2018 VOLVO XC90 TWIN ENGINE display

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122Function view in the center display
Function view, which is one of the center dis-
play's basic views, contains all of the vehicle's
function buttons. From the Home view, navigate to Function view by swiping from left to right
over the screen
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Different types of buttonsThere are three different types of buttons for
vehicle functions; see below: Type of button
Functions Vehicle function affected
Function buttons

Have On/Off modes.
When a function is active, an LED indicator light will illuminate to the\
left of the button's icon.
Press the button to turn the function on or off. Most buttons in Function view are func-
tion buttons.
Trigger buttons Do not have On/Off modes. Pressing a trigger button opens a window for the function. This can be, \
for example, a win-
dow to change seat position. •
Camera
• Headrest Fold
• Head-up Display Adjustments
Parking buttons Have On/Off and scanning modes. Similar to function buttons, but have an extra mode for parking scanning\
. •
Park In
• Park Out 7
Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swi\
pe in the other direction.

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Button modes
When a function or parking button's LED indica-
tor is green, the function is activated (on). For
some functions, an additional text explaining the
function will be shown when the function is ini-
tially activated. The text will be displayed for a few
seconds and then the button will be displayed
with the LED indicator illuminated.
For Lane Keeping Aid, for example, the text
Works only at certain speeds will be displayed when the button is pressed.
Press the button briefly to activate or deactivate
the function. The function is deactivated when the LED indica-
tor light is switched off.
A warning triangle in the right-hand section of
the button indicates that something is not work-
ing correctly.
Related information
•
Handling the center display (p. 112)
• Navigating in the center display's views
(p. 115)

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124Moving apps and buttons in the
center display
The apps and buttons for vehicle functions can
be moved and organized in the App and Func-
tion views. 1. Swipe from right to left 8
to access App view
or swipe from left to right 8
to access Func-
tion view.
2.

Press and hold an app or button.
> The app or button will change size and become slightly transparent. It can then
be moved.
3. Drag the app or button to an available posi- tion in the view.
A maximum of 48 rows can be used to position
apps or buttons. To move an app or button out-
side the visible view, drag it to the bottom of the
view. New rows will be added and the app or but-
ton can be placed in one of these.
Apps or buttons placed below the view's normal
display will not be visible on the screen.
Swipe the screen to scroll up or down in the view
to display information outside the view.
NOTE Hide the apps that are rarely or never used by
moving them far down, outside of the visible
view. This makes it easier to find the apps
used more frequently.
NOTE
Apps and vehicle function buttons cannot be
situated at spots already in use.
Related information
•
Function view in the center display (p. 122)
• Apps (p. 487)
• Handling the center display (p. 112) Symbols in the center display status
bar
Overview of symbols displayed in the center dis-
play status bar.
The status bar shows current vehicle activities
and in certain cases, also their status. Due to the
limited space in the status bar, not all symbols
will be displayed at all times. Symbol
Meaning Connected to the Internet.
Could not connect to Internet.
Roaming activated.
Cell phone network signal strength.
Bluetooth device connected.
Bluetooth activated but no device
connected.
Information sent to and from GPS.
Connected to Wi-Fi network.
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Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swi\
pe in the other direction.

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125Symbol
Meaning Tethering activated (Wi-Fi hotspot).
This means that the vehicle shares
an available Internet connection.
Vehicle modem activated.
USB sharing active.
Action in progress.
Timer for preconditioning active.
AAudio source being played.
Audio source paused.
Phone call in progress.
Audio source muted.
News broadcasts from current radio
station.
B Traffic information being received.
BClock.
A
Only hybrid models.
B Not available in all markets.
Related information
• Navigating in the center display's views
(p. 115)
• Messages in the center display (p. 140)

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126Using the center display keyboard
You can use the keyboard in the center display
to enter characters or to switch to handwriting
mode to "write" letters and characters on the
screen.
The keyboard can be used to enter characters
(letters, numbers, symbols, etc.) to e.g. send text
messages from the vehicle, enter passwords or
search for information in the digital Owner's Man-
ual.
The keyboard will only appear when it is possible
to enter text on the screen.
NOTE
The keyboard cannot be used while the vehi-
cle is moving.

