2015 SKODA SUPERB steering

Adjusting the volume
Every change in volume is displayed on the screen.
Increase volume›
Turn the control  to the right.
Decrease volume
›
Turn the control  to the left.
Muting
›
Adjust the volume by turning the control  to the left to 0.
or
›
Press the key .
The following symbol appears in the display when the sound is muted: .
If at the time of muting a sound is made in the menu Media, then the playback
is interrupted (pause) 1)
.
CAUTION
If the volume is too high sound resonance can occur in the vehicle which can
lead to damaged speakers.Device operation and settings
Device operation
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Operation principles
9
Alphanumeric with keyboard
10
This chapter covers the device operation and settings.
Note
Depending on the equipment, the device can be operated with the operating
lever or via the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel. Additional infor-
mation » Vehicle Operating Instructions .
Operation principles
Fig. 4
Screen area / screen display
Description of the display Status bar
Information and the operation of the current menu Function keys of the current menu
Identification of the current menu
Return to the higher-level menu 
ABCDE1)
Does not apply to AUX.
9Device operation and settings

By pressing the function key  a list of matching entries opens . If less than 5
entries were found, a list of the found entries opens automatically.
Voice control
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Function requirements
11
Switching on/off
11
Guidance and help for voice control
12
Operation principle
12
not recognizing a voice command
12
Correction of a voice command input
13
Stop/restore voice command input
13
Voice commands not included in the help
13
Some equipment functions can be operated by using voice commands.
The voice control system can be used either by the driver or by the front pas-
senger.
This chapter covers the principles and conditions of the voice control system.
The voice control is available in the following menus.
› Radio
› Media
› Telephone
› Navigation
WARNINGdo not use the function of the phone voice control in an emergency . Your
voice commands may not be recognized in such situations. The telephone
connection may not be established or the connection may take too much
time to complete. The emergency number should be dialled manually!
CAUTION
The messages are generated by the device. The flawless clarity (e.g. road or
city name) cannot always be guaranteed.Function requirements
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Function requirements for voice control. The unit is switched on.
No phone call is in progress.
The parking aid is not active.
Requirements for optimum voice command recognition.
› 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 
.
› Speak with a normal tone of voice without intonation and excessive pauses.
› Avoid bad pronunciation.
› Close the doors, windows and sliding roof, in order to avoid disturbing envi-
ronmental influences on the function of the voice commands.
› You are recommended to speak louder at higher speeds, so that the sound of
your voice is not drowned out by the increased ambient noise.
› During voice control, limit additional noise in the vehicle, e.g. passengers
talking at the same time.
CAUTION
■ For some languages, there is no voice control available. This device indicates
this fact through a text message that is displayed after setting the device lan-
guage screen .
Note
During voice control, no navigation announcements and traffic announce-
ments are played.
Switching on/off
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Switching on voice control
Voice control can be switched on in one of the following ways.
›
Press the key  on the device.
or
›
Press 
on the multifunction steering wheel. 
11Device operation and settings

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
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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
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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
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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

Correction of a voice command inputRead and observe
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A voice command can be corrected, modified or re-entered by pressing the
button  or the icon key

on the multifunction steering wheel. However,
this is only possible if the symbol 
is displayed on the screen.
You do not have to wait until the voice command is recognized by the device.
Stop/restore voice command input
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Stop
In some menus, the process for voice command input can be stopped by turn-
ing the knob  .
This allows you more time for the voice command input.
When stopping, the symbol changes from  to
.
Restore
The procedure for voice command input can be restarted in one of the follow-
ing ways.
› By pressing the function key
.
› By pressing the button

on the device.
› By pressing the icon key
 on the multifunction steering wheel.
Voice commands not included in the help
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This chapter discusses some voice commands, which are not included in thehelp topics.
All menus
Voice commandOperationBack Return to the previous menuNext page
Scroll through the menu / list / direc-
tory
Previous pageFirst pageLast pageMenu RadioVoice commandOperationNext station Nearest station in the selected fre-
quency rangePrevious station Previous station in the selected fre-
quency rangeStart scanningSwitch on the search for available sta-
tionsSwitch on traffic reportsSwitching on/off the traffic pro-
gramme (TP)Switch off traffic reports
Menu Media
Voice commandOperationPlayback - PlaybackPause - PausePrevious track Play the previous titleNext track Playback the next titleRepeat all Switch on/off the repeat track
playback from the current album or
folderRepeat track - Switch on the repeated title play-
backStop repeatSwitch off Album / Folder / Track re-
peatMix Switch on the random track play-
back for the current album / folderStop mix Switch off the random track play-
back for the current album / folder
Menu Navigation - Navigation parameters
Voice commandOperationTurn on navigation announcementsSwitch navigation announcements
on/offTurn off navigation announcementsTurn on dynamic route
Turn on dynamic navigation
Switch navigation guidance assisted
by TMC traffic messages on or off
Turn off dynamic route
Turn off dynamic navigation 13Device operation and settings

