Displays and voice control -&gt; Handling the center display for your Volvo XC60 2017-2026

Using the center display keyboard

The scroll indicator will be shown in the center dis-

play when it is possible to scroll in the view.

In Home view's standard mode – short

press on the Home button. An animation

describing access to the various views is

shown on the screen.

(p. 127)

Using the center display controls

Scrolling in lists, articles or views

A scroll indicator is displayed on the screen

when it is possible to scroll up or down in the

view. Swipe down/up anywhere in the view.

Temperature control.

Digital controls are available for many of the

vehicle's functions. For example, to set the

temperature:

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1. Press and hold the button beneath the

screen.

Activating and deactivating the

center display

Navigating in the center display's

views

> The screen will go dark (the climate bar

will remain visible). All functions con-

nected to the screen continue to oper-

ate.

The center display can be temporarily

switched off and reactivated using the home

button under the screen.

There are five different basic views in the cen-

ter display: Home view, Top view, Climate

view, App view and Function view. The

screen is automatically activated when the

driver's door is opened.

2. To reactivate the screen, briefly press the

Home button.

Home view

> The view that was displayed before the

screen was turned off will be displayed

again.

Home view is the view displayed when the

screen is activated. It consists of four tiles:

Navigation, Media, Phone and a fourth tile.

An app or vehicle function selected from the

App or Function views will start in the respec-

tive tile in Home view. FM radio, for example,

will start in the Media tile.

The screen cannot be turned off when a

prompt to perform an action is being dis-

played on the screen.

The extra tile displays the most recently used

app or vehicle function that is not related to

the other three tiles.

Center display's home button.

When the home button is used, the screen will

go dark and the touchscreen no longer reacts

to touch. The climate bar will remain visible.

All functions connected to the screen continue

to operate, such as climate, audio, guiding*

and apps. The center display screen can be

cleaned when the display is dimmed. The dim-

ming function can also be used to darken the

screen so it is not a distraction while driving.

The tiles display brief information about the

respective apps.

The center display is turned off automati-

cally when the engine is off and the driver's

door is opened.

Changing the appearance of the center

Related information

When the vehicle is started, information on

the current status of apps will be displayed

in the respective tile in Home view.

Cleaning the center display (p. 610)

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display (p. 132)

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Center display overview (p. 111)

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the digital Owner's Manual related to the

content shown on the screen, directly in

Top view.

Top view

In Home view's standard mode – short

press on the Home button. An animation

describing access to the various views is

shown on the screen.

To exit Top view, tap the screen outside Top

view, press the Home button or tap the screen

at the bottom of Top view and swipe upward.

The views behind will become visible again

and can be used.

When the vehicle is moving:

Handling tiles in the center display

Certain functions (e.g. using the center

display's keyboard) may be deacti-

vated.

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The top view is not available at start-up/

shutdown or when a message is being

shown on the screen. Similarly, it is not

available when the climate view is shown.

Top view when expanded.

Certain texts (e.g. those generated by

apps) will be shortened to three rows.

Tap the Read out button to have the

entire message read aloud.

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There is a tab in the center of the status bar at

the top of the screen. Open Top view by tap-

ping the tab or by dragging/swiping from the

top of the screen downward.

Climate view

The climate bar is always visible at the bottom

of the screen. The most common climate set-

tings can be made directly there, such as set-

ting temperature and seat heating*.

Text messages will be shortened to

one row. Tap the Read out button to

have the entire message read aloud.

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Top view always provides access to:

Settings

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Owner's manual

Profile

Tap the symbol in the center of the

climate bar to open Climate view

and access additional climate sys-

tem settings.

Status bar

Current vehicle activities are shown at the top

of the screen in the status bar. Network and

connection information is shown to the left of

the status bar. Media-related information, the

clock and information about background activ-

ities are shown to the right.

The vehicle's stored messages.

In certain cases, Top view provides access to:

Tap the symbol to close Climate

view and return to a previous view.

Contextual setting (e.g. Navigation

Settings). Change settings directly in Top

view when an app (e.g. navigation) is

being used.

