VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

140 StartinganddrivingAdjustingheadlamppatternA.Headlamppatternforleft-handtraffic
B.Right-handtrafficCorrectlightpatternforleftor
right-handtrafficSoasnottodazzleoncomingdrivers,the
headlampbeampatterncanbealteredby
maskingtheheadlamps.Thequalityofthe
beampatternmaynotbeasgood.HeadlampmaskingCopythetemplatesfoundonpage142.
Transferthepatterntoaself-adhesive,water-
proofmaterialsuchasopaquetapeorsimilar.
Themaskispositionedusingthedot(5)in
theheadlamplensasareferencepoint,
whichshouldalignwiththereddotonthe
respectivetemplate.Thelongredlineontheillustrationscorrespondstothelineinthe
headlamplensthatthetemplateshouldbe
matchedto.
Aftercopyingthetemplates,checkthe
measurementssothatthereference
measurementscoverenoughofthebeam
pattern.
ThetemplatesareforbothLHDandRHD
variantsandarepositionedasillustrated.
TheupperillustrationisforLHDcars.The
lowerillustrationisforRHDcars.
HalogenheadlampsCopytemplates1and2.Checkthemeasure-
mentstoensuretheyarecorrect.Transferthe
templatetoaself-adhesive,waterproof
materialandcutitout.
Positioneachtemplatesothatthearrows
pointtowardsthecentreandthedotonthe
templatematchesthedotontheheadlamp
lens.
Referencemeasurements:
Template1and2.)Thelongsidesofthe
templatesshouldbeapprox.82mm.Bi-XenonheadlampsCopytemplates3and4.Checkthemeasure-
mentstoensuretheyarecorrect.Transferthe
templatetoaself-adhesive,waterproof
materialandcutitout.Positioneachtemplatesothatthearrows
pointtowardsthecentreandthedotonthe
templatematchesthedotontheheadlamp
lens.Thetemplatemarking> alignedwiththelineontheheadlamplens.
Referencemeasurements:
Template3.)Thelinebetweenthe><
markingsonthetemplatesshouldbe
approx.140mm.
Template4.)Thelinebetweenthe><
markingsonthetemplatesshouldbe
approx.112mm.
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AdjustingheadlamppatternFittingthemasktotheheadlamps.TheupperillustrationisforLHDvariantsandthelowerillustrationisforRHDvariants.Templates1and2
areforhalogenheadlamps,3and4areforBi-Xenonheadlamps.
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143 Startinganddriving
BLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–option1.BLIScamera2.Indicatorlamp3.BLIS
symbolBLISBLISisaninformationsystemwhich
indicateswhetherthereisanothervehicle
movinginthesamedirectionintheso-called
"blindspot".
"Blindspots"coveredbyBLIS
DistanceA=approx.9.5m
DistanceB=approx.3mThesystemisdesignedtoworkmosteffec-
tivelywhendrivingindensetrafficonmulti-
lanehighways.
BLISisbasedondigitalcameratechnology.
Thecameras(1)arefittedunderthedoor
mirrors.
Whenacamerahasdetectedavehicleinside
theblindspotzonethenanindicatorlampis
litinthedoorpanel(2).Thelightcomeson
withaconstantglowtodrawthedriver’s
attentiontoavehicleintheblindspot.NOTE!Thelampcomesononthesideofthe
carwherethesystemhasdetectedthe
vehicle.Ifthecarisovertakenonbothsides
atthesametimethenbothlampscomeon.
BLISalsohasanintegratedfunctionwhich
warnsthedriverifafaultshouldariseinthe
system.If,forexample,thesystem’scameras
areobscuredthentheBLISindicatorlamp
flashesandamessageisshowninthe
dashboarddisplay(seethetableon
page145).Insuchcases,checkandclean
thelenses.Ifnecessary,thesystemcanbe
switchedofftemporarilybypressingtheBLIS
button(seepage145).
WhenBLISoperates
Thesystemoperateswhenthecarisdrivenat
aspeedabove10km/h.
Whenyouovertakeanothervehicle:Thesystemreactsifyouovertakeanother
vehicleataspeedofupto10km/h
fasterthantheothervehicle.Whenyouareovertakenbyanother
vehicle:Thesystemreactsifyouareovertakenby
avehicletravellingupto70km/hfaster
thanyouaretravelling.
WARNING!
Thesystemisasupplementto,andnota
replacementfor,theexistingrearview
mirrors.Itcanneverreplacethe
awarenessandresponsibilityofthedriver.
Theresponsibilityforchanginglanes
safelyrestswiththedriver.
AB
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144 StartinganddrivingBLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–optionSystemfunctionindaylightand
darknessDaylightIndaylightthesystemreactstotheshapeof
thesurroundingvehicles.Thesystemis
designedtodetectmotorvehiclessuchas
cars,trucks,busesandmotorcycles.DarknessIndarknessthesystemreactstothe
headlampsofsurroundingvehicles.Ifits
headlampsarenotswitchedonthenthe
systemdoesnotdetectthevehicle.This
meansforexamplethatthesystemdoesnot
reacttoatrailerwithoutheadlampswhichis
towedbehindacarortruck.Cleaning
InordertoworkmosteffectivelytheBLIS
cameralensesmustbeclean.Thelensescan
becleanedwithasoftclothordampsponge.
Cleanthelensescarefullysothattheyarenot
scratched.
WARNING!
BLISdoesnotworkinsharpbends.
BLISdoesnotworkwhenthecaris
reversing.
