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VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentVolvoCars’environmental
philosophyEnvironmentalcare,safetyandqualityarethe
threecorevalueswhichinfluenceallopera-
tionsoftheVolvoCarCorporation.Wealso
believethatourcustomersshareourconsid-
erationfortheenvironment.
YourVolvocomplieswithstrictinternational
environmentalstandardsandisalso
manufacturedinoneofthecleanestandmost
resource-efficientplantsintheworld.Volvo
CarCorporationhasglobalcertificationto
theISO14001environmentalstandard,
whichleadstocontinuousimprovements
withintheareaoftheenvironment.EPI(EnvironmentalProductInformation)
environmentalproductdeclarationsare
suppliedforallVolvomodels.Youcannow
comparetheenvironmentalimpactof
differentmodelsandengines.
Readmoreatwww.volvocars.com/EPI.
FuelconsumptionVolvocarshavecompetitivefuel
consumptionineachoftheirrespective
classes.Lowerfuelconsumptiongenerally
resultsinloweremissionofthegreenhouse
gas,carbondioxide.
Itispossibleforthedrivertoinfluencefuel
consumption,seepage4.
EfficientemissioncontrolYourVolvoismanufacturedfollowingthe
concept
Cleaninsideandout
–aconcept
thatencompassesacleaninterior
environmentaswellashighlyefficient
emissioncontrol.Inmanycasestheexhaust
emissionsarewellbelowtheapplicable
standards.
Inadditionthereisaspecialradiatorcoating,
PremAir®
1,whichcanconverthazardous
ground-levelozoneintopureoxygen.
1.PremAir
®isaregisteredtrademark
ofEngelhardCorporation.
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4VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentCleanairinthepassenger
compartmentAsophisticatedaircleaningsystem,IAQS
1
(InteriorAirQualitySystem)ensuresthatthe
airinthepassengercompartmentiscleaner
thantheairoutside.
Thesystemconsistsofanelectronicsensor
andacarbonfilter.Theairintakeisclosedif
thelevelofreducinggasesandoxidising
gases,e.g.carbonmonoxide,becomestoo
high,forexampleinheavytowntraffic,
queuesandtunnels.Theentryofnitrous
oxides,ground-levelozoneandhydrocarbons
ispreventedbythecarbonfilter.TextilestandardTheinteriorofaVolvoisdesignedtobe
healthyandsafe-evenforpeoplewith
contactallergiesandforasthmasufferers.
Extremeattentionhasbeengiventochoosing
environmentally-compatiblematerials.This
meansthattheyalsofulfiltherequirementsof
theÖko-Tex100ecologicalstandard-a
majoradvancetowardsahealthiercabin
environment.
Öko-Texcertificationcoversseatbelts,
carpets,threadandfabricsforexample.Even
theleatherupholsteryundergoeschromium-freetanningwithnaturalplantsubstances
andmeetstherequirements.
Volvoworkshopsandthe
environmentRegularmaintenancecarriedoutbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshopcreatesthe
conditionsforlongservicelifeandlowfuel
consumption,andcontributestoacleaner
environment.WhenVolvo’sworkshopsare
entrustedwiththerepairandmaintenanceof
thecar,itbecomespartofoursystem.We
makeclearenvironmentaldemands
regardingthewayinwhichworkshopsare
designedinordertopreventspillsand
dischargesintotheenvironment,andthis
includesthethoroughcollectionandsorting
ofthegaseous,liquidandsolidwastethat
arisesinourworkshops.Ourworkshopstaff
havetheknowledgeandthetoolsrequiredto
guaranteegoodenvironmentalcare.
ReducingenvironmentalimpactYoucanhelpreduceenvironmentalimpact,
forexample,bypurchasingeco-labelledcar
careproductsandbyservicingand
maintainingthecaraccordingtotheinstruc-
tionsintheowner’smanual.
Thefollowinghintswillhelpyoutodoyourbit
fortheenvironment:
Ensurethatyourtyrepressuresare
correct.Poorlyinflatedtyresincreasefuel
consumption.Ifanyofthehighertyre
pressuresrecommendedbyVolvoare
usedthenfuelconsumptiondecreases.
Sincearoofrackandski
boxincreaseair
resistance,leadingto
significantlyhigherfuel
consumption,they
shouldberemoved
immediatelyafteruse.
Removeunnecessaryitemsfromthecar-
thegreatertheloadthehigherthefuel
consumption.
Isyourcarequippedwithanengineblock
heater?Ifso,useitforafewhoursbefore
startingfromcoldtoreducefuel
consumptionandexhaustemissions.
Drivegently!Avoidacceleratingand
brakingtoohard.
1.Option.
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VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentDriveinthehighestgear
possible.Lowengine
speedsresultinlower
fuelconsumption.
Easebackontheaccel-
eratorondownhill
gradients.
Useenginebraking.Takeyourfootoffthe
acceleratorandchangedown.
Avoididling.Switchofftheenginein
trafficqueues.
Alwaysdisposeof
environmentally
hazardouswaste,such
asbatteriesandoils,in
anenvironmentallysafe
manner.Ifuncertain,
consultanauthorisedVolvoworkshopfor
advice.
Serviceyourcarregularly.
Thesehintswillhelpyoutoreduceyourfuel
consumptionwithoutincreasingyourtravel
timeorlesseningtheenjoymentofdriving.
Apartfrombeingkindtoyourcar,you’llbe
savingmoney-andtheEarth’sresources.
