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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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45 Instrumentsandcontrols
IndicatorandwarningsymbolsABSfault
IftheABSsymbollights,theABS
systemisnotfunctioning.Thecar’s
normalbrakingsystemcontinuesto
work,butwithouttheABSfunction.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceandswitchoff
theengine.Restarttheengine.
–Ifthewarningsymbolgoesout,continue
driving.Itwasanindicatorerror.
–Ifthewarningsymbolremainslit,driveto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
ABSsystemchecked.
Faultinbrakesystem
IftheBRAKEsymbollights,the
brakefluidlevelmaybetoolow.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceandcheckthe
brakefluidreservoirlevel.
IfthereservoirlevelisbelowMINthecar
shouldnotbedrivenfurther.Haveittowedto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
brakesystemchecked.
IftheBRAKEandABSwarning
symbolslightatthesametime,there
maybeaprobleminthebrakeforce
distribution.
–Stopthecarinasafeplaceand
switchofftheengine.Restartthe
engine.Ifbothsymbolsgoout,itwasanindicator
error.
Ifthewarningsymbolsremainlit,check
thebrakefluidreservoirlevel.
IfthereservoirlevelisbelowMIN,thecar
shouldnotbedrivenfurther.Haveit
towedtoanauthorisedVolvoworkshop
tohavethebrakesystemchecked.
Ifthebrakefluidlevelisnormalandthe
lampsremainlit,carefullydrivethecarto
thenearestauthorisedVolvoworkshopto
havethebrakesystemchecked.
Seatbeltreminder
Thelampremainslituntilthedriver
andfrontseatpassengerputon
theirseatbelts.
Lowoilpressure
Ifthelamplightswhiledriving,
engineoilpressureistoolow.Stop
theengineimmediatelyandcheck
theoillevel.Ifthelamplightsbuttheoillevelisnormal,stopthecarandcontactan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
Faultincar’semissionssystem
ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshoptohavethesystem
checked.
FaultinSRS
IfafaultintheSRSsystemis
detectedthewarningsymbolwill
remainlitorlightupwhiledriving.
DrivetoanauthorisedVolvo
workshoptohavethesystem
checked.
Alternatornotcharging
Ifthislamplightswhiledriving,there
isprobablyafaultintheelectrical
system.Contactanauthorised
Volvoworkshop.
Enginepreheater(diesel)
Thislamplightstoindicatethatthe
engineisbeingpreheated.Youcan
startthecarwhenthelampgoes
out.Appliestocarswithdiesel
enginesonly.
WARNING!
IftheBRAKEandABSwarningsymbols
lightatthesametime,thereisariskthat
therearendwillhaveatendencytoslide
duringheavybraking.
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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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51 Instrumentsandcontrols
SwitchesinthecentreconsoleHazardwarningflashersUsethehazardwarningflashers(alldirection
indicatorsflash)whenthecarisstopped
whereitcouldbeatraffichazardor
obstruction.Pressthebuttontoactivatethe
function.
NOTE!Regulationsregardingtheuseof
hazardwarningflashersvaryfromcountryto
country.
Rearwindowanddoormirror
defrosters
Usethedefrosterto
removeiceandmisting
fromtherearwindow
anddoormirrors.Press
theswitchtostart
defrostingtherear
windowanddoor
mirrors.TheLEDinthe
switchcomeson.
Defrostingisautomati-
callydisconnectedafterabout12minutes.
Heatedfrontseats
Seepage71or75for
furtherinformation.
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83 Interior
InteriorlightingGenerallightingGenerallightingisactivatedanddeactivated
bypressingthecentrebutton.Abriefpress
onthisbuttonwillswitchgenerallightingon
oroffinanysituation.Activateanddeactivate
generallightingbypressingthecentre
button.Generallightingcomesonautomati-
cally
1andremainslitforeither30secondsor
10minuteswhentheengineisoff.
Generallightingcomesonandremainslitfor
30secondswhenyou:
whenyouunlockthecarfromtheoutside
usingthekeyorremotecontrolstoptheengineandturntheignitionkey
toposition0.
Generallightinglightsupandremainslitfor
10minuteswhen:
oneofthedoorsisopen
unlessgenerallightingisswitchedoff.
Generallightingswitchesoff:
theengineisstarted
youlockthecarfromoutsideusingthe
keyorremotecontrol.
Generallightingcanbeswitchedonoroffin
allsituationsbybrieflypressingthebutton.
Unlessswitchedoffmanually,general
lightinggoesoutautomatically10minutes
aftertheengineisswitchedoff.
