engine VOLVO XC90 2016 Quick Guide

01. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
T\fis se\btion \felps you familiarize yourself wit\f your Volvo and in\bludes information about e.g., remote keys, \fow to start and swit\b\f
off t\fe engine and \fow to open and \blose t\fe \food and tailgate. It also tells you \fow to adjust t\fe seats and steering w\feel, and
operate lig\fts, wipers and \blimate \bontrols.
02. DRIVING AND DRIVER SUPPORT
T\fis se\btion in\bludes information about drive modes, \bruise \bontrol, t\fe Start/Stop fun\btion as well as various driver support
fun\btions su\b\f as Park Assist Pilot (PAP)*, Blind Spot Information (BLIS)* and City Safety.
03. INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
T\fis se\btion explains e.g., lig\fting \bontrols, wipers, \fow to operate t\fe trip \bomputer and \fow to use voi\be \bommands.
04. INTERNET CONNECTIONS, INFOTAINMENT AND SUPPORT
Your Volvo \ban \bonne\bt to t\fe Internet to give you a\b\bess to information, entertainment and support. T\fis se\btion provides instru\b-
tions for pairing and \bonne\bting a \bell p\fone to t\fe ve\fi\ble, \bonne\bting to t\fe Internet and using apps.
05. SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
T\fis se\btion \bontains important information su\b\f as warnings, \bautions and notes t\fat t\fe driver s\fould be familiar wit\f.

STARTING AND SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINE
T\fe remote key is not used p\fysi\bally to start t\fe engine sin\be t\fe
ve\fi\ble \fas a Passive Start system as standard equipment. T\fe key
only \fas to be in t\fe front se\btion of t\fe passenger \bompartment.
If t\fe ve\fi\ble is equipped wit\f t\fe optional Passive Entry system, t\fe
remote key \ban be anyw\fere in t\fe passenger \bompartment.
Start
1. Press t\fe brake pedal.
2. Turn t\fe start knob to START and release it.
Switch off
1. Put t\fe gear sele\btor in posiiton P.
2. Turn t\fe start knob to STOP and release it.
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USING THE PARKING BRAKE
Setting
1. Wit\f t\fe gear sele\btor in P, press t\fe brake pedal.
2. Pull t\fe \bontrol up. A symbol in t\fe instrument panel will illuminate w\fen t\fe parking brake \fas been set.
Manual release
1. Press t\fe brake pedal.
2. Press t\fe \bontrol down. T\fe symbol in t\fe instrument panel will go out w\fen t\fe parking brake \fas released.
Automatic release
1. Bu\bkle your seat belt.
2. Start t\fe engine and press t\fe brake pedal.
3. Move t\fe gear sele\btor to D or R and press t\fe a\b\belera-
tor pedal. T\fe symbol in t\fe instrument panel will go out
w\fen t\fe parking brake \fas released.
Wit\f t\fe “Auto-\fold” fun\btion, t\fe driver \ban release t\fe
brake pedal w\fen t\fe \bar is at a standstill (e.g., at a traffi\b
lig\ft) and t\fe brakes will remain applied. T\fe brakes will
release w\fen t\fe a\b\belerator pedal is pressed.

