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Towing recommendations
Always check with state and local authorities before attempting to tow another vehiclebecause this type of towing is subject to regula-tions regarding maximum towing speed, lengthand type of towing device, lighting, etc.
Towing your vehicle behind another vehicle
1. After securely attaching the towing line to both vehicles, put the gear selector in posi- tion N and release the parking brake.
2. Put the ignition in mode II by turning the
start knob to START (without depressing
the brake pedal) and hold it in this position
for approx. 4 seconds. Release the knob.
3. Put the gear selector in position N and
release the parking brake.
4. The towing vehicle can now begin driving.
5. Keep the tow rope taut when the towing vehicle slows down by applying light pressure on the brake pedal. This will help prevent jar-ring movements of the vehicle being towed.
6. Be prepared to apply the brakes to stop the vehicle being towed.
CAUTION
General towing precautions:
• If the vehicle's battery is dead, an auxiliary battery will be necessary to provide cur-rent for releasing the electric parkingbrake and to move the gear selector from the
P position to N. If this is not possible,
use the shiftlock override procedure tomanually release the gear selector from P
and move it to N.
• Maximum speed: 50 mph (80 km/h). Do not exceed the maximum allowable tow-ing speed.
• Maximum distance with front wheels onground: 50 miles (80 km).
• The vehicle should only be towed in theforward direction.
WARNING
• When the vehicle is being towed, the igni- tion should be in mode
II (in mode I, all of
the vehicle's airbags are deactivated).
• The remote key must remain inside the vehicle.
• The power brakes and power steering willnot function when the engine is not run-ning. Approximately 5 times more pres-sure will be required on the brake pedaland the steering wheel will be considera-bly harder to turn.
• The towing eyelets must not be used forpulling the vehicle out of a ditch or forany similar purpose involving severestrain.

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384 from the
P or D positions into N so that the vehi-
cle can be moved. To do so:
Lift away the rubber mat on the bottom of the storage compartment in front of the gearselector to expose the small hole for overrid-ing the shiftlock feature.
Press a small screwdriver or similar item into the hole and hold it down.
Press the button on the front side of the gear selector and move the selector to the N
position. Release the button and remove the screwdriver from the hole.
4. Put the rubber mat back into place.
Related information
• Gear selector positions (p. 384)
• Automatic transmission (p. 382)
Gear shift indicator
The gear shift indicator in the instrument panel shows the current gear (in manual shiftingmode) and will prompt the driver to shift up ordown to help get the best possible fuel econ-omy.
The gear shift indicator shows the current gear in the instrument panel and uses an upward arrowto recommend shifting to a higher gear.
Gear shift indicator (generic illustration)
Related information
• Gear selector positions (p. 384)
• Steering wheel paddles
* (p. 386)
Gear selector positions
The automatic transmission has 8 forward gears and also offers manual shifting.
Gear selector positions
The following gear selector positions are shown in the instrument panel:
P, R, N, D or M.
For manual shifting, the gear indicator in the instrument panel shows the gear currently beingused.

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The IBOC system is referred to as a "hybrid" since it is both analogue and digital. Duringhybrid operation, receivers still continue toreceive the analogue (non-digital) signal. HDRadio receivers incorporate both modes ofreception, where the receiver will automaticallyswitch to the analogue signal if the digital signalcannot be decoded or is lost by the receiver. When you have tuned to an HD Radio station, the
symbol will appear in the infotainment sys-
tem display. The symbol will be displayed in dif- ferent colors:
• Grayed-out symbol
: NoHD Radio broadcast
reception
• White symbol
: the radio is actively receiving
an HD broadcast
• Orange symbol
: the radio is receiving an
HD broadcast with digital sound
More information about HD Radio and IBOC canbe found on Ibiquity's website, www.hdradio.comand www.ibiquity.com.
Artist Experience ™A radio station's logo and album art can be dis-played. If a station opts to provide this informa-tion, it is broadcast once every 12 minutes, whichmeans that there may be a delay before thelogo/album art appear on the screen. The radiocan store 100 station logos so the next time theradio is tuned to the same station, the logo will be displayed immediately. Album art is synchedwith the artist that you are currently listening to.
iTunes taggingThis feature is common to both HD Radio and SiriusXM
®
Satellite radio *. See the section
"iTunes tagging" in the article "SiriusXM satellite radio settings" for more detailed information.
Ball game modeThis feature means that a main FM station (HD1)will broadcast live events, where the content ofthe programming is more important than soundquality, in analog mode only to help prevent thedelay between analog and digital broadcasting.The HD Radio symbol will be white during livebroadcasts and "Live" will be displayed next tothe symbol.
Benefits of digital broadcasting
• Better sound (FM sounds near CD qualityand AM as analogue FM).
• Some FM frequencies offer a greater num-ber of listening choices through “multicast-ing” (consisting of a frequency's main chan-nel and any sub-channels that may also beavailable on that particular frequency.)
• When receiving a digital signal there is nomultipath disturbance or hisses/pops/crack-ling due to outside influences.
How HD Radio
™ Technology
broadcasting works
HD Radio works similarly to conventional radioand broadcasts of this type are available in manyareas of the United States. However, there are afew key differences:
• Instead of transmitting one analogue signal,stations send out a bundled signal – bothanalogue and digital.
• An HD Radio receiver can receive both digi-tal and analogue broadcasts. Depending onthe terrain and location of the vehicle (whichwill influence the signal strength), thereceiver will determine which signal toreceive.
Related information
•
Switching HD Radio on and off (p. 396)
• HD Radio sub-channels (p. 396)
• HD Radio limitations (p. 397)
• Radio (p. 392)
• Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 393)

