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136 StartinganddrivingDetachabletowbar–removing–Insertthekeyintothedetachablepartand
turnitclockwisetotheunlockedposition.–Turntheleverclockwisetothelocked
positionandgripthetowball.–Pullthetowballfromtheconnectorpin.
Donotholdthelever.
OPEN
OPEN
IMPORTANT!Thelockonthetowballcanonlybe
lockedwhentheredplasticpinisnot
visible.
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Detachabletowbar–removing–Turnthekeyanticlockwisetothelocked
positionandremoveitfromthelock.–Refittheconnectorpincoverasinthe
illustration.
LOCKED
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144 StartinganddrivingBLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–optionSystemfunctionindaylightand
darknessDaylightIndaylightthesystemreactstotheshapeof
thesurroundingvehicles.Thesystemis
designedtodetectmotorvehiclessuchas
cars,trucks,busesandmotorcycles.DarknessIndarknessthesystemreactstothe
headlampsofsurroundingvehicles.Ifits
headlampsarenotswitchedonthenthe
systemdoesnotdetectthevehicle.This
meansforexamplethatthesystemdoesnot
reacttoatrailerwithoutheadlampswhichis
towedbehindacarortruck.Cleaning
InordertoworkmosteffectivelytheBLIS
cameralensesmustbeclean.Thelensescan
becleanedwithasoftclothordampsponge.
Cleanthelensescarefullysothattheyarenot
scratched.
WARNING!
BLISdoesnotworkinsharpbends.
BLISdoesnotworkwhenthecaris
reversing.
Awidetrailercoupledtothecarcan
concealothervehiclesinadjacentlanes.
Itcanpreventthevehicleinthescreened
areafrombeingdetectedbyBLIS.
WARNING!
Thesystemdoesnotreacttobicycles
ormopeds.
TheBLIScamerascanbedisruptedby
intensivelightorwhendrivinginthedark
whentherearenolightsources(e.g.
streetlightingorothervehicles).The
systemmaytheninterpretthelackoflight
asifthecamerashavebeenblocked.
Inbothcasesamessageisshowninthe
dashboarddisplay.
Whendrivinginsuchconditionsthe
systemcanbetemporarilyswitchedoff
(seetheinformationonthenextpage).
Whenthetextmessagehasfadedthe
systemreturnstofullfunctionality.
TheBLIScamerashavethesame
limitationsasthehumaneye,i.e.they
"see"worseinheavysnowfallorthickfog
forexample.
WARNING!
Thelensesareelectricallyheatedto
melticeorsnow.Ifnecessary,brush
snowawayfromthelenses.
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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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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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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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162 WheelsandtyresEmergencypuncturerepair–Pushdownthebutton(8)whileturning
thecanister(6)andtheholder(9)
clockwise.Removethem.
–Pullouttheairhose(10).
–Wipeoffremainingsealingfluidwitharag
orscrapeitawayifitishasalreadydried.
–Fitanewairhose(10).Checkthatitis
fittedcorrectly.
–Checkthattheseal(7)onthenew
canisterisnotdamaged.Screwthe
holder(9)ontothecanister(6)andturnit
anticlockwiseuntilaclickisheard.
–Refitthecase(3).Checkthatthecaseis
correctlyfitted.Screwitonwiththe
screws(2).
–Affixthespeedlabel(4)andnewdate
label(1)tothetyrerepairkit.
Theemptycanisterandairhosecanbe
treatedasnormalwaste.
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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)
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2
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11
WARNING!
Checkthatthebonnetlocksproperly
whenyoucloseit!
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