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Navigating in the center display's views
(p. 119)

Sound experience

Sound experience is an app that provides
access to additional sound settings.

Open

Sound Experience

from the center dis-

play's App view. Depending on the sound sys-
tem installed in the vehicle, the following set-
tings are possible:

Premium Sound

(Bowers & Wilkins)

•

Studio

– sound settings can be adjusted

to be primarily adapted for

Driver

All

and

Rear

•

Individual stage

- surround sound mode

with settings for intensity and enclosure.

•

Concert hall

- reproduces the acoustics

of Gothenburg's Concert Hall.

•

Jazz club

– reproduces the acoustics of

the Nefertiti Jazz Club.

Reproduces the acoustics of the Nefertiti Jazz Club.

High Performance Pro

(Harman

Kardon)

•

Seat Optimization

– sound settings can

be adjusted to be primarily adapted for

Driver

All

and

Rear

•

Surround

- surround sound mode with

level settings.

•

Tone

- setting for e.g. bass, treble, equal-

izer, etc.

Related information

•

Sound settings (p. 472)

•

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Apps

The App view contains apps that provide
access to certain vehicle services.

Swipe the center display screen from right to
left

to access the App view from the Home

view. This view displays downloaded apps
(third-party apps) as well as apps for inte-
grated functions, such as

FM radio

App view. (generic illustration; basic apps vary

depending on market and model)

Several basic apps are always available. More
apps such as web radio and music services
can be downloaded when the car is connected
to the Internet.

Some apps can only be used when the vehicle
is connected to the Internet.

Start an app by pressing the app in the center
display's app view.

All apps used should be updated to the latest
version.

Related information

•

Download apps (p. 475)

•

Updating apps (p. 475)

•

Deleting apps (p. 476)

•

•

•

Hard disk storage space (p. 532)

•

•

Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.

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Download apps

New apps can be downloaded when the vehi-
cle is connected to the Internet.

Data downloading can affect other services
such as transfer data, e.g. web radio. If the
affect on other services is experienced as
problematic, the download can be interrup-
ted. Alternatively, it may be appropriate to
switch off or cancel other services.

When downloading using a phone, pay
extra attention to the data traffic costs.

1. Open the

Download Center

app in App

view.

2. Select

New apps

to open a list of apps

that are available but are not installed in
the vehicle.

3. Tap on the row for an app in order to

expand in the list and get more informa-
tion about the app.

4. Select

Install

to start the download and

installation of the app.
> The current status of the download and

installation will be shown.

If a download cannot be started imme-
diately, a message will be displayed.
The app will remain in the list and it will
be possible to reattempt downloading.

Canceling a download

–

Tap

Abort

to cancel a download in pro-

gress.

Note that only a download can be cancelled.
An installation cannot be cancelled once it has
begun.

Related information

•

Apps (p. 474)

•

Updating apps (p. 475)

•

Deleting apps (p. 476)

•

Handling system updates via Download
Center (p. 595)

•

•

Hard disk storage space (p. 532)

Updating apps

Apps can be updated when the vehicle is
connected to the Internet.

Handling system updates via Download
Center (p. 595)

When downloading using a phone, pay
extra attention to the data traffic costs.

If an app is being used while an update is in
progress, it will be restarted to complete the
update.

Update all

1. Open the

Download Center

app in App

view.

2. Select

Install all

> The update will begin.

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Update certain apps

1. Open the

Download Center

app in App

view.

2. Select

Application updates

to open a list

of all available updates.

3. Find the desired app and select

Install

> The update will begin.

Related information

•

Apps (p. 474)

•

Download apps (p. 475)

•

Deleting apps (p. 476)

•

•

Handling system updates via Download
Center (p. 595)

Deleting apps

When the vehicle is connected to the Inter-
net, it is possible to uninstall apps.

If the app is being used, it must be closed
before it can be uninstalled.

1. Open the

Download Center

app in App

view.

2. Select

Application updates

to open a list

of all installed apps.

3. Find the desired app and select

Uninstall

to begin uninstalling the app.
> When the app has been uninstalled, it

will be removed from the list.

Related information

•

Apps (p. 474)

•

Download apps (p. 475)

•

Updating apps (p. 475)

•

•

Starting the radio (p. 477)

Radio

The radio can receive broadcasting from the
FM waveband with HD Radio

™

Technology

and SiriusXM

Satellite radio

. When the

vehicle has an Internet connection, it is also
possible to listen to web radio.

