Volvo XC90 2015-2026 Owners Manual / Displays and voice control / Voice control for radio and media

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 Volvo XC90. Voice control for radio and media 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 Volvo XC90. Voice control for radio and media 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.

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    Voice control settings

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