VOLVO XC60 TWIN ENGINE 2019 Owners Manual

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Air distribution options
Air distribution can be adjusted manually if nee-ded. The following options are available.
Air distributionPurpose
If all air distribution buttons are deselected in manual mode, the climate control system will revert to automatic mode.
Main airflow from defroster vents. Some airflow from other vents. Helps remove ice and condensation in cold and humid weather(blower speed should not be set too low).
Main airflow from dashboard vents. Some airflow from other vents. Provides effective cooling in warm weather.
Main airflow from floor vents. Some airflow from other vents. Provides heating or cooling in footwell areas.

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Air distributionPurpose
Main airflow from defroster and dashboard vents. Some airflowfrom other vents.Provides a comfortable climate in warm and dry weather.
Main airflow from defroster and floor vents. Some airflow fromother vents.Provides a comfortable climate and effective defogging in cold andhumid weather.
Main airflow from dashboard and floor vents. Some airflow fromother vents.Provides a comfortable climate in sunny, cool weather.
Main airflow from defroster, dashboard and floor vents.Provides balanced comfort in the passenger compartment.

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Related information
Air distribution (p. 205)
Opening, closing and directing air vents(p. 207)
Adjusting air distribution (p. 206)

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Climate system controls
The climate system functions are controlled fromphysical buttons on the center console, the cen-ter display, and the climate panel on the rearside of the tunnel console*.

Physical buttons in the center console
Button for heated windshield* and maxdefroster.
Button for heated rear window and door mir-rors.

Climate bar in the center display
The most common climate system functions canbe controlled from the climate bar.
Temperature control for the driver and pas-senger sides.
Control for heated* and ventilated* driver andpassenger seats, and heated steeringwheel*.
Button for opening Climate view. The graphicin the button shows activated climate systemsettings.
Climate view in the center display
Tap the center button on the climate bar to openClimate view.
Depending on equipment level, Climate view maybe divided into several tabs. Toggle between thetabs by swiping the screen to the left/right or bytapping the desired heading.
Main climate
In addition to the functions in the climate bar,other main climate system functions can be con-trolled from the Main climate tab.
Max, Electric, Rear - Controls for defrostingwindows and door mirrors.
AC - Air conditioning controls.
Recirc - Air recirculation controls.
Air distribution controls.

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Blower control.
AUTO - Automatic climate control.

Parking climate
Parking climate functions can be controlled fromthe Parking climate tab.

Climate controls on the rear side of the
tunnel console *
If the vehicle is equipped with heated rear seats*,there are physical buttons on the rear side of thetunnel console to control this.

Related information
Climate (p. 200)
Activating and deactivating power frontseats* (p. 213)
Activating and deactivating the heated rearseats* (p. 214)
Activating and deactivating front seat ventila-tion* (p. 215)
Activating and deactivating the heated steer-ing wheel* (p. 215)
Activating auto climate control (p. 216)
Activating and deactivating recirculation(p. 217)
Activating and deactivating max defroster(p. 218)
Activating and deactivating the heated wind-shield* (p. 219)
Activating and deactivating the heated rearwindow and door mirrors (p. 221)
Setting the blower speed for the front seats(p. 222)
Synchronize temperature (p. 223)
Activating and deactivating air conditioning(p. 224)
Activating and deactivating power
front seats*
The seats can be heated for added comfort forthe driver and passengers in cold weather.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the left- or right-side steering wheel andseat button in the center display's climatebar to open the controls for steering wheeland seat heating.
If the vehicle is not equipped with ventilatedseats or heated steering wheel, the buttonfor seat heating is directly accessible in theclimate bar.
2.Tap the seat heating button repeatedly toselect one of the four levels: Off, High,Medium or Low.
>The level is changed and the set level isdisplayed in the button.

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Related information
Climate system controls (p. 212)
Activating and deactivating the heated frontseat* (p. 214)
Activating and deactivating the
heated front seat*
The seats can be heated for added comfort forthe driver and passengers in cold weather.
Seat heating can be set to automatically activatewhen the engine is started. When set to automat-ically activate, heating will be turned on at lowambient temperatures.
1.Tap Settings in the Top view in the centerdisplay.
2.Tap Climate.
3.Select Auto Driver Seat Heating Leveland Auto Passenger Seat Heating Levelto activate/deactivate automatic start ofheated driver's and passenger seat.
4.Select Low, Medium or High to select levelafter the function has been activated.

Related information
Climate system controls (p. 212)
Activating and deactivating power frontseats* (p. 213)
Activating and deactivating the
heated rear seats*
The seats can be heated for added comfort forthe driver and passengers in cold weather.
Activating and deactivating the heated
rear seats from the rear seat
Buttons for seat heating on the rear side of the tunnelconsole.
–Press repeatedly on the left or right seatheating buttons on the rear side of the tun-nel console to select one of four levels: Off,High, Medium or Low.
>The level is changed and the indicatorlights in the button display the level.

