ESP VOLVO XC90 2006 User Guide

43 Instrumentsandcontrols
Combinedinstrumentpanel1.Temperaturegauge
Displaysthetemperatureoftheengine
coolingsystem.Ifthetemperatureisabnor-
mallyhighandtheneedleentersthered
zone,amessageisshowninthedisplay.
Bearinmindthatextralampsinfrontoftheair
intakereducethecoolingcapacityathigh
outsidetemperatureandhighengineloads.
2.Display
Thedisplayshowsinformationandwarning
messages.
3.Speedometer
Showsthespeedofthecar.
4.Tripodometer,T1andT2
Thetripodometersareusedformeasuring
shortdistances.Theright-handdigitdisplays
tenthsofakilometre.Pressthebuttonfor
morethan2secondstoreset.Changebetweentripodometersbybrieflypressing
thebuttononce.
5.Cruisecontrolindicator
Seepage57.
6.Odometer
Theodometerindicatesthetotaldistancethe
carhastravelled.
7.Mainbeam,On/Off
8.Warningsymbol
Ifafaultarises,thesymbollightsupanda
messageisshowninthedisplay.
9.Tachometer
Indicatesenginespeedinthousandsof
revolutionsperminute(RPM).Donotallow
theneedleofthetachometertoenterthered
field.
10.Automaticgearboxindicator
Theselectedgearshiftprogrammeis
displayedhere.11.Outsidetemperaturegauge
Displaysoutsidetemperature.Whenthe
temperatureliesbetween+2°Cand–5°C,a
snowflakesymbolisshowninthedisplay.
Thissymbolservesasawarningforslippery
roadsurfaces.
Whenthecarisorwasstationary,theoutside
temperaturegaugemayreadahigher
readingthanactual.
12.Clock
Turnthebuttontosettheclock.
13.Fuelgauge
Whenthelampintheinstrumentpanellights,
approximately8litresofusablefuelremainin
thetank.
14.Indicatorandwarningsymbols
15.Directionindicators–left/right
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46 InstrumentsandcontrolsIndicatorandwarningsymbolsParkingbrakeapplied
Thelampcomesonwhenthe
parkingbrakeisdepressed.Always
depresstheparkingbraketothe
bottomposition.
NOTE!Thelampcomesonirrespectiveof
howhardtheparkingbrakeisdepressed.
Rearfoglamp
Thislamplightswhenthefoglamp
ison.
Trailerindicatorlamp
Flasheswhenthedirection
indicatorsofthecarandtrailerare
used.Ifthelampdoesnotflash,one
ofthedirectionindicatorsonthetrailerorcar
isdefective.
StabilitysystemandDSTCTheDSTCsystemcontainsseveraldifferent
functionsthataredescribedinmoredetailon
page124.
Thesymbollightsandgoesoutagain
afterapprox.twoseconds
Thesymbolislitforasystemcheck
whenthecarisstarted.Thesymbolflashes
TheSCfunctionactstopreventthe
car’sdrivewheelsfromspinning.
TheTCfunctionactstoimprovethe
car’straction.
TheAYCfunctionactstopreventskidding.
TheRSCfunctionactstoprevent
overturning.
Thewarningsymbolshineswitha
steadyamberglow
TRACTIONCONTROL
TEMPORARILYOFFisshownon
theinformationdisplaytogether
withthesymbol.
TheTCfunctionhasbeentemporarily
suppressedbecausethebraketemperature
istoohigh.
Automaticreactivationofthefunctiontakes
placewhenthebraketemperaturehas
returnedtonormal.
Thewarningsymbolshineswitha
steadyamberglow
ANTI-SKIDSERVICEREQUIREDis
shownontheinformationdisplay
togetherwiththesymbol.
TheDSTCsystemhasbeenswitchedoff
becauseofafault.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceandturnoff
theengine.–Restarttheengine.
Ifthewarningsymbolremainslit,drivetoan
authorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
systemchecked.
