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PreconditioningPreconditioning the vehicle before driving can help reduce wear and reduce energy consump-tion during a trip.
NOTE
Full preconditioning is only possible when the vehicle's charging cable is connected. In other cases, the passenger compartment can be cooled for 3 minutes in warm weather. This function is started from the
Parking
climate tab in the center display's Climate
view.
With the charging cable connected, precondition- ing can be started immediately or a timer functioncan start this procedure at a later time. This feature utilizes several of the vehicle's sys- tems:
• The High Voltage Coolant Heater (HVCH) warms the hybrid battery and passengercompartment in cold weather.
• In warm weather, the ventilation system willattempt to cool the passenger compartmentto the current ambient temperature.
• In warm weather, the air conditioning systemwill cool the passenger compartment to acomfortable temperature.
• The electrically heated steering wheel andseats can be activated. •
Heating for the windshield, tailgate windowand door mirrors can be activated.
If preconditioning is used in warm weather, a cer- tain amount of water may condense under thevehicle, which is normal. When preconditioning is used, this system will attempt to establish a comfortable temperature in the passenger compartment but not necessarily
the temperature currently set in the climate system .
Maintaining a comfortable passenger compartment climate
The climate in the passenger compartment can be maintained even when the vehicle is parkedand the engine is turned off (e.g., if anyoneintends to remain in the vehicle). This function can only be direct-started.This function utilizes several of the vehicle's sys- tems:
• Residual heat from the engine is used help keep the passenger compartment warm incool temperatures.
• In warm weather, the ventilation system willattempt to cool the passenger compartmentto the current ambient temperature.
This function will not be activated if the vehicle is locked from the outside in order to avoid usingresidual engine heat unnecessarily. This functionis primarily intended for use when the engine isnot running but someone remains in the vehicle.
Related information
• Starting and stopping preconditioning (p. 184)
• Activating/deactivating the climate comfort retaining function
* (p. 181)
• Activating/deactivating the parking climate timer (p. 181)
• Charging the hybrid battery (p. 383)
• Hybrid battery charging cable (p. 375)

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Activating/deactivating the parking climate timer
With the vehicle's charging cable connected, the parking climate timer can be activated ordeactivated at any time.
The timer button in the Parking climate tab in Climate
view
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2. Tap
Parking climate .
3. Activate/deactivate the timer by tapping the button to the right of the setting.
> The timer setting will be activated/deacti-vated and the indicator light in the button will be on/off.
Related information
• Preconditioning timer (p. 182)
• Setting the parking climate (preconditioning) timer (p. 182)
• Hybrid battery charging cable (p. 375)
Activating/deactivating the climate comfort retaining function
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This function helps keep the passenger com- partment comfortable if anyone remains in thevehicle after the engine has been switched off.
Button for retaining climate comfort in the Parking
climate tab in Climate view
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Parking climate .
3. Tap
Keep climate comfort.
> The function for retaining climate comfort in the passenger compartment will be activated/deactivated and the indicatorlight in the button will be on/off.

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NOTE
•If there is not sufficient residual engine heat available, this function cannot bestarted
• This function will be turned off if the vehi-cle is locked from the outside in order toavoid using residual engine heat unnec-essarily. This function is primarilyintended for use when the engine is notrunning but someone remains in the vehi-cle
Preconditioning timer
The timer can be set to start preconditioning at a predetermined time.
The timer can store up to 8 preset times for:
• A time on a particular date
• A time on one or more days of the week, with or without the repeat function.
NOTE
Full preconditioning is only possible when the vehicle's charging cable is connected. In other cases, the passenger compartment can be cooled for 3 minutes in warm weather. This function is started from the
Parking
climate tab in the center display's Climate
view.
Related information
• Parking climate (preconditioning) (p. 179)
Setting the parking climate (preconditioning) timer
The parking climate (preconditioning) timer can be activated or deactivated at any time. How-
ever, the vehicle's changing cable must beconnected.
Adding a timer
Timer button in the center display's Parking climate tab
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Parking climate .

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Starting and stopping preconditioning
Preconditioning heats/cools the passenger com- partment prior to driving. Please note that thecharging cable must be connected.
Starting/stopping from the centerdisplay
The preconditioning button in the Parking climate tab
in Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display. 2. Tap
Parking climate .
The window for seat/steering wheel heating in Climate view's Parking climate tab
3. Tap the boxes to select if seat/steering
wheel heating is to be activated/deactivated when preconditioning starts.
4. Tap
Preconditioning.
> Preconditioning starts/stops and the indi- cator lights in the buttons will be on/off.
NOTE
Full preconditioning is only possible when the vehicle's charging cable is connected. In other cases, the passenger compartment can be cooled for 3 minutes in warm weather. This function is started from the
Parking
climate tab in the center display's Climate
view.
The vehicle's doors and windows should be closed during preconditioning.
Starting from a cell phone *Starting preconditioning and checking the cur-rent settings can be done from a cell phone withthe Volvo On Call mobile app. Preconditioningheats the passenger compartment to a comforta-ble temperature or cools the compartment to thecurrent ambient temperature. If the vehicle is equipped with the optional Engine Remote Start (ERS), the air conditioningcan be used to pre-cool the passenger compart-ment to a comfortable temperature.
Related information
•Setting the parking climate (preconditioning) timer (p. 182)
• Activating/deactivating the parking climatetimer (p. 181)
• Hybrid battery charging cable (p. 375)

