Improving the use of voice control

Voice control allows you to control functions in the vehicle, e.g. radio and media or a connected cell phone. In cars with Sensus Navigation, you can also integrate with the navigation system. A few tips that might be useful to bear in mind when using voice control are listed below.

Tips for improving voice control

If the voice control system does not respond as expected, this may be due to a variety of factors. Tips are listed below to improve your use of voice control.

  • Ensure you are speaking in the correct language (selected system language) and that your selected language is supported by voice control. For further information, see Language settings for voice control.
  • Try saying "Help". You will then receive guidance on what is possible to say; it may be that the system does not support the phrase you feel that the system does not understand.
  • Speak at a natural pace and using a normal conversational tone. Do not speak so slowly that the system does not understand you, it impairs recognition.
  • Remember that in certain situations, the system must search a large database to give you the right feedback, in these situations, it is difficult to provide the exact right response. A list of possible answers is then presented in the vehicle's display.
  • The voice control system in your vehicle is under continuous improvement. You can download update files yourself. For further information, see Updating voice control.

 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.

How do I know what to say?

The easiest way to find out what you can say is to press the voice control button on the steering wheel keypad P5–1507–Voice control button and say "Help". It is always possible to say "Help", wherever you are in a dialog. The exception is when you are to say search words for searching in databases (e.g. if you are to give an address or POI). The system then searches for a hit that sounds like "help".

See the Owner's Manual for information about which commands are available for voice control in your vehicle.

Speed and repetition mode for voice control

If you experience that the voice speaks too fast, you can change the speed in the settings menu for voice control, see the instructions below.

Repetition mode can be turned on so that the system repeats what you said. When you have learned more about how voice control works and no longer need this help, you can disable repeat mode; see the instructions below.

Changing speed or turning repetition mode on/off

Press Settings in the top view.

Press System → Voice Control and select settings.

  • Repeat Voice Command
  • Speech Rate

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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