Pairing a Bluetooth® device

Two Bluetooth® devices (a cell phone and a media player) can be connected at the same time and you can toggle between them. It is also possible to make a phone call and stream audio files at the same time, and a cell phone can be used to connect the vehicle to the Internet .

Up to 15 Bluetooth® devices can be paired to the infotainment system and the pairing procedure only needs to be done once for each device. After pairing has been completed, the device no longer needs to be visible or discoverable; its Bluetooth® feature only needs to be activated.

 Note

If your cell phone's operating system is updated, this may break the connection between the phone and the vehicle. If this happens, delete the phone from the list of paired phones (Deleting a Bluetooth® device) and repeat the pairing procedure described in this article.

The procedure for connecting an external device varies, depending on whether the device has been paired previously.

Both of the following connection methods assume that the device has not yet been paired to the system.

The examples are based on pairing a cell phone. Connecting a media player is done in the same way. However, it is done from MEDIA mode (press the MEDIA button on the center console to enter this mode).

There are two ways of pairing a device:

  • By searching for the external device using the infotainment system's menus.
  • By searching for the vehicle (infotainment system) using the external device’s Bluetooth® function.

If you are not already in telephone mode, press the TEL button on the center console.

P3-1346-x60-TEL normal view
An example of telephone mode's normal view

Method 1: search for the external device using the infotainment system's menus

Make the external device discoverable/visible using its Bluetooth® function. Refer to the device's user's guide if necessary or go to www.volvocars.com.
From the telephone’s normal view, press OK/MENU and select Search new phone (for media players, Search new device).
The infotainment system will now search for Bluetooth® devices that are in range, which may take up to 1 minute.
Select a Bluetooth® device from the list and press OK/MENU.
Be sure that the code displayed in the device is the same as the one shown on the infotainment screen. If so, accept the code in both places.
From the cell phone, accept or reject any choices regarding its phone book and messages.
The external device is now paired to the infotainment system.

If this method has not succeeded, press EXIT and pair the device using method 2.

Method 2: search for the vehicle using the external device’s Bluetooth® function

From the telephone’s normal view, press OK/MENU and select Make car discoverable. Confirm by pressing OK/MENU.
Search for Bluetooth® devices (i.e., the infotainment system) from the external device, which may take up to 1 minute.
Select the vehicle's name on the external device's screen.
Be sure that the code displayed in the device is the same as the one shown on the infotainment screen. If so, accept the code in both places.
From the cell phone, accept or reject any choices regarding its phone book and messages.
The external device is now paired to the infotainment system.

When the external device has been paired and selected, its Bluetooth® name will appear on the infotainment system's screen and the device can be controlled from the vehicle.

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