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Active Bending Lights (ABL)*
With ABL activated, the headlight beams adjust laterally to help light up a curveaccording to movements of the steeringwheel (see the right-pointing beam in the fol-lowing illustration).
Headlight pattern with the Active Bending Light function deactivated (left) and activated (right)
ABL is activated automatically 16
when the
engine is started. See My Car – introduction (p. 66) for a description of the menu system.
NOTE
This function is only active in twilight or dark conditions, and only when the vehicleis in motion.
If a fault should occur in the system, the sym- bol will illuminate and a message will be dis-played as shown in the table.
SymbolDisplayExplanation
Headlamp failureServicerequiredThe system is not functioningproperly andshould beinspected/repaired by atrained andqualified Volvoservice techni-cian.
Related information
• Lighting panel (p. 76)
• High/low beam headlights (p. 77)
• Active high beams (AHB)* (p. 77)
Auxiliary lights*
If the vehicle is fitted with auxiliary lights, the driver can use the
MY CAR menu system to
choose to deactivate and turn these lights onand off along with the high beam headlights. The auxiliary lights must be connected to the vehicle's electrical system, which should onlybe done by a trained and authorized Volvoservice technician. See My Car – introduction(p. 66) for more information about the menusystem.
16 The factory default setting is on.
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Instrument and "theater" lighting
Instrument lightingIllumination of the display and instrument lights will vary, depending on ignition mode. The display lighting is automatically subdued in darkness and the sensitivity is set with thethumb wheel. The intensity of the instrument lighting is adjusted with the thumb wheel.
"Theater" lightingWhen the overhead courtesy lighting hasgone out and the engine is running, severalLEDs located near the roof console illuminateto provide faint lighting for the occupants ofthe front seats. This lighting goes out justafter the overhead courtesy lighting when thevehicle is locked.
Related information
•Lighting panel (p. 76)
• Front interior lighting (p. 82)
• Rear interior lighting (p. 83)
• Ignition modes (p. 69)
Parking lights
Turn the headlight switch to the posi-
tion (the license plate lighting comes on at the same time).
Headlight switch in the parking light position
Canadian models: If the ignition is in position
II or the engine is running, the daytime run-
ning lights will also be on. With the headlight switch in this position, the parking lights will remain on even when theignition is switched off.
Related information
• Lighting panel (p. 76)
Rear fog lights
The rear fog lights are considerably brighter than the normal taillights and should be usedonly when conditions such as fog, rain, snow,smoke or dust reduce visibility for other vehi-cles to less than 500 ft. (150 meters).
The rear fog lights will only function in combi- nation with the high/low beam headlights.
–Press the button to switch the rear fog lights on/off.
> The rear fog light indicator symbol
on the instrument panel and the
light in the button illuminate when the rear fog lights are switched on.
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82* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Front interior lighting
The lighting in the front part of the passenger compartment is controlled with the buttons inthe ceiling console.
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Light switches, front roof lighting
Drivers side front reading light, on/off
Passenger's side front reading light, on/off
Overhead courtesy lighting.
Switch (3) has three positions for all passen- ger compartment lighting:
• Off
: right side depressed, automatic light-
ing off.
• Neutral position
: automatic lighting is
on.
• On
– left side depressed, passenger
compartment lighting on.
Overhead courtesy lightingThe passenger compartment lighting is switched on and off automatically when but-ton (3) is in the neutral position. The lighting comes on and remains on for 30 seconds if:
• the vehicle is unlocked from the outside with the key or remote control
• the engine is switched off and the ignitionis in mode
0.
The lighting switches off when:
• the engine is started
• the vehicle is locked from the outside.
The lighting comes on and remains on for two minutes if one of the doors is open. The passenger compartment lighting can be switched on and off manually within30 minutes after the vehicle has beenunlocked. If the lighting is switched on manually and the vehicle is locked, the courtesy lighting willswitch off automatically after one minute.
Courtesy lights/door step lighting*The courtesy lights/door step lighting switch on/off automatically when one of the frontdoors is opened/closed.
Glove compartment lightingThe glove compartment lighting switches on/off automatically when the lid is opened/closed.
Related information
• Rear interior lighting (p. 83)
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84* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Windshield wipers
Move the lever toward the steering wheel to start the windshield and headlight washers.After the lever is released the wipers makeseveral extra sweeps.
