Volvo XC40 (2021 year). Manual in english - page 6

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Returning to Home view from another
view

1. Briefly press the home button below the

center display.
> The most recent Home view mode will

be displayed.

2. Press briefly again.

> All of the Home view's tiles will return

to standard mode.

NOTE

In Home view's standard mode – short
press on the Home button. An animation
describing access to the various views is
shown on the screen.

Scrolling in lists, articles or views

A scroll indicator is displayed on the screen
when it is possible to scroll up or down in the
view. Swipe down/up anywhere in the view.

The scroll indicator will be shown in the center dis-

play when it is possible to scroll in the view.

Using the center display controls

Temperature control.

Digital controls are available for many of the
vehicle's functions. For example, to set the
temperature:

•

drag the control to the desired tempera-
ture,

•

tap 

+

 or 

−

 to raise or lower the tempera-

ture by degrees, or

•

tap the desired temperature on the con-
trol.

Related information

•

Activating and deactivating the center dis-
play (p. 111)

•

Moving apps and buttons in the center
display (p. 120)

•

Using the center display keyboard
(p. 122)

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Activating and deactivating the

center display

The center display can be temporarily
switched off and reactivated using the home
button under the screen.

Center display's home button.

When the home button is used, the screen will
go dark and the touchscreen no longer reacts
to touch. The climate bar will remain visible.
All functions connected to the screen continue
to operate, such as climate, audio, guiding

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and apps. The center display screen can be
cleaned when the display is dimmed. The dim-
ming function can also be used to darken the
screen so it is not a distraction while driving.

1. Press and hold the button beneath the

screen.
> The screen will go dark (the climate bar

will remain visible). All functions con-
nected to the screen continue to oper-
ate.

2. To reactivate the screen, briefly press the

Home button.
> The view that was displayed before the

screen was turned off will be displayed
again.

NOTE

The screen cannot be turned off when a
prompt to perform an action is being dis-
played on the screen.

NOTE

The center display is turned off automati-
cally when the engine is off and the driver's
door is opened.

Related information

•

Cleaning the center display (p. 589)

•

Changing the appearance of the center
display (p. 127)

•

Center display overview (p. 106)

Navigating in the center display's

views

There are five different basic views in the cen-
ter display: Home view, Top view, Climate
view, App view and Function view. The
screen is automatically activated when the
driver's door is opened.

Home view

Home view is the view displayed when the
screen is activated. It consists of four tiles:

Navigation

, 

Media

, 

Phone

 and a fourth tile.

An app or vehicle function selected from the
App or Function views will start in the respec-
tive tile in Home view. 

FM radio

, for example,

will start in the 

Media

 tile.

The extra tile displays the most recently used
app or vehicle function that is not related to
the other three tiles.

The tiles display brief information about the
respective apps.

NOTE

When the vehicle is started, information on
the current status of apps will be displayed
in the respective tile in Home view.

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NOTE

In Home view's standard mode – short
press on the Home button. An animation
describing access to the various views is
shown on the screen.

NOTE

When the vehicle is moving:

•

Certain functions (e.g. using the center
display's keyboard) may be deacti-
vated.

•

Certain texts (e.g. those generated by
apps) will be shortened to three rows.
Tap the 

Read out

 button to have the

entire message read aloud.

•

Text messages will be shortened to
one row. Tap the 

Read out

 button to

have the entire message read aloud.

Status bar

Current vehicle activities are shown at the top
of the screen in the status bar. Network and
connection information is shown to the left of
the status bar. Media-related information, the
clock and information about background activ-
ities are shown to the right.

Top view

Top view when expanded.

There is a tab in the center of the status bar at
the top of the screen. Open Top view by tap-
ping the tab or by dragging/swiping from the
top of the screen downward.

Top view always provides access to:

•

Settings

•

Owner's manual

•

Profile

•

The vehicle's stored messages.

In certain cases, Top view provides access to:

•

Contextual setting (e.g. 

Navigation

Settings

). Change settings directly in Top

view when an app (e.g. navigation) is
being used.

