2007 VOLVO XC90 key

2007 Volvo XC90
For further information please contact your retailer, or:
In the USA:
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
Customer Care Center
P.O. Box 914
Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647-0914
1-800-458-1552
www.volvocars.us
In Canada:
Volvo Cars of Canada Corp.
National Customer Service
175 Gordon Baker Road
North York, Ontario M2H 2N7
1-800-663-8255
www.volvocanada.com
2006 © Volvo Car Corporation
pg. 2 Introduction
General Information
Shiftlock
When your vehicle is parked, the gear selector is locked in the (P)ark position. To release the selector
from this position, turn the ignition key to position II (or start the \
engine), depress the brake pedal, press
the button on the front side of the gear selector and move the selector \
from (P)ark.
Keylock
When you switch off the ignition, the gear selector must be in the (P)ark position before the key can be
removed from the ignition switch.
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
The ABS system in your vehicle performs a self-diagnostic test when the \
vehicle first reaches the speed of
approximately 12 mph (20 km/h). The brake pedal will pulsate several t\
imes and a sound may be audible
from the ABS control module. This is normal.
Fuel filler door
The fuel filler door, located on the right rear fender, is connected to \
your vehicles central locking system.
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occupant weight sensor, and inflatable curtains. All of these systems ar\
e monitored by the SRS control
module. An SRS warning light in the instrument panel (see the illustrat\
ion above) illuminates when the
ignition key is turned to position I, II, or III, and will normally go o\
ut after approximately 7 seconds if
no faults are detected in the system.
Where applicable, a text message will also be displayed when the SRS war\
ning light illuminates. If this
warning symbol is not functioning properly, the general warning symbol
illuminates and a text
message will be displayed.
WARNING!
l If the SRS warning light stays on after the engine has started or if it \
illuminates while you are
driving, have the vehicle inspected by a trained and qualified Volvo ser\
vice technician as soon as
possible.
l Never try to repair any component or part of the SRS yourself. Any inter\
ference in the system
could cause malfunction and serious injury. All work on these systems sh\
ould be performed by an
authorized Volvo service technician.
WARNING!
If your vehicle has been subjected to flood conditions (e.g. soaked car\
peting/ standing water on the
floor of the vehicle) or if your vehicle has become flood-damaged in an\
y way, do not attempt to start
the vehicle or put the key in the ignition before disconnecting the batt\
ery (see below). This may cause
airbag deployment which could result in personal injury. Have the vehicl\
e towed to a trained and
qualified Volvo service technician for repairs.
Automatic transmission:
Before attempting to tow the vehicle, use the following procedure to ove\
rride the shiftlock system to
move the gear selector to the neutral position:
l Switch off the ignition for at least 10 minutes and disconnect the batte\
ry.
l Wait at least one minute.
l Insert the key in the ignition and turn it to position II.
l Press firmly on the brake pedal.
l Move the gear selector from (P)ark to the (N)eutral position.
pg. 16 Safety
Front airbags
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Active Bi-Xenon headlights (ABL) - option
The beams of ABL headlights adjust laterally to help light up a curve ac\
cording to movements of the
steering wheel when the vehicle is turning. This function is activated a\
utomatically when the engine is
started and can be deactivated/reactivated by pressing the button. The i\
ndicator light in the button is on
when the function is activated. See also
page 55.
Rear seat air conditioning (option)
This button controls the optional rear seat air conditioning system on s\
even-seat models.
Folding sideview mirrors (option)
Press the button and release it to fold the sideview mirrors in or out. \
On certain models, when the button
is pressed, there may be a long pause before the mirrors move. Pressing \
the button again during this
pause may erase your first button press. If this happens, wait ten secon\
ds and press the button one more
time.
The mirrors cannot be adjusted during the first ten seconds after they h\
ave been folded out.
NOTE: If the sideview mirrors have been inadvertently pushed out of position \
(in a car wash, parking
lot, etc.) manually return them to normal position. If mirror adjustmen\
t does not seem to operate after
manual folding, reset the folding mirrors as follows:
- Turn the ignition key to position II.
- Manually fold the mirror(s) to the normal position.
- Press the button to fold both mirrors in.
- Press the button again to fold the mirrors out to their normal positio\
n.
Park Assist (option/ accessory as available)
This system provides an audible warning when the vehicle is being parked\
or if it is driven close to a
person or object. See
page 131 for more information.
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NOTE: The system activates automatically when the engine is started, and can \
be deactivated by
pressing this button (e.g. when towing a trailer) or reactivated if ne\
cessary.
pg. 53 Instruments and controls
Switches in the center console

Temporarily disconnecting the alarm sensors (option)
See
page 112 for more details.

Auxiliary lights
This button is used to switch on auxiliary lights (if installed). A li\
ght in the button will light up to
indicate that the auxiliary lights are illuminated.

12 volt socket
This 12 volt socket can be used to plug in certain accessories such as c\
ellular telephones, etc. The
ignition key must be in position I (or higher) for the auxiliary socke\
t to function.
NOTE: The auxiliary sockets can also be used for cigarette lighters, which ar\
e available as accessories
at your Volvo retailer.

