Volvo XC90 (2019 year). Instruction - part 29

Storing radio favorites (p. 487)

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Changing waveband and radio

station

Instructions for changing wavebands, waveband
lists and radio stations in the selected list are
provided here.

Changing wavebands

Swipe from App view on the center display and
select the desired waveband (e.g.

) or open

the App menu in the instrument panel with the
right-side steering wheel keypad and make your
selection there.

Changing a list in a waveband

1. Tap

Library

2. Select playback from

Stations

Favorites

Genres

3. Tap the desired station in the list.

Favorites

– only plays selected favorite channels.

Genres

- only plays channels broadcasting the

selected genre or program type, e.g. pop, classi-
cal, etc.

Changing radio stations in a selected
list

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Press

under the center display

or on the right-side steering wheel keypad.
> Move step-by-step through the selected

list.

It is also possible to change radio station in the
selected list via the center display.

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Searching for a radio station

The radio automatically compiles a list of the
radio stations that are sending out the strongest
signals in the vehicle's current location.

Searching is performed in different ways depend-
ing on the waveband selected:

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AM - stations and frequency.

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FM, stations, genres and frequency.

1. Tap

Library

2. Tap

> Search view will displayed and the key-

board will open.

3. Enter a search word/phrase.

> The search will start and change as char-

acters are entered. Search results will be
displayed by category.

Searching for a station manually

Searching manually makes it possible to find and
tune to stations that are not on the automatically
compiled list of the strongest stations in the area.

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Tap

Manual tuning

, drag the control or tap

. Press and hold to skip to the

next available station in the frequency band.
You can also use the right-side steering
wheel keypad.

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Storing radio favorites

It is possible to add a radio a radio station in the

Radio favorites

app and in the list of favorites

for the waveband (e.g. FM). Instructions for add-
ing and removing favorites are provided below.

Radio favorites

Radio favorites shows saved
favorites from all wavebands.

1. Open the

Radio favorites

app from App

view.

2. Tap the desired station in the list to listen.

Adding and deleting radio favorites

–

Tap

to add/remove a radio channel from

the waveband's list of favorites or Radio
favorites.

If a favorite station is deleted here, it will also be
deleted from that waveband's list of favorites.

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App menu in instrument panel (p. 104)

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Radio settings

There are a number of different radio functions
that can be activated and deactivated.

Canceling a traffic message

A current broadcast (e.g. a traffic message) can
be temporarily interrupted by pressing

in the

right-side steering wheel keypad or tapping

Cancel

in the center display.

Activating and deactivating radio
functions

Pull down Top view and select

Settings

Media

and the desired waveband to see available

functions.

AM/FM Radio

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HD Radio AM

: HD Radio

™ Technology:

makes it possible for AM audio to achieve an
audio quality comparable to analog FM.

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HD Radio FM

: HD Radio

™ Technology:

makes it possible to achieve a sound quality
comparable with a CD.

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Show Broadcast Information

: shows

information on program content, artists, etc.

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Freeze Program Name

: select to stop the

program service name from scrolling continu-
ously. Instead it freezes after 20 seconds.

SiriusXM

Satellite radio*

Pull down Top view and select

Settings

Media

SiriusXM

to show a list of available

options.

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Symbols in the center display status bar
(p. 126)

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RBDS

RBDS radio

RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) enables
certain functionality

, such as:

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Searches for program types or new broad-
casts

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Text information about currently broadcast
programs

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HD Radio

™

HD Radio is a brand name registered by the DTS,
Inc.

. They are the developer of a broadcasting

technology called IBOC or In Band On Channel,
which refers to the method of transmitting a digi-
tal radio broadcast signal centered on the same
frequency as the AM or FM station's present fre-
quency.

Introduction

Display when the radio is receiving an HD Radio broad-
cast (generic illustration)

HD Radio volume may fade in and out at
times due to coverage limitations.

