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Climate system sensors
The climate system's sensors help regulate thepassenger compartment temperature, humiditylevel, etc.
Location of the sensors
Humidity sensor: in the rearview mirror con-sole.
Ambient temperature sensor: in the pas-senger's side door mirror.
Passenger compartment temperature sen-sor: near the center console buttons.
Sunlight sensor: on the upper side of thedashboard.
NOTE
Do not cover or block the sensors with cloth-ing or other objects.
On models equipped with the optional Interior AirQuality System, there is also an air quality sensorlocated at the climate system's air intake.
Related information
•Climate control system (p. 188)
•Perceived temperature (p. 188)
•Interior Air Quality System (IAQS)* (p. 197)
Parking climate (preconditioning)
The climate in the passenger compartment canbe preconditioned and maintained, even whenthe vehicle is parked. For full functionality, thevehicle's charging cable must be connected.
Parking climate/preconditioning and maintaining pas-senger compartment climate comfort is controlled fromthe Parking climate tab in the center display's Climateview.
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3.Tap Add timer.
>A pop-up window will open.
NOTE
A new timer setting cannot be made if thereare already 8 timers set. Delete one of theexisting timer settings in order to add a newone.
4.Tap Date to set a specific date for the timersetting.
Tap Days to set a timer for one or more daysof the week.
For Days: activate/deactivate the repeatfunction by selecting/deselecting theRepeat weekly box.
5.For Date: Select a date for preconditioningby scrolling in the date list using the arrowkeys.
For Days: Select days of the week for pre-conditioning by tapping the days' buttons.
6.Set the time at which preconditioning shouldbe completed by scrolling with the arrows inthe clock.
7.Tap Confirm to add the timer setting.
>The timer settings will be added to the listand activated.
Editing a timer setting
1. Open Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap the Parking climate tab.
3.Tap the timer setting to be changed.
> A pop-up window will open.
4. Change the setting as described in the sec-tion "Adding a timer setting" above.
Deleting a timer setting
The button for editing a list/deleting a timer setting inthe Climate setting's Parking climate tab
1. Open Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap the Parking climate tab.
3.Tap Edit list.
4.Tap the delete icon at the right in the list.
>The icon will change to the text Delete.
5.Tap Delete to confirm.
>The timer setting will be deleted from thelist.
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Starting and stoppingpreconditioning
Preconditioning heats/cools the passenger com-partment prior to driving. Please note that thecharging cable must be connected.
Starting/stopping from the center
display
The preconditioning button in the Parking climate tabin Climate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap Parking climate .
The window for seat/steering wheel heating in Climateview's Parking climate tab
3. Tap the boxes to select if seat/steeringwheel heating is to be activated/deactivatedwhen preconditioning starts.
4.Tap Preconditioning.
>Preconditioning starts/stops and the indi-cator lights in the buttons will be on/off.
NOTE
Full preconditioning is only possible when thevehicle's charging cable is connected.
In other cases, the passenger compartmentcan be cooled for 3 minutes in warm weather.This function is started from the Parkingclimate tab in the center display's Climateview.
The vehicle's doors and windows should beclosed during preconditioning.
Starting from a cell phone *
Starting preconditioning and checking the cur-rent settings can be done from a cell phone withthe Volvo On Call mobile app. Preconditioningheats the passenger compartment to a comforta-ble temperature or cools the compartment to thecurrent ambient temperature.
If the vehicle is equipped with the optionalEngine Remote Start (ERS), the air conditioningcan be used to pre-cool the passenger compart-ment to a comfortable temperature.
Related information
•Setting the parking climate (preconditioning)timer (p. 192)
•Activating/deactivating the parking climatetimer (p. 191)
•Hybrid battery charging cable (p. 405)
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Climate system controls
Climate system functions are controlled usingbuttons on the center console, the center dis-play and the climate system panel on the rearside of the tunnel console.
Overview of climate system controls
Climate system controls in the center display
Defroster buttons on the center console
Climate system panel on the rear side of thetunnel console
Related information
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)
•Climate control system (p. 188)
•Rear climate system controls on the tunnelconsole (p. 201)
•Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 206)
•Climate system voice commands (p. 128)
Climate system controls in thecenter display
All climate system functions can be controlledfrom the center display's climate bar and Cli-mate view.
Climate bar
The most common climate system functions canbe controlled from the climate bar.
