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8. Repeat the calibration procedure if neces-sary.

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•Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 206)
•Compass (p. 142)
Lighting panel and controls
The lighting ring on the left-side steering wheellever can be used to activate the vehicle's exte-rior lighting.
Instrument lighting brightness can be adjustedusing the thumb wheel on the lighting panel.

Lighting ring on the left-side steering
wheel lever
Lightingring posi-tion
Result
With the ignition in mode II or ifthe engine is running:
•In the US: the Daytime Run-ning Lights (DRL) will be off
•In Canada: the Daytime Run-ning Lights will be on
•High beam flash can be used
With the ignition in mode II or if
the engine is running:A
•Parking lights will be on
•In the US: the Daytime Run-ning Lights will be off
•In Canada: the Daytime Run-ning Lights will be on
•High beam flash can be used
With the ignition in mode II or ifthe engine is running:
•The Daytime Running Lightswill be off
•The low beam headlights willbe on
•High Beams/High Beamflash can be used

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Parking lights
Turn the parking lights on by turning the lightingring on the left-side steering wheel lever.
Lighting ring in the parking light position
Turn the lighting ring to the position (thelicense plate lighting comes on at the sametime).
Canadian models: If the ignition is in position IIor the engine is running, the daytime runninglights will illuminate instead of the front parkinglights.
With the lighting ring in this position, the parkinglights will remain on even when the ignition isswitched off.
In dark conditions, the rear parking lights alsoilluminate when the tailgate is opened to alertanyone traveling behind your vehicle. This hap-
pens regardless of the position that the lightingring is in or which mode the ignition is in.

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•Lighting panel and controls (p. 144)
Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
The car monitors ambient lighting conditions.
With the ring on the left-side steering wheel
lever in the position and the ignition inmode II (or the engine running), the lights toggleautomatically between DRL and low beam head-lights.
Ring in the AUTO position.

NOTE
Volvo recommends the use of Daytime Run-ning Lights in the United States. The use ofthese lights is mandatory in Canada.
With the lighting ring in the 0 position:
•In the US: DRL will be off
•In Canada: DRL will be on

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High and low beam headlights
If the ignition is in mode II or when the engine isstarted, the low beams are activated automati-
cally if the lighting ring is in position . Indark conditions, the low beams will also be on if
the lighting ring is in the position.
Lighting ring
High beam flash
Continuous high beams

High beam flash
Pull the lever slightly toward the steering wheel.The high beams illuminate until the lever isreleased.
Continuous high beams
Continuous high beams are available if the light-
ing ring is turned to 9 or . Toggle tohigh beams by moving the lever forward. Returnto low beams by moving the lever toward thesteering wheel.
The symbol will illuminate in the instrumentpanel when the high beams are on.

Active high beams
The active high beam system uses a camera atthe upper edge of the windshield to detect theheadlights of oncoming vehicles or the taillightsof a vehicle directly ahead. When this happens,the headlights will automatically switch from highbeams to low beams.
When the camera no longer detects anapproaching vehicle or one that is ahead, yourheadlights will switch back to high beams.

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When the camera no longer detects the head-lights of an approaching vehicle or the taillightsof a vehicle ahead, your headlights will switchback to high beams after several seconds.

Operation
Activate/deactivate this function by turning the
lighting ring past the position to .
When released, the ring will automatically return
to the position.
If the active high beam function has not beenactivated, switching between high and low beamsmust be done manually.
A white symbol () in the instrument panelindicates that the function has been activated.
When the high beams are on, the symbol willchange to blue.
NOTE
•Keep the windshield in front of the cam-era free of ice, snow, dirt, etc.
•Do not mount or in any way attach any-thing on the windshield that couldobstruct the camera.
If a message is displayed in the instru-ment panel saying that active highbeams are temporarily unavailable,switching between high and low beamswill have to be done manually. However, the light
switch can remain in the position. Thesame applies if a message saying that the wind-shield sensors are blocked and the symbol above
are displayed. The symbol will go out if thishappens.
9When the low beams are on.

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Active high beams may be temporarily unavailable(e.g., in heavy fog or rain). When the systembecomes active again or if the sensors in thewindshield are no longer obscured, the messages
will disappear and the symbol will illumi-nate.

WARNING
•Automatic high beams are a driving aiddesigned to help provide the best possi-ble headlight illumination in good drivingconditions.
•The use of aftermarket or non-Volvoglass can have an adverse effect on theautomatic high beam function.
•The driver is always responsible for man-ually toggling between high and lowbeams when this is required by traffic orweather conditions.
CAUTION
In the following situations, it may be neces-sary to switch between high and low beamsmanually:
•In heavy fog or rain
•In blowing snow or slush
•In bright moonlight
•In freezing rain
•In areas with dim street lighting
•When oncoming vehicles have dim frontlighting
•If there are pedestrians on or near theroad
•If there are reflective objects, such assigns, near the road
•When oncoming vehicles' lights areobscured by e.g., fences, bushes, etc.
•When there are vehicles on connectingroads
•At the top of hills or in dips in the road
•In sharp curves

Related information
•City Safety™ troubleshooting (p. 332)
•Lighting panel and controls (p. 144)
Active Bending Lights*
Active Bending Lights (ABL) are designed tohelp light up a curve according to movements ofthe steering wheel.
Headlight pattern with the Active Bending Light functiondeactivated (left) and activated (right)
ABL is activated automatically11 when the engineis started and the low beam headlights are on.ABL can be deactivated in the center display.
If a fault is detected in the system, the symbol in the instrument panel will illuminate. Atext message will be displayed and an additionalsymbol will also illuminate.
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Brake lights
The brake lights illuminate automatically whenthe brakes are applied.
In addition to illuminating when the brake pedal isdepressed, the brake lights also illuminate whenone of the driver support systems (e.g., adaptivecruise control, City Safety or collision warning)slow the vehicle.

