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Time and date

Language

Units

▶

Infotainment Swing

Infotainment overview

Restore factory settings

Sound settings

The Infotainment sound is set in the menu

.

The following menu items can be set:

Setting the equalizer

Adjusting the volume ratio

Volume adjustment of individual Infotainment

functions

▶

The volume can be adjusted on e.g. one of the fol-

lowing menu items:

▶

Setting the maximum volume when Infotainment

is turned on

Speed-dependent volume setting

Setting the Infotainment to mute with the park-

ing aid switched on

A

Touchscreen

▶

Control dial left

▶

Press: Switch Infotainment on/oﬀ

Turn: Set volume

▶

Depending on the equipment, the following ad-

vanced sound settings can be set

Control dial right

Press: Conﬁrm menu item

▶

Setting space optimisation

Setting the audio proﬁles according to genre

Adjusting the subwoofer volume

▶

Turn: select menu item/set value

▶

Radio and Media menus

Phone menu

Conﬁguration wizard

The conﬁguration wizard helps to set certain Info-

tainment functions.

All menus

SmartLink menu

Tap: Display menu

Hold: Switch voice control of the SmartLink

application on / oﬀ

▶

The conﬁguration wizard is automatically displayed if

the ignition is switched on and if there are at least

two menu items that have not been set after switch-

ing on the Infotainment.

▶

Information about vehicle settings

Infotainment settings

To switch oﬀ the automatic display, when the

›

conﬁguration wizard is displayed tap Don't show again

.

For manual display, tap

Conﬁguration wizard

.

›

System

Set up menu MENU

The position of the functional surfaces in the MENU

menu can be customized as follows:

Limitation

For safety reasons, operation of some Infotainment

functions while driving is not possible or is restricted.

Press and hold the desired functional surface until

it is free.

›

Move the functional surface to a diﬀerent position.

›

The Infotainment system indicates this by means of

a message in the screen.

Factory settings

Resetting the Infotainment to factory defaults re-

stores all factory defaults.

Basic settings

Turn on the ignition and switch on Infotainment.

›

Setting basic functions

To display the available Infotainment system set-

tings, proceed as follows:

Tap on

.

Reset to factory settings select and conﬁrm the reset.

To check the factory reset was successful, we

Tap on

.

›

recommend that you check all user accounts have

been deleted.

Or:

Tap on

.

›

The following basic functions can be set:

70 Infotainment Swing › Screen

Tap

Troubleshooting

Select function or

menu item

Infotainment not responding

If the infotainment does not respond, restart it as

follows:

▶

Hold for longer than 10 s.

Wait for the restart to complete.

›

Dragging up or down with two ﬁngers

Quickly look through

System update

▶

We recommend having the system update carried

out by a specialist company.

the lists

The system update ensures optimal function of the

Infotainment system, e.g. compatibility with new

phones.

Determine system version

Press and hold

Tap

System information.

›

Or:

Release certain Info-

tainment menus with

the option to move

them to another loca-

tion on the screen

▶

Tap

System information.

›

Screen

Overview

Settings

The following basic screen functions are set in the

menu

Screen:

Image of the screen background

Brightness level of the screen

Switch oﬀ the screen

Display the time

Conﬁrmation tones

▶

A

B

Status bar

Bar with the functional surfaces of the displayed

menu

Infotainment keyboard

Keypad overview

C

D

Display/close the submenu window

Display of the Infotainment control centre

The arrangement of the keyboard characters de-

pends on the set infotainment language.

Operation

Depending on the context, the following types are

used in infotainment:

NOTICE

Danger of screen damage!

Alphanumeric

Numeric

Keyboard for input

Keyboard for search

▶

The Infotainment screen is operated by touching it

lightly with your ﬁnger.

▶

In principle, operation by touch is identical to the op-

eration of a mobile phone.

The following operating modes are speciﬁc to the In-

fotainment system.

Infotainment Swing › Control centre 71

Operation

The Infotainment keypad is used to enter characters,

letters and numbers.

The keypad will be automatically displayed when In-

fotainment prompts for characters.

Find

When entering characters, corresponding entries are

searched for.

Keypad example

The entry to be searched for can be entered includ-

ing diacritics.

A Input line

▶

Delete characters before the cursor

To tap Display searched entries .

›

▶

Tap: delete the last character

Hold: delete all characters in sequence

Show additional keypad languages

To use the additional keypad languages, the desired

languages must be set ﬁrst.

Show list of searched entries

B Entries searched for

Tap or repeatedly tap the ﬂag symbol until the

desired language keypad is displayed.