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CD
1. Insert a CD. 2.Open the
CD app in the center display's App
view.
3. Select a track. > Playback will begin.
USB flash drive
1. Insert the flash drive in the USB socket. 2. Open the
USB app in the center display's
App view.
3. Select a track. > Playback will begin.
Mp3 player and iPod®
NOTE
Use the iPod app ( not the USB app) to start playback. When an iPod is the media source, the info- tainment system will use a menu structuresimilar to the iPod's own menu structure.
1. Connect the device.
2. Start playback in the connected device.3.
Open the
iPod, USB, AUX) app in the cen-
ter display's App view.
> Playback will begin.
Bluetooth-connected device
1. Connect the device.
2. Activate Bluetooth in the device.
3. Start playback from the connected device.4. Open the
Bluetooth app in the center dis-
play's App view.
> Playback will begin.
Internet media
1. Connect the vehicle to the Internet.
2. Open the app in the center display's App view.
> Playback will begin.
Video
1. Connect the device. 2.Open the
USB app in the center display's
App view.
3. Tap the title of the video content to be played.
> Playback will begin.
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay is described in a separate article.
Controlling and changing mediaThe media player can be con- trolled using voice commands,the right-side steering wheelkeypad or the center display.
Volume: use the buttons on the right-side
steering wheel keypad or turn the control under the center display to raise or lower the volume.

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422 Play/pause: tap the track's image, press the
symbol on the keypad or press the button under the center display. Change tracks: tap the desired track on the cen- ter display, press the
buttons under the
center display or on the right-side steering wheel keypad. Fast forward/reverse, move within a track: press the time axis on the center display and drag from side to side, press and hold the
buttons
under the center display or on the right-side steering wheel keypad. Change media source: Tap a media source under
Recents, tap the desired app in the center dis-
play's App view or use the
button on the
right-side steering wheel keypad.
Library: tap to play a track from the library.
Shuffle: tap to play tracks in random order.
Similar: tap to use Gracenote to search for simi-
lar music on the USB device and create a playlist based on the results. The playlist can contain upto 50 tracks.
Change device: tap to toggle between USB
devices if more than one is connected.
Video settings
The following can be adjusted with the video player in full screen or by opening the center dis- play's Top view and tapping
SettingsVideo:
Primary Audio Default Language, Subtitleand Primary Subtitle Default Language.
Play DivX®
This DivX device must be registered in order to play purchased DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD)movies.
1. Open the center display's Top view and tap
SettingsVideoDivX
® VOD to get a
registration code.
2. Go to vod.divx.com for additional information and to complete the registration process.
Related information
• CD (media) player
* (p. 420)
• Media player (p. 415)
• Voice control for radio and media (p. 121)
• Apps (applications) (p. 390)
• Connecting a Bluetooth ®
device (p. 414)
• Connecting a device via the AUX/USB socket (p. 414)
• Gracenote (p. 424)
• Connecting to the Internet (p. 427)
• Media searches (p. 422)
• Video (p. 425)
• Apple CarPlay (p. 416)
Media searches
Searches can be made for information such as artists, composers, song titles, albums, video,audio books, playlists and podcasts (digitalmedia on the Internet).
1. Tap .
> The center display's Search view opens and the keyboard will be displayed.
2. Enter a search word/phrase.

