battery VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

25 Safety
Whenarethesafetysystemsactivated?Iftheairbagshavebeendeployed,thefollow-
ingisrecommended:
Havethecartransportedtoanauthorised
Volvoworkshop.Donotdrivewith
deployedairbags.
HaveanauthorisedVolvoworkshop
replacecomponentsinthecar’ssafety
system.
Alwayscontactadoctor.
NOTE!TheSRS,SIPS,ICandbelttensioner
systemsaredeployedonlyonceduringa
collision. SystemTriggered
SeatbelttensionerInafrontalcollisionand/orside-impactaccident.
Airbags(SRS)
Intheeventofahead-oncollision
1.
Sideairbags
Intheeventofasideimpact
1.
InflatableCurtain(IC)
Inasidecollisionand/oroverturning
1.
WHIPS
Inarear-endcollision
1.
RSCDuringsuddenevasivemanoeuvresorthelikeorifthecarskids.
1.Thebodyworkofthecarcouldbegreatlydeformedinacollisionwithoutairbagdeployment.Anumberoffactorssuchastherigidityandweightofthe
objecthit,thespeedofthecar,theangleofthecollisionetc.affectshowthedifferentsafetysystemsofthecarareactivated.
WARNING!
TheAirbagcontrolunitislocatedinthe
centreconsole.Ifthecentreconsoleis
drenchedwithwaterorotherliquid,dis-
connectthebatterycables.Donot
attempttostartthecarsincetheairbags
maydeploy.Havethecartransportedto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
WARNING!
Neverdrivewithdeployedairbags.They
canmakesteeringdifficult.Othersafety
systemsmayalsobedamaged.The
smokeanddustcreatedwhentheairbags
aredeployedcancauseskinandeyeirri-
tationafterintensiveexposure.Incaseof
irritation,washwithcoldwater.Therapid
deploymentsequenceandairbagfabric
maycausefrictionandskinburns.
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68 ClimatecontrolGeneralinformationonclimatecontrolMistingwindowsReducetheproblemofwindowsmistingup
ontheinsidebycleaningthewindows.Usea
regularwindowcleaner.ParticlefilterMakesuretheparticlefilterisreplaced
regularly.ConsultanauthorisedVolvo
workshop.IceandsnowRemoveiceandsnowfromtheclimate
controlairintake(thegrillebetweenthe
bonnetandthewindscreen).FaulttracingAnauthorisedVolvoworkshophastheinstru-
mentsandtoolsrequiredforanyfaulttracing
orrepairofyourclimatecontrolsystem.
Entrustchecksandrepairsonlytotrained
personnel.RefrigerantTheairconditioningsystemcontainsR134a
refrigerant.Thisrefrigerantcontainsno
chlorine,whichmeansthatitisharmlessto
theozonelayer.Thesystemmustonlybe
chargedwithR134arefrigerant.Havean
authorisedVolvoworkshopcarryoutthis
work.
VentilationfanfunctionWhentheengineisoff(andiftheignitionkey
isinpositionIorII),theventilationfanis
automaticallyswitchedoff.Thisistoprevent
thebatteryfrombecomingdischarged.
Toactivatetheventilationfan,turnthefan
controlandsetthedesiredspeed.CarswithECCActualtemperature
Thetemperatureyouselectcorrespondsto
thephysicalexperiencewithreferencetoair
speed,humidity,exposuretosun,etc.which
affecttheinteriorandexteriorofthecar.
Sensors
Thesunsensorisontheupperportionofthe
dashboard.Remembernottocoverit.Donot
coverthepassengercompartmenttemper-
aturesensorontheclimatecontrolpanel.
Sidewindowsandsunroof
Toensurethattheairconditioningworks
satisfactorily,closeallsidewindowsandthe
sunroof(iffitted).
Acceleration
Theairconditioningsystemswitchesoff
temporarilyatfullacceleration.Youmayfeel
atemporaryriseintemperature.Condensation
Inwarmweather,condensationfromtheair
conditioningsystemmaydripunderthecar.
