VOLVO XC90 2012 Quick Guide

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owners !
Getting to know your new vehicle is an exciting experience.
This Quick Guide provides a brief overview of the most common
features and functions in your Volvo.
However, for the most up-to-date and detailed descriptions and
instructions, as well as important warnings and other information not
included in this folder, please refer to your Owner’s Manual.
An asterisk (*) indicates optional equipment.
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Quick Guide
vOLvO XC90
Quick Guide

remote key
Locks the doors, fuel filler door, tailgate and arms the alarm.
Unlocks the doors, fuel filler door, and tailgateA and disarms the alarm.
Unlocks (but does not open) the tailgate.
Approach lighting illuminates lights in door mirrors, cabin, footwells, license plates. Turn signals and park-ing lights illuminate.
“Panic” alarm. – Press and hold to sound the alarm. Turn off alarm with unlock button.
A. Automatic relock occurs if no door/tailgate is opened within 2 minutes after unlock.
wipers and rain sensor*
1Rain sensor on/off with the lever in the 0 position.
2Turn to adjust intermittent wiper speed or rain sensor sensitivity where applicable.
3Tailgate wiper – normal/interval.
ASingle wiper sweep.
0Off
BIntermittent wipers. Turn (2) to adjust interval.
CNormal wiper speed.
DHigh wiper speed.
EWindshield and headlight washer.
FTailgate washer.
Displayed when the rain sensor is active.
note
After cold starts, your engine will idle at a higher speed for a short time.
cold start
aUtostart
Depress the brake pedal. Turn the key/keyless drive start control to position iii and release it. The engine will start automatically.

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driver’s door control panel
L RAdjusting the door mirrors. Select l or r. Adjust with the control.
1Open/close a window partially.
2Open/close a window fully.
Locks/unlocks all doors, fuel filler door and tailgate.
Lockout switch for rear windows.
lighting panel
Automatic headlights. High beam flash only.
Parking lights.
Headlights: turn off when ignition is switched off, high/low beams.
Display & instrument panel lighting.
Fuel filler door unlock.
Front fog lights*.
Rear fog light (driver’s side only).
AHigh beam flash.
BToggle between high/low beams, home safe lighting.
parking brake
applying the parking brake
Press firmly on the brake pedal and then press the parking brake pedal (1).
Release the brake pedal. If the vehicle rolls, press the parking brake pedal again.
Park – put the gear selector in P.
r eleasing the parking brake
Press firmly on the brake pedal and then pull the handle (2) – the parking brake pedal will come up.
Release the brake pedal.
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aUdio system
reFUeling
1 press to turn on/off.
t urn
to adjust volume.
2 Sound settings: press to select e.g., bass, treble, etc.
– turn to adjust. Sound source: turn to select e.g., cd, Sirius satellite
radio* or the AUX/USB socketsA.
CD PLAyeR
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3 cd selectC.Press 1–6.
4 p ress to eject current CD.
press and hold to eject all CDs.C
6 c hange tracks.
A. aUX/Usb sockets for e.g., mp3 player. Set the devices’s vol-ume to medium for best sound quality. An iPod® connected to the USB socket will also be charged.
B. CDs containing files in mp3 and WMA formats can also be played.
C. Optional CD changer only.
RADIO
5 a utostore stations by pressing for 2 sec-onds. aU tostore is displayed during the search. The 10 strongest stations are stored. Press 0–9 to select a station.
6 s earch for stations with left/right arrows. Store up to 20 stations by pressing and holding one of the preset buttons 0–9 in
F m1 and 0–9 in Fm2, until the stored sta-tion is confirmed in the display
HD RADIO
HD radio reception is subject to coverage limi-tations. See your Owner’s Manual for details.
Hang the fuel filler cap on the hook while refueling. blind spot inFormation

system (blis)*
If the BLIS indicator lights illuminate occasion-ally even when there are no other vehicles in the blind area, this may be caused by light re-flected from a wet road surface, the vehicle’s own shadow against a large, light, smooth surface, or sunlight directly in the camera when the sun is low on the horizon.
In the event of a fault, blind spot syst.
service reqUired will be displayed. See the Owner’s Manual for other BLIS-related messages.

