2014 VOLVO V60 ground clearance

08 Starting and driving
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Towing eye
The towing eye is screwed into a threaded socket behind a cover on the right-hand sideof the bumper, front or rear.
Attaching the towing eye
Take out the towing eye that is located under the floor hatch in the cargo area.
The cover for the towing eye's attach- ment point is available in two variantswhich must be opened in different ways:
• Open the variant with a recess using a coin or similar inserted in the recess,turning it outwards. Then turn out thecover completely and remove it.
• The second variant has a markingalong one side or in a corner: Press themarking with a finger and fold out theopposite side/corner at the same timeusing a coin or similar - the cover turnsaround its axis and can then beremoved.
Screw the towing eye right in up to its flange. Turn in the towing eye firmly e.g.using the wheel wrench. After use, unscrew the towing eye and return it to its place. Finish by refitting the cover onto the bumper.
The towing eye may be used to pull the carup onto a recovery vehicle with a flatbed plat-form. The car's position and ground clear-ance determine whether it is possible. If theslope of the recovery vehicle's ramp is toosteep, or if the ground clearance under thecar is inadequate, then the car may be dam-aged if you try to pull it up using the towingeye. Raise the car using the recovery vehi-cle's lifting device if necessary.WARNING
No one/nothing is allowed to remain behind the recovery vehicle while the carpulled up onto the flatbed platform.
IMPORTANT
The towing eye is only designed for towing on roads - not for pulling the car unstuck
or out of a ditch. Call a recovery service forrecovery assistance.
Related information
• Towing (p. 313)
• Recovery (p. 316)
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Recovery
Recovery means that the vehicle is transpor- ted away by means of another vehicle. Call a recovery service for recovery assis- tance. The towing eye may be used to pull the car up onto a recovery vehicle with a flatbed plat-form. The car's position and ground clear-ance determine whether it is possible. If theslope of the recovery vehicle's ramp is toosteep, or if the ground clearance under thecar is inadequate, then the car may be dam-aged if you try to pull it up using the towingeye. Raise the car using the recovery vehi-cle's lifting device if necessary.
WARNING
No one/nothing is allowed to remain behind the recovery vehicle while the carpulled up onto the flatbed platform.
IMPORTANT
The towing eye is only designed for towing on roads - not for pulling the car unstuck
or out of a ditch. Call a recovery service forrecovery assistance.
IMPORTANT
Note that the car must always be transpor- ted with the wheels rolling forward.
• An All Wheel Drive car (AWD) with raised front suspension must not betowed at speeds above 70 km/h. Itshould not be towed further than 50km.
Related information
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Towing (p. 313)
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09 Wheels and tyres
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324* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
W270 km/h
Y300 km/h
WARNING
The car must be fitted with tyres which have the same or a higher load index (p.323) (LI) and speed rating (SS) than speci-fied. If a tyre with too low a load index orspeed rating is used, it may overheat.
Related information
• Tyres - dimensions (p. 322)
• Tyres - load index (p. 323)
• Tyres - direction of rotation (p. 318)
Changing wheels - removing wheels
The car's wheels can be changed for e.g. win- ter wheels/winter tyres.
Spare wheel*The following instructions only apply if aspare wheel has been purchased as an accessory for the car.
If the car is not equip-
ped with a spare wheel - see information about Emergency puncture repair (TMK) (p.333). The spare wheel (Temporary spare) is only intended for use temporarily and must bereplaced by an ordinary wheel as soon aspossible. The car's handling may be alteredby the use of the spare wheel. The sparewheel is smaller than the normal wheel. Thecar's ground clearance is affected accord-ingly. Pay attention to high kerbs and do notmachine wash the car. If the spare wheel isfitted on the front axle, you cannot use snowchains at the same time. On all-wheel drivecars the drive on the rear axle can be discon-nected. The spare wheel must not berepaired. The correct tyre pressure for the spare wheel is stated in the tyre pressure table (p. 407).
IMPORTANT
• Never drive faster than 80 km/h with a spare wheel on the car.
• The car must never be driven fittedwith more than one "TemporarySpare" wheel.
The spare wheel is supplied in a bag which must be secured on the cargo area floorusing straps.
Cars with four load retaining eyelets.
Turn the handle on the spare wheel bag out towards you. Attach the sewn-in tensioningstrap hooks in the front load retaining eyelets.Attach the long strap into one of the frontload retaining eyelets, run the strap diagonallyover the spare wheel and through the upperhandle. Tighten the short tensioning straponto the long one. Attach the rear load retain-ing eyelet and tighten.
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