2018.5 OPEL ASTRA K infotainment

44External devicesFollow the instructions on the screen:1. Start the registration process.
2. Enter your first and last name.
3. Choose your country.
4. Accept the terms of use and privacy notice.
Note
To read the terms of use and/or the
privacy notice, display the text on the
screen or send it to your email
account.
When the registration process is
completed, the app shop main page
is displayed.
Note
The apps in the app shop can only
be downloaded if the Infotainment
system is connected to the internet.
Internet connection
An internet connection is required
either via the in-vehicle OnStar Wi-Fi
hotspot or an external device, e.g.
smartphone.
Press HOME and then select
SETTINGS . Select Wi-Fi to display
the Wi-Fi menu.Make sure that Wi-Fi is activated and
then select Manage Wi-Fi Networks .
Select Add Other Network to
establish a new connection. Follow
the instructions on the screen.
Downloading an app
Before the external apps can be used on the Infotainment system, they
have to be downloaded.
Press HOME and then select SHOP.
Choose the browse tab to gain
access to all apps available for
download. Select the desired app to
display its main page and then start
the download process.
Note
Apps which have been downloaded
to the Infotainment system are also
accessible via the home screen.
Starting an app
Press HOME , scroll the home screen
pages, if required, and then select the
downloaded app you want to start.
Note
Depending on the app downloaded,
a registration might be required
when first starting the app.
Deleting an app
Press HOME and then select SHOP.
To gain access to all downloaded
apps, choose the tab for apps already
downloaded. Select the desired app
to display its main page and then start the deletion process.
The application is deleted from the
Infotainment system.

46NavigationNavigationGeneral information.....................46
Usage .......................................... 47
Destination input ..........................53
Guidance ..................................... 59General information
The navigation system will reliably guide you to your destination.
The current traffic situation is taken
into account in the route calculation.
For this purpose, the Infotainment
system receives traffic
announcements in the current
reception area via RDS-TMC.
The navigation system cannot,
however, take into account traffic
incidents, traffic regulations changed
at short notice and hazards or
problems that arise suddenly (e.g.
road works).Caution
The usage of the navigation
system does not release the driver
from the responsibility for a
correct, vigilant attitude in road
traffic. The relevant traffic
regulations must always be
followed. If a navigation instruction contradicts traffic regulations, the
traffic regulations always apply.
Functioning of the navigation
system
The position and movement of the
vehicle are detected by the navigation
system using sensors. The travelled
distance is determined by the
vehicle’s speedometer signal, turning
movements on bends by a gyro
sensor. The position is determined by the GPS (Global Positioning System)
satellites.
By comparing the sensor signals with the digital maps, it is possible to
determine the position with an
accuracy of approx. 10 metres.
The system will also work with poor
GPS reception. However, the
accuracy of the determination of the
position will be reduced.
After the entry of the destination
address or point of interest (nearest
petrol station, hotel, etc.), the route is
calculated from the current location to the destination selected.
Route guidance is provided by voice
output and an arrow, as well as with
the aid of a multi-colour map display.

Navigation47Important informationTMC traffic information system and
dynamic route guidance
The TMC traffic information system
receives all current traffic information from TMC radio stations. This
information is included in the
calculation of the overall route. During
this process, the route is planned so that traffic problems related to pre-
selected criteria are avoided.
If there is a traffic problem during
active route guidance, depending on
the pre-settings, a message appears
as to whether the route should be
changed.
TMC traffic information is displayed in
the map display as symbols or as
detailed text on the TMC messages
menu.
To be able to use TMC traffic
information, the system must receive
TMC stations in the relevant region.
The TMC traffic stations can be
selected in the navigation menu
3 47.Map data
All required map data is stored within
the Infotainment system. To update
your map software via the USB port,
contact your workshop.
Usage
To display the navigation map, press
HOME and then select the NAV icon.Route guidance not active
The current location is indicated by a
circle with an arrow pointing into the
direction of travel.
After a timeout of approx.
15 seconds, the application tray and
the interaction selector bar disappear
to show a full screen view of the map.
To redisplay the application tray and
the interaction selector bar, touch the
screen.

