heater VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

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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45 Instrumentsandcontrols
IndicatorandwarningsymbolsABSfault
IftheABSsymbollights,theABS
systemisnotfunctioning.Thecar’s
normalbrakingsystemcontinuesto
work,butwithouttheABSfunction.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceandswitchoff
theengine.Restarttheengine.
–Ifthewarningsymbolgoesout,continue
driving.Itwasanindicatorerror.
–Ifthewarningsymbolremainslit,driveto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
ABSsystemchecked.
Faultinbrakesystem
IftheBRAKEsymbollights,the
brakefluidlevelmaybetoolow.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceandcheckthe
brakefluidreservoirlevel.
IfthereservoirlevelisbelowMINthecar
shouldnotbedrivenfurther.Haveittowedto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
brakesystemchecked.
IftheBRAKEandABSwarning
symbolslightatthesametime,there
maybeaprobleminthebrakeforce
distribution.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceand
switchofftheengine.Restartthe
engine.Ifbothsymbolsgoout,itwasanindicator
error.
Ifthewarningsymbolsremainlit,check
thebrakefluidreservoirlevel.
IfthereservoirlevelisbelowMIN,thecar
shouldnotbedrivenfurther.Haveit
towedtoanauthorisedVolvoworkshop
tohavethebrakesystemchecked.
Ifthebrakefluidlevelisnormalandthe
lampsremainlit,carefullydrivethecarto
thenearestauthorisedVolvoworkshopto
havethebrakesystemchecked.
Seatbeltreminder
Thelampremainslituntilthedriver
andfrontseatpassengerputon
theirseatbelts.
Lowoilpressure
Ifthelamplightswhiledriving,
engineoilpressureistoolow.Stop
theengineimmediatelyandcheck
theoillevel.Ifthelamplightsbuttheoillevelisnormal,stopthecarandcontactan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
Faultincar’semissionssystem
ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshoptohavethesystem
checked.
FaultinSRS
IfafaultintheSRSsystemis
detectedthewarningsymbolwill
remainlitorlightupwhiledriving.
DrivetoanauthorisedVolvo
workshoptohavethesystem
checked.
Alternatornotcharging
Ifthislamplightswhiledriving,there
isprobablyafaultintheelectrical
system.Contactanauthorised
Volvoworkshop.
Enginepreheater(diesel)
Thislamplightstoindicatethatthe
engineisbeingpreheated.Youcan
startthecarwhenthelampgoes
out.Appliestocarswithdiesel
enginesonly.
WARNING!
IftheBRAKEandABSwarningsymbols
lightatthesametime,thereisariskthat
therearendwillhaveatendencytoslide
duringheavybraking.
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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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Climatecontrol
Generalinformationonclimatecontrol68
Manualclimatecontrol,A/C70
ElectronicClimateControl,ECC73
Parkingheater(option)76
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76 ClimatecontrolParkingheater(option)GeneralTheelectricalsystemmustbe"awakened"
beforetheparkingheatercanbe
programmed.
Thisismosteasilydoneby:
pressingtheREADbuttonor
pressingthemainbeamflashor
turningontheignition.
Theparkingheatercanbestartedimmedi-
atelyorsetwithtwodifferentstarttimes
usingTIMER1andTIMER2.Starttime
referstothetimethecarshouldbeheated
andready.
Thecar’selectronicsystemcalculateswhen
heatingshouldbestartedbasedontheoutsidetemperature.Iftheoutsidetemper-
atureexceeds25°C,theheaterdoesnot
switchon.Attemperaturesof–10°Cand
below,themaximumrunningtimeofthe
parkingheateris60minutes.
Iftheparkingheaterdoesnotstartdespite
repeatedattempts,amessageisshownon
thedisplay.ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshop.
Warningdecalonfuelfillerflap.MessagesonthedisplayOncethesettingsforTIMER1,TIMER2and
DirectStartareactivated,theamberwarning
symbolinthecombinedinstrumentpanel
comesonandexplanatorytextisshownon
thedisplay.
Whenyouleavethecar,youwillreceivea
messageregardingthecurrentsettingsof
thesystem.ParkingonahillIfyouparkyourcaronasteepincline,the
frontofthecarshouldbefacinguptheslope
toensurethesupplyoffueltotheparking
heater.
WARNING!
Switchoffthefuel-drivenheaterbefore
refuelling.Spilledfuelcouldbeignitedby
theexhaustgases.
Checkontheinformationdisplaythat
theheaterisoff.(Whentheadditional
heaterisrunning,PARKHEATONis
shownonthedisplay.)
WARNING!
Thecarmustbeoutdoorswhenthepetrol
ordieselheaterisused.
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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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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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179 Maintenanceandservice
BatteryBatterycareThefunctionandlifeofthebatteryisaffected
bynumberofstarts,numberoftimes
discharged,drivingstyle,drivingconditions,
climateconditions,etc.
Repeateduseoftheparkingheaterand
similarlargepowerconsumerscombined
withshortdrivingdistancescouldleadtoa
dischargedbatteryandtherebyproblems
starting.
Forthebatterytofunctionsatisfactorily,
considerthefollowing:
Regularlycheckthatthebatteryfluidlevel
iscorrect(A).Checkallcells.Useascrewdriverto
removethecaps.Eachcellhasitsown
maximumlevelmark.
Ifnecessary,topupwithdistilledwaterto
thebattery’smaximummark.
Neverfillabovethemaximummark(A).
–Tightenthecapsproperly.
NOTE!Thelifeofthebatteryisshortenedif
itbecomesdischargedrepeatedly.
SymbolsonthebatteryThesesymbolsdisplayedonthebattery.
Useprotectivegoggles.
Furtherinformationinthe
owner’smanual.Storethebatteryoutofthe
reachofchildren.
Thebatterycontains
corrosiveacid.
Avoidsparksandnaked
flames.
Riskofexplosion.IMPORTANT!Alwaysusedistilledordeionisedwater
(batterywater).
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191 Maintenanceandservice
FusesPressintheplasticcatchesontheshortsidesoftheboxandpullthecoverupward.Relay/Fuseboxintheenginecompartment1.ABS................................................................................................30A
2.ABS................................................................................................30A
3.High-pressurewasher,headlamps..........................................35A
4.Parkingheater(option)................................................................25A
5.Auxiliarylamps(option)...............................................................20A
6.Startermotorrelay........................................................................35A
7.Windscreenwipers......................................................................25A
8.Transmissioncontrolmodule(TCM),(V8,diesel).................15A
9.Fuelpump.....................................................................................15A
10.Ignitioncoils(petrol),enginecontrolmodule(ECM),
injectionvalves,(diesel)..............................................................20A
11.Acceleratorpedalsensor(APM),ACcompressor,fan
electronicsbox..............................................................................10A12.Enginecontrolmodule(ECM)(petrol),
injectionvalves,(petrol),massairflowsensor(petrol).......15A
Massairflowsensor(diesel).......................................................5A
13.Electronicthrottlemodule(ETM)(diesel),
solenoidvalve,SWIRL(airmixingvalve),
fuelpressureregulator(diesel)..................................................10A
14.Lambda-sond(petrol)..................................................................20A
Lambda-sond(diesel)..................................................................10A
15.Solenoidvalves,glowplugs(diesel)........................................10A
crankcaseventilationheater,solenoidvalves
massairflowsensor(V8),petrol...............................................15A
16.Dippedbeam(left)........................................................................20A
17.Dippedbeam(right).....................................................................20A
18.-................................................................................................................-
19.Enginecontrolmodule(ECM)supply,enginerelay................5A
20.Positionlamps...............................................................................15A
21.-................................................................................................................-
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