2020 Suzuki 7.0-inch infotainment review

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Suzuki has updated the Swift with a mild Series II facelift for 2020, but the infotainment system remains the same. Paul Maric reviews the Suzuki 7.0-inch infotainment system and runs you through the built in features, along with a quick look at Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.  Hardness tester results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/121Auf6HGvaBqRToYcuAz94alin7Sw55SpOPECBDlnKE  We review every new car on the market, bust car myths, cover the latest car tech and answer your burning questions.  Whether you need new car advice, purchase validation or simply love learning more about new cars and technology, we are your car experts.  Subscribe to Car Expert: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DvMhvy3H7ntEgn9n3xQcQ?sub_confirmation=1  You'll find us dropping new video content three times a week. If you'd like to ask a question about one of our videos, simply leave us a comment. If you'd like to give us any feedback on our content, feel free to email us, or alternatively, hit us up on social media.  Finally, we want this channel to grow with your support and feedback. If there's anything you don't like or would like to see us change, we'd love to hear from you!  Follow us on social media to see what we're up to and to ask any questions!  CarExpert: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarExpertAus Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CarExpertAus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carexpert.com.au  Paul Maric: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulMaric Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PaulMaric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PaulMaric  #suzuki #review #infotainment

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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul. Suzuki's infotainment system is a little bit dated, but in my opinion still very easy to use and one of the better

00:06 systems on the market in terms of functionality. Today

00:09 we're going to do a detailed review of it to see just how easy it is to use. If you haven't done so already, have a

00:15 look at the rest of the videos on our channel. We've got some great car reviews there and other infotainment reviews as well.

00:20 But let's get started.

00:22 It's a 7-inch screen that slots into this area here. The home screen is divided into four sections.

00:29 You have listen up the top, which is for radio. You have AM and FM bands.

00:33 There's no DAB+ digital radio in there, unfortunately.

00:36 You can then flick over to media where you'll find USB connectivity plus Bluetooth and the ability to stream from an SD card and an

00:43 auxiliary port. We jump back over to the home screen. You have inbuilt satellite navigation. This works fairly well.

00:48 It's not the best system in the world, but it's, you know, it does the job.

00:52 So let's have a test here. Put in our favorite destination,

00:56 points of interest search. We'll put in Melbourne Airport.

00:59 Okay, so already this is a little bit annoying because I have to put in an area for the point of interest search country,

01:05 Australia.

01:08 And then you put in the city, which is...

01:11 I don't even know where Melbourne Airport is.

01:14 So this immediately is kind of convoluted because if you don't know the place that you're trying to search,

01:20 you won't be able to find the point of interest, which is a little bit frustrating. So that's not great.

01:24 What about an address? I guess that's all pretty straightforward.

01:26 You just put in the country, city, postcode, blah blah blah, and then it goes.

01:29 So that is your inbuilt satellite navigation.

01:31 But you also have Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, which is built into the screen and wired.

01:38 So you have to use a cable. You don't have a wireless setup. This works fairly well.

01:42 It takes up the entire screen.

01:43 You can flick through those menus and you can also send voice commands to your phone

01:47 so that the voice recognition system is better. The car's inbuilt voice recognition system works

01:52 okay, but it's not amazing. So you're not able to give it full navigation commands.

01:56 You can give it basic instructions like calling contacts though. So let me disconnect CarPlay.

02:01 This is what the phone menu looks like.

02:03 You've got your previous call history, contacts and a dial pad as well. And then finally you have shortcuts.

02:08 So in the center you have your favorite items.

02:09 So you can click on any of those and then each of your pillars has a shortcut.

02:14 So if you want to go straight to destination entry, you can go there.

02:16 Or if you want to go to your sources, you can go to the shortcut in the listen menu.

02:20 So Suzuki's infotainment system. Yes, it's getting on in age,

02:23 but it's still pretty easy to use and the inbuilt smartphone mirroring makes it even easier to access modern technology.

02:29 If you did enjoy this video, I'd love it if you could hit the like button,

02:32 follow it up with a subscribe and check out some of the other videos on our channel.

02:36 But until next time, take it easy.

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