2016 SKODA SUPERB Owner's Manual

Restart 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 in the display 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. 168
Overview of Infotainment menus
›
To display the Infotainment menu overview press the button .
Overview of Infotainment menus
» Fig. 168
Menu Radio » page 142
Menu Media » page 146
Menu Images » page 153
Sound settings » page 131
Infotainment settings
Vehicle system settings » page 198
List of traffic messages (TMC) » page 196 (Applies to Infotainment Colum-
bus, Amundsen)
Navigation » page 180 menu (applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amund-
sen)
Menu Telephone » page 160
TV tuner » page 156 menu (applies to Infotainment Columbus)
Media Command » page 158 menu (applies to Infotainment Amundsen)
Menu SmartLink » page 176
When connecting a supported external device instead of the symbol 
the actual connection is shown instead of a symbol ▶  -Android Auto

» page 177
▶  -
Apple CarPlay

» page 178
▶  -
MirrorLink®

» page 178
Configuration wizard
Fig. 169
Infotainment Columbus, Amund-
sen, Bolero: Configuration wizard 
1)
Does not apply for AUX.
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Fig. 170
Infotainment Swing: Configura-
tion wizard
The Configuration wizard is automatically displayed if there are at least two
non-selected menu items after turning on Infotainment, or if a new user ac-
count in personalisation is selected.
Deactivate the automatic display of the Configuration wizard by tapping the
function surface
Don´t show again
.
›
For manual display in Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero, press
the  button, then the function surface
 Tap
→
Configuration wizard
.
›
For manual display in Infotainment Swing, press the  button, then tap the
function surface
Configuration wizard
.
The Configuration wizard allows you to set the following menu items in se-
quence.
Identification of the personalisation user account » page 49
Time and date format (valid for Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bo-
lero)
Time Format (applies to Infotainment Swing)
Date format (valid for Infotainment Swing)
Storing the radio stations with the currently strongest reception signal
in the first memory group of each individual broadcast area
Pairing and connecting a telephone to Infotainment
Home Address provided (valid for Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen)
The selected menu item is with the symbol  or.
.
Menu items which can be set by tapping on the respective function surface in the
A
» Fig. 169 » Fig. 170 area.
Operating using an application in the external device
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen.
Some Infotainment functions can be operated using an application in the sup-
ported external device.›
Enable the data transfer in Infotainment. To do this, press and then

Tap →
Mobile device data transfer
→
Enable data transmission for ŠKODA Apps
.
›
Release Infotainment operation using the application. To do this, press
and then 
Tap on →
Mobile device data transfer
→
Use apps to operate:
→
Con-firm
/
Allow
.
›
Connect Infotainment to an external device via WLAN » page 174.
›
In the external device, install an application for Infotainment operation (e.g.
Start ŠKODA Media Command).
Note
The description of Infotainment operation ŠKODA Media Command is part of
the application.
Voice control
Introduction to the subject
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero.
The navigation, telephone, radio and media menu can be operated by voice
commands.
The voice control system can be used either by the driver or by the front pas-
senger.
Function requirements for voice control Infotainment is switched on.
There will be no telephone call using a telephone connected to Infotain-
ment.
The parking aid is not active.
Requirements for optimum voice command recognition
▶ Speak at your normal volume without intonation and long breaks.
▶ Avoid poor pronunciation.
▶ Close the doors and window in order to avoid disturbing environmental influ-
ences on the function of the voice control. 
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▶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.WARNINGThe emergency number must be dialled manually. 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.
CAUTION
■ The messages are generated by Infotainment. The flawless clarity (e.g. road
or city name) cannot always be guaranteed.■
For some Infotainment languages, there is no voice control available. Info-
tainment indicates this fact through a text message that is displayed after set-
ting the device language screen.
Note
During voice control, no nav. announcements and traffic announcements are
played.
Voice control on / off
Fig. 171
Voice control: Main menu
Activating
›
Press the  button on Infotainment
or the button
 on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The main menu is displayed » Fig. 171.
Switching off
›
Press the  button twice on Infotainment
or press the button twice
 on
the multifunction steering wheel.
› Or
Issue the voice command “ End voice control”.
Operation principle
Fig. 172
Example of screen display
In the main menu of voice control » Fig. 171 on page 129 There are basic voice
commands for the individual menu.
Other voice commands are displayed by tapping the respective functional area
or issuing the name of the respective command (e.g. Navigation). The screen
shows the following » Fig. 172.
Context-dependent:
▶  The system is waiting for a voice command
▶  The system recognises a voice command
▶  The system plays a message
▶  Voice command entry was stopped
Available list entries
Possible voice commands
Display other possible voice commands
Voice commands that can be issued, are indicated in “quotation marks”.
Note
The display of the voice control symbolsA are dependent » Fig. 172 on the
equipment fitted, and also on the display of the instrument cluster.ABC129Infotainment operation

