ESP VOLVO XC90 2006 Owner's Guide

93 Interior
CargocompartmentGeneralPayloaddependsonthecar’stotalkerb
weight,includinganyaccessoriesthatare
mounted.Kerbweightincludesthedriver,the
weightofthefueltankwhenfilledto90%
andvariousfluids,suchaswasherfluidand
coolant.Mountedaccessories,i.e.towbar,
loadcarriers,spacebox,etc.,areincludedin
thekerbweight.
Thepayloadofthecarisreducedbythe
numberofpassengersandtheirweight.LoadingthecargocompartmentTheseatbeltsandairbagsprovidethedriver
andpassengerssubstantialprotection,
especiallyinhead-oncollisions.However,
youmustalsoremembertoprotectyourself
againstinjuriesfrombehind.Whenloadingcargo,bearinmindthatimproperlysecured
orincorrectlyloadedobjectsinthecargo
compartmentcouldbethrownforwardwith
greatspeedandforceintheeventofa
collisionorsuddenbraking,causingserious
injuries.
Bearinmindthatifanobjectweighing20kg
issubjectedtoahead-oncollisionataspeed
of50km/h,itsimpactweightwillbe
1000kg.
Thinkaboutthefollowingwhenloading:
Donotloadextremelyheavyobjectsup
bythefrontseats.Theloweredbackrest
willbepresseddownunnecessarilyhard.
Placetheloadbythebackrest.
Positionheavyloadsaslowaspossible.
Positionwideloadsoneachsideofthe
divisioninthebackrest.
Coversharpedgeswithsomethingsoft.
Securetheloadwithretainingstraps
usingthecar’slashingeyes.
Neverloadabovethebackrestwithouta
loadnet.
WARNING!
Thedrivingcharacteristicsofthecar
changebasedonthecar’skerbweight
andhowheavilyitisloaded.
WARNING!
Neverloadcargoabovethebackrests!If
youdoso,theloadcouldbethrown
forwardintheeventofsuddenbrakingor
acollisionandseverelyinjureyouoryour
passengers.Remembertoalwayssecure
(bind)theloadproperly.
Iftherearseatbackrestislowered,donot
loadthecarhigherthan50mmunderthe
topedgeoftherearpassengerwindows.
Leave10cmoffreespacefromthe
windowsinwards.Otherwise,the
intendedprotectionoftheinflatable
curtain,whichishiddenintheheadlining,
maybecompromised.
Alwayssecuretheload.Duringheavy
brakingtheloadmayotherwiseshift,
causingpersonalinjury.
Turnofftheengineandapplytheparking
brakewhenloadingorunloadinglong
objects!Youmayaccidentallyknockthe
gearleverorgearselectorwiththeload
andcauseageartoengageandthecarto
moveoff.
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95 Interior
CargocompartmentFoldingupthesafetynetThesafetynetcanbefoldedupandplacedin
thecargocompartmentfloor(forcarsseating
five).
Pressthebuttons(1)inthesafetynethinges
toreleasethehingesandfoldupthenet.
Steelsafetygrille(option)Theprotectivegrilleinthecargo
compartmentpreventscargoorpetsfrom
beingthrownforwardinthepassenger
compartmentintheeventofheavybraking.
Forreasonsofsafety,theprotectivegrille
mustalwaysbemountedandsecured
correctly.
Fittheprotectivegrilleasfollows:
–Liftintheprotectivegrillethroughthe
tailgateopeningoroneoftherear
doorways(folddowntheseatsinthe
secondrowifnecessary).–Insertoneoftheprotectivegrille
mountingsinitsbracketabovetherear
doorbehindthesecondrowofseats.
–Slidetheprotectivegrillemountingtothe
frontpositionofthebracket.
–Placetheotherprotectivegrillemounting
initsbracketabovetheotherreardoor
andslideittothefrontposition.
–Inserttheattachingbracethroughthe
lowermountingintheprotectivegrille
fromunderneath,asindicatedintheillus-
tration.
–Fitthespringontheattachingbraceand
screwintheknob.
WARNING!
Makesurethattheuppermountingsofthe
safetynetarecorrectlyfittedandthatthe
anchoringstrapsaresecurelyfastened.
Donotuseadamagednet.
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106 LocksandalarmChildsafetylocksControlforchildsafetylock–tailgate.Mechanicalchildsafetylocks–
tailgateandreardoorsThecontrolsforthechildsafetylocksarein
thebottomedgeofthetailgate
1andinthe
rearedgeofthereardoors.Thecontrolsare
onlyaccessiblewhenthetailgateisopenor
thereardoorsareopen.