CAUTION
• Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield shouldbe thoroughly wet when the wipers arein operation.
• Before using the wipers, ice and snowshould be removed from the wind-shield/rear window. Be sure the wiperblades are not frozen in place.
Windshield wipers offMove the lever to position
0 to
switch off the windshield wipers.
Single sweepMove the lever upward from posi- tion 0 to sweep the windshield one
stroke at a time for as long as the
lever is held up.
Intermittent wipingWith the lever in this position, you can set the wiper interval by twistingthe thumb wheel upward to increase
wiper speed or downward to decrease thespeed.
Continuous wipingThe wipers operate at normal speed.
The wipers operate at high speed.
Windshield wiper service positionThe windshield wipers must be in the service position before the wiper blades can becleaned or replaced. See Wiper blades –service position (p. 293) for additional infor-mation.
Related information
• Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 295)
Rain sensor*
The rain sensor automatically regulates wiper speed according to the amount of water onthe windshield. The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be adjusted moving the thumb wheel up (thewipers will sweep the windshield more fre-quently) or down (the wipers will sweep thewindshield less frequently).
NOTE
The wipers will make an extra sweep each time the thumb wheel is adjusted upward.
When the rain sensor is activated, the symbol
will illuminate in the instrument panel.
Activating and setting the sensitivityWhen activating the rain sensor, the vehicle must be running or in ignition mode
II and the
windshield wiper lever must be in position 0
or in the single sweep position. Activate the rain sensor by pressing the but- ton
. The windshield wipers will make
one sweep. Press the lever up for the wipers to make an extra sweep. The rain sensor returns to activemode when the stalk is released back toposition 0.
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DeactivatingDeactivate the rain sensor by pressing the button
or press the lever down to
another wiper position. The rain sensor is automatically deactivated when the key is removed from the ignitionslot or five minutes after the ignition has beenswitched off.
CAUTION
The rain sensor should be deactivated when washing the car in an automatic carwash, etc. If the rain sensor function is lefton, the wipers will start inadvertently in thecar wash and could be damaged.
Windshield washer
Move the lever toward the steering wheel to start the windshield and headlight washers.After the lever is released the wipers makeseveral extra sweeps.
Heated washer nozzles*The washer nozzles are heated automaticallyin cold weather to help prevent the washerfluid from freezing.
High-pressure headlight washing*High-pressure headlight washing consumes alarge quantity of washer fluid. To save fluid,the headlights are washed using two alterna-tives:
• Low/high beam headlights on.
The
headlights will be washed the first time the windshield is washed. Thereafter, theheadlights will only be washed once forevery five times the windshield is washedwithin a 10-minute period.
• Parking lights on.
Optional Active Bend-
ing Lights will be washed once for everyfive times the windshield is washed. Nor-mal halogen headlights will not bewashed.
CAUTION
• Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield shouldbe thoroughly wet when the wipers arein operation.
• When approx. 1 US quart (1 liter) ofwasher fluid remains in the reservoir,the headlights will no longer bewashed. A text message will also bedisplayed to remind the driver to fill thewasher fluid reservoir.
Related information
•
Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 295)
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Tailgate wiper/washer
The tailgate wiper operates at two speeds: intermittent and continuous.
NOTE
The rear wiper is equipped with a cut-off function, which means that it will not oper-ate if its electric motor overheats. Thewiper will function again after a cool-downperiod (30 seconds or longer, dependingon the heat of the motor and ambient tem-perature conditions).
Tailgate wiper and reverse gearIf the windshield wipers are on and the trans- mission is put into reverse gear, the tailgatewiper will go into intermittent wiping func- tion18
. This function is deactivated when a dif-
ferent gear is selected.
NOTE
On vehicles with the optional rain sensor, the tailgate wiper will be activated whenreverse is selected, if the rain sensor isactivated and it is raining.
If the tailgate wiper is in the normal (continu- ous) wiping mode, selecting different gearswill not affect its function.
Related information
• Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 295)
Power windows
All power windows can be operated using the control panel in the driver's door. The controlpanels in the other doors only operate thewindow in the respective doors.
WARNING
•Always remove the ignition key when the vehicle is unattended to put theignition in mode
0 (see Ignition modes
(p. 69) for information about the igni-tion modes).
