2015 SKODA RAPID ECO mode

Important information about this manual
This Owner's Manual is valid for the different versions of the Infotainment Bo-
lero and Amundsen (hereinafter referred to only as device). The device may dif-
fer depending on the vehicle model, in which it is installed in both its appear-
ance and in the arrangement of the controls.
This Owner's Manual describes all possible device functions without identify-
ing them as special equipment, model variants or market-dependent equip-
ment. Consequently, the device on this vehicle does not need to contain all of
the functions described in this Owner's Manual.
For example, if the vehicle is not equipped from the factory with a navigation function, then the menu item Clock time source: for the date and time settings
is not displayed.
The availability of some features described in this manual depends on the
type of external devices (for example, phone, music player, etc..).
Information on the compatibility of external devices can be found on ŠKODAIn-
ternet pages http://infotainment.skoda-auto.com .
The Images in these Operating Instructions are for illustrative purposes only.
The illustrations can differ in minor details from your vehicle; they are only in-
tended to provide general information.
ŠKODA AUTO a.s. pursues a policy of ongoing product and model development
with all vehicles. Changes in terms of supply scope are possible at any time
with regard to design, equipment and technology. The information listed in
these Operating Instructions corresponds to the information available at the
time of going to press.
It is therefore not possible for legal claims to be made based on the technical
data, illustrations and information contained in these Operating Instructions.
Declaration of conformity
ŠKODA AUTO a.s. hereby declares that the ŠKODA Infotainment systems meet
the basic requirements and additional provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC with
reference to radio equipment and telecommunications devices.
Applies to Nigeria: ŠKODA AUTO a.s. hereby declares that the “connection and
the use of this communication device is granted by the Nigerian Communica-
tions Commission.”3Important information about this manual

In the Fabia model the external module is on the side of the storage compart-
ment on the front passenger side and only an SD card slot available » Fig. 14
on page 25 .
Touch screen
The unit is equipped with a touch screen which can be operated with a light
touch or swipe of a finger.
The brightness level of the screen can be set » page 15.
CAUTION
■
It is not possible to operate the screen with your fingernails or while wearing
gloves.■
To protect the screen, you can use a suitable screen protector for touchpads
that does not affect its functionality.
■
Dirt can be removed from the screen by using a soft cloth and, if necessary,
methylated spirits.
Turn device on/off
Manual Power On/Off
›
Press  to switch the device on or off.
Automatic Power On of the device
If the device was not turned off with the control switch 
before the ignition
was turned off, it will automatically switch on after the ignition is switched on.
Automatic Power Off of the device
If the vehicle key is pulled out of the ignition lock while the unit is switched on,
the device will switch off automatically.
If the vehicle is fitted with the starter button, the device will switch off auto-
matically after the engine is switched off and the door is opened.
With the ignition off, the device will automatically turn off after about 30 mi-
nutes.
The device turns off automatically under certain circumstances. The device in-
forms you for a few seconds by means of a text message on the device screen.
› Warning: 12 V battery low. Please start the engine or switch off the info-
tainment system. - The vehicle battery is low, start the engine or turn the
unit off.
› 12 V battery almost empty. The infotainment system will be switched off.
-
The vehicle battery is discharged, the device switches itself off.
› Operating temperature not maintained. The infotainment system will be
switched off. - The device temperature is too low or too high, the device
switches itself off.
Unit menus
Fig. 3
Unit menus
Call up the main menu
›
Press the key  and the display shows the device menu
» Fig. 3.
Overview of the function keys Menu Radio » page 17
Menu Media » page 22
Menu Images » page 28
Settings Sound » page 14
Device Settings Setup » page 14
Vehicle system settings Vehicle » page 64
Menu Navigation (Amundsen) » page 47
Menu Telephone » page 30
Display of TMC traffic reports Traffic (Amundsen) » page 60
Menu SmartLink » page 39
When connecting a supported mobile device, 

the actual connection
is shown instead of a symbol
› 
-
Android Auto » page 41
› 
-
Apple CarPlay » page 42
› 
-
MirrorLink™ » page 44
  8Introductory information

