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Anti-lock braking system (ABS)266
Brake lights 266
Emergency Brake Assistance (EBA) 266
Parking brake – general information 267
Parking brake – applying 268
Parking brake – releasing 268
Parking brake – symbols and messages 270
Driving through water 271
Engine and cooling system 271
Conserving electrical current 272
Before a long distance trip 272
Driving in cold weather 273
Refueling – fuel requirements 273
Refueling – octane rating 274
Refueling – opening/closing fuel filler door 276
Refueling – opening/closing fuel cap 277
Emission controls 277
Economical driving 278
Towing a trailer 279
Detachable trailer hitch 281
Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) 282
Towing the vehicle 282
Towing eyelet 283
Towing by tow truck 284
WHEELS AND TIRES
Tires – general information288
Tires – storage and age 289
Tires – tread wear indicator 290
Tires – tire economy 290
Changing a wheel – direction of rotation 291
Changing a wheel – removing wheel 291
Changing a wheel – spare wheel 294
Changing a wheel – accessing the spare wheel 295
Changing a wheel – installing a wheel 295
Tire inflation – general information 296
Tire inflation – checking pressure 297
Tire specifications 298
Loading specifications 299
Loading specifications – load limit 300
Tire specifications – terminology 301
Tire specifications – Uniform TireQuality Grading 302
Snow chains 303
Snow tires/studded tires 303
Tire pressure monitoring - overview 304
Tire Monitor - introduction 305
Calibrating Tire Monitor 306
Tire Monitor status information 306
Tire Monitor – messages 307
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) – general information308
Tire Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS) – changing wheels 308
Tire Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS) – recalibrating 309
Tire Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS) – activating/deactivating 310
Tire Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS) – messages 310
Self-supporting run flat tires (SST) 311
Tire sealing system * – general infor-
mation 312
Tire sealing system * – overview
314
Tire sealing system * – sealing a hole
315
Tire sealing system – checking infla-tion pressure 317
Tire sealing system * – inflating tires
318
Tire sealing system * – sealing com-
pound container 319

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MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
Maintenance – introduction322
Maintenance – owner maintenance 323
Maintenance – hoisting 324
Onboard Diagnostic System 325
Booking service and repairs 325
Maintenance – opening/closing hood 327
Engine compartment – overview 328
Engine compartment – engine oil 329
Engine compartment – coolant 331
Engine compartment – brake fluid 332
Engine compartment – power steer- ing fluid 333
Bulbs – introduction 334
Bulbs – headlight housing 335
Bulbs – cover 336
Bulbs – low beam, Halogen 337
Bulbs – high beam, Halogen 337
Bulbs – extra high beam 338
Bulbs – front turn signals 338
Bulbs – rear fog lights 339
Bulbs – location of taillight bulbs 339
Bulbs – brake lights and taillights 340
Bulbs – license plate lighting 340
Bulbs – cargo area lighting 340
Bulbs – vanity mirror lighting 341
Bulbs – specifications341
Wiper blades – service position 342
Wiper blades – windshield 342
Wiper blades – tailgate 343
Engine compartment – washer fluid 344
Battery – symbols 345
Battery – handling 345
Battery – maintenance 346
Battery – changing 347
Fuses – introduction 349
Fuses – engine compartment 350
Fuses – glove compartment 353
Fuses – cargo area/trunk 356
Fuses – engine compartment cold zone (Start/Stop only) 357
Washing the car 359
Automatic car wash 360
Polishing and waxing 361
Cleaning the interior 361
Touching up paintwork 363
SPECIFICATIONS
Label information366
Dimensions 369
Weights 372
Engine specifications 374
Oil specifications 375
Oil volume 376
Coolant – specification and volume 377
Transmission oil – specification and volumes 377
Brake fluid – specification and volume 377
Power steering – specification 378
Fuel tank volume – specification andvolume 378
Tire inflation – pressure table 379
Air conditioning – specification andvolume 380
Battery specifications 381
Symbols – general information 382
Warning symbols 382
Indicator symbols 383
Information symbols 384
Information symbols – ceiling console 385
Information symbols – center console 385