›

▶

Show details of searched entries

C Keypad functional surfaces

Further character variants

You can display further character variants by holding

down the symbol.

▶

Switch to lowercase/uppercase

▶

/

Switch to the language keypad

▶

Switch to the numeric and character keypad

Show additional keypad languages

/

Setting up additional keyboard languages

Insert a space

Tap

Additional keypad languages

.

›

/

Move cursor to the left/to the right

Select the desired language.

Conﬁrm the characters that have been en-

tered

Control centre

Overview

Numeric keypad

Display of the control centre

Press the bar at the

top of the screen and

drag down.

›

Keypad example

Closing the control centre

A

Input line

Press the bar at the bottom of the screen and drag

up.

›

▶

Delete characters before the cursor

▶

Tap: delete the last character

Hold: delete all characters

Or:

Wait 5 seconds.

›

B

Keypad functional surfaces

Control Centre

The Infotainment control centre can be used for

quick access to the following functions:

▶

Conﬁrm the characters that have been entered

If context-sensitive, alphanumeric characters can

be entered by holding a functional surface with a

digit.

72 Infotainment Swing › Radio

The type of switching depends on the setting

of the arrow buttons

Radio Arrow buttons:

.

Activate/deactivate muting

Switch the SCAN function on/oﬀ

List of available analogue and digital radio stations

To display, tap on

Select the desired frequency range.

.

›

A Preferred functions

B Setting the instrument and key illumination

C Setting the personal data protection level

Display user account management

Settings

Set functional surfaces of preferred features

A List of available stations

To display the edit mode, tap on the empty func-

tional surface with the icon or hold down the oc-

cupied functional surface.

›

Show available frequency ranges

After selecting a frequency range, the desired

station must still be selected

To add the preferred feature, tap on the functional

surface of the desired function.

›

Station currently being played

Station stored on the presets

To remove the preferred feature, tap on

.

›

To close edit mode, tap on

.

A traﬃc radio station is set

Manual update of the AM and DAB station list

Radio

B Option for sorting the stations in the list in alpha-

betical order, by name of station groups or by

genre

Overview

C Select frequency range

Display the player

After selecting a frequency range, the last station

to be played in the respective frequency range is

set.

Tap on

.

›

Press the bar button

on the right edge of

the screen and drag to

the left.

In the station list, information about the program

type and the type of the regional station can be dis-

played.

Preset buttons for preferred stations

The preset buttons for preferred stations can store

stations in all available frequency ranges.

Close player

Press the bar button on the left edge of the player

and drag to the right.

›

Tap on

.

›

Analogue and digital radio player

Store current station

A

Radio station logo

Switch edit mode on/oﬀ

Switch to the previous/next station

/

▶

Delete all - Delete all preferred stations

Infotainment Swing › Radio 73

Store stations to a preset button for favourite sta-

tions from the list of available stations

▶

- Delete the desired station

- Change station logo

To display the station list, tap on in the Radio

›

menu.

The position of the stored preset buttons for sta-

tions can be changed.

Hold the line with the name of the desired station.

Tap on or the preset button for favourite stations

that you want to replace.

›

Tap on

.

›

Press and hold the desired preset button until it is

free.

Delete the stored preset button for the favourite

station

Move the preset button to a diﬀerent position.

›

To erase, tap on

in the Radio main menu.

›

▶

To delete one preset button, tap on

.

Operation

▶

To delete all preset buttons, tap on and conﬁrm

the deletion.

SCAN function

The function plays receivable stations of the selec-

ted frequency range in succession for a few seconds

each.

Functional areas

dios

Applies to AM, FM and DAB frequency ranges.

/

for analogue and digital ra-

To start automatic playback in the player dis-

›

The variant for changing stations in the radio player

is set as follows using the functional areas / :

played in the Radio menu, tap on

right-hand rotary control

To stop automatic playback in the player dis-

or press the

.

In the menu Radio

Radio Changing the station:

.

›

Select the variant for switching between the sta-

tions stored on the station buttons or the stations

stored in the list of available stations.

played in the Radio menu, tap on

right-hand rotary control

or press the

.

Find stations manually

Manual search is available for AM and FM stations.

Switch traﬃc reception (TP) for stations on/oﬀ

Applies to FM and DAB frequency range.

In the list of available FM or AM stations, tap on

To search in sequence, tap or next to the dis-

played frequency range scale.

.

›

In the Radio main menu, tap

Radio Traﬃc program (TP)

.

›

.

Switch RDS on/oﬀ

Or:

Applies to the FM frequency range.

