warning VOLVO XC90 2006 Workshop Manual

114 StartinganddrivingRefuellingThefuelcapisinsidethefuelfillerflaponthe
right-handrearwingandhangsuponthe
insideofthefuelfillerflap.OpeningthefuelfillerflapThefuelfillerflapcanbeopenedwhenthe
carisunlocked.
NOTE!Thefillerflapremainsunlockedforten
minutesafterthecarislocked.Itthenlocks
automatically.FuelfillerflapTheremaybeoverpressureinthetankif
outdoortemperaturesarehigh.Openthecap
slowly.Donotoverfillthefueltank.Stop
refuellingwhenthepumpcutsoutforthefirst
time!Ifthetankisoverfilledfuelmayoverflow
athightemperatures!Afterrefuelling,replacethefuelcapandturn
untiloneormoreclicksisheard.
RefuellingwithpetrolNOTE!Donotaddcleaningadditivesunless
specificallyrecommendedbyaVolvo
workshop.RefuellingwithdieselAtlowtemperatures,paraffincanprecipitate
outofdieselfuel(–5°C-–40°C).Thiscan
causeproblemswhenstarting.Makesure
youuseaspecialwintergradefuelduring
coldperiods.
WARNING!
Nevercarryanactivatedmobilephone
whenrefuellingtheringsignalcould
causesparkbuild-upandignitepetrol
fumes,leadingtofireandinjury.IMPORTANT!Petrol-poweredcarsmustalwaysbe
refuelledwithunleadedpetrolsoasnot
todamagethecatalyticconverter.
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115 Startinganddriving
StartingthecarStartingtheengine(Petrol)–Depresstheparkingbrake.
–Automaticgearbox:Gearselectorin
positionPorN.
Manualgearbox:Gearleverinneutraland
theclutchpedalcompletelydepressed.
Thisisespeciallyimportantinseverecold.
NOTE!Themasterkeyblademustbefully
extended(asillustratedonpage100)when
startingthecar.Otherwisethereisariskthat
theimmobiliserfunctionwillpreventthecar
fromstarting.
–Turntheignitionkeytostartposition.If
theenginedoesnotstartwithin5–
10seconds,releasethekey(seealso
"Autostart",page116)andtryagain.
NOTE!Theidlingspeedcanbenoticeably
higherthannormalforcertainenginetypes
duringcoldstarting.Thisissothatthe
emissionssystemcanreachnormal
operatingtemperatureasquicklyaspossible,
whichminimisesexhaustemissionsand
protectstheenvironment.Startingtheengine(Diesel)–Depresstheparkingbrake.
–Automaticgearbox:Gearselectorin
positionPorN.
Manualgearbox:Gearleverinneutralandtheclutchpedalcompletelydepressed.
Thisisespeciallyimportantinseverecold.
NOTE!Themasterkeyblademustbefully
extended(asillustratedonpage100)when
startingthecar.Otherwisethereisariskthat
theimmobiliserfunctionwillpreventthecar
fromstarting.
–Turntheignitionkeytothedriving
position.Asymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelwillcomeonindicating
thatenginepreheatingisactivated.Turn
thekeytothestartpositionwhenthe
indicatorsymbolgoesout.
Dieselparticlefilter
(certainmodels)Certaindieselcarsareequippedwitha
particlefilterwhichresultsinadditionally
effectiveemissioncontrol.Whentheengine
reachesitsnormaloperatingtemperature
(theengineiswarm)aso-called"regener-
ation"ofthefiltertakesplaceautomatically,
whichmeansthattheparticlescollectedin
thefilterareburnedawayandthefilteris
emptied.
Regenerationtakesbetween10and
15minutes.Duringthistimefuel
consumptionmayincreaseslightly.Winterdriving
Ifthecarisfrequentlydrivenshortdistances
incoldweatherthentheenginedoesnot
reachnormaloperatingtemperature.This
meansthatregenerationofthedieselparticle
filterdoesnottakeplaceandthefilterisnot
emptied.
