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Snow tires/studded tires5
Owners who live in or regularly commute through areas with sustained periods of snow oricy driving conditions are strongly advised to fitsuitable winter tires to help retain the highestdegree of traction.
Tires for winter use:
• It is important to install winter tires on all four wheels to help retain traction during corner-ing, braking, and accelerating. Failure to doso could reduce traction to an unsafe level oradversely affect handling.
• Do not mix tires of different design as thiscould also negatively affect overall tire roadgrip.
• Winter tires wear more quickly on dry roadsin warm weather. They should be removedwhen the winter driving season has ended.
• Studded tires should be run-in 300 – 600 miles (500 – 1000 km) during whichthe vehicle should be driven as smoothly aspossible to give the studs the opportunity toseat properly in the tires. The tires shouldhave the same rotational direction through-out their entire lifetime.
NOTE
Please consult state or provincial regulations restricting the use of studded winter tiresbefore installing such tires.
Tire pressure monitoring - overview
Volvo provides two different systems to monitor tire pressure: Tire Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS) or Tire Monitor.
Determining which tire monitoring system is in your vehicle
To see which system is installed in your vehicle, press the MY CAR button on the center console.
Go to
SettingsCar settings.
• If your vehicle has a menu called
Tire
monitoring, see Tire Monitor - introduction
(p. 309).
• If your vehicle has a menu called
Tire
pressure, see Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys-
tem (TPMS) – general information (p. 312).
Introduction
Each tire, including the spare 6
(if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and infla- ted to the inflation pressure recommended by thevehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard ortire inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle hastires of a different size than the size indicated onthe vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label,you should determine the proper tire inflationpressure for those tires.) As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring
5 Where permitted
6 Available as an accessory
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NOTE
The system indicates low tire pressure but does not replace normal tire maintenance. Forinformation on correct tire pressure, pleaserefer to the tire inflation decal on the driver'sdoor opening or consult your Volvo retailer.
Related information
•Tire pressure monitoring - overview (p. 308)
• Calibrating Tire Monitor (p. 310)
Calibrating Tire Monitor In order for Tire Monitor to work correctly, tire pressure reference values must be set. Thismust be done each time wheels or tire pressuresare changed.
Calibration1. Switch off the engine.
2. Inflate the tires to the desired pressure (con-
sult tire pressure placard located on the driv- er's side B-pillar (the structural member atthe side of the vehicle) and put the ignition in mode II, see Ignition modes (p. 74).
3. Press the MY CAR button on the center
console control panel and select
Settings
Car settingsTire monitoring.
4. Press OK/MENU , select
Calibrate tire
pressure and press OK/MENU again after
all of the tires have been checked and rein- flated.
5. Drive away. > The calibration process will be completedwhile driving and will be interrupted if thevehicle is parked and the engine isswitched off. Calibration continues auto-matically when driving resumes. The sys-tem will not give any confirmation whencalibration is finished although it will stateif calibration fails. When driving with heavy loads or at sustainedhighway speeds, the tire pressure should beadjusted to the recommended inflation pressuresaccording to the tire inflation pressure placardlocated on the driver's side B-pillar (the structuralmember at the side of the vehicle, at the rear ofthe driver's door opening) or to the tire inflationpressure table in the owner's information. After adjusting inflation pressure, repeat steps 1-5 above.
NOTE
Always remember to calibrate Tire Monitor when the wheels have been changed or thetire pressure has been corrected according totire pressure placard or tire pressure table. Ifcorrect reference values have not been set,the system cannot issue low tire pressurealerts correctly.
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Tire Monitor status informationThe current status of the system and the tires is indicated by color-coded graphics.
This status can be displayed by pressing the MY
CAR button on the center console and going to
SettingsCar settingsTire monitoring.
The following color-coded graphics indicate:
• All green
: the system is operational and all
tire pressures are at or above the recom- mended levels.
• One yellow wheel
: the tire indicated is
under-inflated.
• All wheels yellow
: two or more tires are
under-inflated
• All wheels gray
: the system is currently
unavailable. It might be necessary to drive ata speed of at least 20 mph (30 km/h) forseveral minutes for the system to becomeoperational.
• All wheels gray in combination with the message
Tire press. syst Service
required and the telltale in the instru-
ment panel (
) is illuminated : the sys-
tem is not functioning correctly. Have it checked by a trained and qualified Volvoservice technician.