Hold down the scroll mark on the frequency range

scale and move it to the desired value.

›

The menu item is only available for some countries.

In the Radio main menu, tap

.

Or:

›

Radio Radio Radio Data System (RDS)

.

Turn the right rotary control.

›

If the RDS function is disabled, the following menu

items in FM station settings are not available:

Limitation

Traﬃc program (TP)

Radio text

RDS Regional

Automatic frequency change (AF)

Regional station logo.

▶

Infotainment supports digital radio reception in

DAB and DAB+ formats.

Car parks, tunnels, tall buildings or mountains can

restrict radio reception.

In the rear side windows, there are antennas for re-

ceiving the radio signal.

▶

Switch automatic frequency control (AF) on/oﬀ

Applies to the FM frequency range.

Covering the panes with foils or metal-coated la-

bels may aﬀect the reception of the radio signal.

When the function is switched on and the signal of

the FM station currently being listened to is weak,

Infotainment automatically sets the same station to

a diﬀerent frequency with a better signal.

The ŠKODA AUTO company assumes no responsi-

bility for the availability, correct functioning and

broadcast information of the RDS service.

▶

In the Radio main menu, tap

Radio Automatic frequency change (AF)

.

›

.

Settings

Display the set station in the instrument cluster

display

Store the current station to a preset button for

preferred stations

Select the menu in which the travel time and the

›

To store, tap on

in the Radio menu.

›

travelled distance are displayed.

74 Infotainment Swing › Radio

When the function is switched on, a station logo

from the Infotainment memory is added when the

station is stored on a preset.

Hold the button on the multifunction steering

wheel for at least 5 seconds.

›

When the button is released, a menu is displayed.

In the Radio main menu, tap

Radio Tap Automatic selection of station logos

.

›

In the menu, select menu item Info when changing tracks

.

›

.

Automatic change of frequency to a regionally

linked FM station

Regional FM station logo

Applies to the FM frequency range.

Infotainment provides the option of automatically

switching to a regionally linked FM station in case of

signal loss of the FM station being listened to.

Infotainment provides the option of using country-

speciﬁc FM station logos.

In the Radio main menu, tap

.

›

In the Radio main menu, tap

.

›

Radio Region for station logo:

.

Radio RDS Regional:

.

Switch program type display on / oﬀ

Applies to the FM and DAB frequency ranges.

Select one of the following menu items:

▶

Fix - When the signal is lost, another station must

If the function is switched on, additional information

on the broadcast program type (PTY) is displayed in

the list of available stations. The programs can be ar-

ranged based on this information.

be set manually.

Automatic - automatic selection of the station with

▶

the best signal reception.

If reception is lost in the given region, Infotain-

ment will automatically set another available region.

Switching additional announcements of the DAB

transmitter on / oﬀ

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

Turn on/oﬀ radio text reception

Applies to the FM and DAB frequency ranges.

When the function is switched on, other announce-

ments are received as traﬃc announcements. These

include e.g. weather news, sports reports, ﬁnancial

news etc.

When the function is switched on, you can see more

information about the content broadcast from the

station to which you are listening.

In the Radio main menu, tap

.

›

In the Radio main menu, tap

.

›

Radio Tap other DAB announcements

.

Radio Radio text

.

Enable/disable automatic programme tracking of a

DAB station

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

Add the station logo

Applies to AM, FM and DAB frequency ranges.

Infotainment oﬀers the option to add logos from the

When the function is switched on and the DAB sta-

tion is lost, Infotainment automatically changes to

the same station with a better signal in a diﬀerent

DAB station group.

pictures on an external source to the station buttons.

For station logos, images in jpg, png, bmp format

with a maximum resolution of 500x500 pixels can be

used.

In the Radio main menu, tap

.

›

In the menu Radio

the desired frequency range.

Radio Station logos and select

›

Radio DAB - DAB program tracking

.

Turn on/oﬀ automatic switching from a DAB sta-

tion to the same FM station

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

Or:

In the list of preferred stations, tap on

desired preset button.

at the

›

When the function is switched on and the DAB sta-

tion being listened to is lost, Infotainment automati-

cally changes to the same FM station. The symbol

(FM) is displayed after the station name.

Choose the available logo.

Or:

To import a logo from an external source, tap on

Load my logo

›

.

When the corresponding DAB station can be re-

ceived again, the station automatically changes from

FM to DAB.

Select the external source with the logo.

Find and select the desired logo.

›

In the Radio main menu, tap

Radio Tap Automatic change DAB - FM

.

›

To turn oﬀ the logo display, tap on in the list of

available logos.

.

