2017 VOLVO V90 Owners Manual

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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WARNING
The car's audio system is not able to deter- mine when daylight is too weak or sufficientlystrong, e.g. in fog and rain, in all situations. The driver is always responsible for ensuring that the car is driven with a beam pattern suit-able for the traffic situation and in accordancewith applicable traffic regulations.
Thumbwheel in the instrument panel
Thumbwheel for adjusting interior brightness
Thumbwheel for headlamp levelling
A car with LED 21
headlamps * has automatic
headlamp levelling and therefore does not have the thumbwheel for headlamp levelling.
Adjusting the interior brightness
The lamps inside the car come on differently depending on the ignition position used. The thumbwheel adjusts the brightness of display lighting, control lighting, ambient light and ambi- ence light *.
Headlamp levelling
The load in the car changes the vertical align- ment of the headlamp beam, which could dazzleoncoming motorists. Avoid this by adjusting theheight of the beam. Lower the beam if the car isheavily laden. For different load cases and settings, see the section "Headlamp levelling".
Related information
• Passenger compartment lighting (p. 145)
• Activating/deactivating main beam (p. 138)
• Ignition positions (p. 385)
• Position lamps (p. 136)
• Headlamp levelling (p. 135)
Headlamp levelling
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is adjusted using one of
the thumbwheels in the instrument panel.
1. Leave the engine running, or have the car's
electrical system in ignition position I.
2. Roll the thumbwheel up/down to raise/lower beam alignment.
The position in which the thumbwheel should be set for a number of load cases is shown below.
Examples of thumbwheel position.
Thumbwheel in position 0
Thumbwheel in position 1
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Load caseThumb- wheelposition
Only driver. 0 Driver and passenger in the front passenger seat. 0
Driver and passenger in the frontpassenger seat. Three passengers in the rear seat. 1
Driver and passenger in the frontpassenger seat. Three passengers in the rear seat. 220 kg load in the cargo area. 1
Driver and maximum load in the cargo area. 2
Related information
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Headlamp control (p. 134)
Position lamps
The position lamps are switched on with the rotating ring on the stalk switch.
Stalk switch rotating ring in position lamps position.
Turn the rotating ring to the position - the
position lamps are switched on (number plate lighting is switched on at the same time). If the car's electrical system is in ignition position II or the car is running then the daytime running
lights are switched on instead of the front posi-tion lamps. However, this does not apply at sta-
tionary when the car is running, if the rotating
ring is moved to position
from another
position . In this case, the position lamps are
switched on. If the tailgate is opened when it is dark outside, the rear position lamps come on (if not alreadyswitched on) to warn road users approaching from behind. This takes place irrespective of theposition of the rotating ring or the ignition posi-tion of the car's electrical system. When driving for more than 30 seconds at max. 10 km/h (approx. 6 mph), or if the speedexceeds 10 km/h (approx. 6 mph), the daytimerunning lights are switched on. The driver should turn to a position other than
.
Related information
•
Headlamp control (p. 134)
• Ignition positions (p. 385)

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Daytime running lights The daytime running lights are switched on when the rotating ring on the stalk switch is in position
, or as well as when
the car's electrical system is in ignition position II
or when the car is running. For the
posi-
tion, this only applies in daylight. In weak daylight or darkness, dipped beam is switched oninstead.
Daytime running lights during the day.
DRL
Stalk switch rotating ring in AUTO position.
If the stalk switch rotating ring is in the position, the daytime running lights (Daytime Running Lights - DRL) are switched on when thecar is driven in daylight. The car automaticallychanges lighting from daytime running light todipped beam in weak daylight or darkness. Changing to dipped beam also takes place if thefront fog lamp and/or rear fog lamp are activated. At
stationary when the car is running, the posi-
tion lamps are switched on instead of other light- ing, if the rotating ring is moved to the position for position lamps,
, from another position .
WARNING
This system help to save energy - it cannot determine in all situations when daylight is tooweak or sufficiently strong, e.g. in mist andrain. The driver is always responsible for ensuring that the car is driven with the correct beampattern for the traffic situation and in accord-ance with applicable traffic regulations.
Related information
•Headlamp control (p. 134)
• Dipped beam (p. 137)
• Ignition positions (p. 385)
Dipped beam
When driving with the stalk switch's rotating ring in the
position, dipped beam is activated
automatically in weak daylight or darkness.
