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going to the contacts tab and typing their name

going to the keypad tab and putting their number in.

You can also just ask the digital assistant to find the contact you are looking for.

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Only applies to Android phones or phones with iOS 13 or later.

3.2.3. Switching between paired phones

You can change which Bluetooth-paired phone the car is connected to in settings.

The car can connect to and remember multiple phones, but it can only be actively connected to one phone at a time.

If you want to switch the Bluetooth connection to a new device, you need to pair it with the car first. You can do this in settings.

Before trying to switch to a different paired device, make sure that Bluetooth is enabled on the device you want to switch to.

1. Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

2. Go to Connectivity → Bluetooth.

3. Press the name of the phone you want to connect to.

4. Select the services you want the phone to be used for, such as media or phone services.

Tip

You can also switch devices in the centre display's phone view by pressing the switch device symbol

If you can't see the device you want to switch to in the paired devices list, try pairing it with the car again.

3.2.4. Apple CarPlay

Connect your phone via a USB cable and activate Apple CarPlay to use your iPhone via the car.

Apple CarPlay gives you another way of using your iPhone via the car's interface. You can use certain communication, naviga-

tion and media apps on your iPhone via the centre display as well as the steering wheel buttons and voice control.

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instances. For more information, refer to the first page for the complete disclaimer note.

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Important

Local laws and regulations

Make sure that you comply with all local laws and regulations regarding mobile phone use while driving.

CarPlay content

Volvo does not accept responsibility for the content available in Apple CarPlay.

Note

Phone compatibility and supported apps

Apple CarPlay only works with iPhones but it doesn't work with all iPhone models. To find out if your iPhone is compat-

ible or to learn more about which apps are supported, go to Apple's website www.apple.com/ios/carplay

[https://www.apple.com/ios/carplay] .

Tip

CarPlay not installed?

If your car doesn't come with CarPlay, you can install it at a later time. Contact a Volvo dealer to ask about installing

CarPlay in your car.

Keep your phone updated

Keep your iPhone and apps updated to the latest versions.

Connect your iPhone and start CarPlay

Note

Disable Bluetooth to use CarPlay

CarPlay can't be enabled at the same time as your car's Bluetooth. To use CarPlay, you need to turn the car's Bluetooth

off.

Activate Siri and have an internet connection

To be able to use CarPlay, you need to activate Siri on your iPhone and have an active internet connection.

Connect your iPhone to the car by plugging a USB-C to lightning cable into your iPhone and the car's USB port which has a

white highlight around it. If you are using CarPlay for the first time, you need to accept the terms and conditions in the centre

display, then CarPlay will start. If you have used CarPlay before, it will automatically start when you connect your phone to the

car.

CarPlay view

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You can access the CarPlay view by opening the CarPlay app in the app library. If the CarPlay symbol

textual bar, you can also access the view by pressing this symbol.

is shown in the con-

Once active, the CarPlay view takes up the whole of the centre display. However, the bottom bar, contextual bar and status bar

will still be visible at all times if you want to return to the car's own system.

Navigation with CarPlay

You can use navigation apps on your iPhone via Apple CarPlay. If you start a navigation route via CarPlay, you can see the guid-

ance in the centre display's CarPlay view as well as in the driver display. If you are following a navigation route in the car's own

navigation app and then start another navigation route in CarPlay, the driver display navigation for the car's own app will end.

Using Siri

If you want to use Siri instead of the car's in-built digital assistant, press and hold the voice control button

wheel while CarPlay is active.

on the steering

You can use Siri to read out, write and send messages. Siri will read and write messages in the language selected in the Siri set-

tings on your iPhone. If you write a message via Siri, the centre display won't show you your message but it will be displayed

on your iPhone.

3.2.5. Android Auto™

Connect your phone via a USB cable and activate Android Auto™ to use your Android™ phone via the car.

Android Auto gives you another way of using your Android phone via the car's interface. With Android Auto, you can safely ac-

cess your phone's communication, navigation and media apps via the centre display as well as the steering wheel buttons.

Important

Local laws and regulations

Make sure that you comply with all local laws and regulations regarding mobile phone use while driving.

Android Auto content

Volvo does not accept responsibility for the content available in Android Auto.

The content of this manual represents the status of the user manual at the time of printing and may not be completely valid in future

instances. For more information, refer to the first page for the complete disclaimer note.

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