2015 SKODA RAPID SPACEBACK ignition

Introductory information
Important notes
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Information on use, updating and compatibility
6
Component protection
6WARNING■ Concentrate fully at all times on your driving! As the driver you are fully
responsible for the operation of your vehicle.■
Only use the device in such a way that you are in full control of your vehi-
cle in every traffic situation – there is the risk of accidents!
■
Adjust the volume to ensure that acoustic signals from outside the vehi-
cle, e.g. sirens from emerging vehicles instructing you to give way to, such
as the police, ambulance and fire brigade, can be heard at all times.
■
High volumes can cause hearing damage.
CAUTION
In some countries, some unit features can no longer be selected when the ve-
hicle is running faster than a certain speed. This is not a malfunction, but com-
plies with the national legal regulations.
Information on use, updating and compatibility
Read and observe
and on page 6 first.
Refer to the ŠKODA Internet pages http://infotainment.skoda-auto.com for
information on the compatibility of external devices as well as software up-
dates and navigation data.
Component protection
Read and observe
and on page 6 first.
Some electronic control units are equipped with protection components, which
serve as protective mechanisms, for example, in cases of theft of the ECUs.
When component protection is enabled, the following message appears on the
display Component theft protection: infotainment system availability cur-
rently limited. Please switch on the ignition.
If the component protection does not activate by switching on the ignition,
please contact a ŠKODA specialist garage.6Introductory information

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

■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

■User profile - User profile settings
■ Manage favourites - Setting the function keys for your favourite contacts
■ Mailbox number: Enter here - Enter the telephone number of the mailbox
■ Prefix: - Enable / disable the option to assign the prefix to a phone number
(after turning this function on, in some menus the function key 
for add-
ing a prefix to a phone number is displayed)
■ Enter here - Pre-selection for a telephone number (if the function Prefix: is
on)
■ Sort by: - Arrangement of telephone contact list
■ Surname - Sort by contact name
■ Forename - Sort by contact's first name
■ Import contacts - Import phone contacts
■ Delete other user profiles - Deletion of other user profiles
■ Select ring tone - Selecting the ring tone
■ Reminder: Remember your mobile - Turn on/off the warning mode before
forgetting the phone in the vehicle (if the phone was connected to the de-
vice)
■ Show pictures for contacts - Switch on/off the display of the image as-
signed to the contact
Function problems
Read and observe
on page 30 first.
If there are problems with the availability of the mobile network or with theBluetooth ®
function, one of the following messages may appear on the device
screen.
MessageMeaningNetw. search…The telephone searches for available
mobile networks.
No network
The telephone has no connection to a
mobile network, it may not support
sending information on the network
state.To use the Bluetooth function,
please switch the ignition on.Switch on the ignition.Please switch on Bluetooth.Switch on the Bluetooth ®
function on
the device.MessageMeaningTelephone not available.A problem with the Bluetooth ®
unit in
the device, consult a specialist.Telephone is currently not available.
Bluetooth update in progress...
Pair and connect
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
conditions for coupling
31
Telephone Search
32
Coupling - no telephone connected
32
Coupling - connected telephone
32
Coupling - two telephones connected
32
Coupling from the telephone
33
Pairing confirmation
33
Administering paired devices
33
To connect a telephone with the device, the two devices must be paired via
Bluetooth ®
.
The coupling procedure depends on the number of telephones already associ-
ated.
A connection with a telephone that is already paired does not require coupling.
It is enough to find the telephone that has been coupled in the list of coupled
phones and make the connection.
If a device is connected to the device using Apple CarPlay, then a connection
using Bluetooth ®
is possible.
Note
■ The range of the connection to the hands-free system is limited to the pas-
senger compartment.■
The maximum number of paired telephones is 20. Pairing a new telephone
after reaching the maximum number causes the telephone that has not been
paired for the longest time to be automatically replaced.
conditions for coupling
The telephone can be coupled with the device under the following conditions. 
31Telephone

