2017 VOLVO V90 Owners Manual

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Press the on/off button. The
symbol in the
driver display illuminates when the rear fog lamp is switched on. The rear fog lamp is switched off automatically when:
• the ignition knob is turned to
STOP or when
the stalk switch's rotating ring is set in posi- tion
• the stalk switch's rotating ring is in position
and the front fog lamps are switched
off.
NOTE
Regulations on the use of rear fog lamps vary from country to country.
Related information
• Headlamp control (p. 134)
• Front fog lamps/cornering lights
* (p. 142)
• Ignition positions (p. 385)
Brake lights The brake light automatically comes on during braking.
The brake light is switched on when the brake pedal is depressed. In addition, it is switched onwhen one of driver support systems Adaptive cruise control
*, City Safety or Rear Collision
Warning brakes the car.
Related information
• Emergency brake lights (p. 408)
• Adaptive cruise control
* (p. 290)
• City Safety (p. 330)
• Rear Collision Warning (p. 340)
Hazard warning flashers
The hazard warning flashers warn other road users by means of all of the car's direction indi-cator lamps flashing simultaneously when thisfunction is activated.
Button for hazard warning flashers.
Press the button to activate the hazard warning flashers. The hazard warning flashers are automatically activated when the car brakes so powerfully thatthe emergency brake lights are activated and thespeed is low. The hazard warning flashers start toflash after the emergency brake lights have stop-ped flashing and are then deactivated automati-cally when the car drives away again or are deac-tivated if the button is depressed.

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Related information
•Using direction indicators (p. 144)
• Emergency brake lights (p. 408)
Using direction indicators
The car's direction indicators are operated with the left-hand stalk switch. The direction indicatorlamps flash three times or continuously, depend-ing on how far up or down the stalk switch ismoved.
Direction indicators.
Short flash sequenceMove the stalk switch up or down to the first position and release. The direction indicatorlamps flash three times. The function can beactivated/deactivated via the centre display.
NOTE
• This automatic flashing sequence can be stopped by moving the stalk switchimmediately in the opposite direction.
• If the symbol for direction indicators inthe driver display flashes more quicklythan normal - see the message in thedriver display.
Continuous flash sequenceMove the stalk switch up or down to its end position.
The stalk switch remains in its position and ismoved back manually, or automatically by thesteering wheel movement.
Related information
• Headlamp control (p. 134)
• Hazard warning flashers (p. 143)
• Settings view (p. 169)

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Passenger compartment lighting
The passenger compartment lighting is acti- vated/deactivated with the buttons in the over-head controls above the front seats and the rearseat.
All lighting in the passenger compartment can be switched on and off manually within 30 minutesfrom when:
• the car has been switched off and its electri- cal system is in ignition position
0
• the car has been unlocked but it has not been started.
Front lighting
Controls in roof console for the front reading lamps and passenger compartment lighting.
Reading lamp, left-hand side
Passenger compartment lighting
Auto function for passenger compartment lighting
Reading lamp, right-hand side
Front reading lamps
The reading lamps on the right and left-hand sides can be turned on and off by briefly pressingthe buttons in the roof console. Brightness isadjusted by holding the button pressed in.
Passenger compartment lighting
The floor lighting and interior roof lighting are switched on or off with a short press on the but-ton in the roof console.
Auto function for passenger compartment lighting
The automatic function is activated by a short press on the
AUTO button in the roof console.
The light indicator in the button illuminates when the automatic function is activated. Press the AUTO button to switch the passenger compart-
ment lighting on and off in accordance with the following. Passenger compartment lighting: • illuminates when the car is unlocked and when it is switched off
• extinguishes when the car is started andwhen it is locked
• comes on and goes off, respectively, when aside door is opened or closed
• remains on for two minutes if one of the sidedoors is open.
Rear lightingThe rear area of the car has reading lighting,which is also used as passenger compartmentlighting. The reading lamps are located in the interior roof.

