instrument panel VOLVO XC90 2006 User Guide

58 InstrumentsandcontrolsParkingbrake,bonnet,electricsocket,etc.Parkingbrake,LHDcar.ParkingbrakeTheparkingbrakeislocatedtotheleftatfloor
heightandactsontherearwheelswhenitis
depressed.
Thewarningsymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelcomesonirrespectiveof
howhardtheparkingbrakeisdepressed.So
alwaysdepresstheparkingbraketotheend
position.Activatetheparkingbrake:
–Pressthefootbrakedownfirmly.
–Depresstheparkingbraketotheend
position(1).
–Releasethefootbrakeandmakesure
thatthecarisstationary.
–Movethegearselectorintoposition:
1formanualgearbox
Pforautomatictransmission.
Parkingonahill
Ifthecarisparkeduphill,turnthewheels
awayfromthekerb.
Ifthecarisparkeddownhill,turnthe
wheelstowardthekerb.
Releasetheparkingbrake:
–Pressthefootbrakedownfirmly.
–Pulloutthehandle(2).
Parkingbrake,RHDcar.
2
1
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61 Instrumentsandcontrols
PowerwindowsThepowerwindowsareoperatedusingthe
controlsinthedoorarmrests.Theignitionkey
mustbeturnedtopositionIorIIforthe
powerwindowstowork.Onceyoufinish
drivingandremovetheignitionkey,the
windowscanstillbeopenedorclosedas
longasneitherofthefrontdoorshasbeen
opened.
Openawindowbydepressingthefrontof
thecontrol,andcloseitbypullingupthefront
ofthecontrol.
Powerwindowsinthefront
doorsWindowscanbeopenedorclosedfromthe
frontseattwoways.
–Pressthecontrol(A)slightlydownorpull
itslightlyup.Thepowerwindowsgoup
ordownaslongastheswitchisactuated.
–Pressthecontrol(A)allthewaydownor
pullitallthewayup,andthenrelease.
Thewindowsthenopenorcloseautomat-
ically.Movementisstoppedifthewindow
isblockedinanyway.
NOTE!Thefunctionautoupforthe
passengersideisonlyavailableincertain
markets.
Controls(B)tooperatewindowsintherear
doors.Blockingpowerwindowsinthe
reardoorsThepowerwindowsintherearseatcanbe
blockedwiththeswitchonthedriver’sdoor
controlpanel.Alwaysremembertoswitchoff
currenttothepowerwindows(i.e.remove
theignitionkey)ifyouleavechildreninthecar
unattended.
LEDintheswitchisunlit
Thereardoorwindowscanbeoperatedboth
withthecontroloneachreardoorandwith
thecontrolsonthedriver’sdoor.
WARNING!
Iftherearechildreninthecar:
Remembertoswitchoffthesupplyto
thepowerwindowsbyremovingthe
ignitionkeyifthedriverleavesthecar.
Makesurethatchildren’sandother
passengers’handsareclearwhen
closingthewindows.
Ifthereardoorwindowsareoperated
fromthedriver’sdoor:
Checkthatnoneoftherearseat
passengersareindangerofgettingtheir
handscaughtwhenclosingthewindows.
B
A
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62 InstrumentsandcontrolsPowerwindowsLEDintheswitchislit
Thereardoorwindowscanonlybeoperated
fromthedriver’sdoor.
Powerwindowinthefront
passengerseatThecontrolforthepowerwindowatthefront
passengerseatoperatesthatwindowonly.
PowerwindowsinthereardoorsThereardoorwindowscanbeoperatedwith
thecontrolsonthedoorsandtheswitchon
thedriver’sdoor.IftheLEDintheswitchfor
blockingpowerwindowsinthereardoors
(locatedinthedriver’sdoorcontrolpanel)is
lit,thereardoorwindowscanonlybe
operatedfromthedriver’sdoor.
WARNING!
Ifreardoorwindowsarebeingoperated
fromthedriver’sdoor,checkthatnorear
seatpassengerareindangerofgetting
pinchedwhenthewindowsclose.
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76 ClimatecontrolParkingheater(option)GeneralTheelectricalsystemmustbe"awakened"
beforetheparkingheatercanbe
programmed.
Thisismosteasilydoneby:
pressingtheREADbuttonor
pressingthemainbeamflashor
turningontheignition.
