Seat Exeo ST 2012 MEDIA SYSTEM E
Manufacturer: SEAT, Model Year: 2012, Model line: Exeo ST, Model: Seat Exeo ST 2012Pages: 167, PDF Size: 5.48 MB
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INFO (Traffic information)
150
NoteImportant announcements (e.g. car travelling in wrong direction) are put 
through even if the TMC announcement function is not on.
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CAR (vehicle settings)151
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CAR, SETUPCAR (vehicle settings)IntroductionSelecting CAR function– Press the   function button  ⇒page 9. The main Car menu or 
the menu for the  Version function will be displayed.If you select the Ve rsi o n  function in the main Car menu, the hardware and 
software status for the “SEAT Media System E” will be displayed.
Note
If you press the   button within the Car function, you can programme 
sound and tuning settings and adjust the brightness of the display.
Software update
CARSETUP
Fig. 191  Display open: 
Navigation drive DVDFig. 192  Display: Soft-
ware update
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CAR (vehicle settings)
152
– Press the   button   ⇒ page 151, fig. 191 to fold open the 
display.
– Check whether there is already a DVD or CD in the drive. If there  is a DVD or CD in the drive, press the eject button and remove it 
⇒page 24.
– Insert the up-to-date navigation DVD into the drive, keeping it  level (printed side faces up). Hold the navigation DVD at the 
centre hole and at the outer ri m. The navigation DVD will be 
drawn into the drive automatically. The update will start automat-
ically  ⇒page 151, fig. 192 .
– Switch the navigation system on manually  ⇒page 4 once the 
update has been completed.When it is inserted the navigation DVD will first be checked. When the check 
has been completed you can monitor the progress of the software update by 
means of the graph shown in the display ⇒ page 151, fig. 192. The graph will 
show approx. 10% ⇒ page 151, fig. 192 while it is deleting the old software. 
Once the software update has been completed the navigation system will re-
start automatically. If necessary the audio software will then also be updated. 
The display will show a message. When the complete software update has 
been finalised the navigation system will be switched off. Switch the naviga-
tion system on manually ⇒ page 4.
Note
•Switch on the engine before you start the update in order to avoid 
draining the battery.•When you insert the DVD for the first time, new software for the navigation 
system will automatically be installed.
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SETUP153
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SETUPIntroductionGeneral safety precautionsWe recommend that you only make adjustments to the system configuration 
while the vehicle is stationary. In this way you can be sure that you will not 
be unnecessarily distracted from the traffic when reading the messages on 
the display. Please note  ⇒page 6, “Notes on road safety”.Selecting system setup functionIn addition to the main setup menus for the individual main func-
tions, the Settings , Sound  and Display  submenus are available for 
adjusting system settings. These setup submenus are the same for 
all of the main functions. – Press the   button 
⇒page 9 in addition to any other main 
function button that is already activated. The Setup main menu 
corresponding to that function (e.g. Radio) will appear in the 
display  ⇒fig. 193 .
– While in the Setup main menu, press any one of the control  buttons  ⇒page 9 to call up the corresponding submenu (e.g. 
radio  to   ⇒fig. 193 ).
The setup menu operates in conjunction with a function button already 
pressed  ⇒page 9 and opens additional menu items for the main Radio, CD, 
MP3 and Navigation functions. By pressing the control buttons, the Setup 
submenus  Settings, Sound  and Display  are opened ⇒fig. 193. These Setup 
submenus are always the same, regardless of the setup menu of the main 
function you are in.
Fig. 193  Display: Radio 
setup menu
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SETUP
154The following submenus are available in the Setup function:
Note
Additional menu options can be called up for each main function. These are 
listed in the Setup main menu. You can, for example, set the traffic 
programmes in the  RADIO SETUP function ⇒page 42.
Settings control buttonSetting the menu language
Display texts can be shown in different languages.–Press the  Settings control button in the Setup menu.
– Select  Menu language  ⇒fig. 194 .
– Select the desired menu language.The display texts for the navigation system and the instrument panel display 
will appear in the language you have selected. The language for the audible 
navigation commands are also changed.
The following languages can be selected:•German•English•French•Italian•Dutch
Control button
functions
⇒ page 153, fig. 193
Setup submenus
Settings
Menu language
Distance unit 
Time setting
Default settings
Speech command system
Delete user data
Sound
⇒ page 59
Balance
Fader
Treble
Bass
DSP
Volume settings
Display
Switch off display
Brightness
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Fig. 194  Setup: Menu 
language settings
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SETUP155
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•Spanish•PortugueseNote
•You can only select the menu language when the vehicle is stationary. The 
option is greyed out when driving and cannot be selected.Setting the distance unit (km/miles)– Press the  Settings control button in the Setup menu.
–Select  Distance unit .
– Select either  km or miles .Setting the time
Time of date and date can be adjusted through this function.
Setting the time format
–Press the Settings  control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Time settings  ⇒page 154, fig. 194 .
– Select Time format  ⇒ fig. 195 .
– Select 24h  or 12h .