Whenthefilterhasbecomeapprox.80%full
ofparticlesthenayellowwarningtrianglein
thedashboarddisplayisshownalongwith
thewarningtextSOOTFILTERFULLSEE
MANUAL.
Regenerationshouldbecarriedoutregularly
ifthecarisfrequentlydrivenshortdistances
incoldweatherinordertoavoidimpaired
functionofthefilter.
Startregenerationofthefilterbydriving
thecaruntiltheenginereachesnormal
operatingtemperature,preferablyona
mainroadormotorway.Thecarshould
thenbedrivenforapproximately
20minutesmore.
Toclearthewarningtextwhenregener-
ationiscomplete,switchofftheignition,
removethekey,waitforatleastthree
minutesandswitchtheignitiononagain.
Usetheparkingheater(option)incold
weathersothattheenginereaches
normaloperatingtemperaturemore
quickly.
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116 StartinganddrivingStartingthecarIgnitionkeysandelectronic
immobiliserTheignitionkeymustnothangwithother
keysormetalobjectsonthesamekeyring.
Theelectronicimmobilisercouldbeactivated
accidentally.Ifthishappens–removethe
excesskeysandrestartthecar.
Neverrevtheenginehardstraightafteracold
start!Iftheenginedoesnotstartormisfires,
contactaVolvoworkshop.
Ignitionswitchandsteeringlock
0–Lockedposition
Thesteeringwheellocks
whentheignitionkeyis
removed.
I–Intermediateposition
-"radioposition"
Certainelectricalcompo-
nentscanbeswitchedon.
Theengine’selectrical
systemisnotactivated.
II–Drivingposition
Thekeypositionwhen
driving.Thecar’sentire
electricalsystemis
connected.
III–Startposition
Thestartermotoris
connected.Releasethekey
oncetheenginehasstarted.
Thekeyautomatically
springsbacktothedriving
position.Ifthekeyishardtoturn,thefront
wheelsmaybeturnedinsuchawaythat
thereistensioninthesteeringwheellock.
Turnthewheelbackandforthtomakeit
easiertoturnthekey.Autostart(V8AWD)
Usingtheautostartfunction,theignitionkey
doesnotneedtobekeptinthestartposition
(positionIII)untiltheenginehasstarted.Turn
theignitionkeytothestartpositionand
releaseit.Thestartermotorthenoperates
automatically(uptotenseconds)untilthe
enginehasstarted.
NOTE!Makesurethesteeringwheellocks
whenyouleavethecar.Thisreducestherisk
oftheft.
IMPORTANT!Ifthefilterfillsupwithparticlesthenitcan
bedifficulttostarttheengineandthe
filterwillbeincapableoffunctioningand
mustthenbereplaced.
WARNING!
Neverswitchofftheignition(position0
or1)orremovetheignitionkeywhenthe
vehicleisinmotion.Thiscouldactivatethe
steeringwheellock,makingthecar
impossibletosteer.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyfromthe
ignitionswitchbeforeleavingthevehicle–
especiallyifchildrenremaininthecar.
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122 StartinganddrivingBrakesystemBrakeservoIfthecarisrollingorisbeingtowedwiththe
engineturnedoff,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedaboutfivetimesharderthanwhen
theengineisrunning.Ifthebrakepedalis
pressedwhentheengineisstarted,youwill
feelthepedaldrop.Thisisnormalanddueto
thebrakeservobecomingactive.Thismaybe
morenoticeableifthecarhasemergency
brakeassistance(EBA).
NOTE!Ifbrakingwiththeengineswitched
off,pressthebrakepedalsharplyonce,not
repeatedly.Brakecircuits
Thissymbollightsifabrakecircuitis
notworking.
Ifafaultshouldoccurinoneofthe
circuits,itisstillpossibletobrakethecar.The
brakepedalwilltravelfurtherandmayfeel
softerthannormal.Harderpressureonthe
pedalisneededtoproducethenormal
brakingeffect.Dampnesscanaffectbraking
characteristics
Brakecomponentsbecomewetwhenthecar
isdriveninheavyrain,throughpoolsofwater
orwhenthecariswashed.Thismayalter
brakepadfrictioncharacteristicssothat
thereisadelaybeforebrakingeffectis
noticed.