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From the center display's Climate view
Activate/deactivate max. defroster
Max. defroster button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Max.
> Max. defroster is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off). Max. defroster overrides automatic climate control and recirculation, and activates theair conditioning, changes blower speed to
55 and the temperature to HI5.
When max. defroster is deactivated, the climate system returns to the previoussettings.
Activating/deactivating windshield heating *
Windshield heating button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Electric.
> Windshield heating is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off).
NOTE
• Triangular areas at the far sides of the windshield are not heated electrically andwill take slightly longer to defrost/de-ice.
• The heated windshield may affect theperformance/range of e.g., transpondersused to automatically pay highway tolls orother communication equipment.
Activating/deactivating rear window and door mirror heating
Rear window/door mirror heating button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display. 2.
Tap
Rear.
> Rear window/door mirror heating is acti- vated (button lights up)/deactivated (but- ton is off).
Automatically activating/deactivating the defrosting function when the engineis started
The rear window/door mirror/windshield heating *
can be set to start automatically when the engine is started. 1. Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view and select Climate.
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2. Activate/deactivate the respective defroster
functions when the engine is started by selecting/deselecting the boxes for
Auto
Electric Front Defroster and Auto Electric
Rear Defroster.
The heating function will switch off automatically when the window/mirror is sufficiently warm andthe ice/condensation has disappeared.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 188)
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 189)
• Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 195)
• Air conditioning (p. 198)
• Turning recirculation on and off (p. 194)
• Adjusting air distribution (p. 202)
• Setting the blower speed (p. 191)
• Automatic climate control (p. 187)
• Turning front seat ventilation
* on and off
(p. 200)
• Turning steering wheel heating
* on and off
(p. 197)
Turning steering wheel heating * on
and off
The steering wheel can be heated electrically for added comfort in cold weather.
Activating/deactivating steering wheel
heating
Buttons for heated steering wheel and seats in the cli- mate bar
1. Tap the driver side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the steering wheel and seat heatingcontrols. If the vehicle is not equipped with the optional heated or ventilated seats, the but-ton for steering wheel heating will be directlyaccessible in the climate bar. 2. Tap the steering wheel heating button
repeatedly to select one of four levels:
Off,High, Middle or Low.
> The level changes and is displayed in the button.
Automatic steering wheel heatingThe automatic function starts heating the steer- ing wheel automatically when the engine isstarted if the temperature is sufficiently cold. Thisfeature can be activated/deactivated. 1. Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Under
Auto Steering Wheel Heating
Level, select Off, Low, Middle or High to
activate/deactivate the automatic function.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 188)
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 189)
• Steering wheel (p. 160)

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Automatically activating/deactivating the seat heating function when theengine is started
The seat heating * can be set to start automati-
cally when the engine is started. The automatic function starts heating the seats when the ambient temperature is sufficiently cold. 1. Tap
Settings in the center display's Top
view.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Under
Auto Driver Seat Heating Level andAuto Passenger Seat Heating Level,
select Off, Low, Middle or High to activate/
deactivate the automatic function and select a level for the driver's and passenger's seats.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 188)
• Climate system controls in the center display (p. 189)
• Rear climate system controls on the tunnelconsole (p. 190)
Turning front seat ventilation
* on
and off
Seat ventilation can be used e.g., to help remove dampness from the seat occupant's clothing.
The ventilation system consists of fans in the seats and backrests that draw air through theseat upholstery. The cooling effect increases asthe air in the passenger compartment becomescooler. This feature can be activated when theengine is running and it monitors the seat's tem-perature, sunlight in the passenger compartmentand the ambient temperature.
Activating/deactivating front seat ventilation
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate bar
1. Tap the left or right side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the steering wheel and seat con-trols. If the vehicle is not equipped with the optional heated steering wheel/seats, thebutton for seat ventilation will be directlyaccessible in the climate bar.
2. Tap the seat ventilation button repeatedly to select one of four levels:
Off, High, Middleor Low.
> The level changes and is displayed in the button.

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LOADING AND STORAGE
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1. This function can be deactivated from the
center display's Function or Settings view:
• Go to Function view and tap
Private
locking locked.
• Go to settings and select
My CarLocking and Unlocking Feedback.
Deselect the Private Locking box.
> A pop-up window will appear.
2. Specify the code to be used to lock the glove compartment and tap
Confirm.
> The glove compartment will be unlocked.
Using the glove compartment as a cooler *
The glove compartment can be used to cool drinks or food and the cooling feature functionswhen the climate system is active (i.e., when the ignition is in mode II or when the engine is run-
ning).
Cooling activated
Cooling deactivated
–Activate/deactivate cooling by moving the control as far as possible toward the passen-ger compartment/glove compartment.
Related information
• Passenger compartment storage spaces (p. 208)
• Locking/unlocking the tailgate (p. 244)
Tunnel console The tunnel console, located between the front seats, contains a 12-volt electrical socket, cupholders and storage spaces, etc.
Storage space
Storage space with cup holders for the driver and passenger and a 12-volt socket
Storage space and USB/AUX sockets under the armrest
Climate control panel for the rear seats
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NOTE
One of the alarm sensors, which is sensitive to metallic objects, is located under the tunnelconsole cup holders. Avoid leaving coins,keys, etc., in the cup holders because theymay inadvertently trigger the alarm.