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XC90 VOLVO NAVIGATION SYSTEM (VNS) WEB EDITION...
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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...
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VOLVO NAVIGATION SYSTEM (VNS) WITH RTT VNS is a navigation system developed by Volvo, destination, depending on the settings you have which is designed to help guide you to the desti- made. If at any time you should decide to deviate...
Contents 01 Getting to know the 02 Easy user mode 03 Advanced user mode navigation system Main menu, Shortcut menu, Scroll menu. 24 Main menu, Shortcut menu...... 34 This manual..........8 Menu selections........25 Map scroll menu........37 Before you start.......... 9 Setting a destination.........
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Contents 04 Traffic information 05 Symbols on the map 06 Questions & answers Introduction..........58 Road numbers and Points of interest..66 Frequently asked questions...... 72 Avoiding traffic problems ......59 EULA – End User License Agreement..74 Selecting information........ 61 Reading information........
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This manual....................8 Before you start..................9 Navigation system, updating and care........... 11 XC90 system overview................12 Navigation system controls..............14 On-screen keypad.................. 15 Display and voice guidance..............16 Unverified roads and Compass.............. 18 Menu selections..................19...
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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...
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.
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01 Getting to know the navigation system Before you start Easy/Advanced modes Demo (simulated guidance) When the navigation system is started, the The navigation system contains a function desired user mode can be selected. that demonstrates guidance to a destination. However, please be aware that the demo can •...
To perform an update: www.volvocars.com/navi. updated and new information. The latest 1. Switch on the navigation system. DVDs can be purchased from a Volvo retailer. 2. Remove a DVD if one is already inserted DVD care Volvo cannot be responsible for the accuracy in the system’s DVD player.
01 Getting to know the navigation system XC90 system overview...
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01 Getting to know the navigation system XC90 system overview Main unit The area covered by the system is being IR port for the remote control steadily expanded, which makes occasional The main unit contains a hard drive, a DVD See page 14.
01 Getting to know the navigation system Navigation system controls Location of the navigation control and Navigation control/remote control NOTE IR port The exact design of the navigation control may vary from model to model. "Do not disturb" The navigation control and remote control The navigation system can be operated with have the same functions.
01 Getting to know the navigation system On-screen keypad Entering letters and selecting The scroll bar at the right of the screen indi- alternatives cates that there are more alternatives than can be displayed at one time. The figure shown indicates the number of names on the list.
01 Getting to know the navigation system Display and voice guidance...
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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, such as geographic location and settings that a voice message indicating the action to be have been made, such as map scale, the taken and distance will be provided as you symbols selected to be displayed, etc.
01 Getting to know the navigation system Unverified roads and Compass Unverified roads Compass A small number of roads in the system may The compass can be dis- be unverified. This means that information on played in two ways: signs, one-way streets, left turns, etc., may –...
01 Getting to know the navigation system Menu selections Menus on two levels – Easy mode Menus on two levels – Advanced Guiding voice mode Set destination Guiding volume Set destination Address Language Address Points Of Interest (POI) Color Points Of Interest (POI) Last 20 Map view Stored locations...
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01 Getting to know the navigation system Menu selections Current position 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 38.
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01 Getting to know the navigation system...
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Main menu, Shortcut menu, Scroll menu..........24 Menu selections..................25 Setting a destination................26 Show/Remove destination..............29 Settings....................30...
02 Easy user mode Main menu, Shortcut menu, Scroll menu Introduction Shortcut menu sented. see page 58 for additional informa- tion. Easy The navigation system starts in user mode. G029190 Scroll menu This menu offers icons for making quick set- The most important menus are available in ting changes.
02 Easy user mode Menu selections Three levels of the menu structure are shown p. 30 Guiding volume here. A number of the third level menus also have sub-menus, which are described in Off/1/2/3/4/5 detail in their respective sections in this man- ual.
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 row and press ENTER City and/or 2.
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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.
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02 Easy user mode Setting a destination • Go to the desired destination and press or ENTER to access the sub-menu. 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...
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.
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).
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Main menu, Shortcut menu..............34 Map scroll menu..................37 Menu selections..................38 Setting a destination................40 Itinerary....................45 Next destination..................48 Current position..................49 Traffic information (option)..............50 Settings....................51 System simulation................... 55...
03 Advanced user mode Main menu, Shortcut menu Introduction Shortcut menu Pressing ENTER on the first alternative dis- plays a map showing the remainder of the Advanced user mode can be selected route from the vehicle's current location to when the navigation system starts. G029190 the destination.
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03 Advanced user mode Main menu, Shortcut menu between guidance points and an arrow show- 3. Select other streets with – Traffic information (option) ing the type of action to be taken will be dis- press ENTER. Choose to read information on traffic disrup- played.
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03 Advanced user mode Main menu, Shortcut menu Around the car Pressing ENTER makes it possible to search for POIs around the vehicle.See page 41. Along the route Pressing ENTER makes it possible to search along the route. See page 41. Along HWY Pressing ENTER makes it possible to search along the highway on which you are currently...
03 Advanced user mode Map scroll menu Map scroll menu Surveillance Set for surveill. 1, 2 Select between ENTER press to store a map view you want to save as a surveillance area, e.g. heavily trafficked roads that are often subject to traf- fic problems.
03 Advanced user mode Menu selections Three levels of the menu structure are shown p. 42 p. 51 Stored locations Route options here. A number of the third level menus also have sub-menus, which are described in Add to itinerary/Informa- Route detail in their respective sections in this man- tion/Edit/Sorting/Delete...
