2017 VOLVO V90 tow

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STARTING AND DRIVING
Alcohol lock*
384
Bypass of the alcohol lock *
384
Before starting the engine with the alcohol lock 384
Ignition positions 385
Starting the car 386
Switching off the car 387
Steering lock 388
Using jump starting with another battery 388
Gearbox 389
Gear positions for automatic gearbox 390
Manual gearbox 392
Gear shift indicator *
392
Gear selector inhibitor 394
Changing gear with steering wheel paddles * 395
Start/Stop 396
Using the Start/Stop function 396
Conditions for the Start/Stop function 398
Drive modes *
400
Drive mode ECO 402
Level control * and shock absorption
405
All-wheel drive *
405
Brake functions 406
Foot brake 406

Emergency brake lights408
Brake assistance 408
Auto braking after a collision 408
Parking brake 409
Using the parking brake 410
In the event of a fault in the parking brake 411
Hill start assist 412
Automatic braking when stationary 412
Driving in water 413
Overheating in the engine and drivesystem 414
Overloading the starter battery 415
Preparations for a long trip 415
Winter driving 416
Opening/closing the fuel filler flapand refuelling 417
Handling of fuel 418
Petrol 419
Diesel 420
Empty tank and diesel engine 420
Diesel particulate filter 421
Economical driving 422
Towing bracket *
422
Extendable/retractable towing brackets *
423

Towing bracket specifications *
425
Driving with a trailer 426
Driving with a trailer under special conditions 428
Trailer Stability Assist *
428
Towing eye 430
Towing 431
Recovering the car 432

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Wiper blades in service position527
Replacing a wiper blade 528
Filling washer fluid 529
Starter battery 530
Symbols on the batteries 533
Support battery 533
Fuses 535
Replacing a fuse 536
Fuses in engine compartment 537
Fuses under glovebox 542
Fuses in cargo area 546
Cleaning the exterior 549
Polishing and waxing 551
Rustproofing 552
Cleaning the interior 552
Cleaning the centre display 553
Paint damage 554
Repairing paint damage 555
SPECIFICATIONS
Type designations558
Dimensions 561
Weights 563
Towing capacity and towball load 564
Engine specifications 566
Engine oil — specifications 567
Adverse driving conditions for engine oil 569
Coolant — specifications 570
Transmission fluid — specifications 570
Brake fluid — specifications 570
Fuel tank - volume 571
Air conditioning — specifications 571
Fuel consumption and CO2 emissions 572
Approved tyre pressures 574
Performance 575
ALPHABETICAL INDEX
Alphabetical Index 577

SAFETY
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3. In the front seats the seatbelt can be
adjusted for height.
Press together the seat mounting and move the seatbelt up or down. Position the belt as high as possible without it chafing against your throat.
The seatbelt must pass over the shoulder (not down over the arm).
4. Tension the hip strap over the lap by pullingthe diagonal shoulder belt up towards the shoulder.
The hip strap must be positioned low down (not over the abdomen).
WARNING
Each seatbelt is designed for only one person.
WARNING
Remember not to clip or hook the seatbelt to hooks or other interior fittings, as this pre-vents the belt from tightening properly.
WARNING
Do not make any damages on seatbelts nor insert any foreign objects into a buckle. Theseatbelts and buckles would then possibly notfunction as intended in the event of a colli-sion. There is a risk of serous injury.
Unfastening a seatbelt1. Press the red button on the seatbelt buckle and then let the belt retract.
2. If the seatbelt does not retract fully, feed it in by hand so that it does not hang loose.
Related information
• Seatbelt (p. 59)
• Seatbelt tensioner (p. 59)
• Door and seatbelt reminder (p. 62)

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Driver and passenger airbags As a supplement to the seatbelts, the vehicle is equipped with airbags on the driver and passen-ger sides in the front seat.
Driver and passenger airbags1
.
In the event of a frontal collision, the airbags help to protect the head, face and chest of the driver and passenger as well as the knees and legs 1
of
the driver. A sufficiently violent collision trips the sensors and the airbag/airbags is inflated. The airbagcushions the initial collision impact for the occu-pant. The airbag deflates when compressed bythe collision. When this occurs, smoke escapesinto the car. This is completely normal. The entire process, including inflation and deflation of theairbag, occurs within tenths of a second.
NOTE
The detectors react differently depending on the nature of the collision and whether or notthe seatbelts are fastened. Applies to all beltpositions. It is therefore possible that only one (or none) of the airbags may inflate in a collision. Thedetectors sense the force of the collision onthe vehicle and the action is adapted accord-ingly so that none, one or more airbags aredeployed.
WARNING
The seatbelts and airbags interact. If the belt is not used or is used incorrectly, this maydiminish the protection provided by the airbagin the event of a collision. To minimise the risk of injury if the airbag deploys, passengers must sit as upright aspossible with their feet on the floor and backsagainst the backrest.
WARNING
Volvo recommends that an authorised Volvo workshop should be contacted for repair.Defective work in the airbag system couldcause malfunction and result in serious per-sonal injury.
Driver airbags
Airbag in the steering wheel
This airbag is fitted into the centre of the steering wheel. The steering wheel is marked
AIRBAG.
Knee airbag 1
The airbag is folded up in the lower part of the instrument panel on the driver's side. Its cover panel is marked
AIRBAG.
WARNING
Do not place or attach any object on the top or front of the panel where the knee airbag isstowed.
Passenger airbagThe airbag is folded up into a compartment above the glovebox. Its cover panel is marked AIRBAG.
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The car is only equipped with knee airbag in certain markets.

