VOLVO OWNERS MANUALXC90

1 2006 VOLVOOWNERSMANUALXC90 WEB ,werecommendthatyoufamiliariseyourselfwi ththeequipment,instructionsandmaintenanc einformationcontainedinthisowner !2 IntroductionOwner sManualAgoodwayofgettingtoknowyournewcar istoreadtheowner smanual, ,toseehowbesttohandlethecarindifferentsi tuations,andtomakethebestuseofallthecar :Theequipmentdescribedintheowner ,thismanualalsodescribesoptions(factoryf ittedequipment)andcertainaccessories(ext raequipment).NOTE!Volvocarsareadaptedfor thevaryingrequirementsofdifferentmarkets , ,designfeaturesandillus-trationsinthisow ner VolvoCarCorporationWARNING!"Warning!" !"Important!" environmentalphilosophyEnvironmentalcare , , (EnvironmentalProductInformation) , , ,PremAir 1, ,IAQS1(InteriorAirQualitySystem) , ,becomestoohigh,forexampleinheavytowntra ffic, , ko-Tex100ecologicalstandard-amajoradvanc etowardsahealthiercabinenvironment.

2 Ko-Texcertificationcoversseatbelts,carpe ts, , sworkshopsareentrustedwiththerepairandma intenanceofthecar, ,andthisincludesthethoroughcollectionand sortingofthegaseous, ,forexample,bypurchasingeco-labelledcarc areproductsandbyservicingandmaintainingt hecaraccordingtotheinstruc-tionsintheown er : Sincearoofrackandskiboxincreaseairresist ance,leadingtosignificantlyhigherfuelcon sumption,theyshouldberemovedimmediatelya fteruse. Removeunnecessaryitemsfromthecar-thegrea tertheloadthehigherthefuelconsumption. Isyourcarequippedwithanengineblockheater ?Ifso,useitforafewhoursbeforestartingfro mcoldtoreducefuelconsumptionandexhaustem issions. Drivegently! Easebackontheaccel-eratorondownhillgradi ents. Alwaysdisposeofenvironmentallyhazardousw aste,suchasbatteriesandoils, ,consultanauthorisedVolvoworkshopforadvi ce.

3 ,you llbesavingmoney-andtheEarth (SRS)14 Activating/deactivatingtheairbag(SRS)17 Sideairbags(SIPS bags)19 InflatableCurtain(IC)21 WHIPS22 ROPS24 Whenarethesafetysystemsactivated? , : "click" : , : ifitispulledouttooquickly duringbrakingandacceleration : donotuseclipsoranythingelsethatcanpreven tthebeltfromfittingproperly ensurethebeltisnotbetwistedorcaughtonany thing thehipstrapmustbepositionedlowdown(notov ertheabdomen) ! ! , ! ,suchasinacollision, , ,thereminderswitchesonagainwhenthespeede xceeds10km/handswitchesoffifthespeeddrop sbelow5 ,thefunctionreacti-vateswhenspeedexceeds 10 ! , ,pregnantdriversshouldadjusttheirseatsan dsteeringwheelsuchthattheycaneasilymaint aincontrolofthevehicleastheydrive(whichm eanstheymustbeabletoeasilyoperatethefoot pedalsandsteeringwheel).Withinthiscontex t, (exceptthecentrerearbelt) , , , , !

4 IfthewarningsymbolfortheAirbagsys-temrem ainsonorcomesonwhiledriving, ,SIPS, (SRS)Airbag(SRS)onthedriver ssideThecarhasanSRSairbag(SupplementalRe straintSystem) (SRS) ! , (SRS). !Tominimisetheriskofinjuryiftheairbagdep loys, !Neverplaceachildinachildseatoronabooste rcushioninthefrontseatiftheair-bag(SRS) (SRS) (SRS) (SRS)SRSsystem, , , , ,includinginflationanddeflationoftheairb ag, , ! (ornone) ! ! (SRS) ! (abovetheglovebox) (SRS)Indicatorshowingthatthepassengerair bag(SRS) (option)Theairbag(SRS) (SRS) (PassengerAirbagCutOffSwitch). (Otheritemswithashapesimilartoakeycanbeu sed).WARNING!Ifthecarisequippedwithafron tpassen-gerairbag(SRS),butdoesnothavePAC OS, !Activatedairbag(passengerseat) (passengerseat) (SRS) (SRS) ,personstallerthan140cmcansitinthefrontp assengerseat, (SRS) ,childreninachildseatoronaboostercushion cansitinthefrontpassengerseat, !

