2014 VOLVO XC90 brake

02 Instruments and controls
Information display
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Message in the text windows
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When a warning light in the instrument panel comes on, a message is also displayed in thetext window. After you have read the mes-sage, you can erase it by pressing button A(see illustration).
NOTE
Certain messages cannot be erased until the condition has been corrected.
If a warning message is displayed when e.g. you are using the trip computer, this messagemust be erased before you can access thefunction of your choice. Press button A toerase the warning message.You can scroll through the stored messagesby pressing button A (see illustration). Thetext window can be cleared (the message willbe returned to memory) by pressing button Aagain.
MessageMeaning
BRAKE FAILURE STOP SAFELYAStop the car in a safe place and switch off the engine to help prevent the risk of serious damage.
COOLANT LOW STOP ENGINE BStop the car in a safe place and switch off the engine to help prevent the risk of serious damage.
BRAKE FLUID LOW SERVICE URGENT CTake your vehicle to a trained and qualified Volvo service technician for inspection immediately.
HIGH ENGINE TEMP SEE MANUAL DRefer to your owner's manual. For additional information, please contact your Volvo retailer.

02 Instruments and controls
Cruise control
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Engaging the cruise control function
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The cruise control panel is located on the left side of the steering wheel hub.
NOTE
This does not set the vehicle's speed.
1. Press the CRUISE button.
>
CRUISE will be displayed in the infor-
mation window in the instrument panel.
2. Press + or – to set the current speed.
>
CRUISE-ON will be displayed in the
information window in the instrument panel.
Increasing or decreasing speed
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Use + or – in the following ways to increase
or decrease the vehicle's speed:
1. Press and hold down + or – until the vehi-
cle reaches the desired speed.
2. Press + or – for approximately a half sec-
ond and release the button to increase or decrease vehicle speed by approximately1 mph (1.6 km/h).
NOTE
Cruise control will not function at speeds below 20 mph. (30 km/h).
Braking
• Cruise control is automatically disen- gaged when the brake pedal isdepressed. The currently set speed isstored in memory.
• Pressing resume
will return the vehicle
to the previously set speed.
AccelerationMomentary acceleration, such as when pass- ing another vehicle, does not affect cruisecontrol operation. The vehicle will automati-cally return to the previously set speed whenyou release the accelerator pedal.
Disengaging cruise controlTo disengage cruise control, press the CRUISE button. CRUISE or CRUISE-ON will
no longer be displayed in the information win- dow in the instrument panel.

02 Instruments and controls
Cruise control
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NOTE
Cruise control is automatically disengaged if:
• When the brake pedal is depressed.
• the engine is switched off
• the gear selector is placed in (
N) Neu-
tral
• the wheels start to spin or lock
• if an increase in speed is maintained for more than one minute
• if the vehicle's speed falls belowapproximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
Temporarily disengaging the cruise control
1. Press
0 to temporarily disengage cruise
control. >
CRUISE will be displayed in the infor-
mation window in the instrument panel.
2. Depress the brake pedal. Pressing "resume"
causes the vehicle to
return to the previously set speed.
WARNING
Cruise control should not be used in heavy traffic or when driving on wet or slipperyroads, or when driving on unpaved oruneven road surfaces. Cruise control maynot maintain set speed on steep down-grades.

04 Interior
Front seats
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104* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Manually adjusted front seats
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Front-rear adjustment: lift the bar and move the seat to the position of yourchoice.
Raise/lower the front edge of the seat cushion*: use the control to pump thefront edge of the cushion up or down.
Raise/lower seat height: pump the seat up or down.
Lumbar support: turn the control for firmer or softer lumbar support.
Backrest tilt: turn the control to adjust the angle of the backrest.
Control panel for optional power seat (see page 105 for more information).
WARNING
• Do not adjust the seat while driving. The seat should be adjusted so thatthe brake pedal can be depressedfully. In addition, position the seat asfar rearward as comfort and controlallow.
• Check that the seat is securely lockedinto position after adjusting.
Folding the backrests in the front seat*
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The front passenger seat backrest can be folded to a horizontal position to make roomfor a long load. Fold the backrest as follows: 1. Move the seat as far back as possible.
2. Adjust the backrest to the upright posi-
tion.
3. Lift the catches on the rear of the back- rest.
4. Without releasing the catches, push the backrest forward.
5. Move the seat as far forward as possible so that the head restraint slides under the glove compartment.
WARNING
•When transporting long objects, cover sharp edges on the load to help pre-vent injury to occupants. Secure theload to help prevent shifting duringsudden stops.
• When the seat's backrest is returnedto the upright position, push and pull itto be sure that it is securely locked inthis position.

04 Interior
Front seats
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106* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Automatic seat adjustmentTo move the seat to the position in which you left it:
1. Unlock the driver's door with the same
remote key (the one used to lock the doors)
2. Open the driver's door within 2 minutes. The driver's seat will automatically move to the position in which you left it.
NOTE
• The seat will move to this position even if someone else has moved it to adifferent seating position and lockedthe vehicle with a different remote key.
• This feature will work in the same waywith all of the remote key transmitters(up to 3 ) that you use with your vehi-cle.
• This feature will not function if you lockyour vehicle with the key.
WARNING
•Because the driver's seat can be adjusted with the ignition off, childrenshould never be left unattended in thevehicle.
• Movement of the seat can be STOP-PED at any time by pressing any but-ton on the power seat control panel.
• Do not adjust the seat while driving.
• The seat should be adjusted so thatthe brake pedal can be depressedfully. In addition, position the seat asfar rearward as comfort and controlallow.
• The seat rails on the floor must not beobstructed in any way when the seat isin motion.
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Programming the memoryThree different seating and door mirror posi- tions can be stored in the driver seat's mem-ory. The following example explains how button 1 can be programmed. Buttons 2 and 3 can beprogrammed in the same way. To program (store) a seat position in button 1:
1. Move the seat to the desired position
using the seat adjustment controls (see page 104).
2. Press and hold down the MEM (memory)
button.