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Inflatable curtain The inflatable curtain, Inflatable Curtain (IC), helps to prevent the driver and passengers fromstriking their heads on the inside of the car dur-ing a collision.
The inflatable curtain is mounted along both sides of the headlining and helps protect thedriver and outer seat passengers of the car. The panels are labelled with IC AIRBAG.
A sufficiently violent collision trips the sensors and the inflatable curtain is inflated.
WARNING
Never hang or attach heavy items onto the handles in the roof. The hooks are onlydesigned for light coats and jackets (not forsolid objects such as umbrellas). Do not screw or install anything onto the car's headlining, door pillars or side panels. Thiscould compromise the intended protection.Volvo recommends only using Volvo genuineparts that are approved for fitting within theseareas.
WARNING
Leave 10 cm space between the load and the side windows if the car is loaded to above thetop edge of the door windows. Otherwise, theintended protection of the inflatable curtain,which is concealed in the headlining, may becompromised.
WARNING
The inflatable curtain is a supplement to the seatbelts. Always use a seatbelt.
Related information
• Airbags (p. 63)
Safety mode Safety mode is a protective state that is trig- gered when a collision may have damaged anyof the car's vital functions, such as the fuel lines,sensors for any of the safety systems, or thebrake system.
If the car has been involved in a collision, the textSafety mode See Owner's manual is shown
in the driver display together with the warning symbol. This means that the car has reducedfunctionality. If the car is set in safety mode, it is possible to try to reset the system and then start and move thecar from a dangerous position.
WARNING
Never attempt to repair your car or reset the electronics yourself if the car has been insafety mode. This could result in personalinjury or the car not functioning as normal.Volvo recommends that engaging an author-ised Volvo workshop to check and restore the car to normal status after
Safety mode See
Owner's manual has been shown.
WARNING
If the car is in safety mode it must not be towed. It must be transported from its loca-tion. Volvo recommends that it is transportedto an authorised Volvo workshop.

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SAFETY
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Related information
•Safety (p. 56)
• Starting/moving the car after safety mode (p. 70)
Starting/moving the car after safety mode
If the car is set in safety mode, it is possible to try to start and then move the car from a danger-ous position.
Starting the car after safety mode1. First, check that no fuel is leaking from the car. There must be no smell of fuel either. If everything seems normal and you have checked for indications of fuel leakage, youmay attempt to start the car.
WARNING
Never, under any circumstances, attempt to restart the car if it smells of fuel when the
Safety mode See Owner's manual mes-
sage is shown in the driver display. Leave the car at once.
2. Turn the start knob to STOP and release it. 3. Then try to start the car.
> The car's electronics carry out a systemscheck and then try to resume normal sta- tus.
IMPORTANT
If the message Safety mode See Owner's
manual is still shown on the display the car
must not be driven or towed but a vehicle recovery service must then be used instead.Even if the car appears to be driveable, hid-den damage may make the car impossible tocontrol once moving.
Moving the car after safety mode1. If the message Normal mode The car is
now in normal mode is shown in the driver
display after a start attempt, the car can be moved carefully out of a dangerous position.
2. Do not move the car further than necessary.
WARNING
If the car is in safety mode it must not be towed. It must be transported from its loca-tion. Volvo recommends that it is transportedto an authorised Volvo workshop.
Related information
• Safety mode (p. 69)

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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Indicator symbols in the driver display The indicator symbols alert the driver that a func- tion is activated, that a system is operating, orthat a fault or abnormal condition exists.
SymbolSpecification
Information, read display text When one of the car's systems does not behave as intended, thisinformation symbol illuminates anda text appears on the driver display.The information symbol can alsoilluminate in conjunction with othersymbols.
Fault in brake system The symbol lights up when there is a fault in the parking brake.
ABS fault If this symbol illuminates then the system is not working. The car'sregular brake system continues towork, but without the ABS function.
SymbolSpecification
Automatic brake on The symbol illuminates when the function is activated and the footbrake or parking brake is acting.The brake holds the car stationarywhen it has stopped.
Tyre pressure system The symbol illuminates when tyre pressure is too low. If there is afault in the tyre pressure system,the symbol will flash for approx. 1minute and then illuminate with aconstant glow. This may bebecause the system cannot detector warn of low tyre pressure asintended.
Emissions system If the symbol illuminates after the engine has been started then itmay be due to a fault in the car'semissions system. Drive to a work-shop for checking. Volvo recom-mends that an authorised Volvoworkshop is contacted.
Symbol Specification
Left and right-hand direction indicator The symbols flash when the direc- tion indicators are used.
Position lamps The symbol lights up when the position lamps are switched on.
Fault in the headlamp system The symbol illuminates if a fault has occurred in the ABL function(Active Bending Lights) or ifanother fault has occurred in theheadlamp system.
Active main beam on The symbol lights up blue when the automatic main beam is on.
Active main beam off The symbol lights up white when the automatic main beam is off.

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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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LED (Light Emitting Diode)25
Depending on the car's equipment level.