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Reading lamps above the rear seat 27
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Reading lamp above the rear seat in cars with panorama roof *.
The reading lamps are switched on or off by briefly pressing the button on the lamp. Bright-ness is adjusted by holding the button pressed in.
Glovebox lightingGlovebox lighting is switched on and off respec-tively when the lid is opened or closed.
Vanity mirror lighting *The lighting for the vanity mirror in the sun visoris switched on and off respectively when thecover is opened or closed.
Ground lightingThe ground lighting is switched on and off whenthe corresponding door is opened or closed.
Door sill lightingThe door sill lighting is switched on and off whenthe corresponding door is opened or closed.
Lighting in the cargo areaThe lighting in the cargo area is switched on andoff respectively when the tailgate is opened orclosed.
Ambient light1.
Press Settings in the top view in the centre
display.
2. Press
My CarLights and LightingInterior Lighting. 3. Choose between the following settings:
•Under
Ambient Light Intensity, select
from Off, Low and High.
• Under
Ambient Light Level, select fromReduced and Full.
Controls located next to the steering wheel.
The intensity of the ambient light can be adjusted using the control in the instrument panel:
–Turn the thumbwheel to adjust the intensity.
Ambience lights
*The car is equipped with a number of LEDs that make it possible to change the colour of the light.These lights are switched on when the car is run-ning.
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The ambience lights can be changed via the cen- tre display:
Changing the brightness of the lights
1.
Press Settings in the top view in the centre
display.
2. Press
My CarLights and Lighting
Interior LightingInterior Mood Lighting.
3. Under
Interior Mood Light Intensity, select
from Off, Low and High.
Changing the colour of the light
1. Press Settings in the top view in the centre
display.
2. Press
My CarLights and Lighting
Interior LightingInterior Mood Lighting.
3. Choose between
By Temperature, By
Colour and Theme Colours in order to
change the colour of the light. With colour option
By Temperature, the
colour of the light changes according to the set passenger compartment temperature.
Controls located next to the steering wheel.
The intensity of the ambience light can be adjusted using the controls in the instrumentpanel:
–Turn the thumbwheel to adjust the intensity.
Lighting in storage compartments in doors
The lighting in storage compartments in doors is switched on when the car is running. The bright-ness can be finely adjusted using the control inthe instrument panel.
Lighting in front cup holders in tunnel
console
The lighting in the front cup holders is switchedon when the car is unlocked and is switched offwhen the car is locked. The brightness can befinely adjusted using the control in the instrumentpanel.
Related information
• Headlamp control (p. 134)
• Ignition positions (p. 385)
• Settings view (p. 169)

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Home safe light duration
Some of the exterior lighting can be kept switched on to work as home safe lighting afterthe car has been locked.
To activate the function:
1. Switch off the car.
2. Move the left-hand stalk switch forward toward the instrument panel and release.
3. Get out of the car and lock the door.When the function is activated, dipped beam, position lamps, lighting in the outside handles *
and number plate lighting are switched on. The length of time that home safe lighting remains on can be set via the centre display.
Related information
• Approach light duration (p. 148)
• Settings view (p. 169)
Approach light duration
Approach lighting is switched on when the car is unlocked and is used to switch on the car'slighting at a distance.
When the function is activated with the remote control key during unlocking, the position lamps, lighting in outer handles *, number plate lighting,
interior roof lighting and floor lighting will switch on. If a door is opened within the activation time, the time for the lighting in the outside handles *
and the interior lighting will be extended. The function can be deactivated/activated via the centre display.
Related information
• Home safe light duration (p. 148)
• Remote control key (p. 236)
• Settings view (p. 169)
Using windscreen wipers
The windscreen wiper cleans the windscreen. Different settings for the windscreen wiper aremade with the right-hand steering wheel stalkswitch.
Right-hand stalk switch.
Thumbwheel sensitivity/frequency
Single sweepLower the stalk switch and release to make one sweep.
Windscreen wipers offMove the stalk switch to position 0 to
switch off the windscreen wipers.
Intermittent wipingSet the number of sweeps per time unit with the thumbwheel when intermittent
wiping is selected.

