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Volvo Sensus
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Introduction
Center console control panel
Volvo Navigation System (VNS)* – NAV:
see the separate VNS manual for operat- ing instructions.
Infotainment ( RADIO, MEDIA , TEL ): see
page 240 .
Vehicle-related settings - MY CAR: see
page 209.
Park assist camera - CAM*: see
page 197.
Climate system: see page 215.
Volvo Sensus is the operating system in your vehicle providing a coordinated interface for anumber of functions such as the individual-ized settings that can be made in the MY
CAR menus, the climate and infotainment systems as well as other options such as thepark assist camera(s), etc. Volvo Sensus uses the screen in the center instrument panel to display information andselections are made using this panel’s con-trols and buttons. Certain features can alsobe controlled using the steering wheel key-pad. Press
MY CAR to present all of the available
settings related to driving and/or controlling the vehicle, such as City Safety, setting theclock, lock settings, etc. Press RADIO , MEDIA , TEL , NAV * and CAM*
to change a source and to activated systems or functions such as AM, FM1, CD, DVD,Bluetooth, navigation* and the park assistcamera *. See the respective sections in this manual for more detailed information about your vehi-cle's various features and functions.
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Introduction
The menu system provides access to menus for operating many of the vehi-cle's functions, such as setting the
clock, door mirrors, locks, etc.
Navigating in the menus is done using the buttons on the center console control panelor with the right-side steering wheel keypad. Some of the features mentioned in this sec- tion are optional.
Operation
Center console controls
Center console controls for menu navigation
Press MY CAR to access the My Car
menus.
Press OK/MENU to select a highlighted
selection or to store a certain function in the system's memory.
Turn to navigate up/down among menu selections.
EXIT
EXIT functionsThe results of a short press on EXIT vary,
depending on where the cursor is and where you are in the menu structure. •
Reject and incoming phone call
• The current function will be cancelled
• Characters that have been entered will be erased
• The most recent selection will be cancel-led
• Go back (upward) in the menu system
A long press will take you to the highest
menu level (the main view), giving you access to all of the vehicles/menus. See page 241for additional information.
Steering wheel keypad
The keypad varies according to the vehicle's equipment
Turn the thumb wheel to go up/down
among menu selections. Press the thumb
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Menu settings
The following pages list the main menus/ submenus and possible selections. Themenus are set up as follows:
Menu level 1
Menu level 2Menu level 3Menu level 4
Car key memory See pages 92 and 59 for more information. Lock settings
Automatic door locking Doors unlockAll doorsDriver door, then all
Keyless entry All doorsAny doorDoors on same sideBoth front doors
Audible confirmation See page 59 and 68 for more information. Side mirror settings
Fold mirrors Tilt left mirrorTilt right mirror
See page 112 for more information. Light settings
Door lock confirmation light Unlock confirmation light
See page 59 for more information.
Approach light durationOff30 sec60 sec90 sec
See page 61 for more information.
Home safe light durationOff30 sec60 sec90 sec See page 105 for more information.
Triple indicator
See page 104 for more information.
Daytime running lights
See page 100 for more information.
Active bending lights
See page 102 for more information. Tire pressure system
Warns if tyre pressure is too low Calibrate tire pressure
See page 334 for more information. This sys- tem is optional in Canada. Steering wheel force
High MediumLow
See page 232 for more information. Reset car settings This feature returns the "Car settings" menu to the original factory settings.
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Active chassis system–Four C*
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232* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Active chassis (Four C)
Active chassis, Four-C (Continuously Con- trolled Chassis Concept), regulates the cha-racteristics of the shock absorbers so that thevehicle's driving characteristics can beadjusted. There are three settings: Comfort,Sport and Advanced.
NOTE
This system is available on Canadian mod- els only.
ComfortComfort mode offers a somewhat softer ride and the transmission shifts gears at lowerrpm. This mode is particularly suitable forlong-distance highway driving. The indicatorlight in the button will be on when this modeis selected.
SportIn this mode, the vehicle's body sway isreduced during cornering and steeringresponse is more immediate. The transmis-sion shifts up at higher rpm for sportier driv-ing. The indicator light in the button will be onto indicate that Sport mode has beenselected.
AdvancedIn this mode, body sway in curves is minimaland steering response is very direct. Gearshifting is done at high rpm in each gear fordynamic and active driving.
Operation
Chassis settings
Use the buttons in the center console to change setting. The setting in use when theengine is switched off is activated the nexttime the engine is started.
Adjustable steering force*
Steering force increases with the speed of the vehicle to give the driver enhanced sensitivity.At low speed the vehicle is easy to steer inorder to facilitate parking, etc. Steering force can be changed under
MY
CAR
Car settingsSteering wheel
force
. Select Low, Medium or High. For a
description of the menu system, see page 209.
NOTE
This steering force level menu function cannot be accessed when the vehicle is inmotion.
NOTE
In certain situations, the power steering may become too warm and will have to betemporarily cooled down. While this ishappening, the power steering effect willbe reduced slightly and somewhat moreeffort may be required to turn the steeringwheel. If this occurs, a message will be displayed in the instrument panel.
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Introduction
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240* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
General information
The infotainment system consists of radio and media player features and also makes itpossible to communicate via a cell phone.The information is displayed on a 7" screen inthe center console. Infotainment functionscan be controlled from the center console orvia the buttons on the steering wheel keypad.On models equipped with the navigation sys-tem*, voice commands can also be used toe.g., set destinations, make calls from a Bluetooth ®
-connected cell phone, etc.
