2021 VOLVO V90 CROSS COUNTRY wheel

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STARTING AND DRIVING
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WARNING
No person or object should be behind the tow truck when the vehicle is lifted ontothe bed of the truck.
CAUTION
The towing eyelet is only intended for tow- ing on roads, and must not be used to pull
vehicles from ditches or any similar pur-pose involving severe strain. Call a towtruck for professional assistance.
CAUTION
Note that the vehicle must always be towed with the wheels rolling forward.
Related information
Attaching and removing the towing eyelet (p. 451)
HomeLink ®
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HomeLink ®
26
is a programmable remote con-
trol, integrated in the vehicle electrical sys- tem, that can control up to three differentdevices (e.g. garage door opener, alarm sys-tem, outdoor and indoor lighting) and therebyreplace the remote controls for these.
General
The illustration is generic – the design may vary.
Button 1
Button 2
Button 3
Indicator light HomeLink
®
is delivered integrated in the rear-
view mirror. The HomeLink ®
panel consists of
three programmable buttons and an indicator light in the mirror. For more information about HomeLink ®
,
please visit: homelink.com or call 1–800–355–3515. Save the original remote controls for future programming (e.g. for use in another vehicle).
CAUTION
The button programming should be cleared if the vehicle is sold.
Related information
Using HomeLink ®
* (p. 456)
Programming HomeLink ®
* (p. 455)
Type approval for HomeLink ®
* (p. 457)
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Certain markets only.
26 HomeLink and the HomeLink house symbol are registered trademarks of Gentex Corporation.

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Audio, media and Internet
The audio and media system consists of a media player and a radio. A cellular phone canalso be connected through Bluetooth to usehands-free functions or play music in thevehicle. When the vehicle is connected to theInternet, it is also possible to use apps to playmedia.
Audio and media overview
The functions can be controlled using voice commands, the steering wheel keypad or thecenter display. The number of speakers andamplifiers varies depending on the audio sys-tem installed in the vehicle.
System updates
The audio and media system is continuously improved. It is recommended to download system updates as soon as they are available.
Related information
Media player (p. 483)
Radio (p. 466)
Phone (p. 499)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 514)
Apps (p. 464)
Voice Control (p. 149)
Ignition modes (p. 401)
Driver distraction (p. 41)
Handling system updates via DownloadCenter (p. 585)
License agreement for audio and media(p. 523)
Sound settings
Sound reproduction quality is preset but can also be adjusted.
The system's volume is normally adjusted using the volume control below the center dis-play or the right-side steering wheel keypad.This applies, for example, when playing musicor the radio or during phone calls and activetraffic messages.
Sound reproductionThe audio system is precalibrated using digitalsignal processing. This calibration takes intoaccount speakers, amplifiers, passenger com-partment acoustics, listener position, etc. foreach combination of vehicle model and audiosystem. There is also a dynamic calibrationthat takes into account the volume control set-ting and the vehicle's speed.
Personal settingsDifferent settings are available in Top view under
SettingsSound depending on the
vehicle's sound system.
Premium Sound * (Bowers & Wilkins)
Tone - setting for e.g. bass, treble, equal-
izer, etc.

Balance - balance between right/left and
front/rear speakers.

System Volumes – adjusts volume in the
various systems of the car, e.g. Voice

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Update certain apps
1.
Open the Download Center app in App
view.
2. Select
Application updates to open a list
of all available updates.
3. Find the desired app and select
Install.
> The update will begin.
Related information
Apps (p. 464)
Download apps (p. 465)
Deleting apps (p. 466)
Handling system updates via Download Center (p. 585)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 514)
Deleting apps
When the vehicle is connected to the Inter- net, it is possible to uninstall apps.
If the app is being used, it must be closed before it can be uninstalled. 1. Open the
Download Center app in App
view.
2. Select Application updates to open a list
of all installed apps.
3. Find the desired app and select
Uninstallto begin uninstalling the app.
> When the app has been uninstalled, it
will be removed from the list.
Related information
Apps (p. 464)
Download apps (p. 465)
Updating apps (p. 465)
Handling system updates via Download Center (p. 585)
Internet-connected vehicle
* (p. 514)
Radio
The radio can receive broadcasting from the FM waveband with HD Radio ™ Technology
and SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *. When the
vehicle has an Internet connection, it is alsopossible to listen to web radio.
The radio can be controlled using voice commands, theright-side steering wheel key-pad or the center display.
Related information
Starting the radio (p. 467)
Changing waveband and radio station (p. 468)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-ites app (p. 469)

