2023 Polestar 2 Driver profiles
Approval of terms and conditions and data collection
The first time you use your vehicle, a guide will open in the center display to help you adjust various settings. In connection with the guide, you are also prompted to give your agreement to different types of terms and conditions and the collection of information.
You may also be asked to provide your consent in other situations, such as:
- First use of apps and services
- New user profiles
- Logging out from and deleting user profiles
- Change of vehicle ownership
- Resetting settings
To access privacy settings:
- Tap
in the center display.
- Tap Privacy and data sharing.
- Then select Polestar privacy settingsor Privacy settings for Google.
Certain settings, for example Digital Key, can only be made from a profile with administrative rights.
Connecting an account to a user profile
Adding an account
- Tap the initials at the top of the center display.
- Tap
on the active profile.
- Tap Accounts.
- Select Add profile.
> A list will appear of the accounts that can be added.
- Select an account.
Then follow the instructions displayed. The instructions depend on what type of account is selected.
Connecting key to user profile
The first time the key is used, it is not linked to any specific profile. When the vehicle is started, the Owner profile or the last-used profile is automatically activated.
Connecting key to profile
If the key was previously linked to another profile, the link will be moved from the previous profile to the active profile.
- Tap the initials at the top of the center display.
- Tap on the active profile.
- Select Connect key to profile to connect the selected key to a profile.
It is only possible to connect a profile to the key currently in use in the vehicle. If there are any other keys in the vehicle, More than one key found. Place the key you want to connect on the backup reader. will be displayed.
Location of the backup reader in the tunnel console.
Disconnecting a key from a profile
- Tap
at the top of the center display.
- Tap the desired profile.
- Select Disconnect key from profile to delete the active profile from the connected key.
It is possible to disconnect a key from a profile even if the key is not in the vehicle.
Managing user profiles
Creating a profile
- Tap the initials or the symbol at the top of the center display.
- Select Add profile.
- The profile is created.
> The profile will be set as the active profile.
When creating a new profile, a guided flow on how to set up the new profile will appear.
It is possible to create up to six different profiles.
Selecting a profile
- Tap the initials or the symbol at the top of the center display.
> Selectable profiles are shown.
- Select a profile.
> The profile has now been selected and the system will load the settings stored in the selected profile.
To stop the seat’s movement when switching to a different profile, press any of the buttons on the front seat cushion.
Logging out of a profile
- Tap the initials at the top of the center display.
- Select Log out.
> You are logged out of the profile and it is no longer possible to access accounts connected to that profile.
- The system goes into logged-out mode and changed settings are not saved to any profile.
It is only possible to create, select and log out of a user profile when the vehicle is stationary.
Profile settings
Activating screen lock
When screen lock is activated, a passcode is required to use the active profile.
- Tap the initials at the top of the center display.
- Tap on the active profile.
- Select Screen lock.
- Select the type of screen lock and activate.
> The screen lock will be shown in the center display when changing to a profile with a passcode as well as each time the system is restarted.
Deleting a profile
Settings that have been saved for one or more profiles can only be deleted when the vehicle is stationary.
User profiles can only be deleted when the vehicle is stationary.
- Tap the initials at the top of the center display.
- Tap on the active profile.
- Select Delete this profile.
> User information and connections linked to the profile are deleted.
- The system goes into logged-out mode and changed settings are not saved to any profile.
Changing a profile name
- Tap the initials at the top of the center display.
- Tap on the active profile.
- Tap
.
- Change the name of profile and confirm using the keyboard.
Becoming an administrator
- Tap the initials at the top of the center display.
- Tap on the active profile.
- Tap Become an admin.
User profiles
The first time the vehicle is used, or after a factory reset, the Owner profile is preinstalled and active in the vehicle.
The Owner profile has administrative rights and cannot be deleted.
Tap or the initials at the top of the center display to access profiles.
If a profile is active, the initials of the profile will be shown at the top of the center display. When the system is logged out, a symbol will be shown instead.
In logged-out mode, you can use the system as a guest user. The functionality will then be limited and data will not be saved between driving cycles.
Profile types
A user profile can have one of two roles: administrator or user. The roles have different privileges for what can be done in the profile. A profile with a user role can switch to an administrator role. There can be up to 6 profiles in the vehicle, and all can be administrator profiles.
Automatic profile selection
A remote key can be linked to a profile. The profile with all its settings is then selected automatically every time this specific key is identified when the vehicle is unlocked or the driver’s door is opened.
The last-used profile will be activated if a key is not connected to a specific profile.
General information on settings
Changes to the vehicle’s settings can be saved in different ways depending on which category the settings belong to. The settings can be personal, global or customized for one driving cycle.
Personal settings
Personal settings are saved to an active profile.
There are two sorts of personal settings:
- Function settings – settings related to driver support, driver’s side climate control, the driver’s seat, the power door mirrors, as well as interior and exterior lighting. These settings retain their values when a profile is added or when logging out from an active profile.
- Audio and media settings – settings related to navigation, audio and media system, apps and linked accounts. These settings go back to default settings when a profile is added or when logging out from an active profile.
Global settings
The global settings are not changed when the profile is changed. They remain the same regardless of which profile is currently active. Examples of global settings are passenger-side climate control, memory function for the passenger seat, and some system settings.
Default settings for driving cycle
- A number of settings revert to default settings after one driving cycle.
- These settings can be adjusted while driving. The next time the vehicle is driven, the settings will return to their default values.