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Contextual Owner's Manual (e.g.

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Navigation Manual). Access articles in

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Tap an app to open it. It will then be opened in

its associated tile, e.g. Media.

App view

Function view

Depending on the number of apps, it is possi-

ble to scroll down in App view. This is done by

sweeping/dragging from the bottom upwards.

To return to Home view, swipe the screen

from left to right⁹or press the Home button.

App view showing the vehicle's apps.

Function view with buttons for various vehicle func-

tions.

Swipe the screen from right to left⁹to access

App view from Home view. This view displays

downloaded apps (third-party apps) as well as

apps for integrated functions, such as FM

radio. Brief information will be displayed

directly in App view for certain apps, such as

unread text messages for Messages.

Swipe the screen from left to right⁹to access

Function view from Home view. From Func-

tion view, you can activate or deactivate vari-

ous vehicle functions such as BLIS*, Lane

Keeping Aid* and Park Assist*.

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If there are many functions, you can also scroll

downward through the view. This is done by

sweeping/dragging from the bottom upwards.

Unlike in App view, where you tap an app to

open it, in Function view, tapping a function

activates or deactivates it. Certain functions

(trigger functions) open in their own window

when tapped.

To return to Home view, swipe the screen

from right to left⁹or press the Home button.

Related information

(p. 120)

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Symbols in the center display status bar

(p. 125)

Function view in the center display

Opening contextual setting in the center

display (p. 134)

Owner's Manual in the center display

(p. 17)

Driver profiles (p. 137)

Climate system controls (p. 211)

Apps (p. 452)

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(p. 123)

Center display overview (p. 111)

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Applies for left-hand drive vehicles. For right-hand drive vehicles, swipe in the other direction.

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Handling tiles in the center display

Home view consists of four tiles: Navigation,

Media, Phone and a fourth tile. These views

can be expanded.

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Expanding a tile from standard mode

Standard mode and expanded mode of a tile in the center display.

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|| Expanding a tile:

In expanded mode, open the

app in full-screen mode. Tap

the symbol.

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Activating and deactivating the center dis-

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For tiles Navigation, Media and Phone:

Tap the screen anywhere in the tile. When

a tile is expanded, the extra tile in Home

view will be temporarily hidden. The other

two tiles will be minimized and only show

certain information. When the extra tile is

tapped, the other three tiles are minimized

and only certain information is displayed.

play (p. 116)

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Navigating in the center display's views

(p. 116)

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To return to expanded mode,

tap the symbol or press the

Home button under the

screen.

Expanded view provides access to the

basic functions of the respective apps.

Closing an expanded tile:

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The tile can be closed in three different

ways:

Tap the top section of the expanded

tile.

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Tap another tile (it will then be opened

in expanded mode instead).

Press briefly on the Home button under

the center display.

Opening or closing a tile in full-screen

mode

Center display's home button.

The fourth tile¹⁰and tile for Navigation can be

opened in full-screen mode to show additional

information and possible settings.

You can always press the Home button to

return to Home view. To return to Home

view's standard view from full-screen mode,

press the Home button twice.

When a tile is opened in full-screen mode, no

information from the other tiles is displayed.

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Does not apply to all apps or vehicle functions opened via the fourth tile.

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navigate to Function view by swiping from

left to right over the screen¹¹.

Function view in the center display

Different types of buttons

There are three different types of buttons for

vehicle functions; see below:

Function view, which is one of the center dis-

play's basic views, contains all of the vehi-

cle's function buttons. From the Home view,

Type of button

Functions

Vehicle function affected

Function buttons Have On/Off modes.

Most buttons in Function view are

function buttons.

When a function is active, an LED indicator light will illuminate to the left of the but-

ton's icon. Press the button to turn the function on or off.

Trigger buttons

Parking buttons

Do not have On/Off modes.

Camera

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Headrest Fold

Pressing a trigger button opens a window for the function. This can be, for example, a

window to change seat position.

