ESP VOLVO XC90 2006 Workshop Manual

150 WheelsandtyresGeneralThearrowshowsthetyre’sdirectionof
rotation.SummerandwinterwheelsWhensummerandwinterwheelsare
changedtheyshouldbemarkedwithwhich
sideofthecartheyweremountedon,for
exampleLforleftandRforright.Tyreswitha
treadpatternwhicharedesignedtoonlyturn
inonedirectionhavethedirectionofrotation
markedwithanarrowonthem.Thetyre
shouldalwaysrotateinthesamedirection
throughoutitslifespan.Tyresshouldonlybe
switchedbetweenfrontandrearpositions,
neverbetweenleftandright-handsides,or
viceversa.Ifthetyreismountedincorrectly,
thecar’sbrakingcharacteristicsandcapacity
toforcerain,snowandslushoutofthewayareadverselyaffected.Tyreswiththe
greatesttreaddepthshouldalwaysbefitted
totherearofthecar(todecreasetheriskof
skidding).
Wheelsshouldbestoredlyingdownor
hangingup,andnotstandingup.
ContactanauthorisedVolvoworkshopifyou
areuncertainabouttreaddepth.
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152 WheelsandtyresWarningtriangleandsparewheelWarningtriangle(certain
countries)Followthewarningtriangleregulationsofthe
countryyouarein.
Usethewarningtriangleasfollows:
–Detachthewarningtrianglecase.Itis
heldinplacewithaVelcrostrap.
–Removethewarningtrianglefromits
case(A).
–Foldoutthefoursupportlegsonthe
warningtriangle.
–Foldoutbothredsidesofthewarning
triangle.Placethewarningtriangleinalocationthatisappropriateforthetraffic
situation.
Afteruse:
–Packeverythinginreverseorder.
Makesurethatthewarningtrianglewithcase
issecurelyfastenedinthecompartment.
TemporaryspareThesparewheel
1isonlyintendedtobeused
fortheshorttimeittakestogettheordinary
wheelreplacedorrepaired.Replacethe
sparewheelassoonaspossiblewitha
normalwheel.Thecar’shandlingmaybe
alteredbytheuseofthesparewheel.
Neverdrivefasterthan80km/hwithaspare
wheelonthecar.
Bylaw,itisonlylegaltousethesparewheel/
tyretemporarilyinconnectionwithdamageto
atyre.Awheel/tyreofthistypeshouldbe
replacedwithanormalwheel/tyreassoonas
possible.
Rememberalsothatthistyrecombinedwith
thenormaltyreswillaffectdrivingcharacter-
istics.Onfourwheeldrivevehiclesexcess
speedmayalsodamagethetransmission.
1.Certainvariantsandmarkets
IMPORTANT!Thecarmustneverbedrivenfittedwith
morethanonetemporarysparewheel.
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153 Wheelsandtyres
Warningtriangleandsparewheel1.Carsseatingseven
2.CarsseatingfiveSparewheel–removingThesparewheel
1islocatedunderthecar.
Jack,toolkitandcrankareunderthefloor
hatch.Thecrankisintwoparts.Onepartis
inthetoolkitandtheotherpartislocated
underthetoolkit.
NOTE!Thereisapullerspannerinthetoolkit
toremovethehubcap
2.
Thelocationofthejackdependsonwhether
thecarseatsseven(1)orfive(2).
Proceedasfollowstoreleasethespare
wheel:–Lowerthebottomofthetailgate.
–Liftupthefloorhatchinthecargo
compartment.
–Takethetwopartsofthecrankand
assemble.
–Fitthecrankinthewinch.
–Loosenthetyrebycrankinganticlockwise
untilyoureachthestop.
–Releasethewheelfromthecable.
–Rewindupthecable(clockwise).
NOTE!Thecablecoulddamagethecarifit
hangsfreewhiledriving.–Placethepuncturedtyreinthecargo
compartment.Thetoolkitcontainsa
plasticbagforthetyre.
