Text message voice control

Voice control allows you to control functions in the vehicle, e.g. reading out text messages from a connected cellular phone.

Reading out text messages

Using voice recognition to manage text messages

 Note

Before the voice commands for the cell phone's functions can be used (text message, phone calls and media player) a cell phone must be connected to the car. For information on how to connect a cell phone to the vehicle, see Connect your mobile phone to the car via Bluetooth.

 Note

Settings and menus in the center display vary depending on software version.

To read out a text message, press the voice control button on the right-hand side of the steering wheel and say "Read message".

Reading out text messages from an iPhone

To read out text messages from an iPhone, you need to change a setting on your phone so that messages can be sent from the phone to the car, see instructions below.

Instructions

On your iPhone: Go to "Settings".
On your iPhone: Select "Bluetooth".
On your iPhone: Click on the info symbol (i) for the connection to your car.
On your iPhone: Enable "Show notifications".

 Note

Not all system languages support voice control. If a system language supports voice control, it is marked with a P5–1507–Voice control button symbol in the list of available system languages. For more info on which system languages are supported, see Language settings for voice control.

This article is applicable to

  • Vehicle model/model year
  • XC90 and XC90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid of model years 2016 to 2022.

  • S90, V90 and V90 Cross Country of model years 2017 to 2021.

  • XC60, XC60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid, V90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid and S90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid of model years 2018 to 2021.

  • XC40 from model year 2018 onward.

  • V60, V60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid, V60 Cross Country, S60, S60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid of model years 2019 to 2022.

  • XC40 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2020 onward.

  • Model range may vary from market to market.