WARNING■The auxiliary heating must never be operated in closed rooms (e.g. garag-
es) – risk of poisoning!■
The auxiliary heating must not be allowed to run during refuelling – risk
of fire.
■
The exhaust pipe of the auxiliary heating is located on the underside of
the vehicle. If you want to use the auxiliary heating, do not park the vehicle
in places where the exhaust fumes can come into contact with flammable
materials such as dry grass, undergrowth, leaves, spilled fuel etc. - There is
a risk of fire.
CAUTION
The air inlet in front of the windscreen must be free (e.g. of ice, snow or
leaves) to ensure that the auxiliary heating operates properly.
Note
■ The auxiliary heating only switches the blower on, if it has achieved a coolant
temperature of approx. 50 °C.■
In the engine compartment, water vapour may form during the operation of
the heater.
Switch on / off
Fig. 134
Button for switching on / off (Climatronic / manual air condition-
ing)
Read and observe and on page 109 first.
Functional requirements of the auxiliary heating.
The charge state of the vehicle battery is sufficient.
The fuel supply is adequate (the warning light
is not illuminated in the
instrument cluster).
Manual on / off ▶ Using the
button on the control panel of the air conditioning » Fig. 134.
▶ Using the
(switch on) /
(switch off) button on the remote control opera-
tion.
Automatic on / off ▶ Via an automatically programmed and activated pre-set time in Infotainment.
▶ According to the environmental conditions.
Switching off the auxiliary heating takes place automatically when there is a
lack of fuel (warning light in the instrument cluster lights up).
After switching off the system, the coolant pump and the auxiliary heating will
continue running a little while longer in order to burn the remaining fuel in the
heating.
Setting automatic on / off
Climatronic: on the Climatronic button
→ Tap the function area
in the
Infotainment screen. There will be a display of the last set operating mode
with the option to change this.
Manual air conditioning: on Infotainment, press the button
→ Tap the
function surface .
Then follow the instructions on the Infotainment screen.
When automatic switching on is activated, the warning light in the symbol
button lights up for about 10 seconds after the ignition is turned off » Fig. 134.
109Heating and ventilation
Operation in InfotainmentFig. 135
Aux. heating: Main menu/set preset time
Read and observe
and on page 109 first.
Call up the main menu
›
On the Climatronic, press the button
→ Tap the function area
in the
Infotainment screen.
Or vehicles with manual air conditioning:
›
On Infotainment, press the button
→ Tap the function surface
.
Function surfaces and display » Fig. 135
Departure time - Day and time when the vehicle is to be ready for use
Setting the operating mode (heating / ventilation)
List of pre-selected times, activation / deactivation of the preset time Set the preset times 1-3 and the duration (10-60 minutes)
When heating the windows are shown in red / with continuous aeration,
the windows are shown in blue
Currently displayed preset time
Activation of the currently displayed preset time
Setting the departure time: Day, hour, minute
Only one preset time can be active. The activated preset time will be deactiva-
ted again after it has started automatically. For the next start, activate one of
the preset times.
ABCDEFGHNote■ In the selection of the day in the preset time, there is an option between
Sunday and Monday without the specified day. If this setting is selected, the
vehicle will be ready for use at the selected time, regardless of the current day.■
If a different time is set, the activated preset time is automatically deactiva-
ted. The preset time must be reactivated.
Remote control
Fig. 136
Radio remote control
Read and observe and on page 109 first.
Description of the remote control » Fig. 136
Warning light
Aerial
Switch on the auxiliary heating
Switch off the auxiliary heating
To switch the remote control on or off, hold the remote control vertically, with the aerial
B
» Fig. 136 pointing upwards. The antenna must not be covered
with the fingers or the palm of the hand.
The auxiliary heating can only be switched on/off safely using the remote con-
trol if the distance between the radio remote control and the vehicle is at least
2 m.
