Voice control of media

You can control the media player in your car 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 mobile 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 mobile phone's functions can be used (text message, phone calls and media player) a mobile phone must be connected to the car. For information on how to connect a mobile phone to the car, 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 centre 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.
  • "DAB " - starts the DAB radio.
  • "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 one hundred and four point two (104.2).

 Note

Not all system languages support voice control. The system languages that do are highlighted with the P5–1507–Voice control button symbol in the list of available system languages. More information on which system languages are supported can be found at Voice control language settings.

General commands

The following commands can frequently be used regardless of the situation:

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

This article is applicable to

  • Car model/model year

  • XC90 and XC90 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2016 to 2022.

  • S90, V90 and V90 Cross Country from model year 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 from model year 2018 to 2021.

  • XC40 from model year 2018 onwards.

  • V60, V60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid, V60 Cross Country, S60, S60 Twin Engine/Recharge Plug-in Hybrid from model year 2019 to 2022.

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

  • The range of models may vary depending on market.

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