Peugeot 2008 II Audio and Connectivity

Hello and welcome. In this post we look at PEUGEOT Connect Radio in the Peugeot 2008 II (2019-2023). We cover the radio, DAB, USB and Bluetooth media, photos and messages, CarPlay, Android Auto and pairing your phone.

Quick Reference

PEUGEOT Connect Radio

PEUGEOT Connect Radio combines the multimedia audio system, applications and the Bluetooth® telephone. The functions and settings depend on your car's version and configuration, as well as the country of sale.

For safety reasons, and because they need your full attention, only carry out these operations with the car stationary and the ignition on:

• Pairing your smartphone with the system via Bluetooth.
• Using your smartphone.
• Connecting to the CarPlay® or Android Auto applications. Some applications stop displaying when the car is moving.
• Changing the system settings and configuration.

The system is protected so that it only works in your car. When it is about to go into standby, you will see the message Energy economy mode. For the system's Open Source Software (OSS) source codes, ask a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop.

Applications

The Applications menu lets you view photos from a USB memory stick and manage your text messages.

Viewing photos

The system can read folders and image files in these formats: .tiff, .gif, .jpg/jpeg, .bmp and .png. To protect the system, do not use a USB hub.

1. Insert the stick: put a USB memory stick in the USB port.
2. Open Applications: press Applications to display the main page.
3. Choose Photos: press “Photos”.
4. Pick a folder: select the folder you want.
5. Pick an image: select the image to view it.
6. See details: press the details button to display information about the photo.
7. Go back: press the back arrow to go back a level.

Managing messages

1. Open Applications: press Applications to display the main page.
2. Choose SMS: press “SMS”.
3. Open the SMS tab: select the “SMS” tab. Here you can choose the display settings for messages, or search for and select a recipient.
4. Open Quick messages: select the “Quick messages” tab. Here you can choose the display settings for messages or write a new message.
5. Delete a message: press the bin alongside the selected message.
6. Edit a message: press the button alongside the selected message to open the secondary page, where you can edit the existing text, write a new message or press the bin to delete it.

Radio

All the radio functions start from the Radio Media button.

Selecting a station

1. Open the radio: press Radio Media to display the main page.
2. Search automatically: press one of the search buttons to find radio stations.

Instead of the automatic search, you can:

• Move the slider to search manually up or down the frequencies.
• Press the frequency, enter the FM or AM waveband value on the virtual keypad, then press “OK” to confirm.

Electrical equipment not approved by the Brand, such as a USB charger plugged into the 12 V socket, can affect radio reception. Hills, buildings, tunnels and basement car parks can also block reception, including in RDS mode. This is perfectly normal for radio transmission and does not mean the audio system is faulty.

Changing the waveband

1. Open the radio: press Radio Media to display the main page.
2. Open options: press “OPTIONS” to reach the secondary page.
3. Change band: press “Band”.
4. Confirm: press in the shaded area.

Presetting a station

1. Choose the station: select a radio station or frequency.
2. Save it: make a short press on the star outline. If the star is solid, the station is already preset.

Alternatively, select a station or frequency, press “Preset”, then make a long press on one of the buttons to store the station.

RDS, Radio Text and TA

RDS keeps you on the same station by automatically retuning to alternative frequencies. Station tracking is not available everywhere, because many stations do not cover 100 % of the country, so you can lose the station during a journey. The “Radio Text” function shows information from the station about the station itself or the song playing. TA (Traffic Announcement) gives priority to traffic alerts: it needs good reception of a station that broadcasts them, interrupts your current media while the message plays, then resumes it.

1. Open the radio: press Radio Media to display the main page.
2. Open options: press “OPTIONS” to reach the secondary page.
3. Switch the function: activate or deactivate “RDS”, “News” (Radio Text) or “TA”.
4. Confirm: press in the shaded area.

Audio settings

1. Open the radio: press Radio Media to display the main page.
2. Open options: press “OPTIONS” to reach the secondary page.
3. Open the settings: press “Audio settings”.
4. Choose a tab: select “Tone”, “Balance”, “Sound”, “Voice” or “Ringtones” and adjust the settings.
5. Confirm: press the back arrow.

• Tone: Ambience, Bass, Medium and Treble are set separately for each audio source.
• Balance: All passengers, Driver and Front only apply to all sources.
• Sound: activate or deactivate “Volume linked to speed”, “Auxiliary input” and “Touch tones”.