Activation of voice control is indicated by an acoustic signal and the device
screen will display a collection of basic voice commands for the current menu.
Switching off voice control
Voice control can be switched off in one of the following ways.›
Hold the button  on the device or press twice.
›
Press

on the multifunction steering wheel or press twice.
›
Issue the voice command End voice control.
The voice control switches off when certain hardware buttons (e.g. 
, etc.) are pressed.
Guidance and help for voice control
Read and observe
and on page 11 first.
The unit will play a tutorial for voice mode, which makes using the familiar
voice control operate the appliance you, or help with the information which
voice commands are expected for the currently selected menu.
Help for voice control
When you give the voice command Start tutorial, the unit plays one of the sev-
en parts of the voice control tutorial. After saying the command again the next
part is played , etc.
Individual parts of the introduction can be called up separately by saying the
voice command Introduction part ... and the number 1 through 7.
Help for voice control
When you give the voice command Help, the unit displays voice commands for
the current selected menu. In some cases, after pronouncing Help again, the
next part of the help is shown.
Operation principle
Read and observe
and on page 11 first.
The voice commands are only then to be spoken when the symbol is dis-
played in the device screen or in the display of the combined instrument

is
displayed .
The voice control system can usually be operated through the method “ say
what you see ” .
For example, the function button Dial number can be selected with the voice
command “ Dial number ”.
After switching on the voice control, the function buttons that can be selected
with a voice command are highlighted in green.
During voice control operation, the following symbols appear in the device
screen.SymbolMeaningA message will be playedA voice command is awaitedVoice control is stoppedA voice command is recognized
It is not necessary to wait for the end of message playback when the device is
playing a message. The device message can be ended by pressing the button 
or by pressing the symbol key  on the multifunction steering wheel.
Then a voice command can be issued. The voice control is hereby much faster.
Conditions in the menu Navigation
The destination address can be entered by saying the city, the street and the
house number (if it is included in the navigation data) in one step.
You can say the house number and a further additional address in the form of
a number where necessary. The device then offers the number combination it
has found if the house number and the additional address, exists in the street
entered where appropriate.
It is necessary to spell city and street names if the entered destination is loca-
ted in a country that has no voice control available for the language. The de-
vice indicates this through a text message on the screen.
not recognizing a voice command
Read and observe
and on page 11 first.
If a voice command is not recognised, the device answers with Pardon? and
you can give a new command.
If the device does not recognise the second voice command, the help message
is provided again and you can give a new command.
If the device does not recognise the third voice command, the system plays
the Cancel. message and the dialogue is ended.
12Device operation and settings

■Bluetooth audio: - Volume settings of the Bluetooth ®
audio profile con-
nected device
■ Entertainment fading while parking - Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio
volume) with activated parking aid
■ Off - Fading is not active
■ Scale 1 - 5 - Setting the fading (1 = lowest, 5 = highest)
■ Full - Muting
■ Entertainment fading (nav. announce.) - Lowers the audio volume (e.g. ra-
dio volume) with activated nav. announcements ■ Off - Fading is not active
■ Scale 1 - 5 - Setting the fading (1 = lowest, 5 = highest)
■ Full - Muting
■ Bass - Mid - Treble - Setting the equalizer
■ Balance - Fader - Set the balance between left and right, front and rear
■ CANTON Optimisation - Setting the room balance of the sound (all, front,
driver)
■ CANTON surround - Setting the surround sound levels in the area (“-9 ”Ster-
eo / “+9 ”full surround)
■ CANTON Equaliser - Setting the equalizer
■ Individual - Adjustment of treble, mid and bass
■ Profile - Setting of the profile (e.g. Rock. Classical and so on).
■ Subwoofer - Subwoofer volume settings
■ ŠKODA Surround - Switching the surround sound
■ Virtual Subwoofer - Switching the virtual sub woofer
■ Touchscreen tone - Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen
■ No navigation sound during call - Switches on or off the navigation prompts
during a telephone conversation
Screen settings
›
Press the key 
→

→ Screen .
■ Switch off screen (in 10 seconds) - Enable / disable the automatic power off
function
■ Brightness: - Adjusts the brightness of the screen
■ Touchscreen tone - Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen
■ Animation when finger near screen - Switch on/off the proximity sensors
(suppression of some function keys)
■ Show clock in standby mode - Time and date displayed on the screen when
the ignition is switched on and the unit is switched off
Time and date settings›
Press the key 
→ 
→ Time and date .
■ Clock time source: - Time of the clock time source: Manual / GPS (Amundsen)
■ Time: - Time settings
■ Summer (DST) - Switches the summer time setting on/off (Amundsen)
■ Time zone: - Select the time zone
■ Time format: - Set the time format
■ Date: - Date settings
■ Date format: - Set the date format
Setting the device language
›
Press the key 
→

→ Language .
The following language menu is displayed: In some languages, the device noti-
fications will be displayed after confirming a function button for the choice of
female or male device voice.
For some languages, pressing the function button Female or Male selects the
voice type for acoustic messages of the device.
The messages are generated by the device. The flawless clarity (e.g. road or
city name) cannot always be guaranteed.
Note
When a language is selected which does not support voice control, the device
will indicate with a message on the screen .
Setting the keyboard layout
›
Press the key 
→