The IBOC system is referred to as a "hybrid"
since it is both analog and digital. During hybrid
operation, receivers still continue to receive the
analog (non-digital) signal. HD Radio receivers
incorporate both modes of reception, where the
receiver will automatically switch to the analog
signal if the digital signal cannot be decoded or
is lost by the receiver.

When you have tuned to an HD Radio station, the

symbol will appear in the infotainment sys-

tem display. The symbol will be displayed in dif-
ferent colors:

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Grayed-out symbol: No HD Radio broad-
cast reception

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White symbol: the radio is actively receiving
an HD broadcast

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Orange symbol: the radio is receiving an
HD broadcast with digital sound

More information about HD Radio and IBOC can
be found on DTS, Inc.'s website, www.dts.com.

Artist Experience

™

A radio station's logo and album art can be dis-
played. If a station opts to provide this informa-
tion, it is broadcast once every 12 minutes, which
means that there may be a delay before the
logo/album art appear on the screen. The radio
can store 100 station logos so the next time the
radio is tuned to the same station, the logo will

Certain stations only.

HD Radio

™ technology is manufactured under license from DTS' U.S. and foreign Patents. HD Radio™ and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of DTS.

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be displayed immediately. Album art is synched
with the artist that you are currently listening to.

Ball game mode

This feature means that a main FM station (HD1)
will broadcast live events, where the content of
the programming is more important than sound
quality, in analog mode only to help prevent the
delay between analog and digital broadcasting.
The HD Radio symbol will be white during live
broadcasts and "Live" will be displayed next to
the symbol.

Benefits of digital broadcasting

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Better sound (FM sounds near CD quality
and AM as analog FM).

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Some FM frequencies offer a greater num-
ber of listening choices through "multicast-
ing" (consisting of a frequency's main chan-
nel and any sub-channels that may also be
available on that particular frequency.)

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When receiving a digital signal there is no
multipath disturbance or hisses/pops/crack-
ling due to outside influences.

How HD Radio

™ Technology

broadcasting works

HD Radio works similarly to conventional radio
and broadcasts of this type are available in many
areas of the United States. However, there are a
few key differences:

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Instead of transmitting one analog signal,
stations send out a bundled signal - both
analog and digital.

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An HD Radio receiver can receive both digi-
tal and analog broadcasts. Depending on the
terrain and location of the vehicle (which will
influence the signal strength), the receiver
will determine which signal to receive.

Related information

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Activating and deactivating the HD Radio

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(p. 490)

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Activating and deactivating the HD

Radio

™

HD Radio is deactivated when the car leaves the
factory.

When listening to an HD Radio station and driv-
ing through areas with weak HD signals (fringe
areas), you may experience that the radio repeat-
edly switches between analog/digital and digital/
analog reception. If this happens, it may be desir-
able to switch HD off.

Carry out the following to activate or deactivate
HD Radio:

1. Drag down the top view and tap on

Settings

2. Press

Media

and

AM/FM Radio

3. Press

HD Radio AM

HD Radio FM

activate/deactivate the function.

If HD radio is deactivated, the radio will be unable
to receive digital broadcasts but it will continue to
function as a conventional radio (analog AM/FM
receiver). Please note that when HD is switched
off, it will not be possible to tune in to sub-chan-
nels.

Note that if you activate or deactivate HD Radio
only the selected wavelength band is affected.

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™ sub-channels (p. 491)

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Opening contextual setting in the center dis-
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HD Radio

™ sub-channels

In many cases, a main HD Radio station (FM
wavebands only) will also have sub-channels
offering additional types of programming or
music.

Sub-channels

Example of an HD Radio station with sub-channels

If any sub-channels are available, they will listed
below the main channel on the screen. In this
example, WILD-FM HD2 is a sub-channel.

Selecting sub-channels

To listen to a station's sub-channel(s), tap the
station on the screen or press the forward/back
arrow keys on the right-side steering wheel key-
pad or below the screen.

