wheel VOLVO XC90 2006 User Guide

57 Instrumentsandcontrols
CruisecontrolActivatingThecontrolsforcruisecontrolaretotheleft
ofthesteeringwheel.
Settingthedesiredspeed:
–PresstheCRUISEbutton.CRUISEis
shownonthecombinedinstrumentpanel.
–Touch+or–tolockthevehiclespeed.
CRUISEONappearsonthecombined
instrumentpanel.
Cruisecontrolcannotbeengagedatspeeds
below30km/horabove200km/h.
IncreasingordecreasingspeedIncreaseordecreasethespeedbypressing
andholding+or–.Thespeedofthecar
whenthebuttonisreleasedissetasthenew
speed.
Abriefpress(lessthanhalfasecond)
on+or–changesthespeedbyonekm/h.
NOTE!Atemporaryincreaseinspeed(less
thanoneminute)usingtheaccelerator,such
aswhileovertaking,doesnotaffectthecruise
controlsetting.Whenyoureleasetheaccel-
erator,thecarwillreturntotheprogrammed
speed.TemporarydisengagementPress0todisengagethecruisecontrol
temporarily.CRUISEwillbeshownonthe
combinedinstrumentpanel.Thespeedset
earlierisstoredinthememory.
Thecruisecontrolisalsotemporarilydisen-
gagedwhen:
thebrakepedalorclutchpedalis
depressed
speedfallsbelow30km/hwhen
travellinguphill
thegearselectorismovedtopositionN
wheelspinorwheellock-upoccurs
atemporaryincreaseinspeedlasts
longerthanoneminute.
Returntothesetspeed
Pressthisbuttontoresumethe
previouslysetspeed.CRUISE-ON
appearsonthecombined
instrumentpanel.
DisengagingPressCRUISEtodisengagethecruise
control.CRUISE-ONgoesoutonthe
combinedinstrumentpanel.
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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.
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59 Instrumentsandcontrols
Parkingbrake,bonnet,electricsocket,etc.OpeningthebonnetPullthehandletowardsyoutoreleasethe
bonnetlockmechanism.
Electricalsocketforrearseat
passengers(option)Theelectricsocketcanbeusedforvarious
12Vaccessories,suchasmobilephonesor
CDplayers.Themaximumcurrentis10A.
TheignitionkeymustbeatleastinpositionI
sothatthesocketcansupplypower.
SteeringwheeladjustmentThesteeringwheelcanbeadjustedboth
verticallyandfront-rear.Pressdownthe
controlontheleft-handsideofthesteering
column.Thenadjustthesteeringwheeltothe
positionthatsuitsyoubest.Pressthecontrol
backintoplacetolockthesteeringwheel.If
thisisdifficult,pressthesteeringwheel
slightlywhilepressingthecontrolback.
WARNING!
Closethebonnetbyplacingyourhandon
itstopandpressingdown.Donotcloseit
byholdingthegrille.Enginecomponents
ontheinsidecouldinjureyourfingers.
WARNING!
Adjustthesteeringwheelbeforedriving,
neverwhiledriving.Ensurethatthe
steeringwheelislocked.
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80 InteriorFrontseatsSeatingpositionThedriver’sandpassengerseatscanbe
adjustedtotheoptimumsittinganddriving
positions.
1.Forward/rearward:liftthehandleto
adjustthedistancetothesteering
wheelandpedals.Checkthattheseatis
lockedafterchangingposition
2.Raise/lowerfrontedgeofseatcushion:
pumpup/down
3.Raise/lowerseat:pumpup/down
4.Lumbarsupport:turnthewheel
5.Backrestrake:turnthewheel
6.Powerseatcontrolpanel.
LoweringthefrontseatbackrestThefrontpassengerseatbackrestcanbe
foldedtoahorizontalpositiontomakeroom
foralongload.Foldthebackrestasfollows:
–Movetheseatasfarbackaspossible.
–Adjustthebackresttotheupright
position.
–Liftthecatchesontherearofthe
backrest.
–Foldthebackrestforward.
–Slidetheseatforwardsothatthehead
restraintis"lockedinplace"underthe
glovebox.
WARNING!
Adjustthepositionofthedriver’sseat
beforesettingoff,neverwhiledriving.
Checkthattheseatislockedinposition.
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100 LocksandalarmKeysandremotecontrols
1.Masterkey
Keyforalllocks.
2.Servicekey
1
Keytofrontdoor,ignitionswitchand
steeringwheellock.