If the infotainment system was on when the ignition was switched off, the most recently used source (
FM1, etc.) will restart the next
time the ignition is put in mode I or higher.
The driver's door must also be closed on vehicles with keyless drive*. The infotainment system can be operated for 15 minutes at a time while the engine isswitched off by pressing the On/Off button. While the engine is being started, the infotain- ment system will be temporarily interruptedand will resume when the engine has started.
NOTE
To help avoid excessive battery drain, remove the remote key from the ignitionslot if the infotainment system is usedwhile the engine is switched off.
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic
The system is manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories LicensingCorporation. Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic and the
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Audyssey MultEQ 1
The Audyssey MultEQ system has been used to optimize sound quality to help ensure aworld-class listening experience.
1
Applies only to models with Premium Sound Multimedia.
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Infotainment system overview
Sockets for external audio sources (AUX and USB)
Steering wheel keypad
Center console control panel
7" display
Rear seat control panel with headphone socket*
Not in use
Basic infotainment functions
Corresponding controls - steering wheel keypad and center console
Left/right arrow keys – short press
moves between preset radio stations, tracks on a disc or chapters on a DVD. Press and
hold to search within tracks or to tune to the
next/previous available radio station.
SOUND – press to access the menu for
adjusting bass, treble, etc., see page 245 for additional information.
VOL – turn to raise or lower the volume
level.
ON/OFF/MUTE – short press - switch
the system ON. Press and hold (until the
screen turns black) - switch the system
OFF . A short press when the infotainment
system is on will mute/unmute the sound.
The entire infotainment system, including the navigation* and telephone functions, isswitched on/off at the same time by usingthis button.
CD/DVD* slot.
Mode buttons – select a mode (e.g.,
RADIO , MEDIA , TEL , etc.) by pressing its
button on the center console. The most recent source in the selected mode (e.g.,FM1 in RADIO mode) will be displayed. In
TEL or NAV* modes, pressing the respective
source button will display a shortcut menu.
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Eject a disc.
OK/MENU – press the thumb wheel on
the steering wheel keypad or this button on the center console to confirm a menu selec-tion or accept an incoming phone call. FromRADIO or MEDIA mode's main view, press-
ing this button displays a menu for theselected source. Arrows at the right of thescreen indicate submenus.
TUNE – turn the thumb wheel on the
steering wheel keypad or this button on the center console to scroll among tracks/folders,radio stations, phone contacts or to navigateamong the alternatives shown on the screen.
EXIT – short press - go upward in the
menu system, cancel a current function, reject an incoming phone call or erase char-acters that have been entered on the screen.Press and hold - to go to the mode's main
view. From a mode’s main view, pressing andholding EXIT takes you to the infotainment
system's main view, which enables you toaccess the same modes as by pressing therespective mode keys on the center console.
# INFO – if more information is available
than is currently displayed on the screen, press # INFO to display the remaining infor-
mation.
Keypad for entering text/numbers, storing
radio stations, etc.
* FAV – this button can be used to store a
shortcut to a commonly used function in AM/FM/SIRIUS/DISC, etc. See the section " *
FAV —storing a shortcut" on page 245 for
information on using this button.
MUTE (models without the navigation sys-
tem*) – press to mute/unmute infotainment system sound.
Voice control (models with the navigation
system*) – press to activate voice commands (for Bluetooth ®
-connected cell phones and
the navigation system*).
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246* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
•Subwoofer*: subwoofer volume level.
•
DPL II centre level/3 channel centre
level3 : Volume for the center speaker.
•
DPL II surround level3 /4
: 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 frequen-
cies 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 fre-
quencies.
4. When you have finished making your set- tings, press EXIT to save and return to
normal view.
For general information regarding menu navi- gation, see page 243 and menu overview seepage 247.
Sound stage 5The sound experience can be optimized forthe driver's seat, both front seats or the rearseat. If the front and rear seats are occupied, the sound stage setting
Front seats is rec-
ommended. Select one of the options under
Audio settingsSound stage.
Audio volume and automatic volume
control
The infotainment system compensates for disrupting noises in the passenger compart-ment by increasing the volume according tothe speed of the vehicle. The level of soundcompensation can be set at low, medium,high or off. Select the level under
Audio
settings
Volume compensation.
External audio source volumeIf an external device such as an MP3 player or an iPod ®
is connected to the AUX socket,
the device's volume may be different than the volume of the internal sound sources such asthe disc player or the radio. If the externalsound source's volume is too high, the qualityof the sound may be impaired. To help pre-vent this, adjust the input volume of the exter-nal audio source:
NOTE
Sound quality may be affected if the MP3 player is being charged while the system isin AUX mode. To help prevent this, avoidcharging the MP3 player in a 12-voltsocket while it is being played.
1. Press MEDIA and turn TUNE to AUX.
Press OK/MENU or the thumb wheel on
the steering wheel keypad.
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 infotainment system is pre-calibrated for optimal sound reproduction using digital sig-nal processing. This calibration takes into account factors such as the speakers, amplifier, cabin acous-tics, the listeners' seating positions, etc., foreach combination of vehicle/infotainmentsystem.
3
Premium Sound Multimedia only
4 Only when Surround is on.
5
Premium Sound Multimedia only