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Label information
11
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Model plate
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Codes for
color and upholstery, etc.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (FMVSS) specifications (USA)
and Ministry of Transport (CMVSS)
standards (Canada)
Your Volvo is designed to meet all applicable
safety standards, as evidenced by the certifi-
cation label on the driver's side B-pillar (the
structural member at the side of the vehicle, at
the rear of the driver's door opening). For fur-
ther information regarding these regulations,
please consult your Volvo retailer.
Loads and Tire Pressures
The appearance of the decal will vary, depend-
ing on the market for which the vehicle is
intended.
Canadian models have the upper decal.
U.S. models have the lower decal.
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)1
The VIN plate is located on the top left surface
of the dashboard. The VIN is also stamped on
the right hand door pillar.
Vehicle Emission Control Information
Your Volvo is designed to meet all applicable
emission standards, as evidenced by the cer-
tification label on the underside of the hood.
For further information regarding these regula-
tions, please consult your Volvo retailer.
1The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) should always be quoted in correspondence concerning your vehicle with the retailer and when ordering parts.
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changing bulbs................................... 225
high and low beams............................. 66
high beam flash.................................... 66
Headlight washers..................................... 72
Head restraints, rear seat........................115
High beam flash......................................... 66
High beams................................................ 66
Hoisting the vehicle.................................214
Home safe lighting............................... 66, 84
Hood, opening......................................... 216
I
Ignition switch.......................................... 145
Immobilizer.............................................. 146
Immobilizer (start inhibitor)...................... 120
Indicator and warning symbols............ 53, 55
Infant seats................................................ 39
Inflatable Curtain........................................ 30
Inflation pressure..................................... 179
Inflation pressure, checking..................... 180Inflation pressure table
Canadian models................................ 182
US models.......................................... 181
Information display..............................53, 60
messages in.......................................... 60
Information symbol.................................... 55
Inspection, preparing for......................... 214
Inspection readiness................................ 214
Instrument overview.................................. 50
Instrument panel.................................. 50, 53
Instrument panel lighting........................... 64
Interior lighting......................................... 109
iPod Ÿ connector (audio system)............. 243
ISOFIX/LATCH anchors............................. 44
J
Jacket hanger.......................................... 112
Jump starting........................................... 161
K
Key (ignition switch) positions................. 145
Key blade.........................................122, 126
Keyless drive
location of antennas (pacemaker warn-
ing)...................................................... 127
locking and unlocking the vehicle...... 125
power seat memory............................ 126
starting the engine.............................. 148
Keylock.................................................... 146
Kickdown.................................................152
L
Label information..................................... 268
LATCH (ISOFIX) anchors........................... 44
Lighting panel............................................ 63
Load anchoring eyelets...........................117
Loading the vehicle
roof loads............................................ 165
Locking
from the inside.................................... 129
glove compartment............................. 130
Locking the vehicle.................................. 125
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Locks, child safety................................... 131
Long distance trips.................................. 140
Lug nuts (wheel nuts)............................... 191
M
Maintenance............................................ 212
hoisting the vehicle............................. 214
performed by the owner.....................214
Manual climate control.............................. 95
Manual transmission........................ 149, 150
Mirrors....................................................... 78
Model plate.............................................. 269
Moonroof................................................... 81
Motor oil........................................... 218, 275
checking............................................. 218
O
Occupant safety........................................ 16
Occupant weight sensor............................ 26
Octane recommendations.......................142Oil............................................................. 218
changing............................................. 218
checking............................................. 218
On Call Roadside Assistance.................. 281
Opening the hood.................................... 216
Opening the trunk from the inside........... 129
Owner maintenance................................. 214
P
Panel lighting, instrument.......................... 64
Park assist............................................... 170
Parking brake............................................. 75
Parking lights............................................. 63
Passenger’s side front airbag, disabling. . . 26
Periodic owner-performed maintenance. 214
Permissible axle weight........................... 186
Personal settings....................................... 83
Power door mirrors.................................... 79
Power front seat...................................... 105
memory function................................. 106
Power moonroof........................................ 81
Power steering fluid................................. 221Power windows......................................... 76
Pregnancy, using seat belts during........... 19
Private locking......................................... 124
R
Radio
Sirius satellite radio............................251
Radio functions........................................ 247
HD digital radio................................... 249
Rain sensor - windshield wipers................ 73
Rear fog light............................................. 64
Rear park assist....................................... 170
Rear seat backrests, folding down.......... 115
Rear seats
center head restraint........................... 115
Rearview mirror.......................................... 78
auto-dim function................................. 78
Rearview mirror with compass.................. 78
Recalls, child restraints.............................. 47
Refrigerant (A/C system).................... 92, 273
Refueling.................................................. 144
fuel tank volume.................................273
Registering child restraints........................ 47