Volvo NAVIGATION SYSTEM (VNS) Operating Manual

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Page 1 VOLVO C30, S40, V50, C70 & XC90 VOLVO NAVIGATION SYSTEM (VNS) Web Edition OPERATING MANUAL...
Page 2 Direction to take at next guidance point Type of junction Intermediate destination Name of next street or road Next guidance point Stored location Symbol for a Point of Interest – POI (Gas station) Remaining time to destination Remaining distance to destination Map scale Route Current road...
Page 3 VOLVO NAVIGATION SYSTEM (VNS) WITH RTT VNS is a navigation system developed by Volvo, which is designed to help guide you to the destination of your choice and provide information along the way. (Real Time Traffic) is an information system developed by...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents 01 Getting to know the 02 Easy user mode 03 Advanced user mode navigation system Main menu, Shortcut menu, Scroll menu. 34 Main menu, Shortcut menu...... 44 This manual..........10 Menu selections........35 Map scroll menu........46 Before you start........11 Setting a destination.........
Page 5: Road Numbers And Points Of Interest 72
Contents 04 Traffic information 05 Symbols on the map 06 Questions & answers Introduction..........66 Road numbers and Points of interest..72 Frequently asked questions...... 78 Avoiding traffic problems ......67 EULA – End User License Agreement..80 Selecting information........ 68 Reading information........
Page 6 Contents 07 Index Index............84...
Page 7 Contents...
Page 8 This manual..................... 10 Before you start..................11 Navigation system, updating and care........... 13 C30 system overview................14 S40 system overview................16 V50 system overview................18 C70 system overview................20 XC90 system overview................22 Navigation system controls..............24 On-screen keypad.................. 25 Display and voice guidance..............
Page 9 G E T T I N G T O K N O W T H E N A V I G A T I O N S Y S T E M...
Page 10: 01 Getting To Know The Navigation System
Menu selections are shown in gray text in this manual, for example: Set destination Address City Changes in the manual The specifications, design features, and illus- trations in this manual are not binding. We reserve the right to make modifications without prior notice. © 2009 Volvo Car Corporation...
Page 11: Before You Start
01 Getting to know the navigation system Before you start Introduction Map mode 1. Use the navigation control to go to Shut The VNS system can be used even if a desti- When the system has started, the screen will down nation has not been selected.
Page 12 01 Getting to know the navigation system Before you start Easy/Advanced modes When the navigation system is started, the desired user mode can be selected. • Easy Only the primary menus are available in this mode, and can be used to simply get directions from point A to B.
Page 13: Navigation System, Updating And Care
Avoid storing discs in updated and new information. The latest DVDs excessive heat, direct sunlight or in a dusty can be purchased from a Volvo retailer. 3. Insert the DVD containing the updated environment. information. If there is more than one disc, Volvo cannot be responsible for the accuracy insert them in the numbered order.
Page 14: C30 System Overview
01 Getting to know the navigation system C30 system overview...
Page 15 01 Getting to know the navigation system C30 system overview Main unit The area covered by the system is being stead- IR port for the remote control ily expanded, which makes occasional The main unit contains a hard drive, a DVD See page 24.
Page 16: S40 System Overview
01 Getting to know the navigation system S40 system overview...
Page 17 01 Getting to know the navigation system S40 system overview Main unit The area covered by the system is being stead- IR port for the remote control ily expanded, which makes occasional The main unit contains a hard drive, a DVD See page 24.
Page 18: V50 System Overview
01 Getting to know the navigation system V50 system overview...
Page 19 01 Getting to know the navigation system V50 system overview Main unit The area covered by the system is being stead- IR port for the remote control ily expanded, which makes occasional The main unit contains a hard drive, a DVD See page 24.
Page 20: C70 System Overview
01 Getting to know the navigation system C70 system overview...
Page 21 01 Getting to know the navigation system C70 system overview Main unit The area covered by the system is being stead- IR port for the remote control ily expanded, which makes occasional The main unit contains a hard drive, a DVD See page 24.
Page 22: Xc90 System Overview
01 Getting to know the navigation system XC90 system overview...
Page 23 01 Getting to know the navigation system XC90 system overview Main unit The area covered by the system is being stead- ily expanded, which makes occasional The main unit contains a hard drive, a DVD updates necessary, see page 13. player (for navigation system map discs only) and an integrated GPS (Global Positioning Regardless of whether the navigation system...
Page 24: Navigation System Controls
01 Getting to know the navigation system Navigation system controls Location of the navigation control and Navigation control/remote control "Do not disturb" IR port In certain situations, the system may need a few extra seconds to calculate a route. A sym- bol will be displayed while this is taking place.
