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Rear seats – head restraints
The rear seat head restraints can be folded down. The center head restraint can beraised/lowered according to the passenger'sheight.
Automatically folding down the rear
seat’s outboard head restraints
1. The ignition must be in mode II.
2. Press the button to lower the rear head restraints for improved visibility.
NOTE
•The head restraint must be returned to the upright position manually.
• The outboard head restraints cannotbe folded down on models that are notequipped with this button.
CAUTION
The rear head restraints should not be kept folded down for prolonged periods.This could result in pressure marks inleather upholstery.
WARNING
For safety reasons, no one should be allowed to sit in the outboard rear seatpositions if the head restraints are foldeddown. If these positions are occupied, thehead restraints should be in the upright(fixed) position.
Related information
•
Front seats (p. 70)
• Front seats – power seat (p. 71)
• Rear seats – head restraints (p. 74)
Rear seats – folding backrest
The rear seat head restraints and backrests can be folded down. The center headrestraint can be raised/lowered according tothe passenger's height.
Related information
• Front seats (p. 70)
• Front seats – power seat (p. 71)
• Rear seats – head restraints (p. 74)
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Steering wheel
The steering wheel can be adjusted to various positions and has controls for the horn, cruisecontrol*, menus, the infotainment system and Bluetooth
®-connected cell phone.
Adjusting
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Adjusting the steering wheel
Lever for releasing/locking the steering wheel
Possible positions
To adjust the steering wheel's height and reach:
1. Pull the lever toward you to release the steering wheel.
2. Adjust the steering wheel to the position that suits you. 3. Push back the lever to lock the steering
wheel in place. If the lever is difficult to push into place, press the steering wheellightly at the same time as you push thelever.
WARNING
Never adjust the steering wheel while driv- ing.
With the optional speed-dependent power steering the level of steering force can beadjusted, see Active chassis* (Four C)(p. 141).
Keypads and steering wheel paddles*
Horn
–Press the steering wheel hub to sound the horn.
Related information
• Electrically heated* steering wheel (p. 75)
Electrically heated* steering wheel
The steering wheel can be heated electrically.
Button for steering wheel heating
With the engine running, press this button once to begin warming the steering wheel(press again to switch off). The indicator lightin the button will illuminate when the functionis active. This function can also be started automati- cally (the setting can be activated/deactivatedin the MY CAR menu) if the vehicle is coldand the ambient temperature is belowapproximately 50° F (10° C).
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NOTE
•The rear fog lights are considerably brighter than the normal taillights andshould be used only when conditionssuch as fog, rain, snow, smoke or dustreduce visibility for other vehicles toless than 500 ft. (150 meters).
• Condensation may form temporarily onthe inside of the lenses of exteriorlights such as headlights, fog lights, ortaillights. This is normal and the lightsare designed to withstand moisture.Normally, condensation will dissipateafter the lights have been on for ashort time.
Related information
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Lighting panel (p. 76)
Hazard warning flashers
The hazard warning flasher should be used to indicate that the vehicle has become a traffichazard. When the function is activated, both turn sig- nal indicators in the instrument panel willflash.
–To activate the flashers, press the button in the center dash. Press the button againto turn off the flashers.
NOTE
•Regulations regarding the use of the hazard warning flasher may vary,depending on where you live.
• The hazard warning flashers will beactivated automatically if an airbagdeploys.
Related information
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Turn signals (p. 81)
Turn signals
The turn signals are controlled by the left steering wheel lever.
When changing lanes
The driver can automatically flash the turn
signals 3 times by moving the turn signal lever up or down to the first position andreleasing it.
When turning
Move the lever as far up or down as pos-
sible to start the turn signals. The turn signals will be cancelled automatically by the move-ment of the steering wheel, or the lever canbe returned to its initial position by hand.
NOTE
• This automatic flashing sequence can be interrupted by immediately movingthe lever in the opposite direction.
• If the turn signal indicator flashesfaster than normal, check for aburned-out turn signal bulb.
Related information
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Hazard warning flashers (p. 81)
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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.
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NOTE
• Movement of the windows will stop if they are obstructed in any way.
