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Connection set-up

Limitations of mobile devices and applications

Availability of features

Connect a mobile device to Infotainment

The availability of certain features depends on the

type of mobile device, as well as that of the applica-

tions installed.

Find available Bluetooth® devices in the mobile de-

vice.

›

Select the Infotainment Bluetooth® unit.

›

Compatibility of mobile devices

The unit name can be determined by tapping

It is possible to check the ŠKODAweb pages to see if

Infotainment is compatible with the selected mobile

device being tested. This check is carried out by us-

ing the following reference or by reading the QR

code:

Manage mobile devices

Conﬁrm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

conﬁrm.

device name:.

›

Connect Infotainment to a non-paired mobile de-

vice

http://go.skoda.eu/compatibility

Mobile devices

›

Select the desired device from the list of available

devices.

Select the desired Bluetooth® proﬁle.

Conﬁrm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

conﬁrm.

›

All information given is incidental and serves as in-

formation.

If two devices are connected to the Infotainment,

select the device to be replaced.

›

The ŠKODA AUTO company cannot guarantee full

functionality and compatibility, e.g. due to a software

update of the Infotainment and the mobile devices.

Connect Infotainment to a previously connected

mobile device

Bluetooth® compatibility of mobile devices

Due to the large number of mobile devices, it is not

possible to guarantee total Bluetooth® compatibility

with Infotainment. Bluetooth® compatibility depends

on the Bluetooth® version as well as the implementa-

tion of Bluetooth® protocols by the manufacturer of

the mobile device.

Mobile devices

›

Select the desired device from the list of known

devices.

Select the desired Bluetooth® proﬁle.

If two devices are connected to the Infotainment,

select the device to be replaced.

›

SmartLink connection

Applications in mobile devices

Infotainment provides the ability to connect Smar-

tLink to compatible mobile devices using the follow-

ing connection types:

Mobile devices can be used to install applications

that allow you to view additional information on the

Infotainment screen, or to operate the Infotainment

system.

Android Auto

Apple CarPlay

MirrorLink

Due to the variety of applications, as well as their on-

going development, the available applications may

not function on all mobile devices. ŠKODA AUTO as-

sumes no liability for their proper functioning.

Mobile devices can be connected to the Infotain-

ment via USB cable or Wi-Fi, as long as the mobile

device supports it.

The scope of available applications and their func-

tionality is dependent on the type of Infotainment, as

well as the vehicle and country.

Connect the mobile device to the Infotainment via

a USB cable or browse and connect to a wireless

network.

›

Information about ŠKODAapplications

Detailed information about ŠKODA applications can

be found on the website after reading the following

QR code or link:

Tap the icon of the supported connection.

›

Telephone

Overview

http://go.skoda.eu/mobile-apps

Display menu

Tap

›

If the menu phone is not displayed, check wheth-

er the mobile device is connected.

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Manage contacts

Conditions for connecting a telephone with

Infotainment

Tap on

›

If two phones are connected, tap and select the

desired phone.

✓ The Bluetooth® function of the Infotainment and

the telephone needs to be switched on.

The Bluetooth® function of the Infotainment is

switched on in the menu item

Mobile devi-

ces

Bluetooth.

✓ Visibility of the Infotainment is switched on.

The visibility of the Infotainment is switched on in

the menu item

Mobile devices

Visibility.

✓ The telephone is within signal range of the Info-

tainment's Bluetooth® unit.

✓ The telephone is compatible with Infotainment.

Contact search

Display favourite contacts

Display the list of all contacts

Name of the main telephone

Preset buttons for preferred contacts

Telephone operation

Enter telephone number

Tap on

›

Enter the telephone number using the numeric

keypad that is displayed.

If no phone contacts are displayed, check the re-

quest to conﬁrm the import of contacts in the con-

nected mobile device.

To connect, tap on

›

The displayed numeric keypad can also be used

for searching for contacts.

If, for example, the digits 32 are entered, contacts

with the letter sequence DA, FA, EB etc. are dis-

played next to the numeric keypad.

Manage telephones

In the Phone menu, tap on

›

Tap on Select mobile phone

›

Establish a connection to the voice mailbox num-

ber

Tap on

›

If no voice mailbox number is entered, a menu for

entering this number will be displayed.

