STARTING AND DRIVING
419
IMPORTANT
Mixtures of various fuel types or use of fuels which are not recommended will invalidateVolvo's guarantees and any supplementaryservice agreements; this is applicable to allengines.
NOTE
Extreme weather conditions, driving with a trailer or driving at high altitudes in combina-tion with fuel grade are factors that couldaffect the car's performance.
Related information
•Petrol (p. 419)
• Diesel (p. 420)
• Opening/closing the fuel filler flap and refu- elling (p. 417)
• Economical driving (p. 422)
Petrol
Petrol is a type of engine fuel that is intended for cars with a petrol engine.
Only use petrol from well-known producers. Never use fuel of dubious quality. The petrol mustfulfil the EN 228 standard.
IMPORTANT
• Fuel that contains up to 10 percent by volume ethanol is permitted.
• EN 228 E10 petrol (max10 percent by volume ethanol) isapproved for use.
• Ethanol higher than E10 (max.10 percent by volume ethanol) is not per-mitted, e.g. E85 is not permitted.
Octane rating
•95 RON can be used for normal driving.
• 98 RON is recommended for optimum per- formance and minimum fuel consumption.
When driving in temperatures above +38 °C, fuelwith the highest possible octane rating is recom-mended for optimum performance and fuel econ-omy.
IMPORTANT
• Use only unleaded petrol to avoid damag- ing the catalytic converter.
• Fuel containing metallic additives mustnot be used.
• Do not use any additives which have notbeen recommended by Volvo.
Related information
•Handling of fuel (p. 418)
• Opening/closing the fuel filler flap and refu- elling (p. 417)
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
584Misting
condensation in headlamps 549
Mobile phone, see Phone 457
Mood lighting 146
N
Net cargo area 232
O
octane rating 419
Oil, see also Engine oil 567, 569
Oil level low 517
Online car 463book service and repair 506
connect car 464
no or poor connection 466
system updates 510
Options/accessories 19
Output 566
outside temperature gauge 98
Overheating 414, 428
Owner's manual 19 ecolabelling 32
in centre display 15, 16
Owner information 14
Owner
