Renault EASY CONNECT EASY LINK Introduction Manual

Renault EASY CONNECT - Multimedia Systems

EASY LINK Introduction

PRECAUTIONS DURING USE (1/2)

It is essential to follow the precautions below when using the system, both in the interest of safety and to prevent material damage.
You must always comply with the laws of the country in which you are travelling.

Precautions when operating the system

– Operate the controls and read the information on the screen only when road conditions allow.
– Set the volume to a reasonable level so that outside noise can be heard.

– Use of the navigation system does not in any way replace the responsibility or vigilance of the driver when driving the vehi-

– Depending on the geographical area, the map may not have the latest information on new roads. Be alert. In all cases, Road

Precautions concerning the equipment

– Do not attempt to dismantle or modify the system, as there is a risk of damage to equipment and fire.
– Contact a representative of the manufacturer in the event of malfunction and for all operations involving disassembly.
– Do not insert foreign objects or a damaged or dirty external storage device (USB flash drive, SD card, etc.) into the reader.
– Use only an external storage device (USB flash drive, Jack socket, etc.) that is compatible with your system.
– Always clean your screen with a microfibre cloth.
– Do not use products containing alcohol and/or spray fluids on the area.

The prior acceptance of the General Conditions of Sale is mandatory before using the system.
The description of the models given in this manual is based on the specifications at the time of writing. This manual covers

all existing functions for the models described. Whether or not they are fitted depends on the equipment model, op­tions selected and the country where they are sold. This manual may also contain information about functions to be
introduced later in the model year. Screens shown in the user manual
are for illustration only. Depending on the make and model of your telephone, some functions may be partially or completely

incompatible with your vehicle’s multimedia system.
For further information, please contact an Authorised Dealer of brand.

Precautions regarding navigation

cle.

Traffic Regulations and road signs always take precedence over the directions of the navigation system.

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PRECAUTIONS DURING USE (2/2)

Protection of your personal data

Data about you are collected via your vehicle. They are processed by the manufacturer, acting as a processor, in ac-

cordance with the regulations in force.
Your personal data can be used to:
– improve and optimise your use of your vehicle and the associated services;
– improve the driving and onboard experience;
– improve the road safety and predictive maintenance systems;
– improve the assisted driving systems;
– offer you added-value services relating to the vehicle.
The manufacturer takes all the necessary precautions to ensure that your personal data is processed in total security. Your

multimedia system enables you to delete your personal data.
To find out more about the use of your data and your rights, go to https://easyconnect.renault.com.

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C O N T E N T S

Sections

General information .............................................

Navigation .............................................................

Multimedia ............................................................

Phone ....................................................................

Apps - Easy Connect ............................................

Vehicle ...................................................................

System ..................................................................

Index ..................................................................

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

0.3

0.4

General information

General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2

Introduction to the controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3

Operating principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7

Switch on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10

Add, manage widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.11

Using voice recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13

1.1

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

A

B

F

ElodieMenu

E D C

Home screens

A Exterior temperature.
B Time.
C Selected user profile. To configure

the user profile, refer to the section
on “Settings”.

D Page indicator: quickly swipe the

content area to change page.

E Access to main menu.
F Home page/Accessing functions.
G Accessing the volume setting.

D

E

J H GK

H Direct access to the “Settings” menu.
J Display the home screen:

– Short press: access the first home

page;

– Long press: display all home pages.
K Accessing the functions:
– Long press: restart the system;

– Short press: switch off the radio/

music, switch off the screen, put on
standby.

Note: You can change the configura­tion of the home page. Please refer to
the “Add and manage widgets” section
for further information.

L

Menu

Navigation

Radio

Media

Phone

Q

Applications

Car info

Settings

Help

MP N

Menu screen

L Depending on the menu, this area

displays the shortcuts to the func­tions in progress.

M Pop-up menu.
N Depending on the menu, this area

displays from two to five buttons.

P Back to previous page.
Q Main menu.

