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Downloading apps (p. 527)

Deleting apps

Apps can be uninstalled when the car is con-
nected to the Internet.

An app that is being used must be closed in
order for the uninstallation to be completed.

1. Open the

Download Centre

app in the

app view.

2. Select

Application updates

in order to

open a list of all installed apps.

3. Locate the desired app and select

Uninstall

in order to start the uninstalla-

tion of the app.
> When the app has been uninstalled, it

disappears from the list.

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Apps (p. 526)

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Updating apps (p. 528)

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Managing system updates via the Down-
load Centre (p. 631)

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Radio

It is possible to listen to the FM bands and to
digital radio (DAB)

. When the car is online, it

is also possible to listen to Internet radio.

The radio can be operated
using voice recognition, the
steering wheel keypad or the
centre display.

Related information

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Start radio (p. 529)

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Save radio channels in the Radio Favour-
ites app (p. 532)

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Digital radio

(p. 534)

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RDS radio (p. 534)

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Start radio

The radio is started from the centre display
app view.

1. Open the required frequency band (e.g.

) from the app view.

2. Select a radio station.

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Save radio channels in the Radio Favour-
ites app (p. 532)

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Changing radio band and radio

station

There are instructions here for changing the
radio band, the list in the radio band and the
radio station in the selected list.

Changing radio band

Swipe to show the app view in the centre dis-
play and select the preferred radio band (e.g.

), or open the driver display's app menu

using the right-hand keypad on the steering
wheel and make your selection from there.

Changing lists within the frequency
band

1. Press

Library

2. Select playback from

Stations

Favourites

Genres

Ensembles

3. Tap on the desired station from the list.

Favourites

- only plays back selected favour-

ite channels.

Genres

- only plays back channels broadcast-

ing the selected genre/programme type, e.g.
pop or classical.

Changing stations within the selected
list

–

Press on

under the centre dis-

play or the steering wheel's right-hand
keypad.
> The highlight moves up or down one

place in the selected playlist.

You can also change radio station in the
selected list via the centre display.

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Save radio channels in the Radio Favour-
ites app (p. 532)

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Application menu in driver display (p. 109)

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Searching for radio stations

The radio automatically compiles a station list
of the radio stations within the area that are
transmitting the strongest signals.

The parameters you can search on depend on
the frequency band selected:

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FM — station, genre and frequency.

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DAB

- ensembles and stations.

1. Press

Library

2. Press

> Search view with keyboard is opened.

3. Enter the search terms.

> Searching takes place with each input

of a character and the search results
are shown by category.

Manual tuning

Searching manually makes it possible to find
and tune to stations that are not on the auto-
matically compiled list of the strongest sta-
tions in the area.

On changing over to manual tuning, the radio
no longer changes frequency automatically
when reception is poor.

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Press

Manual tuning

, pull the control or

press

. With a long press, the

search jumps to the next available station
in the frequency band. It is also possible to
use the right keypad on the steering
wheel.

Related information

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Start radio (p. 529)

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Save radio channels in the Radio

Favourites app

It is possible to add a radio channel to the

Radio favourites

app and the favourites list

for the radio band (e.g. FM). Instructions on
how to add and remove radio channels can
be found below.

Radio Favourites

The Radio Favourites app
shows saved radio channels
from all frequency bands.

1. Open the app

Radio favourites

from the

app view.

2. Tap on the desired station in the list to

start listening.

Adding and removing radio favourites

1. Tap on

to add a channel to or from

frequency band favourites and the Radio
Favourites app.

2. Tap on

Library

, select

Edit

and tap on

to remove a radio channel from the favour-
ites.

When a radio channel is saved from a station
list, the radio will automatically search for the
best frequency. But if a radio channel is saved

from a manual station search, the radio does
not automatically change to a stronger fre-
quency.

If a radio channel is removed from the Radio
Favourite app, the channel will also be
removed from the favourites list for the rele-
vant frequency band.

Related information

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Start radio (p. 529)

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Application menu in driver display (p. 109)

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Settings for radio

There are various radio functions to activate
and deactivate.

Cancelling traffic messages

The broadcast of traffic messages etc. can be
temporarily interrupted by tapping on

the right-hand steering wheel keypad or by
tapping on

Cancel

in the centre display.

Activating and deactivating radio
functions

Drag down the top view and select

Settings

Media

and the desired radio band to view

available functions.

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FM Radio

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Show Broadcast Information

: shows

information on programme content,
artists, etc.

