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VOLVO S60
Owner's manualWeb Edition
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Welcome to the world-wide family of Volvo owners. We trust that you
will enjoy many years of safe driving in your Volvo, an automobile
designed with your safety and comfort in mind. We encourage you
to familiarize yourself with the equipment descriptions and operating
instructions in this manual.
We also urge you and your passengers to wear seat belts at all times
in this (or any other) vehicle. And, of course, please do not operate avehicle if you may be affected by alcohol, medication or any impair-
ment that could hinder your ability to drive.
Your Volvo is designed to meet all applicable federal safety and
emission standards. If you have any questions regarding your vehicle,
please contact your Volvo retailer or see the section "Contacting
Volvo" in this manual's "Introduction" chapter for information on get-
ting in touch with Volvo in the United States and Canada.
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Contents
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00
00 Introduction
Important information................................. 8
Environment.............................................. 13
Important warnings................................... 14
01
01 Safety
Occupant safety........................................ 18
Reporting safety defects........................... 19
Seat belts ................................................. 20
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) .... 24
Occupant Weight Sensor ......................... 29
Side impact protection (SIPS) airbags ..... 33
Inflatable Curtain (IC) ............................... 35
Whiplash Protection System – WHIPS..... 36
Crash mode.............................................. 38
Child safety............................................... 39
Child restraint systems............................. 41
Infant seats............................................... 43
Convertible seats...................................... 45
Booster cushions...................................... 47
ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchors.................. 48
Top tether anchors.................................... 49
Child restraint registration and recalls...... 50
Child safety locks...................................... 51
02
02 Locks and alarm
Remote key and key blade....................... 54
Valet locking ............................................. 61
Keyless drive............................................. 62
Locks........................................................ 65
Alarm......................................................... 70
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.5
03
03 Your driving environment
Instruments and controls.......................... 74
Ignition modes.......................................... 81
Seats......................................................... 83
Steering wheel.......................................... 89
Lighting..................................................... 90
Wipers and washers................................. 96
Power windows......................................... 98
Mirrors..................................................... 100
Compass*............................................... 102
Power moonroof*.................................... 103
HomeLink® Wireless Control System*. . . 105
Starting the engine.................................. 108
Transmission...........................................111
Brakes..................................................... 114
Parking brake.......................................... 116
04
04 Comfort and driving pleasure
Menus and messages............................. 122
My Car ................................................... 124
Climate system....................................... 129
Trip computer......................................... 137
Stability system....................................... 138
Active chassis system–Four C*............... 140
Cruise control.......................................... 141
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*.............. 143
Distance Alert* ....................................... 153
City Safety™ .......................................... 156
Collision warning with Full Auto-brake and
Pedestrian Detection*............................. 162
Driver Alert System* ............................... 169
Park assist*............................................. 175
Rear Park Assist Camera (PAC)* ............ 178
Blind Spot Information System*.............. 182
Passenger compartment convenience. . . 186
05
05 Infotainment
Introduction............................................. 192
Getting started ....................................... 194
General infotainment functions .............. 199
Radio....................................................... 202
Media player........................................... 211
AUX/USB sockets................................... 215
Bluetooth
Ÿ media ................................... 218
Bluetooth® hands-free connection ........ 221
Cell phone voice control......................... 229
Infotainment system menus ................... 233
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06
06 During your trip
Driving recommendations....................... 238
Refueling................................................. 242
Loading................................................... 247
Towing a trailer....................................... 250
Emergency towing.................................. 253
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07 Wheels and tires
General information ...............................258
Tire inflation............................................. 261
Inflation pressure ...................................263
Tire designations .................................... 264
Glossary of tire terminology ................... 266
Vehicle loading ....................................... 267
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ................. 269
Snow chains, snow tires, studded tires . 270
Temporary Spare ................................... 271
Tire Sealing System................................ 272
Changing a wheel ..................................278
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) 281
08
08 Maintenance and
specifications
Volvo maintenance.................................. 286
Maintaining your car............................... 287
Hood and engine compartment.............. 289
Engine oil................................................ 290
Fluids...................................................... 292
Replacing bulbs...................................... 294
Wiper blades and washer fluid................ 300
Battery..................................................... 302
Fuses...................................................... 305
Vehicle care............................................. 313
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09
09 Specifications
Label information.................................... 320
Specifications......................................... 322
Overview of information and warning sym-
bols.........................................................328
Volvo programs....................................... 331
10
10 Index
Index.......................................................332
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Introduction
Important information
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Contacting Volvo
In the USA:
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
Customer Care Center
1 Volvo Drive,
P.O. Box 914
Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647
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
About this manual
•Before you operate your vehicle for the first
time, please familiarize yourself with the
information found in the chapters "Your
Driving Environment" and "During Your
Trip."
•Information contained in the balance of the
manual is extremely useful and should be
read after operating the vehicle for the first
time.
•The manual is structured so that it can be
used for reference. For this reason, it
should be kept in the vehicle for ready
access.
FootnotesCertain pages of this manual contain informa-
tion in the form of footnotes at the bottom of
the page. This information supplements the
text that the footnote number refers to (a letter
is used if the footnote refers to text in a table).
Display textsThere are several displays in the driver’s field
of vision that show messages generated by
various systems and functions in the vehicle.
These texts are indicated in the Owner’s Man-
ual by being in slightly larger type than the sur-
rounding text and are printed in gray, (for
example:
Doors automatic lock).
DecalsThere are various types of decals in the vehicle
whose purpose is to provide important infor-
mation in a clear and concise way. The impor-
tance of these decals is explained as follows,
in descending order of importance.
Risk of injury
G031590
Black ISO symbols on a yellow warning back-
ground, white text/image on a black back-
ground. Decals of this type are used to indicate
potential danger. Ignoring a warning of this
type could result in serious injury or death.