2017 VOLVO XC90 change language

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WARNING
The driver is always responsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner and adhering tocurrent laws and traffic regulations. It is also important that the vehicle be oper- ated, maintained and serviced according toVolvo's recommendations/instructions in theowner's manual.
Changing the language used in the vehicle's center display
Changing languages in the center display could mean that some of the owner's information provi-ded may not comply with national or local stat-utes and regulations. Changing to a languagethat you do not understand may also make it diffi-cult to change back to the original language.
Related information
•Owner's manual in mobile devices (p. 20)
• Navigating in the digital owner's manual(p. 51)
• On-board digital owner's manual (p. 50)
• Navigating in the digital owner's manual(p. 51)
• Using the owner's manual (p. 48)
• Additional information about your vehicle(p. 14)
Driver distraction
Please keep the following warnings in mind when operating/servicing your vehicle.
A driver has a responsibility to do everything pos- sible to ensure his or her own safety and thesafety of passengers in the vehicle and otherssharing the roadway. Avoiding distractions is partof that responsibility. Driver distraction results from driver activities that are not directly related to controlling the vehiclein the driving environment. Your new Volvo is, orcan be, equipped with many feature-rich enter-tainment and communication systems. Theseinclude hands-free cellular telephones, navigationsystems, and multipurpose audio systems. Youmay also own other portable electronic devicesfor your own convenience. When used properlyand safely, they enrich the driving experience.Improperly used, any of these could cause a dis-traction. For all of these systems, we want to provide the following warning that reflects the strong Volvoconcern for your safety. Never use these devicesor any feature of your vehicle in a way that dis-tracts you from the task of driving safely. Distrac-tion can lead to a serious accident. In addition tothis general warning, we offer the following guid-ance regarding specific newer features that maybe found in your vehicle:
WARNING
• Never use a hand-held cellular telephone while driving. Some jurisdictions prohibitcellular telephone use by a driver whilethe vehicle is moving.
• If your vehicle is equipped with a naviga-tion system, set and make changes toyour travel itinerary only with the vehicleparked.
• Never program your audio system whilethe vehicle is moving. Program radio pre-sets with the vehicle parked, and use yourprogrammed presets to make radio usequicker and simpler.
• Never use portable computers or per-sonal digital assistants while the vehicleis moving.
Accessory installation
•We strongly recommend that Volvo ownersinstall only genuine, Volvo-approved acces-sories, and that accessory installations beperformed only by a trained and qualifiedVolvo service technician.
• Genuine Volvo accessories are tested toensure compatibility with the performance,safety, and emission systems in your vehicle.Additionally, a trained and qualified Volvoservice technician knows where accessoriesmay and may not be safely installed in yourVolvo. In all cases, please consult a trained

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Keyboard function buttons (the appearance may vary depending on language settings, context, etc.)
Field for possible search hits. The word changes as new letters are added. Scroll inthe list using the left/right arrows. Tap aword to select it. The keyboard may not sup-port all language selections, in which casethis line on the screen will not be displayed.The characters that can be entered are lan- guage-dependent (see point 7). Tap a char-acter to enter it.

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Several buttons (depending on the context for which the keyboard is being used) will bedisplayed here. In certain cases, it can be used to enter @, .com or to start a new line.
Press to hide the keyboard. In cases where this is not possible, the button will not be dis-played.
Tap once to enter one uppercase letter.
Double-tap for Caps lock (tap again to
return to lowercase letters). Letters entered after the !, . and ? characters will automati-cally be uppercase. The first letter in the textfield or in text fields intended for names,addresses or company names will also auto-matically be uppercase. The first letter in textfields intended for passwords, webaddresses or email addresses will automati-cally be lowercase unless upper case ischosen.
Press to display the numbers that can be entered. When numbers are displayed, tap
to resume entering text or to
enter special characters.
Tap to change the keyboard language (in this example, UK English is the selected lan-guage). The characters available will changeaccording to the selected language (2). Thisbutton will only be displayed if several key-board languages have been selected (seethe section "Changing keyboard languages" below). Tap to display a list of possible lan-guages and tap a language to use it.
Tap to enter blank spaces.
Tap to erase one character at a time.
Tap to enable handwriting. See the section "Handwritten text" below.
Entering text and performing searches using thekeyboard are done somewhat differently in thenavigation system. See the section "Filtering des-tination search results" below. Tap the button above the keyboard to confirm the text that has been entered (not shown in theillustration). This button's appearance differsdepending on the context.
Changing keyboard languagesIn order to change keyboard languages, they must first be selected under Settings.
The keyboard language can be changed without changing the language used for the other sys-tems/menus in the vehicle.
1. Pull down the center display's Top view and tap
Settings.
2. Tap
SystemKeyboard Layouts. 3. Select and one or more of the languages in
the list.
> The makes it possible to change the key-board layout and characters available depending on the language(s) selected.
When more than one languagehas been selected, this button (7)3
will appear on the key-
board.
To shift between keyboard languages:
1. Press and hold the button (7).
> A list will be displayed.
2. Tap the desired language. If more than four languages have been selected in
Settings,
scroll in the list.
> The keyboard layout and characters avail- able will change to the selected language.
3In the example illustration, the button shows "UK".