For more information, open the user
manual from the pop-up menu.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTROLS (1/4)

Screen controls

6

1

1

65432

Function

1 Multimedia screen.

Press and hold (around 5 seconds): restart the system.

2

Short press: radio/music OFF, switch off the screen, put in standby, on/off.

3 Access to main menu.

4 Access the home page.

5 Access the settings menu.

6 Volume setting.

7 Socket USB.

5

4

1

3

2

7

65432

1.3

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTROLS (2/4)

Central controls

Remote controls

4

12

9

10

Function

On/Off.
Rotate:

8

– volume of the audio source currently playing.

5

9 Access to main menu.

4

3

8

10

11

12 Return to the previous screen.

Switching:
– navigation within the selected area;

– up/down: move around the various areas of a menu (upper bar, cen-

tral zone, lower bar);

– left/right: move around the various tabs of a menu.
Rotate:
– move around the various elements of a zone;

– move around a list;
– change the scale of the navigation map (ZOOM mode).

Press:
– confirm.

Access the system menu MULTI-SENSE or change the previously de­fined preferred mode.

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11

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTROLS (3/4)

Steering column controls

13 13

16

13

13

17

14

14

15

Function

13 Audio source selection.

14 Increase the volume of the source currently in use.

14 + 15

15 Decrease the volume of the source currently in use.

16

17

Radio mute on/off.
Pause/play an audio track.
Interrupt the voice recognition voice synthesizer.

Short press:
– confirm an action.

Press and hold:
– return to previous screen/previous level when browsing through

menus;

– cancel current action.

Browse the radio stations or the audio tracks/directories.
Browse through the list of numbers if telephone is connected to the
multimedia system.

17

15

16

1.5

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONTROLS (4/4)

Steering column controls

18

19

20

20

Function

18 Answer/end a call.

19

20 Activate/deactivate the multimedia system voice recognition.

Scroll through information according to the display style (audio, com­pass, engine power, etc.).

1.6

OPERATING PRINCIPLES (1/3)

Menu

Navigation Radio Media

Settings

Phone

Help

Multimedia screen

Navigating a menu

The multimedia screen can be used to
access the system functions. Touch the
multimedia screen to select one of the
menus.

A

Menu Nicolas

Gesture interaction

– Short press: touch a part of the

screen with your finger and then take
the finger off the screen.

– Long press: touch a part of the

screen for 1 second or longer.

A B

Nicolas

– Pan (panoramic movement): press

and hold the screen with one finger
and swipe across the screen.

– Fast swipe: swipe your finger quickly

left to right to switch from home
page A to home page B.

– Drag and drop: touch a part of the

screen for one second or longer
while moving an object.

– Pinch/spread: bring your two fingers

together or slide them apart on the
screen.

1.7

OPERATING PRINCIPLES (2/3)

1

1

Introduction to the home
pages

The home pages are the default
screens for your multimedia system.
Your system has several customisable
home pages 1. Move from one page to
another by sliding your finger (swiping)
horizontally.

These home pages are made up of a
certain number of widgets to functions
such as the navigation, the radio, etc.

1.8

These widgets grant you direct access
to the main screen for the function or,
in certain cases, enable you to directly
control them from one of the main
screens (change the radio station, for
example).

For a description of the home page,
please refer to the “General descrip­tion” section.

Note: you can change the configuration
of the home pages. Please refer to the
“Add and manage widgets” section for
further information.

The display of home pages, functions
and information may vary according to
the country.

OPERATING PRINCIPLES (3/3)

Menu

Navigation Radio Media

2

Introduction to the main
menu

To access the main menu, press 2 on
the screen or on the central control.

The system has several menus, all of
which can be accessed from the main
menu:

– “Navigation”: includes all of the satel-

lite guidance functions, road maps
and traffic information;

– “Radio”: used to manage the radio

and audio playback.