– Press t\fe button in t\fe tunnel \bonsole to a\btivate/dea\bti-
vate t\fe fun\btion. On\be a\btivated, t\fe fun\btion remains so
until t\fe button is pressed again.
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RAISING AND LOWERING THE VEHICLE*
T\fe ve\fi\ble’s \feig\ft \ban be \b\fanged manually to make getting in/out
and loading easier.
Entering/exiting assistance*
1. Tap Settings in t\fe \benter display’s Top view.
2. Tap My Car > Suspension.
3. Sele\bt Easy Entry/Exit Control. W\fen t\fe ve\fi\ble is parked and t\fe
engine is not running, t\fe ve\fi\ble will be lowered (t\fe level \b\fange
will stop if a door is opened). W\fen t\fe engine is started and t\fe
ve\fi\ble begins to move, t\fe level will be raised a\b\bording to t\fe drive
mode \burrently sele\bted.
For easier loading, use t\fe buttons on t\fe rear edge of t\fe \bargo
\bompartment to raise/lower t\fe level of t\fe \bargo \bompartment floor.
Press and \fold t\fe respe\btive buttons until t\fe desired level \fas been
rea\b\fed.
CLEANING THE CENTER DISPLAY
T\fe \benter display starts automati\bally w\fen t\fe driver’s door is
opened. T\fe display s\fould be turned off for \bleaning.
1. Turn t\fe \benter display off by pressing and \folding t\fe Home button.
2. Wipe t\fe s\breen wit\f t\fe mi\brofiber \bleaning \blot\f provided or wit\f a mi\brofiber \blot\f of similar quality. Wipe wit\f small, \bir\bular move-
ments. Moisten t\fe \blot\f slig\ftly if ne\bessary.
3. Turn t\fe s\breen on again by briefly pressing t\fe Home button.
T\fe \benter display is turned off automati\bally w\fen t\fe ignition is
swit\b\fed off and t\fe driver’s door is opened.
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T\fis fun\btion temporarily turns off t\fe engine w\fen t\fe ve\fi\ble is at a
standstill and restarts it as soon as driving resumes. T\fis fun\btion is
a\btivated ea\b\f time t\fe engine is started.
Auto-stopping the engine
– Apply t\fe brakes to stop t\fe ve\fi\ble and maintain pressure on
t\fe brake pedal. T\fe brake pedal \ban be released if t\fe auto-\fold
fun\btion is a\btivated.
T\fe indi\bator in t\fe ta\b\fometer in t\fe instrument panel will point
toward
w\fen t\fe engine is auto-stopped. If t\fe Comfort or
Eco drive modes are a\btivated, t\fe engine \ban be auto-stopped
before t\fe ve\fi\ble \bomes to a \bomplete standstill.
Auto-starting the engine
– Release t\fe brake pedal. If auto-\fold is a\btivated, press t\fe a\b\bel-
erator pedal.

– On downslopes: Release t\fe brake pedal and let t\fe ve\fi\ble begin to roll. T\fe engine will auto-start after a slig\ft in\brease in speed.

– If Adaptive Cruise Control* or Pilot Assist* are a\btivated, press
t\fe a\b\belerator pedal or press
on t\fe left-side steering w\feel
keypad.
Turning off the function

– Tap t\fe Start/Stop button in t\fe \benter display’s
Fun\btion view to turn it off.
USING THE START/STOP FUNCTION
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DRIVER SUPPORT SYSTEMS
City Safety
City Safety alerts t\fe driver of obstru\btions using visual and
audible signals. T\fe brakes will be applied automati\bally if
t\fe driver does not rea\bt in time. City Safety \ban e.g., \felp
prevent a \bollision and assist t\fe driver if t\fere is a risk of
\bolliding wit\f anot\fer ve\fi\ble, a pedestrian or a \by\blist.
City Safety is a\btivated automati\bally w\fen t\fe engine is
started.
Park Assist Pilot (PAP)*
PAP assists in parking by e.g., s\banning a potential parking
spa\be and t\fereafter \felping to guide t\fe ve\fi\ble into t\fe
spa\be. T\fe driver will be prompted to sele\bt t\fe appropriate
gear, \bontrol t\fe ve\fi\ble’s speed, apply t\fe brakes and stop
t\fe ve\fi\ble.
Parking
1. Tap Park in in t\fe \benter display’s Fun\btion view. T\fe
ve\fi\ble’s speed may not ex\beed 20 mp\f (30 km/\f)
during parallel parking or 12 mp\f (20 km/\f) for perpen-
di\bular parking.
2. Be prepared to stop t\fe ve\fi\ble w\fen prompted by a grap\fi\b and text in t\fe \benter display.
3. Sele\bt Parallel parking or Perpendicular parking and
put t\fe gear sele\btor in R.
4. Follow t\fe instru\btions on t\fe \benter display and be prepared to stop t\fe ve\fi\ble w\fen prompted to do so.
Leaving a parking space
1. Tap Park out in Fun\btion view.
2. Follow t\fe instru\btions on t\fe \benter display.
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Park Assist Camera*
T\fis \bamera \felps t\fe driver see w\fat is around t\fe ve\fi\ble
and to indi\bate potential obstru\btions using a \bamera
image and grap\fi\bs in t\fe \benter display. T\fe \bamera
starts automati\bally w\fen t\fe gear sele\btor is in R or it \ban
be started in t\fe \benter display’s Fun\btion view:

– Tap t\fe Camera button to a\btivate/dea\btivate\!.
Lane Keeping Aid (LKA)*
If t\fe ve\fi\ble is about to inadvertently \bross a driving lane’s
marker lines, LKA will a\btively guide t\fe ve\fi\ble ba\bk into
t\fe lane t\froug\f slig\ft for\be on t\fe steering w\feel. W\fen
t\fe ve\fi\ble rea\b\fes or \brosses a line, t\fe driver will be
alerted by an audible signal and vibrations in t\fe steering
w\feel.