Sub-channels can also be saved as radio favor-
ites.

If you tap a sub-channel favorite, it may take up
to 6 seconds before the channel becomes audi-
ble. If you tap a station while you are out of digital
range of the transmitter,

No reception

will be

displayed.

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HD Radio

™ limitations

Limitations

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Main channel vs. sub-channels (FM only):
The main channel is the only channel that
can receive in hybrid mode (both digital and
analog). If a frequency has sub-channels,
they are broadcast in digital mode only. The
main FM channel will be displayed as, for
example, "WRIF-FM HD1". The sub-FM
channels will be displayed as"WRIF-FM
HD2", "WRIF-FM HD3", etc.

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Reception coverage area: Due to current
IBOC transmitter power limitations, the
reception coverage area in digital mode is
somewhat more limited than the station's
analog coverage area. Be aware that, like all
radio transmission technology, terrain, time of
day, vegetation and buildings can have a
positive or negative effect on radio reception.

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Analog to digital/digital to analog blend-
ing: Analog to digital blending will occur as
the signal strength reaches a preset thresh-
old in the receiver. This will be noticeable in
fringe areas (areas with weak reception) and
is normal.

There may be a noticeable difference in
sound quality when a change from analogue
to digital or digital to analogue occurs, such
as:

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Volume increase or decrease

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Equalizer settings, i.e., Bass/ Midrange/
Treble cut or boost

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Time alignment (Digital program material
in extreme cases can be as much as 8
seconds behind the analogue). This will
noticeable as a "stuttering" effect.

The above items are dependant on the
broadcaster's equipment settings and do
not indicate a fault in the vehicle's radio
receiver or antenna systems.

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Activating and deactivating the HD Radio

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(p. 490)

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™ sub-channels (p. 491)

SiriusXM

Satellite radio*

The SiriusXM

Satellite system broadcasts from

of a number of high elevation satellites in geo-
synchronous orbit.

Listening to satellite radio

The digital signals from the satellites are line-of-
sight, which means that physical obstructions
such as bridges, tunnels, etc, may temporarily
interfere with signal reception.

Avoid any obstructions, such as metallic objects
transported on roof racks or in a ski box, or other
antennas that may impede signals from the
SiriusXM

satellites.

Selecting SiriusXM

Satellite radio

mode

1. From the center display's Home view, swipe

from right to left to come to App view.

2. Tap the SiriusXM

Satellite radio icon.

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Home view with SiriusXM

Satellite radio activated

If there is no subscription activated, tap channel
1, where you will be prompted on the screen to
phone SiriusXM

If a cell phone is paired and connected to the
vehicle, you can also subscribe by:

1. From Home view, pull down the Settings

menu.

2. Open the settings menu for SiriusXM

Satel-

lite radio.

3. Tap

Unsubscribed Services

4. To call SiriusXM

, enter the phone number.

They will activate the subscription of your
choice. This may take several minutes.

When the subscription has been activated, tap
the SiriusXM

Satellite radio icon to start the

function and display the channel list included in
your subscription.

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Using SiriusXM

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Satellite radio* (p. 492)

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Using SiriusXM

Satellite radio*

SiriusXM

Satellite radio offers several features

for finding and listening to music, news, sporting
events, etc. being broadcast on satellite radio
stations.

SiriusXM

Satellite radio functions

With SiriusXM

Satellite radio activated, tap

Library

to display a screen offering the following

functions:

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(the magnifying glass icon)

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Channels

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Favorites

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Categories

If you have used this view previously, you will be
returned to the most recently used one.

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Tap the magnifying glass to display a screen
where you can enter text using the center dis-
play's keyboard or by writing in the free-text field
to search for e.g., a station number, an artist,
song title, etc.

Channels

Tap to display a complete list of the channels
included in your subscription. Tap a channel
name to listen. If a subscription to a channel has
expired, its name will be grayed-out on the
screen.