•

Navigation Manual

). Access articles in

To exit Top view, tap the screen outside Top
view, press the Home button or tap the screen
at the bottom of Top view and swipe upward.
The views behind will become visible again
and can be used.

NOTE

The top view is not available at start-up/
shutdown or when a message is being
shown on the screen. Similarly, it is not
available when the climate view is shown.

Climate view

The climate bar is always visible at the bottom
of the screen. The most common climate set-
tings can be made directly there, such as set-
ting temperature and seat heating

*

.

Tap the symbol in the center of the
climate bar to open Climate view
and access additional climate sys-
tem settings.

Tap the symbol to close Climate
view and return to a previous view.

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App view

App view showing the vehicle's apps.

Swipe the screen from right to left

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 to access

the App view from the Home view. This view
displays downloaded apps (third-party apps)
as well as apps for integrated functions, such
as 

FM radio

. Brief information will be dis-

played directly in App view for certain apps,
such as unread text messages for 

Messages

.

Tap an app to open it. It will then be opened in
its associated tile, e.g. 

Media

.

Depending on the number of apps, it is possi-
ble to scroll down in App view. This is done by
sweeping/dragging from the bottom upwards.

To return to Home view, swipe the screen
from left to right

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 or press the Home button.

Function view

Function view with buttons for various vehicle func-

tions.

Swipe the screen from left to right

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 to access

Function view from Home view. From Func-
tion view, you can activate or deactivate vari-
ous vehicle functions such as 

BLIS

*

, 

Lane

Keeping Aid

*

 and 

Park Assist

*

.

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If there are many functions, you can also scroll
downward through the view. This is done by
sweeping/dragging from the bottom upwards.

Unlike in App view, where you tap an app to
open it, in Function view, tapping a function
activates or deactivates it. Certain functions
(trigger functions) open in their own window
when tapped.

To return to Home view, swipe the screen
from right to left

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 or press the Home button.

Related information

•

Handling tiles in the center display
(p. 115)

•

Symbols in the center display status bar
(p. 120)

•

Changing settings in the center display's
Top view (p. 128)

•

Opening contextual setting in the center
display (p. 129)

•

•

Driver profiles (p. 132)

•

Climate system controls (p. 201)

•

Apps (p. 429)

•

Function view in the center display
(p. 118)

•

Center display overview (p. 106)

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Handling tiles in the center display

Home view consists of four tiles: 

Navigation

,

Media

, 

Phone

 and a fourth tile. These views

can be expanded.

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Expanding a tile from standard mode

Standard mode and expanded mode of a tile in the center display.

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Expanding a tile:

–

For tiles 

Navigation

, 

Media

 and 

Phone

:

Tap the screen anywhere in the tile. When
a tile is expanded, the extra tile in Home
view will be temporarily hidden. The other
two tiles will be minimized and only show
certain information. When the extra tile is
tapped, the other three tiles are minimized
and only certain information is displayed.

Expanded view provides access to the
basic functions of the respective apps.

Closing an expanded tile:

–

The tile can be closed in three different
ways:

•

Tap the top section of the expanded
tile.

•

Tap another tile (it will then be opened
in expanded mode instead).

•

Press briefly on the Home button under
the center display.

Opening or closing a tile in full-screen
mode

The fourth tile

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 and tile for 

Navigation

 can be

opened in full-screen mode to show additional
information and possible settings.

When a tile is opened in full-screen mode, no
information from the other tiles is displayed.

In expanded mode, open the
app in full-screen mode. Tap
the symbol.

To return to expanded mode,
tap the symbol or press the
Home button under the
screen.

Center display's home button.

You can always press the Home button to
return to Home view. To return to Home
view's standard view from full-screen mode,
press the Home button twice.

Related information

•

Handling the center display (p. 108)

•

Activating and deactivating the center dis-
play (p. 111)

•

Navigating in the center display's views
(p. 111)

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Does not apply to all apps or vehicle functions opened via the fourth tile.