–Adjustthetailgatecontrolbyslidingit
sidewaysbetweentheouterpositions
(useaflatmetalobject,suchasascrew-
driver):
Controlsforthechildsafetylocks–leftand
right-handreardoors.A.Child-safeposition–thetailgatecannot
beopenedfrominside.
B.Notchild-safeposition–thetailgatecan
beopenedfrominside.
–Adjustthecontrolintherespectiverear
doorbyturningitbetweentheouter
positions(useaflatmetalobject,suchas
ascrewdriver):
A.Child-safeposition–thereardoors
cannotbeopenedfrominside;turn
outwards.
B.Notchild-safeposition–thereardoors
canbeopenedfrominside;turn
inwards.
1.Certainmarketsonly.
WARNING!
Rememberthatintheeventofan
accident,rearseatpassengerscannot
openthereardoorsfromtheinsideifthe
childsafetylocksareactivated.
Therefore,keepthedoorsunlockedwhile
driving!Intheeventofanaccident,rescue
personnelwillthenbeabletoenterthecar
fromtheoutside.
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113 Startinganddriving
GeneralDonotoverloadthebatteryTheelectricalfunctionsinthecarloadthe
batterytovaryingdegrees.Avoidhavingthe
ignitionkeyinpositionIIwhentheengineis
turnedoff.UsepositionIinstead,asless
powerisused.The12voltoutletinthecargo
areasuppliespowerevenwhentheignition
keyisremoved.
Examplesoffunctionsthatusealotofpower:
ventilationfan
windscreenwipers
audiosystem
parkinglights.
Alsotakenoteofdifferentaccessoriesthat
loadtheelectricalsystem.Donotuse
functionstheconsumealotofcurrentwhen
theengineisswitchedoff.Atextisshownon
thedisplayinthecombinedinstrumentpanel
ifbatteryvoltageislowandremainsuntilthe
enginehasstarted.Theenergyeconomy
functionshutsdowncertainfunctionsor
reducestheloadonthebattery,e.g.by
loweringventilationfanspeedandswitching
offtheaudiosystem.
Chargethebatterybystartingtheengine.
Donotallowtheengineand
coolingsystemtooverheatUndercertainconditions,e.g.whendrivingin
hillyterrainorwithaheavyload,especiallyin
warmweather,thereisariskoftheengine
andcoolingsystemoverheating.
Toavoidthecoolingsystemoverheating
Driveatlowspeedsifdrivingwithatrailer
upalongincline.
Donotturntheengineoffimmediately
youstop,ifthecarhasbeendrivenhard.
Removeanyauxiliarylampsfrominfront
ofthegrilleifdrivinginextremehigh
temperatures.
Toavoidtheengineoverheating
Donotexceedenginespeedsof4500rpm
(dieselengine:3500rpm)ifdrivingwitha
trailerorcaravaninhillyterrain.Theoil
temperaturecanbecometoohigh.Donotdrivewiththetailgate
openIfyoudrivewiththetailgateopen,someofthe
exhaustgasesandpoisonouscarbon
monoxidecouldbesuckedintothecar
throughthecargoarea.Ifyoumustdrivea
shortdistancewiththetailgateopen,
proceedasfollows:
Closeallwindows.Distributetheairbetweenthewindscreen
andfloorwhilerunningthefanathigh
speed.
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114 StartinganddrivingRefuellingThefuelcapisinsidethefuelfillerflaponthe
right-handrearwingandhangsuponthe
insideofthefuelfillerflap.OpeningthefuelfillerflapThefuelfillerflapcanbeopenedwhenthe
carisunlocked.
NOTE!Thefillerflapremainsunlockedforten
minutesafterthecarislocked.Itthenlocks
automatically.FuelfillerflapTheremaybeoverpressureinthetankif
outdoortemperaturesarehigh.Openthecap
slowly.Donotoverfillthefueltank.Stop
refuellingwhenthepumpcutsoutforthefirst
time!Ifthetankisoverfilledfuelmayoverflow
athightemperatures!Afterrefuelling,replacethefuelcapandturn
untiloneormoreclicksisheard.
RefuellingwithpetrolNOTE!Donotaddcleaningadditivesunless
specificallyrecommendedbyaVolvo
workshop.RefuellingwithdieselAtlowtemperatures,paraffincanprecipitate
outofdieselfuel(–5°C-–40°C).Thiscan
causeproblemswhenstarting.Makesure
youuseaspecialwintergradefuelduring
coldperiods.
