light VOLVO XC90 2006 Owner's Manual

75 Climatecontrol
ElectronicClimateControl,ECC7.Defroster,windscreenand
sidewindowsUsedtoquicklyremovemistingandicefrom
thewindscreenandsidewindows.Airflows
tothewindowsathighspeed.TheLEDinthe
defrosterbuttoncomesonwhenthisfunction
isengaged.
Whenthefunctionisselectedthefollowing
alsotakesplacetoprovidemaximum
dehumidificationoftheairinthepassenger
compartment:
theairconditioning(A/C)isautomatically
engaged(ifthefanknobisinfinal
anticlockwisepositionthentheaircondi-
tioningisnotengaged).
recirculationisautomaticallydisengaged.
Whenthedefrosterisswitchedoffthe
climatecontrolreturnstotheprevious
settings.8.Rearwindowanddoormirror
defrostersUsethisbuttontoquicklyremovemistingand
icefromtherearwindowanddoormirrors,
seepage51forfurtherinformationaboutthis
function.
9.HeatedfrontseatsDoasfollowsforheatedfrontseat(s):
Pressonce:highheat–bothLEDsinthe
switchlightup.
Presstwice:lowheat–oneLEDinthe
switchlightsup.
Pressyetagain:Heatingisswitchedoff–
noLEDintheswitchislit.
AnauthorisedVolvoworkshopcanadjustthe
temperature.10and11.TemperatureThetwoknobscanbeusedtosetthe
temperatureforthepassengeranddriver’s
sidesofthecar.Rememberthatthecardoes
notheatuporcooldownanymorequickly
evenifyouselectahigherorlowertemper-
aturethanyouwantinthepassenger
compartment.12.FanFanspeedcanbeincreasedordecreasedby
turningtheknob.IfAUTOisselected,fan
speediscontrolledautomatically.Theprevi-
ouslysetfanspeedisdisconnected.
Iftheknobforthefanisturnedsofartothe
leftthatonlytheleftLEDabovetheknob
lightswithanorangeglow,thefanandair
conditioningareswitchedoff.
13.Fan,rearpassenger
compartment(optionincars
seatingseven)Fanspeedcanbeincreasedordecreasedby
turningtheknob.ThisonlyappliesifA/Cis
selectedforbothfront(1)andrear
passengercompartment.Thebuttonforrear
passengercompartmentisinthecentre
consoleswitchpanel,seepage49.
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Interior
Frontseats80
Interiorlighting83
Storagespacesinthepassengercompartment85
Rearseat90
Cargocompartment92
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83 Interior
InteriorlightingGenerallightingGenerallightingisactivatedanddeactivated
bypressingthecentrebutton.Abriefpress
onthisbuttonwillswitchgenerallightingon
oroffinanysituation.Activateanddeactivate
generallightingbypressingthecentre
button.Generallightingcomesonautomati-
cally
1andremainslitforeither30secondsor
10minuteswhentheengineisoff.
Generallightingcomesonandremainslitfor
30secondswhenyou:
whenyouunlockthecarfromtheoutside
usingthekeyorremotecontrolstoptheengineandturntheignitionkey
toposition0.
Generallightinglightsupandremainslitfor
10minuteswhen:
oneofthedoorsisopen
unlessgenerallightingisswitchedoff.
Generallightingswitchesoff:
theengineisstarted
youlockthecarfromoutsideusingthe
keyorremotecontrol.
Generallightingcanbeswitchedonoroffin
allsituationsbybrieflypressingthebutton.
Unlessswitchedoffmanually,general
lightinggoesoutautomatically10minutes
aftertheengineisswitchedoff.
Youcanswitchoffthetimerbypressingthe
buttonformorethan3seconds.Whenyou
thenbrieflypressthebuttonagain,thetimer
reconnects.
Thepre-programmedtimesof30seconds
and10minutescanbemodified.Contactan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
ReadinglampsReadinglampscanbeswitchedonoroffby
pressingtherespectivebutton.Forcars
seatingseven,bothreadinglampsforthe
thirdrowofseatsareswitchedonoroffwhen
oneofthebuttonsispressed.Unless
switchedoffmanually,readinglampsare
switchedoffautomatically10minutesafter
theignitionisswitchedoff.
