VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

120 StartinganddrivingAutomaticgearboxGearselectormanualpositionsManualpositions
Tomovefromtheautomaticdriving
positionDtoamanualposition,movethe
gearselectortotheleft.Togofrom
positionMANtotheautomaticdriving
positionD,movetheselectortotherightto
positionD.
Onthe4-speedautomaticgearbox,gears3
and4
1havetheLock-upfunction(locked
gears),whichprovidesbetterenginebraking
andlowerfuelconsumption.
Whiledriving
Manualgearpositionscanbeselectedat
anytimeduringyourtrip.Theengagedgearis
lockeduntilyouselectanothergear.Thecar
willonlyshiftifyouslowtoaverylowspeed.
Ifyoumovethegearselectortominus(–),the
cardownshiftsautomaticallyonegearata
timewhileenginebraking.Ifyoumovethe
gearselectortoplus(+),thecarupshiftsone
gearatatime.
Thirdgearisthehighestgearthatcanbe
usedwhenstarting.
W–Winter
TheWbuttonbythegear
selectorengagesanddisen-
gagesthewinter
programmeW.Thesymbol
Wisshowninthecombined
instrumentpanelwhenthe
winterprogrammeisactivated.
Thewinterprogrammestartsthegearboxin
3rdgearinordertomakeiteasiertopulloff
onslipperyroads.Whenthewinter
programmeisengaged,lowergearsare
activatedonlybykick-down.
TheWprogrammecanonlybeselectedin
positionD.
1.5thgearalsohaslock-uponthe
5-speedautomaticgearbox.
2ndand6thgearalsohavelock-up
onthe6-speedautomaticgearbox.
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121 Startinganddriving
All-wheeldriveAll-wheeldrive–AWDAll-wheeldriveisalwaysengaged.
All-wheeldrivemeansthatallfourroad
wheelsaredrivenatthesametime.Poweris
automaticallydistributedbetweenfrontand
rearwheels.Anelectronicallycontrolled
clutchsystemdistributesthepowertothe
pairofwheelsthatgripsbest.Thisprovides
thebesttractionandpreventswheelspin.
Undernormaldrivingconditions,themajority
ofpoweristransmittedtothefrontwheels.
All-wheeldriveimprovesdrivingsafetyinrain,
snowandicyconditions.
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122 StartinganddrivingBrakesystemBrakeservoIfthecarisrollingorisbeingtowedwiththe
engineturnedoff,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedaboutfivetimesharderthanwhen
theengineisrunning.Ifthebrakepedalis
pressedwhentheengineisstarted,youwill
feelthepedaldrop.Thisisnormalanddueto
thebrakeservobecomingactive.Thismaybe
morenoticeableifthecarhasemergency
brakeassistance(EBA).
NOTE!Ifbrakingwiththeengineswitched
off,pressthebrakepedalsharplyonce,not
repeatedly.Brakecircuits
Thissymbollightsifabrakecircuitis
notworking.
Ifafaultshouldoccurinoneofthe
circuits,itisstillpossibletobrakethecar.The
brakepedalwilltravelfurtherandmayfeel
softerthannormal.Harderpressureonthe
pedalisneededtoproducethenormal
brakingeffect.Dampnesscanaffectbraking
characteristics
Brakecomponentsbecomewetwhenthecar
isdriveninheavyrain,throughpoolsofwater
orwhenthecariswashed.Thismayalter
brakepadfrictioncharacteristicssothat
thereisadelaybeforebrakingeffectis
noticed.
Pressthebrakepedallightlyfromtimetotime
ifdrivingforlongstretchesinrainorslushy
snow,aswellasaftersettingoffinverydamp
orcoldweather.Thiswarmsupthebraking
surfacesanddriesoffanywater.Itisalso
recommendedtodothisbeforeparkingthe
carforalongperiodinsuchweathercondi-
tions.
IfthebrakesareusedheavilyWhendrivingintheAlpsorotherroadswith
similarcharacteristics,thecar’sbrakesare
heavilyloadedevenifthebrakepedalisnot
beingdepressedespeciallyhard.
