2025-2026 Volvo EX30 4 Door Display, software and phone -> Main area of the display User Manual
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Display, software and phone -> Main area of the display for Your Volvo EX30 4 Door First Generation (2025-2026)

The different areas of the display show you information related to the car and your driving. You can also  
control many of the car's functions by interacting with the display.  
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The display is divided up into two areas.  
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The driver information area, which is always at the top of the display.  
The main area, which takes up most of the display.  
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The display sits in the middle of the dashboard.  
Warning  
If the driver information area turns off, doesn't turn on or is only partially legible, you must not use the car. This is  
because the driver will not receive warnings and car status information shown in the driver information area, such as  
warnings and information relating to brakes, airbags or other safety systems. If there is an issue with the driver  
information area, contact an authorised Volvo workshop.  
Important  
Do not use sharp objects on the display as they may cause damage.  
Tip  
You can change the theme and brightness of the display in settings.  
3.1.1. Main area of the display  
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You can control many of the car's functions and view detailed information and notifications in the main area  
of the display.  
The main area takes up the majority of the display and you interact with it by touching the display.  
Frequently used features such as climate, the car overview and the app library are available at the bottom of the main area.  
Examples of functions that can be viewed and controlled via the display's main area are:  
Navigation  
Media players  
In-car apps  
Phone  
3.1.1.1. Display views  
Learn about some of the views that you can see in the main area of the display.  
The different bars provide status information, display shortcuts to apps or quick controls, and allow you to navigate around the  
display views. The main views let you use and access navigation information, in-car apps, climate, car status and settings. There  
are also some specialised views for managing specific car functions.  
Display bars  
The status bar is located at the top of the main area of the display, underneath the driver information area. It shows you sym-  
bols relating to the car's status and apps, along with the time and outside temperature. You can press the right-hand side of the  
status bar to access some quick controls for a selection of system settings as well as get to the profile picker and settings view.  
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The bottom bar is your main way of navigating around the display views. By pressing the symbols, you can get to other views  
and functions as well as bring up the comfort view and activate the hazard warning lights. The status bar and bottom bar are al-  
ways visible, regardless of which view you are looking at.  
In some views, you will see the contextual bar appear above the bottom bar. This bar contains shortcuts to recently used func-  
tions or apps that only appear when you can use them. Sometimes these shortcuts are replaced by quick controls which allow  
you to control ongoing phone calls and media when the associated views or widgets aren't visible.  
Main views  
The following list contains the main views that you will see and use in the main area of the display.  
The welcome view gives you quick access to some of the car's functions and the profile picker when you get into the car. It disappears when you start the  
car.  
Welcome  
view  
The home view shows a large navigation map and so it also works as the navigation view. There are widgets with quick controls for media and phone  
underneath the map. You can hide these widgets by pressing the home symbol and bring them back by pressing the symbol again. The home view is  
Home view  
accessed from other views by pressing the home symbol  
in the bottom bar.  
You can access in-car apps and the app store in this view. To get to this view, press the app library symbol  
in the bottom bar.  
App library  
You can change a variety of climate settings in this view, such as activating or deactivating defrosters and adjusting settings for air conditioning. The climate  
Climate view  
view is opened by pressing the fan symbol  
in the bottom bar.  
This view gives you access to quick controls, the car status and settings views as well as user profiles. These come together to give you an overview of the  
Car overview  
car. You can get to the car overview by pressing the car symbol  
in the bottom bar.  
This view gives you quick and easy access to some of the car's functions, such as exterior lights and wing mirror adjustments. You can get to the quick  
controls view by pressing the car symbol in the bottom bar.  
Quick  
controls view  
This view shows you important information relating to your car's status, such as issues that need resolving and the severity of them. You can also access the  
user manual as well as see the total distance driven in the car and when a service is due. The car status view can be accessed by pressing the car symbol  
in the bottom bar.  
Car status  
view  
This view is where you can access all of the different settings tabs and views for your car. You can get to the settings view by pressing the car symbol  
the bottom bar.  
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Settings view  
Specialised views  
The following views are related to specific functions in the car.  
The comfort view appears when you press the temperature displayed in the bottom bar. This view gives you quick access to some essential climate and  
comfort settings, such as temperature control.  
Comfort  
view  
You can adjust the volume for many types of sound in this view. To get to it, press the volume symbol  
in the bottom bar.  
Volume  
view  
The parking view contains features that help you park. When shown, it takes up most of the main area of the display. If the parking view doesn't automatically  
appear when you need it to, you can open it yourself by pressing the camera symbol in the contextual bar above the bottom bar.  
