towing VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

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Startinganddriving
General112
Refuelling114
Startingthecar115
Manualgearbox117
Automaticgearbox118
All-wheeldrive121
Brakesystem122
Stabilitysystem124
Parkingassistance(option)125
Towingandrecovery127
Startassistance129
Drivingwithatrailer130
Detachabletowbar–mounting134
Detachabletowbar–removing136
Loading138
Adjustingheadlamppattern140
BLIS(BlindSpotInformationSystem)–option143
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125 Startinganddriving
Parkingassistance(option)ParkingassistancefrontandrearGeneralParkingassistanceisusedasanaidto
parking.Asignalindicatesthedistancetoa
detectedobject.
Thefrequencyofthesignalincreasesasyou
comeclosertoanobject
1infrontofor
behindthecar.
Thetonebecomesconstantatadistanceof
about30cm.Ifthereareobjectswithinthis
distancebothbehindandinfront
1ofthecar,
thesignalalternatesbetweenfrontandrear
speakers.Ifthevolumeofanothersoundsourcefrom
theaudiosystemishigh,thisisautomatically
lowered.
Thesystemisalwaysactivatedwhenthecar
isstarted.
Frontparkingassistance
Themeasurementareastraightinfrontofthe
carisapprox.0.8m.ThetextmessagePARK
ASSISTACTIVEappearsintheaudiodisplay
whenthesensorsreacttoanobstacleinfront
ofthecar.
Frontparkingassistancecannotbe
combinedwithextralightsbecausethe
sensorsareaffectedbytheextralights.
Rearparkingassistance
Themeasurementareastraightbehindthe
carisapprox.1.5m.ThetextmessagePARK
ASSISTACTIVEappearsintheaudiodisplay
whenreversegearisengaged.
Thesystemmustbedeactivatedwhen
drivingwithatrailer,bikecarrieronthetowbarorthelikeastheywouldtriggerthe
sensors.
Rearparkingassistanceisdeactivated
automaticallywhentowingatrailerifaVolvo
genuinetrailercableisused.
1.Providedthattheparkingassistance
ismountedbothfrontandrear.
WARNING!
Parkingassistancedoesnotrelinquishthe
driver’sownresponsibilityduringparking.
Thesensorshaveblindspotswhere
objectscannotbedetected.Beawareof
childrenandanimalsnearthecar.
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127 Startinganddriving
TowingandrecoveryDonotbumpstarttheengineIfyoubumpstartacarwithmanualgearbox,
thecatalyticconvertermaybedamaged.
Carswithautomaticgearboxcannotbebump
started.Useaboosterbatteryifthebatteryis
flat.IfthecarmustbetowedUnlockthesteeringwheellocksothatthe
carcanbesteered.
Keepinmindthehighestlegallypermis-
siblespeed.
Bearinmindthatthebrakeandpower
steeringservosdonotfunctionwhenthe
engineisoff.Approx.fivetimesmore
pressuremustbeexertedonthebrake
pedalandsteeringrequiresmuchmore
forcethanusual.
Drivegently.Keepthetowlinetautto
avoidunnecessaryjerking.
Forautomaticgearboxes
ThegearselectorshouldbeinpositionN.
Themaximumpermissiblespeedwhen
towingacarwithautomaticgearboxis
80km/h.
Onlytowwiththecarfacingforward.
Theenginecannotbebumpstarted.
"Jumpstarting",seepage129.
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128 StartinganddrivingTowingandrecoveryTowingeyeThetowingeyeisinthetoolkitinthecargo
compartment.Youmustscrewthetowing
eyeintoplacebeforetowing.Thesocketand
coverforthetowingeyeareontheright-hand
sideofeachbumper.
Removethecoverasfollows:
A.Releasethebottomedgeofthecover
withacoin.
B.Screwthetowingeyesecurelyinto
placeuptotheflange(C).Youcanuse
awheelbrace.
Afteruse,unscrewthetowingeyeandrefit
thecover.Thetowingeyemayonlybeusedfortowing
onroads,notforrecoveryafterdrivingintoa
ditchorthelike.Professionalhelpshouldbe
calledforrecovery.
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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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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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132 StartinganddrivingDrivingwithatrailerTowingbracket(option)NOTE!Checkthatthecarisequippedwith
transmissionoilcoolingifthetowingbracket
isretrofitted.
Fixedtowbar(A)
Alwaysremembertofastenthetrailer’ssafety
cabletotheattachment.Seetheillustration!
Detachabletowbar(B)
Alwaysfollowmountinginstructionscarefully.
Seedescriptiononpage134.
Alwaysremembertofastenthetrailer’ssafety
cabletotheattachment.Seetheillustration!
