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ŠKODA SCALA and ŠKODA KAMIQ offer new Wireless
SmartLink technology for smartphone integration
› SCALA and KAMIQ are the first ŠKODA models to offer wireless Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto support
› Easier access to smartphone apps and more convenient mirroring of contents on the
vehicle display
› Also available: wireless inductive in-car smartphone charging
Mladá Boleslav, 28 August 2019 – Both the SCALA and the KAMIQ now enable drivers to
connect a smartphone to their car using wireless technology. They are the first models from
the ŠKODA family to offer the new Wireless SmartLink technology, which makes for even
more convenient use of Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. In conjunction with the inductive
charging feature of the optional Phone Box and the cordless connection to the vehicle
aerial, this even enables completely wireless in-car smartphone use.
Up until now, ŠKODA drivers had to connect their mobile phones to their vehicles via a USB cable
in order to be able to use the brand’s SmartLink technology. Selected smartphone apps then
display on the infotainment system’s screen and can be controlled while driving. However, the
optional Wireless SmartLink technology for the compact SCALA and the new KAMIQ city SUV is
now making smartphone integration and use even easier and more convenient.
The first time a smartphone is used, drivers have to establish a connection to the infotainment
system via Bluetooth. Once this has been done, the phone will always connect automatically via
Wireless SmartLink as soon as the driver enters the car, provided the Bluetooth function is
activated. The smartphone is paired via Bluetooth; the data for mirroring is transmitted over Wi-Fi. If
the smartphone is placed in the optional Phone Box upon entering the vehicle, it connects to the
infotainment system as well as to the vehicle’s outside aerial to ensure optimal reception and is
inductively charged at the same time.
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First ŠKODA models offering Wireless SmartLink
The ŠKODA SCALA and ŠKODA KAMIQ are the brand’s
first cars to offer a Wireless SmartLink option for cable-free
communication between smartphone and infotainment
system.
› was founded during the pioneering days of the automobile in 1895, making it one of the longest-established
automobile companies in the world.
› currently offers its customers nine passenger-car series: the CITIGO, FABIA, RAPID, SCALA, OCTAVIA, KAROQ,
KODIAQ, as well as the KAMIQ and the SUPERB.
› delivered more than 1.25 million vehicles to customers around the world in 2018.
› has belonged to Volkswagen Group since 1991. The Volkswagen Group is one of the most successful vehicle
manufacturers in the world. In association with the Group, ŠKODA AUTO independently develops and manufactures
vehicles, as well as components such as engines and transmissions.
› operates at three locations in the Czech Republic; manufactures in China, Russia, Slovakia, Algeria and India mainly
through Group partnerships, as well as in Ukraine and Kazakhstan with local partners.
› employs over 39,000 people globally and is active in more than 100 markets.
› is pressing ahead with the transformation from a traditional car manufacturer to the ‘Simply Clever company for the
best mobility solutions’ as part of the ŠKODA 2025 Strategy.