wheel VOLVO XC90 2006 Owner's Guide

152 WheelsandtyresWarningtriangleandsparewheelWarningtriangle(certain
countries)Followthewarningtriangleregulationsofthe
countryyouarein.
Usethewarningtriangleasfollows:
–Detachthewarningtrianglecase.Itis
heldinplacewithaVelcrostrap.
–Removethewarningtrianglefromits
case(A).
–Foldoutthefoursupportlegsonthe
warningtriangle.
–Foldoutbothredsidesofthewarning
triangle.Placethewarningtriangleinalocationthatisappropriateforthetraffic
situation.
Afteruse:
–Packeverythinginreverseorder.
Makesurethatthewarningtrianglewithcase
issecurelyfastenedinthecompartment.
TemporaryspareThesparewheel
1isonlyintendedtobeused
fortheshorttimeittakestogettheordinary
wheelreplacedorrepaired.Replacethe
sparewheelassoonaspossiblewitha
normalwheel.Thecar’shandlingmaybe
alteredbytheuseofthesparewheel.
Neverdrivefasterthan80km/hwithaspare
wheelonthecar.
Bylaw,itisonlylegaltousethesparewheel/
tyretemporarilyinconnectionwithdamageto
atyre.Awheel/tyreofthistypeshouldbe
replacedwithanormalwheel/tyreassoonas
possible.
Rememberalsothatthistyrecombinedwith
thenormaltyreswillaffectdrivingcharacter-
istics.Onfourwheeldrivevehiclesexcess
speedmayalsodamagethetransmission.
1.Certainvariantsandmarkets
IMPORTANT!Thecarmustneverbedrivenfittedwith
morethanonetemporarysparewheel.
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153 Wheelsandtyres
Warningtriangleandsparewheel1.Carsseatingseven
2.CarsseatingfiveSparewheel–removingThesparewheel
1islocatedunderthecar.
Jack,toolkitandcrankareunderthefloor
hatch.Thecrankisintwoparts.Onepartis
inthetoolkitandtheotherpartislocated
underthetoolkit.
NOTE!Thereisapullerspannerinthetoolkit
toremovethehubcap
2.
Thelocationofthejackdependsonwhether
thecarseatsseven(1)orfive(2).
Proceedasfollowstoreleasethespare
wheel:–Lowerthebottomofthetailgate.
–Liftupthefloorhatchinthecargo
compartment.
–Takethetwopartsofthecrankand
assemble.
–Fitthecrankinthewinch.
–Loosenthetyrebycrankinganticlockwise
untilyoureachthestop.
–Releasethewheelfromthecable.
–Rewindupthecable(clockwise).
NOTE!Thecablecoulddamagethecarifit
hangsfreewhiledriving.–Placethepuncturedtyreinthecargo
compartment.Thetoolkitcontainsa
plasticbagforthetyre.
NOTE!Thespotunderthecarisonly
intendedforthecar’soriginalsparewheel.
Donotplaceanyotherwheelsthere.
1.Certainvariantsandmarkets.
2.Certainwheeloptions.
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154 WheelsandtyresChangingwheelsSparewheel–refittingItisbesttohavetwopeopleputthespare
wheelbackinplace.Onepersontocrank
andtheothertoguidethewheel.
–Crankoutthecableandplaceitsanchor
inthecentreholeofthewheel.
–Slowlycrank(clockwise)thecableina
bit.
–Anglethewheelsothatitcomesinover
theexhaustsystem.
–Holddowntherearedgeofthewheel
whilecrankingitin.
–Placethewheelabovetherearaxle,
againstthefloor.
Cranktothestoppoint.
Checkthatthewheelisfirmlysecured.
Thejackingpointsarecentredunderthe
bottomofthedoors.RemovingwheelsRemembertosetoutthewarningtriangleif
youmustchangeawheelinatraffickedarea.
Therearetwojackingpointsoneachsideof
thecar,centredunderthebottomofthe
doors.–Parkthecaronaneven,firmsurfacewith
noincline.