FaultinDSTCsystem
Ifthewarningsymbollightsandshineswitha
constantgloweventhoughyoudidnot
switchoffthesystem,itindicatesafaultin
oneofthesystems.Thetext"ANTI-SKID
SERVICEREQUIRED"isshowninthe
display.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceandswitchoff
theengine.Restarttheengine.
Ifthewarningsymbolgoesout,thefault
wastemporaryanditisnotnecessaryto
visitaworkshop.
Ifthewarningsymbolremainslit,driveto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
systemchecked.
WARNING!
Undernormaldrivingconditions,the
DSTCsystemimprovesthecar’sroad
safety,butthisshouldnotbetakenasa
reasontoincreasespeed.Alwaysfollow
theusualprecautionsforsafecornering
anddrivingonslipperysurfaces.
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48 InstrumentsandcontrolsInformationdisplayMessageSpecification
STOPSAFELYStopandswitchofftheengine.Seriousriskofdamage.
STOPENGINEStopandswitchofftheengine.Seriousriskofdamage.
SERVICEURGENTTakeyourcarinforserviceimmediately.
SEEMANUALConsultyourowner’smanual.
SERVICEREQUIREDTakeyourcarinforserviceassoonaspossible.
FIXNEXTSERVICEHaveyourcarcheckedatthenextserviceinterval.
TIMEFORREGULARSERVICEWhenthismessageisshown,thecarisdueforaservice.Whenthemessageisdisplayedis
affectedbythedistancetravelled,numberofmonthssincelastserviceandenginerunning
time.
OILLEVELLOW
1–FILLOIL
3
Lowengineoillevel.Checkandremedyassoonaspossible.Seepage174formore
information.
OILLEVELLOW
2–STOPSAFELY
3
Lowengineoillevel.Stopthecarsafelyandchecktheoillevel.Seepage174.
OILLEVELLOW
2–STOPENGINE
3
Lowengineoillevel.Stopthecarsafely,switchofftheengineandchecktheoillevel.
Seepage174.
OILLEVELLOW
2–SEEMANUAL
3
Lowengineoillevel.Stopthecarsafely,switchofftheengineandchecktheoillevel.
Seepage174.
SOOTFILTERFULL–SEEMANUAL
1
Dieselparticlefilterrequiresregeneration.Seepage115.
1.Displayedtogetherwithyellowwarningtriangle.
2.Displayedtogetherwithredwarningtriangle.
3.Onlyappliestoenginevariantswithoillevelsensor.
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52 InstrumentsandcontrolsLightingpanelHeadlamplevellingTheloadinthecarchangesthevertical
alignmentoftheheadlampbeam,which
coulddazzleoncomingmotorists.Avoidthis
byadjustingtheheightofthebeam.
–TurntheignitionkeytopositionII.
–Turntheheadlampcontrol(1)tooneof
theendpositions.
–Rollthecontrolupordown(3)toraiseor
lowerbeamalignment.
CarswithBi-Xenonheadlamps
1have
automaticheadlamplevelling,sothereisno
control(3).
Position/parkinglampsThepositionlamps/parkinglampscanbe
switchedonirrespectiveofignitionkey
position.
–Turntheheadlampcontrol(1)tothe
centreposition.
InignitionkeypositionIIthepositionlamps/
parkinglampsarealwayson.Thenumber
platelightingisswitchedonatthesametome
asthepositionlamps/parkinglamps.HeadlampsAutomaticdippedbeam
Dippedbeamcomesonautomaticallywhen
theignitionkeyisturnedtopositionII,except
whentheheadlampcontrol(1)isinthe
centreposition.Ifnecessarytheautomatic
dippedbeamcanbedeactivatedbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
Manualdippedbeam(certaincountries)
–TurntheignitionkeytopositionII.
–Turntheheadlampcontrol(1)clockwise
totheendposition.
Mainbeam
–TurntheignitionkeytopositionII.
–Turntheheadlampcontrol(1)clockwise
totheendposition.
–Movetheleft-handstalkswitchtowards
thesteeringwheeltotheendposition
andreleaseit,seepage53.