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Function view in the center display

Function view, which is one of the center dis-
play's basic views, contains all of the vehi-
cle's function buttons. From the Home view,

navigate to Function view by swiping from
left to right over the screen

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Different types of buttons

There are three different types of buttons for
vehicle functions; see below:

Type of button

Functions

Vehicle function affected

Function buttons Have On/Off modes.

When a function is active, an LED indicator light will illuminate to the left of the button's
icon. Press the button to turn the function on or off.

Most buttons in Function view
are function buttons.

Trigger buttons

Do not have On/Off modes.

Pressing a trigger button opens a window for the function. This can be, for example, a win-
dow to change seat position.

•

Camera

•

Headrest Fold

Parking buttons

Have On/Off and scanning modes.

Similar to function buttons, but have an extra mode for parking scanning.

•

Park In

•

Park Out

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Button modes

When a function or parking button's LED indi-
cator is green, the function is activated (on).
For some functions, an additional text explain-
ing the function will be shown when the func-
tion is initially activated. The text will be dis-
played for a few seconds and then the button
will be displayed with the LED indicator illumi-
nated.

For 

Lane Keeping Aid

, for example, the text

Works only at certain speeds

 will be dis-

played when the button is pressed.

Press the button once briefly to activate or
deactivate the function.

The function is deactivated when the LED
indicator light is switched off.

A warning triangle in the right-hand section of
the button indicates that something is not
working correctly.

Related information

•

Handling the center display (p. 108)

•

Navigating in the center display's views
(p. 111)

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Moving apps and buttons in the

center display

The apps and buttons for vehicle functions
can be moved and organized in the App and
Function views.

1. Swipe from right to left

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 to access App

view or swipe from left to right

10

 to access

Function view.

2. Press and hold an app or button.

> The app or button will change size and

become slightly transparent. It can then
be moved.

3. Drag the app or button to an available

position in the view.

A maximum of 48 rows can be used to posi-
tion apps or buttons. To move an app or but-
ton outside the visible view, drag it to the bot-
tom of the view. New rows will be added and
the app or button can be placed in one of
these.

Apps or buttons placed below the view's nor-
mal display will not be visible on the screen.

Swipe the screen to scroll up or down in the
view to display information outside the view.

NOTE

Hide the apps that are rarely or never used
by moving them far down, outside of the
visible view. This makes it easier to find the
apps used more frequently.

NOTE

Apps and vehicle function buttons cannot
be situated at spots already in use.

Related information

•

Function view in the center display (p. 118)

•

Apps (p. 429)

•

Handling the center display (p. 108)

Symbols in the center display

status bar

Overview of symbols displayed in the center
display status bar.

The status bar shows current vehicle activities
and in certain cases, also their status. Due to
the limited space in the status bar, not all sym-
bols will be displayed at all times.

Symbol Meaning

Connected to the Internet.

Roaming activated.

Cell phone network signal
strength.

Bluetooth device connected.

Bluetooth activated but no
device connected.

Information sent to and from
GPS.

Connected to Wi-Fi network.

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Symbol Meaning

Tethering activated (Wi-Fi hot-
spot). This means that the vehi-
cle shares an available Internet
connection.

Vehicle modem activated.

USB sharing active.

Phone is wirelessly charging.

Action in progress.

Timer for preconditioning active.

A

Audio source being played.

Audio source paused.

Phone call in progress.

Audio source muted.

News broadcasts from current
radio station.

B

Symbol Meaning

Traffic information being
received.

B

Clock.

A

Only hybrid models.

B

Not available in all markets.

Related information

•

Navigating in the center display's views
(p. 111)

•

Messages in the center display (p. 136)

•

Internet-connected vehicle

*

 (p. 479)

•

Connecting a device via the USB port
(p. 456)

•

Wireless phone charger

*

 (p. 473)

•

Phone (p. 465)

•

Date and time (p. 91)

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Using the center display keyboard

You can use the keyboard in the center dis-
play to enter characters or to switch to hand-
writing mode to "write" letters and charac-
ters on the screen.

The keyboard will only appear when it is possi-
ble to enter text on the screen.

NOTE

The keyboard cannot be used while the
vehicle is moving.

