2025-2026 Volvo EX40 SUV Displays, software and phone -> Sound and media User Manual
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Talk to Google Assistant on Android Auto to carry out tasks with your voice so that you can keep your focus on driving. To use  
Google Assistant, just say "Hey Google" or press and hold the voice control button  
on the steering wheel while Android  
Auto is active.  
You can use Google Assistant to carry out tasks such as sending messages, getting directions or controlling media.  
3.3. Sound and media  
Listen to music and media through the car's sound system. You can adjust how it sounds in settings.  
Sound settings  
There is a variety of sound settings for you to customise your sound experience.  
Radio and media players  
You can listen to live radio via the pre-installed radio app and stream media from your phone to the car via the Bluetooth media  
player.  
Tip  
You can find and download more third-party media apps via the car's app store.  
Controlling media playback  
You can control media playback in a number of ways by using:  
media playback controls in the centre display  
the media knob and buttons underneath the centre display  
the steering wheel buttons  
voice control.  
3.3.1. Radio  
Use the pre-installed radio app to listen to live radio in your car.  
Link DAB and FM radio stations  
DAB and FM linking allows the car to automatically select the strongest reception between the DAB or FM sources of linked  
stations. You can turn linking on or off in the radio app settings.  
Radio announcements  
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When listening to the radio, you might hear some announcements which interrupt what you're listening to. They are accom-  
panied by a notification in the centre display. You can stop the announcement and continue listening to the radio by dismissing  
the notification.  
You can choose which radio announcements you want to hear in radio settings. Press the settings symbol  
radio app, then turn the announcements on or off.  
at the top of the  
Radio favourites  
You can add stations to your radio favourites list for quicker access.  
Tip  
You can find and download other radio apps via the app store.  
3.3.1.1. Adding radio favourites  
You can add radio stations to the favourites list in the radio app.  
Add the radio stations you listen to frequently to the favourites list for quicker access.  
1. Press the app library symbol  
2. Find the station you want to add as a favourite from the list of currently available radio stations.  
3. Press the star symbol to the right of the station name.  
The appearance of the station's star symbol changes and the radio station appears in the favourites list.  
in the bottom bar and open the radio app.  
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If you want to remove a station from the favourites list, just press the star next to its name.  
3.3.1.2. Linking DAB and FM stations  
Turn DAB and FM linking on or off in the radio app settings.  
When an FM station has a corresponding DAB station, and vice versa, they can often be linked in the radio app. Linking the two  
radio sources allows the car to automatically switch between the DAB and FM stations to play the source with the strongest  
reception.  
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1. Press the app library symbol  
2. Press the settings symbol  
in the bottom bar and open the radio app.  
to go to radio settings.  
3. Turn DAB and FM linking on or off.  
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When turned on, the radio app shows one radio station tab.  
When turned off, the radio app shows separate DAB and FM station tabs.  
Note  
It might not be possible to link some corresponding DAB and FM stations, so these will appear as separate stations.  
3.3.2. Sound settings  
You can change and adjust a variety of sound options in settings.  
Focus  
You can choose from four sound focus settings: all, driver, front and rear. All is the default setting and doesn't focus the sound  
in a particular direction. It provides a neutral sound focus where occupants in the front and rear seats have the same sound ex-  
perience. The driver setting focuses sound towards the driver. The front setting focuses sound towards the front seats whereas  
the rear setting focuses it towards the rear seats.  
If you select all or driver as your preferred sound focus, you can also turn surround sound on and adjust it.  
Tone  
Customise how your media sounds by adjusting the values for the different tone qualities.  
Volume  
You can adjust the volume of a variety of sounds via the centre display, such as:  
Media  
Ringtone  
Calls  
Voice assistant  
Navigation  
Notifications  
Parking assistance  
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Tip  
There are other ways to adjust the sound volumes in your car. You can turn the media knob underneath the centre display  
or press the buttons on the right-hand side of the steering wheel.  
3.3.3. Media players  
Your car comes with a pre-installed media player. You can download more third-party media apps from the  
app store in the app library.  
Your car comes with the Bluetooth media player pre-installed in the app library.  
Use the Bluetooth media app to stream media from a Bluetooth-connected device straight to the car.  
3.4. In-car apps  
All of the car's apps can be found in the app library.  
You can access the app library by pressing its symbol in the bottom bar.  
App library symbol  
Some apps are pre-installed, such as Bluetooth media, Google Maps and Google Assistant. You can search for and download  
new apps via Google Play, which can be accessed in the app library.  
3.4.1. Downloading apps  
Download more apps to your car from the app store in the app library.  
Your car comes with some apps pre-installed, but you can find and download more in the app store.  
To be able to download apps, your car must be at a standstill and connected to the internet.  
1. Press the app library symbol  
in the bottom bar.  
2. Press Get more apps to go to the app store.  
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