2002 VOLVO V70 Owners Manual

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VOLVO V70 2002  Owners Manual Driving with the tailgate  open: Driving with the tailgate  open  could mean that poisonous exhaust gases enter the
passenger  compartment. If the tailgate  must  be  kept open  for any  reason, proce

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VOLVO V70 2002  Owners Manual Attaching load carriers (models without rails)
The attachment brackets for the load carriers are located under the roof molding.
1 Make sure that the load carriers are placed in the right direction. S

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VOLVO V70 2002  Owners Manual Make sure that the wing-shaped load carriers are installed on the roof rails with the rounded edge forward (see the
inset illustration above). The load carriers are identical  and  can be  placed anyw

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VOLVO V70 2002  Owners Manual 2 0 0 2 
VOLVO V70
Chapter 7 - Wheels and tires
pg.103 Wheels and tires
General  information, Wear indicator, Tire economy, Flat spots104
Wheels and tires - All Wheel Drive vehicles105
Snow chains, Sn

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VOLVO V70 2002  Owners Manual The tires have wear  indicator strips running across or parallel to the tread. When approx. 1/16" (1.6 mm) is left on the
tread, these strips become visible and  indicate that the tire should be  repl

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VOLVO V70 2002  Owners Manual Tire Replacement
When tire replacement  is necessary,  Volvo strongly recommends replacing all four tires at the same time with identical
tires as explained above. Failure to do so can result in a  ci

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VOLVO V70 2002  Owners Manual Avoid bumps, holes or sharp turns when driving with snow chains.
Vehicle handling can be  adversely affected when driving with chains. Avoid fast  maneuvering and  hard braking.
Never  allow the wheel

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VOLVO V70 2002  Owners Manual Vehicle loading
The tires on your Volvo should perform to specifications at all normal loads when inflated as recommended on the tire
informa-tion label.  The label  is located on the inside of the fu