maintenance VOLVO XC90 2006 User Guide

176 MaintenanceandserviceOilsandfluidsWasherfluidreservoirThewindscreenandheadlampwashershave
thesamereservoir.Seecapacitiesand
recommendedgradeforfluidsandoils
onpage242.
Addfrostprotectioninthewintersothatthe
fluiddoesnotfreezeinthepump,reservoir
andhoses.
Tip:cleanthewiperbladeswhentoppingup
washerfluid.
Checkingandtoppingupthe
coolantWhentoppingupthecoolant,followthe
instructionsonthepackaging.Itisimportant
thatthemixtureofcoolantconcentrateand
wateriscorrectfortheprevailingweather
conditions.Nevertopupwithwateronly.The
riskoffreezingincreaseswithbothtoolittle
andtoomuchcoolantconcentrate.
Seecapacitiesonpage242.
Checkthecoolantregularly
ThelevelshouldliebetweentheMINand
MAXmarksontheexpansiontank.Ifthe
systemisnotfilledsufficiently,highlocal
temperaturescouldoccur,causingariskofdamage(cracks)tothecylinderhead.Top
upthecoolantwhenthelevelfallstotheMIN
mark.
NOTE!Theenginemustonlyberunwitha
well-filledcoolingsystem.Hightemperatures
canoccur,causingariskofdamage(cracks)
tothecylinderhead.
IMPORTANT!Alwaysusecoolantwithanti-corrosion
agentasrecommendedbyVolvo.New
carsarefilledwithcoolantthatcan
withstandtemperaturesdownto
approximately–35°C.
WARNING!
Thecoolantmaybeveryhot.Ifthecoolant
requirestoppingupwhentheengineisat
operatingtemperature,unscrewthe
expansiontankcapslowlytogently
releasetheoverpressure.IMPORTANT!Theenginemustonlyberunwithawell-
filledcoolingsystem.Hightemperatures
canoccur,causingariskofdamage
(cracks)tothecylinderhead.
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177 Maintenanceandservice
OilsandfluidsCheckingandtoppingupthe
brakeandclutchfluidThebrakeandclutchfluidhaveacommon
reservoir
1.Thefluidlevelmustbebetween
theMINandMAXmarks.Checkthelevel
regularly.Changethebrakefluideveryother
yearorateveryotherregularservice.
Seethecapacitiesandrecommendedbrake
fluidgradeonpage242.NOTE!Thefluidshouldbechangedannually
forcarsdriveninconditionsrequiringhard,
frequentbraking,suchasdrivingin
mountainsortropicalclimateswithhigh
humidity.
Checkingandtoppingupthe
powersteeringfluidCheckthelevelateveryservice.Itisnot
necessarytochangethefluid.Thelevel
shouldliebetweentheADDandFULLmarks.
Seethecapacitiesandrecommendedgrade
onpage242.
NOTE!Ifafaultshouldariseinthepower
steeringsystemorifthecariswithoutpower
andmustbetowed,itcanstillbesteered.
Howeverthesteeringwillbemuchheavier
thannormalanditwillrequiremoreeffortto
turnthewheel.
1.Locationdependentonwhethercaris
leftorright-handdrive.
WARNING!
IfthebrakefluidisundertheMINlevelin
thebrakefluidreservoir,donotdrive
furtherbeforetoppingupthebrakefluid.
Thereasonforthelossofbrakefluidmust
beinvestigated.
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178 MaintenanceandserviceWiperbladesChangingthewiperblades–Foldoutthewiperarmandholdthewiper
bladeat45°tothewiperarm.Pressinthe
springonthewiperblade.–Presstheentirewiperbladedownsothat
thewiperarmeyepassesthroughthe
holdinthewiperblademounting.
–Thenpullthebladeupsothatthewiper
armeyepassesbesidethewiperblade
mounting.Fitthenewbladeinreverse
orderandcheckthatitissecurelyin
place.