Setting the date format
–Press the Settings  control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Time setting  ⇒page 154, fig. 194 .
– Select Date format  ⇒ fig. 195 .
– Select the option  DD.MM for the “day/month” format or  MM/DD 
for the “month/day” format.The instrument panel acts as the source for the time and date display.
Should the instrument panel not be be available as a source for the settings, 
the time and date can be received via GPS. In this case the menu option  Time 
source  will show GPS. The GPS time can be adjusted via the menu option  GMT 
+/- .
Note
If the instrument panel source is not available, please contact a dealer or 
other qualified workshop.
Fig. 195  Setup: Setting 
the time format (24h)
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SETUP
156Factory settings
Settings can be reset to default factory settings in this func-
tion.– Press the  Settings control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Default settings  ⇒page 154, fig. 194.
–Confirm  Reset system to factory presets?  with Ye s. The settings 
(e.g. navigation* setup and route criteria*) are reset to default 
settings.User data is  not deleted.Deleting user data
You can delete user data from the navigation system.– Press the  Settings control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Delete user data  ⇒page 154, fig. 194 .
–Confirm  Are you sure you want to delete all user data?  with Ye s. 
User data (e.g. directory data, last destinations, radio memory 
list) will be deleted.
Display control buttonSwitch off displaySwitch off the display
–Press the  Display control button in the Setup menu.
– Select  Switch off display  ⇒ fig. 196 . The display is switched off, 
the navigation systems remain on.
Switch on the display
– Press or rotate the control knob  ⇒page 9 or
– Press a function selector button  ⇒page 9, or
–Press the   ⇒ page 9 button or 
 ⇒ page 5 button to 
switch the display back on.Fig. 196  Setup: Switch 
off the display
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Brightness
You can set display brightness manually.– Press the  Display control button in the Setup menu.
–Select  Brightness  ⇒ page 156, fig. 196.
– Rotate the control knob to change the brightness of the display  ⇒fig. 197 .The brightness of the display adjusts automatically to ambient light. In addi-
tion, the brightness of the display can be adjusted with the general instru-
ment lighting settings and the Brightness  function in the navigation system.
Note
For further information on how to adjust the instrument lighting settings, 
please refer to the Owner's Manual.
Fig. 197  Setup: 
Adjusting the brightness 
of the display
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
158Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)EmergenciesCategory
What's wrong if...
Solution
Handling: 
General infor-
mation
the system does not respond to entries?
A simple reset procedure will quickly restore normal operation in the event of a system crash 
⇒ page 11.
you change the main function but the main 
menu is not displayed?
Press the function selector button again and the main menu will be displayed  ⇒page 9.
Radio
you select a radio station on the MW or LW 
band from the memory list and there is no 
reception?
The radio station list in the MW and LW bands is static and must be updated manually to the 
current reception status  ⇒page 37. This means that the stations are listed even if you are not 
currently able to receive them.
you have selected  All filters in the "PTY Filter" 
function but not all stations are displayed?
Some radio stations are not displayed because they do not transmit a PTY signal. If you deacti-
vate all PTY filters, all available radio stations will be shown in the station list  ⇒page 45.
CD
MP3
the “Random” function will not start?
The Random function depends on the settings for the  Repeat function  ⇒page 52 or 
⇒ page 55.
NAME (Direc-
tory)
only the data field  Surname can be selected in 
the directory and the remaining data fields are 
shown greyed-out?
Before all the data fields can be accessed, the Surname first has to be entered in the directory 
⇒ page 64.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)159
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Navigation 
system
you are not shown the destination entry 
screen with the final destination?
The Route with stopover  function is on. Select the  Route without stopover item has been set 
using the control knob in the  Route function, the screen for entering the destination will 
appear with a final destination ⇒ page 120.
the navigation system does not calculate 
route detours, although there has been a traf-
fic jam reported on the current route?
Either the dynamic navigation function has not been activated  ⇒page 121 or the calculated 
detour to avoid the traffic jam would take longer than estimated waiting time in the traffic jam. 
Another possibility is that there are no TMC traffic announcements available for your route.
you cannot leave the active side menu?
Press the   button to leave the side menu  ⇒page 125.
the system does not find any special destina-
tions along the route?
The system is able to find special destinations which are located directly on or in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the calculated route. If there are no special destinations along the next section of 
your route you can also search using the option  In immediate vicinity ⇒ page 110.
the instrument panel display does not show 
the on-board computer which was it was last 
set to, but is now displaying the compass/ 
street name?
You can deactivate the display of the compass or current road/street in Setup Navigation 
⇒page 138.
INFO
you can see TMC traffic announcements on 
the display but cannot hear them?
You can activate the function by selecting  TMC announcement in Setup Info ⇒page 149.
you call up the TMC function  Show on map 
⇒ page 144 but the map display does not 
show any arrows/symbols indicating a traffic 
obstruction?
Select the  Map contents  function in the navigation setup menu, rotate the control knob to 
select  TMC announcements  and the arrows/symbols will appear on the map  ⇒page 134.
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What's wrong if...
Solution
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