The radio can be controlled
using voice commands, the
right-side steering wheel key-
pad or the center display.

Related information

•

•

Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-
ites app (p. 479)

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Changing waveband and radio

station

Instructions for changing wavebands, wave-
band 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 chan-

nels.

Genres

- only plays channels broadcasting the

selected genre or program type, e.g. pop, clas-
sical, etc.

Changing radio stations in a selected
list

–

Press

under the center display

or on the right-side steering wheel key-
pad.
> Move step-by-step through the

selected list.

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

Related information

•

•

Voice control for radio and media (p. 153)

•

•

Storing radio channels in the Radio favor-
ites app (p. 479)

•

App menu in instrument panel (p. 108)

•

Searching for a radio station

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

Searching is performed in different ways
depending on the waveband selected:

•

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

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

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Searching for a station manually

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.

–

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.

Related information

•

Starting the radio (p. 477)

•

•

Voice control for radio and media (p. 153)

•

•

Storing radio channels in the Radio

favorites app

It is possible to add a radio station in the

Radio favorites

app and in the list of favor-

ites for the waveband (e.g. FM). Instructions
for adding and removing radio channels are
provided below.

Radio favorites

The radio favorites app
shows stored radio channels
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

1. Tap

to add a radio channel to the

waveband's list of favorites or the Radio
favorites app.

2. Tap

Library

, select

Edit

and tap

delete a radio channel from the list of
favorites.

When you delete a radio channel from the
Radio favorites app, the channel will also be
deleted from that waveband's list of favorites.

Related information

•

Starting the radio (p. 477)

•

•

•

Voice control for radio and media (p. 153)

•

•

App menu in instrument panel (p. 108)

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Radio settings

There are a number of different radio func-
tions 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 avail-

able functions.

AM/FM Radio

•

HD Radio FM

: HD Radio

™

Technology:

makes it possible to achieve a sound qual-
ity comparable with a CD.

•

Show Broadcast Information

: shows

information on program content, artists,
etc.

•

Freeze Program Name

: select to stop

the program service name from scrolling
continuously. 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.

Related information

•

•

Symbols in the center display status bar
(p. 128)

(p. 487)

•

RBDS

RBDS radio

RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) ena-
bles certain functionality

, such as:

•

Searches for program types or new broad-
casts

•

Text information about currently broadcast
programs

Related information

•

•

AM radio availability varies depending on model and/or market.

Certain stations only.

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HD Radio

™

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

. They are the developer of a broad-

casting technology called IBOC or In Band On
Channel, which refers to the method of trans-
mitting a digital radio broadcast signal cen-
tered on the same frequency as the AM or FM
station's present frequency.

Introduction

Display when the radio is receiving an HD Radio

broadcast (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 automati-
cally 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 infotain-

ment system display. The symbol will be dis-
played in different colors:

•

Grayed-out symbol

: no HD Radio broad-

cast reception

•

White symbol

: the radio is actively receiv-

ing an HD broadcast

•

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
displayed. If a station opts to provide this
information, 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 be displayed immedi-
ately. 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

•

Better sound (FM sounds near CD qual-
ity).

•

Some FM frequencies offer a greater
number of listening choices through multi-
casting (consisting of a frequency's main
channel and any sub-channels that may
also be available on that particular fre-
quency.)

•

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

HD Radio

™

technology is manufactured under license from DTS, Inc. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio

™

and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of DTS, Inc.

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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:

•

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

•

An HD Radio receiver can receive both
digital 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

•

Activating and deactivating the HD
Radio

•

•

sub-channels (p. 483)

•

limitations (p. 483)

•

•

Activating and deactivating the HD

Radio

™

HD Radio is deactivated when the car leaves
the factory.

When listening to an HD Radio station and
driving through areas with weak HD signals
(fringe areas), you may experience that the
radio repeatedly switches between analog/
digital and digital/analog reception. If this hap-
pens, it may be desirable to switch HD off.

Carry out the following to activate or deacti-
vate HD Radio:

1. Drag down the top view and tap on

Settings

2. Press

Media

and

FM Radio

3. Press

HD Radio FM

to activate/deacti-

vate 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 FM receiver). Please note that when
HD is switched off, it will not be possible to
tune in to sub-channels.