1.Thefunctionislight-dependentandis
onlyactivatedwhenitisdark.
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84 InteriorInteriorlightingVanitymirror
1
Thelightcomesonautomaticallywhenthe
coverislifted.1.Optiononcertainmarkets.
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87 Interior
StoragespacesinthepassengercompartmentCoathangerThecoathangerisonlyintendedforlight
garments.
Ashtrayforrearseatpassengers
(option)Opentheashtraybypullingthetopedge
outward.
Toempty:
–Opentheashtray.
–Pressthecoveroutwardsandtipitback.
–Thenliftitout.
Cup/bottleholderforrearseat
passengersPullthebottomedgeoftheinserttoopen.
Thecupholderinsertcanberemoved:
Detachthetwoclipssotheholdercanbe
usedforlargebottles.
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101 Locksandalarm
Keysandremotecontrols1.Unlock
2.Opentailgate
3.Alarmfunction
4.Approachlighting
5.Locks
6.Folding/openingthekeyRemotecontrolfunctionsUnlocking
–Pressbutton(1)tounlockalldoors,the
tailgateandthefuelfillerflap.
Tailgate
–Pressbutton(2)twicetounlockthe
tailgateonly.NOTE!Thefunctiondoesnotopenthe
tailgate.
Alarmfunction
Thealarmfunctioncanbeusedtoattract
attentionintheeventofanemergency.Ifthe
redbutton(3)ishelddepressedforatleast
threesecondsorispressedtwiceinashort
periodoftime,thedirectionindicatorsand
hornaretriggered.Thealarmisdeactivated
automaticallyafter25secondsorby
pressinganyofthebuttonsontheremote
control.
Approachlighting
Doasfollowswhenapproachingyourcar:
–Presstheyellowbutton(4)ontheremote
control.
Theinteriorlighting,parkinglamps,number
platelighting,doormirrorlamps(option)and
willswitchonandremainlitfor30,60or
90seconds.YourauthorisedVolvo
workshopcanselectasuitabletimesetting
foryourcar.
Toswitchoffthehomesafelighting:
–Presstheyellowbuttonagain.
Locking
Lockalldoors,tailgateandfuelfillerflapwith
button5.Thereisadelayofapprox.
10minutesforthefuelfillerflap.Folding/openingkey
Thekeycanbefoldedbypressingbutton6
whilefoldingthekeybladeintothekeypad.
Thefoldingkeywillopenautomaticallywith
onepressofthebutton.
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2
3
4 5 6
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105 Locksandalarm
LockingandunlockingTemporarydeactivationofthe
deadlocksandanydetectorsIfothersprefertoremainseatedinthecar
withthedoorslockedfromtheoutside,e.g.
duringtransportbyferry,itispossibleto
deactivatethedeadlocks.
–Insertthekeyintotheignitionswitch,turn
ittopositionIIandthenbacktopositionI
or0.
–Pressthebutton(seeillustration).
Ifthecarisequippedwithanalarm,
movementandtiltdetectorsarealsodeacti-
vated.Seepage108.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsuntilyoulockthe
carwiththekeyorremotecontrol.Amessageisshowninthedisplayaslongasthekey
remainsintheignitionswitch.Thesensors
willbereactivatedthenexttimetheignitionis
switchedon.
WARNING!
Donotallowanyonetoremaininthecar
withoutfirstdeactivatingthedeadlock.
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108 LocksandalarmAlarm(option)ActivatingthealarmPresstheLOCKbuttonontheremote
control.Alongflashfromthecar’sdirection
indicatorsconfirmsthatthealarmisarmed
andthatalldoorsareclosed.DeactivatingthealarmPresstheUNLOCKbuttonontheremote
control.Twoshortflashesfromthecar’s
directionindicatorsconfirmthatthealarmhas
beendeactivated.AutomaticalarmactivationIfnoneofthedoorsorthetailgateisopened
withintwominutesofthealarmbeingdeacti-
vated,andthecarwasunlockedwiththe
remotecontrol,thecarreactivatesthealarm
automatically.Thecarlocksatthesametime.
Thisfunctionpreventsyoufromaccidentally
leavingthecarwithoutthealarmon.
