XC90

2023 Volvo XC90 User Profiles Owners Manual

2023 Volvo XC90 User profiles

User profiles

Many of the settings defined in the car can be saved to a personal user profile.
The Owner profile is pre-installed and active in the car on first use or after a factory reset.
The Owner profile has administrative privileges and cannot be deleted.
Drag down the notification view to access user profiles.

The status field shows a  symbol, together with the initials of the active profile. When the system is logged-out, no symbol/initials are shown in the status field.

Automatic profile selection
It is possible to connect your key to a profile. The profile, along with all of its settings, will then be selected automatically every time the specific key is identified during unlocking or opening the driver’s door.
The last profile used is activated if a key is not linked with a specific profile.

General information about settings

Changes to the car’s settings are saved in different ways depending on the category to which the settings belong. These settings may be personal, global, or adapted for a drive cycle.

Personal preferences
Personal settings are saved to an active profile.
There are two kinds of personal settings:
  • Function settings – settings relating to driver support, driver side climate, the driver’s seat, the door mirrors, and interior and exterior lighting. These settings retain their values when a profile is added or when signing out from an active profile.
  • Sound and media settings – settings relating to navigation, sound and media systems, apps, and linked accounts. These settings return to default settings when a profile is added or when signing out from an active profile.

Global settings

The global settings are not changed when switching to a different profile. They remain the same regardless of which profile is active. Passenger side climate control, the passenger seat memory function, and certain system settings are examples of global settings.

Default drive cycle settings
A number of settings return to their defaults after a drive cycle.
This means that the value of a setting can be adjusted while you drive. After driving, it is returned to the default. At the next drive cycle, the setting will have its default value again.

Link key to user profile

It is possible to connect your key to a profile. In this way, the profile, along with all of its settings, will then be selected automatically every time the specific key is identified during unlocking or opening the driver’s door.
The first time the key is used, it is not linked to any specific profile. The Owner profile or the last profile used is activated automatically when the car is started.

Linking a key to a profile

Note
If the key was previously linked to another profile, the link is moved from the previous profile to the active profile.

  1. Press .
  2. Select Profiles.
  3. Select Connect key to profile to connect a selected key to a profile.

It is only possible to connect a profile to the key that is currently being used in the car. If there are multiple keys in the car, the message More than one key is found. Place the key you want to connect on the backup reader. will be displayed

Backup reader’s location in the tunnel console.

Disconnecting a key from a profile

  1. Press
  2. Select Profiles.
  3. Select the Disconnect key from the profile to remove 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 car.

Managing user profiles

It is possible to switch to another profile even if the key being used is linked to a different profile.

Creating a profile

  1. Drag down the notification view to access user profiles.
  2. Tap on the active profile.
  3. Select New profile.

The profile is created.
The profile is set as the active profile.
You will be guided through an interactive flow to help you set up the new profile. There you can choose to pair a phone with the car or to link different accounts, such as Volvo ID, to the profile. It is also possible to skip certain steps and complete them later.
It is possible to create up to six different profiles.

Selecting a profile

  1. Drag down the notification view to access user profiles.
  2. Tap on the active profile.
  3. Selectable profiles are displayed.
  4. Select the desired profile.

The profile is selected and the system loads the settings for the selected profile.

Note

To cancel the moving of the seat when changing the profile, tap on any of the buttons on the seat part of the front seat.

Signing out a profile

  1. Drag down the notification view to access user profiles.
  2. Select Log out.
    Signing out takes place from the profile and it is no longer possible to access the accounts linked with that profile.
  3. The system is preset to a signed-out mode and settings changed are not saved to a profile.

Note

To create, select, and log out of a user profile is only possible when the car is stationary.

Profile settings

From profile settings, it is possible to change the profile name, add and remove linked keys, link different accounts (such as Volvo ID), activate the lock screen, and delete the active profile, among other things.

Activating the screen lock

When the screen lock is activated, a passcode is required to be able to use the active profile.

  1. Press
  2. Select Profiles.
  3. Select Screen lock.
  4. Select the type of screen lock and then activate.

The screen lock will be shown in the center display when switching to a profile with a passcode, and also every time the system is restarted.

Deleting a profile

Settings that have been saved to one or more profiles can only be deleted if the car is stationary.

  1. Press
  2. Select Profiles.
  3. Select Delete this profile.
  4. User information and connections linked to the profile are deleted.
    The system is preset to a signed-out mode and settings changed are not saved to a profile.

Become an administrator

It is possible to set a profile as an administrator.

  1. Press
  2. Select Profiles.
  3. Select Become an admin.

Change the name of the profile

  1. Press .
  2. Select Profiles.
  3. Tap on Edit next to the current profile name.
  4. Change the profile name and confirm the change.

Link account to user profile

It is possible to add accounts to a selected user profile. Examples of accounts that can be added are Volvo ID and Google account.

Adding an account

  1. Press
  2. Select Profiles.
  3. Select Accounts.
  4. Select to add account.
  5. A list of accounts that can be added is shown.

Select the desired account.
Then follow the instructions shown. The instructions depend on the type of account selected.

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