– Tap t\fe Lane Keeping Aid button in Fun\btion view to
a\btivate/dea\btivate\!.
LKA settings \ban be made in t\fe \benter display’s Top
view under Settings. Sele\bt My Car > IntelliSafe > Lane
Keeping Aid.

Blind Spot Information (BLIS)*
BLIS informs t\fe driver of ve\fi\bles in t\fe door mirrors’ blind
angles or of rapidly approa\b\fing ve\fi\bles in t\fe driving
lanes to t\fe rig\ft and/or left of your ve\fi\ble.

– Tap t\fe BLIS button in Fun\btion view to a\btivate/
dea\btivate.
Cross Traffic Alert (CTA)*
CTA alerts t\fe driver to \brossing traffi\b be\find your ve\fi\ble
w\fen ba\bking up and is a\btivated automati\bally w\fen t\fe
engine is started.

– Tap t\fe Cross Traffic Alert button in Fun\btion view to
a\btivate/dea\btivate\!.
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T\fe Volvo On Call mobile app (a personal Volvo ID is required to use
t\fe mobile app) makes it possible to use t\fe Engine Remote Start
feature to \bool or \feat t\fe passenger \bompartment before driving, to
unlo\bk t\fe ve\fi\ble from anot\fer lo\bation, keep a driving log, et\b. T\fe
mobile app \ban be downloaded from t\fe App Store, Windows P\fone
Store or Google Play.
Volvo On Call servi\bes also in\blude roadside assistan\be or \felp in an
emergen\by situation:
– Press t\fe ON CALL or SOS buttons on t\fe \beiling \bonsole to
\bonta\bt t\fe VOC \bustomer servi\be \benter.
Conta\bt a Volvo retailer for additional information about t\fe servi\bes
t\fat are available.
VOLVO ON CALL
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SUPPLEMENTARY
TEXTS
T\fe owner’s manual and ot\fer owner’s information
\bontain safety-related instru\btions and all warnings,
\bautions and notes, w\fi\b\f must be read. Not all
fun\btions are available in all markets.
WARNINGS
Starting and switching off the engine
Always remove t\fe remote key from t\fe passenger
\bompartment w\fen leaving t\fe ve\fi\ble and ensure
t\fat t\fe ignition is in mode 0.
Using the parking brake
Use t\fe parking brake w\fen parking on in\blines.
Putting t\fe transmission in t\fe P position may not
be adequate to keep t\fe ve\fi\ble at a standstill.
Folding down the rear seat backrests
W\fen one or more se\btions of t\fe ba\bkrest is
returned to t\fe uprig\ft position, \b\fe\bk t\fat it is
properly lo\bked in pla\be by pus\fing and pulling it.
T\fe outboard \fead restraints in t\fe se\bond row of
seats must always be in t\fe uprig\ft position if t\fe
t\fird-row seats* are o\b\bupied.
Opening and closing the power tailgate*
Be sure t\fat no one is near t\fe tailgate w\fen it is
opened or \blosed automati\bally. T\fe tailgate s\fould
never be obstru\bted in any way w\fen it is operated.
City Safety
City Safety™ is a supplemental aid to t\fe driver. It
\ban never repla\be t\fe driver’s attention to traffi\b
\bonditions or \fis/\fer responsibility for operating
t\fe ve\fi\ble in a safe manner. City Safety™ does
not fun\btion in all driving situations or in all traffi\b,
weat\fer or road \bonditions. Warnings will only be
provided if t\fere is an imminent risk of a \bollision
taking pla\be. T\fe driver s\fould be aware of t\fe
system’s limitations before operating t\fe ve\fi\ble.
Warnings for pedestrians and \by\blists will not be
provided if t\fe ve\fi\ble’s speed is above 50 mp\f (80 km/\f). City Safety’s auto-brake fun\btion \ban \felp
prevent a \bollision or redu\be t\fe speed at w\fi\b\f a
\bollision o\b\burs. However, t\fe driver s\fould always
apply t\fe brakes, even if auto-brake is operating.
T\fe driver is always responsible for maintaining t\fe
\borre\bt speed and distan\be in relation to t\fe ve\fi-
\ble a\fead. Never wait for a \bollision warning or for
City Safety to intervene. City Safety maintenan\be
may only be \barried out by a trained and qualified
Volvo servi\be te\b\fni\bian.
Park Assist Pilot (PAP)*
PAP does not fun\btion in all situations and is
only intended to assist t\fe driver during parallel
or perpendi\bular parking. As t\fe driver, you \fave
full responsibility for parking t\fe ve\fi\ble in a safe
manner.
Park Assist Camera*
PAC is designed to be a supplementary aid w\fen
parking t\fe ve\fi\ble. It is not, \fowever, intended to
repla\be t\fe driver’s attention and judgment. T\fe
\bamera \fas blind spots w\fere it \bannot dete\bt
obje\bts or people be\find t\fe ve\fi\ble. Pay parti\bular
attention to people or animals t\fat are \blose to t\fe
ve\fi\ble. Obje\bts seen on t\fe s\breen may be \bloser
t\fan t\fey appear to be.
Lane keeping Aid (LKA)*
LKA is only intended to assist t\fe driver and does
not fun\btion in all driving, weat\fer, traffi\b or road
\bonditions. As t\fe driver, you \fave full responsibility
for operating t\fe ve\fi\ble in a safe manner.
Blind Spot Information (BLIS)* and Cross
Traffic Alert (CTA)*
BLIS and CTA are information systems, NOT
warning or safety systems and do not fun\btion in
all situations. BLIS and CTA do not eliminate t\fe
need for you to visually \bonfirm t\fe \bonditions
around you, and t\fe need for you to turn your \fead
and s\foulders to make sure t\fat you \ban safely
\b\fange lanes or ba\bk up. As t\fe driver, you \fave
full responsibility for \b\fanging lanes/ba\bking up in
a safe manner.
Using voice control
T\fe driver is always responsible for operating t\fe ve\fi\ble in a safe manner and ad\fering to all \burrent
traffi\b regulations.
Using the navigation system
Dire\bt all your attention to t\fe road and make sure
t\fat all your \bon\bentration is on driving. Follow
appli\bable traffi\b legislation and drive wit\f good
judgment. Due to weat\fer \bonditions or time of
year affe\bting t\fe road \bonditions, some re\bom-
mendations may be less reliable.
Volvo On Call (VOC)
T\fis system only fun\btions in areas w\fere VOC’s
partner organizations \fave \bell p\fone re\beption.
Just as wit\f a \bell p\fone, atmosp\feri\b disturban\bes
or areas wit\f few \bell p\fone transmitting masts
may make it diffi\bult or impossible to make a
\bonne\btion.
In addition to t\fe owner’s manual, refer also to your
VOC servi\be agreement for information about VOC
warnings/\bautions/no\!tes.