AUTOMATIC CONTROL
In aUto mode, eCC controls all functions automatically and makes driving more pleasant with optimal air quality.
4 Turn to individually set the desired tem-perature, which is shown in the display.
6 Press aUto to maintain automatic cabin temperature, balanced airflow and other settings.
electronic climate control (ecc)*
MANUAL CONTROL
1 b lower speed.
2 r ecirculation
3 air conditioning o FF/on to cool the cabin and defog the windows.
5 a ir distribution.
7 Front seat heating* on or off.
8 d efroster to quickly defog the windshield and side windows.
9 h eated rear window and door mirrors.
Hand washing is gentler on the paint than an automatic car wash. Since the paint on a new vehicle may take several months to harden completely, we recommend washing the vehicle by hand during this period. Use clean water, a suitable car washing detergent and a sponge. Keep in mind that dirt or grit on the sponge can scratch the paint. car care emergency brake assist (eba)
eBA is designed to provide full brake effect
immediately in the event of sudden, hard
braking. When eBA is activated, the brake
pedal will go down more than usual.
– Press and hold the brake pedal for as long as necessar y – there will be no braking ef-fect if the pedal is released.

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trip compUter and odometer
See the information in the display.Brake failure warning light, stop safely. Check brake fluid levelA.
Stop safely and take the action shown in the display.DSTC stability system, flashes when the system is working.
Low oil pressure, stop safely and check the oil levelA.A. Have the vehicle towed if the symbol remains illuminated.
8 p ress to display or erase a message.
9 t urn to show trip computer information alternatives.
10 a short press resets current function.
a long press resets all functions.
1 t rip computer display, select informa-tion with (9).
2 a short press toggles between t1 & t 2.
a long press resets the displayed odom-eter.
3 d isplay row 1: Odometer
display row 2: Two separate trip odom-eters, t1 & t2.
4 d isplay row 1: Clock.
display row 2
: Ambient temperature.
5 t urn as far as possible and hold to set the clock (4).
6 Fuel gauge.
7 l ow fuel level indicator When the symbol illuminates, refuel as soon as possible.
note
The display text miles to empty tank is an approximation, based on recent average fuel consumption.
indicator and warning lights

Folding the rear seat back-rests
t hird row of seats
Move the second row of seats as far for-ward as possible.
Pull the handle up (A).
Push the seat cushion as far rearward as possible (B) and fold in the load eyelets.
Fold down the backrest (C).
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s econd row of seats
Move the seats as far rearward as possible.
Pull the loop (A).
Fold down the head restraint (B).
Pull the handle (C) to unlock the backrest.
Fold down the backrest (D) and press to lock it in the folded position.
note
The front passenger’s seat backrest can also be folded down. See point 6 of
ADJUSTING THe FRONT SeAT.
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5. tUrn signals
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Lane-change sequence, three flashes. B Full turn sequence.
warning
Never adjust the steering wheel while driving.
steering wheel adjUstment
When a low tire pressure warning message (low
tire press. check tires or very
low tire pressUre) has been displayed and the tire pressure warning light ( ) has illuminated, one or more tires has low infla-tion pressure.
Check the inflation pressure of all four tires with a tire pressure gauge as soon as pos-sible and pump the tire(s) with low pressure to the recommended inflation pressure.
Refer to the inflation pressure tables in the chapter “Wheels and tires” in the Owner’s Manual.tire pressUre monitoring
system (tpms)

adjUsting the Front seat
storage spaces, 12-volt socket & aUX/Usb* connector
1 l umbar support.
2 b ackrest tilt.
3 r aise/lower the seat.
4 r aise/lower the front edge of the seat cushion.
5 Forward/rearward.
6 Folding the passenger’s seat backrest.
TP 12150 (USA & Canada) AT 1020. Printed in Sweden, Göteborg 2010, Copyright © 2000 -2010 Volvo Car Corporation

grocery bag holder
The 12-volt sockets in the cabin function in ignition positions i or ii. The 12-volt socket* in the cargo area always functions.
aUX/Usb*
can be used to connect e.g., an mp3 player to the vehicle’s audio system.
caUtion
Using the optional 12-volt socket in the cargo area with the engine switched off will drain the battery.