Page 25: On-Screen Keypad
01 Getting to know the navigation system On-screen keypad Entering letters and selecting The scroll bar at the right of the screen indi- cates that there are more alternatives than can alternatives be displayed at one time. The figure shown indicates the number of names on the list.
Page 26: Display And Voice Guidance
01 Getting to know the navigation system Display and voice guidance...
Page 27 01 Getting to know the navigation system Display and voice guidance Display appearance Voice guidance The screen display is determined by factors After a destination and guidance has started, a such as geographic location and settings that voice message indicating the action to be have been made, such as map scale, the sym- taken and distance will be provided as you bols selected to be displayed, etc.
Page 28: Unverified Roads And Compass
01 Getting to know the navigation system Unverified roads and Compass Unverified roads Compass A small number of roads in the system may be The compass can be dis- unverified. This means that information on played in two ways: signs, one-way streets, left turns, etc., may not –...
Page 29: Menu Selections
01 Getting to know the navigation system Menu selections Menus on two levels – Easy mode Menus on two levels – Advanced mode Guiding voice Set destination Set destination Guiding volume Address Address Language Points Of Interest (POI) Points Of Interest (POI) Color Last 20 Stored locations...
Page 30 01 Getting to know the navigation system Menu selections Settings Traffic information Route options Map options Guiding options System options Start demo Shut down For information on all of the menu alternatives in Advanced mode, see page 47.
Page 31 01 Getting to know the navigation system...
Page 32 Main menu, Shortcut menu, Scroll menu..........34 Menu selections..................35 Setting a destination................36 Show/Remove destination..............39 Settings....................40...
Page 33 E A S Y U S E R M O D E...
Page 34: 02 Easy User Mode
02 Easy user mode Main menu, Shortcut menu, Scroll menu Introduction Shortcut menu fic information is always received and presen- ted. see page 66 for additional information. The navigation system starts in Easy user G029190 mode. Scroll menu This menu offers icons for making quick setting The most important menus are available in this changes.
Page 35: Menu Selections
02 Easy user mode Menu selections Three levels of the menu structure are shown p. 40 Guiding volume here. A number of the third level menus also have sub-menus, which are described in detail Off/1/2/3/4/5 in their respective sections in this manual. p.
Page 36: Setting A Destination
02 Easy user mode Setting a destination Selecting an address 1. To change the state or city, use the 1. After selecting a street, go to the State Number navigation control to move to and/ row and press ENTER City 2.
Page 37 2. Select the digits in the Zip code and press ENTER 7. Press ENTER to start guidance. Points of interest include gas stations, hotels, restaurants, Volvo retailers, hospitals, parking lots, etc. Last 20 Select a Zip code from the list.
Page 38 02 Easy user mode Setting a destination Set as destination Adds the destination to the itinerary. Delete location Last 20 Remove the destination from the list. Point of the map Set destination Point on map 1. Use the Arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired destination, press ENTER to access the map scroll menu.
Page 39: Show/Remove Destination
02 Easy user mode Show/Remove destination Show the destination on the map Show destination • Press ENTER for an overview on the map of the area that you have selected as your final destination. Remove the destination Remove destination 1. Press ENTER and go to the destination to be deleted.
Page 40: Settings
02 Easy user mode Settings Guiding voice Two-dimensional (2D) or three- dimensional (3D) Settings Guiding voice Settings Map view Select a male or female voice for directions. The map can be displayed in 2D (viewed straight from above) or in 3D (an angled view Guiding volume from above).
Page 41 02 Easy user mode...
Page 42 Main menu, Shortcut menu..............44 Map scroll menu..................46 Menu selections..................47 Setting a destination................49 Itinerary....................54 Next destination..................56 Current position..................57 Traffic information (option)..............58 Settings....................59 System simulation................... 63...
Page 43 A D V A N C E D U S E R M O D E...
Page 44: 03 Advanced User Mode
03 Advanced user mode Main menu, Shortcut menu Introduction Shortcut menu The map scale can be changed freely by hold- ing down ENTER until you see the scale of your Advanced user mode can be selected choice. G029190 when the navigation system starts. If you have chosen to display two maps, the This menu offers icons for making quick setting This mode provides access to all of the sys-...
Page 45 03 Advanced user mode Main menu, Shortcut menu ± Select Surveillan. 1, 2 to view previously Select an alternative in the Detour menu Show selected set surveillance areas, see page 46. ½–50 miles and press ENTER. Select the types of traffic messages to be dis- played on the map.
Page 46: Map Scroll Menu
03 Advanced user mode Map scroll menu Map scroll menu ficked roads that are often subject to traffic problems. Activating the map Select map options in the Shortcut menu and select the areas requiring surveillance. Store location Save the location for later use in destination Stored locations.