Thisisnormal.
Fueleconomy
WithECC,theairconditioningsystemis
controlledautomaticallyandisusedjust
enoughtocoolthepassengercompartment
andtoadequatelydehumidifytheincoming
air.Thisprovidesbetterfueleconomy
comparedtoconventionalsystemswherethe
airconditioningcoolstheairtojustabove
freezingpoint.
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77 Climatecontrol
Parkingheater(option)Carclock/timerForsafetyreasons,alltimersettingswillbe
clearedifthecarclockisresetaftertimer
settingshavebeenmade.SettingTIMER1and2Forsafetyreasons,youcanonlyprogramme
timesforthefollowing24hours,notseveral
daysinadvance.
–Usethering(B)totoggletoTIMER1.
–BrieflypresstheRESETbutton(C)so
thatthehourssettingstartstoflash.
–Usethering(B)tosetthedesiredhours.
–BrieflypresstheRESETbuttonsothat
theminutessettingstartstoflash.
–Usethering(B)tosetthedesired
minutes.
–BrieflypresstheRESETbuttontoconfirm
yoursetting.
–PresstheRESETbuttontoactivatethe
timer.
AftersettingTIMER1,toggletoTIMER2.
Settingsaremadethesamewayasfor
TIMER1.
Deactivatingtimer-startedheating
Doasfollowstomanuallyswitchoffthe
heaterbeforethesettimehaselapsed:
–PresstheREADbutton(A).–Usethering(B)totoggletoPARKHEAT
TIMER1or2.ThetextONflashes.
–PresstheRESETbutton(C).Thetext
OFFisdisplayedwithasteadyglowand
theheaterisswitchedoff.
Directstart–Usethering(B)totoggletoDIRECT
START.
–PresstheRESETbutton(C)toaccess
thealternativesONorOFF.
SelectON.
Theheaterwillnowrunfor60minutes.
Heatingofthepassengercompartmentwill
beginassoonastheenginecoolanthas
reachedanadequatetemperature.
Deactivatingheaterafterdirectstart
–Usethering(B)totoggletoDIRECT
START.
–PresstheRESETbutton(C)tomakeON
andOFFselectionsavailable.
–SelectOFF.BatteryandfuelIfthebatteryisnotsufficientlychargedorthe
petroltankisclosetoempty,theparking
heaterwillbeswitchedoff.Ifthisisthecase,
youwillreceiveamessageinthedisplay.
ConfirmthemessageusingtheREAD
button(A).
Additionalheater(diesel)
(certaincountries)Extraheatfromtheadditionalheatermaybe
requiredincoldweathertoreachthecorrect
temperatureinthepassengercompartment.
Theadditionalheaterstartsautomatically
whenextraheatisrequirediftheengineis
running.Itisswitchedoffautomaticallywhen
thecorrecttemperatureisreachedorwhen
theengineisswitchedoff.IMPORTANT!Repeateduseoftheparkingheaterin
combinationwithshorttripscanleadto
batterydischargeandtherebydifficulty
starting.
Iftheheaterisusedregularly,thecar
shouldbedrivenforthesameamountof
timeastheheaterwasusedinorderto
ensurethatthegeneratorisableto
produceenoughenergytocompensate
fortheamountconsumed.
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96 InteriorCargocompartment–Fittheattachingbracehookintheload
anchorageandtightentheknobuntilthe
attachingbracetakesholdintheload
anchorage.
–Dothesameontheotherside.
–Tightenbothattachingbracesalternately.
–Fitprotectivecapsontheexposedscrew
threadsabovetheknobs.
Electricsocketinthecargo
compartmentSlidedownthecoverwhenyouwishtouse
thesocket.Itworksregardlessofwhetherthe
ignitionisonoroff.
Iftheignitionisswitchedoffandapower
consumerthatusesmorethan0.1Ais
connectedtotheelectricsocket,awarning
messageisshownonthedisplay.