Switch adding automatic station logos on/oﬀ

Applies to the FM and DAB frequency ranges.

Switch automatic switching to a similar DAB trans-

mitter on / oﬀ

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

Infotainment Swing › Media 75

When the function is switched on and there is signal

loss from the DAB station being listened to, Infotain-

ment automatically sets another DAB station with

similar content.

Media player

In the Radio main menu, tap

.

›

Radio Change to a similar station

.

Switch the slideshow function on/oﬀ

Applies to the DAB frequency range.

When the function is switched on, the images broad-

cast by the station are displayed in the player.

A

B

Available information about the track, artist and

album being played

In the Radio main menu, tap

.

›

Radio DAB slideshow

.

Album image

Folder and track list

Media

What you should be mindful of

Do not save any important data or that which has

not been backed up on the connected audio sour-

ces. ŠKODA assumes no responsibility for lost or

damaged ﬁles or connected audio sources.

When changing or connecting an audio source, this

may cause sudden changes in volume. Reduce the

volume before changing or connecting an audio

source.

When connecting an audio source, the source in-

formation messages can be displayed. These mes-

sages must be observed and, if necessary, con-

ﬁrmed.

The national copyright laws that apply in your

country must be observed.

▶

A Selection of the source

B List of available folders and tracks

C Display of the multimedia database

D Name of the currently connected source

Display of available sources

Multimedia database

Overview

Display the player

Tap on

.

›

Press the bar button

on the right edge of

the screen and drag to

the left.

A Selection of the source

B Folder for the multimedia database

C Display of folder and track list

D Name of the currently connected source

Track search

Close player

Press the bar button on the left edge of the player

and drag to the right.

›

Display of available sources

Operating the Player

Operation - Basics

Tap: start playback

Tap: pause

76 Infotainment Swing › Media

Within 3 seconds of starting playback, tap:

play the previous song

Settings

Traﬃc

After 3 seconds from the start of playback,

tap: to play the current title from the begin-

ning

Hold: fast rewind within the title

Tap: play the next song

To turn on/oﬀ traﬃc monitoring during playback

of media ﬁles, go to the Media in the main menu

›

and tap on Traﬃc program (TP)

.

Turn title playback including subfolders on/oﬀ

In the Media menu tap on

Mix/Repeat including subfold-

›

Hold: fast forward within the title

ers.

.

Movement within the title is also possible by

Safely disconnect the connected USB device

dragging the ﬁnger over the timeline.

NOTICE

Extended operation

Risk of damage to the data on the connected USB

device!

To safely disconnect a USB device, proceed as fol-

lows:

Turn repeat playback of the current track on/oﬀ

Turn repeat playback of the current album/fold-

er on/oﬀ

Turn random playback of the current album/

folder on/oﬀ

In the Media menu tap on

Select the desired device.

Disconnect the USB device.

Media Remove safely

.

›

Restriction

If it is not possible to safely disconnect the de-

The availability of some media operation functions is

dependent on the connected source and the soft-

ware being used, e.g. Bluetooth®.

vice, switch oﬀ the Infotainment and disconnect the

device.

Supported sources and ﬁles

Supported sources

Source

Interface

Type

MSC

Speciﬁcation

File system

USB stick

HDD

(without special

software)

USB devices that

use the USB mass

storage support

protocol

Devices running

the Android or

Windows Phone

operating system

that support the

Media Transfer

Protocol

FAT32

exFAT

NTFS

USB 1.x; 2.x 3.x

or higher with USB

2.x support

USB

MTP

Devices with an

iOS operating sys-

tem

Bluetooth® proto-

cols

Apple

-

HFS+

-

Bluetooth® player

Bluetooth®

A2DP and AVRCP

(1.0 - 1.6)

Apple iAP1 protocol is not supported by Infotainment.

Compatibility of mobile devices

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 using the following reference or by reading the QR code:

Infotainment Swing › Media 77

http://go.skoda.eu/compatibility

All information given is incidental and serves as information.

The ŠKODA AUTO company cannot guarantee full functionality and compatibility, e.g. due to a software up-

date of the Infotainment and the mobile devices.

