Get Infotainment system Guide for Vauxhall Astra 4 Door Eight Generation (2022-2026)

Infotainment system

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Control elements overview

Control panel

Introduction

Infotainment system

Important information on

operation and traffic safety

Introduction ................................ 103

Control elements overview ...... 103

Basic operation .......................... 104

Personalisation ........................ 107

Profiles ....................................... 108

Audio .......................................... 109

Navigation .................................. 110

Navigation system ................... 110

9 Warning

The Infotainment system must be

used so that the vehicle can be

driven safely at all times. If in

doubt, stop the vehicle and

operate the Infotainment system

while the vehicle is stationary.

Voice assistant ........................... 111

Phone ........................................ 111

Bluetooth connection ............... 111

Using smartphone

Radio reception

Radio reception may be disrupted by

static, noise, distortion or loss of

reception due to:

)

: Short press: switch the system

on / off or mute the sound.

applications ............................ 112

Long press: switch to standby

mode.

●

changes in distance from the

Rotate: adjust the volume.

transmitter

:

: Display the menu for the driver

multipath reception due to

reflection

shadowing

assistant systems.

?

;

: Display the home screen.

: Display the menu for the

climate settings.

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3 : Short press: accept an incoming

call, hang up, display the list of

recent calls or display the phone

projection screen.

Steering wheel controls

Basic operation

Screen operations

Long press: refuse an incoming

The display of the Infotainment

system has a touch-sensitive surface

that allows direct interaction with the

displayed menu controls.

call.

4 : Short press: activate the voice

assistant of the Infotainment

system.

Long press: activate the voice

assistant of the connected mobile

phone.

Caution

Do not use pointed or hard items

like ballpoint pens, pencils or

similar for touchscreen operation.

1 : Toggle up or down: select the

previous / next radio station or

track or browse through the list of

recent calls.

Use the following finger gestures to

control the Infotainment system.

Short press: display a menu or

validate a selection.

2 : Short press: adjust the volume or

unmute the sound.

Long press on Z: mute the

sound.

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Touch

Touch and hold

Swipe

Touch is used to open a menu or

select an option.

Touch and hold can be used to save

radio stations.

Swipe is used to scroll through a

menu or to pan the map.

Returning to the previous screen in a

submenu

To return to the previous screen,

touch 5 in the upper part of the

screen.

Displaying and hiding the menu

Within an app, the menu can be

displayed and hidden by touching K.

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display, open the settings app z and

touch the menu for the brightness

adjustment.

The interior lighting and the head-up

display can also be activated or

deactivated.

Status bar

The status bar is the top bar on the

screen. It can indicate the following:

System settings

To display the system settings menu,

open the settings app z and touch

the menu for the system settings J.

●

time

outside temperature

Wi-Fi connection status

Bluetooth activation

mobile reception

activated functions, e.g. heated

steering wheel

Connectivity

To display the connectivity menu,

open the settings app z and touch

the menu for connectivity.

The following system settings can be

adjusted:

The following settings are adjustable:

Apps overview

●

wireless devices: display all

paired devices, connect or

disconnect a device, choose the

connection preferences for each

device (Bluetooth or phone

projection) and search for nearby

devices

●

language

date and time, time format, date

format

●

unit for distance and

consumption

●

unit for outside temperature

restore the factory settings

view system information

●

Wi-Fi networks: activate or

deactivate Wi-Fi, search for

nearby Wi-Fi networks and

connect the system to a Wi-Fi

network

privacy settings: activate or

deactivate data and location

sharing for authorised services

To display a list of all availabe apps,

touch V.

Alternatively, the apps overview will

be displayed by a 3-finger touch on

the screen.

Brightness

To adjust the brightness of the

instrument panel illumination, the

interior lighting and the head-up

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Personalisation

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System updates

Privacy

The Driver Information Centre, the

head-up display and the Info Display

can be personalised.

When an update is available and

ready to install, a message will be

displayed at the end of a trip after

stopping the vehicle.

Alternatively, open the settings app

z and touch the menu for updates to

check if an update is available. If

available, pending updates will be

displayed on the screen.

It is possible to activate automatic

downloads of updates by touching the

checkbox. If activated, the updates

will be automatically downloaded

when the vehicle is connected to an

external Wi-Fi network.

