fuel VOLVO XC90 2006 Owner's Manual

139 Startinganddriving
LoadingLoadcarriercover
Usetheendofthetorquewrench(seeillus-
tration)ortheignitionkeytoloosenorsecure
thecover.Rotate¼turn.LoadcarriersToavoiddamagingyourcarandto
achievethebestlevelofsafetywhen
driving,werecommendthatyouonlyuse
loadcarriersthatVolvohasspecially
designedforyourcar.
Checkperiodicallythattheloadcarriers
andloadareproperlysecured.Lashthe
loadsecurelywithretainingstraps!Distributetheloadevenlyovertheload
carriers.Donotloadlopsidedly!Placethe
heaviestitemsatthebottom.
Rememberthatthecar’scentreofgravity
anddrivingcharacteristicschangeifyou
havealoadontheroof.
Keepinmindthatthecar’swind
resistanceandfuelconsumptionincrease
inproportiontothesizeoftheload.
Drivegently!Avoidquickaccelerations,
heavybrakingandtakingcurveshard.
WARNING!
Loadnomorethan100kgontheroof,
inclusiveoftheloadcarriersorspacebox.
Thecar’scentreofgravityanddriving
characteristicsarealteredbyroofloads.
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151 Wheelsandtyres
TyrepressureRecommendedtyrepressureThetyrepressuredecalontheinsideofthe
fuelfillerflapshowswhatpressurethetyres
shouldhavewithdifferentloadandspeed
conditions.
1.Othermarkets(notUSA,Canada)
1:1.Volvooriginaltyre
1:2.Sparetyre
2.Australia
CheckingthetyrepressureCheckthetyrepressureregularly.The
correcttyrepressureisshowninthetyre
pressuretable.Thestatedtyrepressures
refertocoldtyres.(Coldtyresmeanthetyres
arethesametemperatureastheambient
temperature).
Drivingwiththewrongtyrepressure
adverselyaffectsthecar’sdrivingcharacter-
isticsandcanincreasetyrewear.Afterjusta
fewkilometresofdriving,thetyreswarmup
andthepressureincreases.Thereforeair
shouldnotbereleasedifthepressureis
checkedwhenthetyresarewarm.However
thepressureshouldbeincreasedifitistoo
low.
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171 Maintenanceandservice
Self-maintenanceBeforestartingworkonthecarBattery
Checkthatthebatterycablesarecorrectly
connectedandtightened.
Neverdisconnectthebatterywhenthe
engineisrunning(e.g.ifreplacingthe
battery).
Neveruseaquickchargertochargethe
battery.Thebatterycablesmustbediscon-
nectedwhenchargingthebattery.
Thebatterycontainsacidthatisboth
corrosiveandtoxic.Handlethebatteryinan
environmentally-suitableway.LetyourVolvo
dealerassistyou.
CheckregularlyCheckthefollowingatregularintervals,for
example,whenrefuelling:
Coolant-Thelevelmustbebetweenthe
MINandMAXmarksontheexpansion
tank.
Engineoil-Thelevelmustbebetween
theMINandMAXmarks.
Powersteeringfluid-Thelevelmustbe
betweentheMINandMAXmarks.
Washerfluid-Thereservoirshouldbe
wellfilled.Usewasherantifreezeat
temperaturesaroundfreezing.
Brakeandclutchfluid-Thelevelmustbe
betweentheMINandMAXmarks.
LiftingthecarIfthecarisliftedwithaworkshopjack;
positionthejackwiththefrontedgeonthe
subframe.
Donotdamagethesplashguardunderthe
engine.Ensurethatthejackispositionedso
thatthecarcannotslideoff.Alwaysuseaxle
standsorthelike.
Ifyouliftthecarusingatwopillarworkshop
lift,ensurethatthefrontandrearliftarmsare
fixedundertheliftingpointsonthedoorsill.
Seetheillustration.
WARNING!
Highvoltageoutputfromtheignition
system.Thevoltageintheignitionsystem
isdangerous.Theignitionmusttherefore
alwaysbeswitchedoffforworkinthe
enginecompartment.
Donottouchthesparkplugsorignition
coilswhentheignitionisonortheengine
ishot.
WARNING!
Bearinmindthattheradiatorfanmaystart
automaticallysometimeaftertheengine
hasbeenswitchedoff.
