-AUDIO or BLUETOOTH-AUDIO on the
display.
Starting Bluetooth ®
 audio transfer
● You will have to pair and connect the external media player with the
Bluetooth interface of the mobile phone preparation as described in the in-
structions for the Mobile phone preparation  ⇒ page 39.
● Lower the basic volume of the radio  ⇒ page 8.
● Start playback in the external media player.
Starting playback over the vehicle loudspeakers
After starting, the procedure to transfer audio files depends on whether the
BLUETOOTH-AUDIO option is  ON  or  OFF  in the SETUP menu  ⇒ page 52.
SETUP: BLUETOOTH-AUDIO  OFF  (default):
● After starting the Bluetooth audio transfer, a query is displayed to play
Bluetooth audio.
● Confirm the query.
● Bluetooth audio will start to play and the  SETUP menu now displays
BLUETOOTH-AUDIO  ON .
SETUP: BLUETOOTH-AUDIO  ON : ●
After starting the Bluetooth audio transfer, you must change manually to
BLUETOOTH-AUDIO ⇒ page 24.Note
● Do not connect an external media player  at the same time to play music
via Bluetooth and via the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface as this could cause
playback limitations.
● When the external media has finished playing, the radio system remains
in the BLUETOOTH-AUDIO menu.
● Always switch off the warning and service tones on a connected Blue-
tooth audio source, e.g. key tones on a mobile telephone, to prevent inter-
ference noise and malfunctions.   

30Audio mode
MEDIA-IN multimedia interface
Introduction
Depending on the version of the vehicle, the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface
may be in a different location. Please refer to the vehicle Instruction Manual
to locate the position of the socket.
The supported file formats listed below are collectively referred to as “audio
files”.
Audio files on an external data medium connected to the MEDIA-IN multime-
dia interface can be played and controlled via the radio system.
Where this manual refers to external data media, this means USB mass stor-
age devices containing supported audio files, such as MP3 players, iPods™
and USB sticks. External data media are displayed as  MDI (Media Device In-
terface) on the radio system.
The MEDIA-IN multimedia interface supplies the usual USB voltage of ap-
proximately 5 volts.
Additional information and warnings:
● Safety notes   ⇒ page 4
● Unit overview  ⇒ page 6
● Media mode  ⇒ page 21
● System and function settings (SETUP)  ⇒ page 52 
Instructions for connecting data media
Adapter for connecting a data medium
This operation mode permits any of the following elements to be connec-
ted: ●
USB mode: A storage device with USB connection. The connection is di-
rectly done into the USB port.
● iPod mode ®
: To connect an iPod device, an adapter cable or device is
required (SEAT brand), depending on the vehicle.
The type of adaptor needed depends on the vehicle model and is not sup-
plied. These adapters can be purchased from a SEAT dealership.
Data medium requirements
Compatible data mediaFiles and formats supported by the ra-
dio system
Data media compliant with the
USB 2.0 specification.
Data media with the FAT16
(< 2 GB) or FAT32 (> 2 GB) file sys-
tem.
iPod™ and iPhone™ of various
generations a)
.
MTP players with the “PlaysFor-
Sure” or “ReadyForVista” logo.– Audio files in MP3, WMA, OGG-Vor-
bis and AAC format.
– Playlists in PLS, B4S, ASX and WPL
format.
Please read and observe the operating manual for the external data medi-
um.
a) iPod™ and iPhone™ are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
MEDIA-IN multimedia interface and AUX-IN multimedia socket
The MEDIA-IN multimedia interface is often installed in combination with an
AUX-IN multimedia socket  ⇒ page 28.
Notes and restrictions
Only audio files readable through the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface will be
displayed, played and managed in the radio system.
In the case of MTP players, it may take a few minutes before the device is
ready for playback – depending on the battery status and the quantity of
data.  

32Audio mode
Connection and use
Fig. 20  MEDIA-IN mode: MDI is displayed in the top line of the screen.
Fig. 21  MEDIA-IN mode: searching the folder structure of an MDI source.
Before connecting or playing an external data medium, turn down the base
volume on the radio system  ⇒ page 9.
Connecting and disconnecting an external data medium
● According to the MEDIA-IN connection type, connect an adapter suitable
for the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface  ⇒ page 30.
● Connect the external data medium to the MEDIA-IN multimedia inter-
face.
● 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.
If the selected media source is disconnected from the MEDIA-IN multimedia
interface while being played, the radio system will remain in MDI mode. An-
other audio source must be selected manually.
Operation via the radio system
An external data medium that is correctly connected to the MEDIA-IN multi-
media interface can be operated from the radio system.
The radio system does  not automatically switch to playback from an exter-
nal data medium when a data medium is connected to the MEDIA-IN multi-
media interface or when a connected data medium is switched on.
● Display the  Media selection menu  and select the MEDIA-IN
 function but-
ton  ⇒ page 24.
● Playback from the external data medium will start  ⇒ Fig. 20.
● When you press the  BROWSE
 function button, the function buttons for
searching the folder structure appear on the screen  ⇒ Fig. 21.
● You can browse folders or playlists with the function buttons  TOP
 (high-
est level),  UP (one higher) and  OPEN (open folder). The selected folder level
is displayed in the top line of the screen  ⇒ Fig. 21.
● You can switch between folders and playlists on the same level using
the  
 FOLDER  
 or 
 ... / FLDR   ⇒  Fig. 1  9 rocker switch.
● To browse through the tracks within a folder or a playlist, turn the setting
knob and to play the displayed track press the function button  PLAY
 
⇒  Fig. 1
8.
● To change track directly within a folder or playlist press the  
 ... / TRACK  
⇒ Fig. 1 rocker switch to the left or right.
The different play modes ( SCAN, MIX, REPEAT) are activated and function as
described for Media mode  ⇒ page 21.