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164 CarcareCleaningWashingthecarWashthecarassoonasitbecomesdirty.
Usecarshampoo.Dirtandroadsaltcanlead
tocorrosion.
Donotparkthecarindirectsunshine.
Washingacarwithhotpaintworkcan
causepermanentpaintworkdamage.
Washthecarinacarwashwithwaste
waterseparator.
Thoroughlyrinsedirtofftheunderbodyof
thecar.
Rinsetheentirecartoremoveloosedirt.
Whenusingapressurewasher:Make
surethatthenozzleofthepressure
washerisnotcloserthan30cmtothe
bodywork.Donotspraydirectlyatthe
locks.
Washusingasponge,carshampooand
plentyoflukewarmwater.
Ifthedirtisdifficulttodislodge,washthe
carusingacolddegreasingagent.
Drythecarusingaclean,softchamoisor
awaterscraper.
Cleanthewiperbladeswithalukewarm
soapsolutionorcarshampoo.Removingbirddroppings
Washbirddroppingsoffthepaintworkas
soonaspossible.Birddroppingscontain
chemicalsthataffectanddiscolourpaintwork
veryquickly.Thisdiscolourationcanonlybe
removedbyaspecialist.
Automaticcarwashes
Anautomaticcarwashisasimpleandquick
wayofwashingthecar.Bearinmind,
however,thatanautomaticcarwashcan
neverreplaceaproperhandwashing–the
brushesofacarwashcannotreach
everywhere.Pressthebrakepedallightlyfromtimetotime
ifdrivingforlongperiodsinrainorslush.This
heatsanddriesthebrakepads.Youshould
alsodothiswhenyoubegindrivingin
extremelydamporcoldweather.
Exteriorplasticparts
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedforcleaning
exteriorplasticparts.Neverusestrongstain
removers.
WARNING!
Alwayshavetheenginecleanedbya
workshop.Thereisariskoffireifthe
engineishot.IMPORTANT!Washingbyhandisgentlertothe
paintworkthananautomaticcarwash.
Thepaintworkisalsomoresensitive
whenitisnew.Forthisreason,
handwashingisrecommendedduringthe
firstfewmonthswithanewcar.
WARNING!
Alwaystestthebrakesafterwashingthe
cartoensurethatmoistureandcorrosion
donotattackthebrakepadsandreduce
brakingperformance.
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172 MaintenanceandserviceBonnetandenginecompartmentOpeningthebonnet–Pullthehandleonthefarleft(orrightif
thecarisRHD)underthedashboard.You
willhearwhenthelockreleases.
–Insertyourhandtotherightunderthe
frontedgeofthebonnet(belowthe
grille).
–Pressupthesafetycatchhandle.
–Releasethehandleandopenthebonnet.
EnginecompartmentTheappearanceoftheenginecompartment
mayvaryslightlyduetoenginevariant.
However,thecomponentslistedareinthe
samepositions.
1.Clutchandbrakefluidreservoir
2.Relayandfuses
3.Airfilter.(Thecoverhasadifferent
designdependingonenginevariant.)
4.Radiator
5.Engineoildipstick
6.Engineoilfilling
7.Washerfluidreservoir
8.Powersteeringfluidreservoir
9.Expansiontank,coolingsystem10.Chassisdataplate
11.Battery(incargocompartment)
56
1
2
3 4789
10
11
WARNING!
Checkthatthebonnetlocksproperly
whenyoucloseit!
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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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250 AlphabeticalindexEnvironmentalphilosophy...............................3
EON...............................................................215
Equalizer........................................................207
Expectantmothers.........................................11FFan.....................................................................71
Fan,ECC.........................................................75
Fastforward/reverse...................................216
Floormats........................................................86
Fluids..............................................................242
Foglamp..........................................................52
Foglamps.....................................................185
Frequencyupdating,automatic................214
Frontlamp.....................................................183
Frontseats,heated........................................51
Fuelconsumption........................................244
Fuelconsumption,current............................56
Fuelfillerflap................................................114
Fuelgauge.......................................................43
Fuelsystem...................................................173
Fuel,refuelling..............................................114
Functionsduringacall...............................227GGearpositions,six-speed..........................117
Gearselectorinhibitor................................119
Gearselector,manualpositions..............120
Glovebox................................................86,104
Grossvehicleweight..................................237
HHandbrake.......................................................58
Hazardwarningflashers...............................51
Headrestraints,rear......................................91
Headlamplevelling........................................52
Headlamppattern........................................140
Headlampwasher..........................................55
Headlamps......................................................52
Headphonesockets....................................201
Heateddoormirrors......................................71
Heatedfrontseats.........................................71
Heatedrearwindow......................................71
Homesafelighting........................................53IIgnitionkey....................................................116
IMEInumber.................................................230
Immobiliser..........................................100,116
Importantdialogueboxes................................2
"Important!"texts..............................................2
Indicatorandwarningsymbols...................43
Inflatablecurtain.............................................26
Inflatablecurtains...........................................21
Informationdisplay........................................47
Infotainmentsystem....................................198
Instrumentlighting.........................................52
Integratedboostercushion.........................32
Interiorlighting................................................83
Intermittentwiping.........................................54
ISOFIXfixturesystem...................................34
KKerbweight..................................................237
Key..................................................................100
Kick-down.....................................................118LLambda-sond...............................................245
Lighting..........................................................182
Loadingthecargocompartment................93
Locking..........................................................103
Lock-upfunction..........................................118
Loweringthebackrest,front........................80
Lowering,rearseats......................................90
Lubricants.....................................................242MMainbeam......................................43,52,184
Mainbeam"flash"..........................................53
Mainbeam,switching,flash.........................53
Menustructure,audio................................220
Menus............................................................200
Message,display............................................47
Misting..............................................................68
MYKEY.........................................................221NNews,setting...............................................210
"Note"texts........................................................2
Numberplatelighting.................................188
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