Keys–ImmobiliserYourcarisdeliveredwithtwomasterkeys
andoneservicekey
1.Oneofthemasterkeys
iscollapsibleandequippedwithan
integratedremotecontrol.
Ifyouloseoneofyourkeys,youmusttakeall
otherkeystoanauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
Asacrimepreventionmeasure,thecodeof
thelostkeyiserasedfromthesystem.Atthe
sametime,theotherkeysmustbere-coded
inthesystem.
Thekeyblades’uniquecodeisavailableat
authorisedVolvoworkshops,whichcan
producenewkeyblades.
Amaximumofsixremotecontrols/keyblades
canbeprogrammedandusedforonesingle
car.
Immobiliser
Thekeysareequippedwithcodedchips.
Thiscodemustmatchthereaderinthe
ignitionswitch.Thecarcanonlybestartedif
thecorrectkeywiththecorrectcodeisused.NOTE!Themasterkeyblade(1)mustbefully
extended(asillustrated)whenstartingthe
car.Otherwisethereisariskthattheimmobi-
liserfunctionwillpreventthecarfrom
starting.
Ignitionkeysandelectronicimmobiliser
Theignitionkeymustnothangwithother
keysormetalobjectsonthesamekeyring.
Theelectronicimmobilisercouldbeactivated
accidentallyandthecarwillnotstart.
1
2
1.Certainmarketsonly.
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111
Startinganddriving
General112
Refuelling114
Startingthecar115
Manualgearbox117
Automaticgearbox118
All-wheeldrive121
Brakesystem122
Stabilitysystem124
Parkingassistance(option)125
Towingandrecovery127
Startassistance129
Drivingwithatrailer130
Detachabletowbar–mounting134
Detachabletowbar–removing136
Loading138
Adjustingheadlamppattern140
BLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–option143
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116 StartinganddrivingStartingthecarIgnitionkeysandelectronic
immobiliserTheignitionkeymustnothangwithother
keysormetalobjectsonthesamekeyring.
Theelectronicimmobilisercouldbeactivated
accidentally.Ifthishappens–removethe
excesskeysandrestartthecar.
Neverrevtheenginehardstraightafteracold
start!Iftheenginedoesnotstartormisfires,
contactaVolvoworkshop.
Ignitionswitchandsteeringlock
0–Lockedposition
Thesteeringwheellocks
whentheignitionkeyis
removed.
I–Intermediateposition
-"radioposition"
Certainelectricalcompo-
nentscanbeswitchedon.
Theengine’selectrical
systemisnotactivated.
II–Drivingposition
Thekeypositionwhen
driving.Thecar’sentire
electricalsystemis
connected.
III–Startposition
Thestartermotoris
connected.Releasethekey
oncetheenginehasstarted.
Thekeyautomatically
springsbacktothedriving
position.Ifthekeyishardtoturn,thefront
wheelsmaybeturnedinsuchawaythat
thereistensioninthesteeringwheellock.
Turnthewheelbackandforthtomakeit
easiertoturnthekey.Autostart(V8AWD)
Usingtheautostartfunction,theignitionkey
doesnotneedtobekeptinthestartposition
(positionIII)untiltheenginehasstarted.Turn
theignitionkeytothestartpositionand
releaseit.Thestartermotorthenoperates
automatically(uptotenseconds)untilthe
enginehasstarted.
NOTE!Makesurethesteeringwheellocks
whenyouleavethecar.Thisreducestherisk
oftheft.
IMPORTANT!Ifthefilterfillsupwithparticlesthenitcan
bedifficulttostarttheengineandthe
filterwillbeincapableoffunctioningand
mustthenbereplaced.
WARNING!
Neverswitchofftheignition(position0
or1)orremovetheignitionkeywhenthe
vehicleisinmotion.Thiscouldactivatethe
steeringwheellock,makingthecar
impossibletosteer.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyfromthe
ignitionswitchbeforeleavingthevehicle–
especiallyifchildrenremaininthecar.
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121 Startinganddriving
All-wheeldriveAll-wheeldrive–AWDAll-wheeldriveisalwaysengaged.
All-wheeldrivemeansthatallfourroad
wheelsaredrivenatthesametime.Poweris
automaticallydistributedbetweenfrontand
rearwheels.Anelectronicallycontrolled
clutchsystemdistributesthepowertothe
pairofwheelsthatgripsbest.Thisprovides
thebesttractionandpreventswheelspin.
Undernormaldrivingconditions,themajority
ofpoweristransmittedtothefrontwheels.
All-wheeldriveimprovesdrivingsafetyinrain,
snowandicyconditions.
