2017 VAUXHALL CASCADA ESP

72Frequently asked questionsPhone?How can I pair my phone with the
Infotainment system?
! In order to pair a phone, press
O , select Phone Settings and
then Bluetooth . Select Pair device
and follow the instruction on the
Infotainment system and your
mobile phone. Make sure
Bluetooth is enabled.
Detailed description 3 63.? How can I access my phone book
or recent calls list via the
Infotainment system?
! Depending on the phone, you must
allow access to the respective data
in the settings of your mobile
phone. In general, the download of the phone book and recent calls list is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Detailed description 3 63.? Although access to my phone book
has been granted, not all contacts
are available in the Infotainment
system. Why is that?
! Depending on the phone, contacts
stored on the SIM card cannot be read by the Infotainment system.
Detailed description 3 63.
Navigation? How can I toggle between total
driving time or remaining driving
time and total distance or partial
distance?
! When the navigation application is
active, press the multifunction
knob to display the Navigation
Menu . Select Switch Route Time/
Destination and adjust the settings
as desired.
Detailed description 3 37.? When pressing DEST/NAV,
different menus are displayed
sometimes. Why is that?
! If route guidance is active, the
destination application is
displayed for you to select a
destination.Detailed description 3 41.
If route guidance is not active, the
Route Menu is displayed.
Detailed description 3 49.
Audio? When playing media files from a
device connected via Bluetooth,
the track title and artist are not
displayed in the Infotainment
system and the media browse
function is not available. Why is
that?
! When connecting a device via
Bluetooth, due to the Bluetooth
protocol supported only restricted
functions are available.
Detailed description 3 32.? The Infotainment system does not
have a tone button on the
faceplate. How can I change the tone settings?
! The tone settings menu is
accessible via the Home Page.
Press ; and then select More to
display the second Home Page. To
access the tone settings menu,
select Tone.

86IntroductionDetailed description of:● CD player functions 3 97
● AUX input functions 3 99
● USB port functions 3 100
Basic operation
Multifunction knob The multifunction knob is the central
control element for the menus.
Turn the multifunction knob: ● to display a menu option
● to set a numeric value
Press the multifunction knob: ● to select or activate the option displayed
● to confirm a set value
● to switch a system function on/offBACK button
Press BACK briefly to:
● exit a menu
● return from a submenu to the next higher menu level
● delete the last character in a character sequence
Press and hold BACK for a few
seconds to delete the entire entry.
Examples of menu operation
Menu elements and symbolsThe up and down arrows 1 indicate:
the top menu level is active. Further
options are available in the active
menu.
Turn the multifunction knob to display the other options in the active menu.
The angled arrow 2 indicates: a
submenu with further options is
available.
Press the multifunction knob to select
the option displayed and to open the
corresponding submenu.
The arrow pointing to the right 3
indicates: the first submenu level is
active (two arrows = second submenu
level active).
The down arrow 4 indicates: further
options are available in the active
submenu.

Introduction87Activating a setting
Press the multifunction knob to open
the corresponding settings menu.
Turn the multifunction knob to display the desired setting.
Press the multifunction knob to
activate the setting.
Setting a value
Press the multifunction knob to open
the corresponding settings menu.
Turn the multifunction knob to change the current value of the setting.
Press the multifunction knob to
confirm the set value.
Switching a function on or off
Press the multifunction knob to open
the corresponding settings menu.
Turn the multifunction knob to mark the setting On or Off.
Press the multifunction knob to
confirm the marked setting.
Tone settings
In the tone settings menu the tone
characteristics can be set for each
radio waveband and each audio
player source.
Press TONE to open the tone menu.

90RadioDAB waveband
Press the multifunction knob to open
the DAB menu and select DAB
manual tuning .
Turn the multifunction knob and set
the required reception frequency on
the pop-up frequency display.
Autostore lists The stations that can be received best
in a waveband can be searched for
and stored automatically via the
autostore function.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Each waveband has 2 autostore lists
( AS 1 , AS 2 ), in each of which
6 stations can be stored.
Automatic station storing Press and hold AS until an autostore
message is displayed. The
12 strongest stations in the current
waveband will be stored in the
2 autostore lists.To abort the autostore procedure,
press the multifunction knob.
Storing stations manually
Stations can also be stored manually
in the autostore lists.
Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press AS to open an autostore
list or to switch to another autostore list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1...6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Notice
Manually stored stations are
overwritten in an automatic station storing process.
Retrieving a station
Briefly press AS to open an autostore
list or to switch to another autostore
list.
Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1...6, to open the station at
the corresponding list position.Favourite lists
Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.
6 stations can be stored in each
favourite list.
The number of available favourite
lists is configurable (see below).
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Storing a station
Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press FAV to open a favourite
list or to switch to another favourite list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1...6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Retrieving a station
Briefly press FAV to open a favourite
list or to switch to another favourite
list.

