VOLVO V90 CROSS COUNTRY 2021 Owners Manual

DISPLAYS AND VOICE CONTROL
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Activating and deactivating the center display The center display can be temporarily switched off and reactivated using the homebutton under the screen.
Center display's home button.
When the home button is used, the screen will go dark and the touchscreen no longer reactsto touch. The climate bar will remain visible.All functions connected to the screen continue to operate, such as climate, audio, guiding *
and apps. The center display screen can be cleaned when the display is dimmed. The dim-ming function can also be used to darken thescreen so it is not a distraction while driving. 1. Press and hold the button beneath the
screen.
> The screen will go dark (the climate barwill remain visible). All functions con- nected to the screen continue to oper-ate.
2. To reactivate the screen, briefly press the Home button.
> The view that was displayed before thescreen was turned off will be displayed again.
NOTE
The screen cannot be turned off when a prompt to perform an action is being dis-played on the screen.
NOTE
The center display is turned off automati- cally when the engine is off and the driver'sdoor is opened.
Related information
Cleaning the center display (p. 629)
Changing the appearance of the center display (p. 135)
Center display overview (p. 114)
Navigating in the center display's views
There are five different basic views in the cen- ter display: Home view, Top view, Climateview, App view and Function view. Thescreen is automatically activated when thedriver's door is opened.
Home viewHome view is the view displayed when the screen is activated. It consists of four tiles:
Navigation, Media, Phone and a fourth tile.
An app or vehicle function selected from the App or Function views will start in the respec- tive tile in Home view.
FM radio, for example,
will start in the Media tile.
The extra tile displays the most recently used app or vehicle function that is not related tothe other three tiles. The tiles display brief information about the respective apps.
NOTE
When the vehicle is started, information on the current status of apps will be displayedin the respective tile in Home view.

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NOTE
In Home view's standard mode – short press on the Home button. An animationdescribing access to the various views isshown on the screen.
NOTE
When the vehicle is moving:
Certain functions (e.g. using the center display's keyboard) may be deacti-vated.
Certain texts (e.g. those generated byapps) will be shortened to three rows. Tap the
Read out button to have the
entire message read aloud.
Text messages will be shortened to one row. Tap the
Read out button to
have the entire message read aloud.
Status barCurrent vehicle activities are shown at the top of the screen in the status bar. Network andconnection information is shown to the left ofthe status bar. Media-related information, theclock and information about background activ-ities are shown to the right.
Top view
Top view when expanded.
There is a tab in the center of the status bar at the top of the screen. Open Top view by tap-ping the tab or by dragging/swiping from thetop of the screen downward. Top view always provides access to:

Settings
Owner's manual
Profile
The vehicle's stored messages.
In certain cases, Top view provides access to: Contextual setting (e.g.
Navigation
Settings). Change settings directly in Top
view when an app (e.g. navigation) is being used.
Contextual Owner's Manual (e.g.
Navigation Manual). Access articles in the digital Owner's Manual related to the content shown on the screen, directly inTop view.
To exit Top view, tap the screen outside Topview, press the Home button or tap the screenat the bottom of Top view and swipe upward.The views behind will become visible againand can be used.
NOTE
The top view is not available at start-up/ shutdown or when a message is beingshown on the screen. Similarly, it is notavailable when the climate view is shown.
Climate viewThe climate bar is always visible at the bottom of the screen. The most common climate set-tings can be made directly there, such as set- ting temperature and seat heating *.
Tap the symbol in the center of the climate bar to open Climate viewand access additional climate sys-tem settings.
Tap the symbol to close Climate view and return to a previous view.

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App view
App view showing the vehicle's apps.
Swipe the screen from right to left 8
to access
the App view from the Home view. This view displays downloaded apps (third-party apps)as well as apps for integrated functions, such as
FM radio. Brief information will be dis-
played directly in App view for certain apps, such as unread text messages for
Messages. Tap an app to open it. It will then be opened in its associated tile, e.g.
Media.
Depending on the number of apps, it is possi- ble to scroll down in App view. This is done bysweeping/dragging from the bottom upwards. To return to Home view, swipe the screen from left to right 8
or press the Home button.Function view
Function view with buttons for various vehicle func- tions.
Swipe the screen from left to right 8
to access
Function view from Home view. From Func- tion view, you can activate or deactivate vari- ous vehicle functions such as
BLIS* , Lane
Keeping Aid* and Park Assist*.
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Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.