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122 StartinganddrivingBrakesystemBrakeservoIfthecarisrollingorisbeingtowedwiththe
engineturnedoff,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedaboutfivetimesharderthanwhen
theengineisrunning.Ifthebrakepedalis
pressedwhentheengineisstarted,youwill
feelthepedaldrop.Thisisnormalanddueto
thebrakeservobecomingactive.Thismaybe
morenoticeableifthecarhasemergency
brakeassistance(EBA).
NOTE!Ifbrakingwiththeengineswitched
off,pressthebrakepedalsharplyonce,not
repeatedly.Brakecircuits
Thissymbollightsifabrakecircuitis
notworking.
Ifafaultshouldoccurinoneofthe
circuits,itisstillpossibletobrakethecar.The
brakepedalwilltravelfurtherandmayfeel
softerthannormal.Harderpressureonthe
pedalisneededtoproducethenormal
brakingeffect.Dampnesscanaffectbraking
characteristics
Brakecomponentsbecomewetwhenthecar
isdriveninheavyrain,throughpoolsofwater
orwhenthecariswashed.Thismayalter
brakepadfrictioncharacteristicssothat
thereisadelaybeforebrakingeffectis
noticed.
Pressthebrakepedallightlyfromtimetotime
ifdrivingforlongstretchesinrainorslushy
snow,aswellasaftersettingoffinverydamp
orcoldweather.Thiswarmsupthebraking
surfacesanddriesoffanywater.Itisalso
recommendedtodothisbeforeparkingthe
carforalongperiodinsuchweathercondi-
tions.
IfthebrakesareusedheavilyWhendrivingintheAlpsorotherroadswith
similarcharacteristics,thecar’sbrakesare
heavilyloadedevenifthebrakepedalisnot
beingdepressedespeciallyhard.
Becausespeedisoftenlow,thebrakesare
notcooledaseffectivelyaswhendrivingon
flatroadsathigherspeed.
Soasnottooverloadthebrakes,shiftdown
whendrivingdownhillinsteadofusingthe
footbrake.Usethesamegeardriving
downhillasyouwouldusedrivinguphill.Thisusingenginebrakingmoreefficientlyand
requiresthefootbrakeforonlybriefperiods.
Bearinmindthatdrivingwithatrailerputsan
additionalloadonthecar’sbrakes.
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
Theanti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
preventsthewheelsfromlockingup
underbraking.
Thismeanstheabilitytosteeris
maintainedanditiseasiertoswervetoavoid
ahazard,forexample.
Aftertheenginehasbeenstarted,theABS
willperformabriefself-testataspeedof
about20km/h.Thiscanbefeltandheardas
pulsesinthebrakepedal.
TogetthemostoutoftheABS:
Pressbrakepedalwithfullforce.Pulses
willbefelt.
Steerthecarinthedirectionoftravel.Do
notreleasethepressureonthepedal.
PracticebrakingwiththeABSsystemina
traffic-freeareaandindifferentweather
conditions.
TheABSsymbollightsup:forabout
twosecondswhenthecarisstartedifthe
ABSisdisengagedduetoafault.
WARNING!
Thebrakeservoonlyworkswhenthe
engineisrunning.
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123 Startinganddriving
BrakesystemElectronicbrakeforcedistribution
system–EBD
TheElectronicBrakeforceDistribution
system(EBD)isanintegratedpartofthe
ABSsystem.TheEBDsystemcontrolsthe
brakeforcetotherearwheelssothatthe
bestpossiblebrakingforceisalways
available.Pulseswillbeheardandfelt
throughthebrakepedalwhenthesystem
regulatesbrakeforce.Emergencybrakeassistance–EBA
(Emergencybrakeassistance)Incaseof
suddenbraking,full-strengthbrakingis
providedinstantaneously.TheEBAfunction
senseswhenheavybrakingisunderwayby
registeringhowquicklythebrakepedalis
depressed.Continuebrakingwithouteasing
offonthebrakepedal.Thefunctionis
suspendedwhenthepressureonthebrake
pedaleases.Thisfunctionisalwaysactive
andcannotbedisengaged.
WARNING!
IftheBRAKEandABSwarningsymbols
arelitatthesametime,afaultmayhave
occurredinthebrakesystem.Ifthelevelin
thebrakefluidreservoirisnormal,drive
carefullytothenearestauthorisedVolvo
workshoptohavethebrakesystem
checked.
IfthebrakefluidisundertheMINlevelin
thebrakefluidreservoir,donotdrive
furtherbeforetoppingupthebrakefluid.
Thereasonforthelossofbrakefluidmust
beinvestigated.
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