Youcanswitchoffthetimerbypressingthe
buttonformorethan3seconds.Whenyou
thenbrieflypressthebuttonagain,thetimer
reconnects.
Thepre-programmedtimesof30seconds
and10minutescanbemodified.Contactan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
ReadinglampsReadinglampscanbeswitchedonoroffby
pressingtherespectivebutton.Forcars
seatingseven,bothreadinglampsforthe
thirdrowofseatsareswitchedonoroffwhen
oneofthebuttonsispressed.Unless
switchedoffmanually,readinglampsare
switchedoffautomatically10minutesafter
theignitionisswitchedoff.
1.Thefunctionislight-dependentandis
onlyactivatedwhenitisdark.
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112 StartinganddrivingGeneralEconomicaldrivingEconomicaldrivingresultsfromdrivinggently
withanticipationandadaptingyourdriving
styleandspeedtothesituation.
Keepinmindthefollowing:
Drivetheenginetooperatingtemperature
assoonaspossible!Thatistosay:donot
lettheengineidle,butdrivewithalight
loadassoonasyoucan.
Acoldengineconsumesmorefuelthana
warmone.
Avoiddrivingshortdistanceswherethe
engineneverhastimetoreachoperating
temperature.
Drivegently!Avoidunnecessaryquick
accelerationsandheavybraking.
Donotdrivewithunnecessary,heavy
loadsinthecar.
Donotusewintertyreswhentheroads
areclearanddry.
Removetheloadcarrierwhenitisnotin
use.
Donotopensidewindowsunnecessarily.Yournewcar–slipperyroad
surfacesDrivingonaslipperyroadmayfeeldifferent
dependingonwhetheryouchooseacarwith
amanualoranautomaticgearbox.Practiceskiddrivingundercontrolledconditionsso
thatyouknowhowyournewcarreacts.
DrivingonroughroadsTheVolvoXC90isprimarilydesignedfor
drivingonmainroads,butalsohasgood
handlingpropertiesonunevenorrough
roads.Keepthefollowinginmindinorderto
preservetheservicelifeofyourcar:
Driveslowlyonroughroadssoyoudonot
damagethecar’sunderbody.
Ifthegroundislooseorismadeupofdry
sandorsnow,itisalwaysbesttokeep
thecarmovingatalltimesandavoid
shifting.Donotstopthecar.
Iftheroadisextremelysteepandthereis
ariskofoverturning,nevertrytoturnthe
cararound.Reversebackdown.Donot
drivediagonallyacrossanincline.Drivein
thedirectionoftheincline.
NOTE!Avoiddrivingonsteepslopesifthe
fuellevelislow.Thecatalyticconvertercould
bedamagediftheenginedoesnotreceive
enoughfuel.Whendrivingonextremely
steepslopes,makesurethetankismorethan
halffulltoavoidtheriskofbreakdown.WadingThecarcanbedriventhroughwaterwitha
depthofnomorethan48cm.NOTE!Ingreaterdepths,watercanenterthe
differentialsandthetransmission.This
reducesthelubricatingabilityoftheoiland
shortenstheservicelifeofthesystems.
Whendrivingthroughshallowwater,
maintainalowspeedanddonotstopthecar.
Onceyouhavepassedthroughthewater,
applyalightpressuretothebrakepedaland
checkbrakefunction.Water,mudandthe
likecandampenbrakelinings,resultingin
delayedbrakingaction.
Cleantheelectriccontactsoftheelectric
engineheaterandtrailercouplingafter
drivinginwaterandmud.
NOTE!Donotletthecarstandwithwater
overthesillsforanylongperiodoftime.This
couldcauseelectricalmalfunctions.
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113 Startinganddriving
GeneralDonotoverloadthebatteryTheelectricalfunctionsinthecarloadthe
batterytovaryingdegrees.Avoidhavingthe
ignitionkeyinpositionIIwhentheengineis
turnedoff.UsepositionIinstead,asless
powerisused.The12voltoutletinthecargo
areasuppliespowerevenwhentheignition
keyisremoved.
Examplesoffunctionsthatusealotofpower:
ventilationfan
windscreenwipers
audiosystem
parkinglights.
Alsotakenoteofdifferentaccessoriesthat
loadtheelectricalsystem.Donotuse
functionstheconsumealotofcurrentwhen
theengineisswitchedoff.Atextisshownon
thedisplayinthecombinedinstrumentpanel
ifbatteryvoltageislowandremainsuntilthe
enginehasstarted.Theenergyeconomy
functionshutsdowncertainfunctionsor
reducestheloadonthebattery,e.g.by
loweringventilationfanspeedandswitching
offtheaudiosystem.
Chargethebatterybystartingtheengine.
