
Contents
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.3
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03 Instruments and controls
Instrument overview ................................. 63
Information displays – introduction........... 66
Eco Guide* and Power Meter*.................. 69
Information displays – indicator symbols. 70
Information displays – warning symbols... 72
My Car – introduction............................... 74Information displays – ambient tempera-
ture sensor................................................ 75 Information displays – trip odometer and
clock......................................................... 76
Inserting/removing remote key................. 76
Ignition modes.......................................... 77
Front seats................................................ 78
Front seats – folding backrest*................. 79
Front seats – power seat.......................... 79Key memory – power driver's seat* and
door mirrors.............................................. 81
Rear seats – head restraints..................... 82
Rear seats – folding backrest................... 84
Steering wheel.......................................... 85
Electrically heated* steering wheel........... 86
Lighting panel........................................... 87
High/low beam headlights........................ 88
Active high beams (AHB)*......................... 88
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Tunnel detection (models with the rain
sensor* only)............................................. 90
Active Bending Lights (ABL)*.................... 90
Auxiliary lights*.......................................... 91
Instrument and "theater" lighting.............. 91
Parking lights............................................ 92
Rear fog lights........................................... 92
Hazard warning flashers........................... 93
Turn signals............................................... 93
Front interior lighting................................. 94
Rear interior lighting.................................. 95
Home safe lighting.................................... 95
Approach lighting...................................... 96
Windshield wipers..................................... 96
Rain sensor*.............................................. 97
Windshield washer.................................... 97
Tailgate wiper/washer............................... 98
Power windows......................................... 99
Power door mirrors................................. 100Power door mirrors – automatic tilting/
retraction................................................. 101 Heated windshield*, rear window and
door mirror defrosters............................. 102
Interior rearview mirror............................ 103
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Digital compass*..................................... 103
Power moonroof* – introduction............. 104
Power moonroof* – operation................. 105 HomeLink ®
Wireless Control System* –
introduction............................................. 106HomeLink ®
Wireless Control System* –
programming........................................... 107
Volvo Sensus.......................................... 110
Information display – menu controls....... 111
Information display – menu overview..... 111
Information display – messages............. 112
Trip computer – introduction ................. 113Trip computer – functions, analog instru-
ment panel.............................................. 114 Trip computer – functions, digital instru-
ment panel.............................................. 117 Trip computer – Supplementary informa-
tion.......................................................... 119
Trip computer – Trip statistics................ 120

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Related information
•Rear interior lighting (p. 95)
Rear interior lighting
The lights are switched on or off by pressing each respective button.
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Rear reading lights
Cargo area lightingThe cargo area lighting comes on automati- cally when the tailgate is opened.
Related information
•Front interior lighting (p. 94)
Home safe lighting
When you leave your vehicle at night, you can make use of the home safe lighting functionto illuminate the area in front of the vehicle. This function illuminates the headlights, park- ing lights, lights in the door mirrors, licenseplate lights, front ceiling lighting and footwell lighting. These lights will remain on for 30 19
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60 or 90 seconds. The time interval can be set in MY CAR under
SettingsCar
settings
Light settingsHome safe
light duration. See My Car – introduction
(p. 74) for a description of the menu system.
1. Remove the key from the ignition slot to put the ignition in mode 0 (see Ignition
modes (p. 77) for information about the ignition modes).
2. Pull the turn signal lever as far as possible towards the steering wheel and release it.
3. Exit the vehicle and lock the doors.
Related information
• Approach lighting (p. 96)
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96* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Approach lighting
Approach lighting activates the parking lights, door mirror lights, license plate lighting, domelighting and door step lighting when youapproach the vehicle. This function is activated by pressing the approach light button on the remote key (see
the illustration in Remote key – functions(p. 149)). The time interval for this lighting can be set by pressing MY CAR and going to
Car
settings
Light settingsApproach light
duration. See My Car – introduction (p. 74)
for a description of the menu system.
Related information
• Home safe lighting (p. 95)
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.
Windshield wipers and washers
Rain sensor* on/off
Thumb wheel sensitivity/frequency
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. 346) for additional infor-mation.
Related information
• Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 348)

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.101
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. 74) 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. 96) andHome safe lighting (p. 95).
Related information
• Interior rearview mirror (p. 103)
• Heated windshield*, rear window and door mirror defrosters (p. 102)
• Power door mirrors – automatic tilting/retraction (p. 101)
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. 74) 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. 74) for a description of the menu system.

