service 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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VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentDriveinthehighestgear
possible.Lowengine
speedsresultinlower
fuelconsumption.
Easebackontheaccel-
eratorondownhill
gradients.
Useenginebraking.Takeyourfootoffthe
acceleratorandchangedown.
Avoididling.Switchofftheenginein
trafficqueues.
Alwaysdisposeof
environmentally
hazardouswaste,such
asbatteriesandoils,in
anenvironmentallysafe
manner.Ifuncertain,
consultanauthorisedVolvoworkshopfor
advice.
Serviceyourcarregularly.
Thesehintswillhelpyoutoreduceyourfuel
consumptionwithoutincreasingyourtravel
timeorlesseningtheenjoymentofdriving.
Apartfrombeingkindtoyourcar,you’llbe
savingmoney-andtheEarth’sresources.
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7 Contents
Safety9
Instrumentsandcontrols37
Climatecontrol67
Interior79
Locksandalarm99
Startinganddriving111
Wheelsandtyres147
Carcare163
Maintenanceandservice169
Infotainmentsystem197
Technicaldata235
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13 Safety
AirbagsystemWarningsymbolincombined
instrumentpanelTheAirbagsystem
1ismonitoredcontinu-
ouslybythecontrolmoduleandthereisa
warninglampinthecombinedinstrument
panel.Thislampcomesonwhentheignition
keyisturnedtopositionI,IIorIII.The
symbolgoesoutafteraboutsevensecondsif
theAirbagsystem1isworkingcorrectly.Aswellasthewarning
symbol,amessageappearsin
theinformationdisplay.Ifthe
warningsymbolmalfunctions,
thewarningtrianglecomeson
andthemessageSRS
AIRBAGSERVICEURGENT
appearsinthedisplay.
ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshopimmediately.
1.IncludesSRSandseatbelttensioner,
SIPSandIC.
WARNING!
IfthewarningsymbolfortheAirbagsys-
temremainsonorcomesonwhiledriving,
itmeansthattheAirbagsystemisnot
functioningfully.Thesymbolcanindicate
afaultintheseatbeltbuckle,SIPS,SRS
orICsystem.ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshopimmediately.
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44 InstrumentsandcontrolsIndicatorandwarningsymbolsIndicatorandwarningsymbolsAllindicatorandwarningsymbols
1lightup
whentheignitionkeyisturnedtopositionII
beforestarting.Thisistocheckthatthe
symbols/lightsareworking.Whentheengine
starts,allthesymbolsshouldgooutexcept
thehandbrakesymbol,whichextinguishes
whenthehandbrakeisreleased.
Iftheenginedoesnotstart
withinfiveseconds,allsymbols
extinguishexceptthesymbols
forafaultinthecar’semissions
systemandforlowoilpressure.Certainsymbolsmayhaveno
function,dependingonthecar’sspecifica-
tions.
Warningsymbolinthecentreof
theinstrumentpanel
Thissymbolislitwitharedoramber
glowdependingontheseverityof
thefault.
Redsymbol
–Stopthecar.Readthemessageinthe
display.
Symbolandmessagetextarevisibleuntilthe
faulthasbeenrectified.
Yellowsymbol
–Readthemessageinthedisplay.
Remedy!
ThemessagetextisclearedusingtheREAD
button,seepage47,ordisappearsautomat-
icallyafter2minutes.NOTE!Whenthemessagetext"TIMEFOR
REGULARSERVICE"isshown,thesymbol
lampandmessagetextareclearedusingthe
READbutton,ordisappearautomatically
after2minutes.
1.Withcertainenginevariantsthe
symbolforlowoilpressureisnotlit.
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46 InstrumentsandcontrolsIndicatorandwarningsymbolsParkingbrakeapplied
Thelampcomesonwhenthe
parkingbrakeisdepressed.Always
depresstheparkingbraketothe
bottomposition.
NOTE!Thelampcomesonirrespectiveof
howhardtheparkingbrakeisdepressed.
Rearfoglamp
Thislamplightswhenthefoglamp
ison.
Trailerindicatorlamp
Flasheswhenthedirection
indicatorsofthecarandtrailerare
used.Ifthelampdoesnotflash,one
ofthedirectionindicatorsonthetrailerorcar
isdefective.
StabilitysystemandDSTCTheDSTCsystemcontainsseveraldifferent
functionsthataredescribedinmoredetailon
page124.
Thesymbollightsandgoesoutagain
afterapprox.twoseconds
Thesymbolislitforasystemcheck
whenthecarisstarted.Thesymbolflashes
TheSCfunctionactstopreventthe
car’sdrivewheelsfromspinning.