Power child locks (option)
See
page 110 for more information on this function.
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1. Headlight/parking light switch
2. Front fog lights
3. Rear fog light
4. Instrument panel lighting
5. Fuel filler door unlock button
Parking lights
The front and rear parking lights can be turned on even when the ignitio\
n is switched off.
- Turn switch 1 to position
. The license plate lights also illuminate when the parking lights are
switched on.
Headlights
- Turn the ignition key to position II.
- The low beam headlights (daytime running lights) illuminate automati\
cally, except when the light
switch (1) is in position
1.
See
page 58 for information on switching between high and low beams.
NOTE: Active Bi-Xenon headlights (option): Turn the headlight switch to pos\
ition 0 to activate a
daylight sensor, which automatically switches the low beams on or off, d\
epending on ambient light
conditions. When driving in daylight, the headlights will switch off and\
the daytime running lights will
come on. In darkness, the daytime running lights will switch off and the\
Active Bi-Xenon headlights
will switch on.
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Active Bi-Xenon headlights (ABL) - option
When the ABL function is activated, the headlight beams adjust laterally\
to help light up a curve
according to movements of the steering wheel (see the right-pointing be\
am in the illustration above).
This function is activated automatically when the engine is started and \
can be deactivated/ reactivated by
pressing the ABL button (see
page 52).
1. On Canadian models, the daytime running lights will remain on with th\
e light switch in this position.
pg. 56 Instruments and controls
Lighting panel
Fog lights
Front fog lights (option)
The front fog lights can be used in combination with either the headligh\
ts or the parking lights.
- Turn the ignition key to position II.
- Press button 2 to turn on the front fog lights.
An indicator light in the button illuminates when the front fog lights a\
re on.
Rear fog light
The single rear fog light is located in the driver's side of the vehicle\
.
The rear fog light will only function in combination with the high/low b\
eam headlights or the optional
front fog lights.
- Turn the ignition key to position II.
- Press button 3 to turn on the rear fog light.
An indicator light in the button illuminates when the rear fog light is \
on.
NOTE: The rear fog light is considerably brighter than the normal tail lights\
and should be used only
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when conditions such as fog, rain, snow, smoke or dust reduce visibility\
for other vehicles to less than
500 ft. (150 meters).
Instrument panel lighting
The instrument panel lighting illuminates when the ignition key is in po\
sition II and the light switch (1)
is in either position
or .
- Move the thumb wheel (4) up to increase brightness or down to decrea\
se brightness.
Unlocking the fuel filler door
Press button 5 when the vehicle is at a standstill to unlock the fuel fi\
ller door. Please note that the fuel
filler door will remain unlocked until the vehicle begins to move forwar\
d. An audible click will be heard
when the fuel filler door relocks.
NOTE: If the fuel filler door does not unlock after the button has been press\
ed, drive the vehicle at a
speed of at least 5 mph (8 km/h), stop the vehicle, and press the butt\
on again.
See
page 57 for information on unlocking the fuel filler door manually.
pg. 57 Instruments and controls
Lighting panel
Manually unlocking the fuel filler door
- Open the upper and lower sections of the tailgate, and fold up the rea\
r section of the cargo area floor.
- If the vehicle is equipped with the optional grocery bag holder, detac\
h the holder's bands.
- Remove the corner panel (1) from the floor of the cargo area.
- Open the cover (2) in the side panel by pulling the tab (3) upward\
/outward.
- Pull down the insulating material (4) to access the fuel filler door\
motor (5).
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initial position by hand.
When changing lanes
The driver can automatically flash the turn signals 3 times by:
l Moving the turn signal lever up or down to position 1 and releasing it. \
l Moving the lever up or down to position 2 and immediately back to its or\
iginal position.
NOTE:
l This automatic flashing sequence can be interrupted by immediately movin\
g the lever in the opposite
direction.
l If the turn signal indicator flashes faster than normal, check for a bur\
ned-out turn signal bulb.
High/low beam headlights
Continuous high beams
- Turn the ignition key to position II.
- With the light switch (1) in position
, (see page 55) pull the turn signal lever toward the steering
wheel (position 4) to toggle between high and low beams (this also ap\
plies on models equipped with the
optional Active Bi-Xenon headlights).
High beam flash
- Turn the ignition key to position II.
- Pull the turn signal lever to position 3. The high beams will remain o\
n until the lever is released.
Home safe lighting
When you leave your vehicle at night, you can make use of the home safe \
lighting function to illuminate
the area in front of the vehicle.
- Remove the key from the ignition switch.
- Pull the direction indicator lever as far as possible towards the stee\
ring wheel (to position 4) and
release it.
- Exit the vehicle and lock the doors. The headlights and parking lights\
will illuminate and remain on for
30
1, 60 or 90 seconds. The time interval can be changed by an authorized Vo\
lvo retailer.
1. Factory setting
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Right-side steering wheel lever
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