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Changing waveband and radio station
Instructions for changing wavebands, wave- band lists and radio stations in the selectedlist are provided here.
Changing wavebandsSwipe from App view on the center display and select the desired waveband (e.g. FM) or
open the App menu in the instrument panel with the right-side steering wheel keypad andmake your selection there.
Changing a list in a waveband
1. Tap Library.
2. Select playback from
Stations, Favoritesor Genres.
3. Tap the desired station in the list.
Favorites – only plays selected favorite chan-
nels.
Genres - only plays channels broadcasting the
selected genre or program type, e.g. pop, clas- sical, etc.
Changing radio stations in a selected
list
–Press or under the center display
or on the right-side steering wheel key- pad.
> Move step-by-step through the selected list.
It is also possible to change radio station in the selected list via the center display.
Related information
Radio (p. 466)
Searching for a radio station (p. 468)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 153)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-ites app (p. 469)
Radio settings (p. 470)
App menu in instrument panel (p. 108)
Searching for a radio station
The radio automatically compiles a list of the radio stations that are sending out the stron-gest signals in the vehicle's current location.
Searching is performed in different ways depending on the waveband selected:
FM, stations, genres and frequency.
1. Tap
Library.
2. Tap
.
> Search view will displayed and the key- board will open.
3. Enter a search word/phrase. > The search will start and change ascharacters are entered. Search results will be displayed by category.

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Searching for a station manually
Searching manually makes it possible to find and tune to stations that are not on the auto-matically compiled list of the strongest sta-tions in the area.
–Tap Manual tuning, drag the control or
tap
or . Press and hold to skip to
the next available station in the frequency band. You can also use the right-sidesteering wheel keypad.
Related information
Radio (p. 466)
Starting the radio (p. 467)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 468)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 153)
Radio settings (p. 470)
Storing radio channels in the Radio favorites app
It is possible to add a radio station in the
Radio favorites app and in the list of favor-
ites for the waveband (e.g. FM). Instructions for adding and removing radio channels areprovided below.
Radio favoritesThe radio favorites app shows stored radio channelsfrom all wavebands.
1. Open the Radio favorites app from App
view.
2. Tap the desired station in the list to listen.
Adding and deleting radio favorites
1. Tap to add a radio channel to the
waveband's list of favorites or the Radio favorites app.
2. Tap
Library, select Edit and tap to
delete a radio channel from the list of favorites.
When you delete a radio channel from theRadio favorites app, the channel will also bedeleted from that waveband's list of favorites.
Related information
Radio (p. 466)
Starting the radio (p. 467)
Searching for a radio station (p. 468)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 468)
Voice control for radio and media (p. 153)
Radio settings (p. 470)
App menu in instrument panel (p. 108)

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Radio settings
There are a number of different radio func- tions that can be activated and deactivated.
Canceling a traffic messageA current broadcast (e.g. a traffic message) can be temporarily interrupted by pressing
in the right-side steering wheel keypad or
tapping Cancel in the center display.
Activating and deactivating radio
functions
Pull down Top view and select SettingsMedia and the desired waveband to see avail-
able functions.
AM/FM Radio2
HD Radio FM: HD Radio
™ Technology:
makes it possible to achieve a sound qual- ity comparable with a CD.

Show Broadcast Information: shows
information on program content, artists, etc.