Becausespeedisoftenlow,thebrakesare
notcooledaseffectivelyaswhendrivingon
flatroadsathigherspeed.
Soasnottooverloadthebrakes,shiftdown
whendrivingdownhillinsteadofusingthe
footbrake.Usethesamegeardriving
downhillasyouwouldusedrivinguphill.Thisusingenginebrakingmoreefficientlyand
requiresthefootbrakeforonlybriefperiods.
Bearinmindthatdrivingwithatrailerputsan
additionalloadonthecar’sbrakes.
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
Theanti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
preventsthewheelsfromlockingup
underbraking.
Thismeanstheabilitytosteeris
maintainedanditiseasiertoswervetoavoid
ahazard,forexample.
Aftertheenginehasbeenstarted,theABS
willperformabriefself-testataspeedof
about20km/h.Thiscanbefeltandheardas
pulsesinthebrakepedal.
TogetthemostoutoftheABS:
Pressbrakepedalwithfullforce.Pulses
willbefelt.
Steerthecarinthedirectionoftravel.Do
notreleasethepressureonthepedal.
PracticebrakingwiththeABSsystemina
traffic-freeareaandindifferentweather
conditions.
TheABSsymbollightsup:forabout
twosecondswhenthecarisstartedifthe
ABSisdisengagedduetoafault.
WARNING!
Thebrakeservoonlyworkswhenthe
engineisrunning.
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123 Startinganddriving
BrakesystemElectronicbrakeforcedistribution
system–EBD
TheElectronicBrakeforceDistribution
system(EBD)isanintegratedpartofthe
ABSsystem.TheEBDsystemcontrolsthe
brakeforcetotherearwheelssothatthe
bestpossiblebrakingforceisalways
available.Pulseswillbeheardandfelt
throughthebrakepedalwhenthesystem
regulatesbrakeforce.Emergencybrakeassistance–EBA
(Emergencybrakeassistance)Incaseof
suddenbraking,full-strengthbrakingis
providedinstantaneously.TheEBAfunction
senseswhenheavybrakingisunderwayby
registeringhowquicklythebrakepedalis
depressed.Continuebrakingwithouteasing
offonthebrakepedal.Thefunctionis
suspendedwhenthepressureonthebrake
pedaleases.Thisfunctionisalwaysactive
andcannotbedisengaged.
WARNING!
IftheBRAKEandABSwarningsymbols
arelitatthesametime,afaultmayhave
occurredinthebrakesystem.Ifthelevelin
thebrakefluidreservoirisnormal,drive
carefullytothenearestauthorisedVolvo
workshoptohavethebrakesystem
checked.
IfthebrakefluidisundertheMINlevelin
thebrakefluidreservoir,donotdrive
furtherbeforetoppingupthebrakefluid.
Thereasonforthelossofbrakefluidmust
beinvestigated.
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124 StartinganddrivingStabilitysystemWhenthestabilitysystemisinaction,itmay
seemlikethecardoesnotrespondnormally
toacceleration.Thisisbecausethesystem
detectstheamountoffrictionontheroad
surfaceandallowsthedifferentstability
systemfunctionstooperate.
ThecariseitherequippedwithSTC(Stability
andTractionControl)-Stabilityandtraction
controlsystemorDSTC(DynamicStability
andTractionControl)-Dynamicstabilityand
tractioncontrolsystem.
TractionControl–(TC)
TheTractionControlfunctiontransfers
powerfromthespinningdrivewheeltothe
drivewheelwhichhasgripbybrakingthe
spinningdrivewheel.Toincreaseforward
tractioninthissituation,itmaybenecessary
todepresstheacceleratormorethanusual.A
pulsingsoundisheardwhenTractionControl
isworking.Thisiscompletelynormal.TheTC
functionismostactiveatlowspeeds.It
cannotbedeactivated.SpinControl(SC)
TheStabilityControlfunctionpreventsthe
drivewheelsfromslippingduringacceler-
ation.Thisimprovesroadsafetyonslippery
surfaces.Undercertainconditions,suchas
whendrivingwithsnowchainsorindeep
snoworsand,itmaybebeneficialto
deactivatetheSCfunctiontoincrease
traction.ThisisdonewiththeSTC/DSTC
button.
