warning VOLVO XC90 2006 Repair Manual

138 StartinganddrivingLoadingGeneralTheloadcapacityisaffectedbyextraacces-
soriesmountedonthecar,suchasatowbar,
theloadonthetowball(75kgwithtrailer
hitched),loadcarriersandspacebox,aswell
asthepassengers’combinedweight.The
loadcapacityofthecarisreducedbythe
numberofpassengersandtheirweight.
LoadontheroofLoadcarrierposition(accessory)
Makesuretheloadcarrierisplacedinthe
rightdirectionontheroofrails.Loadcarriers
canbepositionedanywherealongtheroof
rails.Whendrivingwithoutaload,thefront
loadcarriershouldbepositioned200mmin
frontofthecentrerailfootandtherearload
carriercentredbetweenthecentreandrear
railfoot(seeillustration)tominimisewind
noise.Thelongerloadcarriershouldbeinthe
front.Fittingloadcarriers
Makesurethattheloadcarriersitscorrectly
againsttheroofrail.Screwontheloadcarrier
usingitstorquewrench.Tightentothe
markingonthetorquewrench(corresponds
to6Nm).Seeillustration!
WARNING!
Thecar’sdrivingcharacteristicschange
dependingonhowheavilyitisloadedand
howtheloadisdistributed.
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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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143 Startinganddriving
BLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–option1.BLIScamera2.Indicatorlamp3.BLIS
symbolBLISBLISisaninformationsystemwhich
indicateswhetherthereisanothervehicle
movinginthesamedirectionintheso-called
"blindspot".
"Blindspots"coveredbyBLIS
DistanceA=approx.9.5m
DistanceB=approx.3mThesystemisdesignedtoworkmosteffec-
tivelywhendrivingindensetrafficonmulti-
lanehighways.
BLISisbasedondigitalcameratechnology.
Thecameras(1)arefittedunderthedoor
mirrors.
Whenacamerahasdetectedavehicleinside
theblindspotzonethenanindicatorlampis
litinthedoorpanel(2).Thelightcomeson
withaconstantglowtodrawthedriver’s
attentiontoavehicleintheblindspot.NOTE!Thelampcomesononthesideofthe
carwherethesystemhasdetectedthe
vehicle.Ifthecarisovertakenonbothsides
atthesametimethenbothlampscomeon.
BLISalsohasanintegratedfunctionwhich
warnsthedriverifafaultshouldariseinthe
system.If,forexample,thesystem’scameras
areobscuredthentheBLISindicatorlamp
flashesandamessageisshowninthe
dashboarddisplay(seethetableon
page145).Insuchcases,checkandclean
thelenses.Ifnecessary,thesystemcanbe
switchedofftemporarilybypressingtheBLIS
button(seepage145).
WhenBLISoperates
Thesystemoperateswhenthecarisdrivenat
aspeedabove10km/h.
Whenyouovertakeanothervehicle:Thesystemreactsifyouovertakeanother
vehicleataspeedofupto10km/h
fasterthantheothervehicle.Whenyouareovertakenbyanother
vehicle:Thesystemreactsifyouareovertakenby
avehicletravellingupto70km/hfaster
thanyouaretravelling.
WARNING!
Thesystemisasupplementto,andnota
replacementfor,theexistingrearview
mirrors.Itcanneverreplacethe
awarenessandresponsibilityofthedriver.
Theresponsibilityforchanginglanes
safelyrestswiththedriver.
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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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147
Wheelsandtyres
General148
Tyrepressure151
Warningtriangleandsparewheel152
Changingwheels154
Emergencypuncturerepair157
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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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