04 Interior
Rear seats
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3. Pull the handle (1) outward to release thebackrest. The backrests are designed to lock at a 45 degree angle. Pull the handleagain to continue pressing it down until itlocks in the horizontal position.
To return the backrests to the upright posi-tion, pull handle 1 and pull the backrest up.
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Folding the backrests—third row of seats
Folding down the backrest If necessary, fold in the load anchorage eye- lets before folding down the backrests. 1. Move the seats in the second row as far
forward as possible, see page 108.
2. Pull up the handle (see illustration 1).
3. Push the seat cushion firmly rearward, under the backrest (see illustration 2).
4. Fold down the backrests 2
(the head
restraints fold down automatically) to the horizontal position.
WARNING
The seats in the third row are not equipped with top tether anchors or ISOFIX/LATCHlower child seat anchors. Child restraintsystems should never be used on theseseats.
Returning the backrest to the upright position
1. Fold up the backrest to the upright posi- tion.
2. Grasp the strap (see illustration 3) and pull the seat cushion out until it locks in place. This also locks the backrest in theupright position.
WARNING
•When one or more sections of the backrest is returned to the uprightposition, check that it is properlylocked in place by pushing and pullingit. The red indicators should also notbe visible.
• Return the outboard head restraints tothe upright position.
• Long loads should always be securelyanchored to help avoid injury in theevent of a sudden stop.
• Always turn the engine off and applythe parking brake when loading/unloading the vehicle.
• Place the transmission in the Park (
P)
position to help prevent inadvertentmovement of the gear selector.
• On hot days, the temperature in thevehicle interior can rise very quickly.Exposure of people to these high tem-peratures for even a short period oftime can cause heat-related injury ordeath. Small children are particularly atrisk.
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Please note that the head restraints in this row cannot be vertically adjusted.

136* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction. General information............................................................................... 138
Fuel requirements................................................................................. 139Refueling............................................................................................... 141
Starting the vehicle............................................................................... 143
Ignition switch and steering wheel lock................................................ 145
Economical driving................................................................................ 146
Difficult driving conditions..................................................................... 147
Automatic transmission........................................................................ 149Jump starting........................................................................................ 152All Wheel Drive*..................................................................................... 153
Brake system........................................................................................154Parking brake........................................................................................ 157Stability system..................................................................................... 158
Front/rear park assist*........................................................................... 160Towing.................................................................................................. 162Towing a trailer...................................................................................... 164
Detachable trailer hitch......................................................................... 167
Load carriers (accessory)...................................................................... 168
Cold weather precautions..................................................................... 169
Before a long distance trip.................................................................... 170
Blind Spot Information System*............................................................ 171

06 Starting and driving
Starting the vehicle
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Starting the engine
WARNING
Before starting, check that the seat, steer- ing wheel and mirrors are adjusted prop-erly. Make sure the brake pedal can bedepressed completely. Adjust the seat ifnecessary, see page 104.
1. Fasten the seat belt.
2. Apply the parking brake (hand brake) ifnot already set. The gear selector is locked in the P position (SHIFTLOCK).
3. Without touching the accelerator pedal, turn the ignition key 1
to the starting posi-
tion. Allow the starter to operate for up to10 seconds. Release the key as soon as the engine starts 2
. If the engine fails to
start, repeat this step.
CAUTION
If the engine does not start after the third try, wait for approximately 3 minutesbefore trying to start it again to give thebattery time to recover its startingcapacity.
WARNING
• Never use more than one floor mat at a time on the driver's floor. An extramat on the driver's floor can cause theaccelerator and/or brake pedal tocatch. Check that the movement ofthese pedals is not impeded.
• Volvo's floor mats are specially manu-factured for your car. They must befirmly secured in the clips on the floorso that they cannot slide and becometrapped under the pedals on the driv-er's side.
NOTE
•If the key blade section of the remote is not fully folded out when starting thevehicle, the immobilizer function maymake it impossible to start the engine.
• After a cold start, idle speed may benoticeably higher than normal for ashort period. This is done to help bringcomponents in the emission controlsystem to their normal operating tem-perature as quickly as possible, whichenables them to control emissions andhelp reduce the vehicle's impact onthe environment.
• To release the gear selector from the
P
(Park) position, the engine must berunning (or the ignition key must be inposition II) and the brake pedal must
be depressed.
• Select the desired gear. The gearengages after a very slight delay whichis especially noticeable when selecting R.
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If two of the keys to your vehicle are close together, e.g. on the same key ring when you try to start the vehicle, this could cause interference in the immobilizer system and result in the vehicle not starting. If this should occur, remove one of the keys from the key ring before trying to start the vehicle again.
2 On vehicles equipped with the autostart feature, release the key immediately. See also page 145.