2023 Polestar 2 Audio and Media General Topics Owners Manual

2023 Polestar 2 Audio and media General topics

Audio and media

The vehicle’s sound system takes into account factors such as listener position and vehicle speed. The center display provides access to radio* and music apps, and additional third-party music and media apps can be downloaded via Google Play.

Connect a phone or other device via Bluetooth. Select if you would like to use this as a media device to play music and/or as a phone device to make calls, display contacts, etc. Audio and media overview
The functions can be controlled using voice commands, the steering wheel keypad, or the center display.
Charge devices via USB ports.

Connection and entertainment

The vehicle has an intelligent interface and offers an Internet connection to the digital world. An intuitive navigation structure offers access to relevant assistance, information, and entertainment when it is needed, without distracting the driver.

Where Polestar is responsible for the provision of mobile connectivity services to enable the use of certain functions, and excluding any separate contract for mobile connectivity services of the owner or any other user of the car that Polestar is not party to, each user understands and agrees that, to the extent permitted by law, it: (1) has no contractual relationship with the underlying wireless service carrier, (2) is not a third party beneficiary of any agreement between the car owner and the underlying carrier, (3) that the underlying carrier has no liability of any kind to the user, whether for breach of contract, warranty, negligence, strict liability in tort or otherwise, (4) that data transmissions and messages may be delayed, deleted or not delivered, and emergency calling may not be completed, (5) the underlying carrier cannot guarantee the security of wireless transmissions and will not be liable for any lack of security relating to the use of the services.

Fair Use Policy

Your use of connectivity services that are part of your vehicle is subject to this Fair Use Policy.

When using this service you agree not to

submit content that is unlawful, obscene, libelous, threatening, harassing, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive, or otherwise inappropriate
use the Service in breach of any applicable law
use the Service for commercial purposes.

Your access to the Service is part of shared access. Polestar reserves the right to suspend your access to or use of the Service if your use involves very high volumes of data, disproportionate to other users. Polestar may also suspend your access for technical reasons or to protect other functions of your vehicle. Your access to the connected Service is subject to the third-party terms and conditions of the mobile network provider.

Information when it’s needed, where it’s needed

The vehicle’s displays present the right information at the right time. Information is presented in different displays depending on how it should be prioritized by the driver.

Different types of information are shown in different displays depending on how the information should be prioritized.

The instrument panel shows information about speed, road sign information, warning and indicator symbols, battery status, etc. The instrument panel can also display incoming phone calls and navigation. It is controlled using the steering wheel keypads.
Many of the vehicle’s main functions are controlled from the center display, such as the climate control system, the entertainment system, and seat settings. The center display also shows navigation and road sign information. The information presented in the center display can be handled by the driver or by someone else in the vehicle.

Hard disk storage space

It is possible to view how much space is remaining on the vehicle’s hard disk.

Check available space by:

Open App view.

Tap Settings at the bottom of the display.

Tap System.

Proceed to Storage.

Playing media

Regardless of which media app is used, a Now-playing field will be shown in the center display.
In the Now-playing field, you can perform operations such as pause, change track, etc. Expand the Now-playing field to full-screen mode to access additional settings.

Opening the Now-playing view

Tap the arrow in the Now-playing field to expand the field to the Now-playing view. This view provides access to more settings, which may vary depending on which app is being used. Minimize the Now-playing view by tapping the arrow again.

Sound settings

Sound reproduction quality is preset but can also be adjusted.

Volume

The system’s volume is normally adjusted using the volume control underneath the center display or the right-side steering wheel keypad. This applies, for example, when playing music on the radio* or during phone calls and active traffic messages.
When the volume is adjusted, an expandable menu will appear in the center display. This menu can be used to change volume settings for incoming phone calls, notifications, the media player, and other functions.
For additional sound settings, go to App view, settings, and tap Sound.

Sound reproduction

The audio system is precalibrated using digital signal processing. This calibration takes into account speakers, amplifiers, passenger compartment acoustics, listener location, etc. There is also a dynamic calibration that takes into account the volume control’s position and the vehicle’s speed.

2023 Polestar 2 Audio and Media General Topics Owners Manual