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Freeze Program Name

: select to stop

the programme service name from scroll-
ing continuously. Instead it freezes after
20 seconds.

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Select Announcements

Local Interruptions

: interrupts the cur-

rent media playback and broadcasts infor-
mation about traffic disruptions in the
neighbourhood. Playback of previous
media source is resumed when the mes-
sage is finished. The

Local Interruptions

function is a geographically restricted ver-
sion of the

Traffic Announcements

func-

tion. The

Traffic Announcements

func-

tion must be activated at the same time.
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News

: interrupts the current media

playback and broadcasts news. Playback
of previous media source is resumed
when the news broadcast is finished.
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Alarm

: interrupts the current media play-

back and sends alerts about major acci-
dents and disasters. Playback of previous
media source is resumed when the mes-
sage is finished.

Traffic Announcements

: interrupts the

current media playback and broadcasts
information about traffic disruptions. Play-
back of previous media source is resumed
when the message is finished.

DAB

(digital radio)

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Sort Services

: option for how channels

will be sorted. Either alphabetically or by
service number.

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DAB To DAB Handover

: starts the func-

tion for linking within DAB. If reception of
a radio channel is lost, another channel is
found automatically in another channel
group (ensemble).

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DAB To FM Handover

: starts the func-

tion for linking between DAB and FM. If
reception of a radio channel is lost, an
alternative FM frequency is searched for
automatically.

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Show Broadcast Information

: select to

show radio text or selected types of radio
text, e.g. artist.

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Show Program Related Images

: select

whether or not to show images for pro-
grammes on the screen.

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Select Announcements

: select the types

of messages to be received while DAB is
playing. Selected messages will interrupt
the current media playback to play back

the message. Playback of previous media
source is resumed when the message is
finished.
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Alarm

: interrupts the current media play-

back and sends alerts about major acci-
dents and disasters. Playback of previous
media source is resumed when the mes-
sage is finished.
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Traffic Flash

: receives information about

traffic disruptions.
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News Flash

: receives news.

Transport Flash

: receives information

about public transport, e.g. ferry and train
timetables.
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Warning/Services

: receives information

about incidents of lower significance than
the Alarm function, e.g. power failures.

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Symbols in the centre display's status bar
(p. 130)

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Digital radio

(p. 534)

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Not all stations support all message types.

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RDS radio

RDS (Radio Data System) means that the
radio automatically changes to the strongest
transmitter. RDS provides the ability to
receive e.g. traffic information and to search
for certain programme types.

RDS links FM transmitters into a network. An
FM transmitter in such a network sends infor-
mation that gives an RDS radio the following
functions:

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Switch automatically to a stronger trans-
mitter if reception in the area is poor.

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Search for programme category, e.g. pro-
gramme types or traffic information.

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Receive text information on current radio
programme.

NOTE

Some radio stations do not use RDS or
only selected parts of its functionality.

When broadcasting news or traffic messages,
the radio can switch stations, interrupting the
audio source currently in use. For example, if
the CD player

is in use, it is paused. The radio

returns to the previous audio source and vol-
ume when the set programme type is no
longer broadcast. To go back earlier, press

on the right-hand steering wheel keypad

or tap

Cancel

in the centre display.

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Link between FM and digital radio

Digital radio

Digital radio (DAB

) is a digital broadcasting

system for radio. The radio supports DAB,
DAB+ and DMB

The radio can be operated
using voice recognition, the
steering wheel keypad or the
centre display.

The digital radio app is
launched from app view in
the centre display.

Digital radio is played back in the same way as
other radio bands, such as FM. Besides the
option to select playback from

Stations

Favourites

and

Genres

, there is also the

option to select playback from subchannels
and

Ensembles

. An ensemble is a set of radio

channels (a channel group) broadcasting on
the same frequency.

In the cases where the radio channel transmits
its logotype, it is downloaded and shown
beside the station name (download time var-
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DAB subchannel

Secondary components are usually named
subchannels. These are temporary and can
contain e.g. translations of the main pro-
gramme into other languages. Subchannels
are indicated with an arrow symbol in the
channel list.

Related information

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(p. 535)

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Save radio channels in the Radio Favour-
ites app (p. 532)

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Link between FM and digital radio

The function enables the digital radio (DAB)
to switch from a channel with poor or no
reception to the same channel in another
channel group (ensemble) with better recep-
tion, within DAB and/or between DAB and
FM.