NOTE!Keepinmindthatthewiperbladeon
thedriver’ssideisstraightandhasaspoiler
whiletheoneonthepassengersideis
curved.Thespoileronthedriver’sside
shouldsitonthelowersideoftheblade.The
curveofthebladeshouldfollowthecurveof
thebottomedgeofthewindscreen.
Replacingrearwindowwiper
blades–Foldoutthewiperarm.
–Removethewiperbladebypullingit
outwardstowardsthetailgate.
–Pressthenewwiperbladeintoposition.
Checkthatthebladefitssecurely!
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179 Maintenanceandservice
BatteryBatterycareThefunctionandlifeofthebatteryisaffected
bynumberofstarts,numberoftimes
discharged,drivingstyle,drivingconditions,
climateconditions,etc.
Repeateduseoftheparkingheaterand
similarlargepowerconsumerscombined
withshortdrivingdistancescouldleadtoa
dischargedbatteryandtherebyproblems
starting.
Forthebatterytofunctionsatisfactorily,
considerthefollowing:
Regularlycheckthatthebatteryfluidlevel
iscorrect(A).Checkallcells.Useascrewdriverto
removethecaps.Eachcellhasitsown
maximumlevelmark.
Ifnecessary,topupwithdistilledwaterto
thebattery’smaximummark.
Neverfillabovethemaximummark(A).
–Tightenthecapsproperly.
NOTE!Thelifeofthebatteryisshortenedif
itbecomesdischargedrepeatedly.
SymbolsonthebatteryThesesymbolsdisplayedonthebattery.
Useprotectivegoggles.
Furtherinformationinthe
owner’smanual.Storethebatteryoutofthe
reachofchildren.
Thebatterycontains
corrosiveacid.
Avoidsparksandnaked
flames.
Riskofexplosion.IMPORTANT!Alwaysusedistilledordeionisedwater
(batterywater).
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180 MaintenanceandserviceBatteryDrainingoxyhydrogengasThebatterycandevelopoxyhydrogen,which
ishighlyexplosive.Anevacuationhosedraws
anyoxyhydrogengasfromaroundthebattery
outofthecarandpreventsgasfromaccumu-
latinginthepassengerandcargocompart-
ments.Ifyoumustchangethebatteryfor
somereason,itisimperativethattheevacu-
ationhoseisconnectedtothenewbattery
andthatitisroutedtotheoutletinthe
bodywork.
ChangingthebatteryDoasfollowsonceyouhaveunscrewedthe
consoleandbatterycoverandwishto
removethebattery:
–Checkthattheignitionisswitchedoff.
–Waitatleast5minutesbeforetouching
anyelectricalterminals(sothattheinfor-
mationinthecar’selectricalsystemcan
bestoredinthedifferentcontrol
modules).
–Disconnectthenegativeleadfirst.
–Thendisconnectthepositiveleadandthe
evacuationhosefortheoxyhydrogen.Doasfollowswheninstallingthebattery:
–Setthebatteryinplace.
–Connectthepositiveleadfirst.
–Thenconnectthenegativelead.
–Makesuretheevacuationhoseis
correctlyconnectedtoboththebattery
andtheoutletinthebodywork.
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181 Maintenanceandservice
Battery
WARNING!
Thebatterycontainsoxyhydrogen,which
ishighlyexplosive.Besurethattheevacu-
ationhoseiscorrectlyconnected!
WARNING!
Batteriescangenerateoxyhydrogengas,
whichishighlyexplosive.Aspark,which
canbegeneratedifyouconnectthejump
leadsincorrectly,issufficienttomakethe
batteryexplode.Thebatteryalsocontains
sulphuricacid,whichcancauseserious
burns.Iftheacidcomesintocontactwith
eyes,skinorclothing,flushwithlarge
quantitiesofwater.Ifacidsplashesinto
theeyes,seekmedicaladviceimmedi-
ately.
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182 MaintenanceandserviceReplacingbulbsGeneralAllbulbspecificationsaregivenon
page247.
