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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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63 Instrumentsandcontrols
Rearviewmirror,doormirrorsandsidewindowsInteriorrearviewmirrorA.Normalposition.
B.Dimmingposition.Usethisifheadlamps
fromthecarbehindareirritatingyou.
Certainmodelshaveanauto-dimfunction
(option).Dimmingoccursautomatically
basedoncomparativelightrelationships.An
authorisedVolvoworkshopcanadjustthe
sensitivity.
DoormirrorsThecontrolsforadjustingthetwodoor
mirrorsareatthefrontofthedriver’sdoor
armrest.
–PresstheLorRbutton(L=leftdoor
mirror,R=rightdoormirror).TheLEDin
thebuttonlights.
–Adjustthepositionwiththeadjustment
controlinthecentre.Pressthebutton
again.TheLEDshouldnolongerbelit.
Doormirrorswithmemory
function(option)Ifthecarhasdoormirrorswithmemory
function,theyworktogetherwiththememory
settingoftheseat,seepage81.
Memoryfunctionintheremotecontrol
(option)
Whenyouunlockthecarwithoneofthe
remotecontrolsandchangethesettingofthe
doormirrors,thesenewsettingsaresavedin
theremotecontrol.Thenexttimeyouunlock
thecarwiththesameremotecontroland
openthedriver’sdoorwithinfiveminutes,the
mirrorswillassumetheirstoredpositions.Laminatedsidewindows
(option)Thelaminatedwindowsinthefrontandrear
doorsimprovesoundinsulationinthe
passengercompartmentandprovidebetter
protectionagainstunauthorisedentry.
WARNING!
Adjustthemirrorsbeforeyoubegin
driving!
A
B
IMPORTANT!Usethedefroster(seepage51)to
removeicefromthemirrors,notanice
scraper.Thescrapercouldscratchthe
mirrorglass.
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103 Locksandalarm
LockingandunlockingLockingandunlockingthecar
fromtheoutsideUsingthemasterkeyoritsremotecontrol,all
doorsandthetailgatecanbeunlockedsimul-
taneouslyfromtheoutside.Inthismode,the
doorlockbuttonsandinteriordoorhandles
areinoperative.
Thefuelfillerflapcanbeopenedwhenthe
carisunlocked.Theflapremainsunlocked
for10minutesafterthecarhasbeenlocked.
AutomaticrelockingIfnoneofthedoorsorthetailgateareopened
withintwominutesofunlockingfromthe
outsidewiththeremotecontrol,alllocksre-
lockautomatically.Thisfunctionpreventsyou
fromunintentionallyleavingthecarunlocked.
Forcarswithalarm,seepage108.AutomaticlockingThedoorslockautomaticallywhenvehicle
speedexceeds7km/handremainlocked
untiladoorisopenedfromtheinsideor
unlockedusingacentrallockingbutton.
Lockingandunlockingthecar
fromtheinsideUsingthecontrolinthedoorpanel,alldoors
andthetailgatecanbelockedorunlocked
simultaneously.
Additionally,eachdoorcanbelockedwith
thelockbuttonandunlockedbyopeningthe
doorusingthehandle.
Theaboveappliesonlyifthecarwasnot
lockedfromtheoutside!
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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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131 Startinganddriving
DrivingwithatrailerDrivingwithtrailerandautomatic
gearboxWhenparkingonhills,youshouldapplythe
parkingbrakebeforemovingthegear
selectortothePposition.Whenyoustarton
ahill,youshouldfirstputthegearselectorin
thedrivepositionandthenreleasethe
parkingbrake.
Selectalowgearinthegearboxwhen
drivingonsteepinclinesorwhendriving
slowly.Thispreventsthegearboxfrom
upshifting.Thegearboxoilwillbecooler.
Donotuseahighermanualgearthanthe
enginecan"handle".Itisnotalways
economicaltodriveinhighgears.
Avoiddrivingwithtrailerandautomatic
gearboxoninclinesexceeding15%.
NOTE!Anautomaticgearboxoilcoolerfor
trailertowingisrequiredforanumberof
models.
ConsultyourVolvodealerforinformation
regardingyourcar’sspecificationsifthe
towbarhasbeeninstalledafterpurchase.