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127 The illustration shows an overview of some of the buttons that may be sh\
own on the keyboard. The appearance may vary depending on language setti\
ngs and the context in which
the keyboard is used.

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128 Row showing suggestions for words or char-
acters
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. The suggested words change as
new letters are entered. Scroll through the
list of suggested words by tapping the right
or left arrows. Tap a suggestion to select it.
Please note that this function is not available
in all languages. When unavailable, this row
will not be shown on the keyboard. Available characters are adapted to the lan-
guage selected for the keyboard (see num-
ber 7 below). Tap a character to enter it.
Different buttons are displayed here depend-
ing on the context in which the keyboard is
used, e.g. @ to enter an email address or the
return key to start a new line. This button hides the keyboard. In cases
where this is not possible, the button will not
be displayed.
Used to enter uppercase letters. Tap once to
enter one uppercase letter and then con-
tinue with lowercase letters. Tap twice for
caps lock (all text will be entered in upper-
case letters). Tap again to return the key-
board to lowercase letters. In this mode, the
first letter after a period, exclamation point or
question mark will be automatically entered
in uppercase form. The first letter entered in
text fields will also be uppercase. In text
fields intended for names or addresses, each
word will be automatically started with an uppercase letter. In text fields intended for
passwords, website addresses or email
addresses, all letters will automatically be
lowercase unless uppercase is selected. Used to enter numbers. The number key-
board (2) will then be displayed. Tap
,
which is shown instead of in number
mode, to return to the keyboard with letters,
or to display the keyboard with special
characters. Used to change the keyboard language, e.g.
EN
. The available characters and word sug-
gestions (1) vary depending on the selected
language. In order to toggle between key-
board languages, the languages must first be
added under Settings. Space bar.
Delete. Tap to delete characters one at a
time. Press and hold to delete multiple char-
acters quickly.
Used to change to handwriting mode.
Tap the confirm button over the keyboard (not
shown in illustration) once to confirm the text that
has been entered. The button's appearance dif-
fers depending on the context.
Variants of letters or characters Variants of a letter or character, e.g. é or è, can
be entered by pressing and holding the letter or
character. A box containing possible variants of
the letter or character will appear. Tap the
desired variant. If no variant is selected, the origi-
nal letter/character will be used.
Related information
• Changing keyboard language in the center
display (p. 129)
• Entering characters, letters and words by
hand in the center display (p. 129)
• Handling the center display (p. 112)
• Handling text messages (p. 526) 9
For Asian languages.

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Changing keyboard language in the
center display
In order to toggle between keyboard languages,
the languages must first be added under
Settings.
Adding or deleting languages in
Settings
The keyboard is automatically set to the same
language as the system language. The keyboard
language can be manually changed without
affecting the system language.
1. Tap Settings in Top view.
2.

Tap System System Languages and
Units Keyboard Layouts.
3.

Select one or more languages in the list.
> It is now possible to toggle between the selected languages using the keyboard.
If no language has been selected under
Settings, the keyboard will remain in the same language as the vehicle's system language.
Toggling between keyboard languagesIf more than one language has
been selected in Settings, the
button in the keyboard can be
used to switch between the dif-
ferent languages. To toggle between keyboard languages from the
list:
1.

Press and hold the button.
> A list will appear.
2. Select the desired language. If more than four languages have been selected under
Settings, you can scroll through the list
shown on the keyboard.
>

The keyboard and word suggestions will
be adapted to the selected language.
To change keyboard language without displaying
the list:
– Tap the button.
>

The keyboard layout will change to the
next language in the list without display-
ing the list.
Related information
• Changing system language (p. 132)
• Using the center display keyboard (p. 126) Entering characters, letters and
words by hand in the center display
Characters, letters and words can be entered in
the center display by handwriting them on the
touchscreen. Tap the button on the center
display's keyboard to switch
from the keyboard to handwrit-
ing mode. Space for entering characters/letters/
words/parts of words.
Text field displaying suggested characters or
words
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as they are written on the screen
(1). Suggestions for characters/letters/words/
parts of words. You can scroll through the
list.