Voice commands
Enter
The voice command must only be issued when the symbol 
is displayed in
the Infotainment screen and the input tone has completely faded . The input
tone can be switched on / off. To do this, press 
and then

Tap →
Voice con-trol
.
It is not necessary to wait for the end of message playback when Infotainment
is playing a message. The infotainment message can be terminated by press-
ing the 
button or the button

on the multifunction steering wheel. Then
a voice command can be issued. The voice control is hereby much faster.
Stop
This allows you more time for the voice command input.
The process for voice command input can be stopped turning the dial  .
When stopping, the symbol changes from 
 .
Restore
The procedure for voice command input can be restarted in one of the follow-
ing ways.
▶ By tapping on the function surface .
▶ by pressing the button 
on Infotainment.
▶ By pressing the key  on the multifunction steering wheel.
Not recognising a voice command
If a voice command is not detected three times in succession by Infotainment,
then the voice control is stopped.
Correction of a voice command input
A voice command can be corrected, modified or re-entered by pressing the
button 
or the button
 on the multifunction steering wheel. However,
this is only possible as long as the symbol  appears on the screen.
You do not have to wait until the voice command is recognised by Infotain-
ment.
Voice commands can be used any time during voice control
Voice commandOperation“ Back ”Return to the previous menu“Help ”reproducing and displaying possible voice com-
mandsVoice commands that can be used while browsing the list entriesVoice commandOperation“ Next page ”
Browse menu / list / directory
“Previous page ”“First page ”“Last page ”
Additional Information
Navigation - applies to Infotainment Columbus
If the set Infotainment language matches the language of currently selected
country when entering the destination, then the destination address can be
entered in one step .
The voice command “ Navigate” can be issued and straight away, the city,
street and street number (if it is included in the navigation data) Interest (POI)
or a contact with the previously stored address.
Navigation - applies to Infotainment Amundsen, Bolero
To the destination, you are first required to issue the command “enter ad-
dress” and then follow Infotainment instructions.
You can say the house number and a further additional address in the form of
a number where necessary. Infotainment will then offer the number combina-
tion it has found if the house number and the further address supplement,
where appropriate, exists in the street entered.
It is not necessary to spell city and street names if the entered destination is
located in a country that has no voice control available for the language.
Radio
In order for a radio station can be selected by means of voice command, the
station must be stored in the list of available stations » page 143.
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Software Infotainment updateFig. 173
Available software updates on
the ŠKODA websites
The software update ensures optimum operation of Infotainment (e.g. Com- patibility with new telephones).
Current information on the current Infotainment software version can be
found on the following ŠKODA internet pages. This takes place by reading the
QR code » Fig. 173 or after typing 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 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 start the software update , press the  button, then tap on the
systeminformation

→
update software
function surface.
Infotainment settings - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
Infotainment system settings
Sound settings
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

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. announcement
■
Bass - Mid - Treble
- Setting the equaliser
■
Balance - Fader
- Sets the balance between left and right, front and rear
■
CANTON Equaliser
- Setting the equalizer
■
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
- Optimised setting for the entire vehicle interior
■
Front
- Optimised setting for the front seats
■
Driver
- Optimised setting for the driver
■
CANTON surround
- Setting the surround sound levels (“-9 ”Stereo / “+9”full sur-
round)
■
Subwoofer
- Subwoofer volume settings
■
Sound focus
-Setting the optimum room sound perception
■
All
- Optimised setting for the entire vehicle interior
■
Driver
- Optimised setting for the driver 
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■Touchscreen tone - Switch on/off audible tone when touching the screen
■No navigation sound during call
- Switching on / off the nav. announcements dur-
ing a telephone conversation (does not apply to Infotainment Bolero)
Screen settings
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