Supported audio ﬁles

Compression for-

mat

Codec type

File exten-

sion

Max. bit rate

[kbps]

Max. sam-

pling rate

[kHz]

Multi channels

Mono, dual mono,

Stereo, Joint

Stereo

Mono,

Stereo, Joint

Stereo

MPEG 1 Layer 3

mp3

32 - 320

8 - 160

32, 44, 48

MPEG

WMA

MPEG 2 Layer 3

16, 22, 24

8, 11, 12

MPEG 2.5 Layer 3

Windows Media

Audio 9 and 9.1

Windows Media

Audio 9.2

Windows Media

Audio 10

8 - 384

8 - 320

8 - 768

8 - 640

8, 11, 12, 16,

22, 32, 44,

48

Mono, stereo,

Joint stereo

wma

32, 44, 48,

96

22, 24, 32,

44, 48

16, 22, 24,

32, 44, 48

8, 11, 12, 16,

22, 24, 32,

44, 48, 64,

88, 96

AAC LC

Mono,

Stereo

ADTS

FLAC

aac

AAC HE

AAC HEv2

8 - 320

16 - 64

Mono, stereo,

5.1, 7.1

FLAC

ﬂac

-

8, 11, 12, 16,

22, 24, 32,

44, 48, 96

Mono,

Stereo

RIFF

SBC

WAV

wav

-

64 - 3072

8 - 345

Mono, stereo,

Joint stereo

Bluetooth A2DP

44, 48

For ﬁles in MP4 format, only the soundtrack playback is carried out.

Files that are protected by DRM- and iTunes® methods are not supported by Infotainment.

Supported playlists

Codec type

File extension

M3U

M3U8

PLS

m3u

m3u8

pls

WPL

ASX

wpl

asx

PLA

pls

78 Infotainment Swing › Mobile device management

Mobile device management

Cybernetic security

Your vehicle contains components that are used to

exchange information and data between the vehicle

and the connected mobile devices or the Internet.

These components have security mechanisms that

minimise the risk of unauthorised access to the vehi-

cle systems.

Example of telephone management

A Main and additional telephone

B List of known telephones

C List of available telephones

D

Regular software updates help reduce the risk of un-

authorised access to vehicle systems and vehicle

functions. The following guidelines must therefore

be observed:

Use only media carriers, Bluetooth® devices, and

mobile devices that contain no harmful data or

malware.

›

Setting for the Infotainment Bluetooth® function

The telephone enables connection via the Blue-

tooth® “hands-free proﬁle”

Regularly update the software provided by ŠKODA

AUTO.

›

Delete telephone from the list of known devices

To display the recycle bin icon and the available

SmartLink connections, click the icon with the ar-

row, press and drag to the left. If the connection icon

is green, the connection is active.

We recommend having the system software and

components updated by a specialist company.

WARNING

Risk of an accident!

Malware in the vehicle can inﬂuence and deactivate

certain vehicle functions, or take over the controls of

these where applicable.

Limitations of mobile devices and applications

If the vehicle reacts in an unusual way, immediately

reduce speed or stop the vehicle.

Seek the help of a specialist garage.

▶

Availability of features

The availability of certain features depends on the

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

tions installed.

▶

WARNING

Malware in the vehicle may gain unauthorised access

to the information and data of the vehicle, and on oc-

casion, to connected mobile devices.

Compatibility of mobile devices

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:

Overview

Using mobile device management, devices can be

connected, disconnected, and interchanged.

http://go.skoda.eu/compatibility

Display mobile device management

Tap on

Select mobile phone.

›

Or:

All information given is incidental and serves as in-

formation.

Tap on

mobile devices.

›

The ŠKODA AUTO company cannot guarantee full

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

update of the Infotainment and the mobile devices.

In the Phone menu, tap on

.

›

Tap on Select mobile phone

.

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.

Infotainment Swing › Telephone 79

SmartLink connection

Infotainment provides the ability to connect Smar-

tLink to compatible mobile devices using the follow-

ing connection types:

Applications in mobile devices

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 » page 83.

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:

Mobile devices

.

›

Tap on the connection icon on the desired device.

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

Telephone

Overview

Display menu

Tap on

.

›

Or:

Connection set-up

Tap on

.

›

Bluetooth® connection between a mobile device

and Infotainment

If the menu phone is not displayed, check wheth-

er the mobile device is connected.

Find available Bluetooth® devices in the mobile de-

vice.

›

Manage contacts

Tap on

If two phones are connected, tap and select the

desired phone.

Select the Infotainment Bluetooth® unit.

›

.

›

The name of the unit can be found in the menu

item

Connect via BT Enter device name.

Conﬁrm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

conﬁrm.

›

Bluetooth® connection between infotainment and

a non-paired mobile device

Tap on

Select mobile phone.

›

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.

›

A Preset buttons for preferred contacts

B Name of the main telephone/change telephone

Call lists

If two devices are connected to the Infotainment,

select the device to be replaced.

