2015 VOLVO XC90 brakes

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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

INTRODUCTION
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Owner's manual and the environment
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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)

SAFETY
81
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.

SAFETY
89
Rollover protection system Volvo'sRoll Stability Control (RSC) is a stability system designed to help minimize the risk of arollover in emergency maneuvers or if a skidshould occur.
RSC uses a gyroscopic sensor that registers the amount of change in the lateral angle at whichthe vehicle is leaning. Using this information, RSCcalculates the likelihood of a rollover. If there isan imminent risk of a rollover, the stability systemis activated, power to the engine is cut and thebrakes are applied to one or more of the wheelsuntil the vehicle regains stability.
WARNING
The vehicle

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.99
Display/function/control
Front reading lights and courtesy lighting
Laminated panoramic roof*
Ceiling console display
Manual rearview mirror auto-dim (certain markets only)
Display/function/control
Center display
Hazard warning flashers, max. defroster/ heated windshield*, media player, glove
compartment open
Gear selector
Display/function/control
Start knob
Drive modes
Parking brake
Auto-hold brakes
Display/function/control
Memory control for:
• power seats
*
• door mirrors
• head-up display
*
Door open, door/tailgate lock/unlock
Display/function/control
Power windows, power door mirrors
Controls for power front seat *

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
126
Indicator symbols in the instrument panelThe indicator symbols alert the driver when cer- tain functions are activated, that a system isactively working or that a fault may have occur-red in a system or function.
SymbolExplanation
Information, see the text mes- sage in the instrument panel The information symbol illuminates in combination with a text mes-sage if one of the vehicle's sys-tems requires the driver's atten-tion. The information symbol canalso illuminate in combination withother symbols.
A
B
Brake system
SymbolExplanation
A
B
ABS brake system This symbol indicates a possible fault in the ABS braking function.The vehicle's normal brakes willstill function but without ABSbrake modulation.
A
B
Parking brake/Auto-brake This function keeps the vehicle at a standstill after it has stopped.The symbol is on when the func-tion is activated and the brakes orparking brake are being used.
Tire pressure system The symbol illuminates to indicate low tire pressure or a fault in thetire pressure system.
Malfunction indicator light (check engine light) This symbol will illuminate if there is a fault in the emissions controlsystem. If this happens, pleasehave your vehicle checked by atrained and qualified Volvo servicetechnician as soon as possible.
SymbolExplanation
Left/right turn signals Both turn signal indicators will flash when the hazard warningflashers are being used.
Forward lights
Active Bending Lights (ABL) This symbol will illuminate if there is a fault in the ABL system.
Automatic/active high beams on The symbol will be blue when the automatic high beams are on.
Automatic/active high beams off The symbol will be white when
the automatic high beams are off.
High beam indicator The symbol will illuminate when the high beams are on or whenhigh beam flash is being used.

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.143
Front fog lights*
Front fog light button
The front fog lights can be used in combination with the high/low beam headlights or the parkinglights. Both fog lights also illuminate when thevehicle is backing up. Press the button to turn the fog lights on/off. The indicator symbol
in the instrument panel
illuminates when the front fog lights are on.
Corner illuminationThe front fog lights include corner illumination, which temporarily provides extra light to the frontleft or right of the vehicle (depending on whichway the vehicle is turned) when making a sharpturn at low speeds (for example, when turninginto a parking space) or when the turn signals areused. This function is activated when the high or lowbeam headlights are used and the vehicle'sspeed is under approx. 20 mph (30 km/h).
Related information
•
Low beam headlights (p. 139)
Brake lights The brake lights illuminate automatically when the brakes are applied.
In addition to illuminating when the brake pedal is depressed, the brake lights also illuminate whenone of the driver support systems (e.g., adaptivecruise control, City Safety or collision warning)slow the vehicle.
Related information
•
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
* (p. 252)
• City Safety
™ (p. 273)
• Emergency brake lights (p. 334)

DRIVER SUPPORT
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
240
Driver support systems
The vehicle is equipped with a number of driver support systems that help provide the driver withactive/passive support.
Some of these systems are standard while others are optional and they are designed to e.g., helpthe driver maintain a set speed or a set distanceto a vehicle ahead, or warn the driver of a poten-tial collision situation and in certain cases applythe brakes if necessary. Certain optional systemscan also assist in various parking situations.
Related information
• Adjustable steering force
* (p. 308)
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) (p. 308)
• Speed limiter (SL)
* (p. 283)
• Cruise Control (CC) (p. 248)
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
* (p. 252)
• Pilot Assist
* (p. 259)
• Distance Alert
* (p. 314)
• City Safety
™ (p. 273)
• Blind Spot Information (BLIS)
* (p. 315)
• Cross Traffic Alert (CTA)
* (p. 318)
• Driver Alert Control (DAC) (p. 312)
• Driving lane assistance (p. 323)
• Road Sign Information (RSI)
* (p. 290)
• Park Assist
* (p. 292)
• Park Assist Pilot (PAP)
* (p. 301) •
Park Assist Camera (PAC)
* (p. 296)
Driver support system camera
The camera is used by a number of driver sup- port systems to e.g., detect a driving lane's sidemarker lines or traffic signs.
The camera is used by the following driver sup- port systems:
• Lane Departure Warning/Lane Keeping Aid
*
• Driver Alert Control
*
• Pilot Assist
*
• City Safety
• Road sign information
*
• Active high beams
*
Related information
•High and low beam headlights (p. 140)
• Driving lane assistance (p. 323)
• Pilot Assist
* (p. 259)
• Road Sign Information (RSI)
* (p. 290)
• City Safety
™ (p. 273)
• Driver Alert Control (DAC) (p. 312)