Alwayshavetheenginecleanedbya
workshop.Thereisariskoffireifthe
engineishot.
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173 Maintenanceandservice
DieselFuelsystemDieselenginesaresensitivetocontaminants.
Onlyusedieselfuelfromawell-knownoil
companythatfulfilstherequirementsfor
recommendedfuelgradeasdescribedon
page244.Neverusedieselofdubious
quality.Specialdieselfueldesignedfor
outsidetemperaturesaroundfreezingpointis
availablefromthemajoroilcompanies.This
fuelislessviscousatlowtemperaturesand
reducestheriskofwaxbuildingupinthefuel
system.
Theriskofcondensationbuildingupinthe
tankisreducedifthetankiskeptwellfilled.
Makesurethattheareaaroundthefillerpipe
iscleanwhenrefuelling.
Avoidspillingontothepaintwork.Washoff
anyspillswithdetergentandwater.EmptytankNospecialproceduresarerequiredifthe
tankisrundry.Thefuelsystemisbled
automaticallyiftheignitionswitchiskeptin
positionIIforapprox.60secondsbeforethe
startattempt.
Drainingcondensationfromthe
fuelfilterThefuelfilterseparatescondensationfrom
thefuel.Condensationcandisruptengine
operation.
Thefuelfiltermustbedrainedattheintervals
specifiedintheServiceandWarranty
Bookletorifyoususpectthatthecarhas
beenfilledwithcontaminatedfuel.IMPORTANT!Dieseltypefuelswhichmustnotbeused:
specialadditives,MarineDieselFuel,fuel
oil,RME(RapeMethylEster),vegetable
oil.
Thesefuelsdonotfulfiltherequirements
inaccordancewithVolvorecommenda-
tionsandgenerateincreasedwearand
enginedamagethatisnotcoveredbythe
Volvowarranty.
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191 Maintenanceandservice
FusesPressintheplasticcatchesontheshortsidesoftheboxandpullthecoverupward.Relay/Fuseboxintheenginecompartment1.ABS................................................................................................30A
2.ABS................................................................................................30A
3.High-pressurewasher,headlamps..........................................35A
4.Parkingheater(option)................................................................25A
5.Auxiliarylamps(option)...............................................................20A
6.Startermotorrelay........................................................................35A
7.Windscreenwipers......................................................................25A
8.Transmissioncontrolmodule(TCM),(V8,diesel).................15A
9.Fuelpump.....................................................................................15A
10.Ignitioncoils(petrol),enginecontrolmodule(ECM),
injectionvalves,(diesel)..............................................................20A
11.Acceleratorpedalsensor(APM),ACcompressor,fan
electronicsbox..............................................................................10A12.Enginecontrolmodule(ECM)(petrol),
injectionvalves,(petrol),massairflowsensor(petrol).......15A
Massairflowsensor(diesel).......................................................5A
13.Electronicthrottlemodule(ETM)(diesel),
solenoidvalve,SWIRL(airmixingvalve),
fuelpressureregulator(diesel)..................................................10A
14.Lambda-sond(petrol)..................................................................20A
Lambda-sond(diesel)..................................................................10A
15.Solenoidvalves,glowplugs(diesel)........................................10A
crankcaseventilationheater,solenoidvalves
massairflowsensor(V8),petrol...............................................15A
16.Dippedbeam(left)........................................................................20A
17.Dippedbeam(right).....................................................................20A
18.-................................................................................................................-
19.Enginecontrolmodule(ECM)supply,enginerelay................5A
20.Positionlamps...............................................................................15A
21.-................................................................................................................-
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223 Infotainmentsystem
Telephone(option)Telephonesystemcomponents1.Steeringwheelkeypad
Youcancontrolthemajorityoftelephone
functionsusingthesteeringwheelkeypad.
Whenthetelephoneisactive,thesteering
wheelkeypadcanonlybeusedfortelephone
functions.Wheninactivemode,telephone
informationisalwaysshowninthecontrol
paneldisplay.
2.Microphone
Thehandsfreemicrophoneisintegratedin
theceilingpanel.
3.Controlpanel
Alltelephonesystemfunctions,exceptcall
volume,canbecontrolledfromthecontrol
panelkeypad.Thedisplayshowsmenu
functions,messages,telephonenumbers,
etc.
4.SIMcard
TheSIMcardisinsertedintothefrontofthe
controlpanel.