Display warning light AMeaningLights up green for 2 seconds.The auxiliary heating has been
switched on.Lights up red for 2 seconds.The auxiliary heating has been
switched off.Slowly flashes green for 2 seconds.The ignition signal was not received. AB110Using the system
Display warning light AMeaning
Quickly flashes green for 2 seconds.
The auxiliary heating is blocked, e.g.
because the tank is nearly empty or
there is a fault in the auxiliary heat-
ing.Flashes red for 2 seconds.The switch off signal was not re-
ceived.Lights up orange for 2 seconds, then
green or red.The battery is weak, however the
switching on or off signal was re-
ceived.Lights up orange for 2 seconds, then
flashes green or red.The battery is weak, however the
switching on or off signal was not re-
ceived.Flashes orange for 5 seconds.The battery is discharged, however
the switching on or off signal was not
received.
Replace the battery » page 275.
CAUTION
■
The remote control must be protected against moisture, severe shocks and
direct sunlight - Otherwise, there is a risk of damage to the remote control.■
The range of the remote control with a charged battery is a few hundred me-
tres (depending on obstructions between the remote control and the vehicle,
weather conditions, the battery condition etc.).
111Heating and ventilation
Restart of Infotainment
If Infotainment does not respond (if it “freezes”) This can be restarted by hold-
ing
for longer than 10 s.
Adjusting the volume
Every change in volume is displayed on the screen.
›
To increase the volume , turn the controller clockwise.
›
To
reduce volume , turn the controller anticlockwise.
›
To
mute , turn the controller to the left to 0.
›
or:
press the button (applies to Infotainment Swing).
The following symbol appears on the screen when the sound is muted .
If, at the time of muting, sound is played from the source in the Media menu,
then the playback is interrupted (pause) 1)
.
CAUTION
■ High volumes can cause sound resonance in the vehicle.■When changing or connecting an audio source, this may cause sudden
changes in volume. Reduce the volume before changing or connecting an au-
dio source.
Infotainment menus
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero.
Fig. 148
Overview of Infotainment menu
›
To display the overview of the Infotainment menu press the button .
Overview of Infotainment menu
» Fig. 148
Radio menu » page 133
Media menu » page 136
Images menu » page 144
Sound settings » page 122
Infotainment settings
Vehicle system settings » page 187
List of traffic messages (TMC) » page 185 (Applies to Infotainment Colum-
bus, Amundsen)
Navigation menu » page 169 (Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amund-
sen)
Telephone menu » page 149
Media Command menu » page 147 (Applies to Infotainment Amundsen)
SmartLink menu » page 165
When connecting a supported external device instead of the symbol
the actual connection is shown instead of a symbol ▶ -Android Auto
» page 166
▶ -
Apple CarPlay
» page 167
▶ -
MirrorLink®
» page 167
Configuration wizard
Fig. 149
Infotainment Columbus, Amund-
sen, Bolero: Configuration wizard
1)
Does not apply for AUX.
118Infotainment
Software updateFig. 153
Available software updates on
the ŠKODA websites
The software update ensures optimum operation of Infotainment (e.g. Com-
patibility with new phones).
Current information on Infotainment compatibility can be found on the follow-
ing ŠKODA Internet pages. This is carried out by reading the QR code » Fig. 153
or after entering the following address into the web browser.
http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
▶ To determine the software version , press the
button, then tap on the
System information function surface Tap
→
System information
.
▶ To start the software update , press the button, then tap on the system
information function surface
→
System information
→
Update software
.
Applies to Infotainment Swing
▶ To determine the software version , press the
button, then tap on the
system information
function surface.
▶ To determine the software version , press the button, then tap on the
system information
→
Update software
function surface.
Infotainment settings - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
Infotainment system settings
Sound settings
›
Press the button, then tap on the function surface
.