Contact list / recipient list
After the list has been opened the following functions can be executed
» Fig. 26 - 
.
Insert a contact in the recipient list
Contact search
Enter the telephone number
Return to view the message
After selecting the contact number or entering the telephone number, the re-
cipient list will be displayed in the screen » Fig. 26 - 
.
The following functions can be performed by pressing one of the function
keys.
Display the contact list with the possibility to add / remove further recipi-
ents for the message
Removal of the selected contact from the recipient list
Sending the message
Return to view the message
Received text message
When you receive a new message, the number of new messages received is
displayed next to the function key,  and at the same time the icon in the sta-
tus bar  displayed.
›
Press the key 
→

→
 .
This will open a list of received messages.
›
Select a message.
The message content and the following menu is displayed.
The text can be read out by the device's generated voice
Open a menu with additional options
› Reply with template
- Reply using a template
› Display numbers
- Recognition of telephone numbers in the message
including the contact number (recognized numbers can be dialled direct-
ly or edited before dialling, or may be sent to this message)
Open the contacts list for forwarding a message Reply to the sender via a message
1SmartLink
Introductory information
 Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Main menu
40
List of connected devices
40
Settings
41
The SmartLink function offers the possibility to display and operate certified
applications of a connected device (such as a telephone) in the device screen.
Depending on the connected device some applications can be started using
the voice activation, via the device screen, using the operating elements on
the device or using the buttons on the multi-function steering wheel.
The voice control of the connected device can be activated by pressing and
holding the button 
or by pressing and holding the symbol key
 on the
multifunction steering wheel.
For reasons of safety, the operation of some applications while driving is limi-
ted or not possible.
Using the applications in the connected device it is possible to use the naviga-
tion, to make a call, to listed to music or similar things.
The SmartLinkFunction supports the following connection types.
› Android Auto ™
› Apple CarPlay
› MirrorLink ™
The device allows only one active connection. 
39SmartLink

Navigation (Amundsen)
Navigation description
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
GPS satellite signal
47
Navigation data
47
Main menu
47
Pop-up windows
48
GPS satellite signal
The unit uses the GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite signal for route
guidance.
Outside the range of the GPS satellite signal (e.g. in dense vegetation, in tun-
nels, parking garages, etc.), the unit navigates only with restrictions using
some on-vehicle sensors (such as speed sensor or steering angle sensor).
The unit offers the possibility to show in the split screen display the following
Position » Fig. 34 on page 48 information about the current geographical po-
sition of the vehicle and the satellite signal.
Geographical longitude
Geographical latitude
Elevation
Number of received/available satellites
To view the information on the longitude and latitude of the current vehicle
position display requires the reception of GPS signals from at least three satel-
lites.
To view the elevation information of the current vehicle position display re-
quires the reception of GPS signals from at least five satellites.
Navigation data
Navigation data source
The navigation data is stored on an Original SD Card .
In order to ensure the function of the navigation, the Original SD card, with the
navigation data, must be inserted in the respective slot » page 25.
If the original SD card should be damaged or lost, a new original SD card can be
purchased from the ŠKODA Original Accessories.
With a Non-original SD Card, the navigation does not work .
Finding out the version of the navigation data › Press in the
Navigation menu the function key 
→ Version information .
Update navigation data
We recommend that you update the navigation data on a regular basis (e.g.
Due to newly developed roads and changed traffic signs etc.).
The information on updating the navigation data is to be obtained from a
ŠKODA partner or on the following ŠKODA Internet pages.
http://infotainment.skoda-auto.com
Main menu
Fig. 33
Navigation: Main menu
›
Press the key .
The Navigation main menu opens » Fig. 33.
If no map is displayed, then press the key 
again.
Description of the function keys
A
Entering a new destination, ending the route guidance, route information,
entering a traffic obstruction
Storing of a destination flag, list of stored destinations, home address
Tour input / tour edit, tour memory
POI input / POI search
Map presentation options Operation of the radio / media playback
Navigation settings
 47Navigation (Amundsen)