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The synchronisation of a personal
smartphone allows users to display
applications compatible with the
smartphone's CarPlay
® technology on the
v
ehicle screen when the smartphone's
CarPlay
® function has been previously
activated.
As the principles and standards are
constantly changing, it is recommended
that you keep your smar tphone's
operating system updated .
For the list of eligible smartphones, go
to the brand's internet website in your
c o u nt r y.
Connect a USB cable. The
smartphone charges when
connected by a USB cable.
Press on " Telephone " to display the
CarPlay
® inter face.
Or Connect a USB cable. The
smartphone charges when
connected by a USB cable.
From the system, press
"Applications " to display the
primary page.
Press " Connectivity " to go to the CarPlay
®
function. Press "
CarPlay " to display the
CarPlay
® inter face.
On connecting the USB cable, the
CarPlay
® function deactivates the
system's Bluetooth ® mode.
MirrorLinkTM smartphone
connection
Available depending on the country of sale.
As a safety measure and because it
requires sustained attention by the driver,
using a smartphone when driving is
prohibited.
All operations must be done with the
vehicle stationary . The synchronisation of a personal
smartphone allows users to display
applications adapted for the smartphone's
MirrorLink
TM technology on the vehicle
sc
reen.
The principles and standards
are constantly changing, for the
communication process between the
smartphone and the system to operate,
it is essential that the smartphone be
unlocked; update the operating system
of the smar tphone as well as the date
and time of the smar tphone and the
system .
For the list of eligible smartphones, go
to the brand's internet website in your
c o u nt r y.
As a safety measure, applications can
only be viewed with the vehicle stationary;
display is interrupted once the vehicle is
moving.
The MirrorLink
TM function requires the
use of a compatible smartphone and
applications.
When connecting a smartphone
to the system, it is recommended
that Bluetooth
® be started on the
smartphone
.
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Connect a USB cable. The
smartphone charges when
connected by a USB cable.
From the system, press
"Applications " to display the
primary page.
Press " Connectivity " to go to the MirrorLink
TM
function.
Press "MirrorLink
TM" to start the
application in the system.
Depending on the smartphone, it may be
necessary to activate the " MirrorLink
TM"
function.
During the procedure, several
screen pages relating to certain
functions are displayed.
Accept to start and complete the
connection.
Once the connection is established, a page
is displayed with the applications already
downloaded to your smartphone and adapted
to MirrorLink
TM technology.
Access to the different audio sources remains
accessible in the margin of the MirrorLink
TM
display, using touch buttons in the upper bar.
Access to the menus for the system is possible
at any time using the dedicated buttons. There may be a wait for the availability of
applications, depending on the quality of
your network.
Android Auto smartphone
connection
As a safety measure and because it
requires sustained attention by the driver,
using a smartphone when driving is
prohibited.
All operations must be done with the
vehicle stationary
.
The synchronisation of a personal
smartphone allows users to display
applications adapted for the smartphone's
Android Auto technology on the vehicle
screen.
The principles and standards
are constantly changing, for the
communication process between the
smartphone and the system to operate,
it is essential that the smartphone be
unlocked; update the operating system
of the smar tphone as well as the date
and time of the smar tphone and the
system .
For the list of eligible smartphones, go
to the brand's internet website in your
c o u nt r y. As a safety measure, applications can
only be viewed with the vehicle stationary;
display is interrupted once the vehicle is
moving.
The "
Android Auto " function requires
the use of a compatible smartphone and
applications.
Connect a USB cable. The
smartphone charges when
connected by a USB cable.
From the system, press
"Applications " to display the
primary page.
Press " Connectivity " to go to the Android Auto
function.
Press "Android Auto " to start the
application in the system.
During the procedure, several
screen pages relating to certain
functions are displayed.
Accept to start and complete the
connection.
Different audio sources remain accessible in
the margin of the Android Auto display, using
touch buttons in the upper bar.
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Access to the menus for the system is possible
at any time using the dedicated buttons.In Android Auto mode, the function to
display the menus by pressing the screen
briefly with three fingers is deactivated.
There may be a wait for the availability of
applications, depending on the quality of
your network.
Vehicle apps
Press Applications to display the
primary page.
Press " Vehicle Apps " to display the
applications home page.
