Infotainment system -> Overview and operation for Your Volkswagen ID.7 4 Door First Generation (2023-2025)

Infotainment system overview  
Fig. 1 Overview of the Infotainment system.  
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Menu button:  
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Sensor field for switching the Infotainment system on or off.  
Touch slider for volume adjustment.  
Home button: (referred to below as HOME ).  
Pages.  
Vehicle favourites.  
App favourites.  
Control Centre.  
Notifications and status displays(availability depends on country).  
Further information and tips for operating the Infotainment system are provided in these operating  
instructions (→ First steps in the Infotainment system).  
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Menu button:  
1. Tap to open the app overview.  
Sensor field for switching the Infotainment system on or off  
1. Tap the sensor field to switch the Infotainment system on or off manually.  
Touch slider for volume adjustment  
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Swipe to the left to lower the volume.  
Swipe to the right to increase the volume.  
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Home button: (referred to below as HOME )  
1. Tap HOME to open the home screen.  
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Pages  
Some menus and functions have several pages with different content. The current page is highlighted.  
Tap the marking to change to a page.  
Swipe your finger to the left or to the right across the screen to switch between pages.  
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Vehicle favourites  
Vehicle functions can be saved in the vehicle favourites for quick access, e.g. Auto Hold function. The vehicle  
favourites can be personalised (→ First steps in the Infotainment system).  
1. Tap  
to open the vehicle favourites.  
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App favourites  
Main menus can be saved in the app favourites for quick access. The app favourites can be personalised (→ First steps  
in the Infotainment system).  
1. Tap the corresponding function button to open a main menu in the app favourites.  
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Control Centre  
There are additional function buttons in the Control Centre for functions and notifications, e.g. the Auto Hold  
function can be switched on and off here. You can configure the displayed functions (→ First steps in the  
Infotainment system).  
1. Tap the marking and slide it down to open the Control Centre.  
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Notifications and status displays  
Notifications and status displays of the user management function and “privacy settings” function with signal  
strength display of the eSIM  
(availability depends on country).  
1. To open notifications or a status display, tap on the notifications or the desired status display.  
Scroll bar (without item number)  
Some menus and functions have further content above or below the current screen view.  
1. Tap the scroll bar and swipe it up or down to display additional content.  
Operating the Infotainment system  
Opening the digital instructions for the Infotainment system (if available)  
The digital instructions for the Infotainment system provide further information and tips for operation of the system.  
1. Tap  
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Switching the Infotainment system on or off  
The Infotainment system switches on automatically in the following cases:  
When the driver gets into the vehicle.  
When the ignition is switched on if the Infotainment system was not manually switched off before.  
If the last set volume does not exceed the preset maximum switch-on volume, the Infotainment system will start up  
at this volume.  
The Infotainment system switches off automatically in the following cases:  
When the driver leaves the vehicle.  
If you leave the vehicle when the ignition is inactive.  
After around 30 minutes without a user input if you switch on the Infotainment system manually when the ignition  
is inactive.  
After about 30 minutes without a user input if you remain seated in the vehicle when the ignition is inactive.  
If the Infotainment system freezes, it will restart automatically. If the restart does not work, tap and hold the sensor  
field for switching the Infotainment system on or off for around 15 seconds.  
Operating the screen (touchscreen)  
You can operate the functions of the Infotainment system using the screen. The screen brightness can be adjusted via  
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the Control Centre (→ Infotainment system overview)  
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gestures in the digital instructions on the Infotainment system, where available.  
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Operation.  
Main menus in the app overview  
Opening main menus  
Main menus are visible as function buttons in the app overview and on the home screen. The position of the function  
buttons can be configured.  
1. Tap the corresponding function button to open a main menu, e.g. for the navigation system.  
The following main menus may be included as function buttons in the app overview:  
Background lighting, Background lighting .  
App-Connect .  
Assist systems .  
Vehicle .  
Tips/Help: here you can find further information on the functions and operation of the Infotainment system,  
e.g. the quick guide (→ First steps in the Infotainment system).  
IDA: Intelligent Digital Assistant (IDA  
), voice assistant .  
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