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03 Advanced user mode Menu selections p. 61 p. 52 p. 54 Traffic information Map options System options Dynamic route guidance POI selection Guiding voice Traffic-info. selection Guiding volume Search stations Map view Language Current station 2D map orientation Menu color Traffic service Right map view Map color...
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 row and press ENTER City and/or 2.
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40 POIs have been found. press ENTER Points of interest (POI) include gas stations, Along the route hotels, restaurants, Volvo retailers, hospitals, If a destination has been selected, the system parking lots, etc. Select a Zip code from the list.
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Name. around the car, along the route, or along taurant, an airport, or a Volvo retailer. Infor- the highway in the Shortcut menu, see There are sub-categories for restaurants, mation about storing locations can be found page 24.
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03 Advanced user mode Setting a destination • Return trip Select a position for a new stored E-mail location • Set destination Return trip 1. Select Edit Last 20 • 2. Use Start guidance Select and press , to go to Adjust ENTER.
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03 Advanced user mode Setting a destination Latitude/longitude Search by coordinates Set destination Latitude/longitude 1. Select a destination by specifying coordi- nates on the map. 2. Select a latitude with the navigation control: for north or for south. 3. Go to the second row to specify a longi- tude: select for east or for west.
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 itinerary. ENTER or to access a sub-menu.
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03 Advanced user mode Itinerary Removing destinations from an Saving destinations for a return trip 4. Then use to enter a name for the loca- itinerary tion. Up to 250 destinations can be stored for re- use in different itineraries. Itinerary 5.
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03 Advanced user mode Itinerary 4. Then use to enter a name for the loca- tion and press ENTER.
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.
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.
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 traffic information is always received and pre- sented. see page 58 for additional informa- tion. NOTE Please be aware that traffic information may not be available in all areas.
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.
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03 Advanced user mode Settings Reset to default Settings Map options Return to the system’s factory settings for Show Hide Select . If the map is hidden, route options. the system will use an arrow for guidance. • Move among the functions with the •...
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03 Advanced user mode Settings • Guiding options be displayed. Select the desired angle with Select to activate the audible signal feature or if no signal is desired. followed by ENTER and BACK. Settings Guiding options Marking sections of road where accidents are Left map view common and/or have speed cameras is See the information in "Right map view."...
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03 Advanced user mode Settings System options Help NOTE Hide Show context sensitive help texts at Settings System options Information about altitude is shown in the bottom of the screen. steps of 30 ft. All altitudes below 150 ft are Distance unit shown as <150 ft.
03 Advanced user mode System simulation Start the demo (system simulation) Settings Start demo When the vehicle is at a standstill, this func- tion offers simulated guidance to the currently set destination. Settings can also be made during the demonstration. •...
04 Traffic information Introduction Reception and display Extent When at least one traffic message has been received for the programmed route, this will Broadcast traffic information is always be indicated by a symbol in the upper left received, regardless of whether the naviga- corner on the map.
04 Traffic information Avoiding traffic problems Before guidance begins During your trip The system will not search for a better route Settings Route options Settings Traffic information in the event of a traffic problem. Dynamic route guidance When setting a new route, select whether or Messages along the route not the system should take traffic problems The system will suggest a different route if...
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04 Traffic information Avoiding traffic problems The system will continue to guide you through the area affected by the traffic dis- ruption. Show new route This displays a map showing the new route.
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 Other hazard list than can be displayed at one time. Traffic signs on the map Accident Contraflow (two-way traffic, single...
04 Traffic information Reading information Reading traffic messages Station search/selecting a station for 4. Press BACK to return to the current mes- traffic information sages again. Read traffic msg. > The number of messages available for Settings Traffic information Search/ the map area is displayed on the select station screen.
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.
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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...
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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...
The car’s position on the map is ically developed and updated. Additional affect on the reception of GPS signals, which incorrect after the car battery has been information is available from your Volvo means that the estimation of the car’s posi- disconnected. retailer.
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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.
06 Questions & answers EULA – End User License Agreement END-USER TERMS TERMS AND CONDITIONS applications installed or otherwise connected to or in communication with vehicles, capable The Map Data Disc ("Data") is provided for Personal Use Only of vehicle navigation, positioning, dispatch, your personal, internal use only and not for You agree to use this Data for the solely per- real time route guidance, fleet management...
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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 entire agreement between NT (and its licen- ING THEIR LICENSORS AND SUP- ANY OTHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, sors, including their licensors and suppliers)
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06 Questions & answers EULA – End User License Agreement Data 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/...
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07 Index stored locations........42 1, 2, 3 ... system options........54 care............11 2D or 3D............. 30 updating the system with..... 11 Audible signal camera..........53 speed camera........53 Avoid traffic disruptions........59 Advanced/Easy modes, switching Easy/Advanced modes, switching between.............
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07 Index Map mode........... 9 Map scale..........24 Frequently asked questions....... 72 Questions & Answers......... 72 Map scroll menu........37 Menu selections in Advanced mode........ 38 in Easy mode........25 overview..........19 Guidance........... 24 Remote key..........14 Modes voice............. 17 Return trip, guidance.........
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Advanced mode........42 Surveillance......... 35, 37 Voice Symbol - Do not disturb......14 guidance..........17 Symbols Volvo Navigation System traffic information......58, 61 end-user terms........74 Symbols on the map........66 GPS receiver......... 13 infrared port.......... 13 System options.......... 54 main unit..........
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