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•Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)* (p. 281)
•City Safety™ (p. 326)
•Emergency brake lights (p. 380)
Hazard warning flashers
The hazard warning flashers should be used toindicate that the vehicle has become a traffichazard.
Hazard warning flasher button
Press the button to activate the flashers. Pressthe button again to turn off the flashers.
Regulations regarding the use of the hazardwarning flashers may vary, depending on whereyou live.

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•Using turn signals (p. 151)
Using turn signals
The turn signals are controlled using the leftsteering wheel lever. The turn signals flash threetimes or continuously, depending on how far upor down the lever is moved.
Turn signals
Short flashing sequence
The driver can automatically flash the turnsignals 3 times by moving the left steeringwheel lever up or down to the first positionand releasing it. This function can be acti-vated/deactivated in the center display.

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NOTE
•This automatic flashing sequence can beinterrupted by immediately moving thelever in the opposite direction.
•If the turn signal indicator flashes fasterthan normal, see the message in theinstrument panel.

Continuous flashing sequence
Move the lever as far up or down as possibleto start the turn signals.
The turn signals will be cancelled automaticallyby the movement of the steering wheel, or thelever can be returned to its initial position byhand.

Related information
•Lighting panel and controls (p. 144)
•Hazard warning flashers (p. 151)
•Settings view (p. 115)
Passenger compartment lighting
The passenger compartment lighting is con-trolled using the buttons in the ceiling above thefront and rear seats.
All passenger compartment lighting can beturned on and off manually within 30 minutesafter:
•the vehicle is unlocked but the engine hasnot been started
•the engine is switched off and the ignition isin mode 0.
Front interior lighting
Controls in the ceiling console for front reading lightsand courtesy lighting
Driver's side reading light
Courtesy lighting
Courtesy lighting (AUTO) switch
Passenger's side reading light
Front reading lights
Turn the reading lights on or off by pressing therespective buttons briefly. Adjust the brightnessby pressing and holding the button.

Courtesy lighting
Turn the footwell and overhead courtesy lightingon or off by pressing the button briefly.

Courtesy lighting switch
Activate the automatic function by briefly press-ing the AUTO button in the ceiling console. Theindicator light in the button will illuminate. WithAUTO activated, the courtesy lighting will switchon and off as follows:
The courtesy lighting:
•comes on when the vehicle is unlocked andwhen the ignition is switched off
•goes off when the engine is started andwhen the vehicle is locked
•comes on or goes off when one of the sidedoors is opened or closed
•remains on for 2 minutes if a side door is leftopen
The courtesy lighting switches off when:

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The ambience lighting can also be fine-tuned using thethumb wheel (on the dashboard to the left of the steer-ing wheel)

Mood lighting *
When the overhead courtesy lighting has goneout and the engine is running, several LEDslocated near the roof console illuminate to pro-vide faint lighting to help e.g., see objects in stor-age compartments. This lighting goes out justafter the overhead courtesy lighting when thevehicle is locked.
The following settings can be made for the moodlighting in the center display:

Brightness
1. In the center display's Top view, select
SettingsMy CarLightsInteriorMood Lighting.
2.Press Interior Mood Light Intensity andchoose Off, Low or High.
Change the color of the light
1. In the center display's Top view, select
SettingsMy CarLightsInteriorMood Lighting.
2.Choose By Temperature, By Theme orTheme Colors.
The intensity of the mood lighting can also be fine-tunedusing the thumb wheel (on the dashboard to the left ofthe steering wheel)

Lighting in the door storage
compartments
This lighting is illuminated when the engine isrunning. Adjust brightness with the thumb wheelon the lighting panel.
Lighting in the front tunnel console cup
holders
This lighting is switched on or off when the vehi-cle is unlocked or locked. Adjust brightness withthe thumb wheel on the lighting panel.

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•Lighting panel and controls (p. 144)
•Ignition modes (p. 400)
•Settings view (p. 115)

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Pop-up messages
Messages are sometimes displayed in pop-upwindows. Messages of this type have higher pri-ority than ones in the status bar and must beconfirmed or action must be taken before theydisappear. Messages that need to be stored aresaved under My car messages in Top view.

Related information
•Instrument panel (p. 132)
•Center display overview (p. 33)
Handling messages in theinstrument panel and center display
Instrument panel
Message in the instrument panel (12" version) and theright-side steering wheel keypad
Left/right arrow keys
Confirm
Some messages in the instrument panel containone or more buttons for e.g., confirming a mes-sage or accepting a proposal.

Handling new messages
For messages with buttons:
1. Navigate among the buttons available bypressing the left/right arrow keys (1).
2. Confirm a choice by pressing (2).
> The message will disappear from theinstrument panel.
For messages without buttons:
–Close the message by pressing (2) or let themessage time-out after a short period.
>The message will disappear from theinstrument panel.
If a message needs to be saved, it will be storedin the Car status app, which can be opened inthe center display's App view. Car messagestored in Car status application will be dis-played at this time in the center display.
Center display
Message in the center display
Some buttons in the center display have a button(or several buttons in a pop-up) to make it possi-