steering wheel VOLVO XC90 2014 Owner´s Manual

Contents
2* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
00
00 Introduction
Important information................................. 8
Environment.............................................. 13
Important warnings................................... 14
01
01 Safety
Occupant safety........................................ 18
Reporting safety defects........................... 19
Seat belts.................................................. 20
Supplemental Restraint System............... 23
Front airbags............................................. 24
Occupant Weight Sensor.......................... 28
Side impact protection airbags................. 32
Inflatable Curtain....................................... 34
Whiplash Protection System..................... 36
Child safety............................................... 38
Child restraint systems............................. 41
Infant seats............................................... 43
Convertible seats...................................... 45
Booster cushions...................................... 48
ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchors.................. 49
Top tether anchors.................................... 51
Integrated booster cushion....................... 52
02
02 Instruments and controls
Instrument overview.................................. 56
Instrument panel....................................... 58
Information display................................... 62
Center console buttons............................ 64
Steering wheel adjustment....................... 66
Lighting panel........................................... 67
Manually unlocking the fuel filler door...... 70
Left-side steering wheel lever................... 71
Right-side steering wheel lever................. 72
Hazard warning flashers........................... 75
Trip computer........................................... 76
Cruise control............................................ 78
12-volt sockets......................................... 80
Hood/tailgate............................................ 81
Power windows......................................... 82
Mirrors....................................................... 84
Power moonroof....................................... 87 HomeLink ®
Wireless Control System*...... 89

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06
06 Starting and driving
General information................................ 138
Fuel requirements................................... 139
Refueling................................................. 141
Starting the vehicle................................. 143
Ignition switch and steering wheel lock.. 145
Economical driving.................................. 146
Difficult driving conditions...................... 147
Automatic transmission.......................... 149
Jump starting.......................................... 152
All Wheel Drive*....................................... 153
Brake system.......................................... 154
Parking brake.......................................... 157
Stability system....................................... 158
Front/rear park assist*............................. 160
Towing.................................................... 162
Towing a trailer....................................... 164
Detachable trailer hitch........................... 167
Load carriers (accessory)........................ 168
Cold weather precautions....................... 169
Before a long distance trip...................... 170
Blind Spot Information System*.............. 171
07
07 Wheels and tires
General information................................ 178
Tire inflation ............................................ 181
Tire inflation pressure table..................... 183
Tire designations..................................... 184
Glossary of tire terminology.................... 186
Vehicle loading........................................ 187
Uniform Tire Quality Grading.................. 189
Snow chains, snow tires, studded tires.. 190
Temporary spare..................................... 191
Tire Sealing System ............................... 192
Changing wheels.................................... 198
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) 203
08
08 Car care
Washing and cleaning the vehicle.......... 208
Paint touch up......................................... 213

01 Safety
Seat belts 01
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As a pregnancy progresses, pregnant drivers should adjust their seats and steering wheelsuch that they can easily maintain control ofthe vehicle as they drive (which means theymust be able to easily operate the foot pedalsand steering wheel). Within this context, theyshould strive to position the seat with as largea distance as possible between their bellyand the steering wheel.
Child seatsPlease see page 39 for information onsecuring child seats with the seat belts.
Seat belt maintenanceCheck periodically that the seat belts are ingood condition. Use water and a mild deter-gent for cleaning. Check seat belt mechanismfunction as follows: attach the seat belt andpull rapidly on the strap.

01 Safety
Front airbags 01
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The front airbag system
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The front airbags supplement the three-point seat belts. For these airbags to provide theprotection intended, seat belts must be wornat all times. The front airbag system includes gas genera- tors surrounded by the airbags, and decelera-tion sensors that activate the gas generators,causing the airbags to be inflated with nitro-gen gas.
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Location of the passenger's side front airbagAs the movement of the seats' occupants compresses the airbags, some of the gas isexpelled at a controlled rate to provide bettercushioning. Both seat belt pretensioners alsodeploy, minimizing seat belt slack. The entireprocess, including inflation and deflation ofthe airbags, takes approximately one fifth of asecond. The location of the front airbags is indicated by SRS AIRBAG embossed on the steering
wheel pad and above the glove compartment,and by decals on both sun visors and on thefront and far right side of the dash. •
The driver's side front airbag is folded and located in the steering wheel hub.
• The passenger's side front airbag isfolded behind a panel located above theglove compartment.
WARNING
• The airbags in the vehicle are designed to be a SUPPLEMENT to–not areplacement for–the three-point seatbelts. For maximum protection, wearseat belts at all times. Be aware thatno system can prevent all possibleinjuries that may occur in an accident.
• Never drive a vehicle with your handson the steering wheel pad/airbaghousing.
• The front airbags are designed to helpprevent serious injury. Deploymentoccurs very quickly and with consider-able force. During normal deploymentand depending on variables such asseating position, one may experienceabrasions, bruises, swellings, or otherinjuries as a result from deployment ofone or both of the airbags.
• When installing any accessory equip-ment, make sure that the front airbagsystem is not damaged. Any interfer-ence in the system could cause mal-function.

