2015 VOLVO XC90 Owners Manual

CLIMATE
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Setting the blower speed The blower can be set to seven different speeds. In models with the 4-zone climate system*,
blower speed can be set separately for the front and rear seats.
Setting blower speed for the front seats 3
Blower control buttons in Climate view
1. Go to the center display's Climate view. 2.
Tap the desired blower speed:
Off, 1–5 orMax.
> The blower speed will change and the button for the selected speed will light up.
NOTE
If the blower is turned off completely, the air conditioning is disengaged, which may resultin fogging on the windows.
Setting the rear seat blower speed *
From the front seat
Blower control buttons in the Rear climate tab in Cli-
mate view
1. Go to the center display's Climate view. 2. Go to
Rear climate. 3.
Tap the desired blower speed:
1–5.
The blower can be turned off for the second and third row of seats * by tapping
2nd row
climate.
The blower speed for the third row of seats *
is the same as for the second row but can be turned off separately * by tapping
3rd row
climate.
> The blower speed will change and the button for the selected speed will light up.
1Not available in all markets.
3 The same setting applies to the rear seats in models with the 2-zone climate system.

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From the rear seat
Blower controls on the climate panel on the rear side of the tunnel console
–Tap the desired blower level: Off or 1–5 on
the climate panel.
> The blower speed will change and the button for the selected speed will light up.
NOTE
• Blower speed for the rear seat cannot be set if the front seat blower setting is Off.
• The climate system will adapt air flow within each set blower speed, whichmeans that the blower speed may varyslightly.
Related information
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 180)
• Rear climate system controls on the tunnelconsole (p. 182)Setting the temperature 4
The temperature can be set separately for the left and right sides of the passenger compart- ment. In models with the 4-zone climate system *,
it can also be set for the front and rear seats separately.
Setting the temperature for the front
seats 5
Temperature buttons in the climate bar
1. Tap the right or left side temperature button
in the center display's climate bar to open the control.
4Shown here in Celsius but also applies to Fahrenheit5
The same setting applies to the rear seats in models with the 2-zone climate system.

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Temperature control
2. Set a temperature by:
•dragging the control to the desired tem- perature or
• tapping
+/− to raise/lower the tempera-
ture.
> The temperature will change and the new temperature will be shown in the button.
Synchronizing the temperature
Synchronization button on the driver's side temperature control
1. Tap the driver's side temperature button to open the control.
2. Tap
Synchronize temperature .
> The temperature for all of the vehicle's cli- mate zones will be synchronized with the one set for the driver's side and the syn-chronization symbol will be displayed inthe temperature button.
Synchronization can be stopped by tapping
Synchronize temperature again or by chang-
ing the temperature for the passenger's side or the rear seat *.
Setting the rear seat temperature *
From the front seat
Temperature buttons in the Rear climate group in Cli-
mate view
1. Go the center display's Climate view. 2. Go to
Rear climate.
3. Tap the left or right side temperature buttons to open the control.

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Temperature control
4. Set the temperature by:•dragging the control to the desired tem- perature or
• tapping
+/− to raise/lower the tempera-
ture.
> The temperature will change and the new temperature will be shown in the button.
From the rear seat
Temperature controls on the climate panel on the rear side of the tunnel console
–Tap the left or right side's buttons on cli-
mate panel to lower/raise the temperature.
> The temperature will change and the cli- mate panel screen will show the new tem- perature.
NOTE
Heating or cooling cannot be speeded up by selecting a higher/lower temperature thanthe actual temperature required.
Turning recirculation on and off
Recirculation can be used to shut out exhaust fumes, smoke, etc., from the passenger com-partment.
Recirculation button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2. Press
Recirc.
> Recirculation is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off)
NOTE
• If recirculation is on for too long, there is a risk of condensation forming on theinsides of the windows, especially in win-ter.
• Recirculation cannot be deactivated ifmax. defroster is being used.

