2017 SKODA OCTAVIA infotainment

Infotainment
Introductory information
Important information
Introduction to the subject
WARNING
vOnly use Infotainment in such a way that you have control of the vehicle
in every traffic situation (e.g. Do not write text messages while driving, do
not link or connect the telephone, do not work with the contact list, do not
enter any destinations, do not connect WLAN or SmartLink etc.)- Other-
wise there is a risk of an accident!
v
Always route the connection cable of the external device such that is
does not restrict you when driving.
WARNING
v Adjust the volume to ensure that acoustic signals from outside the vehi-
cle, e.g. sirens from emergency vehicles, can be heard at all times.
v
High volumes can cause hearing damage!
CAUTION
In some countries, some Infotainment functions can no longer be selected
when the vehicle is running faster than a certain speed. This is not a malfunc- tion, but complies with the national legal regulations.
Mobile devices and applications
Fig. 161
QR code with reference to web
pages for checking the compati-
bility of devices
The availability of some of the functions described in this Owner

Switches Infotainment on/off
Overview of Infotainment menu

Infotainment operation
Infotainment operation
Screen areas
Fig. 167
Screen areas
Description of the display

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

Applies to Infotainment Swing

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