suspension VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

131 Startinganddriving
DrivingwithatrailerDrivingwithtrailerandautomatic
gearboxWhenparkingonhills,youshouldapplythe
parkingbrakebeforemovingthegear
selectortothePposition.Whenyoustarton
ahill,youshouldfirstputthegearselectorin
thedrivepositionandthenreleasethe
parkingbrake.
Selectalowgearinthegearboxwhen
drivingonsteepinclinesorwhendriving
slowly.Thispreventsthegearboxfrom
upshifting.Thegearboxoilwillbecooler.
Donotuseahighermanualgearthanthe
enginecan"handle".Itisnotalways
economicaltodriveinhighgears.
Avoiddrivingwithtrailerandautomatic
gearboxoninclinesexceeding15%.
NOTE!Anautomaticgearboxoilcoolerfor
trailertowingisrequiredforanumberof
models.
ConsultyourVolvodealerforinformation
regardingyourcar’sspecificationsifthe
towbarhasbeeninstalledafterpurchase.
Assistedstartingwithatrailer
CarsequippedwithaV8enginehavean
integratedfunctionwhichreducestheriskof
significantjerkingandwheelspinwhen
startingwithatrailerhitchedtothecar.
ActivatingToactivate,thecablesfromthetrailermust
beconnectedtothetrailersocketwhichis
fittedbesidethetowbar,seepage132.DeactivatingUnplugthecablesfromtheelectricalsocket.
NOTE!Thefunctionisalsoactivatedwhen
anyotherelectricalequipmentispluggedinto
thetrailersocket,andthecarthenaccel-
eratesmoregentlywhenpullingaway.
Levelling(optiononcarsseating
five,standardoncarsseating
seven)Ifyourcarisequippedwithautomatic
levelling,therearsuspensionalwaysretains
thecorrectrideheightregardlessofload.
Whenthecarisstationary,therear
suspensionsinks.Thisiscompletelynormal.
Whenstartingwithaload,thelevelis
pumpedupafteracertaindistance.
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168 CarcareRustproofingRustproofing–checkandrepairYourcarreceivedathoroughandcomplete
rustproofingatthefactory.Partsofthebody
aremadeofgalvanisedsheetmetal.The
underbodyisprotectedbyawear-resistant
anti-corrosioncompound.Members,cavities
andenclosedsectionsaresprayedwitha
thin,penetratingrustinhibitor.
Thecar’srustproofingismaintainedbydoing
thefollowing:
Keepthecarclean!Hosedownthe
underbody.Whenhighpressurewashing,
holdthenozzleatleast30cmfrom
paintedsurfaces!
Checkandrepairtherustproofing
regularly.
Thecar’srustproofingdoesnotnormally
requiretreatmentforapproximately8years.
Afterthattime,itshouldbetreatedatthree
yearintervals.Ifyourcarrequirestreatment,
consultyourVolvoworkshop.RepairIfyouwanttorepairtherustproofingyourself,
makesuretheareaiscleananddry.Hose
down,washanddrythecarthoroughly.Use
arustproofingagentinaspraycanorone
thatisintendedforbrushapplication.Therearetwodifferenttypesofrustproofing
agents:
thin(colourless),forvisibleareas
thick,forareaspronetowearonthe
underbody
Possiblerepairareaswiththeseagents:
Visibleweldsandsheetmetaljoints;thin
fluid
Underbody;thickfluid
Doorhinges;thinfluid
Bonnethingesandcatch-thinfluid.
Onceyouhavefinishedtreatment,excess
rustproofingcanbewipedoffwitharag
dippedinarecommendedcleaningagent.
Partsoftheengineandsuspensionstrut
mountingsintheenginecompartmentare
treatedatthefactorywithawax-based,
colourlessrustproofing.Thiswithstands
normaldetergentswithoutdissolvingand
losingitsrustproofingability.
Ifyouwashtheengineusingaromatic
solvents,suchasturpentineorwhitespirit
(especiallythosethatdonotcontainemulsi-
fiers),theprotectivewaxshouldberenewed
afterwashing.YourVolvodealerhandles
suchwaxes.
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