How to Fix Your Volvo’s Infotainment System Lag
by europewpadmin July 28, 2025The Volvo’s infotainment system is an interface that merges driving information and entertainment in a user-friendly way. It allows you to have access to cabin controls, navigation, and smartphone integration while driving. Multiple Volvo owners have reported on their infotainment systems having lag. They experience slow response times, delays while navigating menus, and freezing screens. This seems to mainly be caused by software glitches within the “Sensus” system.
At European Auto Tech, our technicians can diagnose why the software is glitching. Our technicians can check for software updates or even provide a system reset if necessary. These are some of the common things our technicians see when your Volvo’s infotainment system is lagging.
- Navigation issues: The navigation system built into your Volvo may lag, or you can experience losing the GPS signal sometimes.
- Unresponsive touchscreen: This is a very common issue when the infotainment system is lagging. The touchscreen will be unresponsive, and you will have to swipe or tap multiple times due to it not registering. This causes more delays with interaction.
- App loading times: Applications in the infotainment system, like music streaming apps, can take a long time to load.
European Auto Tech has experts that can fix your lagging Volvo infotainment system. Some of the ways to fix it are by checking for software updates, reconnecting paired devices, restarting the system, confirming connection stability, or performing a factory reset, which is absolutely necessary. Our expert technicians are up to date on all new models of Volvo, so you don’t need to worry about looking at your owner’s manual multiple times to try and figure out what is happening.
What Our Technicians Can Do To Fix The Infotainment System Lag
Our technicians will use high-quality diagnostic tools to troubleshoot why your Volvo’s infotainment system is lagging. The following are ways we can fix the issue:
- Restarting the display: Restarting the display is not only the first step to do while troubleshooting why there is lag, but will also potentially resolve connectivity issues with navigation and Bluetooth.
- Check for updates: Ensuring that your Volvo’s infotainment system has the latest updates is important. Without the latest software updates, the performance can be compromised.
- Check for connectivity issues: Make sure that your vehicle is connected to a strong Wi-Fi network if it needs one.
- Clear cache and data: Slow performance of the infotainment system can be due to an excess of temporary files that need to be removed. This can be fixed by clearing cache and data routinely.
- Factory reset: Consider performing a factory reset only if all other methods fail to fix the lag in your Volvo’s infotainment system. This will erase all personalized settings from your infotainment system.
How a Volvo’s Infotainment System Will Start to Lag
These are some of the common reasons we believe your infotainment system could be lagging.
- Software bugs: Software glitches in the infotainment system are where many lag issues are linked.
- Outdated software: Your infotainment system will perform poorer if you don’t have the most recent software versions or updates.
- Complex system: The processing power of your Volvo’s infotainment system can be under a lot of strain due to the large amount of features the Sensus has.
- Hardware limitations: Sometimes the hardware in the infotainment system is limited or just not powerful enough to withstand the demands of the system.
Why Should You Know What an Infotainment System Does?
The Sensus, Volvo infotainment system, operates via a touchscreen interface. This interface is powered by Google’s Android Automotive OS. It lets you access features such as music, navigation, phone calls, and multiple different apps through a manageable and adaptable display. You can primarily control the system through voice commands through Google Assistant. Your phone will be seamlessly integrated with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto in the system.
Here at European Auto Tech, we specialize in European and Asian automobiles. Our expert technicians will use all of the latest available equipment and tools to provide the most accurate services possible. With 18 years of experience, European Auto Tech promises to provide your Volvo with affordable, high-quality, and timely service. We proudly serve residents in the following areas!
- Plano, TX
- Dallas, TX
- Flower Mound, TX
- Highland Park, TX
- Richardson, TX
- Southlake, TX
- University Park, TX
Stop by our shop in Plano today to have any issues with your Volvo’s infotainment system lagging. Call us today at 972-422-9941 or schedule an appointment online at https://europeansautotech.com/appointment/.