Data sharing settings for Volvo On Call

Data sharing for the Volvo On Call service is activated as standard. This means that you do not need to activate data sharing for this service yourself when you buy a new car or after e.g. a factory reset.

You can choose yourself to deactivate data sharing for Volvo On Call. Note that most of the Volvo On Call functions need to be able to share data for you to be able to use them. If you have connected your car to the Volvo Cars app, a message will appear in the app if the data sharing function is deactivated for the service.

The data sharing settings are only activated as standard for your Volvo On Call services. Sharing of data for your other connected services and downloaded apps will continue to be deactivated and will need to be selected for activation in order to enable their use.

 Note

For cars of model year 2016 (manufactured 2015 up to the start of 2016) a software update is required, which was released in June 2018, in order to be able to be deactivate data sharing for Volvo On Call via the settings in Privacy and data.

This article is applicable to

  • Car model/model year

  • XC90 and XC90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2016 to 2022, with installed or updated software available from November 2017.

  • S90, V90 and V90 Cross Country from model year 2017 to 2021, with installed or updated software available from November 2017.

  • XC60, XC60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid, V90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid and S90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2018 to 2021, with installed or updated software available from November 2017.

  • XC40 from model year 2018 onwards.

  • V60, V60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid and V60 Cross Country from model year 2019 to 2022.

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

  • S60 and S60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2020 to 2022.

  • The range of models may vary depending on market.

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