Contents
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.5
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03 Your driving environment
Instruments and controls.......................... 78
Ignition modes.......................................... 86
Seats......................................................... 88
Steering wheel.......................................... 94
Lighting..................................................... 96
Wipers and washers...............................102
Power windows....................................... 104
Mirrors..................................................... 106
Compass*............................................... 108
Power moonroof*.................................... 109
HomeLink
® Wireless Control System*.... 111
Starting the engine.................................. 114
Transmission...........................................118
Brakes..................................................... 121
Parking brake.......................................... 124
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04 Comfort and driving pleasure
Volvo Sensus.......................................... 130
Menus and messages............................. 131
The MY CAR menus...............................133
Climate system....................................... 139
Trip computer......................................... 147
Stability system....................................... 149
Active chassis system–Four C*............... 152
Cruise control.......................................... 153
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*.............. 155
Distance Alert* ....................................... 165
City Safety™ .......................................... 168
Collision warning with Full Auto-brake and
Pedestrian Detection*............................. 173
Driver Alert System* ............................... 181
Park assist*............................................. 187
Rear Park Assist Camera (PAC)* ............ 191
Blind Spot Information System*.............. 195
Passenger compartment convenience. . . 199
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05 Infotainment
Introduction............................................. 204
Getting started ....................................... 206
General infotainment functions .............. 210
Radio....................................................... 213
Media player........................................... 222
AUX/USB sockets................................... 226
Bluetooth
Ÿ media ................................... 229
Bluetooth® hands-free connection ........ 232
Cell phone voice control......................... 240
Infotainment system menus ................... 244
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Introduction........................................................................................... 204
Getting started ..................................................................................... 206
General infotainment functions ............................................................ 210
Radio..................................................................................................... 213
Media player......................................................................................... 222
AUX/USB sockets................................................................................. 226
Bluetooth
Ÿ media ................................................................................. 229
Bluetooth
® hands-free connection ...................................................... 232
Cell phone voice control....................................................................... 240
Infotainment system menus ................................................................. 244
05 Infotainment
General infotainment functions
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211 Basic sound settings
Press SOUND to display the basic sound set-
ting menu (Bass, Treble, etc). Continue press-
ing SOUND or OK/MENU to display the other
setting alternatives.
Adjust the setting by turning TUNE and save
the new setting by pressing OK/MENU.
Continue pressing SOUND or OK/MENU to
display:
•Surround:1 Can be set to On or Off. When
switched on, the system will automatically
select settings for the best sound quality,
which is normally DPLII and
will
appear in the display. If the recording was
made using Dolby Digital technology, play-
back will be provided with this setting and
will appear in the display. If Sur-
round is switched off, audio will be provi-
ded using 3 channel stereo.
•Bass: Bass level.
•Treble: Treble level.
•Fader: Balance between the front and rear
speakers.
•Balance: Balance between the right and
left speakers.
•DPL II center level/3 channel center
level1: Volume for the center speaker.
•DPL II surround level1 (only when Sur-
round is on): Surround level.
Advanced sound settings
EqualizerSound levels for different frequencies can be
adjusted separately using this feature.
To do so:
1.
Press OK/MENU to access
Audio
settings and select Equalizer
2.
Turn TUNE to select one of the frequencies
and press OK/MENU.
3.
Turn TUNE to adjust the sound setting and
confirm the change by pressing OK/
MENU. Do the same for the other frequen-
cies.
4. When you have finished making your set-
tings, press EXIT to save.
Sound stage2
The sound experience can be optimized for the
driver's seat, both front seats or the rear seat.
If the front and rear seats are occupied, the
sound stage setting
Front seats is recom-mended. Select one of the options under
Audio settings
Sound stage.
Audio volume and automatic volume
control
The infotainment system compensates for dis-
rupting noises in the passenger compartment
by increasing the volume according to the
speed of the vehicle. The level of sound com-
pensation can be set at low, medium, high or
off. Select the level under Audio settings
Volume compensation.