Internet Browser
Press Applications to display the
primary page.
Press " Connectivity " to go to the " Internet
Browser " function.
Press " Internet Browser " to display the
browser home page.
Select your country of residence. Press "
OK" to save and start the
browser.
Connection to the internet is via one of
the network connections provided by the
vehicle or the user.
Bluetooth® connection
As a safety measure and because they
require prolonged attention on the part
of the driver, the operations for pairing
of the Bluetooth mobile telephone with
the Bluetooth hands-free system of your
audio system must be carried out with the
vehicle stationary and the ignition on.
Activate the Bluetooth function on the
telephone and ensure that it is "visible to
all" (telephone configuration).
Procedure from the telephone
Select the system name in the list of
devices detected.
In the system, accept the connection request
from the telephone. To complete the pairing, whichever
procedure used (from the telephone or
from the system), ensure that the code
is the same in the system and in the
telephone.
Procedure from the system
Press Applications
to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Press "Bluetooth connection ".
Select " Search".
The list of telephones detected is
displayed.
If the pairing procedure fails, it is
recommended that you deactivate and
then reactivate the Bluetooth function in
your telephone. Select the name of the chosen
telephone in the list.
Depending on the type of telephone, you
may be asked to accept or not the transfer
of your contacts and messages.
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Connection sharing
The system offers to connect the telephone
with 3 profiles:
- "Telephone " (hands-free kit, telephone
only),
-
"Streaming " (streaming: wireless playing of
the audio files on the telephone),
-
"Mobile internet data ".
The " Mobile internet data " profile
must be activated for connected
navigation (where the vehicle does not
have "Emergency and assistance call"
services), having first activated sharing of
this connection on your smartphone.
Select one or more profiles.
Press " OK" to confirm.
Wi-Fi connection
Network connection via the smartphone's
Wi-Fi.
Press Applications to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page. Select "
Wi- Fi network
connection ".
Select the " Secured" or "Not
secured " or "Stored " tab.
Select a network.
Using the virtual keypad, enter the
" Key " for the Wi-Fi network and the
" Password ".
Press " OK" to start the connection.
The Wi-Fi connection and the sharing of
the Wi-Fi connection are exclusive.
Wi-Fi connection sharing
Creation of a local Wi-Fi network by the
system. Press Applications to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Select "Share Wi-Fi connection ".Select the "
Activation" tab to activate or
deactivate sharing of the Wi-Fi connection.
And/Or
Select the " Settings" tab to change the name
of the system network and the password.
Press "OK" to confirm.
To protect against unauthorised access
and to make your systems as secure as
possible, the use of a complex security
code or password is recommended.
Manage connections
Press Applications to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Select "Manage connection ".
With this function you can view the access
to connected ser vices, the availability of
connected services and modify the connection
mode.
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Radio
Selecting a station
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press " Frequency ".
Press one of the buttons for an
automatic search for radio stations.
Or Move the cursor for a manual search
for frequencies up or down.
Or Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Select "Radio stations " in the
secondary page.
Press " Frequency ".
Enter the values using the virtual
keypad.
First enter the units then click on the
decimals zone to enter the figures
after the decimal point. Press "
OK" to confirm.
Radio reception may be affected by the
use of electrical equipment not approved
by the Brand, such as a USB charger
connected to the 12 V socket.
The exterior environment (hills, buildings,
tunnels, basement car parks, etc.) may
block reception, including in RDS mode.
This is a normal effect of the way in
which radio waves are transmitted and
does not indicate any failure of the audio
equipment.
Presetting a station
Select a radio station or frequency.
(refer to the corresponding section)
Press " Presets ".
Make a long press on one of the
buttons to preset the station.
Changing waveband
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
To change the waveband, press "Band…"
displayed at the top right of the screen.
Activate/Deactivate the RDS
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Select "Radio settings ".
Select " General ".
Activate/Deactivate " Station
tracking ".
Press " OK" to confirm.
RDS, if activated, enables you to
continue listening to the same station
by automatically retuning to alternative
frequencies. However, in certain
conditions, coverage of this RDS station
may not be assured throughout the entire
country as radio stations do not cover
100% of the territory. This explains the
loss of reception of a station during a
j o u r n ey.
