Making entries with the keyboard
The keyboard can be used to enter characters, letters and numbers, e.g. to write text messages from the car, enter passwords or search for articles in the digital owner's manual.
The keyboard is only shown when entries can be made on the screen.
The image shows an overview of some of the buttons which may be shown in the keyboard. The appearance varies depending on language settings and the context in which the keyboard is being used.
This applies when Japanese, Chinese or Taiwanese keyboards have been selected.
, which in number mode is shown instead of 
, to return to the letter keyboard, or 
to open the keyboard with special characters.
Press the confirmation button above the keyboard (not visible in the image) to confirm the entered text. The appearance of the button differs depending on context.
Changing the keyboard language
To make it possible to switch between different languages for the keyboard, the languages must first be added under Settings.
Adding/deleting languages in settings
The keyboard is automatically set to the same languages as the system language. The keyboard language can be manually adapted without affecting the system language.
Press in the top view.
Press .
Select one or more languages from the list.
It is now possible to switch between the selected languages directly from the keyboard.
If no languages have been actively selected under Settings, the keyboard uses the same language as the car's system language; see the section "Changing system settings in the settings view".
Switching between different languages in the keyboard
When a number of languages have been selected in Settings, the keyboard button (shown in context as number 7 in the illustration above) is used to switch between different languages.
To change keyboard language:
Press and hold the button (see image above).
A list opens.
Select the required language. If more than four languages have been selected under Settings, it is possible to scroll in the list from the keyboard.
The keyboard is adapted to the selected language and other word suggestions are given.
Variants of a letter or character
To enter a variant of a letter/character, e.g.é or è:
Press and hold the letter/character.
A box with possible variants of the letter/character opens.
Press the required variant. If none of the variants are selected, the original letter/character is entered.
Writing characters/letters by hand on the screen
Writing characters/letters by hand
Write a character/letter in the area for handwritten letters (1).
A number of suggested characters or letters is shown (3). The most likely choice is found at the top of the list.
Enter the character/letter by waiting a moment.
The character/letter at the top of the list is entered. It is also possible to select a different character by pressing the required character/letter in the list.
Deleting/changing characters/letters written by hand
Delete all characters in the text field (2) by swiping across the handwriting field (1).
There are several options for deleting/changing characters/letters:
- Press the intended letter in the list (3).
- Press the text undo button (5) to delete the letter and begin again.
- Swipe horizontally from right to leftover the area for handwritten letters (1). Delete multiple letters by swiping over the area several times.
For Arabic keyboard - swipe in the opposite direction. Swiping from right to left creates a space.
- Pressing the X in the text field (2) deletes all of the entered text.
Changing row in the free text field with handwriting
Change row by hand by drawing the above character in the handwriting field
For Arabic keyboards - draw the same character, but reversed.