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.107
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.
The HomeLink ®
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Wireless Control System
provides a convenient way to replace up to three hand-held radio-frequency (RF) trans-mitters used to activate devices such as gateoperators, garage door openers, entry doorlocks, security systems, even home lighting.Additional information can be found on theInternet at, www.homelink.com/www.youtube.com/HomeLinkGentex or byphoning the hotline at 1–800–355–3515. Retain the original transmitter of the RFdevice you are programming for use in othervehicles as well as for future HomeLink pro-gramming. It is also suggested that upon thesale of the vehicle, the programmed Home-Link buttons be erased for security purposes.Refer to “Resetting HomeLink Buttons” in HomeLink
®
Wireless Control System* – pro-
gramming (p. 107).
Using HomeLinkTo operate, simply press and hold the pro- grammed HomeLink button until the traineddevice begins to operate (this may take sev-eral seconds). Activation will now occur forthe trained device (i.e., garage door opener,gate operator, security system, entry doorlock, home/office lighting, etc.). For conven-ience, the hand-held transmitter of the devicemay also be used at any time. In the eventthat there are still programming difficulties orquestions, contact HomeLink at:www.homelink.com/www.youtube.com/HomeLinkGentex or by phoning the hotline at1–800–355–3515.
NOTE
If the ignition is switched off, HomeLink will function for 30 minutes after the driv-er's door has been opened.
HomeLink ®
Wireless Control System*
– programming
The HomeLink Wireless Control System pro- vides a convenient way to replace up to threehand-held radio-frequency (RF) transmittersused to activate devices such as gate opera-tors, garage door openers, entry door locks,security systems, even home lighting. Addi-tional information can be found on the Inter-net atwww.homelink.com/www.youtube.com/HomeLinkGentex or by phoning the hotline at1–800–355–3515.
NOTE
Some vehicles may require the ignition to be switched on or be in the “accessories”position for programming and/or operationof HomeLink. It is also recommended thata new battery be placed in the hand-heldtransmitter of the device being pro-grammed to HomeLink for quicker trainingand accurate transmission of the radio-fre-quency signal. The HomeLink buttonsmust be reset first. When this has beencompleted, Homelink is in learning modeso that you can perform programming.
1. Position the end of your hand-held trans- mitter 1–3 inches (5–14 cm) away from the HomeLink button you wish to pro-gram while keeping the indicator light inview.
22HomeLink and the HomeLink house are registered trademarks of Gentex Corporation.

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High beams................................................ 88
active.................................................... 88
Hill Descent Control......................... 269, 270
Hill Start Assist (HSA).............................. 257
Hoisting the vehicle................................. 328 HomeLink ®
Wireless Control
System............................................. 106, 107
Home safe lighting..................................... 95
Hood, opening/closing............................ 331
Horn........................................................... 86
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ID, Volvo.................................................... 21
Ignition modes..................................... 76, 77
Immobilizer.............................................. 148
Important information.......................... 13, 14
Indicator lights............................... 66, 68, 72
Infant seats................................................ 49
Inflatable Curtain........................................ 41
Inflation pressure............................. 301, 302
Inflation pressure table............................ 305Information and warning symbols, table
of.............................................................. 386
Information lights........................... 66, 68, 72 Inspection readiness................................ 329
Instrument lighting..................................... 91
"theater" lighting................................... 91
Instrument overview............................ 63, 66
Instrument panel........................ 66, 111, 112Integrated two-stage booster
cushion.......................................... 57, 59, 60
Interior Air Quality System....................... 123
Interior lighting........................................... 94Internet connection booking service.................................. 329
ISOFIX/LATCH anchors............................. 55J
Jack attaching............................................. 296
location of........................................... 296
Jump starting........................................... 256
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Key blade. 146, 147, 150, 151, 152, 153, 156 private locking.................................... 152
Keyless drive............................................ 155 general description............. 156, 157, 158
starting the vehicle............................. 252
Keyless locking/unlocking....................... 155
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Labels list of................................................... 373
location of........................................... 372
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) 222, 223, 224, 225
Lane Keeping Aid............ 227, 228, 230, 231
LATCH anchors......................................... 55
Leather care............................................. 366
Lighting panel............................................ 87
Loading the vehicle.................. 139, 140, 306 roof loads............................................ 139
Locking.................................... 159, 160, 162 tailgate................................................ 162
Locking the vehicle.................................. 149
Locks, child safety..................................... 61