NOTE!Thespotunderthecarisonly
intendedforthecar’soriginalsparewheel.
Donotplaceanyotherwheelsthere.
1.Certainvariantsandmarkets.
2.Certainwheeloptions.
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154 WheelsandtyresChangingwheelsSparewheel–refittingItisbesttohavetwopeopleputthespare
wheelbackinplace.Onepersontocrank
andtheothertoguidethewheel.
–Crankoutthecableandplaceitsanchor
inthecentreholeofthewheel.
–Slowlycrank(clockwise)thecableina
bit.
–Anglethewheelsothatitcomesinover
theexhaustsystem.
–Holddowntherearedgeofthewheel
whilecrankingitin.
–Placethewheelabovetherearaxle,
againstthefloor.
Cranktothestoppoint.
Checkthatthewheelisfirmlysecured.
Thejackingpointsarecentredunderthe
bottomofthedoors.RemovingwheelsRemembertosetoutthewarningtriangleif
youmustchangeawheelinatraffickedarea.
Therearetwojackingpointsoneachsideof
thecar,centredunderthebottomofthe
doors.–Parkthecaronaneven,firmsurfacewith
noincline.
–Applytheparkingbrakeandengage1st
gear(manualgearbox)ormovethegear
selectortoP(automaticgearbox).Place
chocksoneithersideofthewheels
remainingontheground-usestonesor
woodenblocks.
–Takeoutthejack,wheelbraceandcrank,
seelocationpage153.
–Usethewheelbracetoloosethewheel
bolts½-1turn.Turnanticlockwise.
WARNING!
Checkthattherightattachmentpointsare
beingused.Aproductionanchoragewith
pinislocatedbetweenthejackingpoints.
Thisisnotstrongenoughtousetoliftthe
car.Ifyouareunsureaboutthelocationof
thejackingpoints,contactyourVolvo
workshop.Anincorrectlyfittedjackcould
damagethedoorandbody.
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161 Wheelsandtyres
EmergencypuncturerepairChangingthesealingfluid
canisterThecanisterofsealingfluidshouldbe
changedbeforethebest-beforedatehas
expired,seedatelabel(1),orafterthetyre
hasbeensealed.Afteruse,thecanister(6)
withholder(8)andairhose(10)shouldbe
changed.Beforethebest-beforedatehasexpired
–Undothetwoscrews(2)ontheorange-
colouredcase(3).
–Removethespeedlabel(4)anddate
label(1),andopenthesafetycatch(5).
Loosenthecase(3)andtakeitoff.
–Unscrewandremovethecanister(6).
–Checkthattheseal(7)onthenew
canisterisnotdamaged.Screwthe
canisterintoplace.–Refitthecase(3).Checkthatthecaseis
correctlyfitted.Screwitonwiththe
screws(2).
–Affixthespeedlabel(4)andnewdate
label(1)tothetyrerepairkit.
Treattheremovedcanisterashazardous
waste.
Changingthecanisterandhoseafter
use
–Undothetwoscrews(2)ontheorange-
colouredcase(3).
–Removethespeedlabel(4)anddate
label(1),andopenthesafetycatch(5).
Loosenthecase(3)andtakeitoff.IMPORTANT!Readthesafetyinstructionsonthe
bottomofthecanister.
WARNING!
Ensurethecompressorisnotconnected
tothe12Vsocketwhenthecanisteris
changed.
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162 WheelsandtyresEmergencypuncturerepair–Pushdownthebutton(8)whileturning
thecanister(6)andtheholder(9)
clockwise.Removethem.
–Pullouttheairhose(10).
–Wipeoffremainingsealingfluidwitharag
orscrapeitawayifitishasalreadydried.
–Fitanewairhose(10).Checkthatitis
fittedcorrectly.
–Checkthattheseal(7)onthenew
canisterisnotdamaged.Screwthe
holder(9)ontothecanister(6)andturnit
anticlockwiseuntilaclickisheard.