Automaticalarmactivation
Incertaincountries(e.g.Belgium,Israel)the
alarmisactivatedafteracertaindelayifthe
driver’sdoorwasopenedandclosedbutthe
carwasnotre-locked.DeactivatingatriggeredalarmPresstheUNLOCKbuttonontheremote
controlifthealarmsoundsandyouwishto
deactivateit.Twoshortflashesofthe
directionindicatorsaregivenasconfirmation.
AlarmsignalsAnaudiblesignalisgivenfromasirenwitha
reservebattery.Eachalarmsignallasts
25seconds.
Whenthealarmistriggered,alldirection
indicatorsflashfor5minutesoruntilthe
alarmisdeactivatedasdescribedearlier.
Temporarydeactivationof
detectorsanddeadlocksToavoidinadvertentlytriggeringthealarm,
forexamplewhenleavingadoginthecaror
duringaferrycrossing,themovementandtilt
detectorscanbetemporarilydeactivated:
–Insertthekeyintheignitionswitch,turnit
topositionIIandthenbacktopositionI
or0.
–Pressthebutton.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsuntilyoulockthe
carwiththekeyorremotecontrol.
Amessageisshowninthedisplayaslongas
thekeyremainsintheignitionswitch.This
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112 StartinganddrivingGeneralEconomicaldrivingEconomicaldrivingresultsfromdrivinggently
withanticipationandadaptingyourdriving
styleandspeedtothesituation.
Keepinmindthefollowing:
Drivetheenginetooperatingtemperature
assoonaspossible!Thatistosay:donot
lettheengineidle,butdrivewithalight
loadassoonasyoucan.
Acoldengineconsumesmorefuelthana
warmone.
Avoiddrivingshortdistanceswherethe
engineneverhastimetoreachoperating
temperature.
Drivegently!Avoidunnecessaryquick
accelerationsandheavybraking.
Donotdrivewithunnecessary,heavy
loadsinthecar.
Donotusewintertyreswhentheroads
areclearanddry.
Removetheloadcarrierwhenitisnotin
use.
Donotopensidewindowsunnecessarily.Yournewcar–slipperyroad
surfacesDrivingonaslipperyroadmayfeeldifferent
dependingonwhetheryouchooseacarwith
amanualoranautomaticgearbox.Practiceskiddrivingundercontrolledconditionsso
thatyouknowhowyournewcarreacts.
DrivingonroughroadsTheVolvoXC90isprimarilydesignedfor
drivingonmainroads,butalsohasgood
handlingpropertiesonunevenorrough
roads.Keepthefollowinginmindinorderto
preservetheservicelifeofyourcar:
Driveslowlyonroughroadssoyoudonot
damagethecar’sunderbody.
Ifthegroundislooseorismadeupofdry
sandorsnow,itisalwaysbesttokeep
thecarmovingatalltimesandavoid
shifting.Donotstopthecar.
Iftheroadisextremelysteepandthereis
ariskofoverturning,nevertrytoturnthe
cararound.Reversebackdown.Donot
drivediagonallyacrossanincline.Drivein
thedirectionoftheincline.
NOTE!Avoiddrivingonsteepslopesifthe
fuellevelislow.Thecatalyticconvertercould
bedamagediftheenginedoesnotreceive
enoughfuel.Whendrivingonextremely
steepslopes,makesurethetankismorethan
halffulltoavoidtheriskofbreakdown.WadingThecarcanbedriventhroughwaterwitha
depthofnomorethan48cm.NOTE!Ingreaterdepths,watercanenterthe
differentialsandthetransmission.This
reducesthelubricatingabilityoftheoiland
shortenstheservicelifeofthesystems.
Whendrivingthroughshallowwater,
maintainalowspeedanddonotstopthecar.
Onceyouhavepassedthroughthewater,
applyalightpressuretothebrakepedaland
checkbrakefunction.Water,mudandthe
likecandampenbrakelinings,resultingin
delayedbrakingaction.
Cleantheelectriccontactsoftheelectric
engineheaterandtrailercouplingafter
drivinginwaterandmud.
NOTE!Donotletthecarstandwithwater
overthesillsforanylongperiodoftime.This
couldcauseelectricalmalfunctions.
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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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