Climate control -> Perceived temperature for Your Volvo Xc90 SUV 2020

CLIMATE CONTROL  
Climate control sensors  
Perceived temperature  
The climate system has a number of sensors  
to help regulate the climate settings in the  
vehicle.  
The climate control system regulates the cli-  
mate in the passenger compartment based  
on perceived temperature, not actual tem-  
perature.  
The selected passenger compartment tem-  
perature is based on the physical perception of  
the current ambient temperature, airflow  
speed, humidity, sunlight in the passenger  
compartment, etc.  
Do not cover or block the sensors with  
clothing or other objects.  
Location of the sensors  
On vehicles equipped with the Interior Air  
Quality System*, there is also an air quality  
sensor in the climate system's air intake.  
Related information  
Climate (p. 206)  
The system has a sunlight sensor that detects  
which side of the vehicle the sunlight is shin-  
ing on and adjusts the temperature accord-  
ingly. This means that the temperature of the  
air coming out of the vents may be different  
for the left and right sides, even if the tem-  
perature setting is the same for both sides.  
Interior Air Quality System* (p. 210)  
Related information  
Sunlight sensors - on the upper side of the  
dashboard.  
Climate (p. 206)  
Humidity sensor - in the rearview mirror  
console.  
Ambient temperature sensor - in the right-  
side door mirror.  
Passenger compartment temperature sen-  
sor - near the buttons in the center con-  
sole.  
* Option/accessory. 207  
CLIMATE CONTROL  
"Turn on auto" - activates automatic cli-  
mate control.  
"Raise seat ventilation"/"Lower seat  
ventilation" - raises/lowers the level of  
seat ventilation*.  
Climate control system voice  
commands1  
Voice commands can be used for the climate  
control system to e.g. change temperature,  
activate seat heating* or change blower  
speed.  
"Air condition on"/"Air condition off" -  
activates/deactivates air conditioning.  
Related information  
"Recirculation on"/"Recirculation off" -  
activates/deactivates air recirculation.  
Climate (p. 206)  
Voice Control (p. 146)  
Tap  
and say one of the following com-  
"Turn on defroster "/"Turn off  
defroster" - activates/deactivates win-  
dow and door mirror defrosting.  
Use voice recognition (p. 147)  
Voice control settings (p. 150)  
mands:  
"Climate" - starts a command dialog for  
climate controls and provides examples of  
commands that can be used.  
"Turn on max defroster"/"Turn off max  
defroster" - activates/deactivates max  
defroster.  
"Set temperature to X degrees" - sets  
desired temperature.  
"Turn on rear defroster"/"Turn off rear  
defroster" - Activates/deactivates heated  
rear window and door mirrors.  
"Raise temperature"/"Lower  
temperature" - raises/lowers the set tem-  
perature.  
"Turn steering wheel heat on"/"Turn  
steering wheel heat off" - activates/  
deactivates heated steering wheel*.  
"Sync temperature" - synchronizes the  
temperature for all climate zones in the  
vehicle with the temperature set for the  
driver's side.  
"Raise steering wheel heat"/"Lower  
steering wheel heat" - raises/lowers the  
level of steering wheel heating*.  
"Air on feet"/"Air on body" - opens the  
desired air vent.  
"Turn on seat heat"/"Turn off seat heat"  
- activates/deactivates seat heating*.  
"Air on feet off"/"Air on body off" -  
closes the desired air vent.  
"Raise seat heat"/"Lower seat heat" -  
raises/lowers the level of seat heating*.  
"Set fan to max"/"Turn off fan" -  
changes blower speed to Max/Off.  
"Turn on seat ventilation"/"Turn off  
seat ventilation" - activates/deactivates  
seat ventilation*.  
"Raise fan speed"/"Lower fan speed" -  
raises/lowers the set blower speed.  
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Certain markets only.  
208  
* Option/accessory.