Get Controls Guide for Aston Martin Dbx SUV 2020

Instrument Display

Information and Warnings

4.2 Controls

[1] SUSPENSION FAILURE:

[5] ABS:

Warning: If the ABS warning symbol stays on, do

not drive the vehicle. Have the system checked by an Aston

Martin Dealer.

Shows when there's a fault with the suspension system.

Contact your Aston Martin Dealer as soon as possible.

[2] SEAT BELT REMINDER:

The ABS system will do a self-test when the ignition is first turned

on. If the ABS symbol stays on, or shows while driving, there is a

fault in the ABS system. Continue driving only if there are no

audible, visible or physical signs of degraded brake performance.

Contact your Aston Martin Dealer as soon as possible if this

symbol stays on.

Warning: Do not drive the vehicle if the seat belt

warning symbol stays ON. Have the system checked by an

Aston Martin Dealer.

Shows if a seat belt is not fastened when the ignition is set to on.

[3] MALFUNCTION INDICATION LAMP:

Shows a fault in the engine management system or

emissions system.

[6] ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP):

When ESP is active, this symbol will flash when the ESP is

operating. If the ESP symbol stays on or comes on during normal

driving, the ESP system has detected a fault and a fault message

will show in the instrument cluster. Contact your Aston Martin

Dealer as soon as possible.

• Amber: Continue driving only if there are no audible,

visible or physical signs of degraded engine performance.

• Red: Shows a major fault in the engine management

system. Stop immediately.

Contact your Aston Martin Dealer as soon as possible to prevent

further damage.

[7] REAR FOGLAMP:

Shows if the rear fog lamp is on or off.

[8] SIDE LAMPS:

[4] BRAKE WARNING:

(Symbols are market dependant)

Shows the vehicle's side lamps are on.

[9] DIPPED BEAM HEADLAMPS:

Shows the vehicle's dipped beam lamps are on.

[10] MAIN BEAM HEADLAMP:

Shows if the vehicle's main beams are on.

Shows there may be a fault with the braking system

(Refer to ’Brake Warnings’, page 5.25).

Controls 4.3

[11] ECO STOP/START STATUS:

[16] LAMP FAILURE:

Shows the current status of the eco stop/start system (Refer

to ’Stop/Start’, page 5.37).

Shows when a lamp has failed. Have the system checked

by an Aston Martin Dealer.

[12] ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE (EPB) MALFUNCTION:

[17] ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS)

FAILURE :

Shows if there is a fault with the electronic park brake. A

warning message will also show in the message window. Contact

your Aston Martin Dealer as soon as possible.

Warning: Do not drive the vehicle if the EPAS warning

symbol stays ON. Have the system checked by an Aston

Martin Dealer.

[13] EPB STATUS:

Shows when the electric park brake is applied and goes off

when the electric park brake is fully released.

This symbol shows there is a fault with the EPAS system. Consult

your Aston Martin Dealer as soon as possible.

[14] TIRE PRESSURE WARNING:

[18] OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC)

WARNING :

If this symbol stays on or comes on while driving, the

pressure in a tire or tires is below specification, or there is a TPMS

fault (Refer to ’Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)’, page

5.29).

Warning: Do not drive the vehicle if the ORC warning

symbol stays ON. Have the system checked by an Aston

Martin Dealer.

[15] BATTERY/POWER SUPPLY FAULT:

The ORC system will do a self-test when the ignition is first turned

on. If the symbol does not come on, stays on after the self-test, or

if it comes on when the vehicle is driven, the restraint system has

detected a fault. Contact your Aston Martin Dealer as soon as

possible.

The electrical system will do a self-test when the ignition is

first turned on. If the warning stays on, or illuminates during

driving, there may be a fault with the battery or electrical power

system.

4.4 Controls

[1] SPEEDOMETER:

Displays vehicle speed.

[2] DRIVE MODE SETTING:

Shows which drive mode the vehicle is in.

[3] RIDE HEIGHT INDICATOR:

Shows the current ride height setting.

[4] GEAR INDICATOR:

Shows what gear the transmission is in.

[5] TACHOMETER:

Shows the engine speed in revolutions per minute x 1000.