–Refitthecase(3).Checkthatthecaseis
correctlyfitted.Screwitonwiththe
screws(2).
–Affixthespeedlabel(4)andnewdate
label(1)tothetyrerepairkit.
Theemptycanisterandairhosecanbe
treatedasnormalwaste.
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165 Carcare
CleaningCleaningtheinteriorTreatingspotsonfabricupholstery
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedforcleaningthe
fabricupholstery.Otherchemicalscanimpair
thefireretardantqualitiesoftheupholstery.
Treatingspotsonleatherupholstery
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedwhencleaning
leatherupholstery.Treattheleatheruphol-
steryonceortwiceayearusingVolvo’s
leathercarekit.Neverusestrongsolvents.
Suchproductsmaydamagefabric,vinyland
leatherupholstery.
Treatingspotsoninteriorplasticparts
andsurfaces
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedforcleaninginterior
plasticpartsandsurfaces.Donotscrapeor
rubspots.Neverusestrongstainremovers.CleaningseatbeltsUsewaterandasyntheticdetergent.A
specialtextilecleaningagentisavailablefromyouVolvodealer.Makesuretheseatbeltis
drybeforeallowingittoretract.
PolishingandwaxingPolishandwaxthecarwhenyoufeelthe
paintworkismatteandwhenyouwishtogive
thepaintworkextraprotection,suchas
beforewinter.
Thecardoesnotusuallyneedpolishinguntil
afteroneyear.Itcanbewaxedearlier.
Washanddrythecarthoroughlybeforeyou
beginpolishingand/orwaxing.Cleanoff
asphaltandtarstainswithwhitespirit.More
stubbornmarkscanberemovedwithfine
rubbingpastedesignedforpaintwork.Polish
firstwithapolishandthenwaxwithliquidor
solidwax.Carefullyfollowtheinstructionson
thepackage.Manypreparationscontainboth
polishandwax.
Donotpolishorwaxsurfaceswarmerthan
45°C.Cleaningdoormirrorsandfront
doorwindowswithwater-
repellentcoating(option)Neveruseproductssuchascarwax,
degreaserorthelikeonmirror/glass
surfacesasthiscouldruintheirwater-
repellingproperties.Takecarewhencleaningsoasnotto
damagetheglasssurface.
Toavoiddamagingglasssurfaceswhen
removingice,onlyuseplasticicescrapers.
Thereisnaturalwearofthewater-repellent
coating.
NOTE!Treatmentwithaspecialfinishing
agentavailablefromVolvodealersisrecom-
mendedinordertomaintainthewater-
repellentproperties.Thisshouldbeusedfirst
afterthreeyearsandtheneachyear.
IMPORTANT!SharpobjectsandVelcromaydamage
thefabricupholstery.
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167 Carcare
TouchinguppaintworkDoasfollowsifthestonechipwent
downtothebaremetal:
Fastenapieceofmaskingtapeoverthe
damagedsurface.Thenremovethetape,
removinganypaintresidue(illustration1).
Stirtheprimerthoroughlyandapplyusing
afinebrushormatchstick(illustration2).
Whentheprimerisdry,applythesurface
coatwithabrush.
Makesurethepaintiswellstirredand
applyseveralthincoats;allowingittodry
betweencoats.
Theprocedureisthesameforscratches,
butmaskingtapecanbeusedtoprotect
undamagedpaintwork(illustration3).
Waitadayorsoandthenfinishtherepair
bypolishing.Useasoftragandapply
lappingpastesparingly.
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168 CarcareRustproofingRustproofing–checkandrepairYourcarreceivedathoroughandcomplete
rustproofingatthefactory.Partsofthebody
aremadeofgalvanisedsheetmetal.The
underbodyisprotectedbyawear-resistant
anti-corrosioncompound.Members,cavities
andenclosedsectionsaresprayedwitha
thin,penetratingrustinhibitor.