Head-up Display Adjustments

Have On/Off and scanning modes.

Park In

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Park Out

Similar to function buttons, but have an extra mode for parking scanning.

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Button modes

The function is deactivated when the LED

indicator light is switched off.

When a function or parking button's LED indi-

cator is green, the function is activated (on).

For some functions, an additional text explain-

ing the function will be shown when the func-

tion is initially activated. The text will be dis-

played for a few seconds and then the button

will be displayed with the LED indicator illumi-

nated.

For Lane Keeping Aid, for example, the text

Works only at certain speeds will be dis-

played when the button is pressed.

A warning triangle in the right-hand section of

the button indicates that something is not

working correctly.

Press the button once briefly to activate or

deactivate the function.

Related information

Navigating in the center display's views

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(p. 116)

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Moving apps and buttons in the

center display

The apps and buttons for vehicle functions

can be moved and organized in the App and

Function views.

1. Swipe from right to left¹²to access App

view or swipe from left to right¹²to access

Function view.

Symbols in the center display

status bar

Overview of symbols displayed in the center

Hide the apps that are rarely or never used

by moving them far down, outside of the

visible view. This makes it easier to find the

apps used more frequently.

display status bar.

The status bar shows current vehicle activities

and in certain cases, also their status. Due to

the limited space in the status bar, not all sym-

bols will be displayed at all times.

Function view in the center display

2. Press and hold an app or button.

Apps and vehicle function buttons cannot

be situated at spots already in use.

Symbol Meaning

> The app or button will change size and

become slightly transparent. It can then

be moved.

Connected to the Internet.

Related information

Roaming activated.

(p. 123)

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3. Drag the app or button to an available

position in the view.

Cell phone network signal

strength.

Apps (p. 452)

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A maximum of 48 rows can be used to posi-

tion apps or buttons. To move an app or but-

ton outside the visible view, drag it to the bot-

tom of the view. New rows will be added and

the app or button can be placed in one of

these.

Navigating in the center display's views

Bluetooth device connected.

Bluetooth activated but no

device connected.

Apps or buttons placed below the view's nor-

mal display will not be visible on the screen.

Information sent to and from

GPS.

Swipe the screen to scroll up or down in the

view to display information outside the view.

Connected to Wi-Fi network.

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Related information

Symbol Meaning

(p. 116)

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Tethering activated (Wi-Fi hot-

spot). This means that the vehi-

cle shares an available Internet

connection.

Messages in the center display (p. 141)

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Internet-connected vehicle* (p. 496)

Connecting a device via the USB port

(p. 478)

Vehicle modem activated.

USB sharing active.

Action in progress.

Phone (p. 487)

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Date and time (p. 94)

Timer for preconditioning active.^A

Audio source being played.

Audio source paused.

Phone call in progress.

Audio source muted.

News broadcasts from current

radio station.^B

Traffic information being

received.^B

Clock.

A

Only hybrid models.

Not available in all markets.

B

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Using the center display keyboard

You can use the keyboard in the center dis-

play to enter characters or to switch to hand-

writing mode to "write" letters and charac-

ters on the screen.

The keyboard can be used to enter characters

(letters, numbers, symbols, etc.) to e.g. send

text messages from the vehicle, enter pass-

words or search for information in the digital

Owner's Manual.

The keyboard will only appear when it is possi-

ble to enter text on the screen.

Changing keyboard language in the center

The keyboard cannot be used while the

vehicle is moving.

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The illustration shows an overview of some of the buttons that may be shown on the keyboard. The appearance may vary depending on language settings and the context

in which the keyboard is used.

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Row showing suggestions for words or

characters¹³. The suggested words

change as new letters are entered. Scroll

through the list of suggested words by

tapping the right or left arrows. Tap a sug-

gestion to select it. Please note that this

function is not available in all languages.

When unavailable, this row will not be

shown on the keyboard.

The first letter entered in text fields will

also be uppercase. In text fields intended

for names or addresses, each word will be

automatically started with an uppercase

letter. In text fields intended for pass-

words, website addresses or email

that has been entered. The button's appear-

ance differs depending on the context.