The installation of an update will

continue even if the vehicle will be left

and closed. When the vehicle has

started again, a message will be

displayed on the screen if the

installation of the update has been

successfully finished.

The privacy settings can be set for

each profile. The following privacy

settings can be set:

To display the personalisation menu,

open the settings application z and

touch the menu for customisation.

●

share data and location

share data

private mode

Screen colour

To use all available connected

services without restrictions, it is

necessary to share data and location.

When the private mode is activated,

connected services will only perform

local processing inside the vehicle

with limited functions.

The privacy settings can be set via the

connectivity menu within the settings

app z. Alternatively, the privacy

settings can be set via the status bar

by touching e.

The background colour of the Driver

Information Centre and the Info

Display can be chosen. The chosen

background colour will immediately

be shown in both the Driver

Information Centre and the Info

Display.

Interior colour

The colour of interior lighting features,

e.g. the light on the door handles, can

be chosen.

Connected services

Sound ambience

To display the menu for connected

services, open the settings app z

and touch the corresponding menu

entry.

When the installation has been failed,

a corresponding message will be

displayed on the screen. Contact an

assistance centre.

An active sport sound for the sport

mode can be activated or

deactivated.

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Animations

Widgets

Profiles

Several user profiles can be created.

Due to the option of creating profiles,

the Infotainment system can be fitted

to several drivers. Different settings

as well as saved radio stations and

destinations will be connected to a

specific profile. Thereby, the settings

don't need to be adjusted every time

another person is driving the vehicle.

Exterior and interior animations to

welcome and say good bye to the

driver can be activated or

deactivated.

A widget is the indication of specific

information or gauge, e.g. radio

information, navigation information or

the engine coolant temperature

gauge.

Pages

Several personalised pages for the

Driver Information Centre and the Info

Display can be created. The head-up

display belongs to the Driver

Information Centre page.

To display the profile settings, open

the settings app z and touch the

profile menu.

The Driver Information Centre can

display two widgets and the head-up

display can display one widget. The

Info Display can contain several

widgets.

Creating a profile

To create a new profile, touch g.

The following settings can be

adjusted for each profile:

To add a widget to a page, touch E.

Each page can be personalised by

choosing the widgets to be displayed.

To add a page, touch P.

To delete a page, touch Z.

Some widgets are available in

different sizes. The bigger a widget is,

the less widgets can be displayed on

a page.

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profile name

avatar

associated device

Once a new profile is created, the

profile settings can be changed at any

time by touching z.

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Station list

All available radio stations will be

displayed as a list by touching the list

entry in the radio menu on the left side

of the screen.

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Deleting a profile

Audio

To delete a profile, touch z next to

the corresponding profile and select

Z. The guest profile cannot be

deleted.

The guest profile is a default profile. It

is active when no other profile is

created or active.

Display the audio screen by touching

G in the apps overview.

Touch G to switch between the radio

and a connected external device as

the audio source.

Waveband

To select the waveband, touch O.

Frequency tuning

To tune into a specific radio

frequency, touch U.

A number pad will be displayed. Enter

the desired frequency and touch A to

confirm.

Switching the radio stations

Touch / briefly to perform an

automatic search for the next radio

station.

Touch and hold / to perform a quick

search for the next radio stations.

Touch H briefly to perform an

automatic search for the previous

radio station.

Touch and hold H to perform a quick

search for the previous radio stations.

Saving radio stations

Saved radio stations will be displayed

or hidden by touching F. The saved

radio stations will be lined up in the

lower part of the screen. Touch the

desired radio station to tune in.

To save the current radio station,

touch and hold the desired button.

Buttons which are already used for

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radio stations can be overwritten.

Unused buttons for saving radio

stations will be indicated by g.

Alternatively, radio stations can be

saved by touching the corresponding

heart icon in the station list.

Active route guidance

Navigation

During an active route guidance,

information about the route, e.g. the

estimated arrival time and the

distance, will be displayed on the

screen.

Navigation system

Touch Y in the Info Display to open

the navigation app.

To activate or deactivate voice

prompts of the route guidance,

touch ?.

Mute

To mute or unmute, touch ?.