■
Volume
- Volume settings
■
Message
- Adjustment of traffic announcements volume (TP)
■
Nav. announcements
- sets the volume for the nav. announcements
■
Voice control
- volume setting for voice output
■
Maximum switch-on volume
- Setting the maximum volume when switching on
Infotainment
■
Speed-dependent volume adjustment
- increases the volume as speed increases
■
AUX volume
- Sets the volume for the device connected through AUX
■
Quiet
- Low volume
■
Medium
- Medium volume
■
Loud
- High volume
■
Bluetooth audio:
- Volume setting of the device connected via Bluetooth ®
au-
dio profile
■
Entertainment fading while parking
- Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio volume)
with activated parking aid
■
Entertainment fading (nav. announce.)
- Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio vol-
ume) in the event of a nav. announcements
■
Bass - Mid - Treble
- Setting the equaliser
■
Balance - Fader
- Sets the balance between left and right, front and rear
■
CANTON Equaliser
- Setting the equaliser
■
Individual
- Adjustment of treble, mid and bass
■
Profile
- Setting of the profile (e.g.
Rock
,
Classical
and so on.)
■
CANTON optimisation
-Setting the optimum room sound perception
■
All
- Setting optimised for the whole vehicle interior
■
Front
- Setting optimised for the front seats
■
Driver
- Setting optimised for the driver
■
CANTON surround
- Setting the surround sound level (“-9 ”Stereo / “+9”full sur-
round)
■
Subwoofer
- Subwoofer volume settings
■
Sound focus
-Setting the optimum room sound perception
■
All
- Setting optimised for the whole vehicle interior
■
Driver
- Setting optimised for the driver
122Infotainment
Infotainment settings - Swing
Infotainment system settings
Sound settings
›
Press the button.
■
Volume
- Volume settings
■
Max. switch-on volume.
- Sets the maximum volume when Infotainment is
turned on
■
Message
- Adjustment of traffic announcements volume (TP)
■
Speed-dependent volume adjustment
- Volume increases as speed increases
■
Entert. Fading
- Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio volume) with activated
parking aid
■
AUX volume
- Sets the volume for the device connected through AUX
■
BT audio:
- Volume setting of the device connected via Bluetooth ®
audio pro-
file
■
Balance - Fader
- Sets the balance between left and right, front and rear
■
Bass - Mid - Treble
- Setting the equaliser
■
Confirmation tone
- Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen
Display settings
›
Press the button, then tap the function surface
Screen
.
■
Switch off screen (in 10 seconds)
- Enable / disable the automatic power off func-
tion 1)
■
Brightness:
- Adjusts the brightness of the screen
■
Confirmation tone
- Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen
■
Show clock in standby mode
- Time and date displayed on the screen when the
ignition is switched on and Infotainment is switched off
Time and date settings
›
Press the button, then tap the function surface
Time and date
.
■
Time:
- Time settings
■
Time format:
- Specify the time format
■
Summer time
- Switches the summer setting on/off
■Automatic summer time - Switch on/off the automatic switch to daylight saving
time
■Date:
- Date settings
■
Date format:
- Setting the date format
Setting the Infotainment language
›
Press the button, then tap the function surface
Language
.
›
Select the Infotainment language.
Additional keypad language settings
›
Press the
button, then tap the function surface
Additional 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.
Unit settings
›
Press the button, then tap the function surface
Units
.
■
Distance:
- Distance units
■
Speed:
- Speed units
■
Temperature:
- Temperature units
■
Volume:
- Volume units
■
Consumption:
- Fuel units
■
CNG consump.:
- CNG consumption units
■
Pressure:
- Pressure units for tire pressure
Safe removal of the data source
›
Press the button, then tap the function surface
Remove SD card safely
/
Re-move USB Safely
.
The appropriate message concerning the safe removal of the source is dis-
played in the screen.
Now the external source can be removed or separated.
1)
Infotainment turns the screen off when no touch screen is performed or none of the keys are pressed /
rotated for more than 10 seconds.
130Infotainment
Advanced Settings (DAB)›
In the Radio main menu, select the DAB range and tap on the function sur-
face
→
Advanced settings
.