External audio source volumeIf an external devices such as an MP3 player or
an iPod Ÿ is connected to the AUX socket, the
device's volume may be different from the vol-
ume of the internal sound sources such as the
disc player or the radio. If the external sound
source's volume is too high, the quality of the
sound may be impaired. To help prevent this,
adjust the input volume of the external audio
source:
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NOTE
Sound quality may be affected if the MP3
player is being charged while the system is
in AUX mode. To help prevent this, avoid
charging the MP3 player in a 12-volt socket
while it is being played.
1.
Press MEDIA and turn TUNE to AUX.
Press OK/MENU or wait for several sec-
onds.
2.
Press OK/MENU and turn TUNE to
AUX
input volume. Confirm by pressing OK/
MENU.
3.
Turn TUNE to adjust the volume.
Optimal sound reproductionThe audio system is pre-calibrated for optimal
sound reproduction using digital signal pro-
cessing.
This calibration takes into account factors such
as the speakers, amplifier, cabin acoustics, the
listeners' seating positions, etc., for each com-
bination of vehicle/infotainment system.
There is also a dynamic calibration that takes
into consideration the volume level, radio
reception, and the speed of the vehicle.
The settings that are described in this manual,
(
Bass, Treble, Equalizer etc.) are onlyintended to enable the user to adapt sound
reproduction to his/her personal tastes.
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CD/DVD functions
Center console control panel
Disc slot
MEDIA button
Eject
Number keys
TUNE:Turn to navigate among menu
selections/folders/tracks.
OK/MENU: Press to confirm your selec-
tion or access the menus for the currently
selected source (e.g.,
DISC).Left/rightarrow keys: Fast back/forward and change
track or chapter
1.
Forward/back and change tracks or chap-
ter1.
The media player supports and can play the
following main types of discs and files:
•Purchased CDs (CD Audio)
•Home-burned CDs with audio and /or
video files
•Home-burned DVDs with audio and /or
video files
•Purchased DVDs
See page 225 for a list of compatible formats.
Media menu selections can be made from the
center console or the steering wheel keypad.
See page 244 for more information about the
infotainment menu system.
Playing a disc
Press MEDIA several times until Disc is dis-
played. Release the button and wait several
seconds or press OK/MENU. If there is a disc
in the player, it will begin playing automatically.
Otherwise,
Insert disc will be displayed. Insert
the disc into the slot with the text side upward
and it will begin playing automatically.
If a disc with audio/video files is inserted, its
folder structure will be read by the system. Itmay take several seconds until the disc begins
playing, depending on its quality and the
amount of information it contains.
Disc ejectFor reasons of traffic safety, an ejected disc
must be removed within 12 seconds or it will
be automatically drawn back into the slot.
PauseWhen the audio system volume is turned off
completely, the player will pause and will
resume playing when the volume is turned up
again.
Navigating a disc and playing tracks
CD audio discs
Turn TUNE to access the disc's playlist and to
navigate in this list. Press OK/MENU to con-
firm a choice and begin listening. Press EXIT
to cancel. Press and hold EXIT to return to the
playlist's root level.
The
/ buttons on the center console or
steering wheel keypad can also be used to
change tracks.
Home-burned CD/DVD audio/video filesTurn TUNE to access the disc's playlist and to
navigate in this list. Press OK/MENU to con-
firm a choice and begin listening. Use EXIT to
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stop or to go back in the disc's folder structure.
Press and hold EXIT to return to the playlist's
root level.
The
/ buttons on the center console or
steering wheel keypad can also be used to
change audio/video files.
The following symbols are used in the display:
•- audio files
•- video files
•- folders
When a file has been played, the player will
continue to play the rest of the files (of the same
type) in the current folder. When all of the files
in the folder have been played, the player will
automatically go to the next folder and play the
files in it (unless
Repeat folder is activated).
