VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

130 StartinganddrivingDrivingwithatrailerTheloadcapacityisaffectedbyextraacces-
soriesmountedonthecar,suchasatowbar,
theloadonthetowball(75kgwithtrailer
hitched),loadcarriersandspacebox,aswell
asthepassengers’combinedweight.The
loadcapacityofthecarisreducedbythe
numberofpassengersandtheirweight.
Thecar’stowingbracketmustbeofan
approvedtype.
IfthetowingbracketisfittedbyVolvo,the
carisdeliveredwiththenecessary
equipmenttodrivewithatrailer.Ifretro-
fitting,checkwithyourVolvodealerto
ensurethatthecarisfullyequippedto
drivewithatrailer.
Distributetheloadonthetrailersothat
theweightonthetowingbracketfollows
thespecifiedmaximumtowballload.
Increasetyrepressuretocorrespondto
thepressureforfullload.Seethetyre
pressuretable!Cleanthetowingbracketregularlyand
greasethetowball
1andallmovingparts
topreventunnecessarywear.
Donotdrivewithaheavytrailerwhen
yourcarisbrandnew!Waituntilithas
goneatleast1000km.
Thebrakesareloadedmuchmorethan
usualonlongandsteepdownhillslopes.
Downshifttoalowergearandadjustyour
speed.
Ifthecarisdrivenwithaheavyloadina
hotclimate,theengineandgearboxmay
overheat.Thetemperaturegaugeinthe
combinedinstrumentpanelgoesintothe
redzonewhenthecaroverheats.Stop
andlettheengineidleafewminutes.
Ifthecaroverheats,theairconditioning
systemcanbetemporarilyswitchedoff.
Thegearboxreactswithabuilt-in
protectionfunctionifthecaroverheats.
Seethemessageinthedisplay!
Theengineisloadedmoreheavilythan
usualwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Forreasonsofsafety,youshouldnot
drivefasterthan80km/h,evenifthelaws
ofcertaincountriespermithigherspeeds.Themaximumpermissibletrailerweight
foratrailerwithoutbrakesis750kg.
SelectpositionP(automaticgearbox)or
engageagear(manualgearbox)when
parkingwithatrailerandalwaysapplythe
parkingbrake.Ifyouareparkingona
steepincline,placechocksbehindthe
wheels.
TrailerweightsSeepage237forpermittedtrailerweights.
NOTE!Thestatedmaximumpermittedtrailer
weightsarethosepermittedbyVolvo.
Nationalvehicleregulationscanfurtherlimit
trailerweightsandspeeds.Towbarscanbe
certifiedforhighertowingweightsthanthe
carcanactuallytow.
WARNING!
Thecar’sdrivingcharacteristicschange
dependingonhowheavilyitisloadedand
howtheloadisdistributed.
1.Doesnotapplytoballhitchwith
vibrationdamper.
WARNING!
Followthestatedrecommendationsfor
trailerweights.Otherwise,therigmaybe
difficulttocontrolduringevasive
manoeuvresandbraking.
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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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132 StartinganddrivingDrivingwithatrailerTowingbracket(option)NOTE!Checkthatthecarisequippedwith
transmissionoilcoolingifthetowingbracket
isretrofitted.
Fixedtowbar(A)
Alwaysremembertofastenthetrailer’ssafety
cabletotheattachment.Seetheillustration!
Detachabletowbar(B)
Alwaysfollowmountinginstructionscarefully.
Seedescriptiononpage134.
Alwaysremembertofastenthetrailer’ssafety
cabletotheattachment.Seetheillustration!
Alwaysremembertocleanandgreasethe
connectorpinregularly.
Userecommendedgrease8624203.
NOTE!Yourcarmayhaveatowingbracket
witha13pincontactthatyoumustconnect
toatrailerwitha7pincontact.Insucha
case,useaVolvoGenuineadaptercable.
Makesurethatthecabledoesnotdragon
theground.
