VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

160 WheelsandtyresEmergencypuncturerepair
originalpositionandsecurethecatch(6).
Keeptheemergencyrepairkitinasafe
placeinthecar.
–Immediatelydriveabout3km,ata
maximumspeedof80km/h,toallowthe
sealingfluidtosealthetyrewell.
–Checkthetyrepressureagain:
NOTE!Donotraisetheorange-coloured
part(7)whenonlythecompressoristobe
usedforinflation.–Connecttheairhose(4)totheairvalve
onthetyre.
–Connectthelead(5)tothe12Vpower
point.Readthepressureonthe
compressor.Ifthetyrepressureisbelow
1.3bar,thetyrehasnotbeensufficiently
wellsealed.Thejourneyshouldnotbe
continuedunderthesecircumstances.
Contactatyrecentre.
–Ifthetyrepressureishigherthan1.3bar,
thetyreshouldbepumpeduptothe
pressurestatedonthetyrepressure
label,seepage151foritslocation.
Releasepressurewiththereduction
valve(8)ifthetyrepressureistoohigh.
–Turnoffthecompressor,theswitch(2)
shouldbeinposition0.Detachtheair
hoseandunplugthelead.Replacethe
valve’sdustcap.
–Putthelead(5)andairhose(4)intothe
sidecompartment(3).
–Putthepuncturerepairkitbackunderthe
floorinthecargoarea.
Thecompressorshouldnotrunformorethan
tenminutesatatime.Letitcoolafterwardsas
thereisariskofoverheating.
NOTE!Thecanisterwithsealantandhose
shouldbereplacedafteruse.
WARNING!
Neverstandnexttothetyrewhenthe
compressorisrunning.Beparticularly
observantofthetyrewalls.Ifcracks,irreg-
ularitiesorotherdamageappears,turnoff
thecompressorimmediately.Underthese
circumstancesyourjourneyshouldnot
continue.Contactanauthorisedtyre
centre.
WARNING!
Youshouldnotdrivefasterthan80km/h
aftertheemergencytyrerepairkithas
beenused.Thetemporarilysealedtyre
mustbechangedassoonaspossible
(maximumdrivingdistance:200km).
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161 Wheelsandtyres
EmergencypuncturerepairChangingthesealingfluid
canisterThecanisterofsealingfluidshouldbe
changedbeforethebest-beforedatehas
expired,seedatelabel(1),orafterthetyre
hasbeensealed.Afteruse,thecanister(6)
withholder(8)andairhose(10)shouldbe
changed.Beforethebest-beforedatehasexpired
–Undothetwoscrews(2)ontheorange-
colouredcase(3).
–Removethespeedlabel(4)anddate
label(1),andopenthesafetycatch(5).
Loosenthecase(3)andtakeitoff.
–Unscrewandremovethecanister(6).
–Checkthattheseal(7)onthenew
canisterisnotdamaged.Screwthe
canisterintoplace.–Refitthecase(3).Checkthatthecaseis
correctlyfitted.Screwitonwiththe
screws(2).
–Affixthespeedlabel(4)andnewdate
label(1)tothetyrerepairkit.
Treattheremovedcanisterashazardous
waste.
Changingthecanisterandhoseafter
use
–Undothetwoscrews(2)ontheorange-
colouredcase(3).
–Removethespeedlabel(4)anddate
label(1),andopenthesafetycatch(5).
Loosenthecase(3)andtakeitoff.IMPORTANT!Readthesafetyinstructionsonthe
bottomofthecanister.
WARNING!
Ensurethecompressorisnotconnected
tothe12Vsocketwhenthecanisteris
changed.
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162 WheelsandtyresEmergencypuncturerepair–Pushdownthebutton(8)whileturning
thecanister(6)andtheholder(9)
clockwise.Removethem.
–Pullouttheairhose(10).
–Wipeoffremainingsealingfluidwitharag
orscrapeitawayifitishasalreadydried.
–Fitanewairhose(10).Checkthatitis
fittedcorrectly.
–Checkthattheseal(7)onthenew
canisterisnotdamaged.Screwthe
holder(9)ontothecanister(6)andturnit
anticlockwiseuntilaclickisheard.
–Refitthecase(3).Checkthatthecaseis
correctlyfitted.Screwitonwiththe
screws(2).
–Affixthespeedlabel(4)andnewdate
label(1)tothetyrerepairkit.
Theemptycanisterandairhosecanbe
treatedasnormalwaste.
