2015 VOLVO XC90 brake

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Front fog lights*
143
Brake lights 143
Rear fog lights 144
Hazard warning flashers 144
Parking lights 145
Approach lighting 145
Home safe lighting 146
Passenger compartment lighting 146
Using turn signals 148
Messages in the instrument panel and center display 149
Handling messages in the instru-ment panel and center display 151
Handling messages stored from theinstrument panel and center display 152
Using the instrument panel App menu 153
Using the windshield wipers 154
Activating/deactivating the rain sensor 155
Windshield and headlight washers 156
Tailgate window wiper and washer 157
Steering wheel 157
Adjusting the steering wheel 159
Seats 159
Manually operated front seats 160
Power front seats *
161

Adjusting power front seats *
161
Adjusting the passenger's seat from the driver's seat * 162
Using the power seat memory function *
162
Multifunctional front seats *
163
Operating multifunctional front seats *
164
Adjusting function settings in themultifunctional front seats *165
Rear seats 166
Easy access to and from the driver seat 167
Adjusting the second row head restraints 167
Adjusting the second row backrest tilt 169
Folding the second row backrests 170
Moving the second row seats for- ward/rearward 171
Getting into and out of the third rowof seats 172
Folding the third row * backrests
172
CLIMATE
Climate control system
176
Perceived temperature 176
Climate system sensors 177
Air quality 177
Clean Zone Interior Package (CZIP) *
178
Interior Air Quality System (IAQS) *
178
Passenger compartment air filter 179
Automatic climate control 179
Climate system controls 180
Climate system controls in the center display 180
Rear climate system controls on thetunnel console 182
Setting the blower speed 183
Setting the temperature 184
Turning recirculation on and off 186
Defrosting windows and mirrors 187
Turning steering wheel heating * on
and off 189
Air conditioning 190
Turning seat heating * on and off
191
Turning front seat ventilation * on and off
193
Air distribution 194
Opening/closing/directing air vents 194
Adjusting air distribution 195

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DRIVER SUPPORT
Driver support systems240
Driver support system camera 240
Camera limitations 241
Driver support system radar unit 244
Radar sensor limitations 245
Cruise Control (CC) 248
Starting and activating Cruise Control 248
Changing Cruise Control speed 249
Deactivating/resuming Cruise Control (CC) 250
Turning Cruise Control off 251
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) *
252
Starting and activating AdaptiveCruise Control (ACC) 254
Deactivating/resuming AdaptiveCruise Control (ACC) 255
Changing Adaptive Cruise Control(ACC) speed 257
Setting an Adaptive Cruise Controltime interval 258
Pilot Assist *
259
Starting and activating Pilot Assist 262
Deactivating/resuming Pilot Assist 263
Setting a Pilot Assist time interval 265
Pilot Assistauto-hold brake function 266
Pilot Assist limitations 266

Other Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) functions268
Radar sensor 269
Radar sensor - type approval 270
Adaptive cruise control passingassistance 270
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) - faulttracing 271
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) sym-bols and messages 272
City Safety ™
273
City Safety warning level settings 275
Detecting cyclists and pedestrianswith City Safety 275
City Safety in crossing traffic 277
Rear Collision Warning (RCW) 277
City Safety limitations 278
City Safety ™ troubleshooting
280
City Safety symbols and messages 282
Speed limiter (SL) *
283
Starting and activating the Speed Limiter (SL) * 284
Changing a Speed Limiter (SL) *
maximum speed 285
Automatic Speed Limiter (ASL) *
285
Activating/deactivating theAutomatic Speed Limiter (ASL) *286

Changing tolerance for the Automatic Speed Limiter
287
Deactivating/reactivating the Speed Limiter * 288
Turning the Speed Limiter * off
290
Road Sign Information (RSI) *
290
Road Sign Assistance (RSI) * operation
291
Road Sign Assistance (RSI) * limitations
291
Park Assist *
292
Activating/deactivating Park Assist 293
Park Assist limitations 294
Park assist symbols and messages 295
Park Assist Camera (PAC) *
296
Park Assist Camera (PAC) * guiding
lines and fields 298
Starting the Park Assist Camera (PAC) *
300
Park Assist Camera (PAC) * limitations
300
Park Assist Pilot (PAP) *
301
Using Park Assist Pilot (PAP) *
302
Park Assist Pilot (PAP) * limitations
305
Park Assist Pilot (PAP) * symbols and
messages 307
Adjustable steering force *
308
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) 308
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) sport mode 309