Donotallowtheengineand
coolingsystemtooverheatUndercertainconditions,e.g.whendrivingin
hillyterrainorwithaheavyload,especiallyin
warmweather,thereisariskoftheengine
andcoolingsystemoverheating.
Toavoidthecoolingsystemoverheating
Driveatlowspeedsifdrivingwithatrailer
upalongincline.
Donotturntheengineoffimmediately
youstop,ifthecarhasbeendrivenhard.
Removeanyauxiliarylampsfrominfront
ofthegrilleifdrivinginextremehigh
temperatures.
Toavoidtheengineoverheating
Donotexceedenginespeedsof4500rpm
(dieselengine:3500rpm)ifdrivingwitha
trailerorcaravaninhillyterrain.Theoil
temperaturecanbecometoohigh.Donotdrivewiththetailgate
openIfyoudrivewiththetailgateopen,someofthe
exhaustgasesandpoisonouscarbon
monoxidecouldbesuckedintothecar
throughthecargoarea.Ifyoumustdrivea
shortdistancewiththetailgateopen,
proceedasfollows:
Closeallwindows.Distributetheairbetweenthewindscreen
andfloorwhilerunningthefanathigh
speed.
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114 StartinganddrivingRefuellingThefuelcapisinsidethefuelfillerflaponthe
right-handrearwingandhangsuponthe
insideofthefuelfillerflap.OpeningthefuelfillerflapThefuelfillerflapcanbeopenedwhenthe
carisunlocked.
NOTE!Thefillerflapremainsunlockedforten
minutesafterthecarislocked.Itthenlocks
automatically.FuelfillerflapTheremaybeoverpressureinthetankif
outdoortemperaturesarehigh.Openthecap
slowly.Donotoverfillthefueltank.Stop
refuellingwhenthepumpcutsoutforthefirst
time!Ifthetankisoverfilledfuelmayoverflow
athightemperatures!Afterrefuelling,replacethefuelcapandturn
untiloneormoreclicksisheard.
RefuellingwithpetrolNOTE!Donotaddcleaningadditivesunless
specificallyrecommendedbyaVolvo
workshop.RefuellingwithdieselAtlowtemperatures,paraffincanprecipitate
outofdieselfuel(–5°C-–40°C).Thiscan
causeproblemswhenstarting.Makesure
youuseaspecialwintergradefuelduring
coldperiods.
WARNING!
Nevercarryanactivatedmobilephone
whenrefuellingtheringsignalcould
causesparkbuild-upandignitepetrol
fumes,leadingtofireandinjury.IMPORTANT!Petrol-poweredcarsmustalwaysbe
refuelledwithunleadedpetrolsoasnot
todamagethecatalyticconverter.
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129 Startinganddriving
StartassistanceStartingwithaboosterbatteryIfforsomereasonthebatteryinyourcaris
discharged,youcan"borrow"currentfroma
sparebatteryoranothercar’sbatterytostart
theengine.Alwayscheckthattheclampsare
securesothattherearenosparksduringthe
startattempt.
Toavoidtheriskofexplosion,werecommend
youdoexactlyasfollows.
–Turntheignitionkeytoposition0.
–Ensurethattheboosterbatteryhas
12voltcurrent.
–Iftheboosterbatteryisinanothercar,
stoptheengineofthatcarandmakesure
thecarsarenottouching.
–Connecttheredcabletothepositive
terminal(1+)oftheboosterbatteryandtheredconnectioninyourcar’sengine
compartment(2+).
Connecttheclamptothecontactpoint
underasmallblackcoverwhichhasa
plussignonit.Thecoverisintegrated
withthefuseboxcover.
–Connectoneclampoftheblackcableto
thenegativeterminalofthebooster
battery(3–).
–Connecttheotherclampoftheblack
cabletotheliftingeyeonyourcar’s
engine(4–).
–Starttheengineofthe"donorcar".Let
theenginerunafewminutesataspeed
slightlyhigherthanidle1500rpm.
–Starttheengineofthecarwiththeflat
battery.
–Removetheclampsinreverseorder.NOTE!Donotremovetheclampsduringthe
startattempt;riskofsparkbuild-up.
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WARNING!
Thebatterycangenerateoxyhydrogen
gas,whichishighlyexplosive.Onespark,
whichcanbegeneratedifyouconnectthe
jumpleadsincorrectly,issufficientto
makethebatteryexplode.
Thebatterycontainssulphuricacid,which
cancauseseriousburns.Iftheacid
comesintocontactwitheyes,skinor
clothing,flushwithlargequantitiesof
water.Ifacidsplashesintotheeyes,seek
medicalattentionimmediately.
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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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