The balance and distribution (or spatialisation with the Arkamys© system) use audio processing to suit the number of passengers, and Arkamys Sound Staging© optimises the sound distribution inside the passenger compartment.

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio

Digital radio gives higher quality sound. The various “multiplexes/ensembles” offer a choice of stations listed in alphabetical order.

Selecting DAB

1. Open the radio: press Radio Media to display the main page.
2. Open options: press “OPTIONS” to reach the secondary page.
3. Choose DAB: press “Band” and select “DAB band”.
4. Confirm: press in the shaded area.

FM-DAB Follow-up

DAB does not cover 100 % of the country. When the digital signal is poor, “FM-DAB Follow-up” keeps you on the same station by switching to the matching FM analogue station, if there is one.

1. Open the radio: press Radio Media to display the main page.
2. Open options: press “OPTIONS” to reach the secondary page.
3. Switch the function: activate or deactivate “FM-DAB Follow-up”.
4. Confirm: press in the shaded area.

When the system switches to FM, there may be a time offset of a few seconds and sometimes a change in volume. It changes back to DAB automatically once the digital signal is restored. If the station is not available on FM, or the function is off, the sound cuts out while the digital signal is too weak.

Media

You can play music from a USB device, the auxiliary socket, Bluetooth streaming or an Apple® player. To protect the system, never use a USB hub.

USB port

Insert a USB memory stick, or connect your USB device with a suitable cable (not supplied). At the first connection, the system builds playlists in temporary memory, which can take from a few seconds to several minutes. Fewer non-music files and fewer folders cut the waiting time. Playlists update whenever you switch off the ignition or connect a USB memory stick, and they load faster next time if they have not changed.

Auxiliary (AUX) jack socket

Depending on equipment, you can connect a portable device such as an MP3 player with an audio cable (not supplied). This source is only available if “Auxiliary input” is selected in the audio settings. Set the volume on the portable device to a high level first, then adjust the audio system volume. You control playback from the portable device.

Selecting the source

1. Open the media page: press Radio Media to display the main page.
2. Open sources: press “SOURCES”.
3. Choose: select the source you want.

Bluetooth Streaming®

Streaming lets you listen to audio from your smartphone, which then counts as a media source. The Bluetooth profile must be activated. Set the volume on the phone to a high level first, then adjust the system volume. If play does not start automatically, start it from the smartphone. You can control it from the phone or the system's touch buttons.

Apple® players

Connect the player to the USB socket with a suitable cable (not supplied). Play starts automatically and you control it through the audio system. You can browse by the player's own classifications (artists, albums, genres, playlists, audio books, podcasts) or as a library. The default is by artist: to change it, return to the first menu level, select another classification and confirm. The audio system software may not be compatible with the generation of your Apple® player.

Supported devices and files

• Devices: USB mass storage devices, BlackBerry® devices or Apple® players via the USB ports (adapter cable not supplied).
• Audio files: .wav, .wma, .aac, .ogg and .mp3, at bit rates between 32 Kbps and 320 Kbps.
• VBR (Variable Bit Rate) mode is supported.
• No other file types, such as .mp4, can be read.
• All .wma files must be standard WMA 9 files.
• Sampling rates: 11, 22, 44 and 48 KHz.
• File names: under 20 characters, with no special characters (e.g. “ ? . ; ù).
• USB memory sticks: FAT32 format only.

Devices the system does not recognise must go through the auxiliary socket with a jack cable (not supplied) or Bluetooth streaming, if compatible. Use the original USB cable for your portable device where possible.

Telephone

This section covers smartphone mirroring with CarPlay® or Android Auto, and using your phone through Bluetooth®.

Before you connect

• Depending on equipment, see the “Ease of use and comfort” section of the handbook for the USB sockets compatible with CarPlay® or Android Auto.
• For the list of compatible smartphones, ask a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop.
• For CarPlay®, activate the CarPlay® function on the smartphone first.
• Unlock the smartphone so it can communicate with the system.
• Keep the smartphone's operating system up to date, along with the date and time on both the phone and the system.

CarPlay® connection

Availability depends on the country, and you need a compatible smartphone and applications. Connecting the USB cable switches off the system's Bluetooth® mode, and the phone charges while connected.