–Applytheparkingbrakeandengage1st
gear(manualgearbox)ormovethegear
selectortoP(automaticgearbox).Place
chocksoneithersideofthewheels
remainingontheground-usestonesor
woodenblocks.
–Takeoutthejack,wheelbraceandcrank,
seelocationpage153.
–Usethewheelbracetoloosethewheel
bolts½-1turn.Turnanticlockwise.
WARNING!
Checkthattherightattachmentpointsare
beingused.Aproductionanchoragewith
pinislocatedbetweenthejackingpoints.
Thisisnotstrongenoughtousetoliftthe
car.Ifyouareunsureaboutthelocationof
thejackingpoints,contactyourVolvo
workshop.Anincorrectlyfittedjackcould
damagethedoorandbody.
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155 Wheelsandtyres
Changingwheels
WARNING!
Nevercrawlunderthecarwhenitisraised
onajack!Thecarcouldfall,causing
injuries.
Thecar’soriginaljackshouldonlybeused
whenchangingwheels.Allotherworkon
thecarshouldbedoneusingworkshop
jacksandaxlestandsunderthepartofthe
carthatisraised.
Thejackscrewshouldbekeptwelllubri-
cated.
Ifthesurfaceistoosoft,thejackcould
slidetothesideandthecarcouldfall.No
oneshouldbeinthecarwhenthewheel
isbeingchanged.
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156 WheelsandtyresChangingwheels–Placethejackunderthejackingpointand
crankituptowardsthecarfloor.Check
thatthejacksitssecurelyinthe
anchorage.Thenadjustthejacksothat
itsfootispositionedverticallyunderthe
anchorage.Seeillustration.Donotplace
woodblocksorthelikeunderthejackas
youwillnotachievefullbearingcapacity.
–Liftthecaruntilthewheelisfree.–Removethewheelboltsandliftoffthe
wheel.
Fittingthewheel–Cleanthecontractsurfacesonthewheel
andhub.
–Fitthewheel.Screwthewheelnuts.
–Lowerthecarsothatthewheelcannot
rotate.
–Tightenthewheelboltsalternatelyandin
torquesteps.Tighteningtorque:
140Nm(14.0kpm).Itisimportantthat
theyaretightenedtothecorrecttorque.
Checkwithatorquewrench.
–Screwthejackallthewaydownbefore
returningittothecargocompartment.
Thensecureitinplace.
–Checkthatthenewtyrehasthecorrect
amountofpressure.
NOTE!Therearetwodifferenttypesofwheel
boltsdependingonwhetherornotyourcar
hassteeloraluminiumrims;boltsusedwith
aluminiumrimshavealoose,rotatingring.
Boltsusedwithsteelrimshavenorotating
ring.
Makesuretousethecorrecttypeofbolt.If
youareunsure,checkwiththenearestVolvo
workshop.
WARNING!
Ifthejackispositionedincorrectly,thecar
couldfall.Riskofinjury!
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157 Wheelsandtyres
EmergencypuncturerepairCarsseatingfiveGeneralCarswhichdonothaveasparewheelare
insteadequippedwithanemergency
puncturerepairkit.Thiskitcanbeusedto
bothsealthepunctureandtocheckand
adjustthetyrepressure.Thekitconsistsofan
electricaircompressorandanintegrated
canisterwithsealingliquid.
NOTE!Thejackisoptionaloncarsequipped
withtheemergencypuncturerepairkit.
CarsseatingsevenEmergencyp
uncturerepairkit
Theemergencypuncturerepairkit
1isonly
intendedtoworkasatemporaryrepairso
thatthecarcanbedrivenafurther200km
(max.)ortothenearesttyrecentre.Theseal-
ingfluidhastheabilitytoeffectivelysealtyres
whichhavepuncturesinthetread.
Thecanisterwiththesealingfluidshouldbe
replacedbeforethebest-beforedatehas
expiredoraftertheemergencypuncture
repairkithasbeenused.
