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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
2007 © Volvo Car Corporation. All rights reserved.
2 Contents
00 Introduction
General information 6
Volvo and the environment7
Important warnings8
01 Safety
Occupant safety 12
Seat belts14
Supplemental Restraint System17
Front airbags18
Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)21
Side impact protection airbags24
Volvo Inflatable Curtain (VIC)25
Whiplash Protection System27
Crash mode29
Child safety30
Child restraint systems33
Infant seats35
Convertible seats37
Booster cushions40
ISOFIX lower anchors41
Top tether anchors42
Child restraint registration and
recalls43
02 Instruments and controls
Instrument overview
46
Instrument panel49
Indicator and warning symbols51
Symbols - instrument panel53
Information display56
12-volt sockets58
Lighting panel59
Left-side steering wheel lever62
Trip computer63
Cruise control65
Right-side steering wheel lever67
Rain sensor68
Steering wheel adjustment, Hazard
warning flashers69
Parking brake
70
Power windows71
Mirrors73
Power moonroof (option)75
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21. Seat belt reminder and Occupant Weight Sensor indicator54
22. Rear-view mirror73
23. Display for climate control, personal settings,and audio system77/230
24. Audio system 230
25. Controls for personal settings and audio system77/230
26. Controls for climate system 89/92
27. Gear selector, manual 139 -140
Gear selector, automatic141
28. Hazard warning flashers69
29. Door open handle, and locking button122
30. Glove compartment104/123
31. Parking brake 70
32. 12-volt socket58
33. Not in use
34. Not in use
48 02 Instruments and controls
Instrument overview
Control panel in driver's door
1. Lockout switch for rear windows71
2. Power windows71
3. Door mirror button, driver's side74
4. Door mirror adjustment control74
5. Door mirror button, passenger's side74
49 02 Instruments and controls
Instrument panel
Instrument panel
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VOLVO S40
96 04 Interior
Front seats 98
Interior lighting101
Storage compartments103
Rear seat107
Trunk109
97 04 Interior
98 04 Interior
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
The driver's and passenger's seats can be adjusted in a number of ways to provide a comfortable driving and sitting
position.
1. Forward-rearward: Pull the lever up and slide the seat to the position of your choice.
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99 04 Interior
Front seats
Power seats (option)
The power driver's seat can be adjusted:
If the ignition key is in position I or II.
During a 10 minute period after the doors have been unlocked if the door remains open.
If the door is closed and the ignition key is not yet in the ignition, or if the key is in position 0, the seat can be
adjusted or during a period of 40 seconds. The power passenger's seat can only be adjusted if the ignition key is in
position I or II, or if the engine is running.
Adjusting the seat
Seat adjustment controls 1, 2, 3, and 4 on the side of the seat can be used to move the seat to the position of your
choice.
1. Move this section of the control up or down to raise/lower the front section of the seat cushion.
2. Move the control forward/rearward to move the seat forward or rearward.
3. Move this section of the control up or down to raise/lower the rear section of the seat cushion.
4. Backrest tilt.
NOTE
The power seats have an overload protector that activates if a seat is blocked by any object. If this occurs, switch off
the ignition (key in position 0) and wait for approximately 20 seconds before operating the seat again.
Emergency stop
If the seat inadvertently begins to move, press any of the buttons to stop the seat.
Programming the seat memory, driver's seat only (option)
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D
Dimensions250
Disabling the passenger's side front airbag21
Display, instrument panel49
Door open warning55
Driving through water129
DSTC, stability system53
Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC)149
E
Economical driving128
Electrical current - conserving130
Electrical system256
Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD)148
Electronic Climate Control (ECC) - option92
Emergency brake lights60
Emission inspection readiness202
Engine oil
changing205
specifications253
Engine specifications255
Environment7
Equalizer, audio system233
F
Federal Clean Air Act200
Floor mats placing correctly137
FM1/FM2 menu245
Fog lights
front (option)60
rear53, 60
Front airbags18-19, 21
Front fog light, replacing216
Front seats, manual adjustment98
Front seats, power99
Fuel filler cap6
Fuel filler door6, 133
Fuel filler door, unlocking60
Fuel level warning light53
Fuel requirements132
Fuel system255
Fuses, replacing220
G
Gasoline131
Geartronic (manual shifting)141
General information86
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using118
Keylock6, 136
Kickdown143
L
Label information249
License plate lighting, replacing218
Lighting panel59
Locking
from the inside122
valet116
Long distance trips131
Low beam bulb, replacing213
Low beam headlight62
M
Maintenance200
Malfunction indicator light53
Manual climate control89
Manual front seat adjustment98
Manual shifting (Geartronic)142
Mirrors, rearview mirror73
Moonroof75
MP3 files, CDs containing242
MP3 player, connecting230
O
OBD II202
Occupant safety12
Octane rating132
Oil pressure warning light54
Oil, changing205
On Call Roadside Assistance259
Onboard Diagnostic System (OBD II)202
Opening the hood203
Opening the trunk from the inside122
P
Pacemaker (keyless drive warning)121
Panel lighting, instrument60
Panic alarm, central locking system remote control113
Park assist162-164
Parking brake54, 70
Parking light bulb, replacing214
Parking lights59
Passenger's side front airbag, disabling21
Personal settings77
Power door mirrors74
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