The system automatically detects and changes
settings if a disc containing only audio or only
video files is inserted in the player and will play
these files. However, the system will not
change settings if a disc containing both audio
and video files is inserted and the player will
continue to play the current type of file.
NOTE
Video images will only be visible when the
vehicle is not moving. When the vehicle is
traveling faster than approximately 4 mph
(6 km/h),
No visual media available while
driving will be displayed. Sound from the
film will still be audible and video images will
be shown again when the vehicle stops.
NOTE
Some copy protected audio files or home-
burned audio files may not be read by the
player.
DVD videosSee page 224 for information.
Fast forward/reverse
Press and hold the / buttons to fast
forward/reverse. This is done at one speed for
audio files but several speeds can be chosen
for video files. Press the
/ buttons sev-
eral times to increase the speed. Release the
button to return to normal viewing speed.
Gracenote Ÿ track identificationIf the vehicle is equipped with the optional nav-
igation system, this system uses a hard drive
containing a database that recognizes musicon audio CDs. The database contains songs
that are currently popular. If the media player
finds a track in the database, the album title
and artist's name are displayed, and the title,
artist and album for each song is also dis-
played. If the current audio CD is not found in
the database, CD text from the disc is used. If
no CD text is available, only track 1, track 2,
etc., will be displayed.
Scan2
This function plays the first ten seconds of
each track/audio file. To start scanning:
1.
Press OK/MENU.
2.
Turn TUNE to
Scan.
> The first ten seconds of each track/
audio file will be played.
3.
Stop scanning by pressing EXIT. The cur-
rent track/audio file will continue playing.
Random2
This function plays the tracks in random order
(shuffle). The random tracks/sound files can be
scrolled through in the normal way. To listen to
tracks in random order:
1.
Press OK/MENU,
2.
Turn TUNE to
Random
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3.
Press OK/MENU to activate/deactivate
the random play function.
Press the
/ buttons on the center con-
sole or steering wheel keypad to change
tracks/audio files.
Repeat folder3
This function makes it possible to play files in
a folder repeatedly. When the last file has been
played, the first file will begin again. To acti-
vate:
1.
Press OK/MENU.
2.
Turn TUNE to
Repeat folder.
3.
Press OK/MENU to activate/deactivate
the function.
Playing video DVDs
Play
When playing a video DVD, a disc menu may
appear on the display, giving you access to
extra functions and settings such as choice of
subtitle and language, scene selection, etc.
NOTE
Video images will only be visible when the
vehicle is not moving. When the vehicle is
traveling faster than approximately 4 mph
(6 km/h),
No visual media available while
driving will be displayed. Sound from the
film will still be audible and video images will
be shown again when the vehicle stops.
Navigating in a DVD's menus
Buttons in the center console control panel,
shown above, are used to navigate in a DVD's
menus.
Changing chapters or titlesTurn TUNE to access the list of chapters and
navigate among them (if a film is playing, it willbe paused). Press OK/MENU to select a chap-
ter and return to the normal view. If a film was
playing, it will resume). Press EXIT to access
the list of titles.
Turn TUNE to select a title and press OK/
MENU to confirm and return to the list of chap-
ters. Press EXIT to cancel and return to the
normal view (without having made a selection).
Changing chapters or titleTurnTUNE to access the list of chapters and
navigate in this list (the film will pause if it is
currently playing). Press OK/MENU to choose
a chapter and return to the normal view in the
display (if a film was playing, it will resume).
Press EXIT to access the list of titles.
In the list of titles, turn TUNE to make a selec-
tion and press OK/MENU to confirm. This also
returns you to the list of chapters. Press EXIT
to cancel and return to the normal view (without
having made a selection).
It is also possible to change chapters by press-
ing
/ on the center console control
panel or on the steering wheel keypad.
Advanced settings
Angle
If the DVD supports this function, it is possible
to select a camera angle for a certain scene.
3Applies to audio/video files on home-burned discs/USB only.