• All wheels gray in combination with the message
Tire press. syst currently
unavailable and the telltale in the instru- ment panel (
) is illuminated
: the sys-
tem is temporarily unavailable. It should become operational again shortly.
Related information
• Tire Monitor – messages (p. 311)
Tire Monitor – messages
When low tire pressure has been detected, a message will be displayed and the tire pressure warning telltale in the instrument panel (
)
will illuminate.
MessagesIf the telltale illuminates, one of the following message will also be displayed: •
Tire pressure low/Check, adjust and
calibrate
•Tire pressure system/Service required
•Tire pressure system/Currently
unavailable
Erasing warning messagesTo erase a low tire pressure message and turn off the telltale:
1. Use a tire pressure gauge to check the infla- tion pressure of all four tires.
2. Re-inflate the tires to the correct pressure (consult the tire pressure decal on the driv- er's door opening.
3. Recalibrate Tire Monitor, see Calibrating Tire Monitor (p. 310).
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) – recalibrating
In certain cases, it may be necessary to recali- brate TPMS to conform to Volvo's recom-mended tire inflation pressures (see the tire infla-tion decal on the driver's door opening), forexample, if higher inflation pressure is necessarywhen transporting heavy loads.
Recalibrating TPMS (Canadian models
only) *
This is done in the vehicle's menu system. To recalibrate:
1. Switch off the engine.
2. Inflate the tires to the desired pressure and
put the ignition in mode I or II (see Ignition
modes (p. 74) for additional information).
3. Press the MY CAR key in the center console
control panel and select
SettingsCar
settings
Tire pressure.
4. Press OK/MENU , select
Calibrate tire
pressure and press OK/MENU again.
5. Drive the vehicle at a speed above 20 mph (30 km/h) continuously for at least 10 minutes.
> Calibration is done automatically once ini-tiated by the driver and the system does not give any confirmation when calibrationis finished. After adjusting inflation pressure, repeat steps1-5 above.
Related information
•
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) –general information (p. 312)
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) –messages (p. 315)
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) –activating/deactivating (p. 314)
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) –changing wheels (p. 313)
• My Car – introduction (p. 71)
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) – activating/deactivating
Activating/deactivating TPMS
(Canadian models only)
1. Switch off the engine. 2. Put the ignition in mode I or II (see Ignition
modes (p. 74) for additional information).
3. Press the MY CAR key in the center console
control panel and select
SettingsCar
settings
Tire pressure
4. Select Tire monitoring and press OK/
MENU to turn the system on or off.
Related information
•Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) – general information (p. 312)
SPECIFICATIONS
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Information symbols – ceiling console
The following tables list the most common warn- ing and indicator lights and symbols and a refer-ence to where more detailed information can befound.
: The red warning symbol illuminates to
indicate a problem related to safety and/or driva- bility. A message will also appear in the maininstruments panel's display.
: The information symbol illuminates and a
text message is displayed to provide the driver with necessary information about one of thevehicle's systems.
SymbolDescriptionSee
Seat belt reminder(p. 30)
Occupant Weight Sensor(p. 36)
Related information
• Information displays – indicator symbols (p. 67)
• Information displays – warning symbols(p. 69)
• Information display – messages (p. 109)
Information symbols – center console
The following tables list the most common warn- ing and indicator lights and symbols and a refer-ence to where more detailed information can befound.
: The red warning symbol illuminates to
indicate a problem related to safety and/or driva- bility. A message will also appear in the maininstruments panel's display.
: The information symbol illuminates and a
text message is displayed to provide the driver with necessary information about one of thevehicle's systems.
SymbolDescriptionSee
Audio filesSensus Infotain- ment supple-ment
CD folderSensus Infotain- ment supple-ment
Video filesSensus Infotain- ment supple-ment
Bluetooth-con- nected cellphoneSensus Infotain- ment supple-ment
SymbolDescriptionSee
Bluetooth TM
hands-freeSensus Infotain- ment supple-ment
HD radioSensus Infotain- ment supple-ment
Park Assist *(p. 231)
Related information
•Information displays – indicator symbols (p. 67)
• Information displays – warning symbols(p. 69)
• Information display – messages (p. 109)