Stalk switch rotating ring in AUTO position.
With the stalk switch's rotating ring in the position, dipped beam is activated automatically in weak daylight or darkness, when the car's electrical system is in ignition position II or when
the car is running. With the stalk switch's rotating ring in
position, dipped beam is also activated automati- cally if:
• the front fog lamps
* are activated
• the rear fog lamp is activated
• the front and rear fog lamps are activated

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138Dipped beam is always switched on when the rotating ring on the stalk switch is in position
when the car's electrical system is in igni-
tion position II or when the car is running.
Tunnel detection
The car detects when it is driven into a tunnel and switches from daytime running lights todipped beam. Note that the rotating ring in the left-hand stalk switch must be in
mode for tunnel detec-
tion to work.
Related information
• Daytime running lights (p. 137)
• Headlamp control (p. 134)
• Ignition positions (p. 385)
Activating/deactivating main beam Main beam is activated with the stalk switch. Active main beam is activated with the rotating ring on the stalk switch.
Steering wheel stalk switch with rotating ring.
Position for main beam flash
Position for main beam
Main beam flashMove the stalk switch backwards slightly to main beam flash position. Main beam comes on untilthe stalk switch is released.
Main beamMain beam can be activated when the steeringwheel stalk switch's rotating ring is in position
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or . Activate main beam by moving
the stalk switch forwards. Deactivate by moving the stalk switch backwards. When main beam has been activated the
symbol illuminates in the driver display.
Active main beamActive main beam is a function which uses a camera sensor at the top edge of the windscreento detect the headlamp beams from oncomingtraffic or the rear lights of vehicles in front, andthen switches from main beam to dipped beam.The function can also take streetlights intoaccount. Main beam is reactivated when the camera sen- sor no longer sees any oncoming vehicles orvehicles ahead.
Car with halogen headlamps
The lighting returns to main beam about a sec- ond after the camera sensor no longer detectsthe headlamp beams from oncoming traffic or therear lights from vehicles in front.
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Car with LED24
headlamps *
If the active main beam has the on/off functional- ity25
then the lighting returns to main beam about
a second after the camera sensor no longer detects the headlamp beams from oncomingtraffic or the rear lights from vehicles in front. If the active main beam has adaptive functional- ity 25
then, unlike what happens during conven-
tional dimming, the light beam continues to illu- minate with main beam on both sides of oncom-ing traffic or vehicles ahead - only the part of thelight beam that points directly to the vehicle isdimmed.
Adaptive functionality: Dipped beam directly towards oncoming vehicle, but continued main beam on bothsides of the vehicle.
The lighting returns to full main beam about a second after the camera sensor no longerdetects the headlamp beams from oncomingtraffic or the rear lights from vehicles in front.
Activate/deactivate
The function can start while driving in the dark when the car's speed is approx. 20 km/h(12 mph) or higher. Activate/deactivate active main beam by turning the stalk switch's rotating ring to position
and release. If active main beam is deactivated while main beam is on, the lighting is immediatelyreset to dipped beam.
When active main beam is activated, the symbol
illuminates with a white glow in the driver
display. When main beam is activated, the symbol shines blue. This also applies for LED headlamps if themain beam is partially dimmed, i.e. if the lightbeam shines with slightly more than dippedbeam.
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Manual operation
NOTE
Keep the windscreen surface in front of the camera sensor free from ice, snow, mist anddirt. Do not stick or attach anything to the wind- screen in front of the camera sensor as thismay reduce effectiveness or cause one ormore of the systems dependent on the cam-era to stop working.
If this symbol is shown in the driver dis- play, together with the message Active
High Beam Temporarily
unavailable, then switching between
main and dipped beam must be performed man- ually. The rotating ring on the stalk switch can still be in the
position. The symbol extin-
guishes when these message are shown.
The same applies if this symbol is shown together with the message
Windscreen sensor Sensor
blocked, see Owner's manual.
Active main beam may be temporarily unavailable e.g. in situations with dense fog or heavy rain.When active main beam becomes available again,or the windscreen sensors are no longer blocked, the message goes out and the
symbol illu-
minates.
WARNING
Active main beam is an aid for using the opti- mum beam pattern when conditions arefavourable. The driver always bears responsibility for man- ually switching between main and dippedbeam when traffic situations or weather con-ditions so require.