Page 47: Menu Selections
03 Advanced user mode Menu selections Three levels of the menu structure are shown p. 51 p. 59 Last 20 Route options here. A number of the third level menus also have sub-menus, which are described in detail Add to itinerary/Infor- Route in their respective sections in this manual.
Page 48 03 Advanced user mode Menu selections p. 68 p. 60 p. 61 Traffic information Map options System options Dynamic route guid- POI selection Guiding voice ance Guiding volume Traffic-info. selection Map view Language Search stations 2D map orientation Menu color Current station Right map view Map color...
Page 49: Setting A Destination
03 Advanced user mode Setting a destination Selecting an address 1. To change the state or city, use the 1. After selecting a street, go to the State Number navigation control to move to and/ row and press ENTER City 2.
Page 50 Along the route Points of interest (POI) include gas stations, If a destination has been selected, the system hotels, restaurants, Volvo retailers, hospitals, can search for points of interest along the route parking lots, etc. Select a Zip code from the list.
Page 51 A stored location is a previously stored desti- nation, such as a home address, favorite res- Types of points of interest/Different Information about the point of interest taurant, an airport, or a Volvo retailer. Informa- categories Information shows the address, geographic...
Page 52 03 Advanced user mode Setting a destination 2. Use Last 20 Point on the map , to go to Adjust 3. Press ENTER to specify a position on the Set destination Last 20 Searching via a point on the map map for a new stored location.
Page 53 03 Advanced user mode Setting a destination > Shows the position with the specified coordinates on the map. 4. Press ENTER to access the map scroll menu. 5. Go to Set as destination and press ENTER to select the position as a destina- tion.
Page 54: Itinerary
03 Advanced user mode Itinerary Making an itinerary Start guidance Editing an itinerary Begin guidance to the destination. Itinerary Destination/Intermediate destination Add to itinerary Itinerary • Select a specified destination and press All additional destinations are added to the itin- ENTER or to access a sub-menu.
Page 55 03 Advanced user mode Itinerary Removing destinations from an Save a position on the map itinerary Itinerary Delete all destinations: All intermediate desti- nations and the final destination will be deleted. • Go directly to Clear itinerary and press ENTER. Delete intermediate destinations in an itinerary: 1.
Page 56: Next Destination
03 Advanced user mode Next destination Next destination in the itinerary 2. Press ENTER again if other destinations have been specified for information and to see these destinations on the map. 3. Go to and press ENTER to see map information over the area.
Page 57: Current Position
03 Advanced user mode Current position Current position Shows the number of satellites with which the system is in contact. Current position The map shows the vehicle’s current position. • Press ENTER or for information about this position, such as its name or coordi- nates.
Page 58: Traffic Information (Option)
03 Advanced user mode Traffic information (option) Traffic information Settings Traffic information Regardless of whether the navigation system is in Easy or Advanced mode, broadcast traf- fic information is always received and presen- ted. see page 66 for additional information. NOTE Please be aware that traffic information may not be available in all areas.
Page 59: Settings
03 Advanced user mode Settings Route options Route Avoid time-restr. roads Select Fast, short, or easy for the system to Set the system to avoid time-restricted roads calculate a route. when calculating a route. – Fast : The system will prioritize major roads NOTE for the fastest permitted driving.
Page 60 03 Advanced user mode Settings Reset to default Settings Map options Return to the system’s factory settings for Select Show Hide . If the map is hidden, the route options. system will use an arrow for guidance. • Move among the functions with the navigation control and press ENTER to •...
Page 61 03 Advanced user mode Settings Left map view – ETA : (Estimated Time of Arrival). System options See the information in "Right map view." Settings System options NOTE NOTE The time set on the vehicle’s clock affects • Move among the functions with the the times calculated by the system.
Page 62 03 Advanced user mode Settings Distance unit Reset to default Choose between miles kilometers Return to the factory setting for all system options. User mode • Toggle between Easy Advanced modes. Press , select and press ENTER. Date & time info Set date and time information.
Page 63: System Simulation
03 Advanced user mode System simulation Start the demo (system simulation) Settings Start demo When the vehicle is at a standstill, this function offers simulated guidance to the currently set destination. Settings can also be made during the demonstration. • Stop demo Settings to stop the...
Page 64 Introduction..................... 66 Avoiding traffic problems ............... 67 Selecting information................68 Reading information................69...
Page 65 T R A F F I C I N F O R M A T I O N...
Page 66: 04 Traffic Information
