wheel VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

7 Contents
Safety9
Instrumentsandcontrols37
Climatecontrol67
Interior79
Locksandalarm99
Startinganddriving111
Wheelsandtyres147
Carcare163
Maintenanceandservice169
Infotainmentsystem197
Technicaldata235
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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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24 SafetyROPSVolvo’sRoll-OverProtectionSystemhas
beendesignedtoreducetheriskofthecar
overturningandtoprovidethebestpossible
protectionintheeventofanaccident.
Thesystemconsistsof:
Astabilisersystem,RSC(RollStability
Control)thatminimisestheriskof
overturningduringsuddenevasive
manoeuvresorthelikeorifthecarskids.
Increasedprotectionforthedriverand
passengersthroughareinforcedbody,
inflatablecurtainsandseatbelttensioners
inallseats.Seealsopage12and
page21.
TheRSCsystemusesagyrosensorwhich
registerschangesinthecar’slateralinclina-
tionangle.Thisinformationisthenusedto
calculatetheriskforoverturning.Ifariskis
detected,theDSTCsystemisengaged,
enginespeedisreducedandoneormore
wheelsarebrakeduntilthecarreturnstoa
stableposition.
FormoreinformationontheDSTCsystem,
seepage46andpage124.
WARNING!
Undernormaldrivingconditions,theRSC
systemimprovesthecar’sroadsafety,but
thismustnotbetakenasareasonto
increasespeed.Alwaysfollowtheusual
precautionsforsafedriving.
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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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49 Instrumentsandcontrols
SwitchesinthecentreconsoleNOTE!Theorderofthebuttonsmayvary.DSTCsystem
Thisbuttonisusedto
reduceorreactivatethe
functionsoftheDSTC
system.WhentheLEDin
thebuttonislit,theDSTC
systemisactivated
(assumingthereisnofault).
NOTE!Holdthebuttondepressedforat
leasthalfasecondtoreducethefunctionof
theDSTCsystem.TheLEDinthebutton
goesoutandthetext"DSTCSPIN
CONTROLOFF"isshownonthedisplay.
Deactivatethesystemifyoumustusea
wheelofadifferentsizethantheother
wheels.
TheDSTCsystemisreactivatedwhenthe
engineisrestarted.
Airconditioningintherearofthe
passengercompartment
(option)
Pressthebuttontoactivate
theairconditioninginthe
rearofthepassenger
compartment.Rearair
conditioningisdeactivated
whentheignitionis
completelyswitchedoff.
Childsafetylocksintherear
doors(option)
Usethisbuttontoactivateor
deactivatetheelectricchild
safetylocksintherear
doors.Theignitionkeymust
beinpositionIorII.When
thechildsafetylocksare
activated,theLEDinthebuttonlights.A
messageisshownonthedisplaywhenthe
childsafetylocksareactivatedordeacti-
vated.
WARNING!
Keepinmindthatthedrivingcharacter-
isticsofthecarchangeifyoudeactivate
theDSTCsystem.
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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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