Tap →
screen
.
■
Screen off (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
- Turn the proximity sensors on/off (When the
function is on, e.g. Navigation will be shown in the main menu when moving a
finger towards the bottom bar with the functional surfaces on 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 on the function surface

→
time and date
.
■
Time source:
- Time source settings: manual / GPS (applies to Infotainment Co-
lumbus, Amundsen)
■
Time:
- time settings
■
Summer (DST)
- Switches the summer time setting on/off (applies to Infotain-
ment Columbus, Amundsen)
■
Automatic summertime
- Turn on / off the automatic switch to daylight saving
time
■
Time zone:
- Choice of time zone
■
Time format:
- Specify the time format
■
Date:
- Date settings
■
Date format:
- Setting the date format
Setting the Infotainment language
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

→
Language
.
›
Select the Infotainment language.
In some languages, after selecting the function surface
Female
and
Male
are dis-
played for the choice of voice prompts for Infotainment.
Note■ When a language is selected which does not support voice control, Infotain-
ment will indicate with a message on the screen.■
The messages are generated by Infotainment. Flawless clarity (e.g. road or
city name) cannot always be guaranteed.
Additional keypad language settings
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

→
Additional keypadlanguages
.
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 sur-
face ).
Unit settings
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

→
Units
.
■
Distance:
- Distance units
■
Speed:
- Speed units
■
Temperature:
- Temperature units
■
Volume:
- Volume units
■
Consumption:
- Consumption units
■
Pressure:
- Pressure units for tire pressure
Setting data transfer
An active data transfer allows data transfer between Infotainment and the ex-
ternal device (e.g. MirrorLink ®
application) or the operation of some Infotain-
ment functions using the application of the external device (e.g. ŠKODA Media
Command).
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

→
Mobile device datatransfer
.
■
Activate data transfer for ŠKODA apps
- Turning data transfer on and off
■
Use apps to operate::
- Setting Infotainment operation via the external device
applications (applies to Infotainment Columbus) ■
Deactivate
- Deactivate Infotainment operation via an external device
■
Confirm
- Infotainment operation with required confirmation
■
Allow
- Infotainment operation without required confirmation
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Voice control settings›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

Tap →
Voice control
.
■
Example commands (Infotainment system)
- Switch on/off the menu display contain-
ing basic voice commands when voice control is activated
■
Voice control session start tone
- Switch on/off the audible signal when turning on
the voice control
■
Voice control session end tone
- Switch on/off the audible signal when voice con-
trol ends
■
Input tone in voice dialogue
- Switch on/off the audible signal for the voice input
■
End tone in voice dialogue
- Switch on/off the audible after the voice input
Safe removal of the external device
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

Remove safely
and
select the external device to be removed.
Reset to factory settings
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

→
Factory settings
.
In this menu, all or only chosen settings can be restored.
Bluetooth ®
Settings
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface
 Tap
→
Bluetooth
.
■
Bluetooth
- Switch on/off Bluetooth ®
function
■
Visibility:
- Switch on/off the visibility of the Bluetooth ®
device for other Blue-
tooth ®
devices
■
Name:
- Changing the name of the Bluetooth ®
unit
■
Paired devices
- Display the list of coupled Bluetooth ®
devices
■
Find devices
- Searches for available Bluetooth ®
devices
■
Bluetooth audio (A2DP/AVRCP)
- Turn on/off the ability to connect a Bluetooth ®
audio device (e.g. MP3 player, tablet etc...)
Wireless settings
Applies to Infotainment Columbus, Amundsen.
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface
 Tap
→
WLAN
.
■WLAN - List of available hotspots of external devices
■WLAN
- Turn on / off Infotainment wireless
■
WPS Quick Connect (WPS button)
- Establishing a secure connection to the hot-
spot of the external device using WPS (applies to Infotainment Amundsen)
■
Manual settings
- Setting the parameters for search and connection to the
hotspot of the external device ■
Network name
- Enter the Hotspot name
■
Network key
- Setting the access password
■
Security level:
- Adjustment of security
■
WPA2
- WPA2 security
■
WPA
- WPA security
■
No security level
- No coverage (without required entry of the access pass-
word)
■
Connect
- Connection establishment
■
Search
- Search / Restore the list of available hotspots
■
Mobile hotspot
- Setting Infotainment hotspot (in the functional surface the
symbol is  displayed with the number of connected external devices)
■
Mobile hotspot
- Turn on / off Infotainment hotspot
■
WPS Quick Connect (WPS button)
- Establishing a secure connection to the Info-
tainment hotspot via WPS (applies to Amundsen)
■
Hotspot (WLAN) settings
- Setting the parameters for the connection to Info-
tainment hotspot
■
Security level:
- Setting the connection security
■
WPA2
- WPA2 security
■
WPA
- WPA security
■
No security level
- No coverage (without required entry of the access pass-
word)
■
Network key
- Entering the access password
■
SSID: ...
- Name of the Infotainment hotspot
■
Do not send network name (SSID)
-Turn Infotainment hotspot visibility on/off
■
Store
- Storage of Infotainment hotspot parameters
Network settings
Applies to Infotainment Columbus with the SIM card inserted in the external
module.
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface

→
Network
.
■
Network settings
- Data connection settings of the associated telephone serv-
ice provider (APN settings) ■
Access point name: ...
- Setting of the access point name
■
User name: …
- Setting of user name 
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■Password: ... - Password setting
■Authentication
- Setting for the type of verification
■
Normal
- Without verification
■
Safe
- Verification required
■
Reset Access Point (APN)
- Delete the parameters for the network setting
■
Store
- Storage of the parameters for the network setting
■
Network provider: ...
- Selection of the data service provider (the menu item is
visible when the data services of the SIM card inserted in the external mod-
ule are active)
■
Data roaming
- Enable / disable the use of data roaming connection
■
Current connection details
- Display of information on data downloaded (by tap-
ping the function surface
Reset
the data information is deleted)
■
Data connection:
- Data service settings of the SIM card inserted in the external
module
■
Off
- The data services are turned off
■
Ask
- The data services are become active after their confirmation
■
On
- The data services are turned on
System information
›
Press the  button, then tap on the function surface
 Tap
→
System infor-mation
.
›
To perform a Software Update (Z. B. Bluetooth®
or radio station logo) Tap
the functional surface
Update software
.
Displayed system information.
▶ Device part number: ... - Infotainment part number
▶ Hardware: ... - Hardware version
▶ Software: ... - Software version
▶ Navigation database: ... - Version of the navigation data
▶ “Gracenote” database: ... - Version of the Gracenote multimedia database
(applies to Infotainment Columbus)
▶ Media Codec: ... - Version of media codec
▶ Bluetooth version: ... - Version of the Bluetooth ®
software
The information on available software updates is obtained from a ŠKODA Part-
ner or from the following ŠKODA Internet pages.
http://go.skoda.eu/updateportal
Menu Settings Radio
Settings for all broadcasting areas
›
Tap the Radio main menu function 
surface.
■
Sound
- sound settings
■
Scan
- Automatically play short portions of all available stations of the current
frequency range
■
Arrow buttons:
- Setting the function of the functional surfaces 

■
Preset list
- Change between stations stored under the preset buttons
■
Station list
- Change between all available stations of the selected broad-
casting range
■
Traffic program (TP)
- Switches TP traffic programme on/off
■
Delete presets
- Deletes the preset buttons
■
Station logos
- manual management of station logos
■
Radio text
- Switching the text display radio (FM and DAB) on and off
■
Advanced settings
- further settings that are different depending on the selec-
ted broadcasting range(FM and DAB)
Advanced Settings (FM)
›
Select the FM band in the Radio main menu and tap on the function surface

→
Advanced settings
.
■
Auto-save station logos
- Automatic storage of the station logos
■
Region for station logo:
- Setting the region for station logos
■
Automatic frequency control (AF)
- Search for alternative frequencies of the station
currently being played to on/off
■
Radio Data System (RDS)
- enable/disable RDS function (receiving additional in-
formation from the station)
■
RDS regional:
- Switch on/off the automatic tracking of related regional stations
■
Fixed
- Maintains the selected regional station continuously. When the sig-
nal is lost, another station must be set manually.
■
Automatic
- auto-selects the station with the best reception at the moment.
If you lose reception in the given region, Infotainment will automatically set
another available region.
Advanced settings (DAB)
›
In the Radio main menu, select the DAB range and tap on the function sur-
face 
→
Advanced settings
. 
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