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164 CarcareCleaningWashingthecarWashthecarassoonasitbecomesdirty.
Usecarshampoo.Dirtandroadsaltcanlead
tocorrosion.
Donotparkthecarindirectsunshine.
Washingacarwithhotpaintworkcan
causepermanentpaintworkdamage.
Washthecarinacarwashwithwaste
waterseparator.
Thoroughlyrinsedirtofftheunderbodyof
thecar.
Rinsetheentirecartoremoveloosedirt.
Whenusingapressurewasher:Make
surethatthenozzleofthepressure
washerisnotcloserthan30cmtothe
bodywork.Donotspraydirectlyatthe
locks.
Washusingasponge,carshampooand
plentyoflukewarmwater.
Ifthedirtisdifficulttodislodge,washthe
carusingacolddegreasingagent.
Drythecarusingaclean,softchamoisor
awaterscraper.
Cleanthewiperbladeswithalukewarm
soapsolutionorcarshampoo.Removingbirddroppings
Washbirddroppingsoffthepaintworkas
soonaspossible.Birddroppingscontain
chemicalsthataffectanddiscolourpaintwork
veryquickly.Thisdiscolourationcanonlybe
removedbyaspecialist.
Automaticcarwashes
Anautomaticcarwashisasimpleandquick
wayofwashingthecar.Bearinmind,
however,thatanautomaticcarwashcan
neverreplaceaproperhandwashing–the
brushesofacarwashcannotreach
everywhere.Pressthebrakepedallightlyfromtimetotime
ifdrivingforlongperiodsinrainorslush.This
heatsanddriesthebrakepads.Youshould
alsodothiswhenyoubegindrivingin
extremelydamporcoldweather.
Exteriorplasticparts
Aspecialcleaningagent,availablefromVolvo
dealers,isrecommendedforcleaning
exteriorplasticparts.Neverusestrongstain
removers.
WARNING!
Alwayshavetheenginecleanedbya
workshop.Thereisariskoffireifthe
engineishot.IMPORTANT!Washingbyhandisgentlertothe
paintworkthananautomaticcarwash.
Thepaintworkisalsomoresensitive
whenitisnew.Forthisreason,
handwashingisrecommendedduringthe
firstfewmonthswithanewcar.
WARNING!
Alwaystestthebrakesafterwashingthe
cartoensurethatmoistureandcorrosion
donotattackthebrakepadsandreduce
brakingperformance.
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169
Maintenanceandservice
Volvoservice170
Self-maintenance171
Bonnetandenginecompartment172
Diesel173
Oilsandfluids174
Wiperblades178
Battery179
Replacingbulbs182
Fuses190
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176 MaintenanceandserviceOilsandfluidsWasherfluidreservoirThewindscreenandheadlampwashershave
thesamereservoir.Seecapacitiesand
recommendedgradeforfluidsandoils
onpage242.
Addfrostprotectioninthewintersothatthe
fluiddoesnotfreezeinthepump,reservoir
andhoses.
Tip:cleanthewiperbladeswhentoppingup
washerfluid.
Checkingandtoppingupthe
coolantWhentoppingupthecoolant,followthe
instructionsonthepackaging.Itisimportant
thatthemixtureofcoolantconcentrateand
wateriscorrectfortheprevailingweather
conditions.Nevertopupwithwateronly.The
riskoffreezingincreaseswithbothtoolittle
andtoomuchcoolantconcentrate.
Seecapacitiesonpage242.
Checkthecoolantregularly
ThelevelshouldliebetweentheMINand
MAXmarksontheexpansiontank.Ifthe
systemisnotfilledsufficiently,highlocal
temperaturescouldoccur,causingariskofdamage(cracks)tothecylinderhead.Top
upthecoolantwhenthelevelfallstotheMIN
mark.
NOTE!Theenginemustonlyberunwitha
well-filledcoolingsystem.Hightemperatures
canoccur,causingariskofdamage(cracks)
tothecylinderhead.
IMPORTANT!Alwaysusecoolantwithanti-corrosion
agentasrecommendedbyVolvo.New
carsarefilledwithcoolantthatcan
withstandtemperaturesdownto
approximately–35°C.
WARNING!
Thecoolantmaybeveryhot.Ifthecoolant
requirestoppingupwhentheengineisat
operatingtemperature,unscrewthe
expansiontankcapslowlytogently
releasetheoverpressure.IMPORTANT!Theenginemustonlyberunwithawell-
filledcoolingsystem.Hightemperatures
canoccur,causingariskofdamage
(cracks)tothecylinderhead.
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178 MaintenanceandserviceWiperbladesChangingthewiperblades–Foldoutthewiperarmandholdthewiper
bladeat45°tothewiperarm.Pressinthe
springonthewiperblade.–Presstheentirewiperbladedownsothat
thewiperarmeyepassesthroughthe
holdinthewiperblademounting.
–Thenpullthebladeupsothatthewiper
armeyepassesbesidethewiperblade
mounting.Fitthenewbladeinreverse
orderandcheckthatitissecurelyin
place.
NOTE!Keepinmindthatthewiperbladeon
thedriver’ssideisstraightandhasaspoiler
whiletheoneonthepassengersideis
curved.Thespoileronthedriver’sside
shouldsitonthelowersideoftheblade.The
curveofthebladeshouldfollowthecurveof
thebottomedgeofthewindscreen.
Replacingrearwindowwiper
blades–Foldoutthewiperarm.
–Removethewiperbladebypullingit
outwardstowardsthetailgate.
–Pressthenewwiperbladeintoposition.
Checkthatthebladefitssecurely!
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252 AlphabeticalindexSwitch,telephone.......................................225TTachometer......................................................43
Tailgate,opening............................................60
Telephonefunctions...................................224
Telephonesystem,overview.....................223
Temperaturegauge.......................................43
Temporaryspare..........................................152
Timer.................................................................70
Towbar...........................................................132
Towing...........................................................127
Towingeye....................................................128
TP,trafficinformation.................................211
Tractioncontrol............................................124
Trailer.............................................................130
Trailerweight................................................237
Tripcomputer..................................................56
Tripodometer..................................................43
Tuning............................................................208
Tyrepressures,recommended.................151
Tyres
designationofdimensions.................148
drivingcharacteristics..........................148
speedratings.........................................148
treadwearindicators...........................149UUnlocking......................................................103
VVanitymirror..................................................189
Vehicledata..................................................170
Viscosity.........................................................240
Volumecontrol.............................................204
Volumecontrol,programmetypes...........205
Volumereduction,telephonecall.............225
VolvoCarCorporationand
theenvironment.................................................3WWading..........................................................112
Warningdialogueboxes.................................2
"Warning!"texts................................................2
Warningtriangle...........................................152
Washerfluid..................................................176
Washingthecar...........................................164
Waxingandpolishing.................................165
Weights..........................................................237
Wheels
directionofrotation..............................150
fitting........................................................156
removal....................................................154
Whiplashinjury...............................................22
Whiplashprotection......................................22
WHIPS.............................................................22
Windscreenwasher......................................55
Windscreenwipers.......................................54
Wintertyres...................................................149
Wiperblades................................................178
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