›

Bluetooth® connection between Infotainment and

a previously connected mobile device

Switch on the voice control of the connected tel-

ephone, if the telephone allows this

Tap on

Select mobile phone.

›

If no phone contacts are displayed, check the re-

quest to conﬁrm the import of contacts in the con-

nected mobile device.

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.

›

Manage telephones

In the Phone menu, tap on

.

›

Tap on Select mobile phone

.

80 Infotainment Swing › Telephone

To display the contact list in the phone menu, tap

›

on

.

To search within the list, tap on

Enter the details you wish to ﬁnd.

.

›

To establish a connection with a contact, tap the

functional area showing the desired contact.

›

If a contact has multiple telephone numbers, select

the telephone number from the displayed list.

A Main and additional telephone

B List of known telephones

Establish a connection to the voice mailbox num-

ber

In the Phone menu, tap on

.

›

C List of available telephones

Telephone conversation

D Setting for the Infotainment Bluetooth® function

Depending on the context of the telephone conver-

sation, the following functions can be selected:

The telephone enables connection via the Blue-

tooth® “hands-free proﬁle”

End connection / reject incoming call / end call

Accept incoming call

Delete telephone from the list of known devices

Return to the call on hold

Switch the ringer oﬀ / on

Hold a call

Switch the microphone oﬀ / on

To display the recycle bin icon and the available

SmartLink connections, click the icon with the ar-

row, press and drag to the left. If the connection icon

is green, the connection is active.

/

Show details of the caller

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.

Conditions for connecting a telephone with

Infotainment

✓ The Bluetooth® function of the Infotainment and

To switch the call tone from the speakers to the

›

the telephone needs to be switched on.

phone, tap

To switch the call tone from the telephone to the

speakers, tap

.

The Bluetooth® function of the Infotainment is

switched on in the menu item

Connect via BT

.

Bluetooth

.

✓ Visibility of the Infotainment is switched on.

Settings for Infotainment telephone functions

The visibility of the Infotainment is switched on in

the menu item

✓ The telephone is within signal range of the Info-

tainment's Bluetooth® unit.

✓ The telephone is compatible with Infotainment.

✓ The phone is visible to the Infotainment.

Connect via BT Visibility.

Telephone-Infotainment-Connection types

The way in which the telephone is connected de-

pends on the number of phones currently connected

to the Infotainment:

No telephone - The telephone is connected as a

main telephone.

One telephone - The telephone is connected as an

additional telephone.

▶

Telephone operation

Enter telephone number

In the Phone menu, tap on

Enter the telephone number using the numeric

keypad that is displayed.

Two telephones - Select the telephone to be re-

.

›

placed.

To switch between the main telephone and the

additional telephone, tap on in the Phone menu.

Select the desired phone.

›

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.

Connect the telephone to Infotainment

Find available Bluetooth® devices in the mobile de-

vice.

›

Select the Infotainment Bluetooth® unit.

›

List of telephone contacts

The list of telephone contacts is imported from the

currently selected phone.

The name of the unit can be found in the menu

item

Connect via BT Enter device name.

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For manual update of the list in the phone

Conﬁrm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

conﬁrm.

›

menu tap on Import contacts

.

Connect Infotainment to a non-paired mobile de-

vice

Sort contacts in the phone book

In the Telephone

Select the desired sorting mode.

menu Sort by:

.

›

Tap on

Select mobile phone.

›

Select the desired device from the list of available

devices.

Number for the voice mailbox

For setting the voice mailbox number in the

›

Select the desired Bluetooth® proﬁle.

Conﬁrm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

conﬁrm.

›

phone

menu Mailbox number:

.

Enter the voice mailbox number.

›

If two devices are connected to the Infotainment,

select the device to be replaced.

›

Wi-Fi

Connect Infotainment to a previously paired tele-

phone

Functionality

Select mobile phone

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.

.

›

Wi-Fi can be used for the SmartLink connection.

›

The Infotainment hotspot can connect up to 3 mo-

bile devices.

›

To display the list of connected mobile devices, tap

›

Wi-Fi Connected devices

.

Manage preset buttons for preferred contacts

Restriction

To display the preferred contacts, tap on in the

Phone menu.

›

Restriction of the Wi-Fi connection

To store the contact, tap on

Select or search for the desired contact.

If the contact contains multiple telephone num-

bers, choose the desired telephone number.

.

›

In some countries, the Wi-Fi connection is restric-

ted for legal reasons. When crossing the border of

the country in question, the connection with a mo-

bile device connected via Wi-Fi can be ended or

restricted.

To delete the contact tap on

menu.

in the Phone

›

Find out about country-speciﬁc legal restrictions.