The ignition is switched on.
The Bluetooth ®
function of the device » page 16 and the telephone is
switched on.
The visibility of the device » page 16 and the telephone is switched on.
The telephone is within range of the Bluetooth ®
signal of the device.
The telephone is compatible with the device.
There is no device connected to the device using Apple CarPlay.
The pairing can be initiated from the device or from the telephone.
During the coupling and connecting process the device can demand the confir-
mation by the Bluetooth ®
profile (e.g., enable contact import, enable the test
messaging or the connection of an audio player or similar). The telephone dis-
play should be monitored to acknowledge any possible request.
Please refer to the compatibility of telephones as well as updates which are available for the Bluetooth ®
device, and are available on the ŠKODA Internet
pages.
http://infotainment.skoda-auto.com
Telephone Search
The telephone is not in the list of paired devices
The telephone can be searched for in one of the following ways.
›
If there is no connected telephone to the device, then press the button →
Find telephone .
›
If there is no telephone connected to the device, then press the button →

→ Find telephone .
A search for available devices starts. After about 30 seconds a list of found de-
vices appears, which is updated up to 1 minute after the start of the search ap-
pears.
›
If you do not want to wait for the display of the list press the function key
Results .
›
Select the desired telephone.
The telephone is in the list of coupled devices
If a telephone is connected with the device then proceed in one of the follow- ing ways.
›
Press the key 
→
 and select the desired phone.
or

›
Press the key

→  Select telephone and select the desired telephone.
or›
Press the key 
→ 
→ Bluetooth → Paired devices and select the tele-
phone and a Bluetooth ®
connection profile » page 33.
Coupling - no telephone connected
›
Press the key 
→ Find telephone .
A search for available Bluetooth ®
devices takes place.
›
Select the desired telephone.
›
Confirm the coupling.
After pairing confirmation the telephone is connected to the device as the
main telephone.
Coupling - connected telephone
›
Press the key 
→

→ Find telephone .
A search for available Bluetooth ®
devices takes place.
›
Select the desired telephone.
The following menu appears in the screen.
■ Cancel - Cancel the coupling
■ Replace - Coupling and replacement of the main telephone
■ Add - Coupling as an additional telephone
› Select the desired connection type.
› Confirm the coupling.
After pairing confirmation the telephone connects to the device.
Coupling - two telephones connected
›
Press the key 
→

→ Find telephone .
A search for available Bluetooth ®
devices takes place.
›
Select the desired telephone.
The following menu appears in the screen. 
32Telephone

The change of the preferred connection type takes affect only after reconnect-
ing the external device.
Disconnection
The following procedure for the disconnection does not apply for MirrorLink ™
.
› Press the function key in the main menu SmartLink

.
› In the list of connected devices press the function key
Disconnect.
Settings
Read and observe
on page 40 first.
›
Press the key 
→



→
 .
■ Select device - Display a list of connected devices
■ Pref. connection type: - Select the preferred connection type (if different
connection types are supported by the device)
■ Android Auto - Connection using the Android Auto ™
function
■ MirrorLink™ - Connection using the MirrorLink ™
function
■ Activate data transfer for ŠKODA apps - Activation / deactivation of the data
transfer for the connected device for ŠKODA applications
■ MirrorLink™ - Setting the display MirrorLink ™
- connection
■ Screen orientation: - Screen display
■ Landscape - Width display
■ Portrait - Height display
■ Rotated 180 degrees - Image reversed by 180°
■ Infotainment system keyboard prioritised - Turn on / off the device key-
board
Android Auto ™

Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Home Page
41
Function problems
42
The Android Auto ™
connection can be set up under the following conditions.
The ignition is switched on.
The unit is switched on.
The device to be connected is switched on.
Some applications require that the data connection in the connected device is
turned on.
By establishing the Android Auto ™
connection all existing Bluetooth ®
connec-
tions are terminated to the device and a Bluetooth ®
connection using the
Android Auto ™
is established to the device.
A device connected using Android Auto ™
cannot be used as an audio source in
the menu Media.
If route guidance is active at this moment in the device, then this is terminated
by starting the route guidance in the Android Auto ™
application. This is also
true reciprocally.
A list of devices and applications that the Android Aut ™
connection supports
can be found on the Google website.
Home Page
Fig. 29
Android Auto™: Main menu
Connection set-up
The device saves the last 10 connected devices.
›
Connect the device to the USB input » Vehicle operating instructions .
In the main menu the Android Auto ™
connection is shown » Fig. 29.
The first connection of the device to the device must be made when the vehi- cle is not moving.
During the first connection establishment it is necessary to confirm the con-
nection request in the device screen and to confirm the connection approval
and the device to be connected.
During the connection establishment a device request can also occur requiring
the installation or update of the necessary application. It is possible the more
confirmations are demanded for example for the downloading of telephone
contacts. 
41SmartLink