5.Privacyhandset
Theprivacyhandsetcanbeusedwhenyou
donotwishtobedisturbed.
6.Antenna
Theantennaismountedagainstthe
windscreeninfrontoftherearviewmirror.
GeneralrulesPuttrafficsafetyfirst!Ifasthedriveryou
needtousetheprivacyhandset,parkthe
carinasafeplacefirst.
Switchoffthesystemwhenrefuellingthe
car.
Switchoffthesystemnearblastingwork.
Letonlyauthorisedpersonnelservice
yourtelephonesystem.EmergencycallsEmergencycallstoalarmcentrescanbe
madewithoutaSIMcardaslongasthereis
coveragebyaGSMoperator.
–Activatethetelephone.
–Ringtheemergencynumberthatapplies
toyourregion(withinEU:112).
–PresstheENTERbuttononthecontrol
panelorsteeringwheel.LoudspeakerThetelephoneusesthespeakerinthe
driver’sdoororthecentrespeakerofthe
audiosystem(ifthereisone).
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235
Technicaldata
Typedesignation236
Dimensionsandweights237
Enginespecifications238
Engineoil239
Otherfluidsandlubricants242
Fuel243
Catalyticconverter245
Electricalsystem246
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237 Technicaldata
DimensionsandweightsDimensionsLength:480cm
Width:190cm
Height:178cm
Wheelbase:286cm
Fronttrack:163cm
Reartrack:162cmWeightsThekerbweightincludesthedriver,thefuel
tank90%fullandallfluidssuchaswasher
fluidandcoolant.Theweightofpassengers
andaccessories,suchasatowbar,towball
load(whenatrailerishitched,seetable),load
carriers,andspaceboxetc.influencethe
payloadandmustnotbeincludedinthekerb
weight.Permittedweight(inadditionto
driver)=Grossvehicleweight–Kerbweight.
Variant1Variant2
1.Max.totalweight
2.Max.trainweight(car+trailer)
3.Max.frontaxleload
4.Max.rearaxleload
Seedecallocationonpage236.OnlyChina
1.Max.totalweight
2.Maximumtrailerweight
Maximumload:Seeregistrationdocument.
Maximumroofload:100kg
Trailerwithoutbrakes
Maximumtrailerweight750kg
WARNING!
Thecar’sdrivingcharacteristicschange
dependingonhowheavilyitisloadedand
howtheloadisdistributed.
Trailerwithbrakes
Maximumtrailer
weightMaximum
towballload
0-1200kg50kg
2250kg90kg
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243 Technicaldata
FuelConsumption,emissions
EngineGearboxConsumption
litre/100kmEmissionsof
carbondioxide
(CO
2)g/kmTank
volume
litres
2.5TB5254T2Manual6-speed(M66)
11.1(11.2)
1
266(269)
1
80
Automaticgearbox(AW55-51)
11.7(11.8)
1
280(282)
1
T6B6294TAutomaticgearbox(GM4T65)12.730480
V8AWDB8444SAutomaticgearbox(TF-80SC)
13.3(13.5)
1
317(322)
1
80
D5AWDD5244T4Automaticgearbox(TF-80SC)
9.0(9.0)
1
239(239)
1
68
Manual6-speed(M66)
8.2(8.3)
1
217(219)
1
1.Appliestothevariantseatingseven.
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244 TechnicaldataFuelFuelconsumptionandemissions
ofcarbondioxideOfficialfuelconsumptionfiguresarebased
onastandarddrivingcycleinaccordance
withEUDirective80/1268comb.Fuel
consumptionfiguresmaychangeifthecaris
equippedwithextraequipmentthataffects
thecar’sweight.Themannerinwhichthecar
isdrivenandothernon-technicalfactorscan
affectfuelconsumption.Consumptionis
higherandpoweroutputlowerforfuelwith
anoctaneratingof91RON.
PetrolMostenginescanberunwithoctaneratings
of91,95and98RON.
91RONmustnotbeusedin4cylinder
engines.
95RONcanbeusedfornormaldriving.
98RONisrecommendedforoptimum
performanceandminimumfuel
consumption.
Whendrivingintemperaturesabove+38ºC,
itisrecommendedtousefuelwiththe
highestpossibleoctaneratingforoptimum
performanceandfueleconomy.
Petrol:StandardEN228
Diesel:StandardEN590
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