Variants of letters or characters

addresses, all letters will automatically be

lowercase unless uppercase is selected.

Used to enter numbers. The number key-

board (2) will then be displayed. Tap

Available characters are adapted to the

language selected for the keyboard (see

number 7 below). Tap a character to enter

it.

, which is shown instead of

number mode, to return to the keyboard

with letters, or to display the key-

in

Different buttons are displayed here

depending on the context in which the

keyboard is used, e.g. @ to enter an email

address or the return key to start a new

line.

board with special characters.

Used to change the keyboard language,

e.g. EN. The available characters and word

suggestions (1) vary depending on the

selected language. In order to toggle

between keyboard languages, the lan-

guages must first be added under Set-

tings.

Variants of a letter or character, e.g. é or è, can

be entered by pressing and holding the letter

or character. A box containing possible vari-

ants of the letter or character will appear. Tap

the desired variant. If no variant is selected,

the original letter/character will be used.

This button hides the keyboard. In cases

where this is not possible, the button will

not be displayed.

Used to enter uppercase letters. Tap once

to enter one uppercase letter and then

continue with lowercase letters. Tap twice

for caps lock (all text will be entered in

uppercase letters). Tap again to return the

keyboard to lowercase letters. In this

mode, the first letter after a period, excla-

mation point or question mark will be

automatically entered in uppercase form.

Space bar.

Related information

Delete. Tap to delete characters one at a

time. Press and hold to delete multiple

characters quickly.

display (p. 130)

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Entering characters, letters and words by

hand in the center display (p. 130)

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Used to change to handwriting mode.

Changing system language (p. 133)

Handling text messages (p. 492)

Tap the confirm button over the keyboard (not

shown in illustration) once to confirm the text

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For Asian languages.

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Changing keyboard language in

the center display

In order to toggle between keyboard lan-

guages, the languages must first be added

under Settings.

Toggling between keyboard languages

If more than one language

has been selected in

Entering characters, letters and

words by hand in the center

display

Characters, letters and words can be entered

in the center display by handwriting them on

the touchscreen.

Settings, the button in the

keyboard can be used to

switch between the different

languages.

Adding or deleting languages in

Settings

The keyboard is automatically set to the same

language as the system language. The key-

board language can be manually changed

without affecting the system language.

Tap the button on the center

display's keyboard to switch

from the keyboard to hand-

writing mode.

To toggle between keyboard languages from

the list:

1. Press and hold the button.

> A list will appear.

1. Tap Settings in Top view.

2. Select the desired language. If more than

four languages have been selected under

Settings, you can scroll through the list

shown on the keyboard.

2. Tap System System Languages and

Units Keyboard Layouts.

3. Select one or more languages in the list.

> The keyboard and word suggestions

will be adapted to the selected lan-

guage.

> It is now possible to toggle between

the selected languages using the key-

board.

To change keyboard language without display-

ing the list:

If no language has been selected under

Settings, the keyboard will remain in the

same language as the vehicle's system lan-

guage.

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Tap the button.

> The keyboard layout will change to the

next language in the list without dis-

playing the list.

Space for entering characters/letters/

words/parts of words.

Text field displaying suggested characters

or words¹⁴as they are written on the

screen (1).

Related information

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Using the center display keyboard (p. 127)

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Certain system languages only.

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Suggestions for characters/letters/words/

parts of words. You can scroll through the

list.

Handwriting characters/letters/words

1. Write a character, a letter, a word or parts

of a word in the field for handwritten let-

ters (1). Write the word or part of the word

vertically or horizontally.

Erasing/changing handwritten characters/

letters

Space bar. Blank spaces can be created

by writing a dash (‒) in the field for hand-

written letters (1). See "Writing blank

spaces in free-text fields" below.

> A number of suggestions for charac-

ters, letters or words will be displayed

(3). The most likely will be shown at the

top of the list.

Delete. Tap once to erase one character/

letter at a time. Wait a moment before

tapping again to erase the next character,

letter etc.

