phone VAUXHALL INSIGNIA 2017.5 Infotainment system
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Basic operation23Select Change Contacts List  on the
right side of the screen. A list of all contact sources available is
displayed. The currently active
contacts list is marked with  9.
Select the desired contacts list. The
respective list is displayed.
Notice
The system remembers a list chosen within an application. When re-
entering the contacts list from this
application, the list previously
selected is redisplayed.
Using the contacts list
To display a contacts list, press  ;,
activate the phone or navigation
application and then select
CONTACTS  in the interaction
selector bar.
Navigation application:
Phone application:
To display the contact details view,
select one of the entries from the list.
The contact details view may
comprise:
● first name and last name● several phone numbers
● several email addresses
● several addresses (e.g. home and work)
● in the vehicle contacts list: category entry 
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24Basic operation● in the vehicle contacts list: notesfield
● for POI entries: information on business hours, menu (e.g.
restaurant), prices etc.
Notice
The data is ordered depending on
the application active, e.g. in the
phone application, the phone
numbers are displayed first.
Select the desired entry.
Adding new contacts
To add information from the
application menus to the vehicle
contacts list, open the respective
application.
Navigation application: Select or
enter a destination  3 49. The
destination details view is displayed.
Select  Save. A menu is displayed.
Phone application: Select  RECENT.
Select  w beside the phone number
you wish to add to the contacts list. A menu is displayed.
Select one of the options.
Create New Contact
A data category selection menu is displayed.
Select the respective data category
for the information you wish to store,
e.g. work address or mobile phone.
The contact details view is displayed.
Notice
The data categories presented in the new menu correspond to the
information you wish to store, e.g. if
the information to be stored is an
address, only address types are
presented in the list.Complete the entry and select  Save
to save the contact.Add to Existing Contact
The vehicle contacts list is displayed. Select the desired contact.
The contact details view is displayed with the information to be added
shown separately on the right side of
the screen.
Select the respective data category
for the information you wish to store,
e.g. work address or mobile phone.
If you choose an existing data
category, the existing information is
overwritten.
Select  Save to save the new
information.
Editing contacts
To edit a contact, open the vehicle
contacts list. Select the desired
contact entry in the vehicle contacts
list.
Select  Edit Contact  on the right side
of the screen. 
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Basic operation25
The editing view is displayed.
Modifying information
Select the field you wish to modify.
Depending on the field selected, the
keyboard or keypad is displayed.
Enter your changes  3 17.
Select  Save in the contact details
view to save your changes.
Adding new information
Select the field where you wish to
enter additional information.
If you wish to create a new field for a
data category already existing, e.g. a
second mobile phone number, select
w  in the respective data field.
Notice
The  w screen button is only
displayed if it is possible to add more information for that data category.
Depending on the field selected, the
keyboard or keypad is displayed
3  17.
Enter the new data and select the
screen button in front of the entry
field.
Select  Save in the contact details
view to save your changes.
Deleting contacts
Deleting a single contact
To delete a single contact, open the
vehicle contacts list. Select the
desired contact entry in the vehicle
contacts list.
Select  Edit Contact  on the right side
of the screen.
To delete the contact entry and all
associated information, select
Delete . A confirmation message is
displayed.
Confirm the message. The entry is
deleted.Delete the whole vehicle contacts list
To delete the whole vehicle contacts
list, open the vehicle contacts list.
Select  Change Contacts List  on the
right side of the screen. A list of all available contacts sources is
displayed. The currently active
contacts list is marked with  9.
Select the ─ screen button next to Vehicle . A confirmation message is
displayed.
Confirm the message to delete the list.
Sorting the contacts lists By default, the lists are ordered
alphabetically by first name. If there is
no first name available, the last name
is taken instead. If there is no first or
last name, one of the first characters
entered is used as sorting criteria.
The sorting order may be changed if
first name and last name are stored in
two different fields.
To change the sorting order, select
Sort .
Choose the desired sorting order.
The list is resorted accordingly. 
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Basic operation29DisplayPress  ; and select  SETTINGS on
the home screen.
Scroll through the list and select
Display .
Mode
Select  Mode to enter the respective
submenu.
Depending on the external lighting
conditions, select  Day or Night .
If you select  Auto, the system
automatically adjusts the display.
Calibrate Touchscreen
Select  Calibrate Touchscreen  to
enter the respective submenu.
Follow the instructions on the screen,
touching the respective points
indicated. The touch screen is
calibrated.
Turn Display Off
Select  Turn Display Off  to turn off the
display.
To turn the display back on, touch the touch screen or press a button on the
control panel.
Return to Factory Settings
Press  ; and select  SETTINGS on
the home screen.
Scroll through the list and select
Return to Factory Settings .
Restore Vehicle Settings
Select  Restore Vehicle Settings  to
restore all vehicle personalisation
settings. A warning message is
displayed.
