gearbox VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

43 Instrumentsandcontrols
Combinedinstrumentpanel1.Temperaturegauge
Displaysthetemperatureoftheengine
coolingsystem.Ifthetemperatureisabnor-
mallyhighandtheneedleentersthered
zone,amessageisshowninthedisplay.
Bearinmindthatextralampsinfrontoftheair
intakereducethecoolingcapacityathigh
outsidetemperatureandhighengineloads.
2.Display
Thedisplayshowsinformationandwarning
messages.
3.Speedometer
Showsthespeedofthecar.
4.Tripodometer,T1andT2
Thetripodometersareusedformeasuring
shortdistances.Theright-handdigitdisplays
tenthsofakilometre.Pressthebuttonfor
morethan2secondstoreset.Changebetweentripodometersbybrieflypressing
thebuttononce.
5.Cruisecontrolindicator
Seepage57.
6.Odometer
Theodometerindicatesthetotaldistancethe
carhastravelled.
7.Mainbeam,On/Off
8.Warningsymbol
Ifafaultarises,thesymbollightsupanda
messageisshowninthedisplay.
9.Tachometer
Indicatesenginespeedinthousandsof
revolutionsperminute(RPM).Donotallow
theneedleofthetachometertoenterthered
field.
10.Automaticgearboxindicator
Theselectedgearshiftprogrammeis
displayedhere.11.Outsidetemperaturegauge
Displaysoutsidetemperature.Whenthe
temperatureliesbetween+2°Cand–5°C,a
snowflakesymbolisshowninthedisplay.
Thissymbolservesasawarningforslippery
roadsurfaces.
Whenthecarisorwasstationary,theoutside
temperaturegaugemayreadahigher
readingthanactual.
12.Clock
Turnthebuttontosettheclock.
13.Fuelgauge
Whenthelampintheinstrumentpanellights,
approximately8litresofusablefuelremainin
thetank.
14.Indicatorandwarningsymbols
15.Directionindicators–left/right
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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.
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Startinganddriving
General112
Refuelling114
Startingthecar115
Manualgearbox117
Automaticgearbox118
All-wheeldrive121
Brakesystem122
Stabilitysystem124
Parkingassistance(option)125
Towingandrecovery127
Startassistance129
Drivingwithatrailer130
Detachabletowbar–mounting134
Detachabletowbar–removing136
Loading138
Adjustingheadlamppattern140
BLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–option143
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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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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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117 Startinganddriving
ManualgearboxGearpositionsDepresstheclutchpedalfullywitheachgear
change.Removeyourfootfromtheclutch
pedalbetweengearchanges!Followthe
appropriateshiftingpattern.
Use6thgearasoftenaspossibleforthebest
possiblefueleconomy.
Reversegearinhibitor
Onlyengagereversegearwhenthecaris
stationary.
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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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AutomaticgearboxP–ParkSelectthispositionwhenyouwishtostart
theengineorparkthecar.
Thecarshouldbestationarywhenyouselect
P!
InP,thegearboxismechanicallyblocked.
Applytheparkingbrakewhenparking.R–ReverseThecarshouldbestationarywhenyou
selectR.
N–NeutralNistheneutralposition.Theenginecanbe
startedbutnogearisengaged.Applythe
parkingbrakewhenthecarisstationarywith
thegearselectorinN.D–DriveDisthenormaldrivingposition.Thecar
automaticallyshiftsbetweenthedifferent
gearsofthegearboxbasedonthelevelof
accelerationandspeed.Thecarshouldbe
stationarywhenselectingDfrompositionR.
GearselectorinhibitorThegearselectorcanalwaysbemovedfreely
betweenNandD
1.Otherpositionsare
lockedwithacatchthatisreleasedwiththe
inhibitorbuttononthegearselector.
Withonepressontheinhibitorbuttonyou
canmovetheleverforwardsorbackwards
betweenthegearpositions,N,RandP.
1.Inmodelswith4-speedautomatic
gearboxtheinhibitorbuttononthe
gearlevermustbepressed.
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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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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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