A
B
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133 Startinganddriving
DrivingwithatrailerSpecificationsDistanceAabove:
Fixedtowbar:1124mm
Detachabletowbar:1124mm
Max.permissibleballpressure:90kgDistanceBabove:
Fixedtowbar:80mm
Detachabletowbar:80mm
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134 StartinganddrivingDetachabletowbar–mounting–Removetheconnectorpincover.–Insertthekeyintothedetachablepartand
turnitclockwisetotheunlockedposition.–Holdthetowballandturnthelever
clockwisetothelockedposition.
OPEN
OPEN
B
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135 Startinganddriving
Detachabletowbar–mounting–Pushthetowballtothelockedposition.
Donotholdthelever.
NOTE!Theleverchangespositionquickly.–Checkthatthesignalpin(B)ispushedin.–Turnthekeyanticlockwisetothelocked
positionandremoveitfromthelock.
PUSHTO
LOCK
REDPIN(B)
NOTVISIBLE
LOCKED
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136 StartinganddrivingDetachabletowbar–removing–Insertthekeyintothedetachablepartand
turnitclockwisetotheunlockedposition.–Turntheleverclockwisetothelocked
positionandgripthetowball.–Pullthetowballfromtheconnectorpin.
Donotholdthelever.
OPEN
OPEN
IMPORTANT!Thelockonthetowballcanonlybe
lockedwhentheredplasticpinisnot
visible.
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Detachabletowbar–removing–Turnthekeyanticlockwisetothelocked
positionandremoveitfromthelock.–Refittheconnectorpincoverasinthe
illustration.
LOCKED
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138 StartinganddrivingLoadingGeneralTheloadcapacityisaffectedbyextraacces-
soriesmountedonthecar,suchasatowbar,
theloadonthetowball(75kgwithtrailer
hitched),loadcarriersandspacebox,aswell
asthepassengers’combinedweight.The
loadcapacityofthecarisreducedbythe
numberofpassengersandtheirweight.
LoadontheroofLoadcarrierposition(accessory)
Makesuretheloadcarrierisplacedinthe
rightdirectionontheroofrails.Loadcarriers
canbepositionedanywherealongtheroof
rails.Whendrivingwithoutaload,thefront
loadcarriershouldbepositioned200mmin
frontofthecentrerailfootandtherearload
carriercentredbetweenthecentreandrear
railfoot(seeillustration)tominimisewind
noise.Thelongerloadcarriershouldbeinthe
front.Fittingloadcarriers
Makesurethattheloadcarriersitscorrectly
againsttheroofrail.Screwontheloadcarrier
usingitstorquewrench.Tightentothe
markingonthetorquewrench(corresponds
to6Nm).Seeillustration!
WARNING!
Thecar’sdrivingcharacteristicschange
dependingonhowheavilyitisloadedand
howtheloadisdistributed.
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139 Startinganddriving
LoadingLoadcarriercover
Usetheendofthetorquewrench(seeillus-
tration)ortheignitionkeytoloosenorsecure
thecover.Rotate¼turn.LoadcarriersToavoiddamagingyourcarandto
achievethebestlevelofsafetywhen
driving,werecommendthatyouonlyuse
loadcarriersthatVolvohasspecially
designedforyourcar.
Checkperiodicallythattheloadcarriers
andloadareproperlysecured.Lashthe
loadsecurelywithretainingstraps!Distributetheloadevenlyovertheload
carriers.Donotloadlopsidedly!Placethe
heaviestitemsatthebottom.
Rememberthatthecar’scentreofgravity
anddrivingcharacteristicschangeifyou
havealoadontheroof.
Keepinmindthatthecar’swind
resistanceandfuelconsumptionincrease
inproportiontothesizeoftheload.
Drivegently!Avoidquickaccelerations,
heavybrakingandtakingcurveshard.
WARNING!
Loadnomorethan100kgontheroof,
inclusiveoftheloadcarriersorspacebox.
Thecar’scentreofgravityanddriving
characteristicsarealteredbyroofloads.
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