audio OPEL AMPERA E 2018.5 Manual user

82Instruments and controlsTraffic sign assistantL displays detected traffic signs as
control indicator.
Traffic sign assistant 3 189.
Door open
The indicator shows if a door, the
bonnet or the tailgate is open. The
symbol changes accordingly.
An additional graphic is shown in the
Driver Information Centre every time
the bonnet or the tailgate are opened.
Driver Information Centre 3 82.
Displays
Driver Information Centre The Driver Information Centre is
located in the instrument cluster.
Driver Information Centre indicates
depending on the equipment:
● overall and trip odometer
● vehicle information
● trip information
● driving economy information ● vehicle and warning messages
● audio and Infotainment information
● phone information
● vehicle settings
Menu pages are indicated by
pressing ] on the steering wheel.
Press { or } to select a menu, press
9 to confirm. Selectable menu pages
are:
● Vehicle info
● Audio
● Phone
● Layout
● Options
Some of the displayed functions differ
when the vehicle is being driven or at
a standstill. Some functions are only
available when the vehicle is at a
standstill.
Selecting menus and functionsThe menus and functions can be
selected via the buttons on the right
side of the steering wheel.

84Instruments and controlsBlank page
Shows a blank page without any
information.
Audio menu
In the main view of the Audio
application, press { or } to scroll
through radio stations or move to the next / previous track of a USB /
Bluetooth ®
device that is connected to
the vehicle.
Press 9 to select the Audio app, then
press [ to enter the Audio menu. In
the Audio menu browse for music,
select from the favourites, or change
the audio source.
Exit the Audio menu by pressing 9
or ].
Phone menu Press 9 to select the Phone
application, then press [ to enter the
Phone menu. In the Phone menu, if
there is no active phone call, view
recent calls, scroll through contacts,
or select from the favourites. If thereis an active call, mute or unmute the
phone or switch to handset or hands
free operation.
Exit the Phone menu by pressing 9
or ].
Layout menu Press 9 while display themes is
displayed. Select Basic, Standard or
Enhanced mode by pressing 9.
Options menu
The following list contains all possible Options menu pages:
● Unit
● Speed warning
● Tyre load
Units
Press [ while units page is displayed.
Select imperial or metric units by
pressing 9.
Speed warning
The speed warning function alerts the
driver when a set speed is exceeded.To set the speed warning, press 9
while the page is displayed. Press
[ and { or } to adjust the value.
Press 9 to set the speed. Once the
speed is set, this feature can be
turned off by pressing 9 while
viewing this page. If the selected
speed limit is exceeded, a pop-up
warning is displayed with a chime.
Tyre load
The tyre pressure category according to the actual tyre inflation pressure
can be selected 3 233.
Press { or } to select a category
Light , Eco or Max .
Press 9 to confirm category.
Help
Provides information about the
gauges which are available in the
different layouts ( Basic, Standard or
Enhanced ).
Open source software
System settings 3 117.

Instruments and controls97Note
The workshop notification function
can be disabled in your account.
The report contains the status of key
operating systems of the vehicle like
propulsion system, airbags, ABS, and
other major systems. It also provides
information on possible maintenance
items and tyre pressure (only with tyre
pressure monitoring system).
To look at the information in greater
detail, select the link within the email and log in to your account.
Destination download
A desired destination can be directly
downloaded to the navigation system.
Press Z to call an advisor and
describe the destination or point of
interest.
The advisor can look up any address
or point of interest and directly send
the destination to the built-in
navigation system.OnStar settings
OnStar PIN
To have full access to all OnStar
services, a four-digit PIN is required.
The PIN has to be personalised when first talking to an advisor.
To change the PIN, press Z to call an
advisor.
Account data
An OnStar subscriber has an account
where all the data is stored. To
request a change of the account
information, press Z and talk to an
advisor or log in to your account.
If the OnStar service is used on
another vehicle, press Z and request
that the account be transferred to the new vehicle.
Note
In any case, if the vehicle is disposed
of, sold or otherwise transferred,
immediately inform OnStar about
the changes and terminate the
OnStar service on this vehicle.Vehicle location
The vehicle location is transmitted to OnStar when service is requested or triggered. A message on the Info
Display informs about this
transmission.
To activate or deactivate the
transmission of the vehicle location,
press and hold j until an audio
message is heard.
The deactivation is indicated by the
status light flashing red and green for a short period of time and each time
the vehicle is started.
Note
If the transmission of the vehicle
location is deactivated, some
services are no longer available.
Note
The vehicle location always remains
accessible to OnStar in the case of
an emergency.
Find the privacy policy in your
account.

