2011 VOLVO S40 open hood

11 Specifications
Label information
11
269
Model plate
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). Codes for
color and upholstery, etc.
The model plate is located on the rear side of
the B-pillar (the pillar between the front and
rear passenger doors) and the rear passeng-
er's door must be open in order to see it.
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.
Tire inflation pressures
This label indicates the correct inflation pres-
sures for the tires that were on the vehicle when
it left the factory.
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.

12 Index
12
287
changing bulbs................................... 226
high and low beams............................. 69
high beam flash.................................... 69
Headlight washers..................................... 75
Head restraints, rear seat........................115
High beam flash......................................... 69
High beams................................................ 69
Hoisting the vehicle.................................215
Home safe lighting............................... 69, 86
Hood, opening......................................... 217
I
Ignition switch.......................................... 147
Immobilizer.............................................. 148
Immobilizer (start inhibitor)...................... 122
Important information................................ 10
Indicator and warning symbols............ 56, 58
Infant seats................................................ 42
Inflatable Curtain........................................ 33
Inflation pressure..................................... 179
Inflation pressure, checking..................... 179Inflation pressure table
Canadian models................................ 182
US models.......................................... 181
Information and warning symbols, table
of.............................................................. 280
Information display..............................56, 63
messages in.......................................... 63
Information symbol.................................... 58
Inspection, preparing for......................... 215
Inspection readiness................................ 215
Instrument overview.................................. 54
Instrument panel.................................. 54, 56
Instrument panel lighting........................... 67
Interior lighting......................................... 110
iPodŸ connector (audio system)............. 244
ISOFIX/LATCH anchors............................. 47
J
Jack
location of........................................... 192
Jump starting........................................... 162
K
Key (ignition switch) positions................. 147
Key blade.........................................124, 128
Keyless drive
location of antennas (pacemaker warn-
ing)...................................................... 129
locking and unlocking the vehicle...... 127
power seat memory............................ 128
starting the engine.............................. 150
Keylock.................................................... 148
Kickdown.................................................152
L
Label information..................................... 268
LATCH (ISOFIX) anchors........................... 47
Lighting panel............................................ 66
Load anchoring eyelets...........................118
Loading the vehicle
roof loads............................................ 166
Locking
from the inside.................................... 131
glove compartment............................. 132
Locking the vehicle.................................. 127

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288
Locks, child safety................................... 133
Long distance trips.................................. 142
Lug nuts (wheel nuts)............................... 191
M
Maintenance............................................ 214
hoisting the vehicle............................. 215
performed by the owner.....................215
Manual climate control.............................. 97
Mirrors....................................................... 80
Model plate.............................................. 269
Moonroof................................................... 83
Motor oil........................................... 219, 274
checking............................................. 219
O
Occupant safety........................................ 18
Occupant weight sensor............................ 28
Octane recommendations.......................144Oil............................................................. 219
changing............................................. 219
checking............................................. 219
On Call Roadside Assistance.................. 282
Opening the hood.................................... 217
Opening the trunk from the inside........... 131
Owner maintenance................................. 215
P
Panel lighting, instrument.......................... 67
Park assist............................................... 171
Parking brake........................................... 157
Parking lights............................................. 66
Passenger’s side front airbag, disabling. . . 28
Periodic owner-performed maintenance. 215
Permissible axle weight........................... 186
Personal settings....................................... 85
Power door mirrors.................................... 81
Power front seat...................................... 106
memory function................................. 107
Power moonroof........................................ 83
Power steering fluid................................. 222Power windows......................................... 78
Pregnancy, using seat belts during........... 21
Private locking......................................... 126
R
Radio
Sirius satellite radio............................252
Radio functions........................................ 248
HD digital radio................................... 250
Rain sensor - windshield wipers................ 76
Rear fog light............................................. 67
Rear park assist....................................... 171
Rear seat backrests, folding down.......... 115
Rear seats
center head restraint........................... 115
Rearview mirror.......................................... 80
auto-dim function................................. 80
Rearview mirror with compass.................. 80
Recalls, child restraints.............................. 50
Refrigerant (A/C system).................... 94, 273
Refueling.................................................. 146
fuel tank volume.................................273
Registering child restraints........................ 50