How to set up Wi-Fi in your infotainment system

In order to activate your 60-day free trial for Connected Services, you have to connect your infotainment system to a Wi-Fi™ hotspot. To turn on the Wi-Fi™ in your infotainment system, and then to connect to a hotspot, please follow the steps described below.

1. Select the Settings menu in the infotainment system’s head unit.
2. Select the Devices tab, and select the Network management icon.
3. Turn on the Wi-Fi^™.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi^™ hotspot

Upon turning on the Wi-Fi^™, a list with the available networks is displayed. The list contains the network’s name, its security type and its signal strength.

If there is no available network, you can create a Wi-Fi^™ hot spot with your phone (please refer to phone’s owner’s manual for instructions), and then select it from the available networks list within the devices menu. The system can be connected to any available Wi-Fi^™ hotspot.

1. To connect to a hotspot, please select the desired network, then
2. Select Password.
3. Enter the password (note that passwords are case sensitive).
4. Select Connect to <network name>.

When the connection to a Wi-Fi^™ network is successful, the icon is displayed at the top right corner of the screen. This icon is also indicating signal strength.

The icon is displayed next to the network name currently connected.

Once a Wi-Fi^™ connection has been made, the car will automatically connect to that network whenever it is available.

If the connection to a network is lost, connection to another available network is automatic.

Setting up a Wi-Fi^™ hotspot manually

If there is no available network in the list when connecting to Wi-Fi^™ for the first time, you can add a network manually.

 

To do so, please follow the steps below.

1. Select the Other Network icon.
2. Select the Name (SSID) icon: the keyboard is displayed on the screen.
3. Type in the name of the network.
4. Select OK.
5. Select the Security Options icon and select a security type.
6. Select the Password icon to type in the password.
7. Click OK.
8. Finally, select the Connect to icon to connect to the network.

Once a Wi-Fi^™ connection has been made, the car will automatically connect to that network whenever it is available.

If the connection to a network is lost, connection to another available network is automatic.

Upon connecting to a Wi-Fi^™ network for the first time, and upon accessing the navigation menu, the system will ask you to confirm that you are authorize the usage of Wi-Fi^™ for data.

Using Connected Services

Local Search – The Local Search Connected Service allows you to search for points of interest from a large, online database. Here is how you can use this feature.

1. Select New Destination (represented by a flag) from the bottom menu.
2. Select Local Search.
3. Type a text to search for, such as “Hospital”.
4. Select an entry from the list to display its details.
5. Upon selecting a place from the list, you will see its exact address, its coordinates, and its situation on the map.
6. You can choose Navigate to in order to set it as destination. You can also see the Places Nearby, you can add the place to your favorites (Add to favorites), and you can consult real-time weather with the Weather option.

Online Traffic – The Online Traffic Connected Service gives you real-time information about traffic flow that might affect your route. Here is how to use this feature.

1. Select Navigation from the Home screen or push the NAV button.
2. Open the bottom menu and select Settings.
3. Select Connected Settings.
4. Ensure Online Traffic is selected.
5. Go back to Settings.
6. Select Traffic Settings. Alternatively, this menu can be reached by pressing the button in the bottom menu and selecting Traffic, then selecting Traffic Settings.
7. Again, ensure that Online Traffic is selected here as well.

Having done these steps, live traffic will be visible when planning a route or while navigating to a destination.

You can view current traffic conditions by pressing the button in the bottom menu and selecting Traffic.

The traffic screen summarizes the events that might affect your route and gives you an estimate of the delay these may cause.

You can list the traffic events (grouped by event type) that might affect your route with the Show all events button.

You can also select an individual traffic event and display it on the map.

You can select Current Traffic Overview to view the current traffic conditions around you. You will see that the street segments are color-coded according to their traffic conditions. Green color represents a free traffic flow, while dark red means queuing traffic.

When live traffic is active and a route is set, detours can be offered if there is traffic along the route. If an alternative route becomes available, a notification will show on-screen asking if you wish to re-route around the incident and the time this could save you. To adjust the detour notification sensitivity or automatically accept detours, adjust the options within the traffic settings menu.

Online Weather – The Online Weather service gives you real-time information about the weather that might affect your route. Here is how to use this feature.

1. Select Navigation from the Home screen or push the NAV button.
2. Open the bottom menu and select Settings.
3. Select Connected Settings.
4. Ensure Auto Download Weather is selected.
5. Live weather will be visible when planning a route or by accessing the Weather option within the navigation information menu, by pressing the button on the bottom menu.
6. Then selecting Weather.
7. You will then have the option to search for weather around your current position, along your route, at your destination or in a specific town.
8. The Show Weather Along the Route button lists the current weather along your planned route.

Fuel Prices – The Fuel Prices feature gives you real-time information about fuel prices in your area or along a planned route. To use this feature, please follow the steps below.

1. Select Navigation from the Home screen or push the NAV button.
2. Open the bottom menu and select Settings.
3. Select Connected Settings.
4. In the Download Fuel Types section, select up to two fuel types. Please note that selecting more than two fuel types at the same time is not possible.
5. Fuel prices will be accessible within the navigation information menu by pressing the button on the bottom menu.
6. And then selecting Fuel Prices.
7. You will then have the option to search for gas stations in a specific town, along your route, around current position, or around your destination.
8. After selecting a search method, you will be given a list of gas stations to choose from. The list contains the price of the fuel type you have specified in the Settings menu.
9. You can click on an item in the list to see its details, and you can set the station as a destination as well with the Navigate to button.