Temperature control for the driver and pas-senger sides.
Control for heated* and ventilated* driver/passenger seats and heated steering wheel*.
Button for opening Climate view. The graphicin the button shows the activated climatesystem settings.
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Rear seat temperature control.
Rear seat heating control*.
Parking climate 1
All of the parking climate functions can be con-trolled from the Parking climate tab.
Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 199)
•Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 206)
•Air conditioning (p. 209)
•Adjusting air distribution (p. 213)
•Setting the temperature (p. 203)
•Setting the blower speed (p. 201)
•Automatic climate control (p. 198)
•Turning steering wheel heating* on and off(p. 208)
•Turning seat heating* on and off (p. 210)
Rear climate system controls on thetunnel console
The rear seat climate system functions are con-trolled from the rear side of the tunnel console.
Rear seat heating*
Rear seat blower speed
Rear seat temperature control
Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 199)
•Turning seat heating* on and off (p. 210)
•Setting the blower speed (p. 201)
•Setting the temperature (p. 203)
Setting the blower speed
The blower can be set to five different automaticspeeds plus Off and Max. The blower speedcan be set separately for the front and rearseats.
Setting blower speed for the front seats
Blower control buttons in Climate view
1. Go to the center display's Climate view.
2.Tap the desired blower speed: Off, 1–5 orMax.
>The blower speed will change and thebutton for the selected speed will light up.
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XC90 T8 Plug-in Hybrid only.
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NOTE
If the blower is turned off completely, the airconditioning is disengaged, which may resultin fogging on the windows.
Setting the rear seat blower speed *
From the front seat
Blower control buttons in the Rear climate tab in Cli-mate view
1. Open the center display's Climate view.
2.Select the Rear climate tab.
3.Tap the desired blower speed: 1–5.
The blower can be turned off for the secondand third row of seats by tapping 2nd rowclimate.
The blower speed for the third row of seatswill be the same as for the second row seatsbut can be turned off separately by tapping3rd row climate.
>The blower speed will change and thebutton for the selected speed will light up.
From the rear seat
Blower controls on the climate panel on the rear side ofthe tunnel console
–Tap the desired blower level: Off or 1–5 onthe climate panel.
>The blower speed will change and thebutton for the selected speed will light up.
NOTE
•Blower speed for the rear seat cannot beset if the front seat blower setting is Off.
•The climate system will adapt air flowwithin each set blower speed, whichmeans that the blower speed may varyslightly.
Related information
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)
•Rear climate system controls on the tunnelconsole (p. 201)
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Setting the temperature4
The temperature can be set separately for theleft and right sides of the passenger compart-ment and for the front and rear seats separately.
Setting the temperature for the front
seats
Temperature buttons in the climate bar
1. Tap the right or left side temperature buttonin the center display's climate bar to openthe control.
Temperature control
2. Set a temperature by:
•dragging the control to the desired tem-perature or
•tapping +/− to raise/lower the tempera-ture.
>The temperature will change and the newtemperature will be shown in the button.
Synchronizing the temperature
Synchronization button on the driver's side temperaturecontrol
1. Tap the driver's side temperature button toopen the control.
2.Tap Synchronize temperature .
>The temperature for all of the vehicle's cli-mate zones will be synchronized with theone set for the driver's side and the syn-chronization symbol will be displayed inthe temperature button.
Synchronization can be stopped by tappingSynchronize temperature again or by chang-ing the temperature for the passenger's side orthe rear seat.
4Shown here in Celsius but also applies to Fahrenheit
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Setting the rear seat temperature *
From the front seat
Temperature buttons in the Rear climate group in Cli-mate view
1. Open the center display's Climate view.
2.Select the Rear climate tab.
3.Tap the left or right side temperature buttonsto open the control.
Temperature control
4. Set the temperature by:
•dragging the control to the desired tem-perature or
•tapping +/− to raise/lower the tempera-ture.
>The temperature will change and the newtemperature will be shown in the button.
From the rear seat
Temperature controls on the climate panel on the rearside of the tunnel console
–Tap the left or right side's >buttons on cli-mate panel to lower/raise the temperature.
>The temperature will change and the cli-mate panel screen will show the new tem-perature.
NOTE
Heating or cooling cannot be speeded up byselecting a higher/lower temperature thanthe actual temperature required.
Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 199)
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)