load capacity 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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130 StartinganddrivingDrivingwithatrailerTheloadcapacityisaffectedbyextraacces-
soriesmountedonthecar,suchasatowbar,
theloadonthetowball(75kgwithtrailer
hitched),loadcarriersandspacebox,aswell
asthepassengers’combinedweight.The
loadcapacityofthecarisreducedbythe
numberofpassengersandtheirweight.
Thecar’stowingbracketmustbeofan
approvedtype.
IfthetowingbracketisfittedbyVolvo,the
carisdeliveredwiththenecessary
equipmenttodrivewithatrailer.Ifretro-
fitting,checkwithyourVolvodealerto
ensurethatthecarisfullyequippedto
drivewithatrailer.
Distributetheloadonthetrailersothat
theweightonthetowingbracketfollows
thespecifiedmaximumtowballload.
Increasetyrepressuretocorrespondto
thepressureforfullload.Seethetyre
pressuretable!Cleanthetowingbracketregularlyand
greasethetowball
1andallmovingparts
topreventunnecessarywear.
Donotdrivewithaheavytrailerwhen
yourcarisbrandnew!Waituntilithas
goneatleast1000km.
Thebrakesareloadedmuchmorethan
usualonlongandsteepdownhillslopes.
Downshifttoalowergearandadjustyour
speed.
Ifthecarisdrivenwithaheavyloadina
hotclimate,theengineandgearboxmay
overheat.Thetemperaturegaugeinthe
combinedinstrumentpanelgoesintothe
redzonewhenthecaroverheats.Stop
andlettheengineidleafewminutes.
Ifthecaroverheats,theairconditioning
systemcanbetemporarilyswitchedoff.
Thegearboxreactswithabuilt-in
protectionfunctionifthecaroverheats.
Seethemessageinthedisplay!
Theengineisloadedmoreheavilythan
usualwhendrivingwithatrailer.
Forreasonsofsafety,youshouldnot
drivefasterthan80km/h,evenifthelaws
ofcertaincountriespermithigherspeeds.Themaximumpermissibletrailerweight
foratrailerwithoutbrakesis750kg.
SelectpositionP(automaticgearbox)or
engageagear(manualgearbox)when
parkingwithatrailerandalwaysapplythe
parkingbrake.Ifyouareparkingona
steepincline,placechocksbehindthe
wheels.
TrailerweightsSeepage237forpermittedtrailerweights.
NOTE!Thestatedmaximumpermittedtrailer
weightsarethosepermittedbyVolvo.
Nationalvehicleregulationscanfurtherlimit
trailerweightsandspeeds.Towbarscanbe
certifiedforhighertowingweightsthanthe
carcanactuallytow.
WARNING!
Thecar’sdrivingcharacteristicschange
dependingonhowheavilyitisloadedand
howtheloadisdistributed.
1.Doesnotapplytoballhitchwith
vibrationdamper.
WARNING!
Followthestatedrecommendationsfor
trailerweights.Otherwise,therigmaybe
difficulttocontrolduringevasive
manoeuvresandbraking.
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138 StartinganddrivingLoadingGeneralTheloadcapacityisaffectedbyextraacces-
soriesmountedonthecar,suchasatowbar,
theloadonthetowball(75kgwithtrailer
hitched),loadcarriersandspacebox,aswell
asthepassengers’combinedweight.The
loadcapacityofthecarisreducedbythe
numberofpassengersandtheirweight.
LoadontheroofLoadcarrierposition(accessory)
Makesuretheloadcarrierisplacedinthe
rightdirectionontheroofrails.Loadcarriers
canbepositionedanywherealongtheroof
rails.Whendrivingwithoutaload,thefront
loadcarriershouldbepositioned200mmin
frontofthecentrerailfootandtherearload
carriercentredbetweenthecentreandrear
railfoot(seeillustration)tominimisewind
noise.Thelongerloadcarriershouldbeinthe
front.Fittingloadcarriers
Makesurethattheloadcarriersitscorrectly
againsttheroofrail.Screwontheloadcarrier
usingitstorquewrench.Tightentothe
markingonthetorquewrench(corresponds
to6Nm).Seeillustration!
WARNING!
Thecar’sdrivingcharacteristicschange
dependingonhowheavilyitisloadedand
howtheloadisdistributed.
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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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