2019 OPEL KARL Infotainment system

Introduction65)When off, press to turn the
system on. Press and hold
to turn off.
When on, press to mute
the system and display a
status pane. Press again
to unmute the system.
Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.
v Radio: Press and release
to fast seek the next
strongest station or channel.
USB / music: Press to go
to the next content. Press
and hold to fast forward.
g Press and release to
access the phone screen,
answer an incoming call,
or access the device
homescreen.Steering wheel controls
1 qw
Short press: open OnStar
menu if no phone connected
or take phone call if phone connected
or open phone menu if
phone connected
or dial last number in call
list when phone menu displayed
or switch between calls
when calls are waiting
2 SRC (Source)
Press: select audio source
Upwards / downwards:
select next / previous
preset radio station when
radio active
or select next / previous
track when external
devices active
or select next / previous
entry in call list when
phone connected and call
list open
Upwards / downwards and
hold: scroll quickly through
the entries in the call list
3 +
Press: increase volume
4 -
Press: reduce volume

66Introduction5xn
Press: end / decline call
or activate / deactivate
mute functionHomescreen
The homescreen contains an
overview of all available applications.
Futher applications may be on the
second page of the homescreen. To
go there, swipe to the left.
To go to the homescreen, press ;.
● Audio : Display the audio
application.
● Phone : Display the phone
application.
● Climate : Display the climate
settings.
● Settings : Display the system
settings.
● Apple CarPlay : Start Apple
CarPlay when phone connected.
● Android Auto : Start Apple
CarPlay when phone connected.
● Camera : Display the panoramic
view system application if
available.● OnStar Services : Display the
OnStar Services screen if
available.
● Wi-Fi Hotspot : Display the Wi-Fi
hotspot settings if available.
Bottom bar
The bottom bar on the screen
indicates the following information:
● time
● temperature
● connection status
Additionally, the bottom bar includes
icons for quick access to the
homescreen and the most important
applications.
Extended status view
The extended status view is
accessible via touching in the middle
of the bottom bar and indicates the
following information:
● important notifications
● date, time, temperature
● network and Wi-Fi connection status

Basic operation67Basic operation
Screen operations
The display of the Infotainment
system has a touch-sensitive surface
that allows direct interaction with the
displayed menu controls.Caution
Do not use pointed or hard items
like ballpoint pens, pencils or
similar for touch screen operation.
Use the following finger gestures to
control the Infotainment system.
Touch
Touch is used to select an icon or
option, activate an application, or
change the location inside a map.
Touch and hold
Touch and hold can be used to move an application and to save radio
stations on the preset buttons.

68Basic operationDrag
Drag is used to move applications on
the home page or to pan the map. To drag an item, it must be held and
moved along the display to the new
location. This can be done up, down,
right, or left.
Nudge
Nudge is used to move items a short
distance on a list or map. To nudge,
hold and move the selected item up
or down to a new location.
Fling or swipe
Fling or swipe is used to scroll through a list, pan the map, or change page
views. Do this by placing a finger on
the display and moving it rapidly up
and down or right and left.
Returning to the previous menu
To return to the previous menu, touch < .
Returning to the main screen of
current application
To return to the main screen of the
current application, touch &.

Basic operation69Returning to the homescreen
To return to the homescreen,
touch ;.
Wi-Fi connection
The Infotainment system can be
connected to a Wi-Fi network, e.g. the hotspot of a mobile phone, or activate
an own Wi-Fi hotspot if OnStar is
available.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
To connect to a Wi-Fi network, go to
the homescreen and select Settings.
Then go to the System tab and select
Wi-Fi Networks .
A list of all available Wi-Fi networks is displayed. After choosing a Wi-Fi
network, it might be necessary to log in by entering a corresponding
password on the Info Display. In this
case, a corresponding window will
pop up.Activating the Wi-Fi hotspot
If OnStar is available, a Wi-Fi hotspot
can be activated. There are two ways
to go to the Wi-Fi hotspot menu:
● Go to the homescreen and select
the Wi-Fi Hotspot icon.
● Go to the homescreen and select
Settings . Then go to the System
tab and select Wi-Fi Hotspot.
In the Wi-Fi Hotspot menu, the Wi-Fi
hotspot can be activated or
deactivated and the name and the
password of the Wi-Fi hotspot can be changed. Also the connected devicesare indicated.
System settings To go to the system settings menu, go
to the homescreen and select
Settings . The settings are divided into
System and Apps .
The following settings can be
changed under System:
● Time/Date
● Language
● Phones : Display connected / not
connected phones or add a
phone.● Wi-Fi Networks : Connect to an
available Wi-Fi network.
● Wi-Fi Hotspot : Activate /
deactivate Wi-Fi services and display name, password and
connected devices.
● Display : Select display mode,
calibrate touchscreen and turn
display off.
● Privacy : Activate / deactivate
location services and data
services.
● Sounds : Set maximum startup
volume, activate / deactivate audio cues and audible touch
feedback.
● Favourites : Manage favourites
and set number of audio
favourites.
● About : Display information about
open soure software and device registration.
● Running Applications : Stop
applications, e.g. Climate.
● Restore Factory Settings : Reset
vehicle settings, delete settings
and personal data and clear
default applications