■
DAB traffic announcements
- Switch on/off DAB announcements
■
Other DAB messages
- Switch on/off other announcements (e.g., warnings, re-
gional weather, sports reports, financial news)
■
DAB station tracking
- Switch on/off automatic DAB station tracking on another
frequency or in other station groups
■
Aut. DAB - FM switching
- switches on/off auto-switching from DAB to the FM
frequency band if the DAB signal is lost
Automatic change from DAB to FM
In the event of bad DAB reception, the device tries to find an FM station.
The station name is followed by ( ) while the station is being received on the
FM band. When the corresponding DAB station is received again, the system
automatically switches from FM to DAB.
If a DAB station is also not available in the FM band due to poor reception, In-
fotainment will be switched to mute.
Media menu settings
›
Tap the function surface in the Media main menu
.
■
Sound
- sound settings
■
Mix/repeat inc. subfolders
- Switch on/off the title display including subfolders
■
Bluetooth
- Settings for the Bluetooth ®
function
■
Traffic program (TP)
- Switches traffic programme on/off
■
Activate AUX
- Enables / disables the AUX input
■
Remove SD card safely
- Safe removal of the inserted SD storage card
■
Remove USB safely
- safe removal of the external device connected to the USB
input
Telephone menu settings
›
In the Telephone main menu, tap on the function surface,
.
■
Hands-free
- Switching a call to the phone / back to Infotainment (the menu
item is displayed during a call)
■
Select telephone
- Search for available telephones/list of paired telephones/se-
lect telephone
■
Find
- search for available phones
■Bluetooth - Bluetooth ®
settings
■User profile
- user profile settings
■
Manage favourites
- set the function surfaces for your favourite contacts
■
Sort by:
- Arrangement of the phone contact list
■
Surname
- Sort by contact name
■
1st name
- Sort by contact's first name
■
Imp. contacts
- Import telephone contacts
■
Select ring tone
- Selecting the ring tone
■
Remember your mobile
- Turn on/off the warning mode before forgetting the
phone in the vehicle (if the phone was connected to Infotainment)
■
Simultaneous calls
- enable/disable the option to hold two concurrent calls
132Infotainment
Depending on the audio source type:
▶ Folder/Title list
▶ Multimedia database
Media menu settings
Album overview (valid for Infotainment Columbus)
By touching with your finger in the area D
» Fig. 158 a list of albums is dis-
played. Movement within the album list can be performed by moving a finger
across the screen to the right/left or by rotating the controller
. After 10 sec-
onds since the last operation, the main menu is displayed.
Note
■ Information concerning the given title appears on the screen, if they are stor-
ed as what are called ID3 Tags on the audio source. If no ID3 tag is available,
only the title name is displayed.■
The remaining playback time indicated does not correspond to the actual re-
maining playback time for titles with variable bitrates.
Select audio source
Fig. 160
Infotainment Columbus, Amund-
sen, Bolero: Display example of
the audio source selection
Fig. 161
Infotainment Swing: Display ex-
ample of the audio source selec-
tion
› In the
Media main menu, tap on the function surface A» Fig. 160 » Fig. 161
and select the desired audio source.
By selecting an audio source, playback of titles available starts (not for AUX).
Playback operation - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
OperationActionPlay / PauseTap
Plays the current track from the start
Tap after 3 s from the start of the
track playbackFinger movement to the right of the
screen area A
» Fig. 158 on page 136
after 3 seconds from the start of the track playbackFast-reverse within the titlePress and hold Fast-forward within the titlePress and hold
Play the previous title
Tap within 3 seconds from the
start of the track playbackFinger movement to the right of the
screen area A
» Fig. 158 on page 136
(Within 3 s after the start of the track playback)Play the next title
Tap Moving your finger to the left of the
screen area A
» Fig. 158 on page 136Switch on/off the random playback
from the current album or folderTap Switch on/off the repeat playback
from the current album or folderTap Switch on/off repeat playback of spe-
cific trackTap 137Media