Phone

SettingsCar infoApplications

Help

– “Media”: used to manage the playing

of audio files;

– “Phone”: used to pair the system with

one or more mobile phones and to
use hands-free mode;

– “Applications”: used to manage your

photos, videos and apps;

– “Car info”: covers information related

to the multimedia system;

– “Settings”: used to manage some ve-

hicle equipment, such as MULTI­SENSE, the driving assistance sys­tems, the reversing camera, Driving
Eco and to adjust various settings on
the multimedia system, e.g., display,
language etc.);

– Use “Help”: to contact call centres

as required (breakdown, healthcare,
services);

– ...

For safety reasons, carry
out these operations when
the vehicle is stationary.

3

4

Scroll bar

The bar 3 shows the position of the
current screen in the page. Swipe the
multimedia screen up or down to scroll
through the list and move around the
page.

Pop-up menu

There is a pop-up menu 4 available
from most system menus that gives
access to sub-menus (delete favour­ites, change current route, settings etc.)
and to the user manual for your multi­media system.

1.9

SWITCHING ON, OFF

Switching on

The multimedia system starts:
– when the vehicle is started;
– by tapping the 1 control on the multi-

media screen or the central control.

System ON/OFF

Radio / music OFF

Dark screen
Standby

Close

11

Switching off

The multimedia system switches off:
– by pressing and holding the 1 control

on the multimedia screen or the cen­tral control;

– by tapping the 1 control on the mul-

timedia screen or the central control,
you can:

– Switch off the radio/Music;
– Switch off the screen;
– “Standby”.

– when the opening elements of your

vehicle are locked.

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Clock/temperature/date
screen

This screen is displayed when you
select the “Standby” function.

1.10

ADD, MANAGE WIDGETS (1/2)

1

Menu

The home pages are the default
screens for your multimedia system.
Your system has three customisable
home pages that include a number of
widgets leading to functions such as
navigation, radio etc.

You can change the configuration of the
home page by adding widgets.

Press on one of the home page widg­ets to go straight to the main screen for
the function or, in certain cases, directly
control the function from one of the
main screens (changing the radio sta­tion, for example).

2

Delete

A

B

Navigation Navigation Navigation

Navigation

All Large

C

Method Small

3

Customising the home pages

From the home page, press and hold
the multimedia screen 1 to access the
home page customisation page.

Widget size

There are several sizes of widget. You
can select the widget size from the
bar C. Some apps only have one size.
The number of widgets displayed on
the home screen may vary depending
on the format of the multimedia screen.

Add a widget

Select the home page A that you wish
to customise.

In area C, select the size of the widget
that you wish to be displayed.

In area B, select the function of the
widget that you wish to be displayed.

Drag the widget from area B and move
it to the desired location on the home
page A.

Note: you can also move the widgets
by simply touching the screen (select/
position).

Note: some widgets can be used only
once depending on their size.

Note: a widget for a given function can
be used only once on a page).

Widget configuration is linked to the
profile. If the profile changes, the
presentation of the widgets changes
too.

1.11

ADD, MANAGE WIDGETS (2/2)

Delete widgets

Drag the widget that you wish to delete
to “Delete” 2 or drag the widget to
area B.

Note: you can also delete widgets
by simply touching the screen: select/
“Delete” 2.

Pop-up menu

Use the pop-up menu 3 to:
– delete one or more widgets on the

home pages;

– restore the home page default con-

figuration.

Customising the Favourite widgets

Press the Favourite widget on the
home screen to add a number from
your phonebook (only if your phone is
connected to the multimedia system)
or an address previously stored in the
multimedia system. You can then call
this contact directly or go to the ad­dress given for this contact using this
shortcut.

Delete

2

A

Phone

Driving eco

C

Navigation

Media Radio MULTI-SENCE Phone

Title:

B

3

Customising the Favourite widgets

On some multimedia system front
panels, there is no C bar to select the
size of the widget.

Select the desired widget, pinch/spread
your fingers on the widget to adjust it to
suit your needs.

1.12

For safety reasons, carry
out these operations when
the vehicle is stationary.

