ESP VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

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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3
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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11 Safety
SeatbeltsSeatbeltreminderTheseatbeltwarningsymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelandabovetherearview
mirrorcomesonuntilthedriverandfrontseat
passengerbuckletheirseatbelts.Theseat-
beltreminderswitchesoffafter6secondsif
speedisbelow10km/h.Ifthedriverorfront
seatpassengerhavenotbuckledtheirseat-
belts,thereminderswitchesonagainwhen
thespeedexceeds10km/handswitchesoff
ifthespeeddropsbelow5km/h.
Iftheseatbeltisreleased,thefunctionreacti-
vateswhenspeedexceeds10km/h.NOTE!Theseatbeltreminderisintendedfor
anadultsittinginthefrontseat.Ifabelt-fitted
childseatisfittedinthefrontseat,the
seatbeltreminderdoesnotswitchon.
SeatbeltsandpregnancyTheseatbeltshouldalwaysbewornduring
pregnancy.Butitiscrucialthatitbewornin
thecorrectway.Thediagonalsectionshould
wrapovertheshoulderthenberouted
betweenthebreastsandtothesideofthe
belly.Thelapsectionshouldlayflatoverthe
thighsandaslowaspossibleunderthebelly.
Itmustneverbeallowedtorideupward.
Removeallslackfromthebeltandinsurethat
itfitsclosetothebodywithoutanytwists.
Asapregnancyprogresses,pregnantdrivers
shouldadjusttheirseatsandsteeringwheel
suchthattheycaneasilymaintaincontrolof
thevehicleastheydrive(whichmeansthey
mustbeabletoeasilyoperatethefootpedals
andsteeringwheel).Withinthiscontext,they
shouldstrivetopositiontheseatwithaslarge
adistanceaspossiblebetweentheirbelly
andthesteeringwheel.
Seatbeltsandpregnancy.
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22 SafetyWHIPSProtectionagainstwhiplash
injury–WHIPSTheWHIPSsystem(WhiplashProtection
System)consistsofenergyabsorbingback-
restsandspeciallydesignedheadrestraints
forthefrontseats.Thesystemisactuatedby
arear-endcollision,wheretheangleand
speedofthecollision,andthepropertiesof
thecollidingvehicleallhaveaninfluence.
PropertiesoftheseatWhentheWHIPSsystemisdeployed,the
frontseatbackrestsfallbackwardtoalterthe
positionofthedriverandfrontseatpassen-
ger.Thisdiminishestheriskofwhiplash
injury.
WHIPSsystemandchildseats/
boostercushionsTheWHIPSsystemdoesnotdiminishthe
protectionprovidedbythecartochildren
seatedinachildseatoronabooster
cushion.CorrectseatingpositionForthebestpossibleprotection,thedriver
andfrontseatpassengershouldsitinthe
centreoftheseatwithaslittlespaceaspos-
siblebetweentheheadandthehead
restraint.
WARNING!
TheWHIPSsystemisasupplementtothe
seatbelts.Alwayswearyourseatbelt.
WARNING!
NevermodifyorrepairtheseatorWHIPS
systemyourself.Contactanauthorised
Volvoworkshop.
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23 Safety
WHIPSDonotobstructtheWHIPS
system
WARNING!
Donotsqueezerigidobjectsbetweenthe
rearseatcushionandthefrontseatback-
rest.Makesureyoudonottoobstructthe
functionoftheWHIPSsystem.
WARNING!
Ifarearseatbackrestisfoldeddown,the
correspondingfrontseatmustbemoved
forwardsothatitdoesnottouchthe
foldedbackrest.
WARNING!
Ifaseathasbeensubjectedtoextreme
forces,suchasduetoarearcollision,the
WHIPSsystemmustbecheckedbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
PartoftheWHIPSsystem’sprotective
capacitymayhavebeenlostevenifthe
seatsappeartobeundamaged.Contact
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
systemcheckedevenafteraminorrear-
endcollision.
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24 SafetyROPSVolvo’sRoll-OverProtectionSystemhas
beendesignedtoreducetheriskofthecar
overturningandtoprovidethebestpossible
protectionintheeventofanaccident.
Thesystemconsistsof:
Astabilisersystem,RSC(RollStability
Control)thatminimisestheriskof
overturningduringsuddenevasive
manoeuvresorthelikeorifthecarskids.
Increasedprotectionforthedriverand
passengersthroughareinforcedbody,
inflatablecurtainsandseatbelttensioners
inallseats.Seealsopage12and
page21.
TheRSCsystemusesagyrosensorwhich
registerschangesinthecar’slateralinclina-
tionangle.Thisinformationisthenusedto
calculatetheriskforoverturning.Ifariskis
detected,theDSTCsystemisengaged,
enginespeedisreducedandoneormore
wheelsarebrakeduntilthecarreturnstoa
stableposition.
FormoreinformationontheDSTCsystem,
seepage46andpage124.
WARNING!