[6] FUEL GAUGE:

Shows how much fuel is left in the fuel tank.

[7] ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE:

Shows the engine coolant temperature.

[8] OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE:

Shows the outside temperature.

[9] CLOCK:

Shows the time.

Controls 4.5

Centre Stack Controls

[5] HILL DESCENT CONTROL: Press to active Hill Descent

system (Refer to ’Hill Descent Control (HDC)’, page 5.14).

[6] PASSENGER AIRBAG STATUS: Indicator to show if the

passenger airbag is active.

[7] VOLUME CONTROL: Use the roller dial to adjust the audio

volume. Press to mute audio.

[8] INFOTAINMENT ON/OFF: Press to turn Infotainment system

on or off.

[9] LANE KEEP ASSIST: Use to set the Lane Keep Assist system to

on or off (Refer to ’Lane Keep Assist’, page 5.19).

[10] STOP/START: Press to turn the Eco stop/start system on or

off.

[11] PARK DISTANCE CONTROL: Press to set the Park Distance

Control (PDC) sensors to on or off.

[12] SURROUND CAMERA: Changes the infotainment system

display to the camera system.

[1] HAZARD WARNING SWITCH: Press to set the hazard

warning lamps on or off.

[2] MODE UP: Cycle up through drive modes.

[3] MODE DOWN: Cycle down through drive modes.

[4] ACCESS MODE: Press to lower the vehicle for easy access

when road speed is below 4 km/h (3 mph)₁.

The vehicle will return to normal ride height when road speed is higher

1.

than 8 km/h (5mph).

4.6 Controls

[1] CONTROL DIAL:

Control Dial

Use to navigate through menus in the infotainment system. Press

down to confirm a selection (referred to as ENTER throughout this

handbook).

[2] TOUCH PAD: (Optional)

Touch sensitive pad which can be used to navigate menus in the

infotainment system. Press down to confirm a selection (referred

to as ENTER throughout this manual). The touch pad can also be

used for handwriting recognition.

[3] HOME/FAVOURITE:

Press to open the main infotainment menu. Press and hold

to add the current menu item to the global favourites list.

[4] QUICK ACCESS MENU: (Touch Pad only)

Press to access the quick access menu.

[5] BACK:

Press to go back a level in the menu.

Controls 4.7

To press ENTER press down on the surface of the touch pad.

Touch Pad

Menu Navigation

The touch pad can be used for the same functions as the control

dial. For example, where an instruction states to scroll left with

the CONTROL DIAL, you can swipe left on the touch pad.

4.8 Controls

Quick Access Menu

Rotary Controls

To open the Quick Access menu, use two fingers and swipe up The touch pad can also be used to operate rotational controls.

Use two fingers to rotate as shown.

or press

.

The Quick Access menu will then show an overview window₁of

either:

• Radio

• Media

• Telephone entry

Swipe down or press

again to close.

The window will show the last system used.

1.

Controls 4.9

Zoom

Handwriting Recognition

Pinch together to zoom out, or swipe apart to zoom in.

Where text needs to be entered, such as writing a text message,

characters can be 'written' using the touch pad. To begin

handwriting recognition, press ENTER on the touch pad.

To enter characters, trace the outline on the surface of the touch

pad. The infotainment system will then recognise the character,

or offer suggestions if it cannot recognise characters.

Character Suggestion

The system will recognise and suggest handwritten characters. To

select between character suggestion, turn the CONTROL DIAL

and press ENTER on the highlighted option.

Character Delete

To delete a character, swipe to the left on the touch pad.

Add Space

Image Pan

Press the surface of the touchpad until the crosshair is shown, and

swipe in the direction you which to pan.

To add a space character, swipe to the right on the touch pad.

Touch Pad Settings

Touch pad settings can be changed in the infotainment system

(Refer to ’Input’, page 10.6).

4.10 Controls

Steering Wheel Controls

[1] CAN:

Press to cancel the set speed.

[2] ACC/VARIABLE SPEED LIMITER SELECT:

Press to switch between Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and

variable speed limiter function.

[3] INCREASE DISTANCE:

Increases the set distance between the vehicle in front and your

vehicle.