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Activating/deactivating the recirculation timer
With the timer activated, recirculation will switch off automatically after 20 minutes. 1.
Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Activate/deactivate the timer by selecting/ deselecting the box for
Recirculation
Timer.
Related information
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 180)
Defrosting windows and mirrors
The max. defroster, heated windshield * and
heated rear window/door mirror functions are used to remove ice or condensation.
Using the buttons in the center consoleThe buttons in the center console offer quick access to the defroster functions. On models with the optional heated windshield, the max. defroster function can only be activatedseparately from the Climate view in the centerdisplay.
Center console buttons
Button for the heated windshield * and max.
defroster.
Button for the heated rear window and door mirrors. Models
without a heated windshield.
–Press button (1).
> Max. defroster is activated (button indica-
tor light on)/deactivated (button indicator light off).
Models with a heated windshield *.
–Press button (1) repeatedly to access the function's three levels:
• Activate windshield heating
• Activate windshield heating and max. defroster
• Deactivated
> The windshield heating is activated (but- ton indicator light on)/deactivated (button indicator light off).
NOTE
Max. defroster starts after a slight delay to avoid a brief increase in blower speed if theheated windshield function has been deacti-vated by pressing the button twice in quicksuccession.
Heated rear window and door mirrors
–Press button (2).
> Heating for the rear window/door mirrorsis activated (button indicator light on)/ deactivated (button indicator light off).

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From the center display's Climate view
Activate/deactivate max. defroster
Max. defroster button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Max.
> Max. defroster is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off). Max. defroster overrides automatic climate control and recirculation, and activates theair conditioning, changes blower speed to
56 and the temperature to HI6.
When max. defroster is deactivated, the climate system returns to the previoussettings.
Activating/deactivating windshield heating *
Windshield heating button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Electric.
> Windshield heating is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off).
If windshield heating is activated while the Start/ Stop function has turned off the engine, theengine will restart.
NOTE
• Triangular areas at the far sides of the windshield are not heated electrically andwill take slightly longer to defrost/de-ice.
• The heated windshield may affect theperformance/range of e.g., transpondersused to automatically pay highway tolls orother communication equipment.
Activating/deactivating rear window and door mirror heating
Rear window/door mirror heating button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Rear.
> Rear window/door mirror heating is acti- vated (button lights up)/deactivated (but- ton is off).
6In models with the 4-zone climate system *, front seats only.

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Automatically activating/deactivating the defrosting function when the engine isstarted
The rear window/door mirror/windshield heating*
can be set to start automatically when the engine is started. 1. Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view and select Climate.
2. Activate/deactivate the respective defroster functions when the engine is started by selecting/deselecting the boxes for
Auto
Electric Front Defroster and Auto Electric
Rear Defroster.
The heating function will switch off automatically
when the window/mirror is sufficiently warm and the ice/condensation has disappeared.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 180)
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 180)
• Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 187)
• Air conditioning (p. 190)
• Turning recirculation on and off (p. 186)
• Adjusting air distribution (p. 195)
• Setting the blower speed (p. 183)
• Automatic climate control (p. 179)
• Turning front seat ventilation
* on and off
(p. 193) •
Turning steering wheel heating
* on and off
(p. 189)
Turning steering wheel heating * on
and off
The steering wheel can be heated electrically for added comfort.
Activating/deactivating steering wheel
heating
Buttons for heated steering wheel and seats in the cli- mate bar
1. Tap the driver side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the steering wheel and seat heatingcontrols. If the vehicle is not equipped with the optional heated or ventilated seats, the but-ton for steering wheel heating will be directlyaccessible in the climate bar.

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repeatedly to select one of four levels:
Off,High, Middle or Low.
> The level changes and is displayed in the button.
Automatic steering wheel heatingThe automatic function starts heating the steer- ing wheel when the temperature is sufficientlycold and turns it off automatically when the wheelis sufficiently warm. 1. Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Under
Auto Steering Wheel Heating
Level, select Off, Low, Middle or High to
activate/deactivate the automatic function.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 180)
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 180)
• Steering wheel (p. 157)
Air conditioning
The air conditioning cools and dehumidifies the air in the passenger compartment.
Activating/deactivating the main air conditioning unit
1. For the air conditioning to function optimally, close the side windows and laminated panor- amic roof *.
Air conditioning button in Climate view
2. Go to Climate view in the center display. 3.
Tap
AC.
> The air conditioning is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off).
NOTE
• For the air conditioning to function opti- mally, close the side windows and lamina- ted panoramic roof
*
• The air conditioning cannot be activated if the blower is set to
Off.
Activating/deactivating the rear air conditioning unit
*
Air conditioning button in the Rear climate tab in Cli-
mate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2. Go to
Rear climate.
3. Tap
3rd row climate.
> The air conditioning is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off).