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3.
Tap
Search.
> The infotainment system will search through all connected devices and any results will be displayed by category.
Swipe the screen horizontally to display each cat-egory separately.
Related information
• Media player (p. 415)
• Playing media (p. 420)
• Using the center display keyboard (p. 31)
Playing media through the AUX/USB sockets
An external media device, such as an iPod or an mp-3 player can be connected to the infotain-ment system.
A device with rechargeable batteries can be recharged when it is connected to the USBsocket (if the ignition is on or the engine is run-ning). To simplify the use of a USB flash drive, it is advisable to only store files with compatible fileformats on it. It will take considerably longer forthe system to index the files on the drive if it con-tains anything other than compatible files. In addition to audio, the vehicle's media player also supports video playback when the externaldevice is connected to the USB socket. Certain mp-3 players have proprietary file formats that are not supported by the infotainment sys-tem.
Related information
• Connecting a device via the AUX/USBsocket (p. 414)
Streaming media through a Bluetooth connection The media player is equipped with Bluetooth ®
for streaming audio files from external Bluetooth ®
-enabled devices.
Related information
• Connecting a Bluetooth ®
device (p. 414)
• Playing media (p. 420)
• Voice control for radio and media (p. 121)
• Media player (p. 415)
• Ignition modes (p. 370)
• Media player technical data (p. 425)

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4281. Activate tethering/personal hotspot in the
cell phone.
2. Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view.
3. Tap
CommunicationWi-Fi.
4. Tap Wi-Fi to activate/deactivate.
5. Tap the name of the network to be used.
6. Enter the network password.
7. If a different connection was used previously, confirm the connection change.
> The vehicle will connect to the network.
Please be aware that certain cell phones disable tethering when the connection to the vehicle hasbeen broken, e.g., when the phone has beenremoved from the vehicle. In such cases, thephone's tethering function will have to be reacti-vated the next time the phone is used to connectto the Internet. When a phone is connected to the vehicle, it is saved for future use. When a max. number of 50have been saved, the first one connected will bedeleted. To show the list of saved networks or to manually delete a network, tap
SettingsWi-Fi
Saved networks.
See the article "Wi-Fi technology and security" for network connection requirements.
Connect using the vehicle's integrated modem
When the vehicle is connected using the modem, Volvo On Call services will use the connection.
1. Insert a personal SIM card in the holder.
2. Tap Settings in the center display's Top
view.
3. Tap
CommunicationVehicle Modem
Internet.
4. Tap
Vehicle modem Internet to activate/
deactivate.
5. If a different connection was used previously, confirm the connection change.
6. Enter the SIM card's PIN code. > The vehicle will connect to the network.
Related information
• Pairing a cell phone (p. 408)
• Connecting/disconnecting a cell phone (p. 409)
• Connecting a device via the AUX/USBsocket (p. 414)
• Wi-Fi technology and security (p. 432)
• Apple CarPlay (p. 416)

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Related information
•Internet connected vehicle (p. 427)
• Connecting to the Internet (p. 427)
Tethering (Wi-Fi sharing)
When the vehicle is connected to the Internet, this connection can be shared (tethered) with other devices 7
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The network service provider (the SIM card) must support tethering.
1. Open the center display's Top view. 2.
Tap
SettingsCommunicationVehicle Wi-Fi Hotspot.
3. Tap
Network name and assign a name to
the hotspot.
4. Tap
Password and create a password to be
used by devices trying to connect (tether) to the hotspot.
5. Tap
Frequency band and select a fre-
quency that the hotspot will use to transmit data. This may not be possible in all markets.
6. Activate/deactivate by tapping the
Vehicle
Wi-Fi Hotspot box.
7. If another connection has been used previ- ously, confirm the change of connections.
> It is now possible for external devices toconnect to the vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot.
Connection status will be indicated in a symbol in the center display's status bar. Tap
Connected devices to see a list of con-
nected devices.
Related information
• Internet connected vehicle (p. 427)
• Wi-Fi technology and security (p. 432)
• Symbols in the center display status bar (p. 43)
• Internet connection troubleshooting (p. 430)
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Does not apply for a Wi-Fi connection.