106Infotainment systemInfotainment systemIntroduction................................ 106
General information .................106
Theft-deterrent feature ............107
Control elements overview ......108
Usage ...................................... 110
Basic operation .......................... 113
Tone settings ........................... 115
Volume settings .......................116
System settings .......................117
Radio ......................................... 120
Usage ...................................... 120
Station search ......................... 121
Radio data system ...................123
Digital audio broadcasting .......124
External devices ........................126
General information .................126
Playing audio ........................... 128
Displaying pictures ..................130
Playing movies ........................ 131
Using smartphone applications ............................ 132
Speech recognition ....................133
General information .................133
Usage ...................................... 133Phone........................................ 134
General information .................134
Bluetooth connection ...............134
Emergency call ........................136
Operation ................................. 137
Mobile phones and CB radio equipment ............................... 140Introduction
General information
The Infotainment system provides
you with state-of-the-art in-car
Infotainment.
Using radio tuner functions, you can
listen to a great number of different
radio stations.
You can connect external data
storage devices to the Infotainment
system as further audio sources,
either via cable or via Bluetooth.
The Infotainment system is equipped
with a phone portal that allows for
comfortable and safe use of your
mobile phone in the vehicle.
You can also operate specific
smartphone applications via the
Infotainment system.
Optionally, the Infotainment system
can be operated using the touch
screen and buttons on the control
panel, the controls on the steering wheel, or - if provided by your mobile
phone - via speech recognition.

110Infotainment system2Five-way controller
Press buttons: operate
menus on the Driver
Information Centre ................82
3 n
Press: end / decline call ......137
or deactivate speech recognition .......................... 133
or activate / deactivate
mute function ...................... 110
Press FAV n or FAV o to display
the favourites list and choose one of
the favourites stored.
Press the buttons behind the steering wheel on the right side to adjust the
volume.
Usage
Control elements
The Infotainment system can be
operated in different ways.
Inputs are made optionally via:
● the central control unit in the control panel 3 108
● the touch screen 3 113
● audio controls on the steering wheel 3 108
● the speech recognition 3 133
Switching the Infotainment
system on or off
The Infotainment system is switched
on automatically when the vehicle is turned on. After switching on, the last selected Infotainment source
becomes active.
Automatic switch-off
If the Infotainment system has been
switched on by pressing X while the
vehicle is switched off, it will switch off again automatically 10 minutes after
the last user input.
Low power mode
To save high voltage battery power, a
low power mode is available.
If desired, you may turn the display off while the sound remains active.

112Infotainment system
Audio
Select Audio to open the main menu
of the last selected audio mode.
Select Source on the screen to
display the source list.To change to another audio mode:
touch one of the items in the list.
For a detailed description of: ● Radio functions 3 120
● External devices ( USB,
Bluetooth , iPod , AUX ) 3 128
Gallery
Select Gallery to open the picture and
movie menu for files stored on a USB device.
Select y or z to display the picture
or movie menu. Select the desired
picture or movie file to show the
respective item on the display.For a detailed description of:
● Picture functions 3 130
● Movie functions 3 131
Phone
Before the phone portal can be used, a connection has to be established
between the Infotainment system and
the mobile phone.
For a detailed description of
preparing and establishing a
Bluetooth connection between the Infotainment system and a mobile
phone 3 134.