For quick access to a channel that you often lis-
ten to, tap the star to the right of the channel's
name. It will then be added to your list of favor-
ites.

Favorites

Tap to display the channels that you have added
to this list. Tap a channel name to listen.

Categories/Genres

Tap to display the categories available. Tap a cat-
egory or genre name to display the channels that
it contains and then tap a channel to listen.

If you have activated alerts (see the “Alerts” sec-
tion below) and an alert is activated for an artist,
song or team, temporary virtual categories will
also be created and displayed. The channels cur-
rently broadcasting the song, artist or broadcast-
ing a program with the selected team will be lis-
ted in a virtual category.

EPG (Electronic Program Guide)

On the center display's Home view, tap

EPG

for

information about e.g., when a program is being
broadcast and its name, description, artist, etc. If
no information is currently available,

information

will be displayed.

Alerts

If this feature has been selected under

SiriusXM

Settings

, the

Alerts

button will be displayed on

the Home view.

To add e.g. an artist's name, song title or a sports
team to the list of alerts:

1. Tune to a channel that is broadcasting a

song, game, etc., of your choice.

2. Tap the

Alerts

button.

3. A pop-up window will be displayed showing a

list of alerts (nothing will be displayed if the
selected channel does not support the alert
function).

4. Select one of the alternatives in list (only one

can be selected at a time).

5. The song/artist/team will now be added to

the list of alerts. Favorite sports teams can
also be added to the list using “Game Alert”
in the SiriusXM satellite radio settings.
> When your choice is being broadcast on a

channel, you will be informed by a pop-up.

iTunes tagging

From the center display's Top view, tap

SiriusXM

Settings

. Tap the

iTunes Tagging

menu. Tap

the

iTunes Tagging

box to activate/deactivate

this function and tap

to return to Home

view. Tap

Tags List

to display a list of all tagged

songs.

If the function is activated, the

iTunes tag

button

will be displayed in Home view. If a song is played
that you would like to buy in the iTunes store, tap
this button while the song is playing to tag it. If a
song with

iTunes Tagging

information is availa-

ble, the button will be selectable. Tap the button
to tag the song. If you would like to buy a tagged
song via iTunes, Tap the iTunes tag button.

To buy a song in iTunes, begin by connecting an
iPhone/iPod/iPad to the USB port in the tunnel
console. The iTunes tagging list will automatically
be transferred to the device and removed from
the list in the vehicle. If the device is connected
when a song is tagged, the data will automatically
be saved in the device. To purchase the song,
consult the iTunes support page.

Related information

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SiriusXM

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Entering characters, letters and words by
hand in the center display (p. 131)

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Satellite radio*

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Connecting a device via the USB port
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Settings for SiriusXM

Satellite

radio*

There are numerous settings that can be made
to enhance your SiriusXM

Satellite radio listen-

ing experience.

Settings

Drag down the top view and tap on

Settings

Media

SiriusXM

. The following alternatives

will be displayed:

Traffic Jump

Tap to display a list of cities from which you can
choose to get traffic/weather information (or

Traffic jump off

to deactivate the feature). Tap

to select a city (

JUMP

will be displayed on the

Home screen next to

Library

). Tap

Back

return to the list of settings or

to return to

the Home screen.

From the Home screen, tap

JUMP

to activate the

function. When traffic/weather information is
available from the selected city, the radio will
automatically tune to the channel providing the
information. When the information/announce-
ment is finished, the radio will automatically
return to the channel that you were previously lis-
tening to.

During an announcement, tap

JUMP

to interrupt

the message and return to the station that you
were currently listening to.

Alert Notifications

Tap the box to activate/deactivate. When acti-
vated, you will be notified if a song, artist, etc. that
you have selected is playing. You will be asked if
you want to listen.

Alert Notifications Sound

Opt to receive an audible alert when one of your
selected choices is being played.