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Special characters
To enter language-specific characters such as é
or è (if available):
1. Press and hold a character key. > A box with available characters will open.
2. Tap the desired character. If none of the spe- cial characters is selected, the key's initial character will be entered.
Handwritten textTap button (10), see the overview illustrationabove, to enter the handwriting mode.
Area for entering characters.
Text box where the characters entered in area (1) appear.
Suggested characters. Scroll in the list if necessary.
Blank spaces.
Tap to erase one character at a time.
Tap to return to the standard keyboard.
Press to hide the keyboard. In cases where this is not possible, the button will not be dis-played.
Tap to change the keyboard language.
Entering characters
1. Enter a handwritten character (1) using a fin-gertip or by holding e.g., a pen near the screen.
> Several character suggestions will appear(3). The most likely character will be at the top of the list.
CAUTION
Do not touch the screen with sharp objects because this could cause scratches.
2. Continue entering characters.
> If no other choice is made, the characterat the top of the list will be used. Tap one of the other characters in the list to use itinstead.

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Changing a setting
A sub-category in Settings view with various possible settings
1. Tap the category/sub-category to navigate to
the desired setting.
2. Change the setting(s). > The changes are saved immediately.
Types of settings
Type of setting Description
Trigger function Starts an app or a separate viewfor more advanced settings. Tapthe text to e.g., connect aBluetooth device.
Radiobutton Select one of the possible set-tings by tapping the desired radiobutton to e.g., change the systemlanguage.
Type of settingDescription
Multi- selectionbutton Select a level for a particular set-ting by pressing the desired partof the button e.g., to set thedesired level for City Safety.
Checkbox Tap to activate/deactivate a func-tion e.g., to select automatic startfor steering wheel heating.
Slider Select a level for a function by pressing and dragging the slidercontrol e.g., to set a volume level.
Informa-tion dis-play This is not an actual setting butdisplays information such as thevehicle's VIN number.
Related information
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Center display overview (p. 28)
• Navigating in the center display's views (p. 38)
• Using the center display (p. 44)
• Changing system settings in Settings view(p. 112)
• Categories in Settings view (p. 110)
Categories in Settings view
Settings view consists of a number of main cate- gories and sub-categories that contain settingsand information for many of the vehicle's fea-tures and functions.
The main categories in Settings view are: My
Car, Sound, Navigation, Media,Communication, Climate and System.
Each main category, in turn, contains several sub- categories with possible settings. The tableshows the first level of sub-categories. The possi-ble settings for a function or area are describedin greater detail in their respective articles in theowner's manual. For system settings not descri-bed in the respective articles, see "Changing sys-tem settings in Settings view."
My Car
Sub-categories Type of setting
DisplaysPersonal
IntelliSafeCombination
Park AssistGlobal
Drive Mode/Individual
Drive Mode* Combination
Lights and LightingCombination
Mirrors and Easy EntryPersonal
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Changing system settings in Settings view
Settings view's main category
System contains
general settings and information, such as lan- guage, units of measure, etc.
The system settings under Driver Profile, Date
and Time, Keyboard Layouts, Voice Control,Software Updates, Factory reset andServices are described in their respective arti-
cles in the owner's manual.
Changing system languages1. Pull down the center display's Top view and
tap Settings.
2. Tap
SystemSystem Language.
3. Select a new system language. Languages that can be used for voice commands are indicated by a voice control symbol.
> This change affects the language used inthe instrument panel, center display and the head-up display *.
Changing units of measure
Changing length and volume units
1. Pull down the center display's Top view and
tap Settings.
2. Tap
SystemUnitsUnits of
Measurement. 3. Select one of the following measurement
standards:
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Metric: kilometers, liters and degrees Cel-
sius.
•
Imperial: miles, gallons and degrees Cel-
sius.
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US: miles, gallons and degrees Fahren-
heit.
> This change affects the units of measure used in the instrument panel, center dis- play and the head-up display *
Changing tire inflation pressure units
1. Pull down the center display's Top view and
tap Settings.
2. Tap
SystemUnitsTire Pressure
Units.
3. Select a unit of measure for tire pressure. > This changes the tire inflation pressureunits used in the
Car status app in the
center display.
Viewing storage information1. Pull down the center display's Top view and
tap Settings. 2.
Tap
SystemStorage.
> Storage information for the vehicle's hard drive will be displayed, including total capacity, available capacity and theamount of storage space used by theapps that have been installed.
Viewing the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
1. Pull down the center display's Top view and
tap Settings.
2. Tap
SystemVehicle Identification
Number.
> The vehicle's VIN will be displayed.