Assistedstartingwithatrailer
CarsequippedwithaV8enginehavean
integratedfunctionwhichreducestheriskof
significantjerkingandwheelspinwhen
startingwithatrailerhitchedtothecar.
ActivatingToactivate,thecablesfromthetrailermust
beconnectedtothetrailersocketwhichis
fittedbesidethetowbar,seepage132.DeactivatingUnplugthecablesfromtheelectricalsocket.
NOTE!Thefunctionisalsoactivatedwhen
anyotherelectricalequipmentispluggedinto
thetrailersocket,andthecarthenaccel-
eratesmoregentlywhenpullingaway.
Levelling(optiononcarsseating
five,standardoncarsseating
seven)Ifyourcarisequippedwithautomatic
levelling,therearsuspensionalwaysretains
thecorrectrideheightregardlessofload.
Whenthecarisstationary,therear
suspensionsinks.Thisiscompletelynormal.
Whenstartingwithaload,thelevelis
pumpedupafteracertaindistance.
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149 Wheelsandtyres
GeneralTyreswithtreadwearindicatorsTreadwearindicatorsarenarrowtreadless
bandsacrossthewidthofthetread.Onthe
sideofthetyrearethelettersTWI(tread
wearindicator).Whenonly1.6mmoftread
remains,thisbandisclearlyvisible.Change
thetyresassoonaspossible.Rememberthat
tyreswithlittletreaddepthprovideverypoor
gripinrainandsnow.WintertyresVolvorecommendswintertyreswith
particulardimensions.Thesearestatedon
thetyrepressurelabel,seepage151forits
location.Thetyredimensionsaredependentontheenginevariant.Whendrivingonwinter
tyres,thesemustbefittedtoallfourwheels.
NOTE!AskaVolvodealerwhichrimandtyre
typesaremostsuitable.
StuddedtyresStuddedwintertyresshouldberuningently
for500-1000kmsothestudssettleproperly
intothetyre.Thisgivesthetyre,and
especiallythestuds,alongerlifespan.
NOTE!Thelegalprovisionsfortheuseof
studdedtyresvaryfromcountrytocountry.
Treaddepth
Roadconditionswithice,slushandlow
temperaturesplaceconsiderablyhigher
demandsontyresthansummerconditions.It
isthereforenotrecommendedtodriveon
wintertyresthathaveatreaddepthofless
thanfourmillimetres.
Snowchains
Snowchainsmayonlybeusedonthefront
wheels.Thisalsoappliestoall-wheel-drive
cars.
Neverdrivefasterthan50km/hwithsnow
chains.Avoiddrivingonbaregroundasthis
wearsoutboththesnowchainsandtyres.
Neverusequick-fitsnowchainsasthespace
betweenthebrakedisksandthewheelsis
toosmall.
IMPORTANT!UseVolvogenuinesnowchainsorequiv-
alentchainsdesignedforthecarmodel,
andtyreandrimdimensions.Consultan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
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199 Infotainmentsystem
Controlpanels,audio1.On/Off–Audio
2.Volume
3.CD–shortcutbutton
4.AM/FM-shortcutbuttontoswitch
betweenFM1,FM2andAM
5.Display
6.ENTER–selectinthemenu,activatea
selectionoractivatethetelephonefrom
standbymode
7.On/Off/Standby–Telephone
8.MYKEY–programmableshortcutkey
foryourfavouritefunction
9.SELECTOR–selectsoundsource
10.SOUND–makesoundsettings11.EXIT/CLEAR–scrollbackinthemenu,
cancelaselection,putthetelephonein
standbymode,orerasetheprevious
characterwhenenteringtextand
numbers
12.SIMcardholder
13.Menuselectionbuttons
14.MDeject
15.CDandCDchangereject
16.CDplayerandCDchanger(option)
17.MDplayer(option)
18.Stationsettingbuttons/selectingCD
changerposition(1-6),number/
characterbuttonsforthetelephoneand
menushortcuts19.IRreceiverforremotecontrols(option)
20.Seek/changetracks/stationsorscroll
forwardandbackwhenenteringtext
anddigits
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204 InfotainmentsystemAudiosystemfunctionsOn/Offswitch–AudioPressthePOWERbutton(1)toswitchthe
audiosystemonoroff.