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Select the desired layout. The layout
is changed.
If you select Custom layout , a screen
for custom layout settings is
displayed.
Touch the different screen areas and design the layout as desired.
Quick-jumping to the Audio or
Phone menu
Using the w symbol displayed in the
top line of some menus, you may
directly jump to the main menu of the
active audio source.When a phone call is active and the
phone screen is not displayed, a
quick-jump phone icon is displayed to directly jump to the phone main
menu.
Tone settings In the tone settings menu, the tone
characteristics can be set. The menu
may be accessed from each audio
main menu.
To open the tone settings menu,
select Menu and then activate the
Audio settings tab. Select Tone
settings to display the respective
menu.Bass
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the deep frequencies of the
audio sources.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.
Mid
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the midrange frequencies
of the audio source.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.

116Infotainment systemTreble
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the high frequencies of the
audio sources.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.
Balance and fader
Use the illustration at the right side of
the menu to adjust balance and fader.
To define the point in the passenger
compartment where the sound is at its
highest level, touch the
corresponding point in the illustration.
Equaliser mode Use this setting to optimise the tonefor the style of music, e.g. Rock or
Classical .
Activate the desired sound style. If
you choose Custom, you can
manually adjust the tone settings.
BOSE premium audio
If the system is equipped with BOSE
premium audio, only two equaliser
settings are available.Activate Talk if you want the tone
settings to be adjusted automatically. Activate Custom if you want to adjust
the tone settings manually.
Volume settings
Maximum startup volume
Press p and then select 1 in the top
left corner of the screen to display the application overview screen.
Select Settings , Radio settings and
then Maximum start-up volume .
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.
Speed compensated volume The volume can be automatically
adjusted according to the speed
noise level of the vehicle.
Press p and then select 1 in the top
left corner of the screen to display the application overview screen.
Select Audio and then activate the
desired audio source. Select Menu
and activate the Audio settings tab.
Select Auto volume to display the
respective submenu.To adjust the degree of volume
adaptation, select one of the options
in the list.
Off : no enhancement of volume with
increasing vehicle speed.
High : maximum enhancement of
volume with increasing vehicle
speed.
Audible touch feedback function
If the audible touch feedback function
is activated, each touch of a screen
button or menu item is indicated by a
beeping sound.
Press p and then select 1 in the top
left corner of the screen to display the application overview screen.
Select Settings and then scroll
through the list to Audible touch
feedback .

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Touch the screen button next to
Audible touch feedback to activate or
deactivate the function.
Audio Cues Audio cues are short sound effects
indicating certain system actions.
Configuration
Press p and then select 1 in the top
left corner of the screen to display the application overview screen.
Select Settings and then Radio
settings . Activate or deactivate Audio
Cues .
Audio Cues Volume
Press p and then select 1 in the top
left corner of the screen to display the application overview screen.
Select Settings and then Radio
settings . Select Audio Cues Volume
to display the respective submenu.
Adjust the volume as desired.
Note
The Audio Cues Volume setting is
only available if Audio Cues is
activated.
Volume of traffic announcements
To adjust the volume of traffic
announcements, set the desired
volume while a traffic announcement
is given out by the system. The
respective setting is then stored by
the system.
System settings The following settings concern the
whole system. All other settings are
described by theme in the respective
chapters of this manual.Time and date settings
Press p and then select 1 in the top
left corner of the screen to display the application overview screen.
Select Settings and then Time and
date to display the respective
submenu.
Auto set
To choose whether time and date are to be set automatically or manually,
select Auto set .
For time and date to be set
automatically, select On - RDS.

120Infotainment systemTo start a software update, select
Software Update . For a detailed
description on software updates
3 258.
To display a menu with further
settings, select Update Preferences .
If Download New Updates in
Background is activated, software
updates are downloaded
automatically by the system without specific notification. If Download New
Updates in Background is
deactivated, a message might be
displayed before an update is carried out. Activate or deactivate the
function as desired.
Vehicle settings Vehicle personalisation 3 91.Radio
Usage
Activation of the radio function Press p and then select 1 in the top
left corner of the screen to display the application overview screen.
Select Audio. The audio main menu
last selected is displayed.
Select Source .
Select the desired waveband.
The station last played in the selected waveband will be received.
Audio menu
Select Menu to display the audio
menu.
To return from the audio menu to the
audio main screen, select Now
playing .
Current station information From the FM or DAB main screen,
select Menu and then activate the
Browse audio tab.
To display additional information on
the station currently playing, select
Current station information .