Main menu - function keys and informationNavigation applications
Telephone applications
Overview regarding current applications, telephone calls, accepted text
messages, tasks in the working directory, weather or similar
Music applications
List of ŠKODA applications
If the application symbol appears next to the function key 
, then by pressing
the application function key again a list of additional applications is shown.
Return to the main menu of the Android Auto ™
connection from another
device menu
› To return to the main menu of the Android Auto ™
connection (e.g. from the
menu Radio), press the key 

→ Android Auto .
Start the application
› In the main menu of the Android Auto ™
connection select the desired appli-
cation in the field A
» Fig. 29 .
Disconnection
› Disconnect the device from the USB input.
or
› In the main menu of the Android Auto ™
connection press the function key 
→ 

 

→ 
.Function problems
If problems occur with the Android Auto ™
connection, then one of the follow-
ing messages may occur in the display.MessageMeaning… Unable to connect to mobile device. … is already connected via Android Au-
to. ...The device allows only one active connection.Check the setting on the mobile device and the connection.Stop the vehicle, “unlock” the display of the connected device and follow the
instructions displayed on the connected device.Apple CarPlay
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Home menu
43
Function problems
43
The Apple CarPlay connection can be set up under the following conditions. The ignition is switched on.
The unit is switched on.
The device to be connected is switched on.
The data connection is turned on in the device to be connected.
The Siri voice control is switched on in the device to be connected.
By establishing an Apple CarPlay connection all existing Bluetooth ®
connec-
tions to the device are terminated and a connection using Apple CarPlay to the
connected device is established. During the Apple CarPlay connection the use
of the menu Telephone is not possible.
A device connected with Apple CarPlay cannot be used as an audio source in
the menu Media.
If at this moment the route guidance is active by means of the menu Naviga-
tion , then the guidance by the device is terminated by the start of the route
guidance in the Apple CarPlay application. This is also true reciprocally. 
42SmartLink

MirrorLink
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Home menu
44
Operation
45
Function problems
45
The MirrorLink ™
connection can be set up under the following conditions.
The ignition is switched on.
The unit is switched on.
The device to be connected is switched on.
Some applications require that the data connection in the connected device is turned on.
If you want to use the device menu Telephone, then before establishing the
MirrorLink ™
connection with the device then connect the device first via Blue-
tooth ®
.
A device connected using MirrorLink ™
cannot be used as an audio source in the
menu Media.
If route guidance is active at this moment in the device, then this is not termi-
nated by starting the route guidance in the MirrorLink ™
application.
The list of available applications and devices, which support the MirrorLink ™
function, can be seed in the ŠKODA Internet pages www.infotainment.skoda-
auto.com.
Home menu
Fig. 31
MirrorLink ™: Main menu
Connection set-up
The device saves the last 10 connected devices.›
Connect the device to the USB input » Vehicle operating instructions .
›
Press the key 
→ MirrorLink™ .
In the main menu the MirrorLink ™
connection is shown » Fig. 31.
During the first connection set-up proceed as follows.
›
Connect the device to the USB input.
›
Press the key 
→ MirrorLink™ .
›
Press the function key in the displayed main menu SmartLink 
.
›
Select the desired device.
›
Confirm the message concerning the connection in the device screen.
In the main menu the MirrorLink ™
connection is shown » Fig. 31.
Main menu - function keys and information Disconnection and return to the main menu SmartLink
Displays a list of running applications with the ability to terminate them
Displays the screen contents of the connected device (while an application
is running)
Settings of the MirrorLink ™
function
List of certified applications
Other pages with applications (by running your finger sideways across the
screen or by turning the dial, the next page can be displayed )
Return to the main menu of the MirrorLink ™
connection from another device
menu
› To return to the main menu of the MirrorLink ™
connection (e.g. from the
menu Radio), press the key 

→ MirrorLink™ .
Disconnection
› Disconnect the device from the USB input.
or
› In the main menu of the MirrorLink ™
connection press the function key  .
The connection will be terminated and the main menu SmartLink is displayed
» Fig. 27 on page 40 -
 .
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