Thecar’srustproofingismaintainedbydoing
thefollowing:
Keepthecarclean!Hosedownthe
underbody.Whenhighpressurewashing,
holdthenozzleatleast30cmfrom
paintedsurfaces!
Checkandrepairtherustproofing
regularly.
Thecar’srustproofingdoesnotnormally
requiretreatmentforapproximately8years.
Afterthattime,itshouldbetreatedatthree
yearintervals.Ifyourcarrequirestreatment,
consultyourVolvoworkshop.RepairIfyouwanttorepairtherustproofingyourself,
makesuretheareaiscleananddry.Hose
down,washanddrythecarthoroughly.Use
arustproofingagentinaspraycanorone
thatisintendedforbrushapplication.Therearetwodifferenttypesofrustproofing
agents:
thin(colourless),forvisibleareas
thick,forareaspronetowearonthe
underbody
Possiblerepairareaswiththeseagents:
Visibleweldsandsheetmetaljoints;thin
fluid
Underbody;thickfluid
Doorhinges;thinfluid
Bonnethingesandcatch-thinfluid.
Onceyouhavefinishedtreatment,excess
rustproofingcanbewipedoffwitharag
dippedinarecommendedcleaningagent.
Partsoftheengineandsuspensionstrut
mountingsintheenginecompartmentare
treatedatthefactorywithawax-based,
colourlessrustproofing.Thiswithstands
normaldetergentswithoutdissolvingand
losingitsrustproofingability.
Ifyouwashtheengineusingaromatic
solvents,suchasturpentineorwhitespirit
(especiallythosethatdonotcontainemulsi-
fiers),theprotectivewaxshouldberenewed
afterwashing.YourVolvodealerhandles
suchwaxes.
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171 Maintenanceandservice
Self-maintenanceBeforestartingworkonthecarBattery
Checkthatthebatterycablesarecorrectly
connectedandtightened.
Neverdisconnectthebatterywhenthe
engineisrunning(e.g.ifreplacingthe
battery).
Neveruseaquickchargertochargethe
battery.Thebatterycablesmustbediscon-
nectedwhenchargingthebattery.
Thebatterycontainsacidthatisboth
corrosiveandtoxic.Handlethebatteryinan
environmentally-suitableway.LetyourVolvo
dealerassistyou.
CheckregularlyCheckthefollowingatregularintervals,for
example,whenrefuelling:
Coolant-Thelevelmustbebetweenthe
MINandMAXmarksontheexpansion
tank.
Engineoil-Thelevelmustbebetween
theMINandMAXmarks.
Powersteeringfluid-Thelevelmustbe
betweentheMINandMAXmarks.
Washerfluid-Thereservoirshouldbe
wellfilled.Usewasherantifreezeat
temperaturesaroundfreezing.
Brakeandclutchfluid-Thelevelmustbe
betweentheMINandMAXmarks.
LiftingthecarIfthecarisliftedwithaworkshopjack;
positionthejackwiththefrontedgeonthe
subframe.
Donotdamagethesplashguardunderthe
engine.Ensurethatthejackispositionedso
thatthecarcannotslideoff.Alwaysuseaxle
standsorthelike.
Ifyouliftthecarusingatwopillarworkshop
lift,ensurethatthefrontandrearliftarmsare
fixedundertheliftingpointsonthedoorsill.
Seetheillustration.
WARNING!
Highvoltageoutputfromtheignition
system.Thevoltageintheignitionsystem
isdangerous.Theignitionmusttherefore
alwaysbeswitchedoffforworkinthe
enginecompartment.
Donottouchthesparkplugsorignition
coilswhentheignitionisonortheengine
ishot.
WARNING!
Bearinmindthattheradiatorfanmaystart
automaticallysometimeaftertheengine
hasbeenswitchedoff.
Alwayshavetheenginecleanedbya
workshop.Thereisariskoffireifthe
engineishot.
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