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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................................. 6
Environment.............................................. 12
Important warnings................................... 13
01
01 Safety
Occupant safety........................................ 16
Reporting safety defects........................... 17
Seat belts ................................................. 18
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) .... 21
Occupant Weight Sensor ......................... 26
Side impact protection (SIPS) airbags ..... 30
Inflatable Curtain (IC) ............................... 32
Whiplash Protection System – WHIPS..... 33
Crash mode.............................................. 35
Child safety............................................... 36
Child restraint systems............................. 39
Infant seats............................................... 41
Convertible seats...................................... 43
Booster cushions...................................... 45
ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchors.................. 46
Top tether anchors.................................... 47
Child safety locks...................................... 48
02
02 Locks and alarm
Remote key and key blade....................... 52
Valet locking ............................................. 60
Keyless drive............................................. 61
Locks........................................................ 64
Alarm......................................................... 68
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.3
03
03 Your driving environment
Instruments and controls.......................... 74
Ignition modes.......................................... 82
Seats......................................................... 84
Steering wheel.......................................... 90
Lighting..................................................... 91
Wipers and washers................................. 99
Power windows....................................... 101
Mirrors..................................................... 103
Compass*............................................... 105
Power moonroof..................................... 106
HomeLink
® Wireless Control System*.... 108
Starting the engine.................................. 111
Transmission...........................................116
Brakes..................................................... 119
Parking brake.......................................... 122
04
04 Driver support
Stability system....................................... 128
Road sign information (RSI) ...................130
Cruise control.......................................... 132
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*.............. 134
Distance Alert* ....................................... 145
City Safety™ .......................................... 148
Collision warning with Full Auto-brake and
Pedestrian Detection*............................. 154
Driver Alert System* ............................... 162
Park assist*............................................. 168
Rear Park Assist Camera (PAC)* ............ 172
Blind Spot Information System*.............. 176
05
05 Comfort and driving pleasure
Volvo Sensus.......................................... 182
Menus and messages............................. 183
The MY CAR menus...............................185
Climate system....................................... 191
Trip computer......................................... 200
Active chassis system–Four C*............... 202
Passenger compartment convenience. . . 203
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06
06 Infotainment
Introduction............................................. 210
Radio....................................................... 221
Media player........................................... 230
AUX/USB sockets................................... 234
Bluetooth
Ÿ media ................................... 237
Bluetooth® hands-free connection ........ 239
Cell phone voice control......................... 247
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)* .............251
Remote control*...................................... 260
07
07 During your trip
Driving recommendations....................... 264
Refueling................................................. 267
Loading................................................... 272
Towing a trailer....................................... 275
Emergency towing.................................. 278
08
08 Wheels and tires
General information ...............................284
Tire inflation............................................. 287
Inflation pressure ...................................289
Tire designations .................................... 290
Glossary of tire terminology ................... 292
Vehicle loading ....................................... 293
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ................. 295
Snow chains, snow tires, studded tires . 296
Temporary Spare ................................... 297
Tire Sealing System................................ 298
Changing a wheel ..................................304
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) 307
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09
09 Maintenance and
specifications
Volvo maintenance.................................. 312
Maintaining your car............................... 313
Hood and engine compartment.............. 315
Engine oil................................................ 316
Fluids...................................................... 318
Replacing bulbs...................................... 320
Wiper blades and washer fluid................ 327
Battery..................................................... 329
Fuses...................................................... 332
Vehicle care............................................. 340
10
10 Specifications
Label information.................................... 348
Specifications......................................... 350
Overview of information and warning sym-
bols......................................................... 356
Volvo programs....................................... 359
11
11 Index
Index.......................................................360
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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.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
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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.