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56 InstrumentsandcontrolsTripcomputerControlsToaccessthetripcomputerinformation,you
mustturnthering(B)insteps,eitherforward
orbackward.Byturningagain,youreturnto
thestartingpoint.
NOTE!Ifawarningmessageinterruptswhile
youareusingthetripcomputer,youmustfirst
acknowledgethemessagebypressingthe
READbutton(A)toreturntothetrip
computer.FunctionsThetripcomputerdisplaysthefollowing
information:
AVERAGESPEEDSPEEDINMILESPERHOUR
1
CURRENTFUELCONSUMPTION
AVERAGEFUELCONSUMPTION
RANGETOEMPTYFUELTANK
Averagespeed
Theaveragespeedsincethelastreset
(RESET).Whentheignitionisswitchedoff,
theaveragespeedisstoredandusedasthe
basisofthenewvaluewhenyoucontinue
driving.ThiscanberesetwiththeRESET
button(C)onthelever.
Speedinmilesperhour
1
Currentspeedisdisplayedinmph.
Currentfuelconsumption
Continuousinformationoncurrentfuel
consumption,calculatedeachsecond.The
figureinthedisplayisupdatedeverycouple
ofseconds.Whenthecarisstationary,"----"
isshownonthedisplay.
NOTE!Theremaybeaslighterrorinthe
readingifafuel-drivenheaterisused.
Averagefuelconsumption
Theaveragefuelconsumptionsincethelast
reset(RESET).Theaveragefuel
consumptionisstoredwhentheignitionis
switchedoffandremainsuntilresetwiththe
RESETbutton(C)onthelever.NOTE!Theremaybeaslighterrorinthe
readingifafuel-drivenheaterisused.
Rangetoemptyfueltank
Therangetoemptyiscalculatedbasedon
theaveragefuelconsumptionoverthelast
30km.Whentherangetoemptyisshorter
than20kmthen"----"isshownonthe
display.
NOTE!Theremaybeaslighterrorinthe
readingiffuelconsumptionischangeddueto
achangeindrivingstyleorifafuel-driven
heaterisusedforexample.1.Certaincountries
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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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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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120 StartinganddrivingAutomaticgearboxGearselectormanualpositionsManualpositions
Tomovefromtheautomaticdriving
positionDtoamanualposition,movethe
gearselectortotheleft.Togofrom
positionMANtotheautomaticdriving
positionD,movetheselectortotherightto
positionD.
Onthe4-speedautomaticgearbox,gears3
and4
1havetheLock-upfunction(locked
gears),whichprovidesbetterenginebraking
andlowerfuelconsumption.
Whiledriving
Manualgearpositionscanbeselectedat
anytimeduringyourtrip.Theengagedgearis
lockeduntilyouselectanothergear.Thecar
willonlyshiftifyouslowtoaverylowspeed.
Ifyoumovethegearselectortominus(–),the
cardownshiftsautomaticallyonegearata
timewhileenginebraking.Ifyoumovethe
gearselectortoplus(+),thecarupshiftsone
gearatatime.
Thirdgearisthehighestgearthatcanbe
usedwhenstarting.
W–Winter
TheWbuttonbythegear
selectorengagesanddisen-
gagesthewinter
programmeW.Thesymbol
Wisshowninthecombined
instrumentpanelwhenthe
winterprogrammeisactivated.
Thewinterprogrammestartsthegearboxin
3rdgearinordertomakeiteasiertopulloff
onslipperyroads.Whenthewinter
programmeisengaged,lowergearsare
activatedonlybykick-down.
TheWprogrammecanonlybeselectedin
positionD.
1.5thgearalsohaslock-uponthe
5-speedautomaticgearbox.
2ndand6thgearalsohavelock-up
onthe6-speedautomaticgearbox.
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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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243 Technicaldata
FuelConsumption,emissions
EngineGearboxConsumption
litre/100kmEmissionsof
carbondioxide
(CO
2)g/kmTank
volume
litres
2.5TB5254T2Manual6-speed(M66)
11.1(11.2)
1
266(269)
1
80
Automaticgearbox(AW55-51)
11.7(11.8)
1
280(282)
1
T6B6294TAutomaticgearbox(GM4T65)12.730480
V8AWDB8444SAutomaticgearbox(TF-80SC)
13.3(13.5)
1
317(322)
1
80
D5AWDD5244T4Automaticgearbox(TF-80SC)
9.0(9.0)
1
239(239)
1
68
Manual6-speed(M66)
8.2(8.3)
1
217(219)
1
1.Appliestothevariantseatingseven.
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244 TechnicaldataFuelFuelconsumptionandemissions
ofcarbondioxideOfficialfuelconsumptionfiguresarebased
onastandarddrivingcycleinaccordance
withEUDirective80/1268comb.Fuel
consumptionfiguresmaychangeifthecaris
equippedwithextraequipmentthataffects
thecar’sweight.Themannerinwhichthecar
isdrivenandothernon-technicalfactorscan
affectfuelconsumption.Consumptionis
higherandpoweroutputlowerforfuelwith
anoctaneratingof91RON.
PetrolMostenginescanberunwithoctaneratings
of91,95and98RON.
91RONmustnotbeusedin4cylinder
engines.
95RONcanbeusedfornormaldriving.
98RONisrecommendedforoptimum
performanceandminimumfuel
consumption.
Whendrivingintemperaturesabove+38ºC,
itisrecommendedtousefuelwiththe
highestpossibleoctaneratingforoptimum
performanceandfueleconomy.
Petrol:StandardEN228
Diesel:StandardEN590
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