Sort Channels

Select how to sort your channels list.

iTunes Tagging

Tap to display a menu with the options:

iTunes

Tagging

and

Tags List

. With this feature acti-

vated, songs can be tagged for later purchase
from the iTunes store.

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Game Alerts

Tap to display a list of sports.

Tap a sport to display a list of teams and tap a
box on the right side of the screen to select a
team as a favorite. An alert will then be provided
when information about the team is being broad-
cast.

Tap

Confirm

below the list to return to the list of

sports.

Tap

Back

to return to the list of settings or

to return to the main screen.

Unsubscribed Services

If you have a SiriusXM

Satellite radio subscrip-

tion, any channels not included in the subscrip-
tion will be listed here. Call SiriusXM

™ to sub-

scribe. The phone number will be shown on the
screen. If a cell phone is paired and connected to
the vehicle, tap the phone number to make the
call.

Skipped Stations

Tap to display a list of channels that you would
like to skip (hide). Hide channels from the chan-
nel list by tapping the boxes to the right of the
screen. Skipped (hidden) channels will not be
shown in the channel list. However, a channel
previously selected as a favorite will still be dis-
played in the list of favorites, even it has been
added to the skip list.

Skipped Categories

Tap to display a list of categories. Tap a category
to skip (hide) it. It will not be displayed in the list
of categories.

Related information

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Satellite radio* (p. 493)

SiriusXM Travel Link

is a feature offered by

SiriusXM

Satellite radio* that can provide infor-

mation about e.g., weather forecasts, weather
alerts, service stations, sports, etc. in the vicinity
of the vehicle.

Starting SiriusXM Travel Link

SiriusXM Travel Link services are only availa-
ble in vehicles equipped with the Sensus
Navigation system.

From the center display's App view, tap

Travel

Link

to activate the feature. A disclaimer text will

be displayed. Tap

to display a list of SiriusXM

Travel Link services:

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Alerts

•

Fuel

•

Sports

•

Weather

•

Favorites

In order to use one or more of these services, the
user has to subscribe to the ones desired.

To subscribe to a SiriusXM Travel Link service:

1. Open the center display's Top view.

2. Tap

Settings

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3. Press

SiriusXM Travel Link

and

Subscription Status

> To subscribe, call the phone number listed

on the screen.

Any services not subscribed will be grayed out
and contain the text

Service not subscribed

When the services have been activated (subscri-
bed), tap the one of your choice to start it.

The following applies for all of the

SiriusXM

Travel Link

services:

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Pressing the

Back

button will take you back

to the previous screen

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Pressing the

button will take you to

the

SiriusXM Travel Link

home screen.

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If the

button is used to return to the

SiriusXM Travel Link

home screen, the fol-

lowing applies (the

Weather

service is used

here as an example):

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If you have already used the

Weather

function, tapping

Weather

again in the

SiriusXM Travel Link

home screen

before using any other

SiriusXM

Travel Link

service will return you to the

point where you left the

Weather

service.

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If another

SiriusXM Travel Link

service

is used (e.g.,

Fuel

Sports

, etc.) before

you return to the

Weather

service, you

will be returned to the default

Weather

view (in this case,

Local

The same principle applies to all of the

SiriusXM Travel Link

services.

Favorites

Many SiriusXM Travel Link selections can be
saved for easy access as favorites by tapping the
"star" icon next to the selection where applicable.

To display a list of your favorites, tap the

Favorites

application in the SiriusXM Travel Link

home screen.

Related information

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SiriusXM Travel Link

- Weather

This SiriusXM Travel Link service provides
weather-related information near the vehicle, at a
local ski resort, etc.

From the SiriusXM Travel Link home screen, to
display weather-related information:

–

Tap the

Weather

button to display this

screen.

At the top of the screen, the following categories
will be displayed:

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Search (the magnifying glass icon)

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Local

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Ski condition

•

Areas

•

Favorites

Tap the category of your choice.