Undernormaldrivingconditions,theRSC
systemimprovesthecar’sroadsafety,but
thismustnotbetakenasareasonto
increasespeed.Alwaysfollowtheusual
precautionsforsafedriving.
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25 Safety
Whenarethesafetysystemsactivated?Iftheairbagshavebeendeployed,thefollow-
ingisrecommended:
Havethecartransportedtoanauthorised
Volvoworkshop.Donotdrivewith
deployedairbags.
HaveanauthorisedVolvoworkshop
replacecomponentsinthecar’ssafety
system.
Alwayscontactadoctor.
NOTE!TheSRS,SIPS,ICandbelttensioner
systemsaredeployedonlyonceduringa
collision. SystemTriggered
SeatbelttensionerInafrontalcollisionand/orside-impactaccident.
Airbags(SRS)
Intheeventofahead-oncollision
1.
Sideairbags
Intheeventofasideimpact
1.
InflatableCurtain(IC)
Inasidecollisionand/oroverturning
1.
WHIPS
Inarear-endcollision
1.
RSCDuringsuddenevasivemanoeuvresorthelikeorifthecarskids.
1.Thebodyworkofthecarcouldbegreatlydeformedinacollisionwithoutairbagdeployment.Anumberoffactorssuchastherigidityandweightofthe
objecthit,thespeedofthecar,theangleofthecollisionetc.affectshowthedifferentsafetysystemsofthecarareactivated.
WARNING!
TheAirbagcontrolunitislocatedinthe
centreconsole.Ifthecentreconsoleis
drenchedwithwaterorotherliquid,dis-
connectthebatterycables.Donot
attempttostartthecarsincetheairbags
maydeploy.Havethecartransportedto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
WARNING!
Neverdrivewithdeployedairbags.They
canmakesteeringdifficult.Othersafety
systemsmayalsobedamaged.The
smokeanddustcreatedwhentheairbags
aredeployedcancauseskinandeyeirri-
tationafterintensiveexposure.Incaseof
irritation,washwithcoldwater.Therapid
deploymentsequenceandairbagfabric
maycausefrictionandskinburns.
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30 SafetyChildsafetyPlacementofchildreninthecarWeight/ageFrontpassengerseatwithactivated
1
airbag(SRS)Frontpassengerseatwithout(orwithdeactivated
1)airbag
(SRS)(option)
<10kg
(0–9months)Notsuitableforthisagegroup.Alternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbeltandstraps.
Typeapproval:E503135
2
Rear-facinginfantseat,securedwithseatbelt.
Typeapproval:E503160
2
Rear-facinginfantseat,securedinIsofixattachment.
Typeapproval:E503162
2
9–18kg
(9–36months)NotsuitableforthisagegroupAlternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbeltandstraps.
Typeapproval:E503135
2
Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt.
Typeapproval:E503161
2
Rear-facingchildseat,securedinIsofixattachment.
Typeapproval:E503163
2
15–36kg
(3–12years)Notsuitableforthisagegroup.Boostercushionwithorwithoutbackrest.
Typeapproval:E5031391.Forinformationonactivated/deactivatedairbag(SRS)seepage17.
2.Suitableforcertainchildseatsaslistedinthespecifiedtypeapproval.Childseatsmaybevehicle-specific,limited,semi-universaloruniversal.
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31 Safety
ChildsafetyPlacementofchildreninthecarWeight/age
Secondrowofseats,outerseats
1
Secondrowofseats,
centreseat
1
Thirdrowofseatsin
carsseatingseven.
<10kg
(0–9months)Alternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt,
supportlegsandstraps.Typeapproval:E503135
2
Rear-facinginfantseat,securedwithseatbeltandsupport
legs.Typeapproval:E503160
2
Rear-facinginfantseat,securedwithIsofixattachmentand
supportlegs.Typeapproval:E503162
2
Rear-facingchildseat,
securedwithseatbelt,
supportlegsandstraps.
Typeapproval:
E503135
2
Notsuitableforthisage
group.
9–18kg
(9–36months)Alternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt,
supportlegsandstraps.Typeapproval:E503135
2
Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbeltandsupport
legs.Typeapproval:E503161
2
Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithIsofixattachmentand
supportlegs.Typeapproval:E503163
2
Rear-facingchildseat,
securedwithseatbelt,
supportlegsandstraps.
Typeapproval:
E503135
2
Notsuitableforthisage
group.
15–36kg
(3–12years)Boostercushionwithorwithoutbackrest.
Typeapproval:E503139
2
Alternatives:Booster
cushionwithorwithout
backrest.Typeapproval:
E503139
2
Integratedbooster
cushion.
Typeapproval:
E503167
3
Boostercushionwithor
withoutbackrest.
Typeapproval:
E503139
2
1.Incarsseatingseven,theseatrowmustbeinitsrearmostpositionwhenusingachildseat.
2.Suitableforcertainchildseatsaslistedinthespecifiedtypeapproval.Childseatsmaybevehicle-specific,limited,semi-universaloruniversal.
3.Integratedandapprovedchildsafetyequipmentforthisagegroup.
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