USING VOICE RECOGNITION (1/9)

Introduction

Your multimedia system has a voice
recognition system

voice control of some of the functions
on the multimedia system and on your
phone. This enables you to use your
multimedia system or your phone while
keeping your hands on the steering
wheel.

Note: the position of the voice recog­nition button may vary. Please refer to
the vehicle user manual for further in­formation.

You can interrupt the voice synthe­sizer when using voice recognition
by pressing the 1 button or by dictat­ing your command. A beep indicates
that you may speak.

 which allows

1

Voice controls

You can use voice control to call a con­tact in your phonebook, enter a desti­nation, change radio station etc without
touching the screen. Press 1 and follow
the audio and visual instructions pro­vided by the system and on the screen.

Precautions regarding navigation

Use of the navigation system does not in any way replace the responsibil­ity or vigilance of the driver when driving the vehicle.

Activation

To activate the voice recognition
system, press the voice recognition

button

 in your vehicle.

Deactivation

To deactivate the voice recognition
system, press and hold the voice rec-

ognition button
signal, say “Quit”.

 or, after the sound

1.13

USING VOICE RECOGNITION (2/9)

Using the multimedia
system’s voice recognition

Main voice commands for your
multimedia system

Say “Main screen” or “Back” to return to
the voice recognition main screen.

Say “Quit” to exit the voice recognition
menu.

Say “Help” to hear the details for each
system screen as well as the features
available.

Say: “Next page”, “Previous page”,
“First page”, “Last page” to navigate
within the voice recognition lists.

A

Navigation

Voice Recognition menu

From the main voice control menu, you
can use the voice command to control
the following functions:

– “Phone”;
– “Navigation”;
– “Audio”.

Welcome, what can I do for you?

Phone

Audio

Quit

Call Nicolas
Dial Nicolas home

Go to work

Find service station

Play album

France Info station

Help

A

2

3

4

Voice recognition indicator A

The voice recognition indicator A con­sists of coloured markers and icons.

– The 2 icon informs you that the multi-

media system is listening: the colour
of indicator A optimises voice recog­nition.

– low blue marker: average voice

recognition

1.14

The functions shown in blue on the
screen are valid commands under­stood by the multimedia system.

USING VOICE RECOGNITION (3/9)

– half blue marker: good voice rec-

ognition

– full blue marker: optimum voice

recognition

– red marker: the user’s voice is too

loud and the system has difficulty
interpreting the command.

– The 3 icon informs you that the multi-

media system is analysing your com­mand;

– The 4 icon indicates that the multi-

media system is responding.

Go to

Go home

Find

Find

Back

Navigation Favourite addresses

Avenue des Champs Elysée

Restaurant

A service station

Help

Technocentre Renault

Vélizy 2

Tour Eiffel

Back

Help

If functions are greyed-out this indi­cates that they not available or not
connected. The multimedia system
will suggest to connect, e.g. the
telephone.

Speak loudly and so that you can be
understood. Use the voice recogni­tion indicator to optimise voice rec­ognition.

Controlling navigation with
voice recognition

There are several ways to enter a des­tination using the voice control

cluded with your multimedia system.

 in-

Destination

Enter a complete address using the
voice command.

Press the voice control button

 to

display the main voice control menu.
After the sound signal, say “Go to”, then

state the complete destination address
(number, street name, destination town/
city, neighbourhood).

The system will show the address it has
understood, then you can confirm your
destination to begin the guided naviga­tion.

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USING VOICE RECOGNITION (4/9)

Destination log

Retrieve an address already entered
using the voice command.

Press the voice control button
display the main voice control menu.

After the second sound signal, say
“Destination history”, then select your
destination.

The system will show the address it has
understood, then you can confirm your
destination to begin the guided naviga­tion.

Note: when using voice recognition,
always wait for a beep before speaking.

