2025-2026 Volvo EX40 SUV Displays, software and phone -> Centre display User Manual
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The different displays show you information related to the car and your driving. You can also control many of  
the car's functions by interacting with the displays.  
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Locations of the displays  
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Driver display  
Centre display  
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3.1.1. Centre display  
Interact with the centre display to control and view information about many of the car's features and  
functions.  
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The centre display sits in the middle of the dashboard and automatically activates when the driver's door is opened.  
Frequently used features such as climate, settings and the app library can be accessed by pressing the symbols at the bottom  
of the display.  
Tip  
Two people, such as the driver and front passenger, can use the centre display at the same time.  
Examples of functions that can be viewed and controlled via the centre display are:  
Navigation  
Media players  
In-car apps  
Phone  
Important  
Do not use sharp objects on the centre display as they may cause damage.  
3.1.1.1. Centre display views  
Learn about some of the views that you can see in the centre display.  
The different bars provide status information, display shortcuts to apps or quick controls, and allow you to navigate around the  
centre display views. The main views let you use and access navigation information, in-car apps, climate and settings. There are  
also some specialised views for managing specific car functions.  
Centre display bars  
The status bar at the top of the centre display shows you symbols relating to the car's status and apps, along with the time and  
outside temperature. The bottom bar is your main way of navigating around the centre display views. By pressing the symbols,  
you can get to other views and functions. The status bar and bottom bar are always 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 centre display.  
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. The home view is accessed from other views by pressing the home button underneath the bottom bar.  
Home view  
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You can access the manual, in-car apps and the app store in this view. To get to this view, press the app library symbol  
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  
view is accessed by pressing the fan symbol in the bottom bar.  
This view gives you access to the quick controls and settings views as well as user profiles. These come together to give you an overview of the car which  
can be accessed by pressing the car symbol in the bottom bar.  
in the bottom bar.  
App library  
Climate view  
Car overview  
This view gives you quick and easy access to some of the car's functions, such as folding the headrests. You can get to the quick controls view by pressing  
Quick controls  
view  
the car symbol  
in the bottom bar.  
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.  
You can adjust the seats in the adjustments view. For example, you can adjust the side support as well as the lumbar support and seat cushion extension.  
Seat adjustments  
view  
The parking view contains features that help you park. When shown, it takes up most of the centre display. If the parking view doesn't automatically  
Parking view  
appear when you need it to, you can open it yourself by pressing the camera symbol  
in the contextual bar above the bottom bar.  
Note  
Driver distraction overlay  
What you can see and do in the centre 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. If this happens, the  
centre display shows the driver distraction overlay. When the car stops moving, the overlay disappears and you can inter-  
act with the view again.  
3.1.1.2. Status symbols in the centre display  
Status symbols are shown in the status bar at the top of the centre display. The symbols tell you important  
information about your car's system status.  
Symbol types  
Some status symbols, such as the clock, will always be visible in the status bar. Others are only visible when a particular func-  
tion is active, such as wireless charging, or even disabled. You will also see symbols that tell you when there is an error, such as  
when you have an internet connection issue.  
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.  
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Clock  
The clock shows you the current time. You can choose whether to display the time in the 12-hour or 24-hour format.  
Mobile internet signal Mobile internet is active and being used by the car. The number of bars indicates signal strength.  
Mobile internet error There is an issue with the mobile internet connection. If you see this symbol with a type of connection next to it, such as 3G or LTE, it  
means that the car is connected to a network but doesn't have a working internet connection.  
No internet  
connection  
The car is not connected to the internet.  
LTE mobile internet Your car has an active LTE mobile internet connection.  
signal  
EDGE mobile  
internet signal  
Your car has an active EDGE mobile internet connection.  
Your car has an active 3G mobile internet connection.  
Your car has an active 4G mobile internet connection.  
Roaming is active.  
3G mobile internet  
signal  
4G mobile internet  
signal  
Roaming active  
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.  
Wi-Fi internet error  
There is an issue with the Wi-Fi internet connection.  
Bluetooth connected Bluetooth is enabled and a device is connected to the car.  
Location  
Your location is being shared.  
Wireless charging  
active  
A device is charging on the wireless charger.  
3.1.1.3. Restarting the centre display  
You can restart the centre display using the home button underneath the bottom bar.  
If you are having problems with the centre display, such as it freezing or issues with connectivity, restarting it might be a way to  
resolve these issues.  
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Press and hold the home button  
underneath the centre display's bottom bar until the display turns off.  
The centre display shows the Volvo logo to indicate that it's restarting.  
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3.1.1.4. Keyboard  
The centre 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.  
3.1.1.4.1. Changing keyboard language  
You can change the language for the centre 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  
1. 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.  
Changing language to any available language  
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Press and hold the languages symbol  
A list of available languages appears.  
at the bottom of the keyboard.  
3. Select the language you want to use.  
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The keyboard language changes to the one you selected.  
3.1.1.4.2. Adding and removing keyboard languages  
You can add and remove keyboard languages in settings.  
You can add languages to the centre 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.  
1. Press the car symbol  
in the bottom bar and go to Settings.  
2. Go to System → Languages and input → Keyboard.  
3. Choose the keyboard you want to make changes to.  
4. Select Languages.  
Adding a language  
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Press the add symbol  
6. Select the language you want to add, then press the download symbol  
The language is added to the list of languages available to use on your keyboard.  
above the currently available languages and search for your desired language.  
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Removing a language  
7. Press the edit symbol  
above the list of currently available languages.  
8. 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 display  
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