Radio91Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1...6, to open the station at
the related list position.
Defining the number of available
favourite lists
Press CONFIG .
Select Radio settings and then Radio
favourites .
Select the desired number of
available favourite lists.
Waveband menus
Alternative facilities for station
selection are available via waveband-
specific menus.
With the radio main menu active,
press the multifunction knob to open
the relevant waveband menu.
Notice
The following FM-specific displays
are shown as examples.
Favourites list
Select Favourites list . All stations
saved in the favourites lists are
displayed.Select the required station.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Stations lists
AM/FM waveband
Select AM stations list or FM stations
list .
All receivable AM/FM stations in the
current reception area are displayed.
DAB waveband
Turn the multifunction knob.
All receivable DAB stations 3 94 in
the current reception area are
displayed.
Notice
If no station list has been created
beforehand, the Infotainment
system performs an automatic
station search.
Select the required station. Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.Updating stations lists
If the stations stored in a waveband- specific station list can no longer be
received:
Select the corresponding command
to update a station list.
A station search is started. Once the
search is completed the station last
received will be played.
To abort the station search, press the
multifunction knob.
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.
Category lists
Numerous RDS stations 3 92
broadcast a PTY code, which
specifies the type of programme
transmitted (e.g. news). Some
stations also change the PTY code
depending on the content currently
being transmitted.
The Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type,
in the corresponding category list.

92RadioTo search for a programme type
determined by station: select the
waveband specific category list
option.
A list of programme types currently
available is displayed.
Select the desired programme type.
The next receivable station of the
selected type is searched for and is
played.
The category list is also updated
when the corresponding waveband
specific station list is updated.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
DAB announcements
Besides their music programmes
numerous DAB stations 3 94
broadcast various announcement categories.
The currently received DAB service
(programme) is interrupted when any
announcements of previously
activated categories are pending.Activating announcement categories
Select DAB announcements in the
DAB menu.
Activate the desired announcement
categories.
Several announcement categories
can be selected at the same time.
Notice
DAB announcements can only be
received if the DAB waveband is
activated.
Radio data system (RDS) RDS is a service of FM stations that
considerably facilitates the finding of
the desired station and its fault-free
reception.
Advantages of RDS ● On the display the programme name of the set station appears
instead of its frequency.
● During a station search the Infotainment system tunes in to
RDS stations only.● The Infotainment system always tunes into the best receivable
broadcasting frequency of the set station by means of AF
(Alternative Frequency).
● Depending on the station that is received, the Infotainment
system displays radio text that
can contain, e.g., information
about the current programme.
Configuring RDS
To open the menu for the RDS
configuration:
Press CONFIG .
Select Audio settings and then RDS
options .
TA volume
The volume of the traffic
announcements (TA) can be preset
3 88.
Switching RDS on and off
Set the option RDS to On or Off.

Radio95Select Radio settings and then DAB
settings .
The following options are available in
the configuration menu:
● Auto ensemble linking : with this
function activated, the device
switches over to the same
service (programme) on another
DAB ensemble (if available)
when the DAB signal is too weak to be picked up by the receiver.
● Auto linking DAB-FM : with this
function activated, the device
switches over to a corresponding
FM station of the active DAB
service (if available) when the
DAB signal is too weak to be
picked up by the receiver.
● Dynamic audio adaption : with
this function activated, the dynamic range of the DAB signal
is reduced. That means the level
of the loud sounds is reduced, but not the level of the quiet sounds.
Therefore the volume of the
Infotainment system can beraised to a point where the quiet
sounds are audible, without the
loud sounds being too loud.
● Frequency band : after selection
of this option it can be defined
which DAB wavebands are to be
received by the Infotainment
system.

96CD PlayerCD PlayerGeneral information.....................96
Usage .......................................... 97General information
The Infotainment system's CD player
can play audio CDs and MP3/
WMA CDs.
Important information about audio CDs and MP3/WMA CDsCaution
Under no circumstances place
DVDs, single-CDs with a diameter of 8 cm or shaped CDs in the audio
player.
You must not put any stickers on
CDs. These discs can get jammed in the CD drive and ruin the player. Replacement of the device will
then be necessary.
● The following CD formats can be
used:
CD-ROM Mode 1 and Mode 2
CD-ROM XA Mode 2, Form 1 and
Form 2
● The following file formats can be used:
ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2,
Romeo, Joliet.
MP3 and WMA files written in any
format other than listed above
may not play correctly, and their
file names and folder names may not be displayed correctly.
Notice
ISO 13346 is not supported. It may
be required to manually select
ISO 9660 when burning an audio
CD, e.g. with Windows 7.
● Audio CDs with copy protection, which are not in compliance withthe audio CD standard, may not
play correctly or not at all.
● Self-recorded CD-Rs and CD- RWs are more vulnerable to
mishandling than prerecorded
CDs. Correct handling,
especially in the case of self-
recorded CD-Rs and CD-RWs,
must be ensured. See below.
● Self-recorded CD-Rs and CD- RWs may not play correctly or not
at all. In such cases it is not the
equipment that is at fault.