VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

2006

VOLVO
OWNERS \bANUALXC90
WEB EDITION
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DearVolvoownerWehopeyouwillenjoymanyyearsofdrivingpleasureinyourVolvo.Thecarhasbeendesignedforthesafetyandcomfortofyouandyour
passengers.Volvoisoneofthesafestcarsintheworld.YourVolvohasalsobeendesignedtosatisfyallcurrentsafetyandenvironmental
requirements.
Inordertoincreaseyourenjoymentofthecar,werecommendthatyoufamiliariseyourselfwiththeequipment,instructionsandmaintenance
informationcontainedinthisowner’smanual.
ThankyouforchoosingVolvo!
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2IntroductionOwner’sManualAgoodwayofgettingtoknowyournewcar
istoreadtheowner’smanual,ideallybefore
yourfirstjourney.Thiswillgiveyoutheoppor-
tunitytofamiliariseyourselfwithnew
functions,toseehowbesttohandlethecar
indifferentsituations,andtomakethebest
useofallthecar’sfeatures.Pleasepay
attentiontothesafetyinstructionscontained
inthemanual:
Theequipmentdescribedintheowner’s
manualisnotpresentinallmodels.In
additiontostandardequipment,thismanual
alsodescribesoptions(factoryfitted
equipment)andcertainaccessories(extra
equipment).NOTE!Volvocarsareadaptedforthevarying
requirementsofdifferentmarkets,aswellas
fornationalorlocallegalrequirementsand
regulations.
Thespecifications,designfeaturesandillus-
trationsinthisowner’smanualarenot
binding.Wereservetherighttomakemodifi-
cationswithoutpriornotice.
©VolvoCarCorporation
WARNING!
"Warning!"textsindicatewherethereisa
riskofpersonalinjuryintheeventofthe
instructionsnotbeingfollowed.IMPORTANT!"Important!"textsindicateariskof
damagetothecarintheeventofthe
instructionsnotbeingfollowed.
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VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentVolvoCars’environmental
philosophyEnvironmentalcare,safetyandqualityarethe
threecorevalueswhichinfluenceallopera-
tionsoftheVolvoCarCorporation.Wealso
believethatourcustomersshareourconsid-
erationfortheenvironment.
YourVolvocomplieswithstrictinternational
environmentalstandardsandisalso
manufacturedinoneofthecleanestandmost
resource-efficientplantsintheworld.Volvo
CarCorporationhasglobalcertificationto
theISO14001environmentalstandard,
whichleadstocontinuousimprovements
withintheareaoftheenvironment.EPI(EnvironmentalProductInformation)
environmentalproductdeclarationsare
suppliedforallVolvomodels.Youcannow
comparetheenvironmentalimpactof
differentmodelsandengines.
Readmoreatwww.volvocars.com/EPI.
FuelconsumptionVolvocarshavecompetitivefuel
consumptionineachoftheirrespective
classes.Lowerfuelconsumptiongenerally
resultsinloweremissionofthegreenhouse
gas,carbondioxide.
Itispossibleforthedrivertoinfluencefuel
consumption,seepage4.
EfficientemissioncontrolYourVolvoismanufacturedfollowingthe
concept
Cleaninsideandout
–aconcept
thatencompassesacleaninterior
environmentaswellashighlyefficient
emissioncontrol.Inmanycasestheexhaust
emissionsarewellbelowtheapplicable
standards.
Inadditionthereisaspecialradiatorcoating,
PremAir®
1,whichcanconverthazardous
ground-levelozoneintopureoxygen.
1.PremAir
®isaregisteredtrademark
ofEngelhardCorporation.
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4VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentCleanairinthepassenger
compartmentAsophisticatedaircleaningsystem,IAQS
1
(InteriorAirQualitySystem)ensuresthatthe
airinthepassengercompartmentiscleaner
thantheairoutside.