Alwaysremembertocleanandgreasethe
connectorpinregularly.
Userecommendedgrease8624203.
NOTE!Yourcarmayhaveatowingbracket
witha13pincontactthatyoumustconnect
toatrailerwitha7pincontact.Insucha
case,useaVolvoGenuineadaptercable.
Makesurethatthecabledoesnotdragon
theground.
A
B
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166 CarcareTouchinguppaintworkPaintworkPaintisanimportantpartofthecar’s
rustproofingandshouldthereforebe
checkedregularly.Repairpaintworkdamage
immediatelysothatitdoesnotstarttorust.
Themostcommontypesofpaintwork
damagethatyoucanrepairyourselfare:
minorstonechipsandscratches
damagetowingedgesanddoor
Whenrepairingpaintwork,thecarshouldbe
cleananddrywithatemperatureabove
15°C.ColourcodeMakesureyouhavetherightcolour.The
colourcodenumberisonthedataplateinthe
enginecompartment.
Variant1Variant2
OnlyChina
Removeanypaintresiduewithtape.Maskif
necessary.MinorstonechipsandscratchesMaterial:
Primerinacan
Paintinacanoratouch-uppen
Brush
Maskingtape
Ifthestonechiphasnotgonedownto
thebaremetalandanunpaintedcolour
coatremains,youcanaddpaintimmedi-
atelyafterremovingdirt.1
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174 MaintenanceandserviceOilsandfluidsEnginecompartmentdecalforoilgradeVolvorecommendsoilproducts.
Usingoilofahigherthanspecifiedgradeis
permitted.Volvorecommendsusinganoilof
ahighergradethanthatspecifiedonthedecalforadversedrivingconditions.See
page239.
AdversedrivingconditionsChecktheoillevelmorefrequentlyforlong
journeys:
towingacaravanortrailer.
inmountainousregions.
athighspeeds.
intemperaturescolderthan–30°Cor
hotterthan+40°C.
shorterdrivingdistances(shorterthan
10km)atlowtemperatures(under5°C).
Thismayresultinabnormallyhighoiltemper-
atureoroilconsumption.
Checkingandchangingthe
engineoilandoilfilterChangetheoilandoilfilterinaccordance
withtheintervalsspecifiedintheServiceand
WarrantyBooklet.
Checkingtheoillevelinanewcaris
especiallyimportantbeforethefirst
scheduledoilchange.TheServiceand
WarrantyBookletspecifiestheodometer
readingsforoilchanges.
Volvorecommendscheckingtheoillevel
every2500km.Themostaccuratemeasure-
mentsaremadeonacoldenginebefore
starting.Themeasurementwillbeinaccurate
iftakenimmediatelyaftertheengineis
switchedoff.Thedipstickwillindicatethat
thelevelistoolowbecausetheoilhasnot
hadtimetoflowdownintotheoilsump.
IMPORTANT!Alwaysuseoiloftheprescribedgrade,
seetheenginecompartmentdecal.
Checktheoillevelfrequentlyandchange
theoilregularly.
Theenginewillbedamagediflower
gradeoilisusedorifthecarisdriven
withtheoilleveltoolow.
IMPORTANT!Whenfillingoiltotopupalowoillevel,
theoilbeingfilledmustbeofthesame
gradeandviscosityastheoilinthe
engine.
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Fuses
Fusesinthecargocompartment1.Reversinglamp..............................................................................10A
2.Positionlamps,foglamps,cargoarealighting,
numberplatelighting,LEDsinbrakelighting.........................20A
3.Accessories(AEM).......................................................................15A
4.Reserve..................................................................................................-
5.REMelectronics............................................................................10A
6.RTI,radioreceiver,RSE..............................................................7,5A
7.Towingbracketwiring(30-feed)................................................15A
8.Cargocompartmentsocket........................................................15A
9.Rearrightdoor:powerwindow,powerwindowlock............20A
10.Rearleftdoor:powerwindow,powerwindowlock..............20A
11.Reserve..................................................................................................-
12.Reserve..................................................................................................-
13.Dieselfilterheater.........................................................................15A
14.Subwoofer,rearairconditioning(AC)......................................15A
15.Reserve..................................................................................................-
16.Reserve..................................................................................................-
17.Infotainmentsystemaccessories................................................5A
18.Reserve..................................................................................................-
19.Rearwiper......................................................................................15A
20.Towingbracketwiring(15-feed)................................................20A
21.Reserve..................................................................................................-
22.-................................................................................................................-
23.AWD...............................................................................................7,5A
24.Reserve..................................................................................................-
25.-................................................................................................................-
26.Parkingassistance..........................................................................5A
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