Note: when you enter an address, you
can change country as long as the
country is supported by the system lan­guage. The country must be changed
before you say the address. After the
second sound signal, say “Change
country”.

 to

“Home”

Retrieve your home address using the
voice command.

Press the voice control button
display the main voice control menu.

After the sound signal, say “Go home”.
The system will indicate your pre-re-

corded home address. Confirm your
destination to begin guidance.

“Work”

Retrieve your work address using the
voice command.

Press the voice control button
display the main voice control menu.

After the sound signal, say “Go to work”.
The system will indicate your pre-re-

corded work address. Confirm your
destination to begin guidance.

 to

 to

Note: to use the “Go home” or “Go
to work” voice function, you must first
save an address.

If no address is registered, the multime­dia system suggests that you enter an
address.

For more information on saving a home
address or work address, see section:
“Navigation settings”.

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USING VOICE RECOGNITION (5/9)

“From favourites”

Use the voice command to retrieve an
address saved in favourites.

Press the voice control button
display the main voice control menu.

After the sound signal say “From fa­vourites”, then select your destination.

The system will show the address it has
understood, then you can confirm your
destination to begin the guided naviga­tion.

“Points of interest”

Search for a point of interest using the
voice command.

After the sound signal, say “Find serv­ice station” or “Find hotel”.

For further information about using
points of interest, please refer to the
section on “Entering a destination”.

 to

Multimodality

The system multimodality makes it pos­sible to complete the voice command
using the multimedia screen.

Using favourites with voice
recognition

The saved addresses can be called di­rectly using voice recognition.

Press the voice control button
display the main voice control menu.

After the sound signal, say “Display my
favourites”.

The system displays the saved
favourite(s).

 to

“Radio” control with voice
recognition

You can activate media, the radio or
change waveband using the voice com­mand on your multimedia system.

Press the voice control button
display the main voice control menu.

After the sound signal, say:
– “Radio station FM”, “Radio station

AM”, “Radio station DR”;
or
– “Radio station X”, X being the name

of the radio station;
or
– “Radio station” followed by the de-

sired frequency. e.g. For “Radio

station 91.8”, say “Radio station 91

point 8”.

 to

1.17

USING VOICE RECOGNITION (6/9)

Voice menu

Phone

Navigation

Audio

Quit

Call Nicolas

Dial Nicolas home

Go to work
Find service station

Play album
France Info station

Help

Media control with voice
recognition

You can launch audio media (an audio
track, playlists, etc.) using the voice
control included with your multime­dia system. Possible auxiliary audio
sources:

– “USB” (USB port);
– “AUX” (Jack socket).

Press the voice control button

 to

display the main voice control menu.
After the sound signal, say one of the

following:
– “Play artist” followed by the name of

the artist;
or
– “Play track” followed by the name of

the track;
or
– “Play album” followed by the name of

the album;
or
– “Play genre” followed by the genre;
or
– “Playlist” followed by the name of the

playlist.
Depending on the source selected, you

can:
– play the next/previous track;

or
– play all titles/display the music list.

“Change audio source”

From the main menu you can change
the audio source.

Press the voice control button

 to

display the main voice control menu.
After the sound signal, say “Play” fol-

lowed by the source name:
– “Play USB”;
or
– “Play FM”;
or
– “Play Bluetooth”.

1.18

USING VOICE RECOGNITION (7/9)

Using a telephone with voice
recognition

It is possible to call a number or a con­tact using the voice control included
with your multimedia system.

Press the voice control button
display the main voice control menu.

After the sound signal, say one of the
following:

– “Call” followed by the name of the

contact you wish to call;
or
– “Dial” followed by the telephone

number you wish to call.
Note: you are recommended to dictate

the numerals either one at a time or two
at a time.

The system displays the number,
say “Dial” to call the number or
“Correct”/“Return” to say another
number.

 to

Phone number

Dial

Correct

Back

Quit

Help

Voice control can also be used to view
your call log and read an SMS.