WARNING!
Nevercarryanactivatedmobilephone
whenrefuellingtheringsignalcould
causesparkbuild-upandignitepetrol
fumes,leadingtofireandinjury.IMPORTANT!Petrol-poweredcarsmustalwaysbe
refuelledwithunleadedpetrolsoasnot
todamagethecatalyticconverter.
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115 Startinganddriving
StartingthecarStartingtheengine(Petrol)–Depresstheparkingbrake.
–Automaticgearbox:Gearselectorin
positionPorN.
Manualgearbox:Gearleverinneutraland
theclutchpedalcompletelydepressed.
Thisisespeciallyimportantinseverecold.
NOTE!Themasterkeyblademustbefully
extended(asillustratedonpage100)when
startingthecar.Otherwisethereisariskthat
theimmobiliserfunctionwillpreventthecar
fromstarting.
–Turntheignitionkeytostartposition.If
theenginedoesnotstartwithin5–
10seconds,releasethekey(seealso
"Autostart",page116)andtryagain.
NOTE!Theidlingspeedcanbenoticeably
higherthannormalforcertainenginetypes
duringcoldstarting.Thisissothatthe
emissionssystemcanreachnormal
operatingtemperatureasquicklyaspossible,
whichminimisesexhaustemissionsand
protectstheenvironment.Startingtheengine(Diesel)–Depresstheparkingbrake.
–Automaticgearbox:Gearselectorin
positionPorN.
Manualgearbox:Gearleverinneutralandtheclutchpedalcompletelydepressed.
Thisisespeciallyimportantinseverecold.
NOTE!Themasterkeyblademustbefully
extended(asillustratedonpage100)when
startingthecar.Otherwisethereisariskthat
theimmobiliserfunctionwillpreventthecar
fromstarting.
–Turntheignitionkeytothedriving
position.Asymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelwillcomeonindicating
thatenginepreheatingisactivated.Turn
thekeytothestartpositionwhenthe
indicatorsymbolgoesout.
Dieselparticlefilter
(certainmodels)Certaindieselcarsareequippedwitha
particlefilterwhichresultsinadditionally
effectiveemissioncontrol.Whentheengine
reachesitsnormaloperatingtemperature
(theengineiswarm)aso-called"regener-
ation"ofthefiltertakesplaceautomatically,
whichmeansthattheparticlescollectedin
thefilterareburnedawayandthefilteris
emptied.
Regenerationtakesbetween10and
15minutes.Duringthistimefuel
consumptionmayincreaseslightly.Winterdriving
Ifthecarisfrequentlydrivenshortdistances
incoldweatherthentheenginedoesnot
reachnormaloperatingtemperature.This
meansthatregenerationofthedieselparticle
filterdoesnottakeplaceandthefilterisnot
emptied.
Whenthefilterhasbecomeapprox.80%full
ofparticlesthenayellowwarningtrianglein
thedashboarddisplayisshownalongwith
thewarningtextSOOTFILTERFULLSEE
MANUAL.
Regenerationshouldbecarriedoutregularly
ifthecarisfrequentlydrivenshortdistances
incoldweatherinordertoavoidimpaired
functionofthefilter.
Startregenerationofthefilterbydriving
thecaruntiltheenginereachesnormal
operatingtemperature,preferablyona
mainroadormotorway.Thecarshould
thenbedrivenforapproximately
20minutesmore.
Toclearthewarningtextwhenregener-
ationiscomplete,switchofftheignition,
removethekey,waitforatleastthree
minutesandswitchtheignitiononagain.
Usetheparkingheater(option)incold
weathersothattheenginereaches
normaloperatingtemperaturemore
quickly.
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116 StartinganddrivingStartingthecarIgnitionkeysandelectronic
immobiliserTheignitionkeymustnothangwithother
keysormetalobjectsonthesamekeyring.
Theelectronicimmobilisercouldbeactivated
accidentally.Ifthishappens–removethe
excesskeysandrestartthecar.
Neverrevtheenginehardstraightafteracold
start!Iftheenginedoesnotstartormisfires,
contactaVolvoworkshop.
Ignitionswitchandsteeringlock
0–Lockedposition
Thesteeringwheellocks
whentheignitionkeyis
removed.
I–Intermediateposition
-"radioposition"
Certainelectricalcompo-
nentscanbeswitchedon.