Thebest-beforedateislocatedonthefront
ofthecompressor,seeillustrationon
page161.Replacementofemergencypuncturerepair
kit,seepage161forinformationonreplacing
thecanister.
NOTE!Theemergencypuncturerepairkitis
onlyintendedforsealingtyreswithapunc-
tureinthetread.
Theemergencypuncturerepairkithaslimited
abilitiestosealtyreswhichhavepuncturesin
thewallofthetyre.Donotsealtyreswiththe
emergencypuncturerepairkitiftheyhave
largerslits,cracksorsimilardamage.
Theemergencypuncturerepairkitwithcom-
pressorandtoolsarefoundunderthefloorin
thecargoarea.
12Vsocketsforthecompressorarelocated
bythecentreconsoleinthefront,bytherear
seatandinthecargoarea.Choosetheelec-
tricalsocketthatisnearestthepunctured
tyre.
Takingouttheemergencypuncture
repairkit
–Foldtherearedgeofthefloormat
forward.
–Liftuptheemergencypuncturerepairkit.
1.Certainvariantsandmarkets
WARNING!
Thesealingfluidmaycauseirritationifit
comesintodirectcontactwithskin.Inthe
caseofcontactwithskin,washawaythe
fluidwithsoapandwater.
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158 WheelsandtyresEmergencypuncturerepairInflatingtyresSetupthewarningtriangleifatyremustbe
inflatedinanareaclosetotraffic.
–Ensurethattheorangeswitch(2)isin
position0andtakeoutthelead(5)and
airhose(4)fromtheside
compartment(3).
–Screwtheairhose’svalveconnectionto
thebottomofthethreadonthetyre’sair
valve.
–Connectthelead(5)tooneofthecar’s
12Vsockets.
–Starttheengine.Thecarmustbeina
well-ventilatedplace.–Startthecompressorbyflickingthe
switch(2)topositionI.
–Pumpupthetyretothepressure
specifiedonthetyrepressurelabel.
–Turnoffthecompressor,theswitch(2)
shouldbeinposition0.Detachtheair
hoseandunplugthelead.Replacethe
valve’sdustcap.
–Putthelead(5)andairhose(4)intothe
sidecompartment(3).
–Putthepuncturerepairkitbackunderthe
floorinthecargoarea.
–Thecompressorshouldnotrunformore
thantenminutesatatime.Letitcool
afterwardsasthereisariskof
overheating.–Objectswithavolumeofupto50litres
canbepumpedupwiththecompressor.
WARNING!
Inhalingcarexhaustfumescanresultin
dangertolife.Neverleavetheengine
runninginsealedareasorareasthatlack
sufficientventilation.
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EmergencypuncturerepairSealingpuncturedtyresSetupthewarningtriangleifemergencytyre
repairsmustbecarriedoutinanareawhere
thereisothertraffic.
–Removethedecal(1)regardingthe
highestpermittedspeedfromthe
emergencypuncturerepairkitandstickit
onthesteeringwheelwhereitcanbe
clearlyseenbythedriver.
–Ensurethattheorangeswitch(2)isin
position0andtakeoutthelead(5)and
airhose(4)fromtheside
compartment(3).
–Screwtheairhose’svalveconnectionto
thebottomofthethreadonthetyre’sair
valve.–Connectthelead(5)tooneofthecar’s
12Vsockets.
–Releasethesafetycatch(6)andturnthe
orange-colouredpart(7)90degreesto
theverticalposition,untilaclickisheard.
–Starttheengine.Thecarmustbeina
well-ventilatedplace.–Startthecompressorbyflickingthe
switch(2)topositionI.Thepressuremay
increasetemporarilyuptoamaximumof
4barwhilethesealingliquidisbeing
pumpedin.Afteraboutoneminute,the
pressurewilldropandthepressure
gaugeshowamorecorrecttyrepressure.
–Pumpthetyretoapressureofbetween
1.8barand3.5bar.Ifthepressuredoes
notreach1.8baraftertenminutesof
pumping,thecompressorshouldbe
turnedoffsoitdoesnotoverheat.