FoglampNOTE!Regulationsforuseoffoglampsvary
fromcountrytocountry.
Frontfoglamps(option)
Thefrontfoglampscanbeswitchedonalong
withtheheadlampsorthepositionlamps/
parkinglamps.
–Pressthebutton(2).
TheLEDinthebutton(2)lightswhenthe
frontfoglampsareswitchedon.
Rearfoglamp
Therearfoglampcanonlybeswitchedon
withtheheadlampsorthefrontfoglamps.
–Pressthebutton(4).
Therearfoglampindicatorsymbolinthe
combinedinstrumentpanelandtheLEDin
thebutton(4)comeonwhentherearfog
lampisswitchedon.InstrumentlightingTheinstrumentlightingisswitchedonwhen
theignitionkeyisinpositionIIandthe
headlampcontrol(1)isinoneoftheend
positions.Thelightingisautomatically
dimmedduringthedayandcanbecontrolled
manuallyatnight.
–Rollthecontrolupordown(5)for
brighterordimmerlighting.
1.Option.
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56 InstrumentsandcontrolsTripcomputerControlsToaccessthetripcomputerinformation,you
mustturnthering(B)insteps,eitherforward
orbackward.Byturningagain,youreturnto
thestartingpoint.
NOTE!Ifawarningmessageinterruptswhile
youareusingthetripcomputer,youmustfirst
acknowledgethemessagebypressingthe
READbutton(A)toreturntothetrip
computer.FunctionsThetripcomputerdisplaysthefollowing
information:
AVERAGESPEEDSPEEDINMILESPERHOUR
1
CURRENTFUELCONSUMPTION
AVERAGEFUELCONSUMPTION
RANGETOEMPTYFUELTANK
Averagespeed
Theaveragespeedsincethelastreset
(RESET).Whentheignitionisswitchedoff,
theaveragespeedisstoredandusedasthe
basisofthenewvaluewhenyoucontinue
driving.ThiscanberesetwiththeRESET
button(C)onthelever.
Speedinmilesperhour
1
Currentspeedisdisplayedinmph.
Currentfuelconsumption
Continuousinformationoncurrentfuel
consumption,calculatedeachsecond.The
figureinthedisplayisupdatedeverycouple
ofseconds.Whenthecarisstationary,"----"
isshownonthedisplay.
NOTE!Theremaybeaslighterrorinthe
readingifafuel-drivenheaterisused.
Averagefuelconsumption
Theaveragefuelconsumptionsincethelast
reset(RESET).Theaveragefuel
consumptionisstoredwhentheignitionis
switchedoffandremainsuntilresetwiththe
RESETbutton(C)onthelever.NOTE!Theremaybeaslighterrorinthe
readingifafuel-drivenheaterisused.
Rangetoemptyfueltank
Therangetoemptyiscalculatedbasedon
theaveragefuelconsumptionoverthelast
30km.Whentherangetoemptyisshorter
than20kmthen"----"isshownonthe
display.
NOTE!Theremaybeaslighterrorinthe
readingiffuelconsumptionischangeddueto
achangeindrivingstyleorifafuel-driven
heaterisusedforexample.1.Certaincountries
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57 Instrumentsandcontrols
CruisecontrolActivatingThecontrolsforcruisecontrolaretotheleft
ofthesteeringwheel.
Settingthedesiredspeed:
–PresstheCRUISEbutton.CRUISEis
shownonthecombinedinstrumentpanel.
–Touch+or–tolockthevehiclespeed.
CRUISEONappearsonthecombined
instrumentpanel.
Cruisecontrolcannotbeengagedatspeeds
below30km/horabove200km/h.
IncreasingordecreasingspeedIncreaseordecreasethespeedbypressing
andholding+or–.Thespeedofthecar
whenthebuttonisreleasedissetasthenew
speed.
Abriefpress(lessthanhalfasecond)
on+or–changesthespeedbyonekm/h.