04 Traffic information Introduction Reception and display When at least one traffic message has been Extent received for the programmed route, this will be Broadcast traffic information is always indicated by a symbol in the upper left corner received, regardless of whether the navigation on the map.
Page 67: Avoiding Traffic Problems
04 Traffic information Avoiding traffic problems Before guidance begins During your trip Settings Route options Settings Traffic information Dynamic route guidance When setting a new route, select whether or not the system should take traffic problems The alternatives are used to set the into account when the function Start system to either continuously search for a bet- guidance is activated, see page 54.
Page 68: Selecting Information
04 Traffic information Selecting information Traffic information selections 4. Confirm the settings with ENTER. Slippery road The scroll bar on the right side of the screen indicates that there are more options in the list Other hazard than can be displayed at one time. Traffic signs on the map Accident Contraflow (two-way traffic, single...
Page 69: Reading Information
04 Traffic information Reading information Reading traffic messages 4. Press BACK to return to the current mes- Station search/selecting a station for sages again. traffic information Read traffic msg. > The number of messages available for Settings Traffic information Search/ the map area is displayed on the screen.
Page 70 Road numbers and Points of interest............. 72...
Page 71 S Y M B O L S O N T H E M A P...
Page 72: 05 Symbols On The Map
05 Symbols on the map Road numbers and Points of interest Road numbers Settings Map options POI selection Local and interstate road numbers are shown Show selected on the map. Automobile club 1. With POI selection marked, press – a menu will open.
Page 73 05 Symbols on the map Road numbers and Points of interest Commuter rail station Hamlet Park & ride Compressed natural gas Historical monument Parking garage Concert hall Hospital Parking Convention/exhibition center Hotel Pharmacy Doctor Ice skating Place of worship Dry cleaner Library Police station Embassy...
Page 74 05 Symbols on the map Road numbers and Points of interest Ski resort Sports complex Stadium Swimming pool Theater/opera Toll booth Tourist attraction Tourist information Train station University/college Volvo retailer Winery Cannot be selected as a destination...
Page 75 05 Symbols on the map...
Page 76 Frequently asked questions..............78 EULA – End User License Agreement............ 80...
Page 77 Q U E S T I O N S & A N S W E R S...
Page 78: 06 Questions & Answers
Additional infor- passes etc also have a negative affect on the after the car battery has been mation is available from your Volvo retailer. reception of GPS signals, which means that the disconnected. estimation of the car’s position may not be pre-...
Page 79 The function is not available, not fully devel- oped, or is not available on all markets. Also, check that the correct settings have been made in Route options The system’s map information is not up- to-date Contact your Volvo retailer for updated map information.
Page 80: Eula - End User License Agreement
06 Questions & answers EULA – End User License Agreement END-USER TERMS TERMS AND CONDITIONS tions installed or otherwise connected to or in communication with vehicles, capable of vehi- The Map Data Disc ("Data") is provided for your Personal Use Only cle navigation, positioning, dispatch, real time personal, internal use only and not for resale.
Page 81 06 Questions & answers EULA – End User License Agreement Disclaimer of Warranty ANY LOSS OF PROFIT, REVENUE, Entire Agreement NT AND ITS LICENSORS (INCLUD- These terms and conditions constitute the CONTRACTS OR SAVINGS, OR ANY entire agreement between NT (and its licen- ING THEIR LICENSORS AND SUP- OTHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCI- sors, including their licensors and suppliers)
Page 82 06 Questions & answers EULA – End User License Agreement delivered or otherwise furnished shall be marked and embedded as appropriate with the following "Notice of Use," and shall be treated in accordance with such Notice: NOTICE OF USE CONTRACTOR (MANUFACTURER/ SUPPLIER) NAME: NAVTEQ CONTRACTOR (MANUFACTURER/ SUPPLIER) ADDRESS...
Page 83 06 Questions & answers...
Page 84 07 Index 1, 2, 3 ... stored locations........51 system options........61 care............13 2D or 3D............. 40 updating the system with..... 13 Audible signal camera..........61 speed camera........61 Avoid traffic disruptions........67 Advanced/Easy modes, switching Easy/Advanced modes, switching between.............
Page 85 07 Index Map mode..........11 Map scale..........34 Frequently asked questions....... 78 Questions & Answers......... 78 Map scroll menu........46 Menu selections in Advanced mode........ 47 in Easy mode........35 overview..........29 Guidance........... 34 Remote key..........24 Modes voice............. 27 Return trip, guidance.........
Page 86 Surveillance......... 44, 46 Voice Symbol - Do not disturb......24 guidance..........27 Symbols Volvo Navigation System traffic information......66, 68 end-user terms........80 Symbols on the map........72 GPS receiver....15, 17, 19, 21, 23 infrared port....15, 17, 19, 21, 23 System options..........
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Volvo NAVIGATION SYSTEM (VNS) Operating Manual

1 Getting to Know the Navigation System

2 Easy User Mode

3 Advanced User Mode

4 Traffic Information

5 Symbols on the Map

6 Questions & Answers