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Electronic Stability Control (ESC) symbols and messages310
Driver Alert Control (DAC) 312
Driver Alert Control limitations 313
Using Driver Alert Control (DAC) 313
Distance Alert *
314
Using Distance Alert *
314
Distance Alert * limitations
315
Blind Spot Information (BLIS) *
315
Blind Spot Information (BLIS) * On/Off
317
Blind Spot Information (BLIS) * limitations
317
Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) *
318
Activating/deactivating Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) * 319
Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) * limitations
320
Blind Spot Information (BLIS) * with
Cross Traffic Alert (CTA) * symbols
and messages 322
Driving lane assistance 323
Activating/deactivating Lane Departure Warning (LDW) 325
Activating/deactivating Lane Keeping Aid (LKA) * 325
Driving lane assistance symbols and messages 327
STARTING AND DRIVING
Starting and driving
330
Brakes 330
Brake functions 332
Auto-hold brake function 332
Brake assist system 333
Braking effect after a collision 333
Emergency brake lights 334
Hill Descent Control (HDC) 334
Hill Start Assist 335
Parking brake 335
Using the parking brake 336
Parking brake malfunctions 338
Before a long distance trip 339
Driving economically 339
Driving through standing water 340
Overheating the engine and transmission 341
Winter driving 342
Towing eyelet 343
Towing recommendations 344
Fuel 346
Octane rating 347
Opening/closing the fuel filler door 348
Emission controls 349
Jump starting 350

Driving with a trailer351
Detachable trailer hitch 353
Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) 354
Ignition modes 355
Battery drain 356
Starting the engine 356
Turning the engine off 359
Drive modes *
359
ECO drive mode 362
Start/Stop 364
Using the Start/Stop function 364
Conditions for Start/Stop 365
Automatic transmission 367
Gear selector positions 367
Shiftlock 369
Gear shift indicator 370
Steering wheel paddles *
370
Low Speed Control (LSC) 371
All Wheel Drive (AWD) 372
Suspension and leveling control *
372

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MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
Volvo's service program488
System updates 490
Remote updates 491
Vehicle status 491
Booking service and repairs 491
Wi-Fi connection to a workshop 494
Climate system service 495
Start battery 495
Support battery 498
Battery symbols 499
Fuses 500
Replacing fuses 500
Fuses in the engine compartment 501
Fuses in the passenger compartment 505
Fuses in the cargo compartment 508
Replacing bulbs 510
Removing the rectangular headlight cover 512
Replacing low beam headlight bulbs 512
Replacing High Beam headlight bulbs 513
Replacing parking light bulbs 514
Replacing front turn signal bulbs 514
Bulb specifications 515
Hoisting the vehicle 516
Opening and closing the hood 518

Engine compartment overview519
Engine oil 520
Checking and refilling engine oil 521
Windshield wipers in the service position 522
Replacing wiper blades 523
Refilling the windshield washer fluid reservoir 524
Cleaning the exterior 525
Cleaning the interior 527
Cleaning the center display 529
Corrosion protection 529
Paint damage 530
Touching up paint damage 531
Polishing and waxing 531
SPECIFICATIONS
Label information534
Dimensions 537
Weights 539
Air conditioning refrigerant 541
Brake fluid specification and volume 541
Coolant specifications and volumes 542
Engine specifications 543
Engine oil specifications and volume 544
Fuel tank volume 544
Tire inflation pressure table 545
Transmission fluid specification and volume 546

INTRODUCTION
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Mobile appsFor certain model year 2014 and 2015 Volvos, the owner's manual is available in the form of anapp. The VOC app can also be found here.
Owner's manuals for earlier model VolvosOwner's manuals for earlier model Volvos are available in PDF format. Quick Guides and sup-plements can also be found on the support site.Select a model and a model year and downloadthe desired information.
ContactContact information for customer support and thenearest Volvo retailer are available on the site.
Related information
•Using the owner's manual (p. 50)
• On-board digital owner's manual (p. 52)
• Volvo ID (p. 27)
Volvo and the environment Volvo is committed to the well-being of its cus- tomers. As a natural part of this commitment, wecare about the environment in which we all live.Concern for the environment means an everydayinvolvement in reducing our environmentalimpact.
Volvo's environmental activities are based on a holistic view, which means we consider the over-all environmental impact of a product throughoutits complete life cycle. In this context, design, pro-duction, product use, and recycling are all impor-tant considerations. In production, Volvo haspartly or completely phased out several chemicalsincluding CFCs, lead chromates, asbestos, andcadmium; and reduced the number of chemicalsused in our plants 50% since 1991. Volvo was the first in the world to introduce into production a three-way catalytic converter with aLambda sond, now called the heated oxygen sen-sor, in 1976. The current version of this highlyefficient system reduces emissions of harmfulsubstances (CO, HC, NOx) from the exhaust pipeby approximately 95 – 99% and the search toeliminate the remaining emissions continues.Volvo is the only automobile manufacturer tooffer CFC-free retrofit kits for the air conditioningsystem of all models as far back as the 1975model 240. Advanced electronic engine controlsand cleaner fuels are bringing us closer to ourgoal. In addition to continuous environmental refinement of conventional gasoline-poweredinternal combustion engines, Volvo is activelylooking at advanced technology alternative-fuelvehicles. When you drive a Volvo, you become our partner in the work to lessen the car's impact on theenvironment. To reduce your vehicle's environ-mental impact, you can:
• Maintain proper air pressure in your tires. Tests have shown decreased fuel economywith improperly inflated tires.
• Follow the recommended maintenanceschedule in your Warranty and ServiceRecords Information booklet.
• Drive at a constant speed whenever possible.
• See a trained and qualified Volvo servicetechnician as soon as possible for inspectionif the check engine (malfunction indicator)light illuminates, or stays on after the vehiclehas started.
• Properly dispose of any vehicle-related wastesuch as used motor oil, used batteries, brakepads, etc.
• When cleaning your vehicle, please use gen-uine Volvo car care products. All Volvo carcare products are formulated to be environ-mentally friendly.
Related information
•Driving economically (p. 339)