Pressthebrakepedallightlyfromtimetotime
ifdrivingforlongstretchesinrainorslushy
snow,aswellasaftersettingoffinverydamp
orcoldweather.Thiswarmsupthebraking
surfacesanddriesoffanywater.Itisalso
recommendedtodothisbeforeparkingthe
carforalongperiodinsuchweathercondi-
tions.
IfthebrakesareusedheavilyWhendrivingintheAlpsorotherroadswith
similarcharacteristics,thecar’sbrakesare
heavilyloadedevenifthebrakepedalisnot
beingdepressedespeciallyhard.
Becausespeedisoftenlow,thebrakesare
notcooledaseffectivelyaswhendrivingon
flatroadsathigherspeed.
Soasnottooverloadthebrakes,shiftdown
whendrivingdownhillinsteadofusingthe
footbrake.Usethesamegeardriving
downhillasyouwouldusedrivinguphill.Thisusingenginebrakingmoreefficientlyand
requiresthefootbrakeforonlybriefperiods.
Bearinmindthatdrivingwithatrailerputsan
additionalloadonthecar’sbrakes.
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
Theanti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
preventsthewheelsfromlockingup
underbraking.
Thismeanstheabilitytosteeris
maintainedanditiseasiertoswervetoavoid
ahazard,forexample.
Aftertheenginehasbeenstarted,theABS
willperformabriefself-testataspeedof
about20km/h.Thiscanbefeltandheardas
pulsesinthebrakepedal.
TogetthemostoutoftheABS:
Pressbrakepedalwithfullforce.Pulses
willbefelt.
Steerthecarinthedirectionoftravel.Do
notreleasethepressureonthepedal.
PracticebrakingwiththeABSsystemina
traffic-freeareaandindifferentweather
conditions.
TheABSsymbollightsup:forabout
twosecondswhenthecarisstartedifthe
ABSisdisengagedduetoafault.
WARNING!
Thebrakeservoonlyworkswhenthe
engineisrunning.
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123 Startinganddriving
BrakesystemElectronicbrakeforcedistribution
system–EBD
TheElectronicBrakeforceDistribution
system(EBD)isanintegratedpartofthe
ABSsystem.TheEBDsystemcontrolsthe
brakeforcetotherearwheelssothatthe
bestpossiblebrakingforceisalways
available.Pulseswillbeheardandfelt
throughthebrakepedalwhenthesystem
regulatesbrakeforce.Emergencybrakeassistance–EBA
(Emergencybrakeassistance)Incaseof
suddenbraking,full-strengthbrakingis
providedinstantaneously.TheEBAfunction
senseswhenheavybrakingisunderwayby
registeringhowquicklythebrakepedalis
depressed.Continuebrakingwithouteasing
offonthebrakepedal.Thefunctionis
suspendedwhenthepressureonthebrake
pedaleases.Thisfunctionisalwaysactive
andcannotbedisengaged.
WARNING!
IftheBRAKEandABSwarningsymbols
arelitatthesametime,afaultmayhave
occurredinthebrakesystem.Ifthelevelin
thebrakefluidreservoirisnormal,drive
carefullytothenearestauthorisedVolvo
workshoptohavethebrakesystem
checked.
IfthebrakefluidisundertheMINlevelin
thebrakefluidreservoir,donotdrive
furtherbeforetoppingupthebrakefluid.
Thereasonforthelossofbrakefluidmust
beinvestigated.
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124 StartinganddrivingStabilitysystemWhenthestabilitysystemisinaction,itmay
seemlikethecardoesnotrespondnormally
toacceleration.Thisisbecausethesystem
detectstheamountoffrictionontheroad
surfaceandallowsthedifferentstability
systemfunctionstooperate.
ThecariseitherequippedwithSTC(Stability
andTractionControl)-Stabilityandtraction
controlsystemorDSTC(DynamicStability
andTractionControl)-Dynamicstabilityand
tractioncontrolsystem.