IMPORTANT
Examples of when manual switching between main and dipped beam may be required:
• In heavy rain or dense fog
• In freezing rain
• In snow flurries or slush
• In moonlight
• When driving in poorly lit built-up areas
• When the traffic ahead has weak lighting
• If there are pedestrians on or beside theroad
• If there are highly reflective objects suchas signs in the vicinity of the road
• When the lighting from oncoming trafficis obscured by e.g. a crash barrier
• When there is traffic on connecting roads
• On the brow of a hill or in a hollow
• In sharp bends.
Read more about the camera sensor's limitations in the section "Limitations for City Safety".
Related information
• Headlamp control (p. 134)
• Limitations of City Safety (p. 337)

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Active bending lights *
Active bending lights are designed to provide maximum illumination in bends and junctions. Cars with LED 26
headlamps * can have active
bending lights, depending on the car's equip- ment level.
Headlamp pattern with function deactivated (left) and activated (right) respectively.
The LED headlamps can include the Active bend- ing lights function, depending on the car's equip-ment level. Active bending lights follow steeringwheel movements to provide maximum illumina-tion in bends and junctions and thereby increasesafety. The function is activated automatically when the car is started. In the event of a fault in the func- tion, the
symbol illuminates in the driver
display at the same time as the driver display shows an explanatory text. The function is only active in weak daylight or darkness and only when the car is moving anddipped beam is switched on.
Deactivating/activating the functionThe function is in activated mode when the car isdelivered from the factory and can be deacti-vated/activated via the centre display in twoways:
Via the function view
Press the Active Bending
Lights button.
Via settings
1. Press Settings in the top view.
2. Press
My CarLights and LightingExterior Lights.
3. Deselect/select
Active Bending Lights.
Related information
• Settings view (p. 169)
• Front fog lamps/cornering lights
* (p. 142)
Adapting the beam pattern from the headlamps
If the car is equipped with LED headlamps with adaptive functionality, then the headlamp patternshould be reset when changing from right to left-hand traffic, and vice versa.
Halogen headlampsThe headlamp pattern does not need to be adjusted. The headlamp pattern is designed insuch a way that oncoming traffic is not dazzled.
LED headlamps *The headlamp pattern should be adjusted if theactive main beam has adaptive functionality; seethe section "Activating/deactivating main beam".The car must remain stationary and be runningwhen the headlamp pattern is changed betweenright and left-hand traffic. 1.
Press
Settings in the top view in the centre
display.
2. Press
My CarLights and LightingExterior Lights.
3. Select
Temporary Right Hand Traffic/Temporary Left Hand Traffic.
Related information
• Settings view (p. 169)
• Activating/deactivating main beam (p. 138)
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Front fog lamps/cornering lights *
The front fog lamps have cornering lights that shine diagonally to the side.
Button for front fog lamps.
The front fog lamps can only be switched on when ignition position II is active or the car is
running and the rotating ring on the stalk switch is in position
, or .
Press the on/off button. The
symbol in the
driver display illuminates when the front fog lamps are switched on. The front fog lamps are switched off automati- cally when the ignition knob is turned to STOP or
when the stalk switch's rotating ring is turned to position
.
NOTE
Regulations on the use of fog lamps vary from country to country.
Cornering lightsThe front fog lamps include the cornering lights function, which temporarily illuminates the areadiagonally in front of the car in the direction thesteering wheel is turned on a sharp bend, or inthe direction shown by the direction indicators. The function is activated in weak daylight or dark- ness when the stalk switch's rotating ring is in the
or position and the speed of the
car is lower than approx. 30 km/h (20 mph). In addition, both cornering lights are switched on as a supplement to the reversing lamp duringreversing. The function is activated when the car is supplied from the factory and can be deactivated/acti-vated via the centre display.
Related information
• Headlamp control (p. 134)
• Rear fog lamp (p. 142)
• Active bending lights
* (p. 141)
• Ignition positions (p. 385)
Rear fog lamp
When visibility is reduced by fog the rear fog lamp can be used so that other road users candetect the vehicle in front at an early stage.
Button for rear fog lamp.
The rear fog lamp consists of a lamp on the left- hand side on a left-hand drive car, or on the right-hand side on a right-hand drive car. The rear fog lamp can only be switched on when:
• ignition position
II is active or the car is run-
ning and the stalk switch's rotating ring is in position
or
• the stalk switch's rotating ring is in position
and the front fog lamps are switched
on.