Freeze Program Name: select to stop
the program service name from scrolling continuously. Instead it freezes after 20seconds.
SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
Pull down Top view and select Settings
MediaSiriusXM to show a list of available
options.
Related information
Radio (p. 466)
Settings for SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio *
(p. 477)
Symbols in the center display status bar (p. 128)
RBDS
RBDS radio
RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) ena- bles certain functionality 3
, such as:
Searches for program types or new broad- casts
Text information about currently broadcastprograms
Related information
Radio (p. 466)
Radio settings (p. 470)
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AM radio availability varies depending on model and/or market.3 Certain stations only.

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HD Radio™ sub-channels
In many cases, a main HD Radio station (FM wavebands only) will also have sub-channelsoffering additional types of programming ormusic.
Sub-channels
Example of an HD Radio station with sub-channels
If any sub-channels are available, they will lis- ted below the main channel on the screen. Inthis example, WILD-FM HD2 is a sub-chan-nel.
Selecting sub-channels
To listen to a station's sub-channel(s), tap the station on the screen or press the forward/back arrow keys on the right-side steering wheel keypad or below the screen. Sub-channels can also be saved as radio favorites. If you tap a sub-channel favorite, it may takeup to
6 seconds before the channel becomes
audible. If you tap a station while you are out of digital range of the transmitter,
No
reception will be displayed.
Related information
HD Radio
™ (p. 471)
Activating and deactivating the HD Radio
™ (p. 472)
Changing waveband and radio station(p. 468)
Searching for a radio station (p. 468)
HD Radio
™
limitations (p. 473)
HD Radio ™ limitations
Limitations
Main channel vs. sub-channels (FM only)
: The main channel is the only chan-
nel that can receive in hybrid mode (bothdigital and analog). If a frequency has sub-channels, they are broadcast in digitalmode only. The main FM channel will bedisplayed as, for example, "WRIF-FMHD1". The sub-FM channels will be dis-played as"WRIF-FM HD2", "WRIF-FMHD3", etc.
Reception coverage area
: Due to current
IBOC transmitter power limitations, thereception coverage area in digital mode issomewhat more limited than the station'sanalog coverage area. Be aware that, likeall radio transmission technology, terrain,time of day, vegetation and buildings canhave a positive or negative effect on radioreception.
Analog to digital/digital to analogblending
: Analog to digital blending will
occur as the signal strength reaches a pre-set threshold in the receiver. This will benoticeable in fringe areas (areas with weakreception) and is normal.

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SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* - Sports
This SiriusXM Travel Link service provides information about sporting events, tourna-ments, teams, leagues, etc.
From the SiriusXM Travel Link home screen, to display sports information:
–Tap the Sports button to display the main
sports screen.
A number of sports categories will be listed (Football, Baseball, Basketball, etc.) Tap a sport to select a league in that sport (NFL, MLB, etc.) or a sport organization (PGA,LPGA, etc.). The following is an example of the result of tapping Baseball :
1. MLB (Major League Baseball) will be dis- played.
2. Tap MLB to display the two leagues in Major League Baseball (American Leagueor National League).
3. Tap one of the league names to display the divisions in the league. 4. Tap one of the divisions to display:

In progress: play-by-play information
about a match/game/tournament cur- rently in progress. Continue tapping todisplay. In the detailed view, you canalso select a radio station that is cur-rently broadcasting an ongoing sport-ing event

Headlines for MLB: tap to display
brief headline information

Scheduled: schedules for coming
matches, games, etc.

Scores: match/game results
The same principle applies to all sports.
Related information
SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* (p. 478)
SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* - Notifications
(p. 481)
SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* - Fuel (p. 481)
SiriusXM Travel Link ®
* - Weather (p. 479)
Media player
The media player can play audio from external audio sources connected via USB port orBluetooth. It can also play video format viathe USB port.
When the vehicle is connected to the Internet, it is also possible to listen to web radio, audiobooks and to access music services via apps.
The media player is controlled from the center display. Sev-eral functions can also becontrolled using voice com-mands or the right-side steer-ing wheel keypad.
The radio, which is also handled by the media player, is described in a separate section.