Pairing a cell phone

A Bluetooth®-enabled cell phone or other device can be paired and wirelessly connected to the infotainment system.

When a cell phone or other device is connected, audio can be streamed to the infotainment system. Toggle between the devices by pressing the TEL and MEDIA buttons to access the respective sources' functions.

Before a Bluetooth device can be used with the infotainment system, it has to be paired ("registered").

This procedure only needs to be done once for each device (a maximum of 20 Bluetooth devices can be paired to the system). Once a device has been paired and its Bluetooth function is activated, it can then be selected for use (wirelessly connected) to the vehicle's infotainment system.

Two Bluetooth devices can be connected at the same time. However, if two cell phones are connected, only the most recently connected one can be used as a phone. The other one can be used to e.g., to stream audio or video. To change what the phone will be used for, see the article "Bluetooth settings."

A paired and connected cell phone can also be used to connect the vehicle to the Internet. To do so, its tethering/personal hotspot function must be activated.

There are two ways of pairing a Bluetooth device to the infotainment system:

  • Searching for the phone (or other device) from the vehicle
  • Searching for the vehicle from the phone (or other device)

The following instructions assume that a cell phone is to be paired to the infotainment system but the procedure is the same for any Bluetooth device.

Alternative 1: searching for the phone from the vehicle

Make the phone discoverable/visible using its Bluetooth function. Refer to the phone's user guide if necessary.
Open the Phone view on the center display.
  • If no phones have been paired to the vehicle, tap Add phone.
  • If a list of phones is displayed, tap ChangeP5–1617–Change phone symbol and tap Add phone in the pop-up window.
Tap the name of the phone to be connected.
Check that the code displayed in the vehicle is the same as the one in the phone. Confirm in both places.
For the phone selected, accept or cancel the alternatives for the phone book (list of contacts), text messages, etc. Full functionality may not be available in all cell phones.
To connect the vehicle to the Internet via the phone's Bluetooth function, activate the phone's function for tethering/personal hotspot, etc.

Alternative 2: searching for the vehicle from the phone

Open the center display's Phone view.

  • If no phones have been paired to the vehicle, tap Add phone → Make vehicle discoverable.
  • If a phone has previously been paired to the vehicle, tap ChangeP5–1617–Change phone symbol and tap Add phone → Make vehicle discoverable in the pop-up window.
Activate the phone's Bluetooth function.
Search in the phone for Bluetooth devices.
A list of Bluetooth devices will be displayed.
Select the vehicle's name in the list.
Check that the code displayed in the phone is the same as the one in the vehicle. Confirm in both places.
For the phone selected, accept or cancel the alternatives for the phone book (list of contacts), text messages, etc. Full functionality may not be available in all cell phones.
To connect the vehicle to the Internet via the phone's Bluetooth function, activate the phone's function for tethering/personal hotspot, etc.

 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 and repeat the pairing procedure described in this article.

Compatible cell phones

Many of the cell phones available today have Bluetooth functionality but not all of them are fully compatible with the vehicle. Go to www.volvocars.com for a list of compatible phones or contact your Volvo retailer.