INTRODUCTION
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Owner's manual and the environment
The wood pulp in Volvo's printed owner's infor- mation comes from FSC ®
(Forest Stewardship
Council ®
) certified forests and other responsible
sources.
FSC ®
The symbol above indicates that the wood pulp is FSC
®
certified.
Related information
• Volvo and the environment (p. 15)
IntelliSafe
—driver support
IntelliSafe is Volvo's philosophy regarding vehi- cle safety. It encompasses a number of systems,both standard and optional, that are designed tohelp make driving and traveling in a Volvo safer.
SupportSystems that help make driving safer are an inte- gral part of IntelliSafe. These include optional features such as Adaptive Cruise Control * that
helps maintain a set distance to a vehicle ahead,Park Assist Pilot *, which assists in parking the
vehicle, Cross Traffic Alert *, Blind Spot
Information *, etc.
Accident preventionSystems such as City Safety are designed to automatically apply the brakes in situations inwhich the driver does not have time to react. Lane Keeping Aid * alerts the drive if the vehicle
inadvertently crosses a lane's/road's side marker line.
ProtectionThe vehicle is equipped with e.g., seat belt pre-tensioners that pull the seat belts taut in criticalsituations when there is a collision risk andnumerous airbags designed to help provide cush-ioning if certain types of collisions should occur.
Related information
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
* (p. 252)
• Park Assist Pilot (PAP)
* (p. 301) •
Airbag system (p. 83)
• High and low beam headlights (p. 140)
• Cross Traffic Alert (CTA)
* (p. 318)
• Blind Spot Information (BLIS)
* (p. 315)
• City Safety
™ (p. 273)
• Driving lane assistance (p. 323)
• Rollover protection system (p. 89)
• Seat belts (p. 58)
• General safety information (p. 56)

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Crash event data
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR isto record, in certain crash or near crash-like sit-uations, such as an air bag deployment or hittinga road obstacle, data that will assist in under-standing how a vehicle's systems performed.The EDR is designed to record data related tovehicle dynamics and safety systems for a shortperiod of time, typically 30 seconds or less. TheEDR in this vehicle is designed to record suchdata as:
• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and passengersafety belts were buckled/fastened;
• How far (if at all) the driver was depressingthe accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understand- ing of the circumstances in which crashes andinjuries occur.
NOTE
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no dataare recorded by the EDR under normal drivingconditions and no personal data (e.g., name,gender and age) are recorded. However,other parties, such as law enforcement, couldcombine the EDR data with the type of per-sonally identifying data routinely acquired dur-ing a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equip- ment is required, and access to the vehicle or theEDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle manu-facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,that have the special equipment, can read theinformation if they have access to the vehicle orthe EDR. Furthermore, your vehicle is equipped with a number of computers whose task is to continu-ously control and monitor the vehicle

SAFETY
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WARNING
•Keep the following points in mind with respect to the OWS system. Failure tofollow these instructions could adverselyaffect the system's function and result inserious injury to the occupant of the frontpassenger's seat:
• The full weight of the front seat passen-ger should always be on the seat cushion.The passenger should never lift him/herself off the seat cushion using thearmrest in the door or the center console,by pressing the feet on the floor, by sit-ting on the edge of the seat cushion, orby pressing against the backrest in a waythat reduces pressure on the seat cush-ion. This could cause OWS to disable thefront, passenger's side airbag.
WARNING
•Do not place any type of object on the front passenger's seat in such a way thatjamming, pressing, or squeezing occursbetween the object and the front seat,other than as a direct result of the correctuse of the Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking Retractor (ALR/ELR)seat belt.
• No objects should be placed under thefront passenger's seat. This could inter-fere with the OWS system's function.
Related information
• Airbag system (p. 83)
Safety mode As a safety precaution after a collision, the func- tionality of some of the vehicle's systems may bereduced.
If the vehicle has been involved in a collision, the text Safety mode may appear in the information
display.
NOTE
This text can only be shown if the display is undamaged and the vehicle's electrical sys-tem is intact.
Safety mode is a feature that is triggered if one or more of the safety systems such as the front/side airbags inflatable curtain, etc., or one ormore of the seat belt pretensioners has deployed.The collision may have damaged an importantfunction in the vehicle, such as the fuel lines,sensors for one of the safety systems, the brakesystem, etc.