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Continuous wipingRaise the stalk switch for the wipers to sweep at normal speed.
Raise the stalk switch further for the wip- ers to sweep at high speed.
IMPORTANT
Before activating the wipers - ensure that the wiper blades are not frozen in, and that anysnow or ice on the windscreen (and rear win-dow) is scraped away.
IMPORTANT
Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers are cleaning the windscreen. The windscreenmust be wet when the windscreen wipers areoperating.
Related information
•Activating/deactivating the rain sensor (p. 149)
• Windscreen and headlamp washers (p. 150)
• Wiper blades in service position (p. 527)
Activating/deactivating the rain sensor
The rain sensor automatically starts the wind- screen wipers based on how much water itdetects on the windscreen. Rain sensor sensitiv-ity can be adjusted with the thumbwheel on theright-hand stalk switch.
Right-hand stalk switch.
Rain sensor button
Thumbwheel sensitivity/frequency
When the rain sensor is activated, the rain sensor symbol
is shown in the driver display.
Activating the rain sensorWhen activating the rain sensor, the car must be running or the electrical system in ignition posi- tion I or II while the windscreen wiper stalk switch must be in position
0 or in the position for
a single sweep. Activate the rain sensor by pressing the rain sen- sor button
.
Press the stalk switch down for the wipers to make an extra sweep. Turn the thumbwheel upward for higher sensitiv- ity and downward for lower sensitivity. An extrasweep is made when the thumbwheel is turnedupward.
Deactivating the rain sensorDeactivate the rain sensor by pressing the rain sensor button
or moving the stalk switch
up to another wiper program. The rain sensor is deactivated automatically in ignition position 0 or when the engine is
switched off. The rain sensor is deactivated automatically when wiper blades are set in service position. The rainsensor is reactivated when service position hasbeen deactivated.
IMPORTANT
The windscreen wipers could start and be damaged in an automatic car wash. Deacti-vate the rain sensor while the car is runningor when the car's electrical system is in igni- tion position I or II. The symbol in the driver
display extinguishes.

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Activating/deactivating the memory function
The memory function for the rain sensor can be activated in such a way that the rain sensor but-ton does not need to be depressed each time thecar is started: 1.
Press
Settings in the top view in the centre
display.
2. Press
My CarWipers.
3. Select
Rain Sensor Memory to activate/
deactivate the memory function.
Related information
• Using windscreen wipers (p. 148)
• Wiper blades in service position (p. 527)
• Rear window wiper and washer (p. 151)
Windscreen and headlamp washers
Windscreen and headlamp washers clean the windscreen and headlamps. Washing/wiping isstarted by means of the right-hand stalk switch.
Starting windscreen and headlamp
washers
Washing function, right-hand stalk switch.
–Move the right-hand stalk switch toward the steering wheel to start the windscreen andheadlamp washers.
> The windscreen wipers will make several more sweeps once the stalk switch has been released.
IMPORTANT
Avoid activating the washer system when it is frozen or the washer reservoir is empty, other-wise there is a risk of damaging the pump.
Heated washer nozzles *The washer nozzles are heated automatically in cold weather to prevent the washer fluid fromfreezing.
Headlamp washing*To save fluid, the headlamps are washed auto-matically at every fifth windscreen wash cycle.
Reduced washingIf only approx. 1 litre of washer fluid remains in the reservoir and the message Washer fluid
Level low, refill
, together with the symbol,
is shown in the driver display, then the supply of washer fluid to the headlamps is switched off.This is in order to prioritise cleaning the wind-screen and the visibility through it.
Related information
• Using windscreen wipers (p. 148)
• Rear window wiper and washer (p. 151)
• Filling washer fluid (p. 529)