Connect to the Internet via your mobile phone (WiFi)

Create an Internet connection via Wi-Fi by sharing your mobile phone's Internet access and access several online services in your car.

Connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi

To set up an Internet connection in your Volvo via Wi-Fi, see the instructions below.

Connect your car to the Internet via WiFi and a phone

 Note

Settings and menus in the center display vary depending on software version.
On your phone: make sure that your phone supports tethering and that the function is activated. The function is called "Personal Hotspot" in iPhones and "Portable hotspot," "Tethering" or similar in Android phones. For iPhones, the "Portable Hotspot" menu page must be kept open until the Internet connection is made.
Press Settings in the top view.
Press CommunicationWi-Fi.
Activate/deactivate by checking/unchecking the Wi-Fi box.
If a different connection source is used, confirm your change of connection.
Press the SSID for the network to be connected.
Enter the network password.
The car connects to the network.

When a phone is connected to the car it is saved for later use. To display a list of saved networks or manually delete save networks, press SettingsWi-FiSaved networks.

If you experience problems connecting to the internet

Note that certain phones switch off tethering after the contact with the car has been disconnected, e.g. if the phone sharing out the Wi-Fi network is taken out of the car. To reconnect to the Internet, activate tethering (portable/personal hotspot) in the phone.

If your car is equipped with a car modem (P-SIM) then the car will automatically reconnect to the Internet if the connection is interrupted, e.g. if the SIM card is removed. For more information on the car modem (P-SIM), see Connect to the Internet via your car modem (P-SIM).

The clock has been reset

If the clock has been reset, e.g. after the current to the battery has been cut in the event of visiting a service workshop, you must reset the clock before you can connect to the internet.

To set the clock, select SettingsSystemDate and Time in the center display's top view. The adjust the time and date by pressing the up or down arrows on the screen.

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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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