Music from USB Drive

[tpcurt]

I listen to music I have saved on a USB drive. When I start the car, it does not start playing my music. I have to press the Media icon twice, then choose USB. Am I missing something or is this normal.

 

[mikec]

I did a couple tests on my 2021 GV80 today with the "Gen 6" navigation/infotainment system. I.e. a podded speedometer + tachometer and a separate top-of-dash infotainment screen... before everything became one large curved screen on the later model years. So the menus and options may differ...

Anyway, in the Setup menu, go to the "General" page (very last option on my car), and then "Media Settings" or something like that (second-to-last option on my car). One of the check-box options is to have the car assume "audio system OFF" each time the car is started. Unchecked, the audio system "remembers" being ON or OFF when you shut off the car. Mine is unchecked but I'm in the habit of shutting everything off manually before shutting off the engine anyway. Today though I purposely didn't shut off the audio system... and it did resume playback when the engine started again. It resumed whatever audio source was last in use as well - XM radio or USB. With USB there is a several second delay before audio plays as it takes the infotainment system a few seconds to re-read the USB drive. My car did resume the USB source, resuming the song that was half-way through playback at shutdown.

If the 2025s are different, and don't have that Setup checkbox option, another quick way to start the system is the steering wheel MODE button: tapping it turns the audio system ON, each subsequent tap picks the next audio source. A quicker/easier reach compared to the touchscreen... and you don't have to wait for the nag screen either.

mike c.

 

[G-984810]

I did a couple tests on my 2021 GV80 today with the "Gen 6" navigation/infotainment system. I.e. a podded speedometer + tachometer and a separate top-of-dash infotainment screen... before everything became one large curved screen on the later model years. So the menus and options may differ...

Anyway, in the Setup menu, go to the "General" page (very last option on my car), and then "Media Settings" or something like that (second-to-last option on my car). One of the check-box options is to have the car assume "audio system OFF" each time the car is started. Unchecked, the audio system "remembers" being ON or OFF when you shut off the car. Mine is unchecked but I'm in the habit of shutting everything off manually before shutting off the engine anyway. Today though I purposely didn't shut off the audio system... and it did resume playback when the engine started again. It resumed whatever audio source was last in use as well - XM radio or USB. With USB there is a several second delay before audio plays as it takes the infotainment system a few seconds to re-read the USB drive. My car did resume the USB source, resuming the song that was half-way through playback at shutdown.

If the 2025s are different, and don't have that Setup checkbox option, another quick way to start the system is the steering wheel MODE button: tapping it turns the audio system ON, each subsequent tap picks the next audio source. A quicker/easier reach compared to the touchscreen... and you don't have to wait for the nag screen either.

mike c.

Thanks a lot I would never have looked in the General setup tab. I found the check boxes but need to play a little more .Thanks again Tim C