If necessary, switch oﬀ the Wi-Fi manually.

▶

To delete one preset, tap on and conﬁrm the

deletion.

▶

To delete all presets, tap on Delete all and conﬁrm

Settings

the deletion.

Connect a mobile device to the Infotainment hot-

spot

The position of the preferred contacts can be

changed.

Turn on the Infotainment WLAN hotspot in the

›

Tap on

.

›

menu item

Wi-Fi WLAN hotspot.

Hold down the desired contact until it is free.

Move the contact to another position.

Turn on the Wi-Fi on the mobile device.

In the list of available Wi-Fi devices, look for Info-

tainment Wi-Fi.

›

Import telephone contacts

The name of the Infotainment is taken from the

After ﬁrst connecting the main telephone with Info-

tainment, telephone contacts will start to be impor-

ted into the Infotainment memory.

menu item

Wi-Fi Network name:.

Select the Infotainment hotspot and enter the re-

quired password.

›

Infotainment can import up to 2000 telephone con-

tacts together with contact pictures. Each contact

can include max. 5 telephone numbers.

The password for connecting to the Infotainment

hotspot is taken from the menu item

Wi-

Fi Network key:

.

Depending on the type of telephone, import conﬁr-

mation may be required.

Conﬁrm the connection.

›

Security level of the Infotainment hotspot

The security level is set at WPA2 and cannot be

changed.

Update telephone contacts

When connecting the next telephone with Infotain-

ment, an automatic update of the list is carried out.

82 Infotainment Swing › SmartLink

Change password for connection to Infotainment

hotspot

Menu for connected devices

The password must be a minimum of 12 and a maxi-

mum of 63 characters.

▶ Tap

Wi-Fi Network key:.

Enter the password and conﬁrm.

▶

SmartLink

Functionality

A

List of connected devices and available connec-

tion types

SmartLink oﬀers the ability to display and operate

certiﬁed applications from a connected mobile de-

vice in the Infotainment screen.

Menu for a device used

Certiﬁcation may be conditional upon the use of the

latest update to the particular SmartLink application.

Applications include, for example, apps for route

guidance, telephoning, listening to music, etc.

Mobile devices can be connected via a USB cable or

WiFi.

Supported connection types

SmartLink supports the following connection types:

A Used connection type

B Available connection type

Disconnect

Android Auto

Apple CarPlay

MirrorLink

▶

Android Auto

In the SmartLink menu, tap on

Select the connected device.

.

›

Overview of the SmartLink connection

Display menu

›

Select the connection type

.

›

Tap

.

›

Or:

Tap

.

›

Menu for device not connected

Overview of running applications, phone calls, in-

coming text messages, and more.

Turn on voice control (Google Voice)

Apple CarPlay

A

List of supporting connection types

In the SmartLink menu, tap on

Select the connected device.

.

›

Select the connection type

.

›

Infotainment Swing › SmartLink 83

✓ The Android Auto application needs to be instal-

led on the mobile device.

✓ Some applications require the data connection in

the mobile device to be turned on.

✓ Connect the mobile device for the ﬁrst time

when the vehicle is stationary.

Conditions for Apple CarPlay

✓ The device to be connected must have Apple

CarPlay connection.

A

B

List of available applications

A list of devices, supported regions and applica-

tions that support the Apple CarPlay connection

can be found on the Apple Inc website.

Depending on the duration of operation:

Tap: Return to the menu Apple CarPlay

Hold: Turn on voice control (Siri)

▶

✓ Siri voice control is on.

✓ The data connection in the mobile device is

MirrorLink

switched on.

In the SmartLink menu, tap on

Select the connected device.

.

›

Conditions for MirrorLink

✓ The device to be connected must have MirrorLink

connection.

Select the connection type

.

›

A list of devices and applications that support the

MirrorLink connection can be found on the web-

sites of Car Connectivity Consorcium®.

✓ The MirrorLink application needs to be installed

on the mobile device.

✓ Some applications require the data connection in

the connected mobile device to be turned on.

A Display of running applications

Operation

It is not possible to operate the application while

driving

Operation of the running MirrorLink application

Display of control surfaces at the bottom

Display of control surfaces at the top

Return to the menu MirrorLink

Display of available devices

List of applications

Display of the last running application in connec-

ted mobile devices

Restriction

Settings

Restriction of the Wi-Fi connection

In some countries, the Wi-Fi connection is restric-

ted for legal reasons. When crossing the border of

the country in question, the connection with a mo-

bile device connected via Wi-Fi can be ended or

restricted.