Parking  
view  
Note  
Driver distraction overlay  
What you can see and do in the main area of the display sometimes depends on whether the car is moving or not. To  
minimise driver distraction while the car is moving, some views become unavailable, such as certain settings. When this  
happens, the display shows the driver distraction overlay. When the car stops moving, the overlay disappears and you  
can interact with the view again.  
3.1.1.2. Status symbols in the display  
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Status symbols are shown in the status bar at the top of the main area of the display. The symbols tell you  
important information about your car's system status.  
Symbol types  
Some status symbols, such as the clock and temperature, will always be visible in the status bar. Others are only visible when  
that particular function is active, such as wireless charging, or even disabled.  
Note  
Make sure you look up any status symbols that you are unfamiliar with. They might not appear with any extra  
information or notifications.  
This is a list of some status symbols that can appear in the status bar. It is not an exhaustive list and you might also see status  
symbols in the status bar from third-party apps.  
Clock  
The clock shows you the current time. You can choose whether to display the time in the 12-hour or 24-hour format.  
Outside temperature  
This is the current ambient temperature outside of the car. You can choose to have the temperature displayed in degrees Celsius  
or Fahrenheit in the car's system settings.  
Outside temperature with  
snowflake  
This is the current ambient temperature outside of the car. The snowflake appears when the outside temperature is low.  
The car's microphone is active and recording.  
Microphone is listening  
Microphone is not listening  
New notification  
The car's microphone is not recording.  
There is a new notification in the notification centre.  
A device is charging on the wireless charger.  
Wireless charging active  
Bluetooth connected  
Location  
Bluetooth is enabled and a device is connected to the car.  
Your location is being shared.  
Wi-Fi signal  
Wi-Fi is enabled and active. The number of bars indicates the signal strength. If no bars are shown, this indicates that a Wi-Fi  
connection is active but there is no signal.  
Mobile internet signal  
5G internet  
Mobile internet is active and being used by the car. The number of bars indicates the signal strength.  
A 5G internet connection is active.  
3.1.1.3. Keyboard  
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The display's keyboard appears when you can write text or numbers. You can customise many of its features  
in settings.  
You can use the on-screen keyboard to write text or numbers. For example, when searching for a destination in the navigation  
app or putting the password in for a Wi-Fi network.  
The keyboard's layout can change depending on the type of input field you are writing in.  
The keyboard supports some alternative ways of inputting text. These include:  
Glide typing  
Speech to text  
Handwriting  
Tip  
You can download other keyboards to use by going to the app store in the app library.  
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3.1.1.3.1. Changing keyboard language  
You can change the language for the display's keyboard on the keyboard itself.  
Change the keyboard language when you want to write text in a different language. This can be useful when you are driving  
abroad and need to search for a destination or address in the local language.  
Note  
To be able to change the keyboard language, you need to have more than one language available for the keyboard. If you  
only have one language available, the languages symbol won't be shown on the keyboard.  
Changing language to the next available language  
Press the languages symbol  
at the bottom of the keyboard.  
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The keyboard language switches to the next one in the available languages list.  
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Changing language to any available language  
Press and hold the languages symbol  
A list of available languages appears.  
Select the language you want to use.  
at the bottom of the keyboard.  
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The keyboard language changes to the one you selected.  
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3.1.1.3.2. Adding and removing keyboard languages  
You can add and remove keyboard languages in settings.  
You can add languages to the display's on-screen keyboard if you want to write in a language that isn't already available.  
Languages can also be removed from the keyboard if you find that you no longer need them.  
Press the car symbol  
in the bottom bar and go to Settings.  
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Go to System → Language and input → Keyboard.  
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Choose the keyboard you want to make changes to.  
Select Languages.  
Adding a language  
Press the add symbol  
above the currently available languages and search for your desired language.  
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Select the language you want to add, then press the download symbol  
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The language is added to the list of languages available to use on your keyboard.  
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Removing a language  
Press the edit symbol  
above the list of currently available languages.  
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Select the language you want to remove from the list of available languages, then press the rubbish bin symbol  
The language is removed from the list of languages available to use on your keyboard.  
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3.1.2. Driver information area of the display  
The driver information area of the display shows you information related to your driving and the car itself.  
The driver information area is not touch sensitive, so you can't interact with it via the display's surface. You can interact with the  
driver information area using the steering wheel buttons.  
Examples of information that can be shown in the driver information area are:  
Warning and indicator symbols  
Speed  
Road sign information  
Notification messages  
Battery meter  
Power meter  
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