Awidetrailercoupledtothecarcan
concealothervehiclesinadjacentlanes.
Itcanpreventthevehicleinthescreened
areafrombeingdetectedbyBLIS.
WARNING!
Thesystemdoesnotreacttobicycles
ormopeds.
TheBLIScamerascanbedisruptedby
intensivelightorwhendrivinginthedark
whentherearenolightsources(e.g.
streetlightingorothervehicles).The
systemmaytheninterpretthelackoflight
asifthecamerashavebeenblocked.
Inbothcasesamessageisshowninthe
dashboarddisplay.
Whendrivinginsuchconditionsthe
systemcanbetemporarilyswitchedoff
(seetheinformationonthenextpage).
Whenthetextmessagehasfadedthe
systemreturnstofullfunctionality.
TheBLIScamerashavethesame
limitationsasthehumaneye,i.e.they
"see"worseinheavysnowfallorthickfog
forexample.
WARNING!
Thelensesareelectricallyheatedto
melticeorsnow.Ifnecessary,brush
snowawayfromthelenses.
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BLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–optionSwitchingoffandreactivatingBLIS
BLISisactivatedautomaticallyeachtime
theignitionisswitchedon.Theindicator
lampsinthedoorpanelsflashthreetimes
whentheignitionisswitchedon.
Thesystemcanbeswitchedoffby
pressingtheBLISbuttonintheswitch
panelinthecentreconsole(seeillus-
trationabove).TheLEDinthebutton
goesoutwhenthesystemisswitchedoff
andatextmessageisshowninthe
displayinthedashboard.
BLIScanbereactivatedbypressingthe
button.AnLEDinthebuttonthencomes
on,anewtextmessageisshowninthe
displayandtheindicatorlampsinthedoorpanelsflashthreetimes.Pressthe
READbutton,seepage47,toclearthe
textmessage.
Themessagesaboveareonlyshownifthe
ignitionkeyisinpositionII(oriftheengineis
running)andBLISisactive(i.e.ifthedriver
hasnotswitchedoffthesystem).
BLISsystemmessages
System
statusTextinthedisplay
BLISnot
functioningBLIND-SPOTSYST
SERVICEREQUIRED
Right-hand
camera
blockedBLIND-SPOTSYSTR
CAMERABLOCKED
Left-hand
camera
blockedBLIND-SPOTSYSTL
CAMERABLOCKED
Bothcameras
blockedBLIND-SPOTSYST
CAMERASBLOCKED
BLISsystem
offBLIND-SPOTINFO
SYSTEMOFF
BLISsystem
onBLIND-SPOTINFO
SYSTEMON
BLISfunction
reducedBLISFUNCTION
REDUCED
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147
Wheelsandtyres
General148
Tyrepressure151
Warningtriangleandsparewheel152
Changingwheels154
Emergencypuncturerepair157
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148 WheelsandtyresGeneralDrivingcharacteristicsandtyresThetyresgreatlyaffectthecar’sdriving
characteristics.Thetypeoftyre,dimensions,
tyrepressureandspeedratingareimportant
forhowthecarperforms.
Whenchangingtyres,ensurethattyresofthe
sametypeanddimensions,andpreferably
alsothesamemake,arefittedtoallfour
wheels.Followtherecommendedtyre
pressuresspecifiedonthetyrepressure
label,seepage151.
Designationofdimensions
Thedimensionsarestatedonallcartyres.
Example:
225/70R16102H.SpeedratingsThecarisapprovedasawhole,whichmeans
thatdimensionsandspeedratingsmustnot
differfromthosespecifiedonthevehicle’s
registrationdocument.Theonlyexceptiontotheseconditionsiswintertyres(boththose
withstudsandthosewithout).Ifsuchatyreis
chosen,thecarmustnotbedrivenfasterthan
thespeedratingofthetyre(forexample,
classQcanbedrivenatamaximumof
160km/h).
Rememberthattrafficregulationsdetermine
howfastacarcanbedriven,notthespeed
classofthetyres.
Note!Maximumpermittedspeedsindicated.
Newtyres
Tyresareperishable.Aftera
fewyearstheybeginto
hardenatthesametimeas
thefrictioncapacity/charac-
teristicsgraduallydeteri-
orate.Thereforeaimtoget
asfreshtyresaspossiblewhenyoureplace
them.Thisisespeciallyimportantwithregard
towintertyres.Theweekandyearof
manufacture,thetyre’sDOTmarking
(DepartmentofTransportation),arestated
withfourdigits,forexample1502.Thetyreintheillustrationwasmanufacturedinweek15
of2002.
Tyreage
Alltyresolderthansixyearsshouldbe
checkedbyanexperteveniftheyseem
undamaged.Thereasonforthisisthattyres
ageanddecompose,eveniftheyarehardly
everorneverused.Thefunctioncan
thereforebeaffectedduetothetyre’s
constituentmaterialsbeingbrokendown,
anditshouldthennotbeused.
Thisalsoappliestosparetyres,wintertyres
andtyressavedforfutureuse.
Examplesofexternalsignswhichindicate
thatthetyreisunsuitableforusearecracks
ordiscolouration.
Theageofthetyrecanbedeterminedbythe
DOTmarking,seeillustrationabove. 225Sectionwidth(mm)
70Ratiobetweensectionheightand
width(%)
RRadialply
16Rimdiameterininches(")
102Tyreloadindex(inthiscase615kg)
HSpeedrating(inthiscase
210km/h).Q160km/h(usedonlyonwinter
tyres)
T190km/h
H210km/h
V240km/h
W270km/h
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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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