tyre pressure 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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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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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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147
Wheelsandtyres
General148
Tyrepressure151
Warningtriangleandsparewheel152
Changingwheels154
Emergencypuncturerepair157
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148 WheelsandtyresGeneralDrivingcharacteristicsandtyresThetyresgreatlyaffectthecar’sdriving
characteristics.Thetypeoftyre,dimensions,
tyrepressureandspeedratingareimportant
forhowthecarperforms.
Whenchangingtyres,ensurethattyresofthe
sametypeanddimensions,andpreferably
alsothesamemake,arefittedtoallfour
wheels.Followtherecommendedtyre
pressuresspecifiedonthetyrepressure
label,seepage151.
Designationofdimensions
Thedimensionsarestatedonallcartyres.
Example:
225/70R16102H.SpeedratingsThecarisapprovedasawhole,whichmeans
thatdimensionsandspeedratingsmustnot
differfromthosespecifiedonthevehicle’s
registrationdocument.Theonlyexceptiontotheseconditionsiswintertyres(boththose
withstudsandthosewithout).Ifsuchatyreis
chosen,thecarmustnotbedrivenfasterthan
thespeedratingofthetyre(forexample,
classQcanbedrivenatamaximumof
160km/h).
Rememberthattrafficregulationsdetermine
howfastacarcanbedriven,notthespeed
classofthetyres.
Note!Maximumpermittedspeedsindicated.
Newtyres
Tyresareperishable.Aftera
fewyearstheybeginto
hardenatthesametimeas
thefrictioncapacity/charac-
teristicsgraduallydeteri-
orate.Thereforeaimtoget
asfreshtyresaspossiblewhenyoureplace
them.Thisisespeciallyimportantwithregard
towintertyres.Theweekandyearof
manufacture,thetyre’sDOTmarking
(DepartmentofTransportation),arestated
withfourdigits,forexample1502.Thetyreintheillustrationwasmanufacturedinweek15
of2002.
Tyreage
Alltyresolderthansixyearsshouldbe
checkedbyanexperteveniftheyseem
undamaged.Thereasonforthisisthattyres
ageanddecompose,eveniftheyarehardly
everorneverused.Thefunctioncan
thereforebeaffectedduetothetyre’s
constituentmaterialsbeingbrokendown,
anditshouldthennotbeused.
Thisalsoappliestosparetyres,wintertyres
andtyressavedforfutureuse.
Examplesofexternalsignswhichindicate
thatthetyreisunsuitableforusearecracks
ordiscolouration.
Theageofthetyrecanbedeterminedbythe
DOTmarking,seeillustrationabove. 225Sectionwidth(mm)
70Ratiobetweensectionheightand
width(%)
RRadialply
16Rimdiameterininches(")
102Tyreloadindex(inthiscase615kg)
HSpeedrating(inthiscase
210km/h).Q160km/h(usedonlyonwinter
tyres)
T190km/h
H210km/h
V240km/h
W270km/h
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149 Wheelsandtyres
GeneralTyreswithtreadwearindicatorsTreadwearindicatorsarenarrowtreadless
bandsacrossthewidthofthetread.Onthe
sideofthetyrearethelettersTWI(tread
wearindicator).Whenonly1.6mmoftread
remains,thisbandisclearlyvisible.Change
thetyresassoonaspossible.Rememberthat
tyreswithlittletreaddepthprovideverypoor
gripinrainandsnow.WintertyresVolvorecommendswintertyreswith
particulardimensions.Thesearestatedon
thetyrepressurelabel,seepage151forits
location.Thetyredimensionsaredependentontheenginevariant.Whendrivingonwinter
tyres,thesemustbefittedtoallfourwheels.
NOTE!AskaVolvodealerwhichrimandtyre
typesaremostsuitable.
StuddedtyresStuddedwintertyresshouldberuningently
for500-1000kmsothestudssettleproperly
intothetyre.Thisgivesthetyre,and
especiallythestuds,alongerlifespan.
NOTE!Thelegalprovisionsfortheuseof
studdedtyresvaryfromcountrytocountry.
Treaddepth
Roadconditionswithice,slushandlow
temperaturesplaceconsiderablyhigher
demandsontyresthansummerconditions.It
isthereforenotrecommendedtodriveon
wintertyresthathaveatreaddepthofless
thanfourmillimetres.
Snowchains
Snowchainsmayonlybeusedonthefront
wheels.Thisalsoappliestoall-wheel-drive
cars.
Neverdrivefasterthan50km/hwithsnow
chains.Avoiddrivingonbaregroundasthis
wearsoutboththesnowchainsandtyres.
Neverusequick-fitsnowchainsasthespace
betweenthebrakedisksandthewheelsis
toosmall.
IMPORTANT!UseVolvogenuinesnowchainsorequiv-
alentchainsdesignedforthecarmodel,
andtyreandrimdimensions.Consultan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
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151 Wheelsandtyres
TyrepressureRecommendedtyrepressureThetyrepressuredecalontheinsideofthe
fuelfillerflapshowswhatpressurethetyres
shouldhavewithdifferentloadandspeed
conditions.
1.Othermarkets(notUSA,Canada)
1:1.Volvooriginaltyre
1:2.Sparetyre
2.Australia
CheckingthetyrepressureCheckthetyrepressureregularly.The
correcttyrepressureisshowninthetyre
pressuretable.Thestatedtyrepressures
refertocoldtyres.(Coldtyresmeanthetyres
arethesametemperatureastheambient
temperature).