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The illustration shows an overview of some of the buttons that may be shown on the keyboard. The appearance may vary depending on language settings and the context

in which the keyboard is used.

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Row showing suggestions for words or
characters

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. The suggested words change

as new letters are entered. Scroll through
the list of suggested words by tapping the
right or left arrows. Tap a suggestion to
select it. Please note that this function is
not available in all languages. When
unavailable, this row will not be shown on
the keyboard.
Available characters are adapted to the
language selected for the keyboard (see
number 7 below). Tap a character to enter
it.
Different buttons are displayed here
depending on the context in which the
keyboard is used, e.g. 

@

 to enter an email

address or the return key to 

start a new

line

.

This button hides the keyboard. In cases
where this is not possible, the button will
not be displayed.
Used to enter uppercase letters. Tap once
to enter one uppercase letter and then
continue with lowercase letters. Tap twice
for caps lock (all text will be entered in
uppercase letters). Tap again to return the
keyboard to lowercase letters. In this
mode, the first letter after a period, excla-
mation point or question mark will be
automatically entered in uppercase form.

The first letter entered in text fields will
also be uppercase. In text fields intended
for names or addresses, each word will be
automatically started with an uppercase
letter. In text fields intended for pass-
words, website addresses or email
addresses, all letters will automatically be
lowercase unless uppercase is selected.
Used to enter numbers. The number key-
board (2) will then be displayed. Tap

, which is shown instead of 

 in

number mode, to return to the keyboard
with letters, or 

 to display the key-

board with special characters.
Used to change the keyboard language,
e.g. 

EN

. The available characters and word

suggestions (1) vary depending on the
selected language. In order to toggle
between keyboard languages, the lan-
guages must first be added under Set-
tings.
Space bar.

Delete. Tap to delete characters one at a
time. Press and hold to delete multiple
characters quickly.
Used to change to handwriting mode.

Tap the confirm button over the keyboard (not
shown in illustration) once to confirm the text

that has been entered. The button's appear-
ance differs depending on the context.

Variants of letters or characters

Variants of a letter or character, e.g. 

é

 or 

è

, can

be entered by pressing and holding the letter
or character. A box containing possible vari-
ants of the letter or character will appear. Tap
the desired variant. If no variant is selected,
the original letter/character will be used.

Related information

•

Changing keyboard language in the center
display (p. 125)

•

Entering characters, letters and words by
hand in the center display (p. 125)

•

Handling the center display (p. 108)

•

Handling text messages (p. 470)

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For Asian languages.

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Changing keyboard language in

the center display

In order to toggle between keyboard lan-
guages, the languages must first be added
under 

Settings

.

Adding or deleting languages in
Settings

The keyboard is automatically set to the same
language as the system language. The key-
board language can be manually changed
without affecting the system language.

1. Tap 

Settings

 in Top view.

2. Tap 

System

System Languages and

Units

Keyboard Layouts

.

3. Select one or more languages in the list.

> It is now possible to toggle between

the selected languages using the key-
board.

If no language has been selected under

Settings

, the keyboard will remain in the

same language as the vehicle's system lan-
guage.

Toggling between keyboard languages

If more than one language
has been selected in

Settings

, the button in the

keyboard can be used to
switch between the different
languages.

To toggle between keyboard languages from
the list:

1. Press and hold the button.

> A list will appear.

2. Select the desired language. If more than

four languages have been selected under

Settings

, you can scroll through the list

shown on the keyboard.
> The keyboard and word suggestions

will be adapted to the selected lan-
guage.

To change keyboard language without display-
ing the list:

–

Tap the button.
> The keyboard layout will change to the

next language in the list without dis-
playing the list.

Related information

•

Changing system language (p. 128)

•

Using the center display keyboard (p. 122)

Entering characters, letters and

words by hand in the center

display

Characters, letters and words can be entered
in the center display by handwriting them on
the touchscreen.

Tap the button on the center
display's keyboard to switch
from the keyboard to hand-
writing mode.

Space for entering characters/letters/
words/parts of words.
Text field displaying suggested characters
or words

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 as they are written on the

screen (1).

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Certain system languages only.