Select  Restore . The settings are
reset.
Clear All Private Data
Select  Clear All Private Data  to delete
the following data:
● paired Bluetooth devices● stored phone books
● vehicle contacts list
● destination lists
● favourites
A warning message is displayed.
Select  Delete. The data is deleted. 
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36External devicesExternal devicesGeneral information.....................36
Playing audio ............................... 37
Playing movies ............................. 38
Using smartphone applications ...39
Using apps ................................... 39General information
A USB port for the connection of
external devices is located in the
centre console.
Notice
The USB port must always be kept
clean and dry.
USB port
An MP3 player, USB device or
smartphone can be connected to the
USB port.
The Infotainment system can play
music files and movies contained in
these devices.
When connected to the USB port, the devices mentioned above can be
operated via the controls and menus
of the Infotainment system.
Notice
Not all auxiliary devices are
supported by the Infotainment
system. Check the compatibility list
on our website.
Connecting/disconnecting a device
Connect the USB device to the USB
port.Notice
If a non-readable USB device is
connected, a corresponding error
message appears and the
Infotainment system automatically
switches to the previous function.
To disconnect the USB device, select
another function and then remove the USB storage device.Caution
Avoid disconnecting the device
during playback. This may
damage the device or the
Infotainment system.
Bluetooth
Devices which support the Bluetooth
music profiles A2DP and AVRCP can be connected wirelessly to the
Infotainment system.
The Infotainment system can play
music files contained in these
devices.
Connecting/disconnecting a device
For a detailed description on the
Bluetooth connection  3 67. 
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External devices39Alternatively, move the slider on the
time bar.
Video menu
To display the video menu, select
MENU  in the interaction selector bar.
Using smartphone applications
The phone projection applications
Apple CarPlay™ and Android™ Auto
display selected apps from your
smartphone on the Infotainment
screen and allow their operation
directly via the Infotainment controls.
Check with the device's manufacturer
if this function is compatible with your smartphone and if this application is
available in the country you are in.
Preparing the smartphone
Android phone: Download the
Android Auto app to your smartphone from the Google Play™ Store.
iPhone ®
: Make sure Siri ®
 is activated
on your smartphone.Activating phone projection in the
settings menu
Press  ; and then select  SETTINGS
on the home screen.
Scroll through the list and select
Apple CarPlay  or Android Auto  to
display a submenu.
Make sure the respective application
is activated.
To display a list of all devices
registered for this function, select
Manage Devices .
Connecting the mobile phone Connect the smartphone to the USBport  3 36.
Starting phone projection To start the phone projection function,
press  ; and then select
PROJECTION .
Notice
If the application is recognised by
the Infotainment system, the
application icon may change to
Apple CarPlay  or Android Auto .To start the function, you can
alternatively press and hold  ; for a
few seconds.
The phone projection screen
displayed depends on your
smartphone and software version.
Returning to the Infotainment
screen
Press  ;.
Using apps Via the  SHOP application, external
apps can be downloaded to the
Infotainment system.
User registration
When first starting the SHOP
application, a user registration is
required.
Press  ; and then select  SHOP.
Follow the instructions on the screen: 1. Start the registration process.
2. Enter your first and last name. 
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40External devices3. Choose your country.
4. Accept the terms of use and privacy notice.
Notice
To read the terms of use and/or the
privacy notice, display the text on the
screen or send it to your email
account.
When the registration process is
completed, the app shop main page
is displayed.
Notice
The apps in the app shop can only
be downloaded if the Infotainment
system is connected to the internet.
Internet connection
An internet connection is required
either via the in-vehicle OnStar Wi-Fi
hotspot or an external device, e.g.
smartphone.
Press  ; and then select  SETTINGS.
Select  Wi-Fi to display the Wi-Fi
menu.
Make sure that  Wi-Fi is activated.
Select  Manage Wi-Fi Networks  to
display a submenu for internet
connections. Select  Add OtherNetwork to establish a new
connection. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Downloading an app Before the external apps can be used
on the Infotainment system, they
have to be downloaded.
Press  ; and then select  SHOP.
Choose the browse tab to gain
access to all apps available for
download. Select the desired app to
display its main page and then start
the download process.
Notice
Apps which have been downloaded
to the Infotainment system are also
accessible via the home screen.
Starting an app
Press  ;, scroll the home screen
pages if required and then select the
downloaded app you want to start.
Notice
Depending on the app downloaded,
a registration might be required
when first starting the app.
Deleting an app
Press  ; and then select  SHOP. To
gain access to all downloaded apps, choose the tab for apps already
downloaded. Select the desired app
to display its main page and then start
the deletion process.
The application is deleted from the
Infotainment system. 
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48Navigationuser defined POIs can be
downloaded to the Infotainment
system.
For each POI, you need to define the GPS coordinates (longitude and
latitude values) of the respective
location and a descriptive name.