5 Donotallowanyonetositinthefrontpas-senge rseatifthetextmessageintheroofpanelindic atesthattheairbag(SRS) (SIPS bags)SideairbaglocationsSideairbags (SIPS bags)Alargeproportionofthecollisionforce istransferredbytheSIPS(SideImpactProtec- tionSystem)tothefloor,roof,beams,pillars , ! ! !Donotputobjectsintheareabetweentheoutsi deoftheseatandthedoorpanel, !UseonlyVolvogenuinecarseatcovers, (SRS) (SIPS bags) , (IC)PropertiesTheinflatablecurtain,IC(In flatableCurtain), , , ! (notforhardobjectssuchasumbrellas).Donot screworfitanythingtotheheadlining, ! ,theintendedprotec-tionoftheinflatablecu rtain,whichiscon-cealedintheheadlining, ! WHIPSTheWHIPS system(WhiplashProtectionSystem) ,wheretheangleandspeedofthecollision, , , ! ! ! !Ifarearseatbackrestisfoldeddown, !Ifaseathasbeensubjectedtoextremeforces, suchasduetoarearcollision, : Astabilisersystem,RSC(RollStabilityContr ol)thatminimisestheriskofoverturningduri ngsuddenevasivemanoeuvresorthelikeorifth ecarskids.

6 Increasedprotectionforthedriverandpassen gersthroughareinforcedbody, ,theDSTC systemisengaged, , !Undernormaldrivingconditions,theRSCsyst emimprovesthecar sroadsafety, ,thefollow-ingisrecommended: HaveanauthorisedVolvoworkshopreplacecomp onentsinthecar ssafetysystem. !TheSRS,SIPS, (SRS) (IC) ,thespeedofthecar, ! , ! , (s)showsthedates(year,month)whenyoushoul dcontactanauthorisedVolvoworkshoptoinspe ctand,ifnecessary,replacetheairbags, , sheightandsize,formoreinformation, ! : achildseatorboostercushiononthefrontpass engerseat,providedthepassengerairbagisno tactivated1 , ! (SRS) (SRS) ! (Australiaonly).WARNING!Neverplaceachild inachildseatoronaboostercushioninthefron tseatiftheair-bag(SRS) (SRS)Frontpassengerseatwithout(orwithdea ctivated1)airbag(SRS)(option)<10kg(0 9months) :Rear-facingchildseat, :E5031352 Rear-facinginfantseat, :E5031602 Rear-facinginfantseat, :E50316229 18kg(9 36months)NotsuitableforthisagegroupAlter natives:Rear-facingchildseat, :E5031352 Rear-facingchildseat, :E5031612 Rear-facingchildseat, :E503163215 36kg(3 12years) (SRS) ,limited, ,outerseats1 Secondrowofseats,centreseat1 Thirdrowofseatsincarsseatingseven.

7 <10kg(0 9months)Alternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt, :E5031352 Rear-facinginfantseat, :E5031602 Rear-facinginfantseat, :E5031622 Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt, 18kg(9 36months)Alternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt, :E5031352 Rear-facingchildseat, :E5031612 Rear-facingchildseat, :E5031632 Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt, 36kg(3 12years) :E5031392 , ,limited, (optionincarsseatingfive,standardincarsseatingseven) VOLVO , Pullthathandletoraisetheboostercushion(1). Graspthecushionwithbothhandsandpushitbackwards(2). Pushuntilitlocksinplace(3).Checkthat: theseatbeltislocked theseatbeltisincontactwiththechild sbodyandisnotslackortwisted,andthatthebeltispositionedcorrectlyacrosstheshoulder thelapbeltislowoverthepelvisforoptimumprotection thebeltdoesnottouchthechild sthroatorliebelowtheshoulder carefullyadjustthepositionoftheheadrestrainttosuitthechildWARNING!