–Undotheairhose(4)fromtheairvalve
andputthedustcapbackon.Unplugthe
lead(5)fromtheelectricalsocket.Fold
theorange-colouredpart(7)backintoits
WARNING!
Inhalingcarexhaustfumescanresultin
dangertolife.Neverleavetheengine
runninginsealedareasorareasthatlack
sufficientventilation.
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160 WheelsandtyresEmergencypuncturerepair
originalpositionandsecurethecatch(6).
Keeptheemergencyrepairkitinasafe
placeinthecar.
–Immediatelydriveabout3km,ata
maximumspeedof80km/h,toallowthe
sealingfluidtosealthetyrewell.
–Checkthetyrepressureagain:
NOTE!Donotraisetheorange-coloured
part(7)whenonlythecompressoristobe
usedforinflation.–Connecttheairhose(4)totheairvalve
onthetyre.
–Connectthelead(5)tothe12Vpower
point.Readthepressureonthe
compressor.Ifthetyrepressureisbelow
1.3bar,thetyrehasnotbeensufficiently
wellsealed.Thejourneyshouldnotbe
continuedunderthesecircumstances.
Contactatyrecentre.
–Ifthetyrepressureishigherthan1.3bar,
thetyreshouldbepumpeduptothe
pressurestatedonthetyrepressure
label,seepage151foritslocation.
Releasepressurewiththereduction
valve(8)ifthetyrepressureistoohigh.
–Turnoffthecompressor,theswitch(2)
shouldbeinposition0.Detachtheair
hoseandunplugthelead.Replacethe
valve’sdustcap.
–Putthelead(5)andairhose(4)intothe
sidecompartment(3).
–Putthepuncturerepairkitbackunderthe
floorinthecargoarea.
Thecompressorshouldnotrunformorethan
tenminutesatatime.Letitcoolafterwardsas
thereisariskofoverheating.
NOTE!Thecanisterwithsealantandhose
shouldbereplacedafteruse.
WARNING!
Neverstandnexttothetyrewhenthe
compressorisrunning.Beparticularly
observantofthetyrewalls.Ifcracks,irreg-
ularitiesorotherdamageappears,turnoff
thecompressorimmediately.Underthese
circumstancesyourjourneyshouldnot
continue.Contactanauthorisedtyre
centre.
WARNING!
Youshouldnotdrivefasterthan80km/h
aftertheemergencytyrerepairkithas
beenused.Thetemporarilysealedtyre
mustbechangedassoonaspossible
(maximumdrivingdistance:200km).
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161 Wheelsandtyres
EmergencypuncturerepairChangingthesealingfluid
canisterThecanisterofsealingfluidshouldbe
changedbeforethebest-beforedatehas
expired,seedatelabel(1),orafterthetyre
hasbeensealed.Afteruse,thecanister(6)
withholder(8)andairhose(10)shouldbe
changed.Beforethebest-beforedatehasexpired
–Undothetwoscrews(2)ontheorange-
colouredcase(3).
–Removethespeedlabel(4)anddate
label(1),andopenthesafetycatch(5).
Loosenthecase(3)andtakeitoff.
–Unscrewandremovethecanister(6).
–Checkthattheseal(7)onthenew
canisterisnotdamaged.Screwthe
canisterintoplace.–Refitthecase(3).Checkthatthecaseis
correctlyfitted.Screwitonwiththe
screws(2).
–Affixthespeedlabel(4)andnewdate
label(1)tothetyrerepairkit.
Treattheremovedcanisterashazardous
waste.
Changingthecanisterandhoseafter
use
–Undothetwoscrews(2)ontheorange-
colouredcase(3).
–Removethespeedlabel(4)anddate
label(1),andopenthesafetycatch(5).
Loosenthecase(3)andtakeitoff.IMPORTANT!Readthesafetyinstructionsonthe
bottomofthecanister.
WARNING!
Ensurethecompressorisnotconnected
tothe12Vsocketwhenthecanisteris
changed.
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