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11 Safety
SeatbeltsSeatbeltreminderTheseatbeltwarningsymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelandabovetherearview
mirrorcomesonuntilthedriverandfrontseat
passengerbuckletheirseatbelts.Theseat-
beltreminderswitchesoffafter6secondsif
speedisbelow10km/h.Ifthedriverorfront
seatpassengerhavenotbuckledtheirseat-
belts,thereminderswitchesonagainwhen
thespeedexceeds10km/handswitchesoff
ifthespeeddropsbelow5km/h.
Iftheseatbeltisreleased,thefunctionreacti-
vateswhenspeedexceeds10km/h.NOTE!Theseatbeltreminderisintendedfor
anadultsittinginthefrontseat.Ifabelt-fitted
childseatisfittedinthefrontseat,the
seatbeltreminderdoesnotswitchon.
SeatbeltsandpregnancyTheseatbeltshouldalwaysbewornduring
pregnancy.Butitiscrucialthatitbewornin
thecorrectway.Thediagonalsectionshould
wrapovertheshoulderthenberouted
betweenthebreastsandtothesideofthe
belly.Thelapsectionshouldlayflatoverthe
thighsandaslowaspossibleunderthebelly.
Itmustneverbeallowedtorideupward.
Removeallslackfromthebeltandinsurethat
itfitsclosetothebodywithoutanytwists.
Asapregnancyprogresses,pregnantdrivers
shouldadjusttheirseatsandsteeringwheel
suchthattheycaneasilymaintaincontrolof
thevehicleastheydrive(whichmeansthey
mustbeabletoeasilyoperatethefootpedals
andsteeringwheel).Withinthiscontext,they
shouldstrivetopositiontheseatwithaslarge
adistanceaspossiblebetweentheirbelly
andthesteeringwheel.
Seatbeltsandpregnancy.
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14 SafetyAirbags(SRS)Airbag(SRS)onthedriver’ssideThecarhasanSRSairbag(Supplemental
RestraintSystem)inthesteeringwheelto
supplementtheprotectionaffordedbythe
seatbelt.Thisairbagisfittedintothecentreof
thesteeringwheel.Thesteeringwheelis
markedSRSAIRBAG.
Passengerairbag(SRS)Thepassengerairbag
1isfittedbehinda
panelabovetheglovebox.Thispanelis
markedSRSAIRBAG
WARNING!
Theseatbeltsandairbagsinteract.Ifa
seatbeltisnotusedorisusedincorrectly,
thismaydiminishtheprotectionprovided
bytheairbagintheeventofacollision.
1.Notallcarshaveapassengerairbag
(SRS).Thiscanbeunselectedwhen
thecarisordered.
WARNING!
Tominimisetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys,passengersmustsitasupright
aspossiblewiththeirfeetonthefloorand
backsagainstthebackrest.Seatbelts
mustbesecured.
WARNING!
Neverplaceachildinachildseatorona
boostercushioninthefrontseatiftheair-
bag(SRS)isactivated
1.
Neverallowachildtostandorsitinfront
ofthefrontpassengerseat.
Nooneshorterthan140cmshouldsitin
thefrontpassengerseatiftheairbag
(SRS)isactivated.
Failuretofollowtheadvicegivenabove
canendangerthelifeofthechild.
1.Forinformationonactivated/deactivated
airbag(SRS)seepage17.
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16 SafetyAirbags(SRS)Locationofthepassengerairbaginleft-hand
driveandright-handdrivecars.
WARNING!
NeverinterferewithSRScomponentsin
thesteeringwheelorthepanelabovethe
glovebox.
Objectsandaccessoriesmustnotbe
positionedorgluedonorneartheSRS
AIRBAGpanel(abovetheglovebox)orin
theareaaffectedbyadeployedairbag.
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25 Safety
Whenarethesafetysystemsactivated?Iftheairbagshavebeendeployed,thefollow-
ingisrecommended:
Havethecartransportedtoanauthorised
Volvoworkshop.Donotdrivewith
deployedairbags.
HaveanauthorisedVolvoworkshop
replacecomponentsinthecar’ssafety
system.
Alwayscontactadoctor.
NOTE!TheSRS,SIPS,ICandbelttensioner
systemsaredeployedonlyonceduringa
collision. SystemTriggered
SeatbelttensionerInafrontalcollisionand/orside-impactaccident.