[4] SPEED SET ROCKER SWITCH:

Push up to increase or down to decrease the set speed for the

ACC or variable speed limiter. Press the rocker switch to resume

the set speed.

[5] DECREASE DISTANCE:

Decreases the set distance between the vehicle in front and your

vehicle.

[6] CALL:

Press to answer an incoming call.

[7] END CALL:

Press to end a call or reject an incoming call.

Controls 4.11

[8] START VOICE CONTROL:

Press to start or end voice control (Refer to ’Voice Control’, page

4.15).

[9] MENU HOME/BACK:

Press to open the instrument cluster menu or go back one level

in the instrument cluster menu. Press and hold to return to the

home menu.

[10] MENU SCROLL BUTTONS:

Roll the menu scroll wheel up or down to navigate the instrument

cluster menu. Press the scroll wheel button to select an item in

the menu (referred to in this handbook as OK).

[11] VOLUME DOWN:

Press the volume down button to decrease the volume of the

audio system, or call volume during a phone call. Press and hold

to mute audio.

[12] VOLUME UP:

Press the volume up button to increase the volume of the audio

system, or call volume during a phone call.

4.12 Controls

Instrument Cluster Menu

The centre of the instrument cluster includes an infotainment

system menu. This menu includes settings for the instrument

cluster such as trip computer and units as well as audio and

navigation overview screens.

Use the

button (A) to open the menu home screen. Scroll

through the available options with the menu rocker switch and

left or right direction buttons (referred to as directional buttons in

this handbook) and select an item by pressing the menu rocker

switch (B) (referred to in this handbook as the OK button). Press

• Trip

• Navigation

• Media

the

to go back a menu level.

• Radio

• Telephone

• Service

Controls 4.13

Trip

Radio

The trip menu will show journey information about the vehicle. Change Station

From the trip menu select:

With the radio playback screen shown, use the directional

• Odometer/Trip:

buttons to choose a station. Press OK to confirm.

Distance since last trip menu reset and total vehicle distance

are shown.

Presets

With the radio playback screen shown, use the directional

buttons to open the presets list. Use the directional buttons to

select a preset and press OK to confirm.

• Range:

Range till empty and fuel consumption are shown.

• From Start:

Distance travelled, journey time, average fuel consumption

and average speed are shown from when the ignition was

turned ON.

Telephone

A mobile device must be paired to the infotainment before this

function can be used.

• From Reset:

Shows current network provider. Scroll or press OK to open the

Distance travelled, journey time, average fuel consumption

and average speed are shown from when the trip menu was

last reset.

contact list. Press OK or

to begin a call.

When a call is in progress, the call status is shown.

Service

Navigation

The service menu shows information on vehicle. Select from:

Shows the next turn if a route has been set. If no route has been

set, shows direction of travel.

• Messages:

Show any stored warning messages.

• Tires Pressure:

Opens the Tire Pressure Monitoring System Menu (Refer to

’Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)’, page 5.29).

• Service Reminder:

Shows how long until the next service is required.

• Engine Oil Level:

Shows the engine oil level.

Media

Shows the selected media track.

Change Track

With the media playback screen shown, use the directional

buttons to choose a track. Press OK to confirm.

Source

Press OK to open the media sources list. Use the directional

buttons to select a media source and press OK to confirm.

4.14 Controls

Voice Control

Wiper Controls

Commands can be selected in the infotainment system using

voice commands. To begin voice control, press the

on the steering wheel, and say a command.

button

For example:

• "Enter Destination" will give a list of options to enter a

destination in the navigation system.

• "Next Artist" will play the next available artist in the media

system if more than one artist is available.

If a command is not available, or the system did not correctly hear

the command, a list of available commands will be heard.

Rotate the wipe speed selector (A) to select a wipe speed.

[1] : Windscreen wipers OFF

To cancel voice control press the

button again.

[2] : Intermittent wipe (low rain sensor sensitivity)

[3] : Intermittent wipe (high rain sensor sensitivity)

[4] : Continuous wipe (slow)

[5] : Continuous wipe (fast)

[6] : Press for single wipe operation. Press and hold further to

operate the front windscreen washers.

Caution: Set the ignition to on and wipers to off when in a

car wash or if the vehicle is being pressure washed. Ignition

on will make sure the wiper arms are locked into the park

position and will help prevent damage to the wiper arms.

