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17 Safety
Activating/deactivatingtheairbag(SRS)Indicatorshowingthatthepassengerairbag
(SRS)isdeactivated.PACOS(option)Theairbag(SRS)forthefrontpassenger
seatcanbedeactivatedusingaswitch.This
isnecessaryifachildseatistobeplaced
thereforexample.
Indicator
Atextmessageintherearviewmirrorindi-
catesthatthepassengerairbag(SRS)is
deactivated.
SwitchforPACOS(PassengerAirbagCut
OffSwitch).Activating/deactivating
Theswitchislocatedonthepassengerend
ofthedashboardandisaccessiblewhenthe
passengerdoorisopen.Checkthatthe
switchisintherequiredposition.Volvorec-
ommendsthatthattheignitionkeyisusedto
changeposition.(Otheritemswithashape
similartoakeycanbeused).
WARNING!
Ifthecarisequippedwithafrontpassen-
gerairbag(SRS),butdoesnothave
PACOS,theairbagwillalwaysbeacti-
vated.
WARNING!
Activatedairbag(passengerseat):
Neverplaceachildinachildseatorona
boostercushioninthefrontpassenger
seatwhentheairbagisactivated.This
alsoappliestoanyoneshorterthan
140cm.
Deactivatedairbag(passengerseat):
Noonetallerthan140cmshouldeversit
inthefrontpassengerseatwhenthe
airbagisdeactivated.
Failuretofollowtheadvicegivenabove
canendangerlife.
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ChildsafetyLocationofairbagdecalindooropeningon
frontpassengerside.Decallocatedondashboardendface.Decallocatedondashboardendface.
(Australiaonly).
WARNING!
Neverplaceachildinachildseatorona
boostercushioninthefrontseatiftheair-
bag(SRS)isactivated.Failuretofollow
thisadvicecanendangerthelifeofthe
child.
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34 SafetyChildsafetyFittingachildseatVolvohaschildsafetyproductsthatare
designedforandtestedbyVolvo.
Whenusingotherproductsthatareavailable
onthemarket,itisimportanttoreadthefitting
instructionsincludedwiththeproduct.
Donotattachthestrapsforthechildseat
tothehorizontaladjustmentbar,springs,
railsorbeamsundertheseat.Sharp
edgescandamagethestraps.
Allowthebackofthechildseattorest
againstthedashboard.Thisappliesto
carswithoutapassengerairbag,or
wheretheairbagisdeactivated.
ISOFIXfixturesystemforchild
seats(option)TheouterrearseatshaveISOFIXattachment
points.ContactaVolvodealerforfurther
informationonchildsafetyequipment.
WARNING!
Supportcushions/childseatswithsteel
framesoranotherdesignthatcanlie
againsttheseatbeltreleasebuttonmust
notbeusedbecausetheycancauseacci-
dentalreleaseoftheseatbelt.
Donotallowthetopofthechildseatto
restagainstthewindscreen.
WARNING!
Neverplacethechildseatinthefrontseat
ifthecarisequippedwithanactivated
frontpassengerairbag.Ifproblemsarise
whenfittingchildsafetyproducts,contact
themanufacturerforclearerinstructions.
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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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69 Climatecontrol
GeneralinformationonclimatecontrolAirdistributionIncomingairisdistributedthroughseveral
differentventslocatedthroughoutthecar.
AirventsinthedashboardA.Open
B.Closed
C.Lateralairflow
D.Verticalairflow
–Aimtheouterventstowardstheside
windowstoremovemisting.
–Incoldclimates:closethecentrevents
forthemostcomfortableclimateandbest
demisting.
AirventsinthedoorpillarsA.Open
B.Closed
C.Lateralairflow
D.Verticalairflow
–Aimtheventstowardsthewindowsto
removemistingfromtherearside
windows.
–Aimtheventsinwardsintothecarfora
comfortableclimateintherearseat.
Bearinmindthatsmallchildrencanbe
sensitivetoairflowanddraughts.
A
B CD
A
B C
D
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109 Locksandalarm
Alarm(option)temporarydeactivationendsthenexttime
youswitchontheignition.
Ifyourcarhasdeadlocks,theyarereactivated
atthesametime.Seepage104.
AlarmLEDonthedashboardAnalarmLEDatthetopofthedashboard
(seeillustration)indicatesthestatusofthe
alarmsystem:
Lampnotlit:Alarmisdeactivated.
Thelampflashesonceeveryother
second:thealarmisarmed.
Lampflashesquickly,afterdeactivating
thealarmanduntiltheignitionisswitched
on:Thealarmhasbeentriggered.
Ifthereisafaultinthealarmsystem,a
messageappearsonthedisplay.
Ifthealarmsystemdoesnotfunction
correctly,haveanauthorisedVolvoworkshop
examinethecar.
IMPORTANT!Donotattempttorepairormodifyalarm
systemcomponents.Allsuchattempts
mayaffecttermsofinsurance.
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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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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.
AB
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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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