2014 VOLVO S60 Owner´s Manual

Owner's manualS60
WEB 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 designedwith your safety and comfort in mind. We encour-age you to familiarize yourself with the equipmentdescriptions and operating instructions in thismanual. 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 a vehicle ifyou may be affected by alcohol, medication orany impairment that could hinder your ability todrive. Your Volvo is designed to meet all applicable fed- eral safety and emission standards. If you haveany questions regarding your vehicle, please con-tact your Volvo retailer or see the section "Con-tacting Volvo" in this manual's "Introduction"chapter for information on getting in touch withVolvo 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............................................... 38
Child restraint systems............................. 41
Infant seats............................................... 43
Convertible seats...................................... 45
Booster cushions...................................... 47
ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchors.................. 48
Top tether anchors.................................... 50
Child safety locks...................................... 51
02
02 Locks and alarm
Remote key and key blade....................... 54
Valet locking ............................................. 63
Keyless drive............................................. 64
Locks........................................................ 67
Alarm......................................................... 72

Contents
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.3
03
03 Your driving environment
Instruments and controls.......................... 76
Ignition modes.......................................... 86
Seats......................................................... 88
Steering wheel.......................................... 94
Lighting..................................................... 96
Wipers and washers............................... 104
Windows................................................. 106
Mirrors..................................................... 108
Digial compass*...................................... 111
Power moonroof..................................... 113 HomeLink ®
Wireless Control System*.... 115
Starting the engine.................................. 118
Transmission........................................... 123
Eco Guide* and Power Meter*................ 127
Brakes..................................................... 129
Parking brake.......................................... 132
04
04 Driver support
Stability system....................................... 138
Road sign information (RSI)* .................. 140
Cruise control.......................................... 142
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*.............. 144
Distance Alert* ....................................... 155
City Safety™ .......................................... 158Collision warning with Full Auto-brake
and Pedestrian Detection*...................... 164
Driver Alert System* ............................... 172
Park assist*............................................. 178
Rear Park Assist Camera (PAC)* ............ 182
Blind Spot Information System (BLIS)* .. 186
05
05 Comfort and driving pleasure
Volvo Sensus.......................................... 194
Menus and messages............................. 195
The MY CAR menus............................... 197
Climate system....................................... 203
Trip computer......................................... 212
Active chassis system–Four C*............... 219
Passenger compartment convenience... 220

Contents
4* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
06
06 Infotainment
Introduction............................................. 226
Radio....................................................... 235
Media player........................................... 244
AUX/USB sockets................................... 249 Bluetooth ®
media ................................... 252
Bluetooth ®
hands-free connection ........ 254
Cell phone voice control*........................ 263
07
07 During your trip
Driving recommendations....................... 270
Refueling................................................. 274
Loading................................................... 279
Towing a trailer....................................... 282
Emergency towing.................................. 285
08
08 Wheels and tires
General information ............................... 290
Tire inflation............................................. 293
Inflation pressure ................................... 296
Tire designations .................................... 298
Glossary of tire terminology ................... 300
Vehicle loading ....................................... 301
Uniform Tire Quality Grading ................. 303
Snow chains, snow tires, studded tires . 304
Temporary Spare ................................... 305
Tire Sealing System*............................... 306
Changing a wheel .................................. 312
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) 316

Contents
5
09
09 Maintenance andspecifications
Volvo maintenance.................................. 322
Maintaining your car............................... 323
Hood and engine compartment.............. 325
Engine oil................................................ 326
Fluids...................................................... 328
Replacing bulbs...................................... 330
Wiper blades and washer fluid................ 337
Battery..................................................... 339
Fuses...................................................... 343
Vehicle care............................................. 352
10
10 Specifications
Label information.................................... 360
Specifications......................................... 362Overview of information and warning
symbols................................................... 369
Volvo programs....................................... 372
11
11 Index
Index....................................................... 374

Introduction
Important information
6
Contacting Volvo
In the USA: Volvo Cars of North America, LLC Customer Care Center1 Volvo Drive,P.O. Box 914Rockleigh, New Jersey 076471-800-458-1552www.volvocars.com/us In Canada: Volvo Cars of Canada National Customer Service9130 Leslie Street, Suite 101Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 0B91-800-663-8255www.volvocars.com/ca
About this manual
•Before you operate your vehicle for the first time, please familiarize yourself withthe information found in the chapters"Your Driving Environment" and "DuringYour Trip."
• Information contained in the balance ofthe manual is extremely useful and shouldbe read after operating the vehicle for thefirst time.
• The manual is structured so that it can beused for reference. For this reason, itshould be kept in the vehicle for readyaccess.
FootnotesCertain pages of this manual contain informa- tion in the form of footnotes at the bottom ofthe page. This information supplements thetext that the footnote number refers to (a let-ter is used if the footnote refers to text in atable).
Display textsThere are several displays in the driver’s field of vision that show messages generated byvarious systems and functions in the vehicle.These texts are indicated in the Owner’sManual by being in slightly larger type thanthe surrounding text and are printed in gray, (for example:
Change doors unlock
setting).
DecalsThere are various types of decals in the vehi- cle whose purpose is to provide importantinformation in a clear and concise way. Theimportance of these decals is explained asfollows, 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 indi-cate potential danger. Ignoring a warning ofthis type could result in serious injury ordeath.