→ Keypad: .
■ ABC - Keyboard character assignment in alphabetical order
■ QWERTY - Keyboard character assignment QWERTY system
Additional keypad language settings
›
Press the key 
→

→ More keypad languages .
In this menu, a keyboard language set can be added to allow the entering of
characters other than those in the currently selected language (function but-
ton ).
15Device operation and settings

Playback
The unit will play the contents of the connected audio source according to the
alphabetically sequenced directory and file name.
Operating modesOperationActionPlay / PausePress from 
Plays the current track from the start
Press from  (after about 3 seconds
after the start of the title playback)Finger movement to the right of the screen area A
» Fig. 9 on page 22
(After 3 seconds from the start of the track playback)Fast-reverse within the titlePress and hold Fast-forward within the trackPress and hold 
Play the previous track
Press from  (within 3 seconds after
the start of the track playback)Finger movement to the right of the screen area A
» Fig. 9 on page 22
(Within 3 seconds after the start of the track playback)Play the next track
Press from Finger movement to the left of the
screen area A
» Fig. 9 on page 22Switch on/off the random playback
from the current album or folderPress from Switch on/off the repeat playback
from the current album or folderPress from Switch on/off repeat playback of spe-
cific trackPress from 
The movement within the track is possible by finger touching the timeline
B
» Fig. 9 on page 22 .
Folder / track listFig. 11
Folder / Title list
Show list
›
Press the key 
→
 .
The content of an audio source is displayed in alphabetical order in the fold-
er/track list.
Folders and title lists - information and function keys
ASelected audio source / audio source folder (movement within the
folder is done by pressing the function key for the folder)BOptions folder/track playbackCDisplay of multimedia database (available only for the display of the
main folder of the source)Select the audio sourceFolderPlay list / Currently playing title / track playback stoppedThe title cannot be played (pressing the function key shows the rea-
son).
Note
■ With more than 1,000 tracks in the folder only the first 1,000 tracks with the
oldest creation date are displayed.■
The scanning speed of the folder / track list depends on the connection
speed and volume of data.
23Media

If the menu for setting the alternative routes is turned on, the guidance for
this route type (most economic/fastest/shortest) must be selected before
starting.
If the destination entry occurs during route guidance, the destination change
must be confirmed by pressing the function key Start in addition to confirming
in the following menu that appears.
Delete›
Press in the Navigation menu the function key 
→ Manage memory → De-
lete my POIs → Delete .
Map

Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Map description
54
Options for map display
54
POI in the map
55
Road sign
55
Map Orientation
55
Map scale
55
Map alignment
56
Map description
Fig. 41
Map
The following information and function keys can be displayed in the map. Vehicle position
Destination position
Route
ABCFunction keys for map operation
Function key for the POI
Information on the maximum permitted speed
Information in the status line Street name / street number of the current vehicle position
Distance to destination
Estimated time of arrival at destination / stopover
Estimated remaining travel time to destination / from the stopover
Options for map display
Fig. 42
Map options
›
Press in the Navigation menu the function key
 .
The following function keys are displayed » Fig. 42.
2D - Two-dimensional map display
3D - Three-dimensional map display
Map display with the route from the current vehicle location to the desti-
nation
Representation of the target or the next stopover destination in the map
(depending on the display setting » page 63, Advanced settings )
Automatic map display in day or night mode (depending on the currently
active vehicle lighting)
Daytime map display
Night-time map display
On / off of the split screen display
On / off of the selected POI categories display 
DEFABCDE54Navigation (Amundsen)

›Turning the control knob
 .
› Touching the screen with two fingers and pulling them apart or closing them
together.
Enabling automatic scaling
› Press in the
Navigation menu the function key 
→ 
.
Press the function key 
is highlighted in green. The manual scaling switches
to automatic scaling.
The automatic scale is only active as long as the map is centred on the vehicle
position (the function key 
or  is not displayed).
If the automatic scale is active, the map scale will change automatically de-
pending on the type of roads travelled (motorway - smaller map scale / town
larger map scale) and from the manoeuvre to be carried out.
Turn off the automatic change of scale
› Press in the
Navigation menu the function key

→
 .
Press the function key  is highlighted in white. The automatic scaling
changes to manual change of scale.
The turning off occurs likewise when the map is moved or the map scale is
changed manually.
Map view in reduced scale
› Press in the
Navigation menu the function key

→
 or

→
 .
The map scale is reduced for a few seconds and then restored.
Map alignment
The moved map can be centred/aligned to the vehicle, destination or route po-
sition.
In the map area
D
» Fig. 41 on page 54 the following function keys are dis-
played depending on the map display.
Aligning to the vehicle position (in the 2D map display -  or 3D map dis-
play - )
Alignment to the destination position (in the destination position display -
 )
Route alignment (in the route display - )
Route guidance

Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Destination management
57
Route calculation
57
Most common routes
58
graphical driving recommendations
58
Nav. announcements
58
Route information
58
Finish route guidance
59
Abort route guidance
59
The route guidance is as follows.
› Through graphical driving instructions in the device display screen and in the
display of the instrument cluster.
› With navigation announcements.
The unit tries to allow for continued guidance even if the navigation data is in-
complete or there is no data at all for the given area.
The route is recalculated each time if you ignore driving recommendations or
change the route.
Route guidance in demo mode
The Demo mode provides a travel simulation to the entered destination. The
function offers the chance to travel through the calculated route “virtually”.
When the Demo mode is turned on, a menu for route guidance in the Demo
mode or in normal operation is displayed before the start of route guidance.
Activation / deactivation of the Demo mode » page 63, Advanced settings .
WARNINGThe navigation announcements provided may vary from the actual situa-
tions, e.g. due to out-of-date navigation data.56Navigation (Amundsen)

■Tyre Pressure Loss Indicator - Tyre pressure monitoring function
■ SET  - Storing the tyre pressure values
■ Winter tyres - Setting an alarm on reaching the speed limit for winter tyres
■ Speed warning - Switching the function Winter tyres on and off
■ Warning at - Setting the speed for the warning
Assistance systems
›
Press the key 
→ 
→ Driver assistance .
■ ACC (adaptive cruise control) - Setting for the adaptive cruise control
■ Driving programme: - Set the vehicle acceleration when adaptive cruise
control is activated 1)
■ Normal - Normal
■ Sport - Sports
■ Eco - Economical
■ Last distance selected - Last selected distance on/off
■ Distance: - Set the distance monitoring to the vehicles ahead
■ Very close - Very small distance
■ Close - Small distance
■ Medium - Medium distance
■ Far - Large distance
■ Very far - Very large distance
■ Front Assist (ambient traffic monitor. sys.) - Set the assistant for distance
monitoring to the vehicles ahead
■ Active - Activate/deactivate the assistant
■ Advance warning (Version 1) - Activate/deactivate warning
■ Advance warning (Version 2) - Activating/deactivating and setting the dis-
tance level at which a warning occurs
■ Early - Longer distance
■ Medium - Medium distance
■ Late - Short distance
■ Off - Deactivation of the warning
■ Display distance warning - Activate/deactivate distance warnings
■ Lane Assist - Settings for Lane Assist
■ Active - Activate/deactivate the assistant
■ Adaptive lane guidance - Activate/deactivate adaptive lane guidance
■
Blind Spot Monitor - Activation / deactivation of the assistant “Blind Spot
Monitor”
■ Dynamic Road Sign Display - Settings for the Dynamic Road Sign Display
■ Show in instrument cluster - Activation/deactivation of the additional traf-
fic signs in the display of the instrument cluster
■ Trailer recognition (show road signs) - Activate/deactivate the Dynamic
Road Sign Display relevant for trailer operation
■ Top speed 2)
- Set the top speed for towing a trailer
■ Warning 2)
- Activation / deactivation and setting for the excessive speed
warning ■ Off - The warning is deactivated
■ At + 0 km/h - Warning when reaching the speed limit
■ At + 5 km/h - Warning when exceeding the speed limit by 5 km/h
■ At + 10 km/h - Warning when exceeding the speed limit by 10 km/h
■ At + 15 km/h - Warning when exceeding the speed limit by 15 km/h
■ Driver Alert System - Activate/deactivate the driver alert system
■ Proactive passenger protection - Activate/deactivate proactive passenger
protection
Parking and manoeuvring
›
Press the key 
→

→ Parking and manoeuvring .
■ ParkPilot - Settings for the parking aid
■ Activate automatically - Activate/deactivate the compact parking aid dis-
play (when driving forward)
■ Front volume - Adjust the volume of the beeps for obstacle detection in
front
■ Front tone setting - Setting the pitch of the beeps for obstacle detection in
front
■ Rear volume - Set the volume level of the beeps for the rear obstacle de-
tection
■ Rear tone setting - Setting the pitch of the beeps for the rear obstacle de-
tection
■ Entertainment fading (parking) - Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio vol-
ume) with activated parking aid
■ Rear Traffic Alert - Activate/deactivate the Rear Traffic Alert
1)
On vehicles with the choice of travel mode, this setting is done » Vehicle Owner's Manual , chapter Selec-
tion of travel mode (MODE button) .
2)
Applies for the Superb.
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