2006 VOLVO XC70 maintenance

This manual deals with the operation and care of your Volvo
Welcome to the worldwide family of Volvo owners.
We trust that you will enjoy many years of safe driv-
ing in your Volvo, an automobile designed with your
safety and comfort in mind. To help ensure your
satisfaction with this vehicle, we encourage you to
familiarize yourself with the equipment descriptions,
operating instructions and maintenance requirements/
recommendations in this manual. We also urge you
and your passengers to wear seat belts at all times in
this or any other automobile. And, of course, please
do not operate a vehicle if you may be affected by
alcohol, medication or any impairment that could
hinder your ability to drive.Your Volvo is designed to meet all applicable safety and
emission standards, as evidenced by the certification
labels attached to the driver's door opening and on the
left wheel housing in the engine compartment.
For further information please contact your
retailer, or:
In the USA: In Canada:
Volvo Cars of North America Volvo Cars of Canada Ltd.
Customer Care Center National Customer Service
P.O. Box 914 175 Gordon Baker Road
Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647-0914 North York, Ontario M2H 2N7
1-800-458-1552 1-800-663-8255
www.volvocars.us
www.volvocanada.com

Contents
© 2005 Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
Chapter 1 - Safety 1
Chapter 2 - Instruments, switches and controls 23
Chapter 3 - Climate control system 47
Chapter 4 - Interior 57
Chapter 5 - Keys, Locks, Alarm 79
Chapter 6 - Starting and driving 87
Chapter 7 - Wheels and tires 117
Chapter 8 - Maintenance/Servicing 135
Chapter 9 - Specifications 165
Chapter 10 - Audio systems 175
HomeLink® Universal Transceiver (option) 192
Index 195

Volvo and the environment
In addition to continuous environmental refinement of conventional
gasoline-powered internal combustion engines, Volvo is actively looking
at advanced technology alternative-fuel vehicles.
When you drive a Volvo, you become our partner in the work to lessen
the car's impact on the environment.
To reduce your vehicle's environmental impact, you can:
•Maintain proper air pressure in your tires. Tests have shown de-
creased fuel economy with improperly inflated tires
•Follow the recommended maintenance schedule in your Warranty and
Service Records Information booklet.
•Drive at a constant speed
•See an authorized Volvo retailer as soon as possible for inspection if
the check engine (malfunction indicator) lamp
illuminates, or stays on
after the vehicle has started
•Properly dispose of any vehicle related waste such as used motor oil,
used batteries, brake pads, etc.
•When cleaning your car, use Volvo's own car care products, all of
which have systematically been adapted to the environment
PremAir®
On the surface of the radiator in the engine compartment, there is a special
coating called PremAir®. PremAir® works as a catalytic converter,
converting most of the ozone passing through the radiator into oxygen,
thereby reducing harmful ground-level ozone.
PremAir is a registered trademark of Engelhard Corporation.
Volvo is committed to the well being of our customers. As a natural
part of this commitment, we care about the environment in which we all
live. Caring for the environment means an everyday involvement in
reducing our environmental impact.
Volvo's environmental activities are based on a holistic view, which
means we consider the overall environmental impact of a product
throughout its complete life cycle. In this context, design, production,
product use, and recycling are all important considerations.
In production, Volvo has partly or completely phased out several
chemicals including freons, lead chromates, naphtanates, asbestos,
mercury and cadmium; and reduced the amount of chemicals used in
our plants 50% since 1991.
In use, Volvo was the first in the world to introduce into production a
three-way catalytic converter with a Lambda sond, now called oxygen
sensor, in 1976. The current version of this highly efficient system
reduces emissions of harmful substances (CO, HC, NOx) from the
exhaust pipe by approximately 95% and the search to eliminate the
remaining emissions continues. Volvo is the only automobile manufac-
turer to offer CFC-free retrofit kits for the air conditioning system for
all models as far back as the M/Y 1975 240. Advanced electronic
engine controls, refined purification systems and cleaner fuels are
bringing us closer to our goal.
After Volvo cars and parts have fulfilled their use, recycling is the next
critical step in completing the life cycle. The metal content is about
75% of the total weight of a car, which makes the car among the most
recycled industrial products. In order to have efficient and well con-
trolled recycling, many Volvo variants have printed dismantling
manuals, indicating the weight and material of individual components.
For Volvo, all homogeneous plastic parts weighing more than 1.7 oz.
(50 grams) are marked with international symbols that indicate how the
component is to be sorted for recycling.

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Seat belts
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The seat belt reminder consists of an audible
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Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)


•Never try to open, remove, or repair any
components in the OWS system. This
could result in system malfunction.
Maintenance or repairs should only be
carried out by an authorized Volvo service
technician.
•The front passenger’s seat should not be
modified in any way. This could reduce
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•No objects that add to the total weight on
the seat should be placed on the front
passenger’s seat. If a child is seated in the
front passenger’s seat with any additional
weight, this extra weight could cause the
OWS system to enable the airbag, which
might cause it to deploy in the event of a
collision, thereby injuring the child.
•The seat belt should never be wrapped
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seat. This could interfere with the OWS
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•The front passenger’s seat belt should
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This could increase the pressure exerted
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Climate control system - general information
Condensation on the inside of the windows
Keeping the insides of the windows clean will help reduce the amount
of condensation that forms on the windows. Use a commercial window
cleaning agent to clean the windows.
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Parking the car in warm weather
If your car has been parked in the sun in warm weather, opening the
windows and moonroof (option) for several minutes before driving will
help release the warm air from the passenger compartment. When the
engine is running, close the windows and moonroof and use the
recirculation function for several minutes to enable the air conditioning
to cool the compartment as quickly as possible.
Windows and optional moonroof
The ECC system will function best if the windows and optional moon-
roof are closed. If you drive with the moonroof open, we recommend
that you manually adjust the temperature and blower control (the LED in
the AUTO switch should be off).
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Special tools and equipment are required to maintain and carry out
repairs on the climate system. Work of this type should only be done by
a trained and qualified Volvo service technician.
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Chapter 8 - Maintenance/Servicing
Fuses 136
Replacing bulbs 141
Paint touch up 148
Washing the car 149
Cleaning the upholstery 151
Maintenance service, Warranty 152
Fuel/emissions systems 153
Drive belt, Coolant 154
Maintaining your car 155
Servicing 157
Opening the hood, Engine compartment 158
Engine oil 159
Power steering/Brake fluid reservoirs 161
Replacing the battery 162
Battery maintenance 163
Replacing wiper blades 164