Controls 4.15

Lighting Controls

Automatic Headlamp Mode

Exterior lamps

If ambient light fades, headlamps, side marker, rear and

registration plate lamps will switch ON automatically. If ambient

light then increases, headlamps, side marker, rear and

registration plate lamps will automatically switch OFF. Automatic

lamps are market specific.

Master Lamp Switch

Turn the dial to the required light setting. Press the fog lamp

button to operate the rear fog lamp.

The automatic headlamp function features an internal timer

that starts when the lamps are turned on. This prevents the lamps

from rapidly changing between on and off if situations where

ambient light can rapidly change, such as driving between

buildings. The headlamps may show a small delay between when

a suitable amount of ambient light is detected, and the lamps

turning off.

[1] : Left side park lamp

[2] : Right side park lamp

[3] : Side lamps (including number plate lamps)

[4] : Automatic headlamp mode

[5] : Dipped beam headlamps

[6] : Rear foglamp₁

Exterior lamps (except the side lamps/parking lamps) switch off

automatically if you turn the ignition off.

The rear fog lamp will only operate with the headlamps set dipped

1.

beam (4) or automatic (5).

4.16 Controls

Auto Main Beam

Stalk Controls

Warning: Auto Main beam is an aid only. The system

cannot allow for road, weather or traffic conditions. it is the

drivers responsibility to make sure the vehicle's lighting is

correct for the driving conditions.

The rain and light sensor may not operate correctly in low

visibility or if obscured such as to fog, snow or dirt.

Auto Main Beam is used to automatically switch between main

beam and dipped beam when other road users are present₁. The

system uses the rain and light sensor to determine the range of

other vehicles on the road and will set the headlamps from main

beam to dipped beam if there is a vehicle in range. Once the

system no longer detects a vehicle, it will set the headlamps back

to main beam.

Main Beam

Push the stalk away to turn on main beam headlamps. Pull the

stalk back to the initial position to return to dipped beam

headlamps.

Activating Auto Main Beam

Auto Main Beam is active whenever the main beam headlamps

are used and the master lamp switch is set to AUTO. Manually

select dipped beam with the wiper stalk, or set the master lamp

switch to dipped beam to cancel Auto Main Beam. When Auto

Flash Headlamps

Pull the stalk to flash the main beam headlamps.

Direction Indicators

To briefly indicate, press up to indicate a right turn and down for

a left turn. Press until the switch latches to hold the selected

indicator on. The stalk will return to the centre position on

completion of a manoeuvre.

Main Beams are active,

cluster.

will be shown in the instrument

The system uses ambient lighting and light from vehicle front and rear

1.

lamps to separate parked vehicles and vehicles being driven.

Controls 4.17

Hazard lamps

The hazard warning lamps will continue to operate if the

ignition is switched off.

Surround Lighting

Surround lighting is used to keep the exterior lamps for the

vehicle illuminated for 40 seconds after the vehicle is unlocked

with the vehicle key. Surround lighting is disabled when the

vehicle is started. The surround lighting function can be set to on

or off in the vehicle settings menu (Refer to ’Light Settings’, page

10.4)

Press the hazard warning lamp button (A) to set the hazard

warning lamps to on. All direction indicator signals will flash.

Press the button again to set the hazard warning lamps off.

If you operate a direction indicator from the indicator stalk, only

the selected direction indicators will operate. Once cancelled,

the hazard warning lamps will resume operation.

4.18 Controls

Reading Lamps

Interior Lamps

Two reading lamps are located in the front header trim. To

operate the lamps (on or off) touch the reading lamp bezel (A).

Instrument Illumination

Unless set to off or on they will continue to operate up to six

minutes after the ignition is set to off.

During the daylight hours the level of instrument brightness

defaults to maximum brightness. During the twilight and night

time hours, a twilight sensor located at the top of the windscreen

automatically reduces the level of brightness to a preset level.

If the twilight sensor is covered then the level of brightness

will stay low as if in night time mode. For example, when parked

in a garage.

The level of brightness can be reduced by using the illumination

dial (A).

Additional rear reading lamps can be found above each rear door

opening.

Controls 4.19

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