1. Connect: plug in the USB cable.
2. Open CarPlay: press Telephone on the system to display the CarPlay® interface.

If the phone is already connected by Bluetooth®, plug in the USB cable, press “Telephone”, press “PHONE” to reach the secondary page, then press “CarPlay”. You can reach CarPlay® navigation at any time with the system's Navigation button. If you unplug the cable and switch the ignition off and back on, the system does not return to Radio Media mode by itself, so change the source manually.

Android Auto connection

Availability depends on the country, and you need a compatible smartphone and applications. Download the Android Auto application on the phone first.

1. Connect: plug in a USB cable. The phone charges while connected.
2. Open the phone page: press “Telephone” on the system. If the phone is already connected by Bluetooth®, also press “PHONE” to reach the secondary page.
3. Start Android Auto: press “Android Auto”.
4. Accept the screens: accept the pages that appear to complete the connection. Some phones need the “Android Auto” function activating.

Enabling Bluetooth® on the phone is recommended when connecting. Audio sources stay available in the upper bar of the Android Auto display, and the system menus remain available through the dedicated buttons. Applications can take a moment to appear, depending on network quality.

Pairing a Bluetooth® telephone

The services available depend on the network, the SIM card and the compatibility of your devices, so check the phone's user guide and your service provider. Activate Bluetooth on the phone and set it to “Visible to all”. Whichever method you use, make sure the code is the same on the system and the phone.

1. From the telephone: select the system's name in the list of detected devices, then accept the request on the system.
2. Or from the system: press Telephone, press “Bluetooth search” and select your phone from the list.
3. Choose profiles: select one or more of “Telephone” (hands-free), “Streaming” and “Mobile internet data”.
4. Confirm: press “OK”. Depending on the phone, you may be asked to accept the transfer of contacts and messages.

If pairing fails, switch Bluetooth off and back on on the phone. All three profiles may connect by default, and whether just one can connect depends on the phone. Compatible profiles are HFP, OPP, PBAP, A2DP, AVRCP, MAP and PAN.

Reconnection and managing phones

If the last phone connected is in the car, it is recognised and paired automatically within about 30 seconds of switching on the ignition (Bluetooth activated).

1. Open the list: press Telephone, press “PHONE”, then press “Bluetooth connection”.
2. Change profiles: press “Details” for a phone, select the profiles and press “OK”.
3. Disconnect or connect: press the phone's name once to disconnect it, and again to connect it.
4. Delete: press the basket at the top right, then the basket alongside the phone.

Receiving and making calls

An incoming call is announced by a ring and a display on the screen. Make a short press on the steering mounted PHONE button to accept it, or a long press to reject it, or press “End call”. Using the phone while driving is not recommended: park the car and use the steering mounted controls.

• New number: press Telephone, enter the number on the keypad and press “Call”.
• Contact: press Telephone, or press and hold the steering mounted PHONE button, press “Contacts”, select the contact and press “Call”.
• Recent number: press Telephone, or press and hold the steering mounted button, press “Recent calls” and select the contact.
• Ring volume: press Telephone, press “OPTIONS”, press “Ring volume” and use the arrows or slider.

You can always call directly from the phone, but park the car first.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why won't my Peugeot 2008 play files from my USB stick?

The system only plays .wav, .wma, .aac, .ogg and .mp3 files at 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps, and the stick must be in FAT32 format. Do not use a USB hub, and keep file names under 20 characters with no special characters.

Why does DAB radio cut out in my Peugeot 2008?

DAB does not cover 100 % of the country, so the sound cuts out when the signal is too weak if the station is not on FM or FM-DAB Follow-up is off. Activate FM-DAB Follow-up in the radio options to switch to FM automatically.

How do I connect Apple CarPlay in my Peugeot 2008?

Activate CarPlay® on your phone, plug it in with the USB cable, then press Telephone on the system to display the CarPlay® interface. If the phone was already connected by Bluetooth®, press “PHONE” and then “CarPlay”.

What can I do if Bluetooth pairing fails on my Peugeot 2008?

Switch Bluetooth off and back on on the phone, make sure it is set to “Visible to all”, and check the code is the same on the phone and the system. Pair with the car stationary and the ignition on.

PEUGEOT Connect Radio puts your radio, music and phone in one place on your Peugeot 2008. Set things up with the car stationary, keep your phone's software up to date, and see the handbook for the full details of each function.

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