Theengine’selectrical
systemisnotactivated.
II–Drivingposition
Thekeypositionwhen
driving.Thecar’sentire
electricalsystemis
connected.
III–Startposition
Thestartermotoris
connected.Releasethekey
oncetheenginehasstarted.
Thekeyautomatically
springsbacktothedriving
position.Ifthekeyishardtoturn,thefront
wheelsmaybeturnedinsuchawaythat
thereistensioninthesteeringwheellock.
Turnthewheelbackandforthtomakeit
easiertoturnthekey.Autostart(V8AWD)
Usingtheautostartfunction,theignitionkey
doesnotneedtobekeptinthestartposition
(positionIII)untiltheenginehasstarted.Turn
theignitionkeytothestartpositionand
releaseit.Thestartermotorthenoperates
automatically(uptotenseconds)untilthe
enginehasstarted.
NOTE!Makesurethesteeringwheellocks
whenyouleavethecar.Thisreducestherisk
oftheft.
IMPORTANT!Ifthefilterfillsupwithparticlesthenitcan
bedifficulttostarttheengineandthe
filterwillbeincapableoffunctioningand
mustthenbereplaced.
WARNING!
Neverswitchofftheignition(position0
or1)orremovetheignitionkeywhenthe
vehicleisinmotion.Thiscouldactivatethe
steeringwheellock,makingthecar
impossibletosteer.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyfromthe
ignitionswitchbeforeleavingthevehicle–
especiallyifchildrenremaininthecar.
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118 StartinganddrivingAutomaticgearboxColdstartWhenstartinginlowtemperatures,thegear
changescansometimesfeelhard.Thisisdue
tothegearboxoil’sviscosityatlowtempera-
tures.Tominimiseengineemissions,the
gearboxshiftsuplaterthannormalwhenthe
engineisstartedatlowtemperatures.
Turboengine
Whentheengineiscold,thetransmission
shiftsgearsathigherrevs.Thisallowsthe
catalyticconvertertoreachnormaloperating
temperaturemorequickly,withlessexhaust
emissions.AdaptivesystemThegearboxiscontrolledbywhatisknown
asanadaptivesystem.Thesystemcontin-
uallymonitorshowthegearboxisbehaving
andsenseseverygearchangeforoptimum
changequality.
Lock-upfunction
Thegearshavealock-upfunction(locked
gears),whichgivesbetterenginebrakingand
lowerfuelconsumption.SafetysystemsCarswithanautomaticgearboxhavespecial
safetysystems:Keylock
Toremovetheignitionkey,thegearselector
mustbeinthePposition.Thekeyislockedin
allotherpositions.
Parkingposition(Pposition)
Stationarycarwithenginerunning:
–Holdyourfootonthebrakepedalwhen
movingthegearselectortoanother
position.
Electricgearinhibitor–Shiftlock
Parkingposition(Pposition)
Tobeabletomovethegearselectorfromthe
Ppositiontoothergearpositions,theignition
keymustbeinpositionIorIIandthebrake
pedalmustbedepressed.
Kick-downWhentheacceleratorispressedalltheway
tothefloor,beyondthepositionnormally
regardedasfullacceleration,alowergearis
immediatelyengaged.Thisisknownaskick-
down.
Whenmaximumspeedforthisgearis
reached,oriftheacceleratorisreleasedfrom
thekick-downposition,thegearboxautomat-
icallychangesup.
Kick-downisusedwhenmaximumacceler-
ationisneeded,suchasforovertaking.
Topreventoverrevving,thegearboxcontrol
programhasaprotectivedownshiftinhibitor.Thekick-downfunctioncannotbeusedin
themanualpositions.Returnto
automaticpositionD.
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122 StartinganddrivingBrakesystemBrakeservoIfthecarisrollingorisbeingtowedwiththe
engineturnedoff,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedaboutfivetimesharderthanwhen
theengineisrunning.Ifthebrakepedalis
pressedwhentheengineisstarted,youwill
feelthepedaldrop.Thisisnormalanddueto
thebrakeservobecomingactive.Thismaybe
morenoticeableifthecarhasemergency
brakeassistance(EBA).
NOTE!Ifbrakingwiththeengineswitched
off,pressthebrakepedalsharplyonce,not
repeatedly.Brakecircuits
Thissymbollightsifabrakecircuitis
notworking.
