2013 VOLVO S60 Owner´s Manual

Owner's manual
S60

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
2
00
00 Introduction
Important information................................. 6
Environment.............................................. 12
Important warnings................................... 13
01
01 Safety
Occupant safety........................................ 16
Reporting safety defects........................... 17
Seat belts ................................................. 18
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) .... 22
Occupant Weight Sensor ......................... 27
Side impact protection (SIPS) airbags ..... 31
Inflatable Curtain (IC) ............................... 33
Whiplash Protection System – WHIPS..... 34
Crash mode.............................................. 36
Child safety............................................... 37
Child restraint systems............................. 40
Infant seats............................................... 42
Convertible seats...................................... 44
Booster cushions...................................... 46
ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchors.................. 47
Top tether anchors.................................... 48
Child safety locks...................................... 49
02
02 Locks and alarm
Remote key and key blade....................... 52
Valet locking ............................................. 60
Keyless drive............................................. 61
Locks........................................................ 65
Alarm......................................................... 70

Contents
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.3
03
03 Your driving environment
Instruments and controls.......................... 76
Ignition modes.......................................... 84
Seats......................................................... 86
Steering wheel.......................................... 92
Lighting..................................................... 93
Wipers and washers...............................101
Power windows....................................... 103
Mirrors..................................................... 105
Compass*............................................... 107
Power moonroof..................................... 108
HomeLink
® Wireless Control System*.... 110
Starting the engine.................................. 113
Transmission...........................................118
Brakes..................................................... 121
Parking brake.......................................... 124
04
04 Driver support
Stability system....................................... 130
Road sign information (RSI) ...................133
Cruise control.......................................... 135
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*.............. 137
Distance Alert* ....................................... 148
City Safety™ .......................................... 151
Collision warning with Full Auto-brake and
Pedestrian Detection*............................. 157
Driver Alert System* ............................... 165
Park assist*............................................. 171
Rear Park Assist Camera (PAC)* ............ 175
Blind Spot Information System*.............. 179
05
05 Comfort and driving pleasure
Volvo Sensus.......................................... 186
Menus and messages............................. 187
The MY CAR menus...............................189
Climate system....................................... 195
Trip computer......................................... 203
Active chassis system–Four C*............... 205
Passenger compartment convenience. . . 206

Contents
4
06
06 Infotainment
Introduction............................................. 212
Radio....................................................... 222
Media player........................................... 231
AUX/USB sockets................................... 235
Bluetooth
Ÿ media ................................... 238
Bluetooth® hands-free connection ........ 240
Cell phone voice control......................... 248
07
07 During your trip
Driving recommendations....................... 254
Refueling................................................. 257
Loading................................................... 262
Towing a trailer....................................... 265
Emergency towing.................................. 268
08
08 Wheels and tires
General information ...............................274
Tire inflation............................................. 277
Inflation pressure ...................................279
Tire designations .................................... 280
Glossary of tire terminology ................... 282
Vehicle loading ....................................... 283
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ................. 285
Snow chains, snow tires, studded tires . 286
Temporary Spare ................................... 287
Tire Sealing System................................ 288
Changing a wheel ..................................294
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) 298

Contents
5
09
09 Maintenance and
specifications
Volvo maintenance.................................. 304
Maintaining your car............................... 305
Hood and engine compartment.............. 307
Engine oil................................................ 308
Fluids...................................................... 310
Replacing bulbs...................................... 312
Wiper blades and washer fluid................ 318
Battery..................................................... 320
Fuses...................................................... 324
Vehicle care............................................. 332
10
10 Specifications
Label information.................................... 340
Specifications......................................... 342
Overview of information and warning sym-
bols......................................................... 349
Volvo programs....................................... 352
11
11 Index
Index.......................................................354

Introduction
Important information
6
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.