height VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

27 Safety
ChildsafetyChildrenshouldsitcomfortably
andsafelyThepositionofachildinthecarandthe
choiceofequipmentisdictatedbythechild’s
heightandsize,formoreinformation,see
page30.
Childrenwhoareshorterthan150cmmust
becarriedinadequatechildprotection.
NOTE!Regulationsregardingtheplacement
ofchildrenincarsvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkwhatlawsapply.Childrenofallagesandsizesmustalwayssit
correctlysecuredinthecar.Neverallowa
childtositonthekneeofapassenger.
Volvo’sownchildsafetyequipmentis
designedforyourcar.UseVolvogenuine
equipmenttobestensurethatthemounting
pointsandattachmentsarecorrectlyposi-
tionedandaresufficientlystrong.
Youmayplace:
achildseatorboostercushiononthe
frontpassengerseat,providedthe
passengerairbagisnotactivated
1
arear-facingchildseatintherearseat
thatusesthebackofthefrontseatas
support.ChildseatandseatbeltreminderIfarear-facinginfantorchildseatisplacedin
thefrontseatandsecuredusingtheseatbelt,
theseatbeltremindermightnotbeactivated.
Alwayscheckthatthebeltislockedbefore
drivingoff!1.Forinformationonactivated/deacti-
vatedairbag(SRS)seepage17.
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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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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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91 Interior
RearseatHeadrestraint,rearseat–centre
seatThecentreseatheadrestraintcanbe
adjustedtofourdifferentheights.Slidethe
headrestraintupasdesired.Pressinthe
releasebuttontolowerit.Seeillustration!
Notethattheheadrestraintcannotbe
removedcompletely!
WARNING!
Thelowestpositionshouldonlybeused
whenthebackrestistobefoldeddownor
whennooneissittinginthisseat.
Afterraisingthebackrestsinthesecond
andthirdrow,itisimportanttomakesure
thatthebackrestshavelockedinto
position.Otherwisetheprotectivesystem
oftheseatsmaybecompromised.
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131 Startinganddriving
DrivingwithatrailerDrivingwithtrailerandautomatic
gearboxWhenparkingonhills,youshouldapplythe
parkingbrakebeforemovingthegear
selectortothePposition.Whenyoustarton
ahill,youshouldfirstputthegearselectorin
thedrivepositionandthenreleasethe
parkingbrake.
Selectalowgearinthegearboxwhen
drivingonsteepinclinesorwhendriving
slowly.Thispreventsthegearboxfrom
upshifting.Thegearboxoilwillbecooler.
Donotuseahighermanualgearthanthe
enginecan"handle".Itisnotalways
economicaltodriveinhighgears.
Avoiddrivingwithtrailerandautomatic
gearboxoninclinesexceeding15%.
NOTE!Anautomaticgearboxoilcoolerfor
trailertowingisrequiredforanumberof
models.
ConsultyourVolvodealerforinformation
regardingyourcar’sspecificationsifthe
towbarhasbeeninstalledafterpurchase.
Assistedstartingwithatrailer
CarsequippedwithaV8enginehavean
integratedfunctionwhichreducestheriskof
significantjerkingandwheelspinwhen
startingwithatrailerhitchedtothecar.
ActivatingToactivate,thecablesfromthetrailermust
beconnectedtothetrailersocketwhichis
fittedbesidethetowbar,seepage132.DeactivatingUnplugthecablesfromtheelectricalsocket.
NOTE!Thefunctionisalsoactivatedwhen
anyotherelectricalequipmentispluggedinto
thetrailersocket,andthecarthenaccel-
eratesmoregentlywhenpullingaway.
Levelling(optiononcarsseating
five,standardoncarsseating
seven)Ifyourcarisequippedwithautomatic
levelling,therearsuspensionalwaysretains
thecorrectrideheightregardlessofload.
Whenthecarisstationary,therear
suspensionsinks.Thisiscompletelynormal.
Whenstartingwithaload,thelevelis
pumpedupafteracertaindistance.