TractionControl–(TC)
TheTractionControlfunctiontransfers
powerfromthespinningdrivewheeltothe
drivewheelwhichhasgripbybrakingthe
spinningdrivewheel.Toincreaseforward
tractioninthissituation,itmaybenecessary
todepresstheacceleratormorethanusual.A
pulsingsoundisheardwhenTractionControl
isworking.Thisiscompletelynormal.TheTC
functionismostactiveatlowspeeds.It
cannotbedeactivated.SpinControl(SC)
TheStabilityControlfunctionpreventsthe
drivewheelsfromslippingduringacceler-
ation.Thisimprovesroadsafetyonslippery
surfaces.Undercertainconditions,suchas
whendrivingwithsnowchainsorindeep
snoworsand,itmaybebeneficialto
deactivatetheSCfunctiontoincrease
traction.ThisisdonewiththeSTC/DSTC
button.
ActiveYawControl(AYC)
TheActiveYawControlfunctionautomati-
callybrakesoneormorewheelstostabilise
thecarintheeventofaskid.Ifthebrake
pedalweretobedepressedinthissituation,
itwouldfeelmorerigidthanusualanda
pulsingsoundwouldbeheard.
TheAYCfunctionisalwaysactiveandcannot
bedeactivated. Function/
systemSTCDSTC
1
1.Optiononcertainmarkets.TCXX
SCXX
AYCX
WARNING!
SuppressingtheSTCorDSTCsystem
mayalterthedrivingcharacteristicsofthe
car.Alwaystakecarewhencorneringand
drivinginslipperyconditions.
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125 Startinganddriving
Parkingassistance(option)ParkingassistancefrontandrearGeneralParkingassistanceisusedasanaidto
parking.Asignalindicatesthedistancetoa
detectedobject.
Thefrequencyofthesignalincreasesasyou
comeclosertoanobject
1infrontofor
behindthecar.
Thetonebecomesconstantatadistanceof
about30cm.Ifthereareobjectswithinthis
distancebothbehindandinfront
1ofthecar,
thesignalalternatesbetweenfrontandrear
speakers.Ifthevolumeofanothersoundsourcefrom
theaudiosystemishigh,thisisautomatically
lowered.
Thesystemisalwaysactivatedwhenthecar
isstarted.
Frontparkingassistance
Themeasurementareastraightinfrontofthe
carisapprox.0.8m.ThetextmessagePARK
ASSISTACTIVEappearsintheaudiodisplay
whenthesensorsreacttoanobstacleinfront
ofthecar.
Frontparkingassistancecannotbe
combinedwithextralightsbecausethe
sensorsareaffectedbytheextralights.
Rearparkingassistance
Themeasurementareastraightbehindthe
carisapprox.1.5m.ThetextmessagePARK
ASSISTACTIVEappearsintheaudiodisplay
whenreversegearisengaged.
Thesystemmustbedeactivatedwhen
drivingwithatrailer,bikecarrieronthetowbarorthelikeastheywouldtriggerthe
sensors.
Rearparkingassistanceisdeactivated
automaticallywhentowingatrailerifaVolvo
genuinetrailercableisused.
1.Providedthattheparkingassistance
ismountedbothfrontandrear.
WARNING!
Parkingassistancedoesnotrelinquishthe
driver’sownresponsibilityduringparking.
Thesensorshaveblindspotswhere
objectscannotbedetected.Beawareof
childrenandanimalsnearthecar.
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126 StartinganddrivingParkingassistance(option)Deactivatingandreactivatingthe
parkingassistanceParkingassistancecanbedeactivatedwith
thebuttonintheswitchpanel.TheLEDinthe
switchgoesout.Parkingassistanceisreacti-
vatedwhentheswitchisturnedonandthe
LEDilluminates.
Frontparkingassistance
Thefrontparkingassistanceisactiveat
speedsofbelow15km/h,evenduring
reversing.Thesignalcomesfromthefront
loudspeakers.Rearparkingassistance
Rearparkingassistanceisactivatedwhen
reversegearisengaged.Thesignalcomes
fromtherearspeakers.