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122If there are many functions, you can also scroll downward through the view. This is done bysweeping/dragging from the bottom upwards. Unlike in App view, where you tap an app to open it, in Function view, tapping a functionactivates or deactivates it. Certain functions(trigger functions) open in their own windowwhen tapped. To return to Home view, swipe the screen from right to left
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or press the Home button.
Related information
Handling tiles in the center display (p. 123)
Symbols in the center display status bar(p. 128)
Changing settings in the center display'sTop view (p. 136)
Opening contextual setting in the centerdisplay (p. 137)
Owner's Manual in the center display(p. 17)
Driver profiles (p. 140)
Climate system controls (p. 218)
Apps (p. 464)
Function view in the center display(p. 126)
Center display overview (p. 114)
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Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.

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Handling tiles in the center display Home view consists of four tiles:
Navigation,Media, Phone and a fourth tile. These views
can be expanded.

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Expanding a tile from standard mode
Standard mode and expanded mode of a tile in the center display.

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Expanding a tile:
–For tiles Navigation, Media and Phone:
Tap the screen anywhere in the tile. When a tile is expanded, the extra tile in Homeview will be temporarily hidden. The othertwo tiles will be minimized and only showcertain information. When the extra tile istapped, the other three tiles are minimizedand only certain information is displayed. Expanded view provides access to the basic functions of the respective apps.
Closing an expanded tile:
–The tile can be closed in three different ways:
Tap the top section of the expandedtile.
Tap another tile (it will then be openedin expanded mode instead).
Press briefly on the Home button underthe center display.
Opening or closing a tile in full-screen mode
The fourth tile 9
and tile for Navigation can be
opened in full-screen mode to show additional information and possible settings. When a tile is opened in full-screen mode, no information from the other tiles is displayed. In expanded mode, open theapp in full-screen mode. Tapthe symbol.
To return to expanded mode, tap the symbol or press theHome button under thescreen.
Center display's home button.
You can always press the Home button to return to Home view. To return to Homeview's standard view from full-screen mode,press the Home button twice.
Related information

Handling the center display (p. 116)
Activating and deactivating the center dis-play (p. 119)
Navigating in the center display's views(p. 119)
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Does not apply to all apps or vehicle functions opened via the fourth tile.

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Function view in the center displayFunction view, which is one of the center dis- play's basic views, contains all of the vehi-cle'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 but- ton's icon. Press the button to turn the function on or off. Most buttons in Function view arefunction buttons.
Trigger buttons Do not have On/Off modes. Pressing a trigger button opens a window for the function. This can be, for example, awindow 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
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Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.

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Button modes
When a function or parking button's LED indi- cator is green, the function is activated (on).For some functions, an additional text explain-ing the function will be shown when the func-tion is initially activated. The text will be dis-played for a few seconds and then the buttonwill be displayed with the LED indicator illumi-nated. For
Lane Keeping Aid, for example, the textWorks only at certain speeds will be dis-
played when the button is pressed. Press the button once briefly to activate or deactivate the function.
The function is deactivated when the LED indicator light is switched off.
A warning triangle in the right-hand section of the button indicates that something is notworking correctly.
Related information
Handling the center display (p. 116)
Navigating in the center display's views (p. 119)

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Moving apps and buttons in the center display The apps and buttons for vehicle functions can be moved and organized in the App andFunction views.
1. Swipe from right to left11
to access App
view or swipe from left to right 11
to access
Function view.
2. Press and hold an app or button. > The app or button will change size andbecome slightly transparent. It can then be moved.
3. Drag the app or button to an available position in the view.
A maximum of 48 rows can be used to posi-tion apps or buttons. To move an app or but-ton outside the visible view, drag it to the bot-tom of the view. New rows will be added andthe app or button can be placed in one of these. Apps or buttons placed below the view's nor- mal 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 thevisible view. This makes it easier to find theapps 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. 126)
Apps (p. 464)
Handling the center display (p. 116)
Symbols in the center display status bar
Overview of symbols displayed in the center display status bar.
The status bar shows current vehicle activities and in certain cases, also their status. Due tothe limited space in the status bar, not all sym-bols will be displayed at all times.
Symbol Meaning
Connected to the 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.
11 Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.