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Have your eyes checked regularly.
Keep your windshield and headlights clean.
Replace wiper blades when they start to leave streaks.
Take into account the traffic, road, and weather conditions, particularly with regard to stopping distance.
Reporting Safety Defects in the U.S.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you
should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to
notifying Volvo Cars of North America. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an
investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and
remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your
retailer, or Volvo Cars of North America. To contact NHTSA, you may either call the Auto Safety
Hotline toll free at 1-800-424-9393 (or 202-366-0123 in Washington, D.C. area) or write to: NHTSA,
U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington D.C. 20590. You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from the Hotline.
Volvo strongly recommends that if your vehicle is covered under a service campaign, safety or emission
recall or similar action, it should be completed as soon as possible. Please check with your local retailer
or Volvo Cars of North America, LLC. if your vehicle is covered under these conditions.
NHTSA can be reached at:
Internet : http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone:
1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236) (toll free)
1-800-424-9393 (toll free)
1-202-366-0123 (in Washington DC area)
pg. 3 Seat belts
Adjusting the seat belt
Using seat belts
Volvo, the inventor of the three-point seat belt, urges you and all occupants of your vehicle to wear seat belts and
ensure that children are properly restrained, using an infant, car, or booster seat determined by age, weight and height.
Volvo also believes no child should sit in the front seat of a vehicle.
Most states and provinces make it mandatory for occupants of a vehicle to use seat belts.
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Chapter 8 - Maintenance/Servicing
pg. 119 Maintenance/Servicing
Fuses120
Replacing bulbs125
Paint touch up132
Washing the car133
Cleaning the upholstery135
Maintenance service, Warranty136
Fuel/emissions systems137
Drive belt, Coolant138
Maintaining your car139
Servicing141
Opening the hood, Engine compartment142
Engine oil143
Power steering/Brake fluid reservoirs145
Replacing the battery146
Battery maintenance147
Replacing wiper blades148
pg. 120 Fuses
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Fuel gauge..........27
Fuel requirements..........74
Fuel system..........137, 133, 154
Fuel/emissions systems..........137
Fuses..........120 - 124
G
Gas cap..........76
Gasoline..........74
Gear indicator..........27
Geartronic ..........80
Generator..........155
Generator warning light..........28
Glossary of tire terminology..........111
H
Hand brake..........40
Handling..........85
Hazard warning flashers..........39
Head restraint - center rear..........61
Headlight bulbs - replacing..........125
Headlight flash..........36
Headlight wiper blades - replacing..........148
Headlights..........36
Heated front seats..........39
Heated rear window..........39
Heated sideview mirrors..........39
Heating..........47 - 49, 51
High beam flash..........36
High/low beam headlights..........36
Hoisting the car..........141
Home safe lighting..........36
HomeLink® ........175, 176, 176
Hood - opening..........142
I
Ignition switch..........38
Immobilizer (start inhibitor)..........64, 77
Indicator lights..........28, 29
Inflatable curtain ..........13
Inspecting SRS system components..........14
Instrument panel..........27
Instruments..........26
Integrated booster cushion ........ 20
Interior Air Quality system .........51
Interior features - overview..........24
Interior lighting..........56
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Passenger's seat backrest - folding..........55
PI (Program Information) Seek..........165
Polishing..........134
Power moonroof..........43
Power seats..........54
Power steering - speed-sensitive..........85
Power steering fluid ........ 145, 153
Power windows..........41
R
Radio..........159, 160
Radio Broadcast Data System - RBDS..........165
Rain sensor - windshield wipers..........37
Reading lights - front/rear ........ 56
Rear door step lights - replacing..........129
Rear fog light..........29
Rear reading lights..........56
Rear seat backrests - folding..........60
Rear suspension..........154
Rear window - heated..........39
Rearview mirror..........42
Refrigerant..........50, 153
Refueling..........76
Remote keyless entry system..........65
Remote keyless entry system - replacing batteries..........66
Remote keyless entry system and sideview mirrors..........42
Remote keyless entry system and the driver's seat..........55
Replacing bulbs..........125-131
Replacing fuses..........120
Replacing the battery..........146
Replacing wiper blades..........148
Road assistance..........156
Roadholding..........85
Roof load - maximum..........151
Roof racks..........86
Run flat tires..........109
S
Safety locks - child..........71
Seat belt reminder..........3
Seat belts..........3, 4, 21
use during pregnancy..........4
Seat belts - cleaning..........135
Seats - front..........54
Self supporting run flat tires..........109
Servicing..........141
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Trip odometer..........27
Trunk - opening from the inside..........67
Trunk - unlocking with master key..........67
Trunk lights - replacing..........130
Turn signal bulbs (front)..........126
Turn signals..........36
U
Unlocking the trunk with key..........67
Upholstery - cleaning..........135
Seat belts..........3
V
Vanity mirror lights - replacing..........128
Vehicle Event Data ........136
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)..........150
Volvo Inflatable Curtain (VIC)..........13
Warning flashers..........39
Washer fluid reservoir..........153
Vehicle loading..........154
Ventilation..........46
Ventilation hose, battery ........146
Volumes (oils and fluids) ........153
Volvo On Call..........156
W
Warning lights..........28, 29
Warranty..........136
Washer fluid reservoir..........141
Washer fluid solvent..........92
Washing the car..........133, 134, 135
Water repellent glass..........134
Waxing..........134
Weight distribution..........85
Weights..........151
Wheels - changing..........116, 117
Wheels and tires..........102 - 117
Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS)..........15
Windows - electrically operated..........41
Windshield washer solvent ........ 92
Windshield wiper blades - replacing..........148
Windshield wipers/washers..........37
Winter driving..........92
Winter/Wet driving mode..........79, 81
Wiper blades - replacing..........148
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