Drivingwiththewrongtyrepressure
adverselyaffectsthecar’sdrivingcharacter-
isticsandcanincreasetyrewear.Afterjusta
fewkilometresofdriving,thetyreswarmup
andthepressureincreases.Thereforeair
shouldnotbereleasedifthepressureis
checkedwhenthetyresarewarm.However
thepressureshouldbeincreasedifitistoo
low.
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156 WheelsandtyresChangingwheels–Placethejackunderthejackingpointand
crankituptowardsthecarfloor.Check
thatthejacksitssecurelyinthe
anchorage.Thenadjustthejacksothat
itsfootispositionedverticallyunderthe
anchorage.Seeillustration.Donotplace
woodblocksorthelikeunderthejackas
youwillnotachievefullbearingcapacity.
–Liftthecaruntilthewheelisfree.–Removethewheelboltsandliftoffthe
wheel.
Fittingthewheel–Cleanthecontractsurfacesonthewheel
andhub.
–Fitthewheel.Screwthewheelnuts.
–Lowerthecarsothatthewheelcannot
rotate.
–Tightenthewheelboltsalternatelyandin
torquesteps.Tighteningtorque:
140Nm(14.0kpm).Itisimportantthat
theyaretightenedtothecorrecttorque.
Checkwithatorquewrench.
–Screwthejackallthewaydownbefore
returningittothecargocompartment.
Thensecureitinplace.
–Checkthatthenewtyrehasthecorrect
amountofpressure.
NOTE!Therearetwodifferenttypesofwheel
boltsdependingonwhetherornotyourcar
hassteeloraluminiumrims;boltsusedwith
aluminiumrimshavealoose,rotatingring.
Boltsusedwithsteelrimshavenorotating
ring.
Makesuretousethecorrecttypeofbolt.If
youareunsure,checkwiththenearestVolvo
workshop.
WARNING!
Ifthejackispositionedincorrectly,thecar
couldfall.Riskofinjury!
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157 Wheelsandtyres
EmergencypuncturerepairCarsseatingfiveGeneralCarswhichdonothaveasparewheelare
insteadequippedwithanemergency
puncturerepairkit.Thiskitcanbeusedto
bothsealthepunctureandtocheckand
adjustthetyrepressure.Thekitconsistsofan
electricaircompressorandanintegrated
canisterwithsealingliquid.
NOTE!Thejackisoptionaloncarsequipped
withtheemergencypuncturerepairkit.
CarsseatingsevenEmergencyp
uncturerepairkit
Theemergencypuncturerepairkit
1isonly
intendedtoworkasatemporaryrepairso
thatthecarcanbedrivenafurther200km
(max.)ortothenearesttyrecentre.Theseal-
ingfluidhastheabilitytoeffectivelysealtyres
whichhavepuncturesinthetread.
Thecanisterwiththesealingfluidshouldbe
replacedbeforethebest-beforedatehas
expiredoraftertheemergencypuncture
repairkithasbeenused.
Thebest-beforedateislocatedonthefront
ofthecompressor,seeillustrationon
page161.Replacementofemergencypuncturerepair
kit,seepage161forinformationonreplacing
thecanister.
NOTE!Theemergencypuncturerepairkitis
onlyintendedforsealingtyreswithapunc-
tureinthetread.
Theemergencypuncturerepairkithaslimited
abilitiestosealtyreswhichhavepuncturesin
thewallofthetyre.Donotsealtyreswiththe
emergencypuncturerepairkitiftheyhave
largerslits,cracksorsimilardamage.
Theemergencypuncturerepairkitwithcom-
pressorandtoolsarefoundunderthefloorin
thecargoarea.
12Vsocketsforthecompressorarelocated
bythecentreconsoleinthefront,bytherear
seatandinthecargoarea.Choosetheelec-
tricalsocketthatisnearestthepunctured
tyre.
Takingouttheemergencypuncture
repairkit
–Foldtherearedgeofthefloormat
forward.
–Liftuptheemergencypuncturerepairkit.
1.Certainvariantsandmarkets
WARNING!
Thesealingfluidmaycauseirritationifit
comesintodirectcontactwithskin.Inthe
caseofcontactwithskin,washawaythe
fluidwithsoapandwater.
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158 WheelsandtyresEmergencypuncturerepairInflatingtyresSetupthewarningtriangleifatyremustbe
inflatedinanareaclosetotraffic.
–Ensurethattheorangeswitch(2)isin
position0andtakeoutthelead(5)and
airhose(4)fromtheside
compartment(3).
–Screwtheairhose’svalveconnectionto
thebottomofthethreadonthetyre’sair
valve.
–Connectthelead(5)tooneofthecar’s
12Vsockets.
–Starttheengine.Thecarmustbeina
well-ventilatedplace.–Startthecompressorbyflickingthe
switch(2)topositionI.
–Pumpupthetyretothepressure
specifiedonthetyrepressurelabel.
–Turnoffthecompressor,theswitch(2)
shouldbeinposition0.Detachtheair
hoseandunplugthelead.Replacethe
valve’sdustcap.
–Putthelead(5)andairhose(4)intothe
sidecompartment(3).
–Putthepuncturerepairkitbackunderthe
floorinthecargoarea.
–Thecompressorshouldnotrunformore
thantenminutesatatime.Letitcool
afterwardsasthereisariskof
overheating.–Objectswithavolumeofupto50litres
canbepumpedupwiththecompressor.
WARNING!
Inhalingcarexhaustfumescanresultin
dangertolife.Neverleavetheengine
runninginsealedareasorareasthatlack
sufficientventilation.
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