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Making settings from the center display
Selecting types of information
1.Tap Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2. Tap
My CarDisplaysDriver Display
Information.
3. Select the information to be displayed in the background:
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Show no information in the background
•Show information for current playing media
•Show navigation even if no route is set8 .
Information is displayed at the center of the 12" instrument panel and in a field at theupper right of the 8" version.
Selecting themes
1. Tap Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2. Tap
My CarDisplaysDisplay
Themes
3. Select a theme (appearance) for the instru- ment panel:
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Glass
•Minimalistic
•Performance
•Chrome Rings.
Selecting a language
1. Tap Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2. To select a language, tap
SystemChoose system language.
> Changing languages affects all of the vehicle's displays. Changing to a language that you do not understand may make itdifficult to change back to the original lan-guage.
Related information
• Instrument panel App menu (p. 155)
• Instrument panel (p. 124)
• Settings view (p. 109)
Indicator symbols in the instrument panel
The indicator symbols alert the driver when cer- tain functions are activated, that a system isactively working or that a fault may have occur-red in a system or function.
Symbol Explanation
Information, see the text mes- sage in the instrument panel The information symbol illuminates in combination with a text mes-sage if one of the vehicle's sys-tems requires the driver's atten-tion. The information symbol canalso illuminate in combination withother symbols.
A
BBrake system
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The 8" instrument panel only shows guidance instructions. The map is only shown on the 12" instrument panel. See the navigation manual for additional information.

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Global settings
Global settings and parameters remain the same regardless of which driver profile is currentlyactive. Keyboard layout is an example of a global setting. If driver profile X is used to add additional key-board languages, these languages will also beavailable even if driver profile Y is used. This typeof global change is not specific to a single driverprofile.
Personal settings
If driver profile X has been used to e.g., set the brightness for the center display, driver profile Ywill not be affected by this setting since it is spe-cific (personal) to driver profile X. See also the article "Categories in Settings view" for an overview of global and personal settings.
Related information
•Editing a driver profile (p. 177)
• Categories in Settings view (p. 110)
Selecting a driver profile The most recently selected driver profile will be used automatically the next time the vehicle isstarted. However, a different driver profile can beselected after the vehicle has started.
When the vehicle is started, the most recently selected driver profile will be shown at the top ofthe center display. There are two alternatives forchanging to another driver profile. Alternative1:
1. Tap the name of the drive profile shown at
the top of the center display when the vehi- cle has been started.
> A list of driver profiles that can beselected will be displayed.
2. Select the desired profile. 3. Tap
Confirm.
> The new driver profile has now been selected and the system will load the set- tings stored in that profile.
Alternative 2:
1. Pull down the center display's Top view.2. Tap
Profile.
> A list of driver profiles that can be selected will be displayed.
3. Select the desired profile. 4.
Tap
Confirm.
> The new driver profile has now been selected and the system will load the set- tings stored in that profile.
Related information
• Driver profiles (p. 175)
• Editing a driver profile (p. 177)
• Linking a remote key to a driver profile(p. 177)