2012 VOLVO S60 Owner´s Manual

VOLVO S60
Owner's manualWeb Edition

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.

Contents
4
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............................. 42
Infant seats............................................... 44
Convertible seats...................................... 46
Booster cushions...................................... 48
ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchors.................. 49
Top tether anchors.................................... 50
Child safety locks...................................... 51
02
02 Locks and alarm
Remote key and key blade....................... 54
Valet locking ............................................. 62
Keyless drive............................................. 63
Locks........................................................ 67
Alarm......................................................... 72

Contents
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.5
03
03 Your driving environment
Instruments and controls.......................... 78
Ignition modes.......................................... 86
Seats......................................................... 88
Steering wheel.......................................... 94
Lighting..................................................... 96
Wipers and washers...............................102
Power windows....................................... 104
Mirrors..................................................... 106
Compass*............................................... 108
Power moonroof*.................................... 109
HomeLink
® Wireless Control System*.... 111
Starting the engine.................................. 114
Transmission...........................................118
Brakes..................................................... 121
Parking brake.......................................... 124
04
04 Comfort and driving pleasure
Volvo Sensus.......................................... 130
Menus and messages............................. 131
The MY CAR menus...............................133
Climate system....................................... 139
Trip computer......................................... 147
Stability system....................................... 149
Active chassis system–Four C*............... 152
Cruise control.......................................... 153
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*.............. 155
Distance Alert* ....................................... 165
City Safety™ .......................................... 168
Collision warning with Full Auto-brake and
Pedestrian Detection*............................. 173
Driver Alert System* ............................... 181
Park assist*............................................. 187
Rear Park Assist Camera (PAC)* ............ 191
Blind Spot Information System*.............. 195
Passenger compartment convenience. . . 199
05
05 Infotainment
Introduction............................................. 204
Getting started ....................................... 206
General infotainment functions .............. 210
Radio....................................................... 213
Media player........................................... 222
AUX/USB sockets................................... 226
Bluetooth
Ÿ media ................................... 229
Bluetooth® hands-free connection ........ 232
Cell phone voice control......................... 240
Infotainment system menus ................... 244

Contents
6
06
06 During your trip
Driving recommendations....................... 250
Refueling................................................. 254
Loading................................................... 259
Towing a trailer....................................... 262
Emergency towing.................................. 265
07
07 Wheels and tires
General information ...............................270
Tire inflation............................................. 273
Inflation pressure ...................................275
Tire designations .................................... 276
Glossary of tire terminology ................... 278
Vehicle loading ....................................... 279
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ................. 281
Snow chains, snow tires, studded tires . 282
Temporary Spare ................................... 283
Tire Sealing System................................ 284
Changing a wheel ..................................290
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) 293
08
08 Maintenance and
specifications
Volvo maintenance.................................. 298
Maintaining your car............................... 299
Hood and engine compartment.............. 301
Engine oil................................................ 302
Fluids...................................................... 304
Replacing bulbs...................................... 306
Wiper blades and washer fluid................ 313
Battery..................................................... 315
Fuses...................................................... 319
Vehicle care............................................. 327

Contents
7
09
09 Specifications
Label information.................................... 334
Specifications......................................... 336
Overview of information and warning sym-
bols.........................................................343
Volvo programs....................................... 346
10
10 Index
Index.......................................................348

Introduction
Important information
8
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.volvocars.ca
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:
Change doors unlock setting).
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.