Displays and voice control -> Handling the center display for Your Volvo Xc90 SUV 2020

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screen. It is possible to e.g. move between dif-  
ferent views, mark objects, scroll in a list and  
move apps by touching the screen in various  
ways.  
Handling the center display  
Many of the vehicle's functions and features  
can be controlled and adjusted from the cen-  
ter display. The center display is a  
touchscreen that reacts to taps and other  
gestures.  
Do not use sharp objects on the screen as  
this could cause scratches.  
An infrared light curtain just above the surface  
of the screen enables the screen to detect  
when a finger is directly in front of the screen.  
This technology makes it possible to use the  
screen even while wearing gloves.  
The following table presents the various pro-  
cedures for using the screen:  
Using the center display's  
touchscreen  
The touchscreen reacts differently depending  
on whether the user taps, drags or swipes the  
Two people can interact with the screen at the  
same time, e.g. to adjust climate system set-  
tings for both the driver and passenger sides.  
Procedure  
Gesture  
Result  
Tap once.  
Marks an object, confirms a selection or activates a function.  
Zooms in on a digital object, such as a map.  
Double-tap.  
Press and hold.  
Grabs hold of an object so it can be moved. Can be used to move apps or points on a map. Press and hold  
your finger on the screen and drag the object to the desired position.  
Tap once with two  
fingers.  
Zooms out from a digital object, such as a map.  
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Procedure  
Gesture  
Result  
Drag  
Moves between screen views or scrolls in a list, text or a view. Press and hold to drag apps or points on a  
map. Drag horizontally or vertically over the screen.  
Swipe  
Stretch  
Pinch  
Moves between screen views or scrolls in a list, text or a view. Drag horizontally or vertically over the  
screen.  
Note that touching the upper part of the screen could cause Top view to open.  
Zooms in.  
Zooms out.  
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drag the control to the desired tempera-  
ture,  
Returning to Home view from another  
view  
1. Briefly press the home button below the  
center display.  
tap + or to raise or lower the tempera-  
ture by degrees, or  
> The most recent Home view mode will  
be displayed.  
tap the desired temperature on the con-  
trol.  
2. Press briefly again.  
Related information  
> All of the Home view's tiles will return  
to standard mode.  
The scroll indicator will be shown in the center dis-  
play when it is possible to scroll in the view.  
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.  
Using the center display keyboard  
(p. 127)  
Using the center display controls  
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.  
Temperature control.  
Digital controls are available for many of the  
vehicle's functions. For example, to set the  
temperature:  
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1. Press and hold the button beneath the  
screen.  
Activating and deactivating the  
center display  
Navigating in the center display's  
views  
> The screen will go dark (the climate bar  
will remain visible). All functions con-  
nected to the screen continue to oper-  
ate.  
The center display can be temporarily  
switched off and reactivated using the home  
button under the screen.  
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.  
2. To reactivate the screen, briefly press the  
Home button.  
Home view  
> The view that was displayed before the  
screen was turned off will be displayed  
again.  
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 screen cannot be turned off when a  
prompt to perform an action is being dis-  
played on the screen.  
The extra tile displays the most recently used  
app or vehicle function that is not related to  
the other three tiles.  
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*  
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.  
The tiles display brief information about the  
respective apps.  
The center display is turned off automati-  
cally when the engine is off and the driver's  
door is opened.  
Related information  
When the vehicle is started, information on  
the current status of apps will be displayed  
in the respective tile in Home view.  
Cleaning the center display (p. 620)  
Changing the appearance of the center  
display (p. 132)  
Center display overview (p. 111)  
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the digital Owner's Manual related to the  
content shown on the screen, directly in  
Top view.  
Top view  
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.  
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.  
When the vehicle is moving:  
Certain functions (e.g. using the center  
display's keyboard) may be deacti-  
vated.  
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.  
Top view when expanded.  
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.  
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.  
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*.  
Text messages will be shortened to  
one row. Tap the Read out button to  
have the entire message read aloud.  
Top view always provides access to:  
Settings  
Owner's manual  
Profile  
Tap the symbol in the center of the  
climate bar to open Climate view  
and access additional climate sys-  
tem settings.  