Theparkingheatercanbestartedimmedi-
atelyorsetwithtwodifferentstarttimes
usingTIMER1andTIMER2.Starttime
referstothetimethecarshouldbeheated
andready.
Thecar’selectronicsystemcalculateswhen
heatingshouldbestartedbasedontheoutsidetemperature.Iftheoutsidetemper-
atureexceeds25°C,theheaterdoesnot
switchon.Attemperaturesof–10°Cand
below,themaximumrunningtimeofthe
parkingheateris60minutes.
Iftheparkingheaterdoesnotstartdespite
repeatedattempts,amessageisshownon
thedisplay.ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshop.
Warningdecalonfuelfillerflap.MessagesonthedisplayOncethesettingsforTIMER1,TIMER2and
DirectStartareactivated,theamberwarning
symbolinthecombinedinstrumentpanel
comesonandexplanatorytextisshownon
thedisplay.
Whenyouleavethecar,youwillreceivea
messageregardingthecurrentsettingsof
thesystem.ParkingonahillIfyouparkyourcaronasteepincline,the
frontofthecarshouldbefacinguptheslope
toensurethesupplyoffueltotheparking
heater.
WARNING!
Switchoffthefuel-drivenheaterbefore
refuelling.Spilledfuelcouldbeignitedby
theexhaustgases.
Checkontheinformationdisplaythat
theheaterisoff.(Whentheadditional
heaterisrunning,PARKHEATONis
shownonthedisplay.)
WARNING!
Thecarmustbeoutdoorswhenthepetrol
ordieselheaterisused.
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113 Startinganddriving
GeneralDonotoverloadthebatteryTheelectricalfunctionsinthecarloadthe
batterytovaryingdegrees.Avoidhavingthe
ignitionkeyinpositionIIwhentheengineis
turnedoff.UsepositionIinstead,asless
powerisused.The12voltoutletinthecargo
areasuppliespowerevenwhentheignition
keyisremoved.
Examplesoffunctionsthatusealotofpower:
ventilationfan
windscreenwipers
audiosystem
parkinglights.
Alsotakenoteofdifferentaccessoriesthat
loadtheelectricalsystem.Donotuse
functionstheconsumealotofcurrentwhen
theengineisswitchedoff.Atextisshownon
thedisplayinthecombinedinstrumentpanel
ifbatteryvoltageislowandremainsuntilthe
enginehasstarted.Theenergyeconomy
functionshutsdowncertainfunctionsor
reducestheloadonthebattery,e.g.by
loweringventilationfanspeedandswitching
offtheaudiosystem.
Chargethebatterybystartingtheengine.
Donotallowtheengineand
coolingsystemtooverheatUndercertainconditions,e.g.whendrivingin
hillyterrainorwithaheavyload,especiallyin
warmweather,thereisariskoftheengine
andcoolingsystemoverheating.
Toavoidthecoolingsystemoverheating
Driveatlowspeedsifdrivingwithatrailer
upalongincline.
Donotturntheengineoffimmediately
youstop,ifthecarhasbeendrivenhard.
Removeanyauxiliarylampsfrominfront
ofthegrilleifdrivinginextremehigh
temperatures.
Toavoidtheengineoverheating
Donotexceedenginespeedsof4500rpm
(dieselengine:3500rpm)ifdrivingwitha
trailerorcaravaninhillyterrain.Theoil
temperaturecanbecometoohigh.Donotdrivewiththetailgate
openIfyoudrivewiththetailgateopen,someofthe
exhaustgasesandpoisonouscarbon
monoxidecouldbesuckedintothecar
throughthecargoarea.Ifyoumustdrivea
shortdistancewiththetailgateopen,
proceedasfollows:
Closeallwindows.Distributetheairbetweenthewindscreen
andfloorwhilerunningthefanathigh
speed.
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115 Startinganddriving
StartingthecarStartingtheengine(Petrol)–Depresstheparkingbrake.
–Automaticgearbox:Gearselectorin
positionPorN.
Manualgearbox:Gearleverinneutraland
theclutchpedalcompletelydepressed.
Thisisespeciallyimportantinseverecold.
NOTE!Themasterkeyblademustbefully
extended(asillustratedonpage100)when
startingthecar.Otherwisethereisariskthat
theimmobiliserfunctionwillpreventthecar
fromstarting.
