automatic transmission VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

58 InstrumentsandcontrolsParkingbrake,bonnet,electricsocket,etc.Parkingbrake,LHDcar.ParkingbrakeTheparkingbrakeislocatedtotheleftatfloor
heightandactsontherearwheelswhenitis
depressed.
Thewarningsymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelcomesonirrespectiveof
howhardtheparkingbrakeisdepressed.So
alwaysdepresstheparkingbraketotheend
position.Activatetheparkingbrake:
–Pressthefootbrakedownfirmly.
–Depresstheparkingbraketotheend
position(1).
–Releasethefootbrakeandmakesure
thatthecarisstationary.
–Movethegearselectorintoposition:
1formanualgearbox
Pforautomatictransmission.
Parkingonahill
Ifthecarisparkeduphill,turnthewheels
awayfromthekerb.
Ifthecarisparkeddownhill,turnthe
wheelstowardthekerb.
Releasetheparkingbrake:
–Pressthefootbrakedownfirmly.
–Pulloutthehandle(2).
Parkingbrake,RHDcar.
2
1
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112 StartinganddrivingGeneralEconomicaldrivingEconomicaldrivingresultsfromdrivinggently
withanticipationandadaptingyourdriving
styleandspeedtothesituation.
Keepinmindthefollowing:
Drivetheenginetooperatingtemperature
assoonaspossible!Thatistosay:donot
lettheengineidle,butdrivewithalight
loadassoonasyoucan.
Acoldengineconsumesmorefuelthana
warmone.
Avoiddrivingshortdistanceswherethe
engineneverhastimetoreachoperating
temperature.
Drivegently!Avoidunnecessaryquick
accelerationsandheavybraking.
Donotdrivewithunnecessary,heavy
loadsinthecar.
Donotusewintertyreswhentheroads
areclearanddry.
Removetheloadcarrierwhenitisnotin
use.
Donotopensidewindowsunnecessarily.Yournewcar–slipperyroad
surfacesDrivingonaslipperyroadmayfeeldifferent
dependingonwhetheryouchooseacarwith
amanualoranautomaticgearbox.Practiceskiddrivingundercontrolledconditionsso
thatyouknowhowyournewcarreacts.
DrivingonroughroadsTheVolvoXC90isprimarilydesignedfor
drivingonmainroads,butalsohasgood
handlingpropertiesonunevenorrough
roads.Keepthefollowinginmindinorderto
preservetheservicelifeofyourcar:
Driveslowlyonroughroadssoyoudonot
damagethecar’sunderbody.
Ifthegroundislooseorismadeupofdry
sandorsnow,itisalwaysbesttokeep
thecarmovingatalltimesandavoid
shifting.Donotstopthecar.
Iftheroadisextremelysteepandthereis
ariskofoverturning,nevertrytoturnthe
cararound.Reversebackdown.Donot
drivediagonallyacrossanincline.Drivein
thedirectionoftheincline.
NOTE!Avoiddrivingonsteepslopesifthe
fuellevelislow.Thecatalyticconvertercould
bedamagediftheenginedoesnotreceive
enoughfuel.Whendrivingonextremely
steepslopes,makesurethetankismorethan
halffulltoavoidtheriskofbreakdown.WadingThecarcanbedriventhroughwaterwitha
depthofnomorethan48cm.NOTE!Ingreaterdepths,watercanenterthe
differentialsandthetransmission.This
reducesthelubricatingabilityoftheoiland
shortenstheservicelifeofthesystems.
Whendrivingthroughshallowwater,
maintainalowspeedanddonotstopthecar.
Onceyouhavepassedthroughthewater,
applyalightpressuretothebrakepedaland
checkbrakefunction.Water,mudandthe
likecandampenbrakelinings,resultingin
delayedbrakingaction.
Cleantheelectriccontactsoftheelectric
engineheaterandtrailercouplingafter
drivinginwaterandmud.
NOTE!Donotletthecarstandwithwater
overthesillsforanylongperiodoftime.This
couldcauseelectricalmalfunctions.
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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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242 TechnicaldataOtherfluidsandlubricantsIMPORTANT!Therecommendedtransmissionfluidmustbeusedtopreventdamagetothegearbox.Donotmixwithanyothertransmissionfluid.Ifthe
transmissionistoppedupwithadifferentfluid,contactanauthorisedVolvoworkshopforservicing.
FluidSystemVolumeRecommendedoilgrade:
GearboxoilManual6-speed(M66)2.0litresTransmissionfluidMTF97309
Automaticgearbox(AW55-51)7.2litresTransmissionfluidJWS3309
Automaticgearbox(GM4T65)12.7litresTransmissionfluidDexronIIIG
Automaticgearbox(TF-80SC)7.0litresTransmissionfluidJWS3309
CoolantPetrolengine2.5T9.0litresCoolantwithcorrosioninhibitormixedwith
water,seepackaging.Thethermostatstarts
openingat:90ºCinpetrolenginesandat
82ºCindieselengines. PetrolengineT610.5litres
PetrolengineV810.2litres
DieselengineD512.5litres
Airconditioning1000grOil:PAG
RefrigerantR134a(HFC134a) withACinrearpassengercompartment1300gr
Brakefluid0.6litresDOT4+
PowersteeringSystem:1.0litrePowersteeringfluid:WSSM2C204-Aor
equivalentproductwithsamespecifica-
tions. ofwhichreservoir0.2litres
Washerfluid6.5litresUseawasherantifreezerecommendedby
Volvo,mixedwithwaterfortemperatures
belowfreezing.
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