After downloading the POI data to the Infotainment system, you will find the
respective POIs as selectable
destinations in the  My POIs menu,
see "POIs entry" in chapter
"Destination input"  3 49.
Creating a text file with POI data
Create a text file (e.g. by using a
simple text editor software) with an arbitrary name and the file
extension  .poi, e.g. "TomsPOIs.poi".
Notice
Character encoding  UTF-8
(Unicode) must be selected when
storing the text file. Otherwise the
POI data may not be imported
correctly to the system.
Enter the POI data into the text file in
the following format:
Longitude coordinate, Latitude
coordinate, "Name of POI",
"Additional information", "Phone
number"
Example:
7.0350000, 50.6318040, "Michaels
Home", "Bonn, Hellweg 6",
"02379234567" , see illustration
above.
The GPS coordinates must be
expressed in decimal degrees and
can be taken, e.g., from a
topographical map.
The additional information and phone
number strings are optional. If, e.g., no additional information is required,
"" must be entered at the respective
position.
Example:
7.0350000, 50.6318040, "Michaels
Home", "", "02379234567" .
The POI name and the additional
information string may not exceed
60 characters each. The phone
number string may not exceed
30 characters.
The POI data of each destination address must be entered in a single
separate line, see illustration above.
Storing the POI data on a USB drive In the root directory of a USB drive,
create a folder named " myPOIs",
e.g. "F:\myPOIs", where "F:\" is the
root directory of the USB drive.
In the "myPOIs" folder, store the text
file with your POIs, e.g. "F:\myPOIs
\TomsPOIs.poi". 
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Navigation55New destinationTo set a new destination, you may
cancel route guidance to the current
destination and then enter a new
destination. Or you may directly enter
a new destination.
While under active route guidance,
select  DESTINATION  in the
interaction selector bar of the map
view.
Alternatively, touch the arrow symbol
indicating your next turning
manoeuvre on the right side of the
screen to display the route guidance
menu. Select  DESTINATION  in the
interaction selector bar of the route
guidance menu.
Enter or select a new address.
Select  Go. You are prompted with a
message.
Select  Set New Destination . The
route is recalculated and the new
destination is set.
Calling a destination
After entering a destination and
before starting route guidance, the
destination details view is displayed.To initiate a phone call to the selected location, select  Call.
Notice
The  Call screen button is only
available if a phone number is stored
for the respective location.
Storing destinations
Contacts entry
After entering a destination and
before starting route guidance, the
destination details view is displayed.
To save the respective destination in
the contacts list, select  Save. For a
detailed description on how to save
an address in the contacts list  3 22.
Notice
The  Save  screen button is only
available if the address has not yet been stored in the system.
Favourite
Favourites may be stored from almost
all screen views.
For a detailed description on how to store destination favourites  3 18.Guidance
Route guidance is provided by the
navigation system through visual
instructions and voice prompts (voice guidance).Visual instructions
Visual instructions are provided on
the displays.Navigation voice prompts
Navigation voice prompts announce
which direction to follow, when
approaching an intersection at which
you need to turn.
To activate the voice prompts
function and set the volume, see
"Navigation voice settings" below. 
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56NavigationStarting and cancelling route
guidance
Starting route guidance
To start route guidance to a new
destination chosen, select  Go in the
destination details view.
To directly start route guidance to the last destination chosen, select
MENU  in the interaction selector bar
and then select  Resume to.
Route guidance to the last destination selected is restarted.
Cancelling route guidance
To cancel route guidance, you may
optionally:
● Touch  x on the navigation map
screen.
● Select  MENU in the interaction
selector bar and then select
Cancel Route .
● Touch the arrow symbol indicating your next turning
manoeuvre on the right side of
the screen to display the route
guidance menu.Select  END in the interaction
selector bar.
Navigation voice settings
Mute
To temporarily mute the output of
navigation voice prompts, select  y on
the left side of the map screen. The
icon changes to  z.
To unmute the system, select  z
again.
Voice prompts
Select  MENU in the interaction
selector bar and then select
Navigation Voice Preferences  to
display the respective submenu.
If  Voice Prompts - On  is set,
navigation voice prompts are read out
by the system during active route
guidance.
Set  Voice Prompts - On  or Voice
Prompts - Off .
If set to  Off, no navigation voice
prompts are provided by the system.Voice prompts during phone calls
Select  MENU in the interaction
selector bar and then select
Navigation Voice Preferences  to
display the respective submenu.
Select  Prompts During Phone Calls .
If  On  is selected, navigation voice
prompts are also read out during phone calls.
If  Off  is selected, no voice prompts
are given out. If  Beeps is selected, a
beep sounds instead of the
announcement.
Volume
To adjust the volume of the voice
prompts, select ─ or  w.
Information on traffic incidents Traffic list
To display a list of traffic incidents
close to the current location of the
vehicle, press  ; and select
TRAFFIC .