Navigation51Recent destinations list
Select Recent Destinations to display
the respective submenu.
To delete all entries in the recent destinations list, select Delete All
Destinations . Confirm the message
displayed to delete the entire recent
destinations list.
To delete individual destinations, select Delete Individual Destinations .
The recent destinations list is
displayed. Select ─ next to the
respective destination. Confirm the
message displayed to delete the
destination.
Downloaded POIs
Select My POIs to display the
respective submenu.
POIs which were previously
downloaded to the system may be
deleted. The other POIs remain within the system.
To delete all entries in the contacts
list, select Delete All My POIs .
Confirm the message displayed to
delete the entire POIs list.To delete only individual categories,
select Delete Individual Categories to
display a list of POI categories. Select ─ next to the respective category.
Confirm the message displayed to
delete the category.
Uploading destination data to a USB
device
For later use, e.g. in other vehicles,
you can store the vehicle contacts list
and POIs previously downloaded
(see "Creating and downloading user defined POIs" below) on a USB
device:
Select Upload Saved Locations .
The contacts list and POI data is
stored on the connected USB device
in the folders "F:\myContacts" or "F:
\myPOIs", where "F:\" is the root folder of the USB device.
Note
This function may only be carried out
if a USB device with sufficient
storage space is connected.
Autocomplete function
To delete the list of destination entries
used by the autocomplete function,
select Delete Autocomplete .Downloading contacts data
You can exchange your vehicle
contacts list data with Infotainment
systems in other vehicles:
To upload the data to a USB device,
see "Uploading destination data to a
USB device" above.
Connect the USB device to the
Infotainment system of another
vehicle 3 40.
A message is displayed that prompts you to confirm the download.
After confirmation, the contacts data
is downloaded to the Infotainment
system.
The downloaded contacts are then
selectable via the CONTACTS menu
3 23.
Creating and downloading user
defined POIs (My POIs)
In addition to the predefined POIs
already stored in the Infotainment
system, you can create user defined
POIs that meet your personal
requirements. After creation, such

52Navigationuser defined POIs can be
downloaded to the Infotainment
system.
For each POI, you need to define the GPS coordinates (longitude and
latitude values) of the respective
location and a descriptive name.
After downloading the POI data to the Infotainment system, you will find the
respective POIs as selectable
destinations in the My POIs menu,
see "POIs entry" in chapter
"Destination input" 3 53.
Creating a text file with POI data
Create a text file (e.g. by using a
simple text editor software) with an arbitrary name and the file
extension .poi, e.g. "TomsPOIs.poi".
Note
Character encoding UTF-8
(Unicode) must be selected when
storing the text file. Otherwise the
POI data may not be imported
correctly to the system.
Enter the POI data into the text file in
the following format:
Longitude coordinate, Latitude
coordinate, "Name of POI",
"Additional information", "Phone
number"
Example:
7.0350000, 50.6318040, "Michaels
Home", "Bonn, Hellweg 6",
"02379234567" , see illustration
above.
The GPS coordinates must be
expressed in decimal degrees and
can be taken, e.g., from a
topographical map.
The additional information and phone
number strings are optional. If, e.g., no additional information is required,
"" must be entered at the respective
position.
Example:
7.0350000, 50.6318040, "Michaels
Home", "", "02379234567" .
The POI name and the additional
information string may not exceed 60 characters each. The phone number
string may not exceed 30 characters.
The POI data of each destination
address must be entered in a single
separate line, see illustration above.
Storing the POI data on a USB device In the root directory of a USB device,
create a folder named " myPOIs",
e.g. "F:\myPOIs", where "F:\" is the root directory of the USB device.
In the "myPOIs" folder, store the text
file with your POIs, e.g. "F:\myPOIs
\TomsPOIs.poi".

