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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 the thumbwheel. The intensity of the instrument lighting is adjusted with the thumb wheel.
"Theater" lightingWhen the overhead courtesy lighting has goneout and the engine is running, several LEDslocated near the roof console illuminate to pro-vide faint lighting for the occupants of the frontseats. This lighting goes out just after the over-head courtesy lighting when the vehicle is locked.
Related information
•Lighting panel (p. 83)
• Front interior lighting (p. 91)
• Rear interior lighting (p. 92)
• Ignition modes (p. 74)
Parking lights Turn the headlight switch to the
position
(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 running lights will also be on. With the headlight switch in this position, the parking lights will remain on even when the igni-tion is switched off. In dark ambient lighting conditions, the rear park- ing lights also illuminate when the trunk isopened to alert anyone traveling behind yourvehicle. This happens regardless of the positionthat the headlight control is in or which mode theignition is in.
Related information
• Lighting panel (p. 83)
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.91
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 passenger compartment lighting: • Off
: right side depressed, automatic lighting
off.
• Neutral position
: automatic lighting is on.
• On
– left side depressed, passenger com-
partment lighting on.
Overhead courtesy lighting
The passenger compartment lighting is switched on and off automatically when button (3) is in theneutral position. The lighting comes on and remains on for 30 seconds if:
• the vehicle is unlocked from the outside withthe key or remote control
• the engine is switched off and the ignition is 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 within 30 minutesafter the vehicle has been unlocked. If the lighting is switched on manually and the vehicle is locked, the courtesy lighting will switchoff automatically after one minute.
Courtesy lights/door step lighting *
The courtesy lights/door step lighting switch on/off automatically when one of the front doorsis opened/closed.
Glove compartment lighting
The glove compartment lighting switches on/off automatically when the lid is opened/closed.
Related information
•Rear interior lighting (p. 92)
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.93
Windshield wipers Move the lever toward the steering wheel to start the windshield and headlight washers. After thelever is released the wipers make several extrasweeps.
Windshield wipers and washers
Rain sensor* on/off
Thumb wheel sensitivity/frequency
CAUTION
• Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield should bethoroughly wet when the wipers are inoperation.
• Before using the wipers, ice and snowshould be removed from the windshield/rear window. Be sure the wiper bladesare not frozen in place.
Windshield wipers off
Move the lever to position
0 to switch
off the windshield wipers.
Single sweep
Move the lever upward from position 0
to sweep the windshield one stroke at a time for as long as the lever is held
up.
Intermittent wiping
With the lever in this position, you can set the wiper interval by twisting thethumb wheel upward to increase wiper
speed or downward to decrease the speed.
Continuous wiping
The wipers operate at normal speed.
The wipers operate at high speed.
Windshield wiper service position
The windshield wipers must be in the service position before the wiper blades can be cleanedor replaced. See Wiper blades – service position(p. 344) for additional information.
Related information
• Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 346)
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the windshield is washed within a 10-minute period.
• Parking lights on.
Optional Active Bending
Lights will be washed once for every fivetimes the windshield is washed. Normal halo-gen headlights will not be washed.
CAUTION
• Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield should bethoroughly wet when the wipers are inoperation.
• When approx. 1 US quart (1 liter) ofwasher fluid remains in the reservoir, theheadlights will no longer be washed. Atext message will also be displayed toremind the driver to fill the washer fluidreservoir.
Related information
•Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 346)
Tailgate wiper/washer
The tailgate wiper operates at two speeds: inter- mittent and continuous.
NOTE
The rear wiper is equipped with a cut-off function, which means that it will not operateif its electric motor overheats. The wiper willfunction again after a cool-down period(30 seconds or longer, depending on the heatof the motor and ambient temperature condi-tions).
Tailgate wiper and reverse gearIf the windshield wipers are on and the transmis- sion is put into reverse gear, the tailgate wiper will go into intermittent wiping function 20
. This
function is deactivated when a different gear is selected.
NOTE
On vehicles with the optional rain sensor, the tailgate wiper will be activated when reverseis selected, if the rain sensor is activated andit is raining.
If the tailgate wiper is in the normal (continuous) wiping mode, selecting different gears will notaffect its function.
Related information
• Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 346)
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Consult your Volvo retailer if you would like to have this function deactivated.
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Tilting the door mirrors when parking *
The door mirrors can be tilted down to help give the driver a better view along the sides of thevehicle, for example when parallel parking. 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. 71)
for a description of the menu system. The door mirror will reset to its normal position:
• after 10 seconds when reverse is disen- gaged and the car remains stopped.
• immediately when reverse is disengaged andthe vehicle's forward speed exceeds approxi-mately 6 mph (10 km/h).