DAB to DAB and DAB to FM linking

1. Press

Settings

in the top view.

2. Press

Media

DAB

3. Tick/untick

DAB To DAB Handover

and/or

DAB To FM Handover

in order to

activate/deactivate the respective func-
tions.

Related information

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Digital radio

(p. 534)

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Media player

The media player can play back audio from
the CD player

and from external audio

sources connected via the USB port or
Bluetooth. It can also play back video format
via the USB port.

When the car is connected to the internet, it is
also possible to listen to web radio, audio
books and music services via apps.

The media player is operated
from the centre display, but
several functions can be
operated using the steering
wheel's right-hand keypad or
voice control.

The radio is operated in the media player and
is described in a separate section.

Digital Audio Broadcasting

Digital Multimedia Broadcasting

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Controlling and changing media (p. 537)

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Searching media (p. 538)

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Media via USB port (p. 542)

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Handling the application menu in the
driver display (p. 110)

Media playback

The media player is controlled from the cen-
tre display. Several functions can also be
operated using the steering wheel's right-
hand keypad or voice control.

The media player also operates the radio,
which is described in a separate section.

Starting the media source

App view. (Generic image, basic apps vary by market

and model.)

1. Insert a CD.

2. Open the app

from the app view.

3. Select what to play back.

> Playback begins.

USB memory

1. Insert the USB memory.

2. Open the app

USB

from the app view.

3. Select what to play back.

> Playback begins.

Mp3 player and iPod

NOTE

To start playback from iPod, use the iPod
app (not USB).

When an iPod is used as audio source, the
car's audio and media system has a menu
structure that is similar to the iPod player's
own menu structure.

1. Connect media source.

2. Start playback from the connected media

source.

3. Open the app (

iPod

USB

) from the app

view.
> Playback begins.

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Bluetooth connected device

1. Activate Bluetooth in the media source.

2. Connect media source.

3. Start playback from the connected media

source.

4. Open the app

Bluetooth

from the app

view.
> Playback begins.

Media with Internet connection

Play back media from Internet-connected
apps:

1. Connect the car to the Internet.

2. Open the current app from the app view.

> Playback begins.

Read the separate section on how apps are
downloaded.

Video

1. Connect media source.

2. Open the app

USB

from the app view.

3. Tap on the title of the desired item to play

back.
> Playback begins.

Apple CarPlay

CarPlay is described in a separate section.

Android Auto

Android Auto is described in a separate sec-
tion.

Related information

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Controlling and changing media (p. 537)

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Connecting a device via USB port
(p. 542)

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Connecting a device via Bluetooth

(p. 542)

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Downloading apps (p. 527)

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Controlling and changing media

The playback of media can be controlled with
voice control, steering wheel keypad or the
centre display.

The media player can be
operated by voice recogni-
tion, from the steering wheel
keypad or the centre display.

Volume - turn the control knob under the cen-
tre display or press

on the steering

wheel's right-hand keypad in order to increase
or decrease the volume.

Play/pause - tap on the image belonging to
the song being played back, the physical but-
ton under the centre display or

on the

steering wheel's right-hand keypad.

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Change track/song - tap on the desired track
in the centre display, press on

under the centre display or on the steering
wheel's right-hand keypad.

Fast forward/move in time - tap on the time
axis in the centre display and drag sideways,
or press and hold

under the centre

display or on the steering wheel's right-hand
keypad.

Changing media - select from previous
sources in the app, in the app view, press on
the desired app or select with the steering
wheel's right-hand keypad via the app menu

Library

- tap on the button to

play back from the library.

Shuffle

- tap on the button to

shuffle the playback order.

Similar

- tap on the button in

order to use Gracenote to
search for similar music on
the USB device and to create
a playlist from it. The playlist
can contain a maximum of 50
songs.

Change device

- tap on the

button in order to switch
between USB devices when
several are connected.

Related information

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Searching media (p. 538)

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Audio settings (p. 524)

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Apps (p. 526)

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Gracenote

(p. 539)

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Searching media

It is possible to search by artist, composer,
song titles, album, video, audio book, playlist
and, when the car is connected to the Inter-
net, podcasts (digital media via Internet).

1. Press

> Search view with keyboard is opened.

2. Enter the search terms.

3. Press

> Connected devices are searched and

the search results are listed by cate-
gory.

Swipe sideways across the screen to show
each category separately.

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Enter the characters, letters and words
manually in the centre display (p. 135)

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Gracenote

Gracenote identifies artist, album, song titles
and associated images, which are shown dur-
ing playback.

