Volvo XC90: Displays and voice control / Voice control for radio and media
(Certain markets only)
Voice commands for the radio and media players are shown below.
Tap
and say one of the following
commands:
- "Media" - initiates a dialog for media and radio and displays examples
of commands.
- "Play [artist]" - plays music by the selected artist.
- "Play [song title]" - plays the selected song.
- "Play [song title] from [album]" - plays the selected song from the
selected album.
- "Play [radio station]" - starts the selected radio station.
- "Tune to [frequency]" - tunes to the selected radio frequency in
the currently active waveband. If no radio source is active, the FM band will
be started as default.
- "Tune to [frequency] [waveband]" - tunes to the selected radio frequency
on the selected waveband.
- "Radio" - starts FM radio.
- "Radio FM" - starts FM radio.
- "Radio AM" - starts AM radio.
- "SiriusXM" - starts SiriusXM radio*
- "USB" - starts playback from USB.
- "iPod" - starts playback from iPod.
- "Bluetooth" - starts playback from a Bluetooth-connected media source.
- "Similar music" - plays music from a USB-connected device with music
similar to that currently playing.
NOTE
Not all system languages support voice control. If a language supports voice
control, it is marked with a
symbol
in the list of available system languages. Read more about where the information
is found in the section on voice control settings.
* Option/accessory.
(Certain markets only.)
Call a contact in the phone book, have a text message read aloud or dictate
short messages using voice commands to a Bluetoothconnected phone...
(Certain markets only)
Settings for the voice control system are made here.
Settings System
Voice Control
Settings can be personalized in the following areas:
Repeat Voice Command
Gender
Speech Rate
Sound settings
Select sound settings under:
Settings Sound
System Volumes
Voice Control
Language settings
The voice control system is not available for all languages...
Other information:
(Option/accessory.)
There is a function button for assistance on steep gradients with Hill
Descent Control in the center display's Function view if the vehicle is not
equipped with a drive mode control in the tunnel console.
Selecting Hill Descent Control in the center display's Function view
HDC only works at low speeds...
(Option/accessory.)
An integrated compass1 in the upper right corner of the rearview
mirror shows the direction the vehicle is traveling.
Rearview mirror with compass.
Eight different compass directions are shown with the abbreviations: N
(north), NE (northeast), E (east), SE (southeast), S
(south), SW (southwest), W (west) and NW (northwest)...