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Carcare
Cleaning164
Touchinguppaintwork166
Rustproofing168
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164 CarcareCleaningWashingthecarWashthecarassoonasitbecomesdirty.
Usecarshampoo.Dirtandroadsaltcanlead
tocorrosion.
Donotparkthecarindirectsunshine.
Washingacarwithhotpaintworkcan
causepermanentpaintworkdamage.
Washthecarinacarwashwithwaste
waterseparator.
Thoroughlyrinsedirtofftheunderbodyof
thecar.
Rinsetheentirecartoremoveloosedirt.
Whenusingapressurewasher:Make
surethatthenozzleofthepressure
washerisnotcloserthan30cmtothe
bodywork.Donotspraydirectlyatthe
locks.
Washusingasponge,carshampooand
plentyoflukewarmwater.
Ifthedirtisdifficulttodislodge,washthe
carusingacolddegreasingagent.
Drythecarusingaclean,softchamoisor
awaterscraper.
Cleanthewiperbladeswithalukewarm
soapsolutionorcarshampoo.Removingbirddroppings
Washbirddroppingsoffthepaintworkas
soonaspossible.Birddroppingscontain
chemicalsthataffectanddiscolourpaintwork
veryquickly.Thisdiscolourationcanonlybe
removedbyaspecialist.
Automaticcarwashes
Anautomaticcarwashisasimpleandquick
wayofwashingthecar.Bearinmind,
however,thatanautomaticcarwashcan
neverreplaceaproperhandwashing–the
brushesofacarwashcannotreach
everywhere.Pressthebrakepedallightlyfromtimetotime
ifdrivingforlongperiodsinrainorslush.This
heatsanddriesthebrakepads.Youshould
alsodothiswhenyoubegindrivingin
extremelydamporcoldweather.
Exteriorplasticparts
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedforcleaning
exteriorplasticparts.Neverusestrongstain
removers.
WARNING!
Alwayshavetheenginecleanedbya
workshop.Thereisariskoffireifthe
engineishot.IMPORTANT!Washingbyhandisgentlertothe
paintworkthananautomaticcarwash.
Thepaintworkisalsomoresensitive
whenitisnew.Forthisreason,
handwashingisrecommendedduringthe
firstfewmonthswithanewcar.
WARNING!
Alwaystestthebrakesafterwashingthe
cartoensurethatmoistureandcorrosion
donotattackthebrakepadsandreduce
brakingperformance.
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165 Carcare
CleaningCleaningtheinteriorTreatingspotsonfabricupholstery
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedforcleaningthe
fabricupholstery.Otherchemicalscanimpair
thefireretardantqualitiesoftheupholstery.
Treatingspotsonleatherupholstery
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedwhencleaning
leatherupholstery.Treattheleatheruphol-
steryonceortwiceayearusingVolvo’s
leathercarekit.Neverusestrongsolvents.
Suchproductsmaydamagefabric,vinyland
leatherupholstery.
Treatingspotsoninteriorplasticparts
andsurfaces
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedforcleaninginterior
plasticpartsandsurfaces.Donotscrapeor
rubspots.Neverusestrongstainremovers.CleaningseatbeltsUsewaterandasyntheticdetergent.A
specialtextilecleaningagentisavailablefromyouVolvodealer.Makesuretheseatbeltis
drybeforeallowingittoretract.
PolishingandwaxingPolishandwaxthecarwhenyoufeelthe
paintworkismatteandwhenyouwishtogive
thepaintworkextraprotection,suchas
beforewinter.
Thecardoesnotusuallyneedpolishinguntil
afteroneyear.Itcanbewaxedearlier.
Washanddrythecarthoroughlybeforeyou
beginpolishingand/orwaxing.Cleanoff
asphaltandtarstainswithwhitespirit.More
stubbornmarkscanberemovedwithfine
rubbingpastedesignedforpaintwork.Polish
firstwithapolishandthenwaxwithliquidor
solidwax.Carefullyfollowtheinstructionson
thepackage.Manypreparationscontainboth
polishandwax.
Donotpolishorwaxsurfaceswarmerthan
45°C.Cleaningdoormirrorsandfront
doorwindowswithwater-
repellentcoating(option)Neveruseproductssuchascarwax,
degreaserorthelikeonmirror/glass
surfacesasthiscouldruintheirwater-
repellingproperties.Takecarewhencleaningsoasnotto
damagetheglasssurface.
Toavoiddamagingglasssurfaceswhen
removingice,onlyuseplasticicescrapers.