Iftheaudiosystemisactivewhentheignition
isswitchedoff,itwillreactivateautomatically
whenthecarisrestarted.SelectingthesoundsourceTherearetwowaystoselectsoundsource:
ByusingtheshortcutbuttonsCD(2),AM/
FM(3)orbyusingtheSELECTORknob(4):
–TurntheSELECTORknobtoselect
Radio(FM1,FM2orAM),CD/CD
changer(option)orMD(option).–PresstheAM/FMbuttonrepeatedlyto
scrollbetweenFM1,FM2andAM.
Theselectedsoundsourceisshownonthe
display.
MDcanonlybechosenusingthe
SELECTORknob.
VolumecontrolTurntheknob(1)clockwiseoranticlockwise
toraiseorlowerthevolume,respectively.The
volumecontroliselectronicandhasnoend
position.Volumecanalsoberaised(+)or
lowered(–)usingthesteeringwheelkeypad.
Pausemode
Whenvolumeisinpositionzero,theCD/MD
playerisputinpausemode.Reactivatethe
playerbyturningupthevolume.
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205 Infotainmentsystem
AudiosystemfunctionsVolumecontrol–TP/PTY/
NEWS/ALARMIfaCDorthelikeisplayingwhentheradio
receivesatrafficbulletin,theCDplayerisput
inpausemode.Themessageisplayedatthe
volumeselectedforthattypeofmessage.
Playbackoftheoriginallyselectedsound
sourceisthenresumedattheprevious
volume.Ifvolumeisadjustedwhilethe
bulletinisplayed,thenewvolumeissaved
andusedforthenextbulletin.
Audiosettings–PresstheSOUNDbutton(1).
–PresstheSOUNDbuttonrepeatedlyuntil
youcometothefunctionyouwishtoset.
ChooseBASS,TREBLE,FADER,
BALANCE,SUBWOOFER(option),
CENTRE(option)orSURROUND
(option).
–UsetheSELECTORknob(2)toadjust
thelevel.Thedisplayshowsascalefrom
min.tomax.position.Themiddle
indicatesthenormalposition.
NOTE!Thelevelforthecentrespeakercan
onlybesetifDolbyProLogicII(DPLII)orthree-channelstereo(3-CH)hasbeen
selectedfromthemenu.
ThelevelforSurroundcanonlybesetif
DolbyProLogicIIhasbeenselectedinthe
menu.
ThelevelforSubwoofercanonlybesetif
Subwooferisactivated.
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AudiosettingsShownonthe
display
BassBASS
TrebleTREBLE
Balancebetweenthe
leftandright-hand
speakersBALANCE
Balancebetweenthe
frontandrear
speakersFADER
LevelforsubwooferSUBWOOFER
(option)
Levelforcentre
speakerCENTRE
(Premium
Sound)
Levelforsurround
soundSURROUND
(Premium
Sound)
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208 InfotainmentsystemRadiofunctionsTuning–ChooseradiomodeAM/FM1/FM2using
theSELECTORknob(2)ortheAM/FM
button(1).
–Ashortpressontheorbuttonis
usedtosearchforthenextstrongstation.
–Pressoneofthebuttonsagaintosearch
again.Manuallyseekaknown
frequency–Holdtheorbuttondepressed.
MANisshowninthedisplay.Theradio
scansslowlyintheselecteddirectionand
increasestempoafterafewseconds.–Releasethebuttonwhenthedesired
frequencyshowsinthedisplay.
–Frequencycanbeadjustedwithashort
pressononeofthearrowkeys,or
.
–Manualadjustmentmodestaysineffect
fivesecondsafterthelastpress.
StoringstationsTostoreaselectedstationunderoneofthe
stationsettingbuttons0-9(1):
–Setthedesiredstation.
–Pressthebuttonunderwhichthestation
istobestoredandkeepitdepressed.
Thesoundwilldisappearforafew
secondsandSTATIONSTOREDwillbe
showninthedisplay.Thestationisnow
stored.
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