Tap the magnifying glass icon. If the function is
supported in the current context, a keyboard will
appear on the screen. Enter the text of your
choice and tap

for detailed information

from the SiriusXM Travel Link database.

Local

Information from the closest weather station will
be displayed and the following alternatives are
available:

•

Map view

•

Today

•

5 days

Map view

Tap the map to display it in full-screen mode. Tap

Back

to return to the original map view.

Tap

Map options

to display the following alter-

natives.

•

Weather radar

•

Storm attributes

•

Surface features

•

Tropical storm tracks

•

Winds

Tap the relevant box to the right of the option to
select/deselect it. Tap

Done

to confirm and

return to the previous screen or

Cancel

Today

Tap to see the current temperature, or the tem-
perature in 3/6 hours.

Tap

Back

to return to the

Local

screen or

to return to the SiriusXM Travel Link home
screen.

5 days

Tap to see weather information for the coming 5
days.

Tap

Back

to return to the

Local

screen or

to return to the SiriusXM Travel Link home
screen.

Ski condition

Tap to display a list of ski areas in the vicinity of
the vehicle. Tap a name in the list for information
such as if the ski area is open/closed, tempera-
ture, wind conditions, snow conditions, the num-
ber of lifts that are in operation, etc.

•

Weather locations

•

Ski location

Tap Map view to display a map and a weather
legend.

Tap

Map options

to display the following alter-

natives.

•

Weather radar

•

Storm attributes

•

Surface features

•

Tropical storm tracks

•

Winds

Tap the relevant box to the right of the option to
select/deselect it. Tap

Done

to confirm and

return to the previous screen or

Cancel

This is the weather default unless another alternative has been selected.

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Areas

Tap

Areas

to display a list of areas/locations in

states from the SiriusXM Travel Link database.

Scroll to a state and tap to display:

•

Weather locations

: tap arrow to the right to

display a list of towns. Scroll to desired town
and tap for detailed weather information. You
can choose Map view, today, 5 days or Favor-
ites (star)

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Ski locations

: tap arrow at right to display

local ski areas. Tap an area for detailed info.

For information about storing a location, state,
town, etc. as a favorite, see the heading "Favor-
ites" in the article "SiriusXM Travel Link."

Related information

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SiriusXM Travel Link

Notifications

This SiriusXM Travel Link service provides notifi-
cations of potential weather problems or other
emergency situations in the vicinity of the vehi-
cle.

From the SiriusXM Travel Link home screen, to
show notifications:

–

Tap the

Alerts

button to display this screen.

•

If any notifications are currently available, a
message will appear at the top of the screen.
They can also be listed from the

Settings

menu in the center display's Top view.

•

If no notifications are available,

No active

alerts

will be displayed.

Types of notifications

To select the types of notifications to be dis-
played:

1. From the

Alerts

screen, tap the

Select

alerts

button at the bottom of the screen.

2. This displays the types of notifications that

can be displayed. Tap the box to the right of
each type of notification to select/deselect it.

3. Tap

Done

when you have made your selec-

tions. You will return to the

Alerts

screen.

Information about a notification

If any notifications have been displayed on the
screen, tap one for more detailed information (i.e.,

the location of the weather problem on a map
and a description of the situation).

If a phone number is available in a notification, a

Call

button will be displayed. Tap this button for

additional information.

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SiriusXM Travel Link

- Fuel

This SiriusXM Travel Link service provides infor-
mation and guidance to service stations near the
vehicle providing the type of fuel that you prefer/
require for your vehicle.

From the SiriusXM Travel Link home screen, to
show fuel information:

–

Tap the

Fuel

button to display the main fuel

screen.

The following categories are shown:

•

Search (the magnifying glass icon)

•

Nearby

•

Recommended

•

Favorites

•

Brands

Tap one of the alternatives to display its screen.