INTRODUCTION
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Volvo and the environment Volvo is committed to the well being of its cus- tomers. As a natural part of this commitment, wecare about the environment in which we all live.Concern for the environment means an everydayinvolvement in reducing our environmentalimpact.
Volvo's environmental activities are based on a holistic view, which means we consider the over-all environmental impact of a product throughoutits complete life cycle. In this context, design, pro-duction, product use, and recycling are all impor-tant considerations. In production, Volvo haspartly or completely phased out several chemicalsincluding CFCs, lead chromates, asbestos, andcadmium; and reduced the number of chemicalsused in our plants 50% since 1991. Volvo was the first in the world to introduce into production a three-way catalytic converter with aLambda sond, now called the heated oxygen sen-sor, in 1976. The current version of this highlyefficient system reduces emissions of harmfulsubstances (CO, HC, NOx) from the exhaust pipeby approximately 95 – 99% and the search toeliminate the remaining emissions continues.Volvo is the only automobile manufacturer tooffer CFC-free retrofit kits for the air conditioningsystem of all models as far back as the 1975model 240. Advanced electronic engine controlsand cleaner fuels are bringing us closer to ourgoal. In addition to continuous environmentalrefinement of conventional gasoline-poweredinternal combustion engines, Volvo is activelylooking at advanced technology alternative-fuelvehicles. When you drive a Volvo, you become our partner in the work to lessen the car's impact on theenvironment. To reduce your vehicle's environ-mental impact, you can:
• Maintain proper air pressure in your tires.Tests have shown decreased fuel economywith improperly inflated tires.
• Follow the recommended maintenanceschedule in your Warranty and ServiceRecords Information booklet.
• Drive at a constant speed whenever possible.
• See a trained and qualified Volvo servicetechnician as soon as possible for inspectionif the check engine (malfunction indicator)light illuminates, or stays on after the vehiclehas started.
• Properly dispose of any vehicle-related wastesuch as used motor oil, used batteries, brakepads, etc.
• When cleaning your vehicle, please use gen-uine Volvo car care products. All Volvo carcare products are formulated to be environ-mentally friendly.
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responsible sources.
Related information
• Economical driving (p. 278)
• Tires – tire economy (p. 290)

SAFETY
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Location of the passenger's side front airbag
As the movement of the seats' occupants com- presses the airbags, some of the gas is expelledat a controlled rate to provide better cushioning.Both seat belt pretensioners also deploy, mini-mizing seat belt slack. The entire process, includ-ing inflation and deflation of the airbags, takesapproximately one fifth of a second. The location of the front airbags is indicated by SRS AIRBAG embossed on the steering wheel
pad and above the glove compartment, and by decals on both sun visors and on the front andfar right side of the dash. The driver's side front airbag is folded and located in the steering wheel hub. The passenger's side front airbag is folded behind a panel located above the glove compart-ment.
WARNING
• The airbags in the vehicle are designed to be a SUPPLEMENT to–not a replace-ment for–the three-point seat belts. Formaximum protection, wear seat belts at alltimes. Be aware that no system can pre-vent all possible injuries that may occur inan accident.
• Never drive with your hands on the steer-ing wheel pad/airbag housing.
• The front airbags are designed to helpprevent serious injury. Deployment occursvery quickly and with considerable force.During normal deployment and depend-ing on variables such as seating position,one may experience abrasions, bruises,swellings, or other injuries as a resultfrom deployment of one or both of theairbags.
• When installing any accessory equipment,make sure that the front airbag system isnot damaged. Any interference in the sys-tem could cause malfunction.
Front airbag deployment
•The front airbags are designed to deploy dur- ing certain frontal or front-angular collisions,impacts, or decelerations, depending on thecrash severity, angle, speed and objectimpacted. The airbags may also deploy in certain non-frontal collisions where rapiddeceleration occurs.
• The SRS (p. 33) sensors, which trigger thefront airbags, are designed to react to boththe impact of the collision and the inertialforces generated by it, and to determine ifthe intensity of the collision is sufficient forthe seat belt pretensioners and/or airbags tobe deployed.
However, not all frontal collisions activate thefront airbags.
• If the collision involves a nonrigid object (e.g.,a snow drift or bush), or a rigid, fixed objectat a low speed, the front airbags will not nec-essarily deploy.
• Front airbags do not normally deploy in aside impact collision, in a collision from therear or in a rollover situation.
• The amount of damage to the bodyworkdoes not reliably indicate if the airbagsshould have deployed or not.WARNING
If any of the airbags have deployed:
• Do not attempt to drive the vehicle. Have it towed to a qualified repair facility.
• If necessary seek medical attentIon.