NOTE!Donotusetheelectricsocketwith
theignitionswitchedoffasthereisariskof
thebatterybecomingdischarged.
Cargocover(option)Pulloutthecargoareacover,pullitoverthe
cargoandhookitintotheholesintherear
pillarsofthecargocompartment.
Removingthecargoareacover
Presstheendpiecesofthecargoareacover
inwards,pullupandrelease.Whenfitting,
presstheendpiecesofthecargoareacover
downintotheholders.
WARNING!
Forcarsseatingseven:Forreasonsof
safety,nopassengersshouldsitinthe
thirdrowofseatsiftheprotectivegrilleis
positionedbehindthesecondrowof
seats.
WARNING!
Donotplaceobjectsonthecargoarea
cover.Theycouldinjurepassengers
duringbrakingorevasivemanoeuvres.
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102 LocksandalarmKeysandremotecontrolsChangingtheremotecontrol
batteryIfthelocksrepeatedlyfailtoreacttosignals
fromtheremotecontrolatanormaldistance,
thebatteryshouldbereplaced.
–Removethecoverbycarefullyprisingup
therearedgeofwithasmallscrewdriver.
–Replacethebattery(typeCR2032,3V)
–withtheplussidefacingup.Avoid
touchingthebatteryanditscontact
surfaceswithyourfingers.
–Refitthecover.Makesuretherubberseal
isproperlyfittedandfreefromdamageto
preventwaterfromentering.–TurntheoldbatteryintoyourVolvo
workshopsothatitisdisposedofinan
environmentallyfriendlyway.
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107 Locksandalarm
ChildsafetylocksElectricchildsafetylocks–rear
doors(optionincertain
markets)Usethebuttoninthecentreconsoleto
activateordeactivatethechildsafetylocksin
thereardoors.Theignitionkeymustbein
positionIorII.TheLEDinthebuttoncomes
onwhenthechildsafetylockisactivated.A
messageappearsinthedisplaywhenyou
activateordeactivatethechildsafetylock.
NOTE!Thereardoorscannotbeopened
fromtheinsideaslongastheelectricchild
safetylocksareactivated.Whenthealarmisarmed,itcontinually
monitorsallalarminputs.Thealarmis
triggeredif:
thebonnetisopened
thetailgateisopened
asidedoorisopened
theignitionswitchisturnedwithanon-
approvedkeyorsubjectedtoforce
ifmovementisdetectedinthepassenger
compartment
thecarisraisedortowedaway(iffitted
withatiltdetector–option)
abatterycableisdisconnected
anyonetriestodisconnectthesiren.
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108 LocksandalarmAlarm(option)ActivatingthealarmPresstheLOCKbuttonontheremote
control.Alongflashfromthecar’sdirection
indicatorsconfirmsthatthealarmisarmed
andthatalldoorsareclosed.DeactivatingthealarmPresstheUNLOCKbuttonontheremote
control.Twoshortflashesfromthecar’s
directionindicatorsconfirmthatthealarmhas
beendeactivated.AutomaticalarmactivationIfnoneofthedoorsorthetailgateisopened
withintwominutesofthealarmbeingdeacti-
vated,andthecarwasunlockedwiththe
remotecontrol,thecarreactivatesthealarm
automatically.Thecarlocksatthesametime.
Thisfunctionpreventsyoufromaccidentally
leavingthecarwithoutthealarmon.
Automaticalarmactivation
Incertaincountries(e.g.Belgium,Israel)the
alarmisactivatedafteracertaindelayifthe
driver’sdoorwasopenedandclosedbutthe
carwasnotre-locked.DeactivatingatriggeredalarmPresstheUNLOCKbuttonontheremote
controlifthealarmsoundsandyouwishto
deactivateit.Twoshortflashesofthe
directionindicatorsaregivenasconfirmation.
AlarmsignalsAnaudiblesignalisgivenfromasirenwitha
reservebattery.Eachalarmsignallasts
25seconds.
