Tips for using Apple CarPlay

Home button

If you are in an app, you can always press the round white "Home button" in the lower left-hand corner of the centre display. This button takes you back to the view for Apple CarPlay and available apps.

Voice control with Apple CarPlay

The Apple CarPlay apps can be voice-controlled using Siri. A long press on the steering wheel button starts voice control with Siri and a short press activates the car's own voice recognition system.

Send/read out messages

Using Siri, you can write/dictate and read out messages. Messages are read out and dictated in the language you selected in the settings for Siri.

When you write/dictate messages, no text will be shown in the centre display, but the text is shown in your iPhone.

Navigation with Apple CarPlay

You can use Apple CarPlay to run navigation in your car's centre display via the "Maps" app installed in your iPhone. When you use Apple CarPlay for navigation, there is no guidance in the driver display or the Head-up display, but only in the centre display.

General tips

Update your iPhone with the latest version of the iOS operating system and ensure that your apps are updated.
When you start the car, wait before tapping on the subview for Apple CarPlay on the centre display until Apple CarPlay is connected.
If you experience any problems with Apple CarPlay, disconnect your iPhone from the USB port and reconnect it via USB. You can also try closing the app in your iPhone and then reopening it.
If the apps do not appear when Apple CarPlay starts (black screen), try to minimise and expand the subview for Apple CarPlay.

Availability and functionality may vary depending on market.

Car model/model year

XC90 and XC90 Twin Engine of model year 2016 and later equipped with Apple CarPlay