TheTCfunctionactstoimprovethe
car’straction.
TheAYCfunctionactstopreventskidding.
TheRSCfunctionactstoprevent
overturning.
Thewarningsymbolshineswitha
steadyamberglow
TRACTIONCONTROL
TEMPORARILYOFFisshownon
theinformationdisplaytogether
withthesymbol.
TheTCfunctionhasbeentemporarily
suppressedbecausethebraketemperature
istoohigh.
Automaticreactivationofthefunctiontakes
placewhenthebraketemperaturehas
returnedtonormal.
Thewarningsymbolshineswitha
steadyamberglow
ANTI-SKIDSERVICEREQUIREDis
shownontheinformationdisplay
togetherwiththesymbol.
TheDSTCsystemhasbeenswitchedoff
becauseofafault.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceandturnoff
theengine.–Restarttheengine.
Ifthewarningsymbolremainslit,drivetoan
authorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
systemchecked.
FaultinDSTCsystem
Ifthewarningsymbollightsandshineswitha
constantgloweventhoughyoudidnot
switchoffthesystem,itindicatesafaultin
oneofthesystems.Thetext"ANTI-SKID
SERVICEREQUIRED"isshowninthe
display.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceandswitchoff
theengine.Restarttheengine.
Ifthewarningsymbolgoesout,thefault
wastemporaryanditisnotnecessaryto
visitaworkshop.
Ifthewarningsymbolremainslit,driveto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
systemchecked.
WARNING!
Undernormaldrivingconditions,the
DSTCsystemimprovesthecar’sroad
safety,butthisshouldnotbetakenasa
reasontoincreasespeed.Alwaysfollow
theusualprecautionsforsafecornering
anddrivingonslipperysurfaces.
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48 InstrumentsandcontrolsInformationdisplayMessageSpecification
STOPSAFELYStopandswitchofftheengine.Seriousriskofdamage.
STOPENGINEStopandswitchofftheengine.Seriousriskofdamage.
SERVICEURGENTTakeyourcarinforserviceimmediately.
SEEMANUALConsultyourowner’smanual.
SERVICEREQUIREDTakeyourcarinforserviceassoonaspossible.
FIXNEXTSERVICEHaveyourcarcheckedatthenextserviceinterval.
TIMEFORREGULARSERVICEWhenthismessageisshown,thecarisdueforaservice.Whenthemessageisdisplayedis
affectedbythedistancetravelled,numberofmonthssincelastserviceandenginerunning
time.
OILLEVELLOW
1–FILLOIL
3
Lowengineoillevel.Checkandremedyassoonaspossible.Seepage174formore
information.
OILLEVELLOW
2–STOPSAFELY
3
Lowengineoillevel.Stopthecarsafelyandchecktheoillevel.Seepage174.
OILLEVELLOW
2–STOPENGINE
3
Lowengineoillevel.Stopthecarsafely,switchofftheengineandchecktheoillevel.
Seepage174.
OILLEVELLOW
2–SEEMANUAL
3
Lowengineoillevel.Stopthecarsafely,switchofftheengineandchecktheoillevel.
Seepage174.
SOOTFILTERFULL–SEEMANUAL
1
Dieselparticlefilterrequiresregeneration.Seepage115.
1.Displayedtogetherwithyellowwarningtriangle.
2.Displayedtogetherwithredwarningtriangle.
3.Onlyappliestoenginevariantswithoillevelsensor.
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74 ClimatecontrolElectronicClimateControl,ECCOr:
Selectoneofthefollowingthreefunctionsby
pressingrepeatedly.
MANLEDlit:Recirculationisnow
activated.
NoLEDlit:Recirculationisnotactivated
unlessneededtocoolinawarmclimate.
AUTLEDlit:Theairqualitysensorisnow
activated.
Keepinmindthefollowing:
Makeitaruletohavetheairquality
sensoractivatedatalltimes.
Recirculationislimitedincoldweatherto
avoidmisting.
Ifmistingoccurs,youshoulddeactivate
theairqualitysensor.
Ifmistingoccurs,youcanusethe
defrosterfunctionsforthewindscreen,
sidewindowsandrearwindow.
FollowtheVolvoServiceProgrammefor
therecommendedreplacementintervalof
theMultifilter.Ifthecarisusedina
severelycontaminatedenvironment,it
maybenecessarytochangetheMulti-
filtermoreoften.
3.RecirculationRecirculationcanbeusedtoshutoutbadair,
exhaust,etc.fromthepassenger
compartment.Theairinthepassenger
compartmentisthenrecirculated,i.e.noair
fromoutsidethecaristakenintothecar
whenthisfunctionisactivated.