Faultindicator
Theinformationsymbolcomes
onandstayslit
PARKASSISTSERVICE
REQUIREDisshownintheinfor-
mationdisplayinthecentreofthecombined
instrumentpaneltogetherwiththesymbol.
ParkingassistancesensorsCleaningthesensorsThesensorsmustbecleanedregularlyto
ensurethattheyworkproperly.Cleanthem
withwaterandcarshampoo.
Thesensorscanreactifcoveredbyiceand
snow.IMPORTANT!Incertainconditionstheparking
assistancesystemmayproduceincorrect
warningsignalsthatarecausedby
externalsoundsourcesthatemitthe
sameultrasonicfrequenciesthatthe
systemworkswith.Examplesofsuch
sourcesincludehorns,wettyreson
asphalt,pneumaticbrakesandmotor-
cycleexhaustpipes.Thisdoesnot
indicateanyfaultinthesystem.
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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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130 StartinganddrivingDrivingwithatrailerTheloadcapacityisaffectedbyextraacces-
soriesmountedonthecar,suchasatowbar,
theloadonthetowball(75kgwithtrailer
hitched),loadcarriersandspacebox,aswell
asthepassengers’combinedweight.The
loadcapacityofthecarisreducedbythe
numberofpassengersandtheirweight.
Thecar’stowingbracketmustbeofan
approvedtype.
IfthetowingbracketisfittedbyVolvo,the
carisdeliveredwiththenecessary
equipmenttodrivewithatrailer.Ifretro-
fitting,checkwithyourVolvodealerto
ensurethatthecarisfullyequippedto
drivewithatrailer.
Distributetheloadonthetrailersothat
theweightonthetowingbracketfollows
thespecifiedmaximumtowballload.
Increasetyrepressuretocorrespondto
thepressureforfullload.Seethetyre
pressuretable!Cleanthetowingbracketregularlyand
greasethetowball
1andallmovingparts
topreventunnecessarywear.
Donotdrivewithaheavytrailerwhen
yourcarisbrandnew!Waituntilithas
goneatleast1000km.
Thebrakesareloadedmuchmorethan
usualonlongandsteepdownhillslopes.
Downshifttoalowergearandadjustyour
speed.
Ifthecarisdrivenwithaheavyloadina
hotclimate,theengineandgearboxmay
overheat.Thetemperaturegaugeinthe
combinedinstrumentpanelgoesintothe
redzonewhenthecaroverheats.Stop
andlettheengineidleafewminutes.
Ifthecaroverheats,theairconditioning
systemcanbetemporarilyswitchedoff.
Thegearboxreactswithabuilt-in
protectionfunctionifthecaroverheats.
Seethemessageinthedisplay!
Theengineisloadedmoreheavilythan
usualwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Forreasonsofsafety,youshouldnot
drivefasterthan80km/h,evenifthelaws
ofcertaincountriespermithigherspeeds.Themaximumpermissibletrailerweight
foratrailerwithoutbrakesis750kg.
SelectpositionP(automaticgearbox)or
engageagear(manualgearbox)when
parkingwithatrailerandalwaysapplythe
parkingbrake.Ifyouareparkingona
steepincline,placechocksbehindthe
wheels.
TrailerweightsSeepage237forpermittedtrailerweights.
NOTE!Thestatedmaximumpermittedtrailer
weightsarethosepermittedbyVolvo.
Nationalvehicleregulationscanfurtherlimit
trailerweightsandspeeds.Towbarscanbe
certifiedforhighertowingweightsthanthe
carcanactuallytow.
WARNING!
Thecar’sdrivingcharacteristicschange
dependingonhowheavilyitisloadedand
howtheloadisdistributed.
1.Doesnotapplytoballhitchwith
vibrationdamper.
WARNING!
Followthestatedrecommendationsfor
trailerweights.Otherwise,therigmaybe
difficulttocontrolduringevasive
manoeuvresandbraking.
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