key VOLVO XC90 2006 Owner's Guide

118 StartinganddrivingAutomaticgearboxColdstartWhenstartinginlowtemperatures,thegear
changescansometimesfeelhard.Thisisdue
tothegearboxoil’sviscosityatlowtempera-
tures.Tominimiseengineemissions,the
gearboxshiftsuplaterthannormalwhenthe
engineisstartedatlowtemperatures.
Turboengine
Whentheengineiscold,thetransmission
shiftsgearsathigherrevs.Thisallowsthe
catalyticconvertertoreachnormaloperating
temperaturemorequickly,withlessexhaust
emissions.AdaptivesystemThegearboxiscontrolledbywhatisknown
asanadaptivesystem.Thesystemcontin-
uallymonitorshowthegearboxisbehaving
andsenseseverygearchangeforoptimum
changequality.
Lock-upfunction
Thegearshavealock-upfunction(locked
gears),whichgivesbetterenginebrakingand
lowerfuelconsumption.SafetysystemsCarswithanautomaticgearboxhavespecial
safetysystems:Keylock
Toremovetheignitionkey,thegearselector
mustbeinthePposition.Thekeyislockedin
allotherpositions.
Parkingposition(Pposition)
Stationarycarwithenginerunning:
–Holdyourfootonthebrakepedalwhen
movingthegearselectortoanother
position.
Electricgearinhibitor–Shiftlock
Parkingposition(Pposition)
Tobeabletomovethegearselectorfromthe
Ppositiontoothergearpositions,theignition
keymustbeinpositionIorIIandthebrake
pedalmustbedepressed.
Kick-downWhentheacceleratorispressedalltheway
tothefloor,beyondthepositionnormally
regardedasfullacceleration,alowergearis
immediatelyengaged.Thisisknownaskick-
down.
Whenmaximumspeedforthisgearis
reached,oriftheacceleratorisreleasedfrom
thekick-downposition,thegearboxautomat-
icallychangesup.
Kick-downisusedwhenmaximumacceler-
ationisneeded,suchasforovertaking.
Topreventoverrevving,thegearboxcontrol
programhasaprotectivedownshiftinhibitor.Thekick-downfunctioncannotbeusedin
themanualpositions.Returnto
automaticpositionD.
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129 Startinganddriving
StartassistanceStartingwithaboosterbatteryIfforsomereasonthebatteryinyourcaris
discharged,youcan"borrow"currentfroma
sparebatteryoranothercar’sbatterytostart
theengine.Alwayscheckthattheclampsare
securesothattherearenosparksduringthe
startattempt.
Toavoidtheriskofexplosion,werecommend
youdoexactlyasfollows.
–Turntheignitionkeytoposition0.
–Ensurethattheboosterbatteryhas
12voltcurrent.
–Iftheboosterbatteryisinanothercar,
stoptheengineofthatcarandmakesure
thecarsarenottouching.
–Connecttheredcabletothepositive
terminal(1+)oftheboosterbatteryandtheredconnectioninyourcar’sengine
compartment(2+).
Connecttheclamptothecontactpoint
underasmallblackcoverwhichhasa
plussignonit.Thecoverisintegrated
withthefuseboxcover.
–Connectoneclampoftheblackcableto
thenegativeterminalofthebooster
battery(3–).
–Connecttheotherclampoftheblack
cabletotheliftingeyeonyourcar’s
engine(4–).
–Starttheengineofthe"donorcar".Let
theenginerunafewminutesataspeed
slightlyhigherthanidle1500rpm.
–Starttheengineofthecarwiththeflat
battery.
–Removetheclampsinreverseorder.NOTE!Donotremovetheclampsduringthe
startattempt;riskofsparkbuild-up.
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WARNING!
Thebatterycangenerateoxyhydrogen
gas,whichishighlyexplosive.Onespark,
whichcanbegeneratedifyouconnectthe
jumpleadsincorrectly,issufficientto
makethebatteryexplode.
Thebatterycontainssulphuricacid,which
cancauseseriousburns.Iftheacid
comesintocontactwitheyes,skinor
clothing,flushwithlargequantitiesof
water.Ifacidsplashesintotheeyes,seek
medicalattentionimmediately.
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134 StartinganddrivingDetachabletowbar–mounting–Removetheconnectorpincover.–Insertthekeyintothedetachablepartand
turnitclockwisetotheunlockedposition.–Holdthetowballandturnthelever
clockwisetothelockedposition.
OPEN
OPEN
B
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135 Startinganddriving
Detachabletowbar–mounting–Pushthetowballtothelockedposition.
Donotholdthelever.
NOTE!Theleverchangespositionquickly.–Checkthatthesignalpin(B)ispushedin.–Turnthekeyanticlockwisetothelocked
positionandremoveitfromthelock.
PUSHTO
LOCK
REDPIN(B)
NOTVISIBLE
LOCKED
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136 StartinganddrivingDetachabletowbar–removing–Insertthekeyintothedetachablepartand
turnitclockwisetotheunlockedposition.–Turntheleverclockwisetothelocked
positionandgripthetowball.–Pullthetowballfromtheconnectorpin.
Donotholdthelever.
OPEN
OPEN
IMPORTANT!Thelockonthetowballcanonlybe
lockedwhentheredplasticpinisnot
visible.
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137 Startinganddriving
Detachabletowbar–removing–Turnthekeyanticlockwisetothelocked
positionandremoveitfromthelock.–Refittheconnectorpincoverasinthe
illustration.
LOCKED
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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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145 Startinganddriving
BLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–optionSwitchingoffandreactivatingBLIS
BLISisactivatedautomaticallyeachtime
theignitionisswitchedon.Theindicator
lampsinthedoorpanelsflashthreetimes
whentheignitionisswitchedon.
Thesystemcanbeswitchedoffby
pressingtheBLISbuttonintheswitch
panelinthecentreconsole(seeillus-
trationabove).TheLEDinthebutton
goesoutwhenthesystemisswitchedoff
andatextmessageisshowninthe
displayinthedashboard.
BLIScanbereactivatedbypressingthe
button.AnLEDinthebuttonthencomes
on,anewtextmessageisshowninthe
displayandtheindicatorlampsinthedoorpanelsflashthreetimes.Pressthe
READbutton,seepage47,toclearthe
textmessage.
Themessagesaboveareonlyshownifthe
ignitionkeyisinpositionII(oriftheengineis
running)andBLISisactive(i.e.ifthedriver
hasnotswitchedoffthesystem).
BLISsystemmessages
System
statusTextinthedisplay
BLISnot
functioningBLIND-SPOTSYST
SERVICEREQUIRED
Right-hand
camera
blockedBLIND-SPOTSYSTR
CAMERABLOCKED
Left-hand
camera
blockedBLIND-SPOTSYSTL
CAMERABLOCKED
Bothcameras
blockedBLIND-SPOTSYST
CAMERASBLOCKED
BLISsystem
offBLIND-SPOTINFO
SYSTEMOFF
BLISsystem
onBLIND-SPOTINFO
SYSTEMON
BLISfunction
reducedBLISFUNCTION
REDUCED
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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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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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