CAUTION

Erase text in the text field (2) by swiping over the

handwriting field (1).

Return to the standard keyboard layout.

Do not use sharp objects on the screen as

this could cause scratches.

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Characters/letters can be erased or

changed in several ways:

Switch off/on screen tap sounds.

Hide the keyboard. In cases where this is

not possible, the button will not be dis-

played.

2. The character/letter/word will be entered

automatically after a short pause if no

other action is taken.

Tap the desired letter or word in the list

(3).

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Tap the delete button (5) to erase the

letter and start again.

Swipe horizontally from right to left¹⁵

over the handwriting field (1). Erase

several letters at once by swiping over

the area several times.

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> The character/letter/word at the top of

the list will be used. Tap one of the

other characters/letters/words in the

list to use it instead.

Change language for text input.

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Tap the X box in the text field (2) to

erase all written text.

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New lines in free-text fields in handwriting

mode

Changing the appearance of the

center display

The appearance of the center display can be

Turning off and adjusting the

volume of the center display

system sounds

changed by selecting a different theme.

The volume of the center display system

sounds can be adjusted or turned off com-

pletely.

1.

Tap Settings in the Top view.

2. Tap My Car Displays Display

Themes.

1.

Tap Settings in the Top view in the center

display.

3.

Select a theme, e.g. Minimalistic or

Chrome Rings.

2. Tap Sound System Volumes.

3.

Pull the control under Touch Sounds to

adjust the volume or turn off screen tap

sounds. Pull the control to the desired

sound level.

In addition to these themes, you can also

choose between Normal and Bright. In

Normal, the background of the screen is dark

and the text is light. This option is the default

setting for all themes. If the bright version is

selected, the background will be light and the

text will be dark. This option can, for example,

make the screen easier to see in bright day-

light conditions.

Create a new line by drawing above the characters in

the handwriting field as shown in the illustration¹⁶

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Writing blank spaces in free-text fields

Related information

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Center display overview (p. 111)

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Sound settings (p. 450)

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These alternatives are always available for

selection and are not affected by the ambient

lighting.

Make a blank space by drawing a line from left to

Related information

right¹⁷

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Using the center display keyboard (p. 127)

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Related information

Activating and deactivating the center dis-

play (p. 116)

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Cleaning the center display (p. 610)

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For Arabic keyboards, draw the same character, but in mirror image.

For Arabic keyboards, draw the line from right to left.

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Changing system units of

measurement

Unit settings are adjusted in the Settings

Changing system language

Language settings are adjusted in the

Settings menu in the center display.

Changing settings in the center

display's Top view

You can change settings and information for

many of the vehicle's functions via the center

display.

menu in the center display.

1.

Tap Settings in the Top view in the center

Changing languages in the center display

could mean that certain owner's informa-

tion will not comply with national or local

laws and regulations. Do not change to a

language you do not speak well, as it can

be difficult to find your way back through

the menu.

1. Open Top view by tapping the tab at the

top of the screen or by dragging/swiping

from the top of the screen downward.

display.

2. Proceed to System System

Languages and Units Units of

Measurement.

2.

Tap Settings to open the Settings menu.

3. Choose a measurement standard:

Metric - kilometers, liters and degrees

Celsius.

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1.

Tap Settings in the Top view in the center

Imperial - miles, gallons and degrees

Celsius.

display.

2. Proceed to System System

Languages and Units.

US - miles, gallons and degrees Fah-

renheit.

3.

Select System Language. A voice control

symbol indicates that the language can be

used for voice commands.

> The units in the instrument panel, cen-

ter display and head-up display are

changed.

> Languages in the instrument panel,

center display and head-up display are

changed.

Top view with Settings button.

Related information

Center display overview (p. 111)

3. Tap one of the categories and sub-catego-

ries to navigate to the desired setting.

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Changing system language (p. 133)

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Related information

4. Change the setting(s). Different types of

settings are changed in different ways.

Center display overview (p. 111)

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