ActiveYawControl(AYC)
TheActiveYawControlfunctionautomati-
callybrakesoneormorewheelstostabilise
thecarintheeventofaskid.Ifthebrake
pedalweretobedepressedinthissituation,
itwouldfeelmorerigidthanusualanda
pulsingsoundwouldbeheard.
TheAYCfunctionisalwaysactiveandcannot
bedeactivated. Function/
systemSTCDSTC
1
1.Optiononcertainmarkets.TCXX
SCXX
AYCX
WARNING!
SuppressingtheSTCorDSTCsystem
mayalterthedrivingcharacteristicsofthe
car.Alwaystakecarewhencorneringand
drivinginslipperyconditions.
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125 Startinganddriving
Parkingassistance(option)ParkingassistancefrontandrearGeneralParkingassistanceisusedasanaidto
parking.Asignalindicatesthedistancetoa
detectedobject.
Thefrequencyofthesignalincreasesasyou
comeclosertoanobject
1infrontofor
behindthecar.
Thetonebecomesconstantatadistanceof
about30cm.Ifthereareobjectswithinthis
distancebothbehindandinfront
1ofthecar,
thesignalalternatesbetweenfrontandrear
speakers.Ifthevolumeofanothersoundsourcefrom
theaudiosystemishigh,thisisautomatically
lowered.
Thesystemisalwaysactivatedwhenthecar
isstarted.
Frontparkingassistance
Themeasurementareastraightinfrontofthe
carisapprox.0.8m.ThetextmessagePARK
ASSISTACTIVEappearsintheaudiodisplay
whenthesensorsreacttoanobstacleinfront
ofthecar.
Frontparkingassistancecannotbe
combinedwithextralightsbecausethe
sensorsareaffectedbytheextralights.
Rearparkingassistance
Themeasurementareastraightbehindthe
carisapprox.1.5m.ThetextmessagePARK
ASSISTACTIVEappearsintheaudiodisplay
whenreversegearisengaged.
Thesystemmustbedeactivatedwhen
drivingwithatrailer,bikecarrieronthetowbarorthelikeastheywouldtriggerthe
sensors.
Rearparkingassistanceisdeactivated
automaticallywhentowingatrailerifaVolvo
genuinetrailercableisused.
1.Providedthattheparkingassistance
ismountedbothfrontandrear.
WARNING!
Parkingassistancedoesnotrelinquishthe
driver’sownresponsibilityduringparking.
Thesensorshaveblindspotswhere
objectscannotbedetected.Beawareof
childrenandanimalsnearthecar.
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126 StartinganddrivingParkingassistance(option)Deactivatingandreactivatingthe
parkingassistanceParkingassistancecanbedeactivatedwith
thebuttonintheswitchpanel.TheLEDinthe
switchgoesout.Parkingassistanceisreacti-
vatedwhentheswitchisturnedonandthe
LEDilluminates.
Frontparkingassistance
Thefrontparkingassistanceisactiveat
speedsofbelow15km/h,evenduring
reversing.Thesignalcomesfromthefront
loudspeakers.Rearparkingassistance
Rearparkingassistanceisactivatedwhen
reversegearisengaged.Thesignalcomes
fromtherearspeakers.
Faultindicator
Theinformationsymbolcomes
onandstayslit
PARKASSISTSERVICE
REQUIREDisshownintheinfor-
mationdisplayinthecentreofthecombined
instrumentpaneltogetherwiththesymbol.
ParkingassistancesensorsCleaningthesensorsThesensorsmustbecleanedregularlyto
ensurethattheyworkproperly.Cleanthem
withwaterandcarshampoo.