Thesystemconsistsofanelectronicsensor
andacarbonfilter.Theairintakeisclosedif
thelevelofreducinggasesandoxidising
gases,e.g.carbonmonoxide,becomestoo
high,forexampleinheavytowntraffic,
queuesandtunnels.Theentryofnitrous
oxides,ground-levelozoneandhydrocarbons
ispreventedbythecarbonfilter.TextilestandardTheinteriorofaVolvoisdesignedtobe
healthyandsafe-evenforpeoplewith
contactallergiesandforasthmasufferers.
Extremeattentionhasbeengiventochoosing
environmentally-compatiblematerials.This
meansthattheyalsofulfiltherequirementsof
theÖko-Tex100ecologicalstandard-a
majoradvancetowardsahealthiercabin
environment.
Öko-Texcertificationcoversseatbelts,
carpets,threadandfabricsforexample.Even
theleatherupholsteryundergoeschromium-freetanningwithnaturalplantsubstances
andmeetstherequirements.
Volvoworkshopsandthe
environmentRegularmaintenancecarriedoutbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshopcreatesthe
conditionsforlongservicelifeandlowfuel
consumption,andcontributestoacleaner
environment.WhenVolvo’sworkshopsare
entrustedwiththerepairandmaintenanceof
thecar,itbecomespartofoursystem.We
makeclearenvironmentaldemands
regardingthewayinwhichworkshopsare
designedinordertopreventspillsand
dischargesintotheenvironment,andthis
includesthethoroughcollectionandsorting
ofthegaseous,liquidandsolidwastethat
arisesinourworkshops.Ourworkshopstaff
havetheknowledgeandthetoolsrequiredto
guaranteegoodenvironmentalcare.
ReducingenvironmentalimpactYoucanhelpreduceenvironmentalimpact,
forexample,bypurchasingeco-labelledcar
careproductsandbyservicingand
maintainingthecaraccordingtotheinstruc-
tionsintheowner’smanual.
Thefollowinghintswillhelpyoutodoyourbit
fortheenvironment:
Ensurethatyourtyrepressuresare
correct.Poorlyinflatedtyresincreasefuel
consumption.Ifanyofthehighertyre
pressuresrecommendedbyVolvoare
usedthenfuelconsumptiondecreases.
Sincearoofrackandski
boxincreaseair
resistance,leadingto
significantlyhigherfuel
consumption,they
shouldberemoved
immediatelyafteruse.
Removeunnecessaryitemsfromthecar-
thegreatertheloadthehigherthefuel
consumption.
Isyourcarequippedwithanengineblock
heater?Ifso,useitforafewhoursbefore
startingfromcoldtoreducefuel
consumptionandexhaustemissions.
Drivegently!Avoidacceleratingand
brakingtoohard.
1.Option.
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VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentDriveinthehighestgear
possible.Lowengine
speedsresultinlower
fuelconsumption.
Easebackontheaccel-
eratorondownhill
gradients.
Useenginebraking.Takeyourfootoffthe
acceleratorandchangedown.
Avoididling.Switchofftheenginein
trafficqueues.
Alwaysdisposeof
environmentally
hazardouswaste,such
asbatteriesandoils,in
anenvironmentallysafe
manner.Ifuncertain,
consultanauthorisedVolvoworkshopfor
advice.
Serviceyourcarregularly.
Thesehintswillhelpyoutoreduceyourfuel
consumptionwithoutincreasingyourtravel
timeorlesseningtheenjoymentofdriving.
Apartfrombeingkindtoyourcar,you’llbe
savingmoney-andtheEarth’sresources.
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Safety9
Instrumentsandcontrols37
Climatecontrol67
Interior79
Locksandalarm99
Startinganddriving111
Wheelsandtyres147
Carcare163
Maintenanceandservice169
Infotainmentsystem197
Technicaldata235
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Safety
Seatbelts10
Airbagsystem13
Airbags(SRS)14
Activating/deactivatingtheairbag(SRS)17
Sideairbags(SIPSbags)19
InflatableCurtain(IC)21
WHIPS22
ROPS24
Whenarethesafetysystemsactivated?25
Inspectingtheairbagsandinflatablecurtains26
Childsafety27
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