Thereisnaturalwearofthewater-repellent
coating.
NOTE!Treatmentwithaspecialfinishing
agentavailablefromVolvodealersisrecom-
mendedinordertomaintainthewater-
repellentproperties.Thisshouldbeusedfirst
afterthreeyearsandtheneachyear.
IMPORTANT!SharpobjectsandVelcromaydamage
thefabricupholstery.
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166 CarcareTouchinguppaintworkPaintworkPaintisanimportantpartofthecar’s
rustproofingandshouldthereforebe
checkedregularly.Repairpaintworkdamage
immediatelysothatitdoesnotstarttorust.
Themostcommontypesofpaintwork
damagethatyoucanrepairyourselfare:
minorstonechipsandscratches
damagetowingedgesanddoor
Whenrepairingpaintwork,thecarshouldbe
cleananddrywithatemperatureabove
15°C.ColourcodeMakesureyouhavetherightcolour.The
colourcodenumberisonthedataplateinthe
enginecompartment.
Variant1Variant2
OnlyChina
Removeanypaintresiduewithtape.Maskif
necessary.MinorstonechipsandscratchesMaterial:
Primerinacan
Paintinacanoratouch-uppen
Brush
Maskingtape
Ifthestonechiphasnotgonedownto
thebaremetalandanunpaintedcolour
coatremains,youcanaddpaintimmedi-
atelyafterremovingdirt.1
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167 Carcare
TouchinguppaintworkDoasfollowsifthestonechipwent
downtothebaremetal:
Fastenapieceofmaskingtapeoverthe
damagedsurface.Thenremovethetape,
removinganypaintresidue(illustration1).
Stirtheprimerthoroughlyandapplyusing
afinebrushormatchstick(illustration2).
Whentheprimerisdry,applythesurface
coatwithabrush.
Makesurethepaintiswellstirredand
applyseveralthincoats;allowingittodry
betweencoats.
Theprocedureisthesameforscratches,
butmaskingtapecanbeusedtoprotect
undamagedpaintwork(illustration3).
Waitadayorsoandthenfinishtherepair
bypolishing.Useasoftragandapply
lappingpastesparingly.
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168 CarcareRustproofingRustproofing–checkandrepairYourcarreceivedathoroughandcomplete
rustproofingatthefactory.Partsofthebody
aremadeofgalvanisedsheetmetal.The
underbodyisprotectedbyawear-resistant
anti-corrosioncompound.Members,cavities
andenclosedsectionsaresprayedwitha
thin,penetratingrustinhibitor.
Thecar’srustproofingismaintainedbydoing
thefollowing:
Keepthecarclean!Hosedownthe
underbody.Whenhighpressurewashing,
holdthenozzleatleast30cmfrom
paintedsurfaces!
Checkandrepairtherustproofing
regularly.
Thecar’srustproofingdoesnotnormally
requiretreatmentforapproximately8years.
Afterthattime,itshouldbetreatedatthree
yearintervals.Ifyourcarrequirestreatment,
consultyourVolvoworkshop.RepairIfyouwanttorepairtherustproofingyourself,
makesuretheareaiscleananddry.Hose
down,washanddrythecarthoroughly.Use
arustproofingagentinaspraycanorone
thatisintendedforbrushapplication.Therearetwodifferenttypesofrustproofing
agents:
thin(colourless),forvisibleareas
thick,forareaspronetowearonthe
underbody
Possiblerepairareaswiththeseagents:
Visibleweldsandsheetmetaljoints;thin
fluid
Underbody;thickfluid
Doorhinges;thinfluid
Bonnethingesandcatch-thinfluid.
Onceyouhavefinishedtreatment,excess
rustproofingcanbewipedoffwitharag
dippedinarecommendedcleaningagent.
Partsoftheengineandsuspensionstrut
mountingsintheenginecompartmentare
treatedatthefactorywithawax-based,
colourlessrustproofing.Thiswithstands
normaldetergentswithoutdissolvingand
losingitsrustproofingability.
Ifyouwashtheengineusingaromatic
solvents,suchasturpentineorwhitespirit
(especiallythosethatdonotcontainemulsi-
fiers),theprotectivewaxshouldberenewed
afterwashing.YourVolvodealerhandles
suchwaxes.
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Maintenanceandservice
Volvoservice170
Self-maintenance171
Bonnetandenginecompartment172
Diesel173
Oilsandfluids174
Wiperblades178
Battery179
Replacingbulbs182
Fuses190
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