oil viscosity VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

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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174 MaintenanceandserviceOilsandfluidsEnginecompartmentdecalforoilgradeVolvorecommendsoilproducts.
Usingoilofahigherthanspecifiedgradeis
permitted.Volvorecommendsusinganoilof
ahighergradethanthatspecifiedonthedecalforadversedrivingconditions.See
page239.
AdversedrivingconditionsChecktheoillevelmorefrequentlyforlong
journeys:
towingacaravanortrailer.
inmountainousregions.
athighspeeds.
intemperaturescolderthan–30°Cor
hotterthan+40°C.
shorterdrivingdistances(shorterthan
10km)atlowtemperatures(under5°C).
Thismayresultinabnormallyhighoiltemper-
atureoroilconsumption.
Checkingandchangingthe
engineoilandoilfilterChangetheoilandoilfilterinaccordance
withtheintervalsspecifiedintheServiceand
WarrantyBooklet.
Checkingtheoillevelinanewcaris
especiallyimportantbeforethefirst
scheduledoilchange.TheServiceand
WarrantyBookletspecifiestheodometer
readingsforoilchanges.
Volvorecommendscheckingtheoillevel
every2500km.Themostaccuratemeasure-
mentsaremadeonacoldenginebefore
starting.Themeasurementwillbeinaccurate
iftakenimmediatelyaftertheengineis
switchedoff.Thedipstickwillindicatethat
thelevelistoolowbecausetheoilhasnot
hadtimetoflowdownintotheoilsump.
IMPORTANT!Alwaysuseoiloftheprescribedgrade,
seetheenginecompartmentdecal.
Checktheoillevelfrequentlyandchange
theoilregularly.
Theenginewillbedamagediflower
gradeoilisusedorifthecarisdriven
withtheoilleveltoolow.
IMPORTANT!Whenfillingoiltotopupalowoillevel,
theoilbeingfilledmustbeofthesame
gradeandviscosityastheoilinthe
engine.
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236 TechnicaldataTypedesignation
WhenevercontactingyourVolvodealerand
whenorderingsparepartsandaccessories
foryourcar,itmakesthingseasierifyou
knowyourcar’stypedesignation,vehicle
identificationnumberandenginenumber.
1.Enginetypedesignation,component
andserialnumber.
2.Decalforparkingheater.
3.VIN.
4.Typedesignation,vehicleidentifi-
cationnumber,maximumpermissible
weights,codesforcolouranduphol-
steryandtypeapprovalnumber.
a.variant1
b.variant2
5.Gearboxtypedesignationandserial
number.
a:AutomaticgearboxGM.
b:AutomaticgearboxAW.
c:Manualgearbox.
d:Automaticgearbox.
6.Engineoildecal
1
Thedecalspecifiesoilgrade,viscosity
andvolume.
1.Certainenginevariants.
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239 Technicaldata
EngineoilAdversedrivingconditionsChecktheoillevelmorefrequentlyforlong
journeys:
towingacaravanortrailer.
inmountainousregions.
athighspeeds.
intemperaturescolderthan-30°Cor
hotterthan+40°C.
shorterdrivingdistances(shorterthan
10km)atlowtemperatures(under5°C).
Thismayresultinabnormallyhighoiltemper-
atureoroilconsumption.
Chooseafullysyntheticengineoilfor
adversedrivingconditions.Itprovidesextra
protectionfortheengine.
Volvorecommendsoilproducts.
Viscositychart
IMPORTANT!Alwaysusetheprescribedoilgradeand
viscosity.
Ifanoilotherthanthatprescribedhas
beenused,contactthelocalauthorised
Volvoworkshopimmediatelyforservice.
Donotuseextraoiladditives.Theycould
damagetheengine.
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240 TechnicaldataEngineoilOildecal
Whentheoildecalshownalongsidehereis
inthecar’senginecompartment,the
followingapplies.Seelocationonpage236.
Oilgrade:ACEAA1/B1
Viscosity:SAE5W–30
Whendrivingunderadverseconditions,use
ACEAA5/B5SAE0W-30.
Capacities
EnginevariantVolumebetween
MIN–MAX(litres)Volume
1
(litres)
T6B6294T1.5litres6.6
1.Includingfilterchange.
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241 Technicaldata
EngineoilOildecal
Whentheoildecalshownalongsidehereis
inthecar’senginecompartment,the
followingapplies.Seelocationonpage236.
Oilgrade:ACEAA5/B5
Viscosity:SAE0W–30
Capacities
EnginevariantVolumebetween
MIN–MAX(litres)Volume
1
(litres)
2.5TB5254T21.25.5
V8AWDB8444S6.7
D5AWDD5244T42.06.2
1.Includingfilterchange.
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