iVolvo!

• Your entire music archive in the car’s audio system
• Selection and settings controlled conveniently via the car’s audio controls
• Makes for safer use while driving

Now it is possible for Apple iPod users to plug their entire music archive into their Volvo’s audio system.

Together with supplier PhatNoise Inc and Apple, Volvo Cars has developed an adapter kit for installation in the Volvo S80 from model year 1999-on and in the S60, V70 and XC70 from model year 2001-on.

iPod is the world's number one digital music player and allows music lovers to carry their entire music collection with them on the go.

Now with the Volvo iPod Adapter, they can play their music in their Volvo. “With the Volvo iPod Adapter, it is very easy to plug an iPod into your Volvo's audio system and to have all your music instantly available,” says Lars-Erik Roos, Managing Director, Accessory Business Unit at Volvo Cars. Once connected, it serves as a natural part of the car’s built-in audio system.

When an iPod player has been connected to the car through the new Volvo iPod Adapter, the text “Volvo for life” appears in the display. The iPod is then conveniently controlled using the car’s own audio controls, such as volume adjustment, playlist selection, switching tracks, fast-forward and random track selection. The choices are shown in the car’s audio display (in the form of CD number and track number). In addition, the iPod is powered and charged by the car battery when the engine is running.

“Operating your iPod from the car’s own controls is not just convenient, it is also a matter of enhanced safety,” says Roos. “The driver is far less likely to take his or her eyes off the road or the car’s instruments.”

The Volvo iPod Adapter comes with an installation kit specifically written for each Volvo model. The connection cable is routed to the storage compartment in the front middle armrest, where the iPod player can be placed when it is connected. The Volvo iPod Adapter is installed simply by the nearest Volvo dealer, and it suits all iPods except the iPod Shuffle. iPod is not included in the kit.

The Volvo iPod Adapter will become available in Volvo showrooms worldwide before the end of 2005.

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