2017 SKODA OCTAVIA Owner´s Manual

Gesture control
Only valid for Infotainment Columbus.Fig. 171
Example of a menu with
gesture control
Some menus of Infotainment Columbus can be operated by means of hand gestures by slowly moving the hand back and forth approximately 8 cm above
the Infotainment screen.
The menus with gesture control feature the symbol

"Screen off" mode
With the ignition on and functions Switch off screen (in 10 seconds)
and
Display clockwhen screen is off

Vehicle system settings

Applies to Infotainment Swing

Operation principleFig. 176
Example of screen display
In the voice control main menu

Voice commands can be used during voice controlVoice commandOperation“Back ”Return to the previous menu“Help ”reproducing and displaying possible voice com-
mands
Voice commands that can be used while browsing the list entries
Voice 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 with the language of the currently selected country when entering the destination, then the destination address
is entered in one step .
The voice command “ Navigate” and immediately the city, street and street
number (if it is included in the navigation data) Interest (POI) or a contact with
the previously stored address, can be issued.
Navigation - applies to Infotainment Amundsen
To the destination, you are first required to issue the command “enter ad-
dress” and then follow Infotainment instructions.
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.
Online POI search

Infotainment settings - Columbus, Amundsen, Bolero
Infotainment system settings
sound settings

vDate: - Date settings

vDate format:
- Set the date format
Setting the Infotainment language