Airbags(SRS)
Intheeventofahead-oncollision
1.
Sideairbags
Intheeventofasideimpact
1.
InflatableCurtain(IC)
Inasidecollisionand/oroverturning
1.
WHIPS
Inarear-endcollision
1.
RSCDuringsuddenevasivemanoeuvresorthelikeorifthecarskids.
1.Thebodyworkofthecarcouldbegreatlydeformedinacollisionwithoutairbagdeployment.Anumberoffactorssuchastherigidityandweightofthe
objecthit,thespeedofthecar,theangleofthecollisionetc.affectshowthedifferentsafetysystemsofthecarareactivated.
WARNING!
TheAirbagcontrolunitislocatedinthe
centreconsole.Ifthecentreconsoleis
drenchedwithwaterorotherliquid,dis-
connectthebatterycables.Donot
attempttostartthecarsincetheairbags
maydeploy.Havethecartransportedto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
WARNING!
Neverdrivewithdeployedairbags.They
canmakesteeringdifficult.Othersafety
systemsmayalsobedamaged.The
smokeanddustcreatedwhentheairbags
aredeployedcancauseskinandeyeirri-
tationafterintensiveexposure.Incaseof
irritation,washwithcoldwater.Therapid
deploymentsequenceandairbagfabric
maycausefrictionandskinburns.
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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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53 Instrumentsandcontrols
Left-handstalkswitchStalkswitchpositions1.Shortflashsequence,direction
indicators
2.Continuousflashsequence,direction
indicators
3.Mainbeamflash
4.Switching,mainanddippedbeam,and
homesafelightingDirectionindicatorsContinuousflashsequence
–Movethestalkswitchupordowntoend
position(2).
Thestalkswitchremainsinitsendposition
andismovedbackmanually,orautomatically
bysteeringwheelmovement.Shortflashsequence
–Movethestalkswitchupordownto
position(1)andrelease.
Whenthestalkswitchisreleaseditreturnsto
itsstartpositionandthedirectionindicators
areswitchedoff.
Switching,mainanddipped
beamTheignitionkeymustbeinpositionIIfor
mainbeamtobeswitchedon.
–Turntheheadlampcontrolclockwiseto
theendposition,seepage52.
–Movethestalkswitchtowardsthe
steeringwheeltotheendposition(4)and
release.Mainbeamflash–Movethestalkswitchgentlytowardsthe
steeringwheeltoposition(3).
Mainbeamcomesonuntilthestalkswitchis
released.HomesafelightingSomeoftheexteriorlightingcanbekept
switchedonandworksashomesafelighting
afterthecarhasbeenlocked.Thetimedelay
is30seconds
1,butcanbechangedto60or
90secondsbyanauthorisedVolvo
workshop.–Removethekeyfromtheignition.
–Movethestalkswitchtowardsthe
steeringwheeltotheendposition(4)and
release.
–Getoutofthecarandlockthedoor.
1.Factorysettings.
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55 Instrumentsandcontrols
Right-handstalkswitchWindscreenwasherPullthelevertowardsthesteeringwheelto
activatethewindscreenwasher.Headlampwasher(optiononcertainmarkets)
High-pressurewashoftheheadlamps
consumesagreatdealofwasherfluid.To
savefluid,theheadlampsareonlywashed
everyfifthtime(withinatenminuteperiod).If
tenminuteshaveelapsedsincethelast
windscreenwashing,theheadlampsreceive
ahigh-pressurewashthenexttimethe
windscreeniswashed.ReducedwashingIfonlyapprox.onelitreofwasherfluid
remainsinthereservoir,thesupplytothe
headlampsandtherearwindowiscutoffin
ordertoprioritisecleaningofthewindscreen.
Wiper/washerfunction–rearwindow.RearwindowwasherandwiperMovetheleverforwardtostarttherear
windowwasher.
1.Rearwindowwiper–intermittentwiping
2.Rearwindowwiper–normalspeed
Wiper–reversing
Ifyouengagereversegearwhenthe
windscreenwipersarealreadyactivated,the
rearwindowwiperswillgointointermittent
wipingmode
1.Iftherearwindowwiperis
alreadyengagedatnormalspeed,thereisno
changetotheselectedfunction.