• To reduce buffeting wind noise if therear windows are opened, also openthe front windows slightly.
Manual up/down–Move one of the controls up/down slightly.
> The power windows move up/down as
long as the control is held in position.
Auto up/down–Move one of the controls up/down as far as possible and release it.
> The window will open or close com-pletely.
ResettingIf the battery has been disconnected, the auto open function must be reset so that itwill work properly.
1. Gently raise the front section of the but- ton to close the window and hold it for one second.
2. Release the button briefly.
3. Raise the front section of the button again for one second.
Power door mirrors
The control on the driver's door is used to adjust the position of the door mirrors.
Adjusting1. Press the L button for the left door mirror
or the R button for the right door mirror.
The light in the button comes on.
2. Adjust the position with the joystick in the center.
3. Press the L or R button again. The light
should no longer be on.
WARNING
Objects seen in the mirrors may appear further away than they actually are.
Retractable power door mirrors*The mirrors can be retracted for parking/driv- ing in narrow spaces:
1. Press down the L and R buttons at the
same time.
2. Release them after approximately one second. The mirrors automatically stop in the fully retracted position.
Fold out the mirrors by pressing down the L
and R buttons at the same time. The mirrors
automatically stop in the fully extended posi-tion.
Storing the position*The mirror positions are stored in the keymemory when the vehicle has been lockedwith the remote key. When the vehicle isunlocked with the same remote control themirrors and the driver's seat adopt the storedpositions when the driver's door is opened. The function can be activated/deactivated in MY CAR under
SettingsCar settings
Car key memoryPersonal settings in
key memory. See My Car – introduction
(p. 66) for a description of the menu system.
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Vehicles with an electrically heated windshield:
* if
C is displayed when the
heating function is activated, perform step 7 with the heating function on. Seealso Max. defroster and electricallyheated windshield* (p. 112) for additionalinformation about the heated windshield.
Repeat the calibration procedure if neces-sary.
Selecting a magnetic zone
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Magnetic zones.The earth is divided into 15 magnetic zones. The correct zone must be selected for thecompass to work correctly.
1. Put the ignition in mode II.
2. Using a pen or similar object, press and hold the button on the rear side of mirror for at least 3 seconds. The number for thecurrent area will be shown. 3. Press the button repeatedly until the
number for the required geographic area(1 – 15) is shown.
4. The display will revert to showing the compass direction after several seconds.
HomeLink ®
Wireless Control System*
– introduction
HomeLink® can be used to open garage
doors, gates, etc.
WARNING
• If you use HomeLink ®
to open a
garage door or gate, be sure no one is near the gate or door while it is inmotion.
• When programming a garage dooropener, it is advised to park outside ofthe garage.
• Do not use HomeLink ®
with any
garage door opener that lacks safetystop and reverse features as requiredby U.S. federal safety standards (thisincludes any garage door openermodel manufactured before April 1,1982). A garage door that cannotdetect an object - signaling the door tostop and reverse - does not meet cur-rent U.S. federal safety standards. Formore information, contact HomeLinkat: www.homelink.com.
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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
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Related information
•Information displays – introduction (p. 58)
• Information display – menu overview (p. 96)
• Information display – menu controls(p. 96)
Trip computer – introduction
The content and appearance of the trip com- puter varies depending on whether the vehi-cle is equipped with an
Analog or Digital
instrument panel.
Analog information display and controls
Digital information displays and controls The instrument panel illuminates as soon as the vehicle is unlocked and trip computer set-tings can be made. If none of the trip com-puter's controls are used within 30 secondsafter the driver's door has been opened, theinstrument panel lighting will go out and thetrip computer cannot be used again until: •
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• the engine is started
NOTE
If a warning message appears while you are using the trip computer, this messagemust be acknowledged in order to returnto the trip computer function. Acknowl-edge a message by pressing
OK.
Related information
• Trip computer – functions, analog instru- ment panel (p. 99)
• Trip computer – functions, digital instru-ment panel (p. 102)
• Trip computer – Supplementary informa-tion (p. 104)
• Trip computer – Trip statistics (p. 105)
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See Ignition modes (p. 69) for information about the various ignition modes.