Telephone conversation

Depending on the context of the telephone conver-

sation, the following functions can be selected:

A Main telephone, additional telephone and known

devices

End connection / reject incoming call / end call

Accept incoming call

Return to the call on hold

Switch the ringer oﬀ / on

Hold a call

B List of available telephones

C Setting for the Infotainment Bluetooth® function

The telephone enables connection via the Blue-

tooth® “hands-free proﬁle”

Switch the microphone oﬀ / on

Show details of the caller

Delete telephone from the list of known devices

To display the recycle bin icon and the available

SmartLink connections, click the icon press and

drag to the left.

Reject an incoming call using an SMS message

Answer a call from the second telephone during

a call on the ﬁrst telephone

The ongoing call on the ﬁrst telephone is termi-

nated by accepting the call.

If the connection icon is green, the connection is

active.

To switch the call tone from the speakers to the

›

phone, tap on

To switch the call tone from the telephone to the

speakers, tap

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Conference call

To switch graphic notiﬁcations regarding the re-

›

A conference call is a joint telephone conversation

with a minimum of three and a maximum of six par-

ticipants.

ceipt of a new message on or oﬀ, tap on

message notiﬁcations in the Phone menu.

New

Infotainment oﬀers the possibility to read the

Make the next call during an ongoing conversation/

conference.

text message (context-dependent) by means of the

generated Infotainment voice if is tapped.

›

Or:

For a quick response to the selected message,

tap on and select the desired answer.

Accept a new incoming call by tapping

›

Send e-mails

To start a conference call, tap

In the Phone menu, tap on

Enter a subject for the e-mail.

Write an e-mail and conﬁrm that an e-mail is dis-

played.

›

During an ongoing conference call, the following

functions can be selected depending on the context:

Hold the conference call and leave temporarily

(the conference will continue in the background)

Return to the held conference call

Search for or select the recipient of the email.

›

Switch the microphone oﬀ / on

Multiple recipients can be added.

End conference call

Tap Send

›

Show details of the conference call

Show received e-mails

In the details of the conference call, depending on

the connected telephone, the following functions

can be selected:

In the Telephone

Select the desired e-mail.

menu tap on EMAIL

›

The following functions can be selected in the dis-

played e-mail:

Show details of the conference call partici-

pants

Reply to all or just to the sender.

Reply with a new e-mail.

Forward e-mail.

End conversation with the conference call par-

ticipant

Conversation with a participant outside of the

conference call

E-mail management.

Send a text message

When the icon is displayed, the e-mail contains an

attachment.

In the Phone menu, tap on

›

Depending on the connected telephone, it may still

be necessary to select the SMS menu item.

To switch graphic notiﬁcations regarding the re-

ceipt of a new message on or oﬀ, tap in the Phone

›

menu New message notiﬁcations

Tap on

›

Write a text message and conﬁrm; a view of the

message is displayed.

Settings for Infotainment telephone functions

The message can be edited when the text area

within the view is tapped.

Search for or select the recipient of the message.

Telephone-Infotainment-Connection types

The way in which the telephone is connected de-

pends on the number of phones currently connected

to the Infotainment:

›

Multiple recipients can be added.

Tap Send

No telephone - The telephone is connected as a

main telephone.

One telephone - The telephone is connected as an

additional telephone.

▶

Display received text messages

In the Phone menu, tap on

›

Depending on the connected telephone, it may still

be necessary to select the SMS menu item.

Two telephones - Select the telephone to be re-

placed.

Tap on

›

To switch between the main telephone and the

additional telephone, tap on Phone in any menu.

Select the desired phone.

›

Messages that are received are displayed as indi-

vidual messages or as messages in a conversation,

depending on the following setting.

To switch the display of messages as a conversa-

tion on or oﬀ, tap on

the Phone menu.

Connect the telephone to Infotainment

Find available Bluetooth® devices on the phone.

Select the Infotainment Bluetooth® unit.

Show messages as a conversation in

›

The unit name can be determined by tapping

Manage mobile devices

device name:.

Infotainment Columbus -> Telephone for Your Skoda Octavia 4 Door Fourth Generation (2021-2026)

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