Polestar
Polestar 2
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  • A typical driving cycle
    Turning the vehicle offSelecting the gear

Steering wheel controls

The steering wheel has several buttons and control surfaces. They control specific functions, such as the horn, as well as certain settings, adjustments and the information shown in the instrument panel.

Steering wheel controls overview
There are several different steering wheel controls, including:
  • Touch-sensitive buttons and navigation pads
  • Left-hand stalk
  • Right-hand stalk
  • Horn

Touch-sensitive buttons

Steering wheel touch buttons

There are three specific buttons on each side of the steering wheel, near the center of the wheel. These inner touch button zones correspond to certain actions when they are available.

Inner buttons on the left side:
Resume your most recently used driver support feature
Activate Pilot Assist
Cancel the active driver support feature
Inner buttons on the right side:
Activate the digital assistant
Switch between instrument panel modes
Access the instrument panel menu

Touch-sensitive navigation pads

Steering wheel navigation pads

In addition to the inner buttons, your steering wheel has a contextual navigation pad on each side. These touch button zones are towards the outside. The outer buttons on the left side of the steering wheel typically control driving-related features. The buttons on the right side usually control media features and menu navigation. Their functions change depending on the context and often correspond to what's currently shown in the displays.

Interacting with the touch-sensitive buttons

You can find the touch zone you’re looking for by moving your finger across the buttons. The function associated with each touch zone appears in the instrument panel, on the same side as the set of buttons you are touching.

To use the buttons, move your finger to the touch zone associated with the function you want to use. When the function is indicated in the display, press the button.

Driving controls

Some driving-related features can be controlled using the buttons on the left side of the steering wheel. The symbols shown in the instrument panel can change color or appearance when a feature is enabled or adjusted.
Power delivery typeSwitch between prioritizing range and performance.
One Pedal DriveAdjust the level of braking when you release the accelerator

 Note

These driving functions can only be controlled by the steering wheel buttons when Pilot Assist is disabled.

Driver support controls

When Pilot Assist is enabled, you can use the buttons on the left side of the steering wheel to adjust some of its features, including:

Increase time interval to vehicles ahead
Decrease time interval to vehicles ahead
Increase target speed
Decrease target speed

Media controls

You can use the buttons on the right side of the steering wheel to control some media and audio-related functions:
  • Change media tracks
  • Pause and play media
  • Increase and decrease the volume
  • Answer and end calls
  • Mute and unmute your microphone