INFOTAINMENT ONLINE Services


You can view satellite maps of the local area on the Columbus infotainment system display to give you a better idea of where you are or discover new points of interest.
Display the latest news directly on the screen of the navigation system. In the ŠKODA Connect Portal, news feeds can be selected and sent to the vehicle.
With the Parking Spaces service, you will no longer roam the streets vainly searching for a free space. You’ll save time and money because the parking space search can be expanded to include car park prices and opening times. Note: The parking spaces data displayed depends on the availability of data from the content provider.
Information on the station brand, direction and current prices is displayed in real time. The petrol stations available are offered on the screen according to the automatically detected type of fuel. When you enter a destination in the navigation system, petrol stations on the way are displayed, allowing you to optimise your fuel costs. <br/>Note: The petrol stations data displayed depends on the availability of data from the content provider.
You’ll never be wrong-footed by the weather again as the latest weather at your destination or in your current location can be viewed on the navigation system display. You can also view a detailed days-ahead forecast or current radar data. Note: The weather info displayed depends on the availability of data from the content provider.
Plan a tour with several stops en route from the comfort of home via ŠKODA Connect Portal and export the itinerary to your vehicle. The Connect Portal allows up to 5 tours with 10 stops on the way. If necessary, existing routes can then be deleted in order to make space for new routes.
Using the ŠKODA Connect Portal or ŠKODA Connect App, select your favourite destinations and transmit them to your in-car navigation system. The vehicle imports them as soon as it is online. Note: There is space for 100 destinations in the Connect Portal. If necessary, existing destinations can then be deleted in order to make space for new ones.
VOICE: Use the navigation system to search online for POIs that interest you. On top voice control in the Columbus infotainment system lets you search POIs online quickly and safely, doing away with the need to stop the car.
Columbus navigation system maps can easily be updated online, so you no longer need to possess an SD card or pop into your dealer’s to get this done. The infotainment system tells you about newly available data and disk space requirements. Note: A data flat rate with the mobile provider is highly recommended as large data packages are exchanged.
Online Traffic Information keeps you abreast of the traffic situation, pointing out any accidents, roadworks or traffic jams. The system will also offer you an ideal alternative route calculated according to the latest traffic news. Colour-coded sections are accompanied by info on how much time you will lose.
Columbus navigation system recognizes a track currently being played and displays information available on this track online. It displays the title of the track and album, the name of the artist(s) and the album cover. The data is then saved to the customer’s onboard database. Available only for vehicles produced after 22/17.
You can define your favourite POIs and transmit them to the infotainment system via the ŠKODA Connect Portal from the comfort of home. Favourite-POI lists include information about restaurant chains, petrol stations, sights, speed cameras, etc.
TEXT: This Online POI Search allows you to search for a point of interest using text input. You will see the distance and details such as name, address, and phone number. The navigation system will guide you to the selected destination.

CARE CONNECT Services


Remote Access

Whether you want to know your trip parameters in order to practice consumption control or simply have a summary of where you’ve travelled, Driving data is the ideal solution. You can retrieve current data on vehicle use, such as average fuel consumption, average speed or distance travelled, via the ŠKODA Connect Portal or ŠKODA Connect App.
Do you like to keep tabs on your stuff, including your car? The ŠKODA Connect Portal and ŠKODA Connect app give you access to all the latest information about your car, including mileage, maintenance information, fuel range and fuel level. And you might just want to check that you turned the lights off and locked the car.
To prevent improper use of the vehicle, use the ŠKODA Connect Portal to configure up to ten areas and active periods during which notifies you whether the vehicle has moved within the designated area or has entered a prohibited area. If vehicle activity is detected outside of these parameters, you receive a notification in ŠKODA Connect App or an email. <br/>Note: You can setup up to 10 different areas, but only 4 can be activated at once.
You can activate or deactivate the auxiliary heater and program the departure time of your next trip via the ŠKODA Connect App. This service can only be activated using your S-PIN which can be generated on the ŠKODA Connect portal. Available only for vehicles produced after CW 22/17.
Do you need to lock or unlock your ŠKODA, but you are too far away from it? This functionality allows you to lock or unlock your vehicle using ŠKODA Connect Portal or ŠKODA Connect App. It works without any distance limitation.
When you’re in a town you don’t know or if you’re in a large P+R car park, it’s easy to get lost and become unsure where you parked. Parking Position consigns those worries to the past. The vehicle transmits its position data to the backend server after every trip. After retrieving the data via smartphone or the customer portal, you can find your parked vehicle using its GPS position.
Keep control of your vehicle even when you’re out of earshot. No matter where you are, you will immediately be alerted by email or smartphone if your Anti-Theft Alarm is activated so that you can take the necessary action.
If you’re not sure where you parked your car in a large car park, activate the horn and / or hazard lights remotely via ŠKODA Connect App to make your search that much easier. <br/>Note: This function works if you are within a 500-metre radius of the vehicle.
Keep track of how your car is being used and set a one-off or recurring alert if you go faster than the speed you have selected. You will be alerted if the vehicle exceeds the selected speed limit. You can access, set and manage the speed limit status at any time in the ŠKODA Connect Portal. Note: You can setup up to 10 different speed limits, but only 2 can be activated at once.

Proactive Service

If the vehicle’s crash sensor system detects an accident below the threshold for an emergency call, the infotainment display offers the option of a Breakdown Call to find the right solution to your problem as quickly as possible.
To receive up-to-date information on ŠKODA products or support for ŠKODA Connect services, push the Info Call button on the 3-button module and establish a connection with the ŠKODA Importers’ Customer Care Call Centre.
Maximum ease and convenience are our watchwords even if your car breaks down. Pressing a button on the roof module connects you to a roadside assistance call centre. The car also automatically sends data about its position and condition to the call centre so that the best solution can be found to your situation as soon as possible.
With Service Scheduling, you no longer have the worry of planning services because your authorised service partner does this for you. The vehicle reports the servicing required (such as a regular service and oil change) to the backend server. The details are sent to your preferred service partner, who contacts you proactively to schedule an appointment.
The Vehicle Health Report is a service delivering an excellent overview of your car’s technical condition. The vehicle exports data on the current vehicle condition (selected warning messages displayed in the instrument cluster, servicing requirements, etc.), which you can then retrieve and print out in the ŠKODA Connect Portal.

EMERGENCY CALL


This feature delivers prompt professional emergency assistance. Contact is maintained with customers via voice connection until the arrival of emergency services.

ŠKODA Connect Portal


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Service Scheduling

Service scheduling is a part of Proactive Service – Care Connect package. Activate your preferred service partner in ŠKODA Connect and your car will inform your favorite authorized service if maintenance or repair will be needed. Simply and Comfortable!

Video above will guide you how to activate Service Scheduling on your vehicle via ŠKODA Connect.

The vehicle with ŠKODA Connect will send the information to your preferred service partner 14 days before service interval (maintenance, oil change) or in case specific warning lights appears on the dashboard panel. Afterwards customer is contacted by preferred service partner through his/her preferred communication channel

After CW 31/2018 your car will be able to transfer information about below stated list of warning lights*.

Warning lights description can be found in Owner's manuals.

Engine oil level

Brake pads

Diesel particle filter

Hill start assist error

Bending light (AFS) not working

Air filter dirty

Key battery weak/change

Fault: Light Assist

Rain/light sensor

Check brake light

License plate light

Check light

Refill AdBlue

Error: ParkPilot

*ŠKODA AUTO reserve the right to change the scope of warning lights without any prior notice.