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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Utilized power
The larger, lower indicator shows the amount of engine power that has been utilized2
. The higher
the reading on the scale, the greater the amount of power that is being utilized. The larger the gap between the two indicators, the greater the amount of power remaining.Information displays – indicator symbols
The indicator symbols alert the driver when cer- tain functions are activated, that a system isactively working or that a fault may have occur-red in a system or function.
SymbolDescription
Fault in the Active Bending Light (ABL) *system
Malfunction indicator light
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
Rear fog lights on
Stability system
The stability system's Sport mode is activated
Low fuel level
Information symbol, read the text displayed in the instrument panel
High beam indicator
SymbolDescription
Left turn signal indicator
Right turn signal indicator
Tire pressure monitoring sensor (TPMS) A
TheStart/Stop function is active (the engine has auto-stopped)
A
Option in Canada
Fault in the Active Bending Light (ABL)
system
This symbol will illuminate if there is a fault in the ABL system. See Active Bending Lights (ABL) *
(p. 93) for more information about this system.
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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Malfunction Indicator Light
As you drive, a computer called On-Board Diag- nostics II (OBDII) monitors your vehicle's engine,transmission, electrical and emission systems. The malfunction indicator light will illuminate if the computer senses a condition that potentiallymay need correcting. When this happens, pleasehave your vehicle checked by a trained and quali-fied Volvo service technician as soon as possible. A malfunction indicator light may have many cau- ses. Sometimes, you may not notice a change inyour car's behavior. Even so, an uncorrected con-dition could hurt fuel economy, emission controls,and drivability. Extended driving without correct-ing the cause could even damage other compo-nents in your vehicle. This light may illuminate if the fuel filler cap is not closed tightly or if the engine was running whilethe vehicle was refueled.
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
If the warning light comes on, there may be a malfunction in the ABS system (the standardbraking system will still function). Check the sys-tem by:
1. Stopping in a safe place and switching off
the ignition.
2. Restart the engine.
3. If the warning light goes off, no further action is required. If the indicator light remains on, the vehicle should be driven to a trained and qualified Volvoservice technician for inspection, see Brakes –general (p. 264) for additional information.
Rear fog lights
This symbol indicates that the rear fog lights are on.
Stability system
This indicator symbol flashes when the stability system is actively working to stabilize the vehicle,see Stability system – introduction (p. 174) formore detailed information.
Stability system - Sport mode
This symbol illuminates to indicate that the stabil- ity system's
Sport mode has been activated to
help provide maximum tractive force, for example when driving with snow chains, or driving in deepsnow or loose sand.
Low fuel level
When this light comes on, the vehicle should be refueled as soon as possible. See Refueling –fuel requirements (p. 273) for information aboutfuel and refueling.
Information symbol
The information symbol lights up and a text mes- sage is displayed to provide the driver with nec-essary information about one of the vehicle's sys-tems. The message can be erased and the sym- bol can be turned off by pressing the OK button
(see Information display – menu controls (p. 115) for information) or this will take place automatically after a short time (the length oftime varies, depending on the function affected). The information symbol may also illuminate together with other symbols.
High beam indicator
This symbol illuminates when the high beam headlights are on, or if the high beam flash func-tion is used.
Left turn signal indicator Right turn signal indicator
NOTE
•
Both turn signal indicators will flash when the hazard warning flashers are used.
• If either of these indicators flash fasterthan normal, the direction indicators arenot functioning properly.
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
*
This symbol illuminates to indicate that tire pres- sure in one or more tires is low, see Tire PressureMonitoring System (TPMS) – general information(p. 308) for detailed information.
Start/stop*
The symbol illuminates when the engine has auto-stopped.

LOADING AND STORAGE
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.143
Glove compartment
The glove compartment provides a lockable stor- age compartment for small items.
The owner's manual and maps can be kept here. There are also holders for pens and fuel cards.The glove compartment can be locked manuallywith the key blade, see Locking/unlocking –glove compartment (p. 165).
Related information
• Storage spaces (p. 140)
Vanity mirror
The vanity mirrors are located on the upper side of the sun visors.
Vanity mirror with lighting
The light comes on automatically when the cover is lifted.
Related information
• Storage spaces (p. 140)
• Bulbs – vanity mirror lighting (p. 341)
12-volt socket in the cargo area
*
The 12-volt socket can be used e.g., to connect the tire sealing system's compressor (certainmodels) and other 12-volt accessories.
Fold down the cover to access the electrical socket.
NOTE
Related information
• Storage spaces (p. 140)
• Tunnel console – 12-volt sockets (p. 142)

LOCKS AND ALARM
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Locking/unlocking – glove compartment
The glove compartment can only be locked and unlocked using the detachable key blade in theremote key. For information on removing the keyblade from the remote key, see Detachable keyblade – detaching/reinserting (p. 155).
Insert the key blade in the glove compart- ment lock.
Turn the key blade 90 degrees clockwise.
Remove the key blade from the lock.
Locking/unlocking – tailgate The tailgate can be opened, locked and unlocked in several ways.
Tailgate unlock button on the remote key
Unlocking the tailgate with the remote key
–Press the tailgate unlock button on the remote key to unlock (but not open 3
) the tail-
gate. See Remote key and key blade (p. 150) for more information.
> The alarm indicator light on the dashboard will go out to indicate that the alarm is not monitoring the entire vehicle.
NOTE
• If the doors are locked while the tailgate is open, the tailgate will remain unlockeduntil the vehicle is relocked by pressingthe Lock button on the remote key.
• On keyless drive vehicles, the gear selec- tor must be in the Park (
P) position, all
doors and the tailgate must be closed and the ignition must be switched offbefore the vehicle can be locked.
3 This button also opens, but does not close, the tailgate on models equipped with the optional power tailgate (p. 167).