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148 WheelsandtyresGeneralDrivingcharacteristicsandtyresThetyresgreatlyaffectthecar’sdriving
characteristics.Thetypeoftyre,dimensions,
tyrepressureandspeedratingareimportant
forhowthecarperforms.
Whenchangingtyres,ensurethattyresofthe
sametypeanddimensions,andpreferably
alsothesamemake,arefittedtoallfour
wheels.Followtherecommendedtyre
pressuresspecifiedonthetyrepressure
label,seepage151.
Designationofdimensions
Thedimensionsarestatedonallcartyres.
Example:
225/70R16102H.SpeedratingsThecarisapprovedasawhole,whichmeans
thatdimensionsandspeedratingsmustnot
differfromthosespecifiedonthevehicle’s
registrationdocument.Theonlyexceptiontotheseconditionsiswintertyres(boththose
withstudsandthosewithout).Ifsuchatyreis
chosen,thecarmustnotbedrivenfasterthan
thespeedratingofthetyre(forexample,
classQcanbedrivenatamaximumof
160km/h).
Rememberthattrafficregulationsdetermine
howfastacarcanbedriven,notthespeed
classofthetyres.
Note!Maximumpermittedspeedsindicated.
Newtyres
Tyresareperishable.Aftera
fewyearstheybeginto
hardenatthesametimeas
thefrictioncapacity/charac-
teristicsgraduallydeteri-
orate.Thereforeaimtoget
asfreshtyresaspossiblewhenyoureplace
them.Thisisespeciallyimportantwithregard
towintertyres.Theweekandyearof
manufacture,thetyre’sDOTmarking
(DepartmentofTransportation),arestated
withfourdigits,forexample1502.Thetyreintheillustrationwasmanufacturedinweek15
of2002.
Tyreage
Alltyresolderthansixyearsshouldbe
checkedbyanexperteveniftheyseem
undamaged.Thereasonforthisisthattyres
ageanddecompose,eveniftheyarehardly
everorneverused.Thefunctioncan
thereforebeaffectedduetothetyre’s
constituentmaterialsbeingbrokendown,
anditshouldthennotbeused.
Thisalsoappliestosparetyres,wintertyres
andtyressavedforfutureuse.
Examplesofexternalsignswhichindicate
thatthetyreisunsuitableforusearecracks
ordiscolouration.
Theageofthetyrecanbedeterminedbythe
DOTmarking,seeillustrationabove. 225Sectionwidth(mm)
70Ratiobetweensectionheightand
width(%)
RRadialply
16Rimdiameterininches(")
102Tyreloadindex(inthiscase615kg)
HSpeedrating(inthiscase
210km/h).Q160km/h(usedonlyonwinter
tyres)
T190km/h
H210km/h
V240km/h
W270km/h
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237 Technicaldata
DimensionsandweightsDimensionsLength:480cm
Width:190cm
Height:178cm
Wheelbase:286cm
Fronttrack:163cm
Reartrack:162cmWeightsThekerbweightincludesthedriver,thefuel
tank90%fullandallfluidssuchaswasher
fluidandcoolant.Theweightofpassengers
andaccessories,suchasatowbar,towball
load(whenatrailerishitched,seetable),load
carriers,andspaceboxetc.influencethe
payloadandmustnotbeincludedinthekerb
weight.Permittedweight(inadditionto
driver)=Grossvehicleweight–Kerbweight.
Variant1Variant2
1.Max.totalweight
2.Max.trainweight(car+trailer)
3.Max.frontaxleload
4.Max.rearaxleload
Seedecallocationonpage236.OnlyChina
1.Max.totalweight
2.Maximumtrailerweight
Maximumload:Seeregistrationdocument.
Maximumroofload:100kg
Trailerwithoutbrakes
Maximumtrailerweight750kg
WARNING!
Thecar’sdrivingcharacteristicschange
dependingonhowheavilyitisloadedand
howtheloadisdistributed.
Trailerwithbrakes
Maximumtrailer
weightMaximum
towballload
0-1200kg50kg
2250kg90kg
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