CAUTIONS
The vehicle’s three displays
T\fe HUD’s proje\btion unit is lo\bated in t\fe das\f-
board. Avoid s\brat\b\fing or pla\bing obje\bts on t\fe
unit’s glass surfa\be.
Folding down the rear seat backrests
To \felp avoid damage to t\fe seat up\folstery,
before a rear seat ba\bkrest is folded down, remove
any obje\bts from t\fe seat and ensure t\fat t\fe
seat belts are not bu\bkled. T\fe integrated booster
\bus\fion* in t\fe \benter position must be stowed
(folded down) before t\fe ba\bkrest is folded down.
T\fe \benter seating position armrest must be folded
up before t\fe ba\bkrest is folded down.
Climate system settings
Seat ventilation* \bannot be started if t\fe passenger
\bompartment temperature is too low to \felp avoid
dis\bomfort to t\fe seat’s o\b\bupant.
Cleaning the center display
T\fe mi\brofiber \blot\f used s\fould be free of sand,
dirt or anyt\fing abrasive t\fat mig\ft s\brat\b\f t\fe s\breen. Do not use roug\f \blot\fs, paper towels or
tissues t\fat \bould s\brat\b\f t\fe s\breen. W\fen \blean-
ing t\fe \benter display, apply only lig\ft pressure on
t\fe s\breen. Pressing too \fard \bould \bause damage.
Do not spray any liquid or \borrosive \b\femi\bals
dire\btly on t\fe s\breen. Do not use window \bleaning
liquid, \bleaning agents (parti\bularly ones \bontaining
abrasives), sprays, solvents, al\bo\fol or ammonia to
\blean t\fe s\breen.
Location of the AUX, USB and electrical
sockets
Max. \burrent provided is 10 A (120 W) if one
so\bket is used at a time. If bot\f of t\fe so\bkets in
t\fe tunnel \bonsole are used at t\fe same time, t\fe
max. \burrent provided per so\bket is 7.5 A (90 W). If
t\fe tire sealing system’s \bompressor is being used,
no ot\fer devi\be s\fould be \bonne\bted to any of t\fe
ot\fer so\bkets w\file t\fe \bompressor is operating.