Gracenote MusicID

is a standard for music

recognition. Information on the music can be
presented by means of the identification and
analysis of the metadata in the music files.
Sometimes metadata from different sources
can be inconsistent or inadequate.

Gracenote has support for phonetic process-
ing of artist name, album titles and genres,
and in this way, voice control can be used to
play back music.

1. Press

Settings

in the top view.

2. Press

Media

Gracenote

3. Select settings for Gracenote data:

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Gracenote

Online Search

- searches in

Gracenote's online database for playing
media.

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Gracenote

Multiple Results

- selects

how to display Gracenote data if there are
more than one search results.
1 - the file's original data are used.
2 - Gracenote data are used.
3 - Gracenote or original data can be
selected.

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None

- no results are shown.

Updating Gracenote

The content of the Gracenote database is
updated continuously. Download the latest
update to take advantage of improvements.

For information and download, see
support.volvocars.com.

Related information

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License agreement for audio and media
(p. 568)

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CD player

The media player can play back CD discs with
compatible audio files.

Disc insert and eject slot.

Disc eject button.

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Settings for video (p. 541)

Video

Videos on USB-connected devices can be
played back using the media player.

No picture is shown when the car starts to
move, but only the audio is played back. The
picture is shown again when the car is station-
ary.

Information on compatible formats for media
can be found in a separate section.

Related information

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Playing a video (p. 540)

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Playing back DivX

(p. 541)

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Playing a video

Videos are played using the

USB

app in the

app view.

1. Connecting a media source (USB device).

2. Open the app

USB

from the app view.

3. Tap on the title of the desired item to play

back.
> Playback begins.

Finding video files may be problematic if the
USB device also contains music and audio
tracks. In this case, it is possible to find them
by going to

Library

and selecting the video

tab.

Related information

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Settings for video (p. 541)

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Playing back DivX

(p. 541)

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Playing back DivX

This DivX Certified

device must be regis-

tered in order to play back purchased DivX
Video-on-Demand (VOD) films.

1. Press

Settings

in the top view.

2. Tap

Video

DivX

VOD

and retrieve the

registration code.

and to complete the registration.

Related information

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Settings for video (p. 541)

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Playing a video (p. 540)

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Settings for video

Certain language settings can be changed for
video playback.

With the video player in full screen mode, or
by opening the top view and pressing

Settings

Media

Video

, the following

can be adjusted:

Audio Language

and

Subtitle Language

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Connecting a device via Bluetooth

Media via Bluetooth

The car's media player is equipped with
Bluetooth and can wirelessly play audio files
from external Bluetooth devices, such as
mobile phones and tablets.

For the media player to be able to play back
audio files wirelessly from an external device,
the device must first be connected to the car
via Bluetooth.

Related information

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(p. 542)

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Connecting a phone to the car via Blue-
tooth for the first time (p. 552)

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Connecting a phone to the car via Blue-
tooth for the first time (p. 552)

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Connecting a device via Bluetooth

Connect a Bluetooth

device to the car for

wireless playback of media and to provide the
car with an Internet connection where possi-
ble.

Many phones on the market now have wire-
less Bluetooth

technology, but not all of them

are fully compatible with the car.

For information on compatibility, see
support.volvocars.com.

The procedure for connecting a media device
is the same as for connecting a phone to the
car via Bluetooth

Related information

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Media via Bluetooth

(p. 541)

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Connecting a device via USB port
(p. 542)

Media via USB port

An external audio source, e.g. an iPod

MP3 player, can be connected to the audio
system via the car's USB port.

Devices with rechargeable batteries are
recharged when connected via USB and the
ignition is in position

or the engine is run-

ning.

The content of the external source can be loa-
ded more quickly if it only consists of compati-
ble formats. Video files can also be played
back via the USB port.

Certain MP3 players have their own file sys-
tem that the car does not support.

Related information

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Ignition positions (p. 458)

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Technical specifications for USB devices
(p. 543)

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Connecting a device via USB port

An external audio source, e.g. an iPod

MP3 player, can be connected to the audio
system via one of the car's USB ports.

The phone must be connected to the USB
port with white frame (when there are two
USB ports) when using Apple CarPlay

and

Android Auto

USB inputs (type A) in the tunnel console. Allow the

cable to lie forwards so that it is not trapped when

the lid is closed.

Related information

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Media via USB port (p. 542)

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