70Basic operationThe following settings can be
changed under Apps:
● Android Auto : Activate /
deactivate the Android Auto
application.
● Apple CarPlay : Activate /
deactivate the Apple CarPlay
application.
● Audio (options depend on current
audio source): Change the tone
settings, auto volume, activate /
deactivate traffic programme,
DAB-FM linking, DAB
announcements, etc.
● Phone : Sort contacts, re-
synchronise contacts, delete all
vehicle contacts, etc.

Audio71Audio
OverviewHold to
Set:Preset button. Hold to save
active radio station as a
favourite.c:Display further preset
buttons.b:Adjust the sound settings.a:Display station list / folders.e:Touch to go to the next
station / song or touch and
hold for fast forwarding._:Enter a frequency.d:Touch to go to the previous station / song or touch and
hold for rewinding.More:Select the audio source.
Sources
Touch More and select the desired
audio source.
The last three selected sources are
indicated above More on the screen.
If one of the last three selected audio sources is an external device, it will
still be indicated although the device is not connected anymore.
When an external device will be
connected, the Infotainment system
doesn't automatically switch to the
external device. The external device
needs to be selected as an audio
source. When the external device will
be disconnected, another audio
source needs to be selected.
External devicesA USB port for the connection of
external devices is located in the
centre console.
When an external audio source (via USB or Bluetooth) is connected and
selected as audio source, the
following additional symbols will be
displayed on the audio screen:= or l:Interrupt or resume
playback.n:Play tracks in random
order.
Audio files
The playable audio file formats are
MPEG-4 (AAC LC, HE AAC, ALAC),
FLAC, MP3, Vorbis, PCM/WAVE,
SBC.
Saving favourites
There are two ways to save a radio
station as a favourite:
● Touch and hold one of the preset
buttons until a corresponding
message is displayed. The
currently active radio station is
now saved as a favourite and can
be tuned in by touching the
respective preset button.
● Touch a and then the ; symbol
next to the corresponding radio
station. The radio station is saved as a favourite when the ; symbol
is green.
Traffic programme
Traffic programme is a service of FM
radio stations. When traffic
programme is activated, the currently
playing audio source will be
interrupted when an FM radio station
is broadcasting traffic news. The
audio source will be switched back
when the traffic news are over. During the broadcast of traffic news, the
volume will be increased.

72AudioThere are two ways to activate or
deactivate traffic programme:
● Go to the homescreen, select Settings and go to Apps. Traffic
programme can be activated or
deactivated in the Audio menu.
● When FM is the active audio source, there is a TP button on
the audio screen. By touching TP , traffic programme will be
activated or deactivated. A yellow
line indicates that traffic
programme is activated.
DAB announcements
DAB announcements are a service of DAB radio stations. DAB
announcements are divided into
different categories like traffic, news, weather, etc.
To activate or deactivate DAB
announcements, go to the
homescreen, select Settings, go to
Apps and select the Audio menu. The
different DAB announcement
categories can be activated or
deactivated under DAB
Announcements .Note
The volume will not increase during
DAB announcements.
DAB-DAB linking
If this function is 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 bythe receiver.
To activate or deactivate DAB-DAB
linking, go to the homescreen, select Settings , go to the Apps tab and
activate or deactivate the function in
the Audio menu.
DAB-FM linking
This function enables switching from
a DAB station to a corresponding FM
station and vice versa.
If this function is 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.To activate or deactivate DAB-FM
linking, go to the homescreen, select
Settings , go to the Apps tab and
activate or deactivate the function in
the Audio menu.
Adjusting the sound settings
To adjust the sound settings, touch
b . The following settings can be
adjusted:
● Equalizer
● Fade / Balance