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Display text information
The "Radio Text" function allows
information transmitted by the radio
station and related to the station or the
song playing to be displayed.Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Select "Radio settings ".
Select " General ".
Activate/Deactivate " Display radio
text ".
Press " OK" to confirm.
Play TA messages
The TA (Traffic Announcement) function
gives priority to TA alert messages.
To operate, this function needs good
reception of a radio station that carries
this type of message. While traffic
information is being broadcast, the
current media is automatically interrupted
so that the TA message can be heard.
Normal play of the media previously
playing is resumed at the end of the
message.
Select " Announcements ".
Activate/Deactivate " Traffic
announcement ".
Press " OK" to confirm.
DAB (Digital Audio
Broadcasting) radio
Terrestrial Digital Radio
Digital radio provides higher quality
reception.
The various "multiplexes/ensembles" offer
a choice of radio stations arranged in
alphabetical order. Press Radio Media
to display the
primary page.
Press "Band…" at the top right of the screen to
display the DAB waveband.
DAB-FM tracking
DAB does not cover 100% of the territory.
When the digital radio signal is poor,
"DAB-FM tracking" allows you to
continue listening to the same station,
by automatically switching to the
corresponding FM analogue station (if
there is one).
Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Select "Radio settings ".
Select " General ".
Activate/Deactivate " FM- DAB
Tracking ".
Activate/Deactivate " Station
tracking ".
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Press "OK".
If "DAB-FM tracking" is activated, there
is a difference of a few seconds when the
system switches to FM analogue radio
with sometimes a variation in volume.
Once the digital signal quality is restored,
the system automatically changes back
to DAB.
If the DAB station being listened to is
not available on FM (" DAB- FM" option
greyed out), or "DAB-FM tracking" is not
activated, the sound will cut out while the
digital signal is too weak.
Media
USB port
Insert the USB memory stick in the USB port or
connect the USB device to the USB port using
a suitable cable (not supplied).
To protect the system, do not use a USB
hub.
The system builds playlists (in temporary
memory), an operation which can take from
a few seconds to several minutes at the first
connection.
Reduce the number of non-music files and the
number of folders to reduce the waiting time.
The playlists are updated every time the
ignition is switched off or a USB memory stick
is connected. The lists are memorised: if they
are not modified, the subsequent loading time
will be shorter.
Auxiliary socket (AUX)
Depending on equipment
This source is only available if "Auxiliary input"
has been checked in the audio settings. Connect the portable device (MP3 player, etc.)
to the jack socket using an audio cable (not
supplied).
First adjust the volume of your portable device
(to a high level). Then adjust the volume of your
audio system.
Operation of controls is via the portable device.
CD player
Depending on equipment
Insert the CD in the player.
Selecting the source
Press Radio Media
to display the
primary page.
Select " Source".
Choose the source.
Watching a video
For safety reasons and because it
requires the sustained attention of the
driver, viewing a video is only possible
when the vehicle is stationary and
the ignition is switched on; as soon as
movement resumes, the video stops.
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Insert a USB memory stick in the USB port.Video control commands are accessible
only through the touch screen. Press Radio Media to display the
primary page.
Select " Source".
Select Video to start the video.
To remove the USB memory stick,
press the pause button to stop the
video, then remove the memory
stick.
Bluetooth® audio streaming
Streaming allows you to listen to music from
your smartphone.
The Bluetooth profile must be activated, first
adjust the volume on your portable device (to a
high level).
Then adjust the volume of your audio system.
If play does not start automatically, it may be
necessary to start the audio playback from the
telephone.
Control is from the portable device or by using
the system's touch buttons. Once connected in streaming mode, the
telephone is considered to be a media
source.
Connecting Apple® players
Connect the Apple® player to the USB port
using a suitable cable (not supplied).
Play starts automatically.
Control is via the audio system.
The classifications available are those of
the portable device connected (artists/
albums/genres/playlists/audiobooks/
podcasts).
The default classification used is by
artists. To modify the classification used,
return to the first level of the menu then
select the desired classification (playlists
for example) and confirm to go down
through the menu to the desired track.
The version of software in the audio system
may not be compatible with the generation of
your Apple
® p l aye r.
