headlamp VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

52 InstrumentsandcontrolsLightingpanelHeadlamplevellingTheloadinthecarchangesthevertical
alignmentoftheheadlampbeam,which
coulddazzleoncomingmotorists.Avoidthis
byadjustingtheheightofthebeam.
–TurntheignitionkeytopositionII.
–Turntheheadlampcontrol(1)tooneof
theendpositions.
–Rollthecontrolupordown(3)toraiseor
lowerbeamalignment.
CarswithBi-Xenonheadlamps
1have
automaticheadlamplevelling,sothereisno
control(3).
Position/parkinglampsThepositionlamps/parkinglampscanbe
switchedonirrespectiveofignitionkey
position.
–Turntheheadlampcontrol(1)tothe
centreposition.
InignitionkeypositionIIthepositionlamps/
parkinglampsarealwayson.Thenumber
platelightingisswitchedonatthesametome
asthepositionlamps/parkinglamps.HeadlampsAutomaticdippedbeam
Dippedbeamcomesonautomaticallywhen
theignitionkeyisturnedtopositionII,except
whentheheadlampcontrol(1)isinthe
centreposition.Ifnecessarytheautomatic
dippedbeamcanbedeactivatedbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
Manualdippedbeam(certaincountries)
–TurntheignitionkeytopositionII.
–Turntheheadlampcontrol(1)clockwise
totheendposition.
Mainbeam
–TurntheignitionkeytopositionII.
–Turntheheadlampcontrol(1)clockwise
totheendposition.
–Movetheleft-handstalkswitchtowards
thesteeringwheeltotheendposition
andreleaseit,seepage53.
FoglampNOTE!Regulationsforuseoffoglampsvary
fromcountrytocountry.
Frontfoglamps(option)
Thefrontfoglampscanbeswitchedonalong
withtheheadlampsorthepositionlamps/
parkinglamps.
–Pressthebutton(2).
TheLEDinthebutton(2)lightswhenthe
frontfoglampsareswitchedon.
Rearfoglamp
Therearfoglampcanonlybeswitchedon
withtheheadlampsorthefrontfoglamps.
–Pressthebutton(4).
Therearfoglampindicatorsymbolinthe
combinedinstrumentpanelandtheLEDin
thebutton(4)comeonwhentherearfog
lampisswitchedon.InstrumentlightingTheinstrumentlightingisswitchedonwhen
theignitionkeyisinpositionIIandthe
headlampcontrol(1)isinoneoftheend
positions.Thelightingisautomatically
dimmedduringthedayandcanbecontrolled
manuallyatnight.
–Rollthecontrolupordown(5)for
brighterordimmerlighting.
1.Option.
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53 Instrumentsandcontrols
Left-handstalkswitchStalkswitchpositions1.Shortflashsequence,direction
indicators
2.Continuousflashsequence,direction
indicators
3.Mainbeamflash
4.Switching,mainanddippedbeam,and
homesafelightingDirectionindicatorsContinuousflashsequence
–Movethestalkswitchupordowntoend
position(2).
Thestalkswitchremainsinitsendposition
andismovedbackmanually,orautomatically
bysteeringwheelmovement.Shortflashsequence
–Movethestalkswitchupordownto
position(1)andrelease.
Whenthestalkswitchisreleaseditreturnsto
itsstartpositionandthedirectionindicators
areswitchedoff.
Switching,mainanddipped
beamTheignitionkeymustbeinpositionIIfor
mainbeamtobeswitchedon.
–Turntheheadlampcontrolclockwiseto
theendposition,seepage52.
–Movethestalkswitchtowardsthe
steeringwheeltotheendposition(4)and
release.Mainbeamflash–Movethestalkswitchgentlytowardsthe
steeringwheeltoposition(3).
Mainbeamcomesonuntilthestalkswitchis
released.HomesafelightingSomeoftheexteriorlightingcanbekept
switchedonandworksashomesafelighting
afterthecarhasbeenlocked.Thetimedelay
is30seconds
1,butcanbechangedto60or
90secondsbyanauthorisedVolvo
workshop.–Removethekeyfromtheignition.