• immediately if you press the corresponding
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. 92) andHome safe lighting (p. 92).
Related information
•
Interior rearview mirror (p. 100)
• Heated windshield
*, rear window and door
mirror defrosters (p. 99)
• Power door mirrors – automatic tilting/retraction (p. 98)
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 automatically to help give the driver a better view along the sidesof the vehicle, for example when parallel parking.When the transmission is no longer in reverse,the mirrors will automatically return to their origi-nal position. This function can be activated/deactivated in MY
CAR under
SettingsCar settingsSide
mirror settings
In reverse gear tilt left
mirror or In reverse gear tilt right mirror. See
My Car – introduction (p. 71) 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. 71)
for a description of the menu system.
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.99
Resetting to neutralMirrors that have been moved out of position by an external force must be electrically reset to theneutral position for electric retracting/extendingto work. •Retract the mirrors with the
L and R buttons.
• Fold them out again with the
L and R but-
tons.
The mirrors are now reset in neutral position.
Related information
• Interior rearview mirror (p. 100)
• Heated windshield
*, rear window and door
mirror defrosters (p. 99)
Heated windshield *, rear window
and door mirror defrosters
The heating function is used to defrost/de-ice the windshield and/or the rear window and doormirrors.
Heated windshield
Heated rear window and door mirrors
Press button (1) to defrost/de-ice the windshield and/or button (2) to defrost the rear window anddoor mirrors. The indicator lights in the respectivebuttons indicate that the function is active. Switchthe function off when then windshield/rear win-dow/mirrors have cleared to help avoid batterydrain. The heating function will also switch offautomatically after a certain amount of time. The rear window is then defogged/de-iced (the function will switch on and off automatically until the ignition is switched off) if the ambient tem-perature remains below 45 °F (7 °C). Auto-defrosting for the rear window and door mirrors (if the vehicle is started when the ambienttemperature is below 45 °F (7 °C) can be selected in MY CAR under
SettingsClimate
settings
Automatic rear defroster.
If the Engine Remote Start (ERS) * function is
used, the electrically heated windshield function will be activated automatically at temperaturesbelow approx. 40 °F (+5 °C) if auto-defrostinghas been selected in the MY CAR menu. See My Car – introduction (p. 71) for a descrip- tion of the menu system.
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Information display – messagesThe controls on the left steering wheel lever are used to scroll among messages displayed in theinstrument panel and to confirm selections. When information, indicator or warning symbols illuminate, an explanatory message will be dis-played in the instrument panel.
When a warning (p. 69), information (p. 67) or indicator symbol (p. 67) comes on, a correspond-ing message appears in the information panel. Anerror message is stored in a memory list until thefault 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 message must be read and confirmed by pressing OK before
the previous activity can be resumed.
MessageDescription
Stop engineAStop and switch off the engine as soon as possible.Serious risk of damage. Con-tact an authorized Volvoworkshop.
Stop safelyAStop and switch off the engine. Serious risk of dam-age. Contact an authorizedVolvo workshop.
Service urgentAHave the vehicle checked by an authorized Volvo work-shop immediately.
Service requiredAHave the vehicle checked by an authorized Volvo work-shop as soon as possible.
See manualARead the owner's manual.
Book time for mainte-nanceTime to book service at an authorized Volvo retailer.
Time for reg- ular mainte-nanceTime for regular service at an authorized Volvo workshop.The timing is determined bythe number of miles driven,number of months since thelast service, engine runningtime.
MessageDescription
Maintenance overdueIf the service intervals are not followed, the warranty doesnot cover any damaged parts.Contact an authorized Volvoworkshop for service.
Temporarily OFFAA function has been tempo- rarily switched off and isreset automatically while driv-ing or after starting again.
Low battery Power savemodeThe audio system is switched off to save current. Chargethe battery.
A There will also be a system-specific part of this message
Related information
• Information displays – introduction (p. 63)
• Information display – menu overview (p. 108)
• Information display – menu controls (p. 108)
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Trip computer – introduction
The content and appearance of the trip com- puter varies depending on whether the vehicle isequipped 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 settingscan be made. If none of the trip computer's con-trols are used within 30 seconds after the driver'sdoor has been opened, the instrument panellighting will go out and the trip computer cannotbe used again until: • the ignition is put in mode
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• the engine is started
NOTE
If a warning message appears while you are using the trip computer, this message mustbe acknowledged in order to return to the tripcomputer function. Acknowledge a message by pressing
OK.
Related information
• Trip computer – functions, analog instrument panel (p. 111)
• Trip computer – functions, digital instrumentpanel (p. 114)
• Trip computer – Supplementary information(p. 116)
• Trip computer – Trip statistics (p. 117)
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See Ignition modes (p. 74) for information about the various ignition modes.