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.  
The vehicle's stored messages.  
In certain cases, Top view provides access to:  
Tap the symbol to close Climate  
view and return to a previous view.  
Contextual setting (e.g. Navigation  
Settings). Change settings directly in Top  
view when an app (e.g. navigation) is  
being used.  
Contextual Owner's Manual (e.g.  
Navigation Manual). Access articles in  
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Tap an app to open it. It will then be opened in  
its associated tile, e.g. Media.  
App view  
Function view  
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 right9 or press the Home button.  
App view showing the vehicle's apps.  
Function view with buttons for various vehicle func-  
tions.  
Swipe the screen from right to left9 to access  
App view from 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 displayed  
directly in App view for certain apps, such as  
unread text messages for Messages.  
Swipe the screen from left to right9 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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Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.  
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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 left9 or press the Home button.  
Related information  
Changing settings in the center display's  
Top view (p. 133)  
Opening contextual setting in the center  
display (p. 134)  
Owner's Manual in the center display  
(p. 17)  
Driver profiles (p. 137)  
Climate system controls (p. 217)  
Apps (p. 458)  
Center display overview (p. 111)  
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Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.  
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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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In expanded mode, open the  
app in full-screen mode. Tap  
the symbol.  
Related information  
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.  
To return to expanded mode,  
tap the symbol or press the  
Home button under the  
screen.  
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  
Center display's home button.  
The fourth tile10 and tile for Navigation can be  
opened in full-screen mode to show additional  
information and possible settings.  
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.  
When a tile is opened in full-screen mode, no  
information from the other tiles is displayed.  
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Does not apply to all apps or vehicle functions opened via the fourth tile.  
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navigate to Function view by swiping from  
left to right over the screen11.  
Function view in the center display  
Different types of buttons  
There are three different types of buttons for  
vehicle functions; see below:  
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,  
Type of button  
Functions  
Vehicle function affected  
Function buttons Have On/Off modes.  
Most buttons in Function view are  
function buttons.  
When a function is active, an LED indicator light will illuminate to the left of the but-  
ton's icon. Press the button to turn the function on or off.  
Trigger buttons  
Parking buttons  
Do not have On/Off modes.  
Camera  
Headrest Fold  
Pressing a trigger button opens a window for the function. This can be, for example, a  
window to change seat position.  
Head-up Display Adjustments  
Have On/Off and scanning modes.  
Park In  
Park Out  
Similar to function buttons, but have an extra mode for parking scanning.  
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Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.  
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Button modes  
The function is deactivated when the LED  
indicator light is switched off.  
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.  
A warning triangle in the right-hand section of  
the button indicates that something is not  
working correctly.  
Press the button once briefly to activate or  
deactivate the function.  
Related information  
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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 left12 to access App  
view or swipe from left to right12 to access  
Function view.  
Symbols in the center display  
status bar  
Overview of symbols displayed in the center  
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.  
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.  
2. Press and hold an app or button.  
Apps and vehicle function buttons cannot  
be situated at spots already in use.  
Symbol Meaning  
> The app or button will change size and  
become slightly transparent. It can then  
be moved.  
Connected to the Internet.  
Related information  
Roaming activated.  
3. Drag the app or button to an available  
position in the view.  
Cell phone network signal  
strength.  
Apps (p. 458)  
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.  
Bluetooth device connected.  
Bluetooth activated but no  
device connected.  
Apps or buttons placed below the view's nor-  
mal display will not be visible on the screen.  
Information sent to and from  
GPS.  
Swipe the screen to scroll up or down in the  
view to display information outside the view.  
Connected to Wi-Fi network.  
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Related information  
Symbol Meaning  
Tethering activated (Wi-Fi hot-  
spot). This means that the vehi-  
cle shares an available Internet  
connection.  
Messages in the center display (p. 141)  
Internet-connected vehicle* (p. 502)  
Connecting a device via the USB port  
(p. 484)  
Vehicle modem activated.  
USB sharing active.  
Action in progress.  
Phone (p. 493)  
Date and time (p. 94)  
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  
Traffic information being  
received.B  
Clock.  
A
Only hybrid models.  
Not available in all markets.  
B
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