To change the route, add a stop, e.g.

a restaurant or a petrol station, or to

show instructions, touch the three

points on the side bar of the screen.

Audio settings

In the settings menu within the radio

app, the following settings can be

adjusted:

Starting a route guidance

To start a route guidance, touch U to

enter an address via a keyboard.

After typing the first letters of the

address, matching addresses will be

displayed.

Once the address is entered, several

routes might be displayed on the

map. Choose one before starting the

route guidance.

Route settings

●

sound settings: ambience sound,

equaliser, treble

To open the settings menu, touch the

three points on the side bar of the

screen and then touch the settings

menu z.

Touch H to view map downloads, to

set the map colour, to set the points

of interest shown on the map and

other map settings, to set the arrival

information, to set the side bar on the

route guidance screen, to set the map

orientation or to show the vehicle

range on the map.

●

radio settings: station list order,

activation or deactivation of

station follow-up and traffic and

news announcements

●

volume settings: system voice,

ringtone, phone call, system

sounds

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Touch W to set the options for

rerouting, to set the preferred route

types (fast, short, eco-friendly) or to

avoid specific routes (toll roads,

unpaved roads, etc.).

Touch ? to set the types of voice

prompts, alerts and sounds.

Touch z to set the privacy

information (keep journey history,

frequent destinations, etc.).

Voice assistant

The integrated voice assistant can be

used to operate the Infotainment

system via voice commands.

There are three ways to activate the

voice assistant:

Phone

Bluetooth connection

Touch = in the Info Display to open

the phone app.

Once a mobile phone is connected to

the Infotainment system via

●

press S on the steering wheel

touch S in the Info Display

say "Hey Vauxhall"

Bluetooth, the following functions are

available via the phone app:

●

display the contact list

display a list of the recent calls

dial a telephone number via a

keyboard

Map updates

After pressing S on the steering

wheel or touching S in the Info

Display, wait for the beep before

saying a voice command.

To display some voice command

examples, open the help menu R in

the Info Display. The examples will be

sorted by categories, e.g. radio or

navigation.

When connected services are

activated, the map of the current

region will be updated automatically.

Pairing a mobile phone

To pair a mobile phone, open the

settings menu in the phone app in the

Info Display.

Open the Bluetooth menu on the

mobile phone and activate the

function.

When the system is connected to a

Wi-Fi network, the maps of all other

regions can be updated via the maps

and display menu H within the

settings menu z.

Connected services 3 104.

Select the mobile phone from the list

in the Info Display. Follow the

instructions on the mobile phone.

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Once the mobile phone is

successfully paired, it will be

connected automatically and shown

as connected.

Also a second mobile phone can be

connnected via the settings menu in

the phone app.

Make sure phone projection is

activated in the connectivity settings

3 104.

Using smartphone

applications

Phone projection

The phone projection applications

Apple CarPlay and Android Auto

display selected apps from a

smartphone on the Info Display and

allow their operation directly via the

Infotainment controls.

Check with the device's manufacturer

if this function is compatible with the

smartphone and if this application is

available in the country you are in.

Starting phone projection

Touch the Apple CarPlay or

Android Auto app on the Info Display.

The phone projection screen

displayed depends on the

smartphone and software version.

Making a call

To make a call, choose one of the

contacts from the contact list, dial a

telephone number via the keyboard

or select a number from the recent

calls list.

Using the voice assistant of the

smartphone

Press and hold S on the steering

wheel and say the corresponding

activation voice command of the

smartphone's voice assistant to use

the voice assistant of the smartphone

via the Infotainment system.

Receiving a call

An incoming call is announced by a

ring and a message on the Info

Display.

Preparing the smartphone

iPhone^®: Make sure Siri^®is activated

on your phone.

Android phone: Download the

Android Auto app to your phone from

the Google Play™ Store.

To accept an incoming call or hang up

an active call, touch the

corresponding button on the Info

Display or press a on the steering

wheel.

Connecting the smartphone

Connect the phone to the USB port

3 70 or connect the phone via

Bluetooth.

To refuse an incoming call, touch the

corresponding button on the Info

Display or press and hold a on the

steering wheel.

Infotainment system for Your Vauxhall Astra 4 Door Eight Generation (2022-2026)

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