radiator VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

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VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentVolvoCars’environmental
philosophyEnvironmentalcare,safetyandqualityarethe
threecorevalueswhichinfluenceallopera-
tionsoftheVolvoCarCorporation.Wealso
believethatourcustomersshareourconsid-
erationfortheenvironment.
YourVolvocomplieswithstrictinternational
environmentalstandardsandisalso
manufacturedinoneofthecleanestandmost
resource-efficientplantsintheworld.Volvo
CarCorporationhasglobalcertificationto
theISO14001environmentalstandard,
whichleadstocontinuousimprovements
withintheareaoftheenvironment.EPI(EnvironmentalProductInformation)
environmentalproductdeclarationsare
suppliedforallVolvomodels.Youcannow
comparetheenvironmentalimpactof
differentmodelsandengines.
Readmoreatwww.volvocars.com/EPI.
FuelconsumptionVolvocarshavecompetitivefuel
consumptionineachoftheirrespective
classes.Lowerfuelconsumptiongenerally
resultsinloweremissionofthegreenhouse
gas,carbondioxide.
Itispossibleforthedrivertoinfluencefuel
consumption,seepage4.
EfficientemissioncontrolYourVolvoismanufacturedfollowingthe
concept
Cleaninsideandout
–aconcept
thatencompassesacleaninterior
environmentaswellashighlyefficient
emissioncontrol.Inmanycasestheexhaust
emissionsarewellbelowtheapplicable
standards.
Inadditionthereisaspecialradiatorcoating,
PremAir®
1,whichcanconverthazardous
ground-levelozoneintopureoxygen.
1.PremAir
®isaregisteredtrademark
ofEngelhardCorporation.
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171 Maintenanceandservice
Self-maintenanceBeforestartingworkonthecarBattery
Checkthatthebatterycablesarecorrectly
connectedandtightened.
Neverdisconnectthebatterywhenthe
engineisrunning(e.g.ifreplacingthe
battery).
Neveruseaquickchargertochargethe
battery.Thebatterycablesmustbediscon-
nectedwhenchargingthebattery.
Thebatterycontainsacidthatisboth
corrosiveandtoxic.Handlethebatteryinan
environmentally-suitableway.LetyourVolvo
dealerassistyou.
CheckregularlyCheckthefollowingatregularintervals,for
example,whenrefuelling:
Coolant-Thelevelmustbebetweenthe
MINandMAXmarksontheexpansion
tank.
Engineoil-Thelevelmustbebetween
theMINandMAXmarks.
Powersteeringfluid-Thelevelmustbe
betweentheMINandMAXmarks.
Washerfluid-Thereservoirshouldbe
wellfilled.Usewasherantifreezeat
temperaturesaroundfreezing.
Brakeandclutchfluid-Thelevelmustbe
betweentheMINandMAXmarks.
LiftingthecarIfthecarisliftedwithaworkshopjack;
positionthejackwiththefrontedgeonthe
subframe.
Donotdamagethesplashguardunderthe
engine.Ensurethatthejackispositionedso
thatthecarcannotslideoff.Alwaysuseaxle
standsorthelike.
Ifyouliftthecarusingatwopillarworkshop
lift,ensurethatthefrontandrearliftarmsare
fixedundertheliftingpointsonthedoorsill.
Seetheillustration.
WARNING!
Highvoltageoutputfromtheignition
system.Thevoltageintheignitionsystem
isdangerous.Theignitionmusttherefore
alwaysbeswitchedoffforworkinthe
enginecompartment.
Donottouchthesparkplugsorignition
coilswhentheignitionisonortheengine
ishot.
WARNING!
Bearinmindthattheradiatorfanmaystart
automaticallysometimeaftertheengine
hasbeenswitchedoff.
Alwayshavetheenginecleanedbya
workshop.Thereisariskoffireifthe
engineishot.
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172 MaintenanceandserviceBonnetandenginecompartmentOpeningthebonnet–Pullthehandleonthefarleft(orrightif
thecarisRHD)underthedashboard.You
willhearwhenthelockreleases.
–Insertyourhandtotherightunderthe
frontedgeofthebonnet(belowthe
grille).
–Pressupthesafetycatchhandle.
–Releasethehandleandopenthebonnet.
EnginecompartmentTheappearanceoftheenginecompartment
mayvaryslightlyduetoenginevariant.
However,thecomponentslistedareinthe
samepositions.
1.Clutchandbrakefluidreservoir
2.Relayandfuses
3.Airfilter.(Thecoverhasadifferent
designdependingonenginevariant.)
4.Radiator
5.Engineoildipstick
6.Engineoilfilling
7.Washerfluidreservoir
8.Powersteeringfluidreservoir
9.Expansiontank,coolingsystem10.Chassisdataplate
11.Battery(incargocompartment)
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WARNING!
Checkthatthebonnetlocksproperly
whenyoucloseit!
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