Voice control of media

You can control the media player in your vehicle using voice control. You can start playback from various devices, start playback of music, select radio station, etc.

Control the media player

Use voice recognition control to search for and play music

Using voice control, you can start media playback from connected devices, such as from a cellular phone, for example. To read about how to connect devices, see Connect your mobile phone to the car via Bluetooth.

 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.

Using voice recognition control to listen to FM Radio.

 Note

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

To activate a command

Press the steering wheel button P5-QG-1507-Symbol-Röststyrning for voice control.
Say the command for the function you want to activate.

Common commands/phrases

  • "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]" - starts the selected radio frequency in the active radio band. If no radio source is active, the FM band is started as default.
  • "Tune to [frequency] [wavelength]" - starts the selected radio frequency in the selected radio band.
  • "Radio" - starts the FM radio.
  • "Radio FM" - starts the FM radio.
  • "Radio AM" - starts the AM radio1.
  • "CD" - starts playback from a CD.2
  • "USB" - starts playback from a USB.
  • "iPod" - starts playback from an iPod.
  • "Bluetooth" - starts playback from a media source connected via Bluetooth.
  • "Similar music" - shows similar music in the playlist.

 Note

Numeric commands are entered differently depending on the function to be controlled:

Frequencies can be said as ninety eight point eight (98.8), one hundred and four point two or a hundred and four point two (104.2).

 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.

General commands

The following commands can be used regardless of the situation:

  • "Repeat" - repeats the last voice instruction.
  • "Cancel" – terminates the dialogue.
  • "Help" – starts a help dialogue. The system responds with commands that can be used in the current situation, an instruction or an example.
  1. 1 AM radio is not available for the Twin Engine
  2. 2 Not available in the XC40 of model year 2018 onwards.

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.

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