Thefollowinglistcontainsbulbsandpoint-
sourcelampsthatarespecialisedor
unsuitableforchangingexceptata
workshop:
Generalinteriorlightingintheroof
Rooflighting
Readinglamp
Gloveboxlighting
Lamps,Bi-Xenonheadlamps.IMPORTANT!Nevertouchthebulbs’glasswithyour
fingers.Greaseandoilsfromyourfingers
arevaporisedbytheheat,coatingand
damagingthereflector.
WARNING!
OncarswithBi-Xenonheadlamps,all
workonthelightsshouldbecarriedoutat
anauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
Bi-Xenonheadlampsmustbehandled
withextremecareduetothehigh-voltage
unit.
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183 Maintenanceandservice
ReplacingbulbsDippedbeam,mainbeam,
directionindicator,parkinglamp
andsidemarkerlightTheentirelampinsertmustfirstberemoved
whenreplacingdippedbeam,mainbeamand
parkinglampbulbs.Toreplaceoneofthese
bulbs,dothefollowingandthenconsultthe
instructionsforthespecificlamp.
–Switchoffalllightsandturnignitionkey
toposition0.
–Openthebonnet.
–Releasetheinsertbypullingupthetwo
lockpinsholdingitinplace.
–Lifttheinsertstraightout.–Unplugtheconnectorbyfirstpressingin
thecatchfromunderneathandthen
pullingitupabitfromabove.
–Liftouttheentireheadlampinsertand
placeitonasoftsurfacesoasnotto
damagethelens.
Refittheheadlampinsertinreverseorder.
Checkthatthelockpinsarecorrectly
situated.
Locationofbulbsinfrontlamp1.Dippedbeam
2.Mainbeam
3.Directionindicator
4.Parkinglamp
5.Sidemarkerlamps
1
2
3
4
5
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184 MaintenanceandserviceReplacingbulbsDippedbeamlamp–Undotheoutercoverbyturningit
anticlockwise.
–Unplugtheconnector.
–Disconnectthespringclamp.Firstpush
totherightsothatthespringclamp
disconnects,thenoutanddown.
–Pulloutthebulb.
–Fitthenewbulb.Itcanonlybefittedin
oneposition.
–Pressthespringclampupandalittleto
theleftsothatitfastensinitscatch.
–Presstheconnectorbackinplace.
–Screwthecoverbackintoplace;the
marking"HAUT"shouldbeatthetop.
Mainbeamlamp–Undotheoutercoverbypullingitstraight
out.
–Unplugtheconnector.
–Disconnectthespringclamp.Firstpush
totherightsothatthespringclamp
disconnects,thenoutanddown.
–Pulloutthebulb.
–Fitthenewbulb.Itcanonlybefittedin
oneposition.
–Pressthespringclampupandalittleto
theleftsothatitfastensinitscatch.
–Presstheconnectorbackinplace.
–Refitthecover.
Sidemarkerlampsandposition/
parkinglampsThebulbsarehousedinbayonetholders.
–Turnthebulbholderanticlockwiseand
remove.
–Pullthebulbstraightout.
–Fitthenewbulbbycarefullypressingit
intotherecess.
–Fitthebulbholderbackinplaceandturn
clockwise.
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185 Maintenanceandservice
ReplacingbulbsDirectionindicatorsThebulbsarehousedinbayonetholders.
–Turnthebulbholderanticlockwiseand
remove.
–Pressinthebulb,turnanticlockwiseand
remove.
–Fitthenewbulbbypressingitintothe
recessandthenturningclockwise.
Sideindicatorlamp–Switchoffalllightsandturnignitionkey
toposition0.
–Priseoutthelamphousingfromunder-
neathusingasmallslottedscrewdriver.
–Turnthebulbholder¼turnanticlockwise
andpullstraightout.
–Pullthedefectivebulbstraightout.
–Replacewithanewbulbandpressthe
lampstraightin.
Foglamps–Switchoffalllightsandturnignitionkey
toposition0.
–Turnthebulbholderslightly
anticlockwise.
–Removethelamp.
–Putthenewbulbinplace.Theprofileof
thebulbholdermatchestheoneonthe
footofthelamp.
–Refitthebulbholderbyturningslightly
clockwise."TOP"shouldbeup!
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