Press the voice control button

 to

display the main voice control menu.
After the sound signal, say one of the

following:
– “Call history” or “Recent calls”;

or
– “Read SMS” or “Display SMS”.

Note: only the “SMS” received while
driving can be read.

“Help”

To find out more about using voice
functions:

– press the voice control button, then

say “Help”.

The system displays a number of help
categories on the screen.

– Select the required function.
The “Help” function is available at all

times. For example, if you wish to find
the “Phone” on the screen and you say
“Help”, the help voice will assist you in
using the function.

1.19

USING VOICE RECOGNITION (8/9)

Using the phone’s voice
recognition with the
multimedia system

To use your phone’s voice recognition
system with your multimedia system
you should:

– connect your telephone to the multi-

media system (refer to the section on

“Connecting, disconnecting a tele-

phone”);
– ensure that your phone has a voice

recognition function compatible with

your multimedia system.
Note: If the voice recognition from your

phone is compatible with the multime­dia system, the 5 pictogram appears
from the “Paired devices list” menu.

For more information, please refer
to “Connecting/disconnecting a tele­phone”.

Note: if you wish to use your phone’s
voice recognition with the multimedia
system, make sure that you are located
in a network coverage area.

To activate your phone’s voice recogni­tion system with the multimedia system,
press and hold your vehicle’s voice rec-

ognition button
The multimedia screen displays your

telephone’s main voice control menu
on the B screen.

.

5

Phone

B

Cancelled

To reactivate your phone’s voice rec­ognition system with the multime­dia system, briefly press your vehi-

cle’s voice recognition button
screen B.

To deactivate your phone’s voice rec­ognition system with the multimedia
system, press and hold your vehicle’s

voice recognition button

.

 or

1.20

USING VOICE RECOGNITION (9/9)

From the main voice control menu, you
can use voice control for some of your
phone’s functions.

Voice recognition is disabled:
– when reversing your vehicle;
– during a call.
Note: the voice recognition session is

automatically deactivated after several
seconds of inactivity.

When using your phone’s voice rec­ognition with the multimedia system,
the transfer of cellular data required
for its operation can generate ad­ditional costs not included in your
phone service contract.

Using the One Shot feature

The One Shot feature allows you
carry out a more accurate and direct
voice command in order to avoid
going through the “Phone”, “Contacts”,
“Navigation”, “Destination” menus.

To use the telephone function you can
command directly:

– Call Manuel;
– “Call office”
– ...
To use the navigation function you can

command directly:
– “Go to Champs Elysée”;
– “Go home”;
– ...
For the multimedia functions, you can

command directly:
– “Station Classique”;
– “Play Bluetooth”;
– ...

To use this function, press the voice
recognition button

sound signal then state your command.

, wait for the

1.21

1.22

Navigation

Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2

Enter a destination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7

Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20

Navigation settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22

2.1

MAP (1/5)

Map

From the home screen, press “Menu”,
then “Navigation” to access the map.

You can also access the map from the
“Navigation” widget.

The map shows your current position
and the information that you config­ured (show POIs, weather, traffic dis­play etc.).

For safety reasons, carry
out these operations when
the vehicle is stationary.

K

J

H

G

F

“Map” screen

A Journey information such as your ar-

rival time, additional time due to traf­fic and the total distance remaining.
Press the A area to view the journey
in progress.

B Information on traffic conditions over

the next few miles. Press this area to
view the list of incidents on the route

in progress.
C Pop-up menu:
– “Cancel route”;

– “Guidance voice”;
– “Route details”;
– “Settings”.

E

D

K

A

A

B

J
H

E

B

C

G

D Views/Zoom:
– press the “±” button to display the

front and rear zoom buttons;

– press the “Views” button to dis-

play the 3D/2D/2D North or
“Traffic” view.

Note: depending on the multimedia
screen, these functions may be sepa­rated:
– L Zoom “±”;
– M “Views”.

E Representation of the vehicle’s po-

sition. It also allows you to access
other options.

F Navigation menu.

F

LM

C

2.2