• Never leave children unattended in thevehicle.
• Make sure that the windows are com-pletely unobstructed before they areoperated.
OperatingFor the power windows to function, the igni- tion must be in at least mode
I. When the
vehicle has been running, the power windowscan be operated for several minutes after theremote key has been removed from the igni-tion slot, or until a door has been opened.
18 Consult your Volvo retailer if you would like to have this function deactivated.
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88* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Tilting the door mirrors when parking*The door mirrors can be tilted down to help give the driver a better view along the sides ofthe vehicle, for example when parallel park-ing. To activate this function, select reverse gear and press the L or R mirror control button to
tilt the mirror down. The function can be activated/deactivated in MY CAR under
SettingsCar settings
Side mirror settingsTilt left mirror or Tilt
right mirror
. See My Car – introduction
(p. 66) for a description of the menu system. The door mirror will reset to its normal posi- tion: • after 10 seconds when reverse is disen- gaged and the car remains stopped.
• immediately when reverse is disengagedand the vehicle's forward speed exceedsapproximately 6 mph (10 km/h).
• immediately if you press the correspond-ing
L or R button again.
• when the engine is turned off.
• when the side mirrors are folded in.
NOTE
Only one mirror can be tilted down at a time.
Home safe and approach lightingThe light on the door mirrors comes on when approach lighting or home safe lighting isselected, see Approach lighting (p. 83) andHome safe lighting (p. 83).
Related information
• Interior rearview mirror (p. 90)
• Heated windshield*, rear window and door mirror defrosters (p. 89)
• Power door mirrors – automatic tilting/retraction (p. 88)
Power door mirrors – automatic tilting/retraction
The control on the driver's door is used to adjust the position of the door mirrors.
Automatically tilting the door mirrors
when parking
The door mirrors can tilt down automaticallyto help give the driver a better view along thesides of the vehicle, for example when paral-lel parking. When the transmission is nolonger in reverse, the mirrors will automati-cally return to their original position. This function can be activated/deactivated in MY CAR under
SettingsCar settings
Side mirror settingsIn reverse gear tilt
left mirror
or In reverse gear tilt right
mirror. See My Car – introduction (p. 66) for
information about the MY CAR menu system.
Automatic retraction when lockingWhen the vehicle is locked/unlocked with the remote key the door mirrors are automaticallyretracted/extended. The function can be activated/deactivated in MY CAR under
SettingsCar settings
Side mirror settingsRetract side mirrors
when locking. See My Car – introduction
(p. 66) for a description of the menu system.
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Information display – messages
The controls on the left steering wheel lever are used to scroll among messages displayedin the instrument panel and to confirm selec-tions. When information, indicator or warning sym- bols illuminate, an explanatory message willbe displayed in the instrument panel. When a warning (p. 64), information (p. 62) or indicator symbol (p. 62) comes on, a corres-ponding message appears in the informationpanel. An error message is stored in a mem-ory list until the fault is rectified. Press OK to acknowledge and scroll among
the messages.
NOTE
If a warning message appears while you are using the trip computer, the messagemust be read and confirmed by pressingOK before the previous activity can be
resumed.
MessageDescription
Stop engineAStop and switch off the engine as soon as possi-ble. Serious risk of dam-age. Contact an author-ized Volvo workshop.
Stop safelyAStop and switch off the engine. Serious risk ofdamage. Contact anauthorized Volvo work-shop.
Service urgentAHave the vehicle checked by an authorized Volvoworkshop immediately.
Service requiredAHave the vehicle checked by an authorized Volvoworkshop as soon as pos-sible.
See man- ualARead the owner's manual.
Book time for mainte-nanceTime to book service at an authorized Volvo retailer.
MessageDescription
Time for regularmainte-nanceTime for regular service at an authorized Volvo work-shop. The timing is deter-mined by the number ofmiles driven, number ofmonths since the lastservice, engine runningtime.
Mainte- nance over-dueIf the service intervals are not followed, the warrantydoes not cover any dam-aged parts. Contact anauthorized Volvo work-shop for service.
Temporarily OFFAA function has been tem- porarily switched off andis reset automatically whiledriving or after startingagain.
Low battery Power savemodeThe audio system is switched off to save cur-rent. Charge the battery.
A There will also be a system-specific part of this message