01 Safety
Front airbags01
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WARNING
•No objects or accessory equipment, e.g. dashboard covers, may be placedon, attached to, or installed near theair bag hatch (the area above the glovecompartment) or the area affected byairbag deployment.
• There should be no loose articles, e.g.coffee cups, on the floor, seat, ordashboard area.
• Never try to open the airbag cover onthe steering wheel or the passenger'sside dashboard. This should only bedone by a trained and qualified Volvoservice technician.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in injury to the vehicle occupants.

54* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction. Instrument overview................................................................................ 56 Instrument panel..................................................................................... 58Information display.................................................................................. 62
Center console buttons........................................................................... 64
Steering wheel adjustment..................................................................... 66Lighting panel.......................................................................................... 67
Manually unlocking the fuel filler door.................................................... 70
Left-side steering wheel lever................................................................. 71
Right-side steering wheel lever............................................................... 72
Hazard warning flashers......................................................................... 75Trip computer.......................................................................................... 76Cruise control.......................................................................................... 7812-volt sockets....................................................................................... 80Hood/tailgate.......................................................................................... 81
Power windows.......................................................................................82Mirrors..................................................................................................... 84
Power moonroof..................................................................................... 87 HomeLink
®
Wireless Control System*.................................................... 89

02 Instruments and controls
Instrument overview
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Headlights/Parking lights
Panel vents
Display
Temperature gauge
Odometer/Trip odometer/Cruise control indicator
Speedometer
Turn signal indicator lights
Tachometer
Ambient temperature gauge, clock, gear indicator
Fuel gauge
Indicator and warning symbols
Panel vents
Glove compartment
Hazard warning flashers
Audio system
Climate system controls
Windshield wiper/washer lever
Audio control buttons in steering wheel
Instrument panel
Horn
Cruise control buttons in steering wheel
Turn signals, High/low beams, READ-
button
Parking brake pedal
Parking brake release handle
Reading lights
Courtesy light
Moonroof control*
Seat belt reminder
Rearview mirror
Control panel in the driver's door
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Central locking button
Lockout switch for rear seat power win- dows
Power window controls
Door mirror controls

02 Instruments and controls
Center console buttons
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64* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Active Bending Lights*The beams of these headlights adjust laterally to help light upa curve according to move-ments of the steering wheelwhen the vehicle is turning.This function is activated auto-
matically when the engine is started and canbe deactivated/reactivated by pressing thebutton. The indicator light in the button is onwhen the function is activated, also seepage 67.Rear seat air conditioning*This button controls the optional rear seat air condi-tioning system.Folding door mirrors*Press the button and release it to fold the door mirrors in orout. On certain models, whenthe button is pressed, theremay be a long pause beforethe mirrors move. Pressing the
button again during this pause may eraseyour first button press. If this happens, waitten seconds and press the button one moretime.
The mirrors cannot be adjusted during the first ten seconds after they have been foldedout.

02 Instruments and controls
Steering wheel adjustment
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Both the height and the reach of the steering wheel can be adjusted to a comfortable posi-tion for the driver. Pull down the lever on theleft of the steering column. Adjust the steer-ing wheel to a suitable position and press thelever back into place to lock the steeringwheel in the new position. Check that thesteering wheel is locked in the new position.
WARNING
Never adjust the steering wheel while driv- ing.

02 Instruments and controls
Lighting panel
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Headlight/parking light switch
LED daytime running lights (DRL) in front spoiler
Rear fog light
Instrument panel lighting
Fuel filler door unlock button
Pos.Lighting
Headlights off A
. Pull the left-side
steering wheel lever to flash the high beam headlights.
Parking lights (the LED daytime running lights in the front spoilerdo not function with the switch in this position B
)
Low beam headlights and parking lights on. Pull the left-side steer-ing wheel lever to toggle betweenhigh and low beams. If the vehicle is equipped with the optional Active Bending Lights(ABL), this feature will also beactivated with the light switch inthis position. The switch must also be in this position for the LED daytime run-ning lights to function (seepage 68).
A On Canadian models, the LED daytime running lights in the front spoiler will be on.
B On Canadian models, the LED daytime running lights in thefront spoiler will remain on.
Headlights
To illuminate the headlights, the ignition key must be turned to at least position II and the
headlight switch must be in position
.
For information on switching between high and low beams, see page 71.
Active Bending Lights (ABL)*
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Headlight pattern with the Active Bending Light function deactivated (left headlight beam) andactivated (right headlight beam) When this function is activated, the headlight beams adjust laterally to help light up a curveaccording to movements of the steering