8 ! ,suchasinconjunctionwithacollision, , Pullthehandle(1). Lowertheseatandpressuntilitlocks(2).NOTE ! ,itisimportanttoreadthefittinginstructio nsincludedwiththeproduct. Donotattachthestrapsforthechildseattothe horizontaladjustmentbar,springs, , (option) ! ! , (ALR/ELR1)Theseatbeltinthecentreofthesec ondrowofseatshasanextralockingfunction(A LR/ELR) : Securetheseatbeltinthechildseatfollowing theinstructionsofthechildseatmanufacture r. Pullouttheentireseatbelt. "click"indicatesthatthebeltislocked. , ,left-handdrivecar38 Overview,right-handdrivecar40 Driver sdoorcontrolpanel42 Combinedinstrumentpanel43 Indicatorandwarningsymbols44 Informationdisplay47 Switchesinthecentreconsole49 Lightingpanel52 Left-handstalkswitch53 Right-handstalkswitch54 Tripcomputer56 Cruisecontrol57 Parkingbrake,bonnet,electricsocket, ,doormirrorsandsidewindows63 Powersunroof(option)6538 InstrumentsandcontrolsOverview,left-hand drivecar39 InstrumentsandcontrolsOverview, ,tripodometer, ,clock, , ,dipped-mainbeamswitch, , ,right-handdrivecar41 InstrumentsandcontrolsOverview, ,clock, ,tripodometer, , ,dipped-mainbeamswitch, , , , , , (RPM).

9 +2 Cand 5 C, , , ,allthesymbolsshouldgooutexceptthehandbr akesymbol, ,allsymbolsextinguishexceptthesymbolsfor afaultinthecar ,dependingonthecar !ThemessagetextisclearedusingtheREAD button,seepage47, !Whenthemessagetext"TIMEFORREGULARSERVIC E"isshown,thesymbollampandmessagetextare clearedusingtheREAD button, , snormalbrakingsystemcontinuestowork,butw ithouttheABSfunction. Ifthewarningsymbolgoesout, Ifthewarningsymbolremainslit, ,thebrakefluidlevelmaybetoolow. ,theremaybeaprobleminthebrakeforcedistri bution. Ifbothsymbolsgoout,itwasanindicatorerror . Ifthewarningsymbolsremainlit,checkthebra kefluidreservoirlevel. IfthereservoirlevelisbelowMIN, Ifthebrakefluidlevelisnormalandthelampsr emainlit, , , , (diesel) !IftheBRAKEandABSwarningsymbolslightatth esametime, ! , Stopthecarinasafeplaceandturnofftheengin e.

10 , , "ANTI-SKIDSERVICEREQUIRED"isshowninthedi splay. Ifthewarningsymbolgoesout,thefaultwastem poraryanditisnotnecessarytovisitaworksho p. Ifthewarningsymbolremainslit, !Undernormaldrivingconditions,theDSTC systemimprovesthecar sroadsafety, ,presstheREAD button(A).Messageswhichhavebeenreadarecl earedfromthedisplayandstoredinthecar (A) ,youmustfirstacknowledgethemessagebypres singtheREAD button(A). , , , , ! ,theDSTC systemisactivated(assumingthereisnofault ).NOTE! "DSTCSPINCONTROLOFF" (option) (option) , ! (option) : Manuallyadjusttheappropriatedoormirrorto itsnormalposition. TurntheignitionkeytopositionII. (option) (doorscannotbeopenedfromtheinsidewhenloc ked). (accessory) ,(standard)/Cigarettelighter(option)Thee lectricsocketcanbeusedforvarious12 Vacces-sories, , , BlindSpotInformationSystem(option) (alldirectionindicatorsflash) !