Navigation53Organising the POI data in several
subfolders
Optionally, you can organise the text
files in several randomly named
subfolders (max. depth of subfolder
structure: 2).
Examples: F:\myPOIs\AnnsPOIs or
F:\myPOIs\MyJourney\London,
where F:\ is the root directory of the
USB device.
Note
In a folder, only subfolders or only
POI files may be stored. A mixture of
both will not be imported correctly to the system.
After downloading individual POI data
organised in that way to the
Infotainment system (see download
description further below), the My
POIs menu will show a list of
selectable submenus.
After selecting a submenu, further
submenus or the related list of
imported POI categories will be
displayed.Downloading the POI data to the
Infotainment system
Connect the USB device with your
user defined POI data to the USB port
3 40 of the Infotainment system.
A message is displayed that prompts
you to confirm the download.
After confirmation, the POI data will
be downloaded to the Infotainment system.
The downloaded POIs are then
selectable as destinations via the My
POIs menu, see "POIs entry" in
chapter "Destination input" 3 53.
Destination input The navigation application provides
different options to set a destination
for route guidance.
Press HOME and then select NAV to
display the navigation map.
Select DESTINATION in the
interaction selector bar and then
select one of the different address
entry options.
One-shot destination entry
Touch the entry field in the top line of
the menu. A keyboard is displayed.
For a detailed description on the
keyboards 3 18.
Enter an address or search term and
confirm your input.
Two lists with possible destinations
are created. To switch between the
list tabs, touch Address or POI in the
top line of the screen.
Address list:

Navigation61Alternatively, select MENU in the
interaction selector bar and then select Traffic to display the respective
submenu. Select Show Nearby
Traffic Incidents .
If route guidance is not active, the list is displayed as follows:
If route guidance is active, two
additional screen button are
displayed: All for a list displaying all
traffic incidents and Along Route for a
list displaying only those traffic
incidents regarding your current
route.
By default, the list is sorted by
distance from the vehicle location. To sort the list alphabetically, select
Sort in the top line of the screen.
Touch one of the list elements to
display detailed information on the
respective traffic incident.
Note
If the traffic list has been entered via
the TRAFFIC screen button on the
home screen, touch w in the top left
corner of the screen to enter the
menu for traffic settings.
Traffic icons on the map
If Show Icons on Map - On is set,
traffic incident icons around the
current location and along the route
are displayed on the map.
Set Show Icons on Map - On or Show
Icons on Map - Off .
Traffic routing
This submenu contains settings of
how the system may deal with traffic
incidents before and during route
guidance.
Select Traffic Routing Preferences to
display the respective submenu.If you wish slow traffic to be generally
avoided, set Avoid Slow Traffic to On .
Select Automatically Avoid Traffic or
Ask Me before Avoiding .
Types of traffic incidents
Select Traffic Types to display the
respective submenu.
Select the types of traffic incidents to
be avoided.
TMC stations
The TMC radio stations supply
information on the current traffic
situation considered in the calculation of the route.
Note
Depending on the country you are in, the TMC service is enhanced by a
PayTMC functionality integrated in
the Infotainment system.
Select TMC Station to display the
respective submenu.
The default setting is Auto consulting
different TMC stations.
If you wish a specific TMC station to
be observed, select the respective
station from the list.

Speech recognition65Speech recognitionGeneral information.....................65
Usage .......................................... 67General information
Embedded speech recognition
The embedded speech recognition of
the Infotainment system enables you to operate various functions of the
Infotainment system via voice input. It recognises commands and numeric
sequences independently of the
relevant speaker. The commands
and numeric sequences can be
spoken without a voice pause
between the individual words.
In the event of incorrect operation or
commands, the speech recognition
gives visual and/or acoustic feedback
and requests you to re-enter the
desired command. Apart from this,
the speech recognition
acknowledges important commands
and will enquire if necessary.
In general, there are different ways to
speak commands for performing the
desired actions.
Note
To ensure that conversations inside
the vehicle do not lead to
unintentional triggering of thesystem functions, the speech
recognition does not start until it has
been activated.
Important informationLanguage support ● Not all languages available for the display of the Infotainment
system are also available for the
speech recognition.
● If the display language currently selected is not supported by the
speech recognition, speech
recognition is not available.
In such a case, you need to select
another language for the display
if you want to control the
Infotainment system via voice
input. To change the display
language, see "Language" in
chapter "System settings" 3 28.Address input of destinations in
foreign countries
In case you want to enter the address
of a destination located in a foreign
country via voice input, you need to
change the language of the Info-
Display to the language of the foreign country.