Related information
Climate system controls (p. 212)

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Activating and deactivating front
seat ventilation*
The seats can be ventilated to provide increasedcomfort in warm weather.
The ventilation system consists of fans in theseats and backrest that draw air through the seatupholstery. The cooler the passenger compart-ment is, the greater the cooling effect of the ven-tilation. The system can be activated when theengine is running.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the left- or right-side steering wheel andseat button in the center display's climatebar to open the controls for steering wheeland seat heating.
If the vehicle is not equipped with heatedseats or heated steering wheel, the buttonfor seat ventilation is directly accessible inthe climate bar.
2.Tap the seat ventilation button repeatedly toselect one of the four levels: Off, High,Medium or Low.
>The level is changed and the set level isdisplayed in the button.

Related information
Climate system controls (p. 212)
Activating and deactivating the
heated steering wheel*
The steering wheel can be heated for addedcomfort in cold weather.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the driver's side steering wheel and seatbutton in the climate bar in the center displayto open the controls for steering wheel andseat heating.
If the vehicle is not equipped with heated orventilated seats, the button for steeringwheel heating is directly accessible in the cli-mate bar.
2.Tap the steering wheel heating buttonrepeatedly to select one of the four levels:Off, High, Medium or Low.
>The level is changed and the set level isdisplayed in the button.

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Related information
Climate system controls (p. 212)
Activating and deactivating automatic steer-ing wheel heating* (p. 216)
Activating and deactivating
automatic steering wheel heating*
The steering wheel can be heated for addedcomfort in cold weather.
Steering wheel heating can be set to automati-cally activate when the engine is started. Whenset to automatically activate, heating will beturned on at low ambient temperatures.
1.Tap Settings in the Top view in the centerdisplay.
2.Tap Climate.
3.Select Auto Steering Wheel HeatingLevel to activate/deactivate automatic startof heated steering wheel.
4.Select Low, Medium or High to select levelafter the function has been activated.

Related information
Activating and deactivating the heated steer-ing wheel* (p. 215)
Activating auto climate control
If auto climate control is activated, several cli-mate system functions are controlled automati-cally.
Auto climate button in Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap or press and hold AUTO.
Tap - air recirculation, air conditioning andair distribution are controlled automati-cally.
Press and hold - air recirculation, air con-ditioning and air distribution are controlledautomatically. Temperature and blowerspeed are changed to standard settings:22 °C (72 °F) and speed 3.
>Auto climate mode is activated and thebutton lights up.

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NOTE
It is possible to change the temperature andblower speed without deactivating automaticclimate control. Automatic climate control isdeactivated when the air distribution ischanged manually or when the max defrosteris activated.

Related information
Climate system controls (p. 212)
Activating and deactivatingrecirculation
The climate system's recirculation function helpsshut out smog, smoke, exhaust fumes, etc. byreusing the air in the passenger compartment.
Air recirculation button in Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap Recirc.
>Air recirculation is activated/deactivatedand the button lights up/goes out.

CAUTION
If the air in the vehicle is recirculated too long,there is a risk of fogging on the inside of thewindows.
NOTE
Recirculation cannot be activated when themax defroster is on.

Related information
Climate system controls (p. 212)
Activating and deactivating the recirculationtimer setting (p. 218)

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Activating and deactivating therecirculation timer setting
The climate system's recirculation function helpsshut out smog, smoke, exhaust fumes, etc. byreusing the air in the passenger compartment.
When the recirculation timer is activated, air recir-culation will switch off automatically after 20minutes.
1.Tap Settings in the Top view in the centerdisplay.
2.Tap Climate.
3.Tap Recirculation Timer to activate/deacti-vate the recirculation timer.

Related information
Activating and deactivating recirculation(p. 217)
Activating and deactivating maxdefroster
Max defroster is used to quickly remove conden-sation and ice from windows.
Activating and deactivating max
defroster from the center console
A button in the center console offers quickaccess to the max defroster.
On vehicles with heated windshields*, the maxdefroster can only be activated separately fromClimate view in the center display.
Button in center console.
Vehicles without a heated windshield:
–Tap the button.
>The max defroster is activated/deacti-vated and the button lights up/goes out.
Vehicles with a heated windshield:
–Press the button repeatedly to switchbetween the three levels:
Activated windshield heating
Activated windshield heating and maxdefroster
Deactivated.
>The heated windshield and max defrosterare activated/deactivated and the buttonlights up/goes out.

NOTE
The max defroster starts after a slight delay toavoid a brief increase in blower speed if theheated windshield function has been deacti-vated by pressing the button twice in quicksuccession.