–Turntheignitionkeytostartposition.If
theenginedoesnotstartwithin5–
10seconds,releasethekey(seealso
"Autostart",page116)andtryagain.
NOTE!Theidlingspeedcanbenoticeably
higherthannormalforcertainenginetypes
duringcoldstarting.Thisissothatthe
emissionssystemcanreachnormal
operatingtemperatureasquicklyaspossible,
whichminimisesexhaustemissionsand
protectstheenvironment.Startingtheengine(Diesel)–Depresstheparkingbrake.
–Automaticgearbox:Gearselectorin
positionPorN.
Manualgearbox:Gearleverinneutralandtheclutchpedalcompletelydepressed.
Thisisespeciallyimportantinseverecold.
NOTE!Themasterkeyblademustbefully
extended(asillustratedonpage100)when
startingthecar.Otherwisethereisariskthat
theimmobiliserfunctionwillpreventthecar
fromstarting.
–Turntheignitionkeytothedriving
position.Asymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelwillcomeonindicating
thatenginepreheatingisactivated.Turn
thekeytothestartpositionwhenthe
indicatorsymbolgoesout.
Dieselparticlefilter
(certainmodels)Certaindieselcarsareequippedwitha
particlefilterwhichresultsinadditionally
effectiveemissioncontrol.Whentheengine
reachesitsnormaloperatingtemperature
(theengineiswarm)aso-called"regener-
ation"ofthefiltertakesplaceautomatically,
whichmeansthattheparticlescollectedin
thefilterareburnedawayandthefilteris
emptied.
Regenerationtakesbetween10and
15minutes.Duringthistimefuel
consumptionmayincreaseslightly.Winterdriving
Ifthecarisfrequentlydrivenshortdistances
incoldweatherthentheenginedoesnot
reachnormaloperatingtemperature.This
meansthatregenerationofthedieselparticle
filterdoesnottakeplaceandthefilterisnot
emptied.
Whenthefilterhasbecomeapprox.80%full
ofparticlesthenayellowwarningtrianglein
thedashboarddisplayisshownalongwith
thewarningtextSOOTFILTERFULLSEE
MANUAL.
Regenerationshouldbecarriedoutregularly
ifthecarisfrequentlydrivenshortdistances
incoldweatherinordertoavoidimpaired
functionofthefilter.
Startregenerationofthefilterbydriving
thecaruntiltheenginereachesnormal
operatingtemperature,preferablyona
mainroadormotorway.Thecarshould
thenbedrivenforapproximately
20minutesmore.
Toclearthewarningtextwhenregener-
ationiscomplete,switchofftheignition,
removethekey,waitforatleastthree
minutesandswitchtheignitiononagain.
Usetheparkingheater(option)incold
weathersothattheenginereaches
normaloperatingtemperaturemore
quickly.
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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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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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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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193 Maintenanceandservice
FusesFusesinthepassengercompartmentwithinthe
soundbarrieronthedriver’sside1.Seatheating,rightside...............................................................15A
2.Seatheating,leftside..................................................................15A
3.Horn................................................................................................15A
4.-................................................................................................................-
5.Infotainmentsystem.....................................................................10A
6.Reserve...................................................................................................-
7.Reserve...................................................................................................-
8.Siren...................................................................................................5A
9.Brakelampswitchfeed.................................................................5A
10.Combinedinstrumentpanel(DIM),climatecontrol
(CCM),parkingheater,powerdriver’sseat...........................10A
11.Frontandrearseatsocket.........................................................15A
12.-................................................................................................................-13.Reserve..................................................................................................-
14.-................................................................................................................-
15.ABS,STC/DSTC............................................................................5A
16.Electronicpowersteering(ECPS),Bi-Xenon,
headlamplevelling........................................................................10A
17.Foglamp,frontleft.......................................................................7,5A
18.Foglamp,frontright....................................................................7,5A
19.Reserve..................................................................................................-
20.Coolantpump(V8).........................................................................5A
21.TransmissionControlModule(TCM),
reversegearinhibitor(M66).......................................................10A
22.Mainbeam,left..............................................................................10A
23.Mainbeam,right...........................................................................10A
24.-................................................................................................................-
25.-................................................................................................................-
26.Reserve..................................................................................................-
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