NOTE!Atemporaryincreaseinspeed(less
thanoneminute)usingtheaccelerator,such
aswhileovertaking,doesnotaffectthecruise
controlsetting.Whenyoureleasetheaccel-
erator,thecarwillreturntotheprogrammed
speed.TemporarydisengagementPress0todisengagethecruisecontrol
temporarily.CRUISEwillbeshownonthe
combinedinstrumentpanel.Thespeedset
earlierisstoredinthememory.
Thecruisecontrolisalsotemporarilydisen-
gagedwhen:
thebrakepedalorclutchpedalis
depressed
speedfallsbelow30km/hwhen
travellinguphill
thegearselectorismovedtopositionN
wheelspinorwheellock-upoccurs
atemporaryincreaseinspeedlasts
longerthanoneminute.
Returntothesetspeed
Pressthisbuttontoresumethe
previouslysetspeed.CRUISE-ON
appearsonthecombined
instrumentpanel.
DisengagingPressCRUISEtodisengagethecruise
control.CRUISE-ONgoesoutonthe
combinedinstrumentpanel.
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58 InstrumentsandcontrolsParkingbrake,bonnet,electricsocket,etc.Parkingbrake,LHDcar.ParkingbrakeTheparkingbrakeislocatedtotheleftatfloor
heightandactsontherearwheelswhenitis
depressed.
Thewarningsymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelcomesonirrespectiveof
howhardtheparkingbrakeisdepressed.So
alwaysdepresstheparkingbraketotheend
position.Activatetheparkingbrake:
–Pressthefootbrakedownfirmly.
–Depresstheparkingbraketotheend
position(1).
–Releasethefootbrakeandmakesure
thatthecarisstationary.
–Movethegearselectorintoposition:
1formanualgearbox
Pforautomatictransmission.
Parkingonahill
Ifthecarisparkeduphill,turnthewheels
awayfromthekerb.
Ifthecarisparkeddownhill,turnthe
wheelstowardthekerb.
Releasetheparkingbrake:
–Pressthefootbrakedownfirmly.
–Pulloutthehandle(2).
Parkingbrake,RHDcar.
2
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68 ClimatecontrolGeneralinformationonclimatecontrolMistingwindowsReducetheproblemofwindowsmistingup
ontheinsidebycleaningthewindows.Usea
regularwindowcleaner.ParticlefilterMakesuretheparticlefilterisreplaced
regularly.ConsultanauthorisedVolvo
workshop.IceandsnowRemoveiceandsnowfromtheclimate
controlairintake(thegrillebetweenthe
bonnetandthewindscreen).FaulttracingAnauthorisedVolvoworkshophastheinstru-
mentsandtoolsrequiredforanyfaulttracing
orrepairofyourclimatecontrolsystem.
Entrustchecksandrepairsonlytotrained
personnel.RefrigerantTheairconditioningsystemcontainsR134a
refrigerant.Thisrefrigerantcontainsno
chlorine,whichmeansthatitisharmlessto
theozonelayer.Thesystemmustonlybe
chargedwithR134arefrigerant.Havean
authorisedVolvoworkshopcarryoutthis
work.
VentilationfanfunctionWhentheengineisoff(andiftheignitionkey
isinpositionIorII),theventilationfanis
automaticallyswitchedoff.Thisistoprevent
thebatteryfrombecomingdischarged.
Toactivatetheventilationfan,turnthefan
controlandsetthedesiredspeed.CarswithECCActualtemperature
Thetemperatureyouselectcorrespondsto
thephysicalexperiencewithreferencetoair
speed,humidity,exposuretosun,etc.which
affecttheinteriorandexteriorofthecar.
Sensors
Thesunsensorisontheupperportionofthe
dashboard.Remembernottocoverit.Donot
coverthepassengercompartmenttemper-
aturesensorontheclimatecontrolpanel.
Sidewindowsandsunroof
Toensurethattheairconditioningworks
satisfactorily,closeallsidewindowsandthe
sunroof(iffitted).