Ifyouallowtheairinthecartorecirculate,
thereisariskoficingandmisting,especially
inwinter.
Thetimerfunction(carswithMultifilterandair
qualitysensorhavenotimerfunction)
minimisestheriskforice,mistingandbadair.
Activatethefunctionasfollows:
–Pressformorethan3seconds.
TheLEDflashesfor5seconds.Theair
recirculatesinthecarfor3–12minutes
dependingontheoutsidetemperature.
–Thetimerfunctionisactivatedeachtime
youpress.
Toswitchoffthetimerfunction:
–Pressagainformorethan
3seconds.TheLEDlightsfor5seconds
toconfirmyourselection.
4.AUTOAUTOfunctionautomaticallyregulates
climatecontrolsothatthedesiredtemper-
atureisattained.Theautomaticfunction
controlsheating,airconditioning,airquality
sensor,fanspeed,recirculation,andair
distribution.Ifyouselectoneormore
functionsmanually,theotherfunctions
continueoperatingautomatically.Allmanual
settingsareswitchedoffwhenAUTOis
pressed.5.AirdistributionWhenthetopbuttonisdepressed,airis
directedtothewindows.
Whenthecentrebuttonisdepressed,air
isdirectedtotheheadandbody.
Whenthelowerbuttonisdepressed,air
isdirectedtothelegsandfeet.
PressAUTOtoreturntoautomaticairdistri-
bution.6.Passengercompartment
temperaturesensorThepassengercompartmenttemperature
sensormonitorsthetemperatureinsidethe
car.
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100 LocksandalarmKeysandremotecontrols
1.Masterkey
Keyforalllocks.
2.Servicekey
1
Keytofrontdoor,ignitionswitchand
steeringwheellock.
Keys–ImmobiliserYourcarisdeliveredwithtwomasterkeys
andoneservicekey
1.Oneofthemasterkeys
iscollapsibleandequippedwithan
integratedremotecontrol.
Ifyouloseoneofyourkeys,youmusttakeall
otherkeystoanauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
Asacrimepreventionmeasure,thecodeof
thelostkeyiserasedfromthesystem.Atthe
sametime,theotherkeysmustbere-coded
inthesystem.
Thekeyblades’uniquecodeisavailableat
authorisedVolvoworkshops,whichcan
producenewkeyblades.
Amaximumofsixremotecontrols/keyblades
canbeprogrammedandusedforonesingle
car.
Immobiliser
Thekeysareequippedwithcodedchips.
Thiscodemustmatchthereaderinthe
ignitionswitch.Thecarcanonlybestartedif
thecorrectkeywiththecorrectcodeisused.NOTE!Themasterkeyblade(1)mustbefully
extended(asillustrated)whenstartingthe
car.Otherwisethereisariskthattheimmobi-
liserfunctionwillpreventthecarfrom
starting.
Ignitionkeysandelectronicimmobiliser
Theignitionkeymustnothangwithother
keysormetalobjectsonthesamekeyring.
Theelectronicimmobilisercouldbeactivated
accidentallyandthecarwillnotstart.
1
2
1.Certainmarketsonly.
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104 LocksandalarmLockingandunlockingLockingthegloveboxThegloveboxcanbelocked/openedwiththe
masterkeyonly–notwiththeservicekey.
Locking/unlockingthetailgate
withtheremotecontrolDoasfollowstounlockthetailgateonly:
–Pressthebuttonontheremotecontrol
(seeillustration)slowlytwicewithin
3seconds.
–Ifalldoorsarelockedwhenyouclosethe
tailgate,itremainsunlockedanditsalarm
isnotarmedwhenyoucloseit.Theother
doorsremainlockedwiththeiralarms
armed.
–Toarmthealarmandlockthetailgateonly
whenyoucloseit,presstheLOCKbutton
again.NOTE!Ifyouusethisbuttontounlockthe
tailgate,butdonotopenit,thetailgatewillre-
lockautomaticallyaftertwominutes.
Deadlocks
1
Yourcarhasaspecialdeadlockfunction,
whichmeansthatthedoorscannotbe
openedfromtheinsideiftheyarelocked.
Deadlockscanonlybeactivatedfromthe
outsidebylockingthedriver’sdoorwiththe
keyorremotecontrol.Alldoorsmustbe
closedbeforedeadlockscanbeactivated.
Onceactivated,thedoorscannotbeopened
fromtheinside.Thecarcanonlybeunlocked
fromtheoutsideviathedriver’sdoororby
usingtheremotecontrol.
Deadlocksareengagedaftera25second
delayoncethedoorshavebeenclosed.1.Certaincountries
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