VOLVO S40 2008 Owners Manual

Technician certification
In addition to Volvo factory training, Volvo supports certification by the National Institute for Automotive Service
Excellence (A.S.E.). Certified technicians have demonstrated a high degree of competence in specific areas. Besides
passing exams, each technician must also have worked in the field for two or more years before a certificate is issued.
These professional technicians are best able to analyze vehicle problems and perform the necessary maintenance
procedures to keep your Volvo at peak operating condition.

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VOLVO S40
260-265 12 Index
12-volt socket 58
A
ABS6
, 147
malfunction of the ABS system53
Accessory Installation- Important Warning8
Active Bi -Xenon® headlights59
Active yaw control - AYC149
Air conditioning86
Air distribution95, 251
Air vents88
Airbag system17
Alarm124
All Wheel Drive146
Antifreeze206
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)6
Approach lighting78, 113
Audio system
CD player242
menu settings245
radio functions235
Sirius satellite radio237
system introduction230
USB/iPOD connector232
Autolock78
Automatic sound control234
Automatic transmission - Geartronic141
Autostart136
AUX (audio system)230
AUX menu245
Auxiliary equipment58
AWD146
B
Backrests, rear seat108
Battery
avoiding drain130
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conserving electrical current130
maintenance209
replacement210
specifications256
Battery replacement, remote control114
Bi -Xenon® headlights59, 212, 214
Black box (Vehicle Event Data)200
Blind Spot Information System (BLIS)158 - 160
Booster cushion accessory40
Brake fluid207
Brake lights60
Bulbs
list of257
replacing211
C
Capacities, fluids252
Cargo area lighting, replacing218
Catalytic converter, three-way258
CD
changer241
changer menu (option)245
eject241
files with MP3 or WMA format242
menu245
pause242
player241
single player241
Central locking system, remote controls112
Changing oil205
Charge air cooler255
Child restraint anchors41, 42
Child restraints33
recalls and registration43
Child safety30
Child safety locks123
Clock setting77
Cold weather precautions129
Compact disc care243
Compass, rear view mirror (option)73
Convertible seats37
Coolant206
Courtesy lighting101
Crash mode29
Cup holders106
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D
Dimensions250
Disabling the passenger's side front airbag21
Display, instrument panel49
Door open warning55
Driving through water129
DSTC, stability system53
Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC)149
E
Economical driving128
Electrical current - conserving130
Electrical system256
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD)148
Electronic Climate Control (ECC) - option92
Emergency brake lights60
Emission inspection readiness202
Engine oil
changing205
specifications253
Engine specifications255
Environment7
Equalizer, audio system233
F
Federal Clean Air Act200
Floor mats placing correctly137
FM1/FM2 menu245
Fog lights
front (option)60
rear53, 60
Front airbags18-19, 21
Front fog light, replacing216
Front seats, manual adjustment98
Front seats, power99
Fuel filler cap6
Fuel filler door6, 133
Fuel filler door, unlocking60
Fuel level warning light53
Fuel requirements132
Fuel system255
Fuses, replacing220
G
Gasoline131
Geartronic (manual shifting)141
General information86
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Generator254
Generator warning light54
Glossary of tire terminology174
Glove compartment104
locking123
H
Hazard warning flashers69
Head restraints, rear seat107
Headlight housing, removing212
Headlights Active Bi -Xenon®59
Headlights, high and low beams62
High beam bulb, replacing213
High beam flash62
High beam indicator50
Home safe lighting62, 78
HomeLink® Universal Transceiver80
Hood, opening203
I
Ignition switch135
Immobilizer (start inhibitor)112, 136
Indicator and warning symbols49, 53
Infant seats35
Inflatable Curtain25
Inflation pressure table
Canadian models173
US models172
Information display49
Information display, messages57
Information symbol49, 51
Inspection readiness202
Instrument overview46
Instrument panel49
Instrument panel lighting60
iPOD connector (audio system)232
ISOFIX/LATCH anchors41
J
Jack, positioning correctly184
Jacket hanger104
Jump starting153
K
Key blade115
Keyless drive
location of antennas (pacemaker warning)121
starting the vehicle with138
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using118
Keylock6, 136
Kickdown143
L
Label information249
License plate lighting, replacing218
Lighting panel59
Locking
from the inside122
valet116
Long distance trips131
Low beam bulb, replacing213
Low beam headlight62
M
Maintenance200
Malfunction indicator light53
Manual climate control89
Manual front seat adjustment98
Manual shifting (Geartronic)142
Mirrors, rearview mirror73
Moonroof75
MP3 files, CDs containing242
MP3 player, connecting230
O
OBD II202
Occupant safety12
Octane rating132
Oil pressure warning light54
Oil, changing205
On Call Roadside Assistance259
Onboard Diagnostic System (OBD II)202
Opening the hood203
Opening the trunk from the inside122
P
Pacemaker (keyless drive warning)121
Panel lighting, instrument60
Panic alarm, central locking system remote control113
Park assist162-164
Parking brake54, 70
Parking light bulb, replacing214
Parking lights59
Passenger's side front airbag, disabling21
Personal settings77
Power door mirrors74
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Power front seats99
Power moonroof75
Power steering fluid207
Power windows71
PROPOSITION 65 WARNING209, 256
R
Radio functions235
Radio text236
Radio, Sirius satellite237
Rain sensor (option)68
Reading lights, rear101
Rear fog light53
Rear seat backrests, folding down108
Rear seat head restraints107
Rearview mirror73
Rearview mirror with compass (option)73
Recalls, child restraints43
Refueling132, 134
Registering child restraints43
Remote control
battery replacement114
central locking system112
functions113
Removing a wheel184
Replacing fuses220
Reporting safety defects
Canada13
USA12
Rotating tires183
S
Safety defects, reporting
Canada13
USA12
Safety locks, child123
Satellite radio237
Seat belt14
maintenance16
reminder16, 54
Service locking116
Shiftlock6
Shiftlock override145
Side impact protection (SIPS) airbags24
Side marker light, replacing215
Sirius satellite radio237
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Snow chains180
Sound control, automatic234
Speedometer49
SRS warning light54
Stability and Traction Control (STC)149
Stability system149
Stability system (STC/DSTC)53
Start inhibitor (immobilizer)112
Starting the vehicle136
Steering wheel lock135
Storage compartments103, 105
Sunroof (moonroof)75
T
Tachometer49
Taillight bulb holder, removing217
Technician certification259
Temperature gauge50
Temporary spare181
Three-way catalytic converter258
Tire designations174
Tire inflation pressure
Canadian models173
US models172
Tire pressure monitoring system187
Tires
general information168
tire pressure monitoring system187, 188
tire rotation183
Traction control - TC149
Trailer hitch, detachable156
Transmission, automatic141
Tread wear indicator168, 169
Trip odometer50
Trunk109
opening from the inside122
Turn signal bulb, replacing215
Turn signals62
U
Unlocking fuel filler door60
USB connector (audio system)232
V
Valet locking116, 117
Vanity mirror lighting, replacing219
Vehicle dimensions250
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Vehicle Event Data200
Vehicle Identification Number249
Volvo and the environment7
Volvo Customer Care Center, contacting1, 19, 22
Volvo Inflatable Curtain25
Volvo maintenance200
Volvo On Call Roadside Assistance259
W
Warning flashers69
Warning symbol49, 51
Warranties200
Washer fluid206
Water, driving through129
Weight distribution128
Weights251
Wheel nuts182
Wheels
removing184
storing168
Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS)27
Windshield washer fluid206
Windshield wiper blades208
WMA files, CDs containing242

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