Thesensorscanreactifcoveredbyiceand
snow.IMPORTANT!Incertainconditionstheparking
assistancesystemmayproduceincorrect
warningsignalsthatarecausedby
externalsoundsourcesthatemitthe
sameultrasonicfrequenciesthatthe
systemworkswith.Examplesofsuch
sourcesincludehorns,wettyreson
asphalt,pneumaticbrakesandmotor-
cycleexhaustpipes.Thisdoesnot
indicateanyfaultinthesystem.
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127 Startinganddriving
TowingandrecoveryDonotbumpstarttheengineIfyoubumpstartacarwithmanualgearbox,
thecatalyticconvertermaybedamaged.
Carswithautomaticgearboxcannotbebump
started.Useaboosterbatteryifthebatteryis
flat.IfthecarmustbetowedUnlockthesteeringwheellocksothatthe
carcanbesteered.
Keepinmindthehighestlegallypermis-
siblespeed.
Bearinmindthatthebrakeandpower
steeringservosdonotfunctionwhenthe
engineisoff.Approx.fivetimesmore
pressuremustbeexertedonthebrake
pedalandsteeringrequiresmuchmore
forcethanusual.
Drivegently.Keepthetowlinetautto
avoidunnecessaryjerking.
Forautomaticgearboxes
ThegearselectorshouldbeinpositionN.
Themaximumpermissiblespeedwhen
towingacarwithautomaticgearboxis
80km/h.
Onlytowwiththecarfacingforward.
Theenginecannotbebumpstarted.
"Jumpstarting",seepage129.
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128 StartinganddrivingTowingandrecoveryTowingeyeThetowingeyeisinthetoolkitinthecargo
compartment.Youmustscrewthetowing
eyeintoplacebeforetowing.Thesocketand
coverforthetowingeyeareontheright-hand
sideofeachbumper.
Removethecoverasfollows:
A.Releasethebottomedgeofthecover
withacoin.
B.Screwthetowingeyesecurelyinto
placeuptotheflange(C).Youcanuse
awheelbrace.
Afteruse,unscrewthetowingeyeandrefit
thecover.Thetowingeyemayonlybeusedfortowing
onroads,notforrecoveryafterdrivingintoa
ditchorthelike.Professionalhelpshouldbe
calledforrecovery.
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129 Startinganddriving
StartassistanceStartingwithaboosterbatteryIfforsomereasonthebatteryinyourcaris
discharged,youcan"borrow"currentfroma
sparebatteryoranothercar’sbatterytostart
theengine.Alwayscheckthattheclampsare
securesothattherearenosparksduringthe
startattempt.
Toavoidtheriskofexplosion,werecommend
youdoexactlyasfollows.
–Turntheignitionkeytoposition0.
–Ensurethattheboosterbatteryhas
12voltcurrent.
–Iftheboosterbatteryisinanothercar,
stoptheengineofthatcarandmakesure
thecarsarenottouching.
–Connecttheredcabletothepositive
terminal(1+)oftheboosterbatteryandtheredconnectioninyourcar’sengine
compartment(2+).
Connecttheclamptothecontactpoint
underasmallblackcoverwhichhasa
plussignonit.Thecoverisintegrated
withthefuseboxcover.
–Connectoneclampoftheblackcableto
thenegativeterminalofthebooster
battery(3–).
–Connecttheotherclampoftheblack
cabletotheliftingeyeonyourcar’s
engine(4–).
–Starttheengineofthe"donorcar".Let
theenginerunafewminutesataspeed
slightlyhigherthanidle1500rpm.
–Starttheengineofthecarwiththeflat
battery.
–Removetheclampsinreverseorder.NOTE!Donotremovetheclampsduringthe
startattempt;riskofsparkbuild-up.
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WARNING!
Thebatterycangenerateoxyhydrogen
gas,whichishighlyexplosive.Onespark,
whichcanbegeneratedifyouconnectthe
jumpleadsincorrectly,issufficientto
makethebatteryexplode.
Thebatterycontainssulphuricacid,which
cancauseseriousburns.Iftheacid
comesintocontactwitheyes,skinor
clothing,flushwithlargequantitiesof
water.Ifacidsplashesintotheeyes,seek
medicalattentionimmediately.
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