SKODA OCTAVIA 2019 Owner´s Manual

Setting the Infotainment hotspot
The Infotainment hotspot is factory set.
The setting can be changed in menu item 

Connecting the Infotainment system to the hotspot of the external device

CAUTIONTo establish the connection, it is necessary that the date and time in Infotain-
ment are set correctly. If the date and time setting is based on the GPS signal,
then problems may arise with establishing a connection with a poor GPS signal
reception.
Note

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If route guidance is taking place at this moment in Infotainment, then there
is the option to start the route guidance in the “Android Auto” application. And
vice versa, if route guidance is currently taking place in the “Android Auto”
application, then there is the possibility that this will be terminated by the
start of route guidance by the Infotainment system.
main menu
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Android Auto: Main menu
Main menu

If route guidance is taking place at this moment using Infotainment, then this
is terminated by starting the route guidance in the “Apple CarPlay” application. And vice versa, if route guidance is currently taking place in the “Apple
CarPlay” application, then this will be terminated by the start of route guid-
ance by the Infotainment system.
Note
Some phone features of the connected external device can be operated in the
display of the instrument cluster

Main menu

Connecting to Infotainment
The mobile telephone can be connected to the Infotainment system using the
SmartLink function or via WLAN.
Connection by SmartLink

If no GPS satellite signal is available, no values are displayed.
Navigation data
Navigation data source Columbus
The navigation data is stored in the Infotainment memory.
Navigation data source Amundsen
The navigation data is stored on an Original SD Card.
In order to ensure the function of the navigation, the Original SD card, with the
navigation data, must be inserted in the respective slot in the external module

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Navigation: Main menu