–Movethestalkswitchtowardsthe
steeringwheeltotheendposition(4)and
release.
–Getoutofthecarandlockthedoor.
1.Factorysettings.
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55 Instrumentsandcontrols
Right-handstalkswitchWindscreenwasherPullthelevertowardsthesteeringwheelto
activatethewindscreenwasher.Headlampwasher(optiononcertainmarkets)
High-pressurewashoftheheadlamps
consumesagreatdealofwasherfluid.To
savefluid,theheadlampsareonlywashed
everyfifthtime(withinatenminuteperiod).If
tenminuteshaveelapsedsincethelast
windscreenwashing,theheadlampsreceive
ahigh-pressurewashthenexttimethe
windscreeniswashed.ReducedwashingIfonlyapprox.onelitreofwasherfluid
remainsinthereservoir,thesupplytothe
headlampsandtherearwindowiscutoffin
ordertoprioritisecleaningofthewindscreen.
Wiper/washerfunction–rearwindow.RearwindowwasherandwiperMovetheleverforwardtostarttherear
windowwasher.
1.Rearwindowwiper–intermittentwiping
2.Rearwindowwiper–normalspeed
Wiper–reversing
Ifyouengagereversegearwhenthe
windscreenwipersarealreadyactivated,the
rearwindowwiperswillgointointermittent
wipingmode
1.Iftherearwindowwiperis
alreadyengagedatnormalspeed,thereisno
changetotheselectedfunction.
1.Thisfunction(intermittentwiping
whenreversing)canbedeactivated.
ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshop.
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63 Instrumentsandcontrols
Rearviewmirror,doormirrorsandsidewindowsInteriorrearviewmirrorA.Normalposition.
B.Dimmingposition.Usethisifheadlamps
fromthecarbehindareirritatingyou.
Certainmodelshaveanauto-dimfunction
(option).Dimmingoccursautomatically
basedoncomparativelightrelationships.An
authorisedVolvoworkshopcanadjustthe
sensitivity.
DoormirrorsThecontrolsforadjustingthetwodoor
mirrorsareatthefrontofthedriver’sdoor
armrest.
–PresstheLorRbutton(L=leftdoor
mirror,R=rightdoormirror).TheLEDin
thebuttonlights.
–Adjustthepositionwiththeadjustment
controlinthecentre.Pressthebutton
again.TheLEDshouldnolongerbelit.
Doormirrorswithmemory
function(option)Ifthecarhasdoormirrorswithmemory
function,theyworktogetherwiththememory
settingoftheseat,seepage81.
Memoryfunctionintheremotecontrol
(option)
Whenyouunlockthecarwithoneofthe
remotecontrolsandchangethesettingofthe
doormirrors,thesenewsettingsaresavedin
theremotecontrol.Thenexttimeyouunlock
thecarwiththesameremotecontroland
openthedriver’sdoorwithinfiveminutes,the
mirrorswillassumetheirstoredpositions.Laminatedsidewindows
(option)Thelaminatedwindowsinthefrontandrear
doorsimprovesoundinsulationinthe
passengercompartmentandprovidebetter
protectionagainstunauthorisedentry.
WARNING!
Adjustthemirrorsbeforeyoubegin
driving!
A
B
IMPORTANT!Usethedefroster(seepage51)to
removeicefromthemirrors,notanice
scraper.Thescrapercouldscratchthe
mirrorglass.
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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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140 StartinganddrivingAdjustingheadlamppatternA.Headlamppatternforleft-handtraffic
B.Right-handtrafficCorrectlightpatternforleftor
right-handtrafficSoasnottodazzleoncomingdrivers,the
headlampbeampatterncanbealteredby
maskingtheheadlamps.Thequalityofthe
beampatternmaynotbeasgood.HeadlampmaskingCopythetemplatesfoundonpage142.
Transferthepatterntoaself-adhesive,water-
proofmaterialsuchasopaquetapeorsimilar.