Connection conditions

General connection conditions

✓ The mobile device supports the type of Smar-

tLink connection Android Auto, Apple CarPlay or

MirrorLink.

✓ Mobile devices, as well as the type of SmartLink

connection, are supported in the respective mar-

ket.

Find out about country-speciﬁc legal restrictions.

If necessary, switch oﬀ the Wi-Fi manually.

Restriction of SmartLink applications while driving

For reasons of safety, the operation of some Smar-

tLink applications while driving is not possible or only

limited.

✓ Some connected mobile devices require the mo-

bile device to be “unlocked”.

Conditions for Android Auto

✓ The device to be connected must have Android

Auto connection.

SmartLink settings

Apple CarPlay - Connection via USB

A list of devices, supported regions and applica-

tions that support the Android Auto connection

can be found on the Google, Inc. website.

Turn on the Infotainment.

›

Turn on the mobile device.

›

84 Infotainment Swing › SmartLink

Connect the mobile device to the front USB input

using a cable.

Choose to connect via Apple CarPlay.

If another device is connected to the Infotainment,

select the device to be replaced.

From the list of known devices, select the desired

›

device with the symbol.

Apple CarPlay - Connection via Wi-Fi from Info-

tainment

Android Auto - Connect via Wi-Fi from mobile de-

Turn on Bluetooth® and Bluetooth® visibility in the

Apple mobile device.

vices

›

To establish a connection, the following conditions

must be met:

Tap on

mobile devices.

›

In the displayed list, look for and select the desired

device with the symbol

✓ The minimum Android version is 5.

✓ No other mobile device can be connected via

.

Follow the instructions on the Infotainment screen

and conﬁrm the Bluetooth® pairing.

If another device is connected to the Infotainment,

select the device to be replaced.

SmartLink.

›

✓ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® functionality is switched on

in the Infotainment system.

Find available Bluetooth® devices on the phone.

Select the Infotainment Bluetooth® unit.

If necessary, conﬁrm the PIN.

In the Infotainment screen, select the connection

›

Apple CarPlay - Connect via Wi-Fi from mobile de-

vices

To establish a connection, the following conditions

must be met:

›

type Android Auto.

✓ The minimum iOS version is 9.

✓ No other mobile device can be connected via

Android Auto - Disconnect

In the Android Auto

DA”.

menu, tap “Return to SKO-

›

SmartLink.

✓ Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® functionality is switched on

Tap on

.

›

in the Infotainment system.

MirrorLink - Connection via USB

In the mobile device, turn on the CarPlay function.

Press and hold the button on the multifunction

steering wheel.

›

Turn on the Infotainment.

Turn on the mobile device.

Connect the mobile device to the front USB input

using a cable.

›

The Infotainment screen displays a connection

message with the name of the Bluetooth® unit of

the Infotainment.

Choose to connect through MirrorLink.

›

MirrorLink - Connection via Wi-Fi from Infotain-

ment

Find available Bluetooth® devices on the phone.

Select the Infotainment Bluetooth® unit.

If necessary, conﬁrm the PIN.

In the Infotainment screen, select the connection

›

Turn on Wi-Fi and visibility in the mobile device.

Turn on the Infotainment Wi-Fi hotspot in the

›

menu item

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi hotspot.

type Apple CarPlay.

In the list of available Wi-Fi devices, look for Info-

tainment Wi-Fi.

›

Apple CarPlay - Disconnect

In the Apple CarPlay menu, tap on the function

area “ŠKODA”.

›

Enter the required password.

›

With some mobile devices, communication be-

tween the device and the Infotainment in the noti-

ﬁcation bar of the mobile device must be con-

ﬁrmed.

Tap on

.

›

Android Auto - Connection via USB

Turn on the Infotainment.

Turn on the mobile device.

Connect the mobile device to the front USB input

›

Tap on

mobile devices.

›

From the list of available devices, select the de-

sired device with the symbol.

›

using a cable.

Choose to connect via Android Auto.

›

MirrorLink - Disconnect

In the MirrorLink menu, tap on

.

›

Android Auto - Connection via Wi-Fi from Info-

tainment

Tap on

.

Tap on

mobile devices.

›

Change to another device / connection type

Infotainment allows you to switch between currently

connected devices and the connection type.

Select the desired device from the list of available

devices.

Select the Bluetooth®hands-free proﬁle.

Conﬁrm the PIN; enter it if necessary and then

conﬁrm.

›

In the SmartLink menu, tap on

Select the desired device or connection type.

.

›

Infotainment Swing for Your Skoda Octavia 4 Door Fourth Generation (2021-2026)

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