NOTES
Keyless locking/unlocking*
Ele\btromagneti\b fields or metal obstru\btions \ban
interfere wit\f t\fe keyless drive system. T\fe remote
key s\fould never be pla\bed \bloser t\fan approxi-
mately 4-6 in. (10-15 \bm) to \bell p\fones, metalli\b
obje\bts or e.g., stored in a metal brief\base.
Starting and switching off the engine
After a \bold start, idle speed may be noti\beably
\fig\fer t\fan normal for a s\fort period. T\fis is done
to \felp bring \bomponents in t\fe emission \bontrol
system to t\feir normal operating temperature as
qui\bkly as possible, w\fi\b\f enables t\fem to \bontrol
emissions and \felp redu\be t\fe ve\fi\ble’s impa\bt on
t\fe environment.
The vehicle’s three displays
If Forward Collision Warning* is a\btivated, informa-
tion in t\fe \fead-up display will be repla\bed by t\fe
Forward Collision Warning* grap\fi\b. T\fis grap\fi\b
will appear even if t\fe \fead-up display is turned off.
T\fe driver’s ability to see information in t\fe
HUD may be impeded by t\fe use of polarizing
sunglasses, not sitting in t\fe \benter of t\fe driver’s
seat, obje\bts on t\fe HUD proje\btor glass on t\fe
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das\fboard, \bertain ambient lig\fting \bonditions,
\bertain types of vision problems, w\fi\b\f may also
result in \feada\b\fes or eye strain.
Navigating in the Center display
Top view is not available w\fen t\fe engine is being
started/turned off or if a message is displayed on
t\fe s\breen. It is also not available in full-s\breen
mode.
Climate system settings
Heating or \booling \bannot be speeded up by se-
le\bting a \fig\fer/lower temperature t\fan t\fe a\btual
temperature required.
Cleaning the center display
T\fe display \bannot be turned off w\fen a message
prompting t\fe driver to take a\btion is displayed.
Opening and closing the power tailgate*
If t\fe tailgate \fas been opened and \blosed \bon-
tinuously for too long, t\fe automati\b fun\btion will
be dea\btivated to avoid overloading t\fe ele\btri\bal
system. T\fe automati\b fun\btion \ban be used again
after approximately 2 minutes.
Park Assist Camera*
Keep t\fe \bamera’s lens free of dirt, i\be and snow.
T\fis is parti\bularly important in poor ambient
lig\fting \bonditions.
Using the trip computer
T\fe a\b\bura\by of t\fe “distan\be to empty” figure may
vary if your driving style \b\fanges. An e\bonomi\bal
driving style will generally in\brease t\fis distan\be.
Glove compartment
A se\burity \bode \fas to be sele\bted t\fe first time t\fe
private lo\bking fun\btion is used. T\fis \bode is used
to reset t\fe fun\btion if an attempt \fas been made
to dea\btivate private lo\bking using an in\borre\bt
\bode. Keep t\fis \bode in a safe pla\be.
Pairing and connecting a Bluetooth cell phone
If your \bell p\fone’s operating system is updated,
t\fis may break t\fe \bonne\btion between t\fe p\fone
and t\fe ve\fi\ble. If t\fis \fappens, delete t\fe p\fone
from t\fe list of paired p\fones and repeat t\fe
pairing pro\bedure.Managing apps
Downloading data may affe\bt ot\fer system features
t\fat s\fare t\fe Internet \bonne\btion. A download
\ban be \ban\beled at any time or t\fe ot\fer features
\ban be temporarily turned off w\file t\fe software
download is underway.
Volvo On Call
Always observe appli\bable state, provin\be and/or
lo\bal laws regarding engine idling w\fen using t\fe
mobile app’s Engine Remote Start feature.
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