Activating or deactivating HD Radio only
affects the currently selected waveband.

Related information

•

•

sub-channels (p. 483)

•

Opening contextual setting in the center
display (p. 137)

limitations (p. 483)

•

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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 lis-
ted below the main channel on the screen. In
this example, WILD-FM HD2 is a sub-chan-
nel.

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 keypad or below the screen.

Sub-channels can also be saved as radio
favorites.

If you tap a sub-channel favorite, it may take
up to

6 seconds

before the channel becomes

audible. If you tap a station while you are out
of digital range of the transmitter,

reception

will be displayed.

Related information

•

Activating and deactivating the HD
Radio

(p. 481)

•

(p. 482)

•

•

•

limitations (p. 483)

HD Radio

™

limitations

Limitations

•

Main channel vs. sub-channels (FM
only)

: The main channel is the only chan-

nel 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 dis-
played as"WRIF-FM HD2", "WRIF-FM
HD3", etc.

•

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.

•

Analog to digital/digital to analog
blending

: Analog to digital blending will

occur as the signal strength reaches a pre-
set threshold in the receiver. This will be
noticeable in fringe areas (areas with weak
reception) and is normal.

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

•

Volume increase or decrease

•

Equalizer settings, i.e., Bass/ Mid-
range/Treble cut or boost

•

Time alignment (Digital program mate-
rial 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

Related information

•

Activating and deactivating the HD
Radio

(p. 481)

•

•

sub-channels (p. 483)

SiriusXM

Satellite radio

The SiriusXM

Satellite system broadcasts

from of a number of high elevation satellites
in geosynchronous orbit.

Listening to satellite radio

The digital signals from the satellites are line-
of-sight, which means that physical obstruc-
tions such as bridges, tunnels, etc, may tem-
porarily 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 sig-
nals 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.

Home view with SiriusXM

Satellite radio activated

If there is no subscription activated, tap chan-
nel 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.

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2. Open the settings menu for SiriusXM

Satellite radio.

3. Tap

Unsubscribed Services

4. To call SiriusXM

, enter the phone num-

ber. 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.

Related information

•

•

•

•

Using SiriusXM

Satellite radio

SiriusXM

Satellite radio offers several fea-

tures for finding and listening to music, news,
sporting events, etc. being broadcast on sat-
ellite radio stations.

SiriusXM

Satellite radio functions

With SiriusXM

Satellite radio activated, tap

Library

to display a screen offering the follow-

ing functions:

•

(the magnifying glass icon)

•

Channels

•

Favorites

•

Categories

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

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
listen to, tap the star to the right of the chan-
nel's name. It will then be added to your list of
favorites.

Favorites

Tap to display the channels that you have
added to this list. Tap a channel name to lis-
ten.

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Categories/Genres

Tap to display the categories available. Tap a
category or genre name to display the chan-
nels that it contains and then tap a channel to
listen.

If you have activated alerts (see the “Alerts”
section below) and an alert is activated for an
artist, song or team, temporary virtual catego-
ries will also be created and displayed. The
channels currently broadcasting the song,
artist or broadcasting a program with the
selected team will be listed in a virtual cate-
gory.

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 availa-
ble,

No 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 show-

ing a list of alerts (nothing will be dis-
played 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 set-
tings.
> 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 acti-

vate/deactivate this function and tap

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 available, 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

•

SiriusXM

Entering characters, letters and words by
hand in the center display (p. 133)

(p. 484)

•

•

(p. 487)

•

Connecting a device via the USB port
(p. 500)

(p. 487)

•

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Settings for SiriusXM

Satellite

radio

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

Satellite

radio listening experience.

Settings

Drag down the top view and tap on

Settings

Media

SiriusXM

. The following alterna-

tives 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

to 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 provid-
ing the information. When the information/
announcement is finished, the radio will auto-
matically return to the channel that you were
previously listening to.

During an announcement, tap

JUMP

to inter-

rupt 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 fea-

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

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 provi-
ded when information about the team is being
broadcast.

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 sub-

scription, any channels not included in the
subscription will be listed here. Call
SiriusXM

™

to subscribe. 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
channel 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 displayed 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 cate-
gory to skip (hide) it. It will not be displayed in
the list of categories.

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Related information

•

•

SiriusXM Travel Link

is a subscription fea-

ture offered by SiriusXM

satellite radio

that

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

Starting SiriusXM Travel Link