1.Thisfunction(intermittentwiping
whenreversing)canbedeactivated.
ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshop.
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57 Instrumentsandcontrols
CruisecontrolActivatingThecontrolsforcruisecontrolaretotheleft
ofthesteeringwheel.
Settingthedesiredspeed:
–PresstheCRUISEbutton.CRUISEis
shownonthecombinedinstrumentpanel.
–Touch+or–tolockthevehiclespeed.
CRUISEONappearsonthecombined
instrumentpanel.
Cruisecontrolcannotbeengagedatspeeds
below30km/horabove200km/h.
IncreasingordecreasingspeedIncreaseordecreasethespeedbypressing
andholding+or–.Thespeedofthecar
whenthebuttonisreleasedissetasthenew
speed.
Abriefpress(lessthanhalfasecond)
on+or–changesthespeedbyonekm/h.
NOTE!Atemporaryincreaseinspeed(less
thanoneminute)usingtheaccelerator,such
aswhileovertaking,doesnotaffectthecruise
controlsetting.Whenyoureleasetheaccel-
erator,thecarwillreturntotheprogrammed
speed.TemporarydisengagementPress0todisengagethecruisecontrol
temporarily.CRUISEwillbeshownonthe
combinedinstrumentpanel.Thespeedset
earlierisstoredinthememory.
Thecruisecontrolisalsotemporarilydisen-
gagedwhen:
thebrakepedalorclutchpedalis
depressed
speedfallsbelow30km/hwhen
travellinguphill
thegearselectorismovedtopositionN
wheelspinorwheellock-upoccurs
atemporaryincreaseinspeedlasts
longerthanoneminute.
Returntothesetspeed
Pressthisbuttontoresumethe
previouslysetspeed.CRUISE-ON
appearsonthecombined
instrumentpanel.
DisengagingPressCRUISEtodisengagethecruise
control.CRUISE-ONgoesoutonthe
combinedinstrumentpanel.
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59 Instrumentsandcontrols
Parkingbrake,bonnet,electricsocket,etc.OpeningthebonnetPullthehandletowardsyoutoreleasethe
bonnetlockmechanism.
Electricalsocketforrearseat
passengers(option)Theelectricsocketcanbeusedforvarious
12Vaccessories,suchasmobilephonesor
CDplayers.Themaximumcurrentis10A.
TheignitionkeymustbeatleastinpositionI
sothatthesocketcansupplypower.
SteeringwheeladjustmentThesteeringwheelcanbeadjustedboth
verticallyandfront-rear.Pressdownthe
controlontheleft-handsideofthesteering
column.Thenadjustthesteeringwheeltothe
positionthatsuitsyoubest.Pressthecontrol
backintoplacetolockthesteeringwheel.If
thisisdifficult,pressthesteeringwheel
slightlywhilepressingthecontrolback.
WARNING!
Closethebonnetbyplacingyourhandon
itstopandpressingdown.Donotcloseit
byholdingthegrille.Enginecomponents
ontheinsidecouldinjureyourfingers.
WARNING!
Adjustthesteeringwheelbeforedriving,
neverwhiledriving.Ensurethatthe
steeringwheelislocked.
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80 InteriorFrontseatsSeatingpositionThedriver’sandpassengerseatscanbe
adjustedtotheoptimumsittinganddriving
positions.
1.Forward/rearward:liftthehandleto
adjustthedistancetothesteering
wheelandpedals.Checkthattheseatis
lockedafterchangingposition
2.Raise/lowerfrontedgeofseatcushion:
pumpup/down
3.Raise/lowerseat:pumpup/down
4.Lumbarsupport:turnthewheel
5.Backrestrake:turnthewheel
6.Powerseatcontrolpanel.
LoweringthefrontseatbackrestThefrontpassengerseatbackrestcanbe
foldedtoahorizontalpositiontomakeroom
foralongload.Foldthebackrestasfollows:
–Movetheseatasfarbackaspossible.
–Adjustthebackresttotheupright
position.
–Liftthecatchesontherearofthe
backrest.
–Foldthebackrestforward.
–Slidetheseatforwardsothatthehead
restraintis"lockedinplace"underthe
glovebox.
WARNING!
Adjustthepositionofthedriver’sseat
beforesettingoff,neverwhiledriving.
Checkthattheseatislockedinposition.
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