FAQs for MediaNAV Evolution

Renault Multimedia “mediaNAV evolution” can perform wired Android Auto connection.

Note: For wired Android Auto connection, use the USB cable came along with the phonebox.

To check your phone from the phone compatibility list, click here.
 
On the Smartphone

1. Unlock the phone, download & install the ”Android Auto application”.
(For Android 9 or below, it is recommended to get the Android Auto application from Play store and for Android 10 or above Android Auto is inbuilt application which comes along with your smartphone)

2. Once connection is established with Audio Head unit, Select « OK » to acknowledge during your first-time connection.

Note: Before establishing the connections, it is mandatory to turn ON the Bluetooth and the Mobile Internet.

3. Turn Google Assistance ON/OFF
 a. Through Voice Recognition - 
    1. On your smartphone, say ”Hey Google, open Assistance settings” by press & holding the ”Home” icon.
    2. Then, choose ”General” tab  to turn Google Assistance ON/OFF.
 b. Through Settings icon - 
    1. Launch the Google application from your Android mobile.
    2. Choose “more” from the right bottom-corner and select “Settings” option. 
    3. Then, select “Google Assistant”.
    4. Under Assistant setting, choose ”General” tab to turn Google Assistant ON/OFF.
 

On the Head Unit

1. Press ON/OFF Power button from the Audio Head Unit to establish the Android Auto connection.
2. Acknowledge the popup message by pressing “Android Auto” during your first-time connections.
3. Press “Android Auto” icon from the Audio Home Screen to enter into the Android Auto interface. 
4. To exit from the Android Auto interface, touch “RENAULT” icon.
 

Use Voice Recognition

To wakeup Google Assistance, Say ”OK GOOGLE”  by pressing the Voice control (VR) button on the Audio Head Unit or press Voice control (VR) button from the steering wheel (for applicable models)

Note: To use this feature, it is recommended to turn ON Google Assistance in your smartphone.

Renault Multimedia “mediaNAV Evolution” can perform wired Apple CarPlay connection.

Note: For wired Apple CarPlay connection, use the USB cable came along with the phone box.

 

To check your phone from the phone compatibility list, click here.

 

On the Smartphone

1. Apple CarPlay is an inbuilt application, and you can connect your phone with the Audio Head unit.

2. To establish a wired connection, Touch « Allow » when the popup message appears.

3. To Turn Siri ON/OFF

    a. Press “Settings” icon from the Home Screen.

    b. Choose “Siri&Search” and turn ON “Listen for Hey Siri” and “Allow Siri”

Note: Option to turn ON “Siri” may varies based on iOS version and, it is mandatory to turn ON the Bluetooth and the Mobile Internet

 

On the Head Unit

1. Press ON/OFF Power button from the Audio Head Unit to establish the Apple CarPlay connection.

2. Acknowledge the popup message by pressing ”Apple CarPlay” during your first-time connections.

3. Press ”Apple CarPlay” icon from the Audio Home Screen to enter into the Apple CarPlay interface.

4. To exit from Apple CarPlay interface, touch ”Renault” icon. 

 

Use Voice Recognition

To wakeup Siri, Say ”Hey Siri” by pressing the Voice control (VR) button on the Audio Head Unit or press Voice control (VR) button from the steering wheel (for applicable models)

Note: To use this feature, it is mandatory to turn ON “Siri” in your iPhone.

Press ON/OFF Power button from the Audio Facia to establish the Bluetooth connection

 

Ensure that the customer’s phone is in “Bluetooth visible mode”

For iPhone users: Go to Settings / Bluetooth / enable Bluetooth, you can read “now discoverable as ”
For Android users: Go to Settings / Connections / Bluetooth / “make my device detectable”

 

On the Head Unit

1. Touch “Settings” icon from the Audio Home screen.

2. Then, Choose ”Connectivity”  tab and then select "Search for Bluetooth device” from the Audio Head unit to search for Bluetooth devices.

 

On the Smartphone

1. Once Bluetooth is enabled, touch « Pair » on your smartphone.

2. Choose the services which you want to activate:
        - Phone calls
        - Media audio
        - Contact sharing

Note: Once pairing is completed, the phone will be automatically connected (If your smartphone is available in paired list) till you unpair the phone. 

 

Unpair a device

1. Touch “Settings” icon from the Audio Home screen.
2. Touch “Connectivity” tab, then choose ”View Bluetooth device list” from “Connectivity setting.”
3. Touch the “Delete” icon in front of the device you want to remove from the list.
4. Touch « OK » to confirm.

Save your favorite Radio station

1. Press ON/OFF Power button from the Audio Head Unit to establish Radio option.

2. Touch “Radio” icon from the Audio Home Screen.

3. Touch “List” tab or search a station by its “Frequency”.

4. Select the station of your choice.

5. Go to the “Presets” tab.

6. Touch and hold the empty slot to save the playing station as a preset.

Play music via USB device

1. Plug USB device in the USB socket.

2. Touch “Media” icon from the Audio Home screen and select “USB” option from the dropdown menu.

3. Choose the music which you want to listen from the list shown in the ”List” tab.

 

Play music via Bluetooth device

1. Connect your smart phone through Bluetooth connection.

2. Touch “Media” icon from the Audio Home screen and select “BT” option from the dropdown menu.

3. Choose the music which you want to listen from the list shown in the “List” tab.

 

Create your own audio settings

1. Touch “Setting” icon from the Audio Home screen

2. Touch the “Audio” tab.

3. Touch “BAL/FAD” option and adjust the settings according to your own preferences: “Balance/Fader”, “Tone control” (“Bass”, “Midrange”, “Treble”).

Radio Data System (RDS) feature (for applicable models)

RDS is an advance feature in audio unit which enables FM radio stations to send additional information about the channel.

Through AF (Alternating Frequency) System will automatically change its frequency based on the location.

If you feel uncomfortable in FM/AM channel jumping on its own, you can disable this feature.

    - Touch “Radio” Icon in Audio Home Screen and choose “option” tab and then choose RDS “ON/OFF” to enable or disable RDS feature.