Ifafaultshouldoccurinoneofthe
circuits,itisstillpossibletobrakethecar.The
brakepedalwilltravelfurtherandmayfeel
softerthannormal.Harderpressureonthe
pedalisneededtoproducethenormal
brakingeffect.Dampnesscanaffectbraking
characteristics
Brakecomponentsbecomewetwhenthecar
isdriveninheavyrain,throughpoolsofwater
orwhenthecariswashed.Thismayalter
brakepadfrictioncharacteristicssothat
thereisadelaybeforebrakingeffectis
noticed.
Pressthebrakepedallightlyfromtimetotime
ifdrivingforlongstretchesinrainorslushy
snow,aswellasaftersettingoffinverydamp
orcoldweather.Thiswarmsupthebraking
surfacesanddriesoffanywater.Itisalso
recommendedtodothisbeforeparkingthe
carforalongperiodinsuchweathercondi-
tions.
IfthebrakesareusedheavilyWhendrivingintheAlpsorotherroadswith
similarcharacteristics,thecar’sbrakesare
heavilyloadedevenifthebrakepedalisnot
beingdepressedespeciallyhard.
Becausespeedisoftenlow,thebrakesare
notcooledaseffectivelyaswhendrivingon
flatroadsathigherspeed.
Soasnottooverloadthebrakes,shiftdown
whendrivingdownhillinsteadofusingthe
footbrake.Usethesamegeardriving
downhillasyouwouldusedrivinguphill.Thisusingenginebrakingmoreefficientlyand
requiresthefootbrakeforonlybriefperiods.
Bearinmindthatdrivingwithatrailerputsan
additionalloadonthecar’sbrakes.
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
Theanti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
preventsthewheelsfromlockingup
underbraking.
Thismeanstheabilitytosteeris
maintainedanditiseasiertoswervetoavoid
ahazard,forexample.
Aftertheenginehasbeenstarted,theABS
willperformabriefself-testataspeedof
about20km/h.Thiscanbefeltandheardas
pulsesinthebrakepedal.
TogetthemostoutoftheABS:
Pressbrakepedalwithfullforce.Pulses
willbefelt.
Steerthecarinthedirectionoftravel.Do
notreleasethepressureonthepedal.
PracticebrakingwiththeABSsystemina
traffic-freeareaandindifferentweather
conditions.
TheABSsymbollightsup:forabout
twosecondswhenthecarisstartedifthe
ABSisdisengagedduetoafault.
WARNING!
Thebrakeservoonlyworkswhenthe
engineisrunning.
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124 StartinganddrivingStabilitysystemWhenthestabilitysystemisinaction,itmay
seemlikethecardoesnotrespondnormally
toacceleration.Thisisbecausethesystem
detectstheamountoffrictionontheroad
surfaceandallowsthedifferentstability
systemfunctionstooperate.
ThecariseitherequippedwithSTC(Stability
andTractionControl)-Stabilityandtraction
controlsystemorDSTC(DynamicStability
andTractionControl)-Dynamicstabilityand
tractioncontrolsystem.
TractionControl–(TC)
TheTractionControlfunctiontransfers
powerfromthespinningdrivewheeltothe
drivewheelwhichhasgripbybrakingthe
spinningdrivewheel.Toincreaseforward
tractioninthissituation,itmaybenecessary
todepresstheacceleratormorethanusual.A
pulsingsoundisheardwhenTractionControl
isworking.Thisiscompletelynormal.TheTC
functionismostactiveatlowspeeds.It
cannotbedeactivated.SpinControl(SC)
TheStabilityControlfunctionpreventsthe
drivewheelsfromslippingduringacceler-
ation.Thisimprovesroadsafetyonslippery
surfaces.Undercertainconditions,suchas
whendrivingwithsnowchainsorindeep
snoworsand,itmaybebeneficialto
deactivatetheSCfunctiontoincrease
traction.ThisisdonewiththeSTC/DSTC
button.
ActiveYawControl(AYC)
TheActiveYawControlfunctionautomati-
callybrakesoneormorewheelstostabilise
thecarintheeventofaskid.Ifthebrake
pedalweretobedepressedinthissituation,
itwouldfeelmorerigidthanusualanda
pulsingsoundwouldbeheard.
TheAYCfunctionisalwaysactiveandcannot
bedeactivated. Function/
systemSTCDSTC
1
1.Optiononcertainmarkets.TCXX
SCXX
AYCX
WARNING!
SuppressingtheSTCorDSTCsystem
mayalterthedrivingcharacteristicsofthe
car.Alwaystakecarewhencorneringand
drivinginslipperyconditions.
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