Themaskispositionedusingthedot(5)in
theheadlamplensasareferencepoint,
whichshouldalignwiththereddotonthe
respectivetemplate.Thelongredlineontheillustrationscorrespondstothelineinthe
headlamplensthatthetemplateshouldbe
matchedto.
Aftercopyingthetemplates,checkthe
measurementssothatthereference
measurementscoverenoughofthebeam
pattern.
ThetemplatesareforbothLHDandRHD
variantsandarepositionedasillustrated.
TheupperillustrationisforLHDcars.The
lowerillustrationisforRHDcars.
HalogenheadlampsCopytemplates1and2.Checkthemeasure-
mentstoensuretheyarecorrect.Transferthe
templatetoaself-adhesive,waterproof
materialandcutitout.
Positioneachtemplatesothatthearrows
pointtowardsthecentreandthedotonthe
templatematchesthedotontheheadlamp
lens.
Referencemeasurements:
Template1and2.)Thelongsidesofthe
templatesshouldbeapprox.82mm.Bi-XenonheadlampsCopytemplates3and4.Checkthemeasure-
mentstoensuretheyarecorrect.Transferthe
templatetoaself-adhesive,waterproof
materialandcutitout.Positioneachtemplatesothatthearrows
pointtowardsthecentreandthedotonthe
templatematchesthedotontheheadlamp
lens.Thetemplatemarking> alignedwiththelineontheheadlamplens.
Referencemeasurements:
Template3.)Thelinebetweenthe><
markingsonthetemplatesshouldbe
approx.140mm.
Template4.)Thelinebetweenthe><
markingsonthetemplatesshouldbe
approx.112mm.
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141 Startinganddriving
AdjustingheadlamppatternFittingthemasktotheheadlamps.TheupperillustrationisforLHDvariantsandthelowerillustrationisforRHDvariants.Templates1and2
areforhalogenheadlamps,3and4areforBi-Xenonheadlamps.
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142 StartinganddrivingAdjustingheadlamppatternMaskingtemplates
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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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176 MaintenanceandserviceOilsandfluidsWasherfluidreservoirThewindscreenandheadlampwashershave
thesamereservoir.Seecapacitiesand
recommendedgradeforfluidsandoils
onpage242.
Addfrostprotectioninthewintersothatthe
fluiddoesnotfreezeinthepump,reservoir
andhoses.
Tip:cleanthewiperbladeswhentoppingup
washerfluid.
Checkingandtoppingupthe
coolantWhentoppingupthecoolant,followthe
instructionsonthepackaging.Itisimportant
thatthemixtureofcoolantconcentrateand
wateriscorrectfortheprevailingweather
conditions.Nevertopupwithwateronly.The
riskoffreezingincreaseswithbothtoolittle
andtoomuchcoolantconcentrate.
Seecapacitiesonpage242.
Checkthecoolantregularly
ThelevelshouldliebetweentheMINand
MAXmarksontheexpansiontank.Ifthe
systemisnotfilledsufficiently,highlocal
temperaturescouldoccur,causingariskofdamage(cracks)tothecylinderhead.Top
upthecoolantwhenthelevelfallstotheMIN
mark.
NOTE!Theenginemustonlyberunwitha
well-filledcoolingsystem.Hightemperatures
canoccur,causingariskofdamage(cracks)
tothecylinderhead.
IMPORTANT!Alwaysusecoolantwithanti-corrosion
agentasrecommendedbyVolvo.New
carsarefilledwithcoolantthatcan
withstandtemperaturesdownto
approximately–35°C.
WARNING!
Thecoolantmaybeveryhot.Ifthecoolant
requirestoppingupwhentheengineisat
operatingtemperature,unscrewthe
expansiontankcapslowlytogently
releasetheoverpressure.IMPORTANT!Theenginemustonlyberunwithawell-
filledcoolingsystem.Hightemperatures
canoccur,causingariskofdamage
(cracks)tothecylinderhead.
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