Whenthealarmistriggered,alldirection
indicatorsflashfor5minutesoruntilthe
alarmisdeactivatedasdescribedearlier.
Temporarydeactivationof
detectorsanddeadlocksToavoidinadvertentlytriggeringthealarm,
forexamplewhenleavingadoginthecaror
duringaferrycrossing,themovementandtilt
detectorscanbetemporarilydeactivated:
–Insertthekeyintheignitionswitch,turnit
topositionIIandthenbacktopositionI
or0.
–Pressthebutton.
TheLEDinthebuttonlightsuntilyoulockthe
carwiththekeyorremotecontrol.
Amessageisshowninthedisplayaslongas
thekeyremainsintheignitionswitch.This
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113 Startinganddriving
GeneralDonotoverloadthebatteryTheelectricalfunctionsinthecarloadthe
batterytovaryingdegrees.Avoidhavingthe
ignitionkeyinpositionIIwhentheengineis
turnedoff.UsepositionIinstead,asless
powerisused.The12voltoutletinthecargo
areasuppliespowerevenwhentheignition
keyisremoved.
Examplesoffunctionsthatusealotofpower:
ventilationfan
windscreenwipers
audiosystem
parkinglights.
Alsotakenoteofdifferentaccessoriesthat
loadtheelectricalsystem.Donotuse
functionstheconsumealotofcurrentwhen
theengineisswitchedoff.Atextisshownon
thedisplayinthecombinedinstrumentpanel
ifbatteryvoltageislowandremainsuntilthe
enginehasstarted.Theenergyeconomy
functionshutsdowncertainfunctionsor
reducestheloadonthebattery,e.g.by
loweringventilationfanspeedandswitching
offtheaudiosystem.
Chargethebatterybystartingtheengine.
Donotallowtheengineand
coolingsystemtooverheatUndercertainconditions,e.g.whendrivingin
hillyterrainorwithaheavyload,especiallyin
warmweather,thereisariskoftheengine
andcoolingsystemoverheating.
Toavoidthecoolingsystemoverheating
Driveatlowspeedsifdrivingwithatrailer
upalongincline.
Donotturntheengineoffimmediately
youstop,ifthecarhasbeendrivenhard.
Removeanyauxiliarylampsfrominfront
ofthegrilleifdrivinginextremehigh
temperatures.
Toavoidtheengineoverheating
Donotexceedenginespeedsof4500rpm
(dieselengine:3500rpm)ifdrivingwitha
trailerorcaravaninhillyterrain.Theoil
temperaturecanbecometoohigh.Donotdrivewiththetailgate
openIfyoudrivewiththetailgateopen,someofthe
exhaustgasesandpoisonouscarbon
monoxidecouldbesuckedintothecar
throughthecargoarea.Ifyoumustdrivea
shortdistancewiththetailgateopen,
proceedasfollows:
Closeallwindows.Distributetheairbetweenthewindscreen
andfloorwhilerunningthefanathigh
speed.
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127 Startinganddriving
TowingandrecoveryDonotbumpstarttheengineIfyoubumpstartacarwithmanualgearbox,
thecatalyticconvertermaybedamaged.
Carswithautomaticgearboxcannotbebump
started.Useaboosterbatteryifthebatteryis
flat.IfthecarmustbetowedUnlockthesteeringwheellocksothatthe
carcanbesteered.
Keepinmindthehighestlegallypermis-
siblespeed.
Bearinmindthatthebrakeandpower
steeringservosdonotfunctionwhenthe
engineisoff.Approx.fivetimesmore
pressuremustbeexertedonthebrake
pedalandsteeringrequiresmuchmore
forcethanusual.
Drivegently.Keepthetowlinetautto
avoidunnecessaryjerking.
Forautomaticgearboxes
ThegearselectorshouldbeinpositionN.
Themaximumpermissiblespeedwhen
towingacarwithautomaticgearboxis
80km/h.
Onlytowwiththecarfacingforward.
Theenginecannotbebumpstarted.
"Jumpstarting",seepage129.
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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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