06 Starting and driving
Towing
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157 Emergency towing
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The towing eyelet is located under the floor of
the cargo area. This eyelet must be screwed
into the positions provided on the right sides of
either the front or rear bumper (see the illustra-
tion).
To attach the towing eyelet:1. Press the mark on the lower edge of the
cover (1) to open it.
2. Screw the towing eyelet (3) in place first by
hand and then using the tire iron until it is
securely in place.
After the vehicle has been towed, the eye-
let should be removed and returned to its
storage space.
Press the cover back into position.
WARNING
Do not use the towing eyelets to pull the
vehicle up onto a flat bed tow truck.
Towing a vehicle with all four wheels on
the ground
WARNING
Volvo does not recommend towing a disa-
bled vehicle behind another vehicle. Signif-
icant difficulty in steering and braking, com-
bined with unfavorable weather, traffic, and
road conditions may make it impossible to
maintain vehicle control.
1. Apply the parking brake.
WARNING
Towing a vehicle with a locked steering
wheel will make the vehicle impossible to
steer.
2. Insert the key into the ignition to unlock the
steering wheel. The steering wheel must beunlocked. With the engine off and the vehi-
cle at a standstill, great effort will be
required to turn the steering wheel.
3.
Turn the ignition key to position II.
4. Place the gear selector in neutral. For vehi-
cles with automatic transmissions, follow
instruction on page 152, "Shiftlock over-
ride" to allow the gear selector to be moved
from the Park position.
5. Keep firm pressure on the brake pedal
while releasing the parking brake.
6. When towing has been completed, return
the gear selector to Park (automatic) or
Reverse (manual) and apply the parking
brake.
The following points should also be
observed:
•Never exceed 50 mph (80 km/h). Never
exceed local towing speed limits and heed
all local towing restrictions.
•Never tow farther than 50 miles (80 km).
•Keep the tow rope taut at all times while the
vehicle is in motion.
•The disabled vehicle should be towed in
the forward direction only.
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278
Electronic Climate Control......................... 91
air distribution table.............................. 99
Electronic Climate Control (ECC)............... 96
Emergency brake....................................... 75
Emergency locking retractor...................... 36
Emergency starting.................................. 159
Emergency towing................................... 157
Emission inspection readiness................ 208
Engine
specifications...................................... 270
starting................................................ 146
starting with keyless drive.................. 148
Engine compartment overview................211
Engine oil................................................. 212
changing............................................. 212
checking............................................. 212
specifications...................................... 269
volumes.............................................. 267
Equalizer, audio system........................... 239
Eyelets for anchoring loads..................... 117F
Federal Clean Air Act............................... 206
Flat tires
changing............................................. 185
repairing with tire sealing system....... 187
Fluids and oils.......................................... 267
FM1/FM2 menu....................................... 241
Fog lights
front...................................................... 63
rear........................................................ 64
Front airbags.............................................. 22
disconnecting passenger’s side airbag 26
Front fog lights........................................... 63
Front park assist...................................... 165
Front seats............................................... 102
accessing the rear seat...................... 102
adjusting the head restraints.............. 108
manually operated.............................. 102
power.................................................. 106
Fuel filler door
unlocking.............................................. 64
Fuel gauge................................................. 53
Fuel requirements.................................... 142
Fuel tank volume.....................................267Fuses, replacing......................................227
G
Gasoline requirements............................. 142
Geartronic................................................ 151
Glossary of tire terminology..................... 179
Glove compartment................................. 112
locking................................................ 131
Gross vehicle weight (GVW)............180, 265
H
Hand brake (parking brake)....................... 75
Hazard warning flashers............................ 74
HD digital radio........................................ 243
Headlights.................................................. 63
changing bulbs................................... 219
high and low beams............................. 65
high beam flash.................................... 65
Headlight washers..................................... 71
High beam flash......................................... 65
High beams................................................ 65