Information and advice
The system supports USB mass storage
devices, BlackBerry® devices or Apple®
players via USB ports. The adapter cable
is not supplied.
Device management is done by the audio
system controls.
Other peripherals, not recognised on
connection, must be connected to the
auxiliary socket using a Jack cable (not
supplied) or via Bluetooth streaming,
depending on compatibility.
To protect the system, do not use a USB
hub.
The audio equipment will only play audio files
with ".wma", ".aac", ".flac", ".ogg" and ".mp3" file
extensions and with a bitrate of between
32 Kbps and 320 Kbps.
It also supports VBR (Variable Bitrate) mode.
No other file types (.mp4, etc.) can be played.
Files of the ".wma" type should be to the wma
9 standard.
The sampling rates supported are 32, 44 and
48 kHz.
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To avoid any playback or display issues, it is
advisable to create file names that have less
than 20 characters and without using any
special characters (e.g. " ? . ; ù).
Use only USB memory sticks in FAT32 format
(File Allocation Table).It is recommended that the original USB
cable for the portable device be used.
CD player (depending on equipment).
In order to be able to play a burned CDR or
CDRW, select ISO 9660 level 1, 2 or Joliet
standards if possible when burning the CD.
If the disc is burned in another format, it may
not be played correctly.
It is recommended that the same burning
standard be always used on an individual disc,
with the lowest speed possible (4x maximum)
for the best acoustic quality.
In the particular case of a multi-session CD, the
Joliet standard is recommended.Telephone
Pairing a Bluetooth®
telephone
As a safety measure and because it
requires sustained attention by the
driver, the pairing of a Bluetooth mobile
telephone with the Bluetooth hands-free
system of your audio system must be
done with the vehicle stationary and the
ignition on.
Activate the Bluetooth function on the
telephone and ensure that it is "visible to
all" (telephone configuration).
Procedure from the telephone
Select the system name in the list of
devices detected.
In the system, accept the connection request
from the telephone.
To complete the pairing, whichever
procedure used (from the telephone or
from the system), ensure that the code
is the same in the system and in the
telephone.
Procedure from the system
Press Telephone to display the
primary page.
Press " Bluetooth search ".
Or Select "Search".
The list of telephones detected is
displayed.
If the pairing procedure fails, it is
recommended that you deactivate and
then reactivate the Bluetooth function in
your telephone. Select the name of the chosen
telephone in the list.
Connection sharing
The system offers to connect the telephone
with 3 profiles:
-
"Telephone " (hands-free kit, telephone
only),
-
"Streaming " (streaming: wireless playing of
the audio files on the telephone),
-
"Mobile internet data ".
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Activation of the profile; "Mobile internet
data " is obligatory for connected
navigation having first activated sharing of
this connection on your smartphone.
Select one or more profiles.
Press " OK" to confirm.
Depending on the type of telephone, you
may be asked to accept or not the transfer
of your contacts and messages.
Automatic reconnection
On return to the vehicle, if the last
telephone connected is present again,
it is automatically recognised and within
around 30 seconds after switching on the
ignition the pairing is done without any
action on your part, (Bluetooth activated).
To modify the connection profile: Press Telephone to display the
primary page. Press the "
OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Select "Bluetooth connection " to
display the list of paired devices.
Press the "details" button.
Select one or more profiles.
Press " OK" to confirm.
The ability of the system to connect to just
one profile depends on the telephone.
All three profiles may connect by default.
The available services depend on the
network, SIM card, and the devices'
Bluetooth compatibility. Consult your
telephone's manual and your operator to
find out which ser vices are available to
you.
The profiles compatible with the system
are: HFP, OPP, PBAP, A 2DP, AVRCP,
MAP and PAN. Go to the Brand's website for more information
(compatibility, additional help, etc.).
Managing paired telephones
This function allows the connection or
disconnection of a peripheral device as
well as the deletion of a pairing.
Press Telephone to display the
primary page.
Press the " OPTIONS" button to go to the
secondary page.
Select "Bluetooth connection " to
display the list of paired devices.
Press on the name of the telephone
chosen in the list to disconnect it.
Press again to connect it.
Deleting a telephone
Select the basket at top right of the
screen to display a basket alongside
the telephone chosen.
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