Acceleration
Theairconditioningsystemswitchesoff
temporarilyatfullacceleration.Youmayfeel
atemporaryriseintemperature.Condensation
Inwarmweather,condensationfromtheair
conditioningsystemmaydripunderthecar.
Thisisnormal.
Fueleconomy
WithECC,theairconditioningsystemis
controlledautomaticallyandisusedjust
enoughtocoolthepassengercompartment
andtoadequatelydehumidifytheincoming
air.Thisprovidesbetterfueleconomy
comparedtoconventionalsystemswherethe
airconditioningcoolstheairtojustabove
freezingpoint.
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70 ClimatecontrolManualclimatecontrol,A/C1.A/C–ON/OFF
2.Recirculation
3.Airdistribution
4.Rearwindowanddoormirrordefroster
5.Heatedfrontseats
6.Heating/Coolingright-handside
7.Heating/Cooling,left-handside
8.FanYoumustturnthefanknob(8)fromthe0
positiontoconnecttheairconditioning.
Usetheairconditioningatlowtemperatures
too(0–15°C)inordertodehumidify
incomingair.
1.A/C–ON/OFFTheairconditioningisconnectedtothe
coolinganddehumidificationfunctionwith
theONLEDlights.Theairconditioningis
disconnectedwiththeOFFLEDlights.2.RecirculationRecirculationcanbeusedtoshutoutbadair,
exhaust,etc.fromthepassenger
compartment.Theairinthepassengercompartmentisthenrecirculated,i.e.noair
fromoutsidethecaristakenintothecar
whenthisfunctionisactivated.Recirculation
(togetherwiththeairconditioningsystem)
coolsthepassengercompartmentmore
quicklyinawarmclimate.
Ifyouallowtheairinthecartorecirculate,
thereisariskoficingandmisting,especially
inwinter.Thetimerfunctionminimisesthe
riskofice,mistingandbadair.
Activatethefunctionasfollows:
–Pressformorethan3seconds.
TheLEDflashesfor5seconds.Theair
recirculatesinthecarfor3–12minutes
dependingontheoutsidetemperature.
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71 Climatecontrol
Manualclimatecontrol,A/C–Thetimerfunctionisactivatedeachtime
youpress.
Toswitchoffthetimerfunction:
–Pressagainformorethan
3seconds.TheLEDlightsfor5seconds
toconfirmyourselection.3.AirdistributionUsetheairdistributioncontrolpositions
(markedwithdots)betweenthedifferent
symbolstofine-tuneairdistributionfor
maximumcomfort.
Defroster
Thedefrosterontheairdistribution
controlisusedtoquicklyremovemistingand
icefromthewindscreenandsidewindows.
Airflowstothewindowsathighspeed.
Whenthefunctionisselectedthefollowing
alsotakesplacetoprovidemaximum
dehumidificationoftheairinthepassenger
compartment:
theairconditioning(A/C)isautomatically
engaged(ifthefanisnotinposition0)
recirculationisautomaticallydisengaged.
Whenthedefrosterisswitchedoffthe
climatecontrolreturnstotheprevious
settings.
4.Rearwindowanddoormirror
defrosterUsethisbuttontoquicklyremovemistingand
icefromtherearwindowanddoormirrors,
seepage51forfurtherinformationaboutthis
function.5.HeatedfrontseatsDoasfollowsforheatedfrontseat(s):
–Pressonce:Highheat–bothLEDsinthe
switchlightup.
–Presstwice:Lowheat–oneLEDinthe
switchlightsup.
–Pressyetagain:Heatingisswitchedoff–
noLEDsintheswitcharelit.
AnauthorisedVolvoworkshopcanadjustthe
temperature.6.and7.Heating/Cooling–left/
right-handsideTurntosethowwarmorcoldtheincomingair
shouldbe.Forcoolerair,theairconditioning
mustbeconnected.8.FanFanspeedcanbeincreasedordecreasedby
turningtheknob.
Iftheknobissetto0thentheairconditioning
isnotengaged.
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