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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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Passenger compartment air filter
All air entering the passenger compartmentthrough the climate system air intake is filtered.
Filter replacement
The filter must be replaced according to the serv-ice schedule for your vehicle. When driving in e.g.,dusty or industrial areas, the filer may need to bereplaced more often. Consult your Volvo retailer.
Related information
•Air quality (p. 196)
•Clean Zone Interior Package (CZIP)*(p. 197)
•Interior Air Quality System (IAQS)* (p. 197)
•Volvo's service program (p. 504)
Automatic climate control
The Auto feature automatically controls a num-ber of climate system functions.
The Auto climate button in Climate view
1. Go to the center display's Climate view.
2.Tap or press and hold AUTO.
>Auto mode is activated (button lights up)/deactivated (button is off). Auto modeautomatically controls air recirculation, airconditioning, and air distribution.
Blower speed and temperature changedepending on how long the button ispressed.
•Tap: return to previous settings.
•Press and hold: change to default set-tings (level 3 and 72 °F (22 °C).
Related information
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)
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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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•Rear climate system controls on the tunnelconsole (p. 201)
•Perceived temperature (p. 188)
Turning recirculation on and off
Recirculation can be used to shut out exhaustfumes, smoke, etc., from the passenger com-partment.
Recirculation button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Press Recirc.
>Recirculation is activated (button lightsup)/deactivated (button is off)
NOTE
•If recirculation is on for too long, there isa risk of condensation forming on theinsides of the windows, especially in win-ter.
•Recirculation cannot be deactivated ifmax. defroster is being used.
Activating/deactivating the recirculation
timer
With the timer activated, recirculation will switchoff automatically after 20 minutes.
1.Tap Settings in the center display's Topview.
2.Tap Climate.
3.Activate/deactivate the timer by selecting/deselecting the box for RecirculationTimer.
Related information
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)
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Defrosting windows and mirrors
The max. defroster, heated windshield* andheated rear window/door mirror functions areused to remove ice or condensation.
Using the buttons in the center console
The buttons in the center console offer quickaccess to the defroster functions.
On models with the optional heated windshield,the max. defroster function can only be activatedseparately from the Climate view in the centerdisplay.
Center console buttons
Button for the heated windshield* and max.defroster.
Button for the heated rear window and doormirrors.
Models without a heated windshield.
–Press button (1).
>Max. defroster is activated (button indica-tor light on)/deactivated (button indicatorlight off).
Models with a heated windshield*.
–Press button (1) repeatedly to access thefunction's three levels:
•Activate windshield heating
•Activate windshield heating and max.defroster
•Deactivated
>The windshield heating is activated (but-ton indicator light on)/deactivated (buttonindicator light off).
NOTE
Max. defroster starts after a slight delay toavoid a brief increase in blower speed if theheated windshield function has been deacti-vated by pressing the button twice in quicksuccession.
Heated rear window and door mirrors
–Press button (2).
>Heating for the rear window/door mirrorsis activated (button indicator light on)/deactivated (button indicator light off).
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From the center display's Climate view
Activate/deactivate max. defroster
Max. defroster button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap Max.
>Max. defroster is activated (button lightsup)/deactivated (button is off).
Max. defroster overrides automatic climatecontrol and recirculation, and activates theair conditioning, changes blower speed to
55 and the temperature to HI5.
When max. defroster is deactivated, theclimate system returns to the previoussettings.
Activating/deactivating windshield heating *
Windshield heating button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap Electric.
>Windshield heating is activated (buttonlights up)/deactivated (button is off).
NOTE
•Triangular areas at the far sides of thewindshield are not heated electrically andwill take slightly longer to defrost/de-ice.
•The heated windshield may affect theperformance/range of e.g., transpondersused to automatically pay highway tolls orother communication equipment.
Activating/deactivating rear window and
door mirror heating
Rear window/door mirror heating button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap Rear.
>Rear window/door mirror heating is acti-vated (button lights up)/deactivated (but-ton is off).
Automatically activating/deactivating
the defrosting function when the engine
is started
The rear window/door mirror/windshield heating*can be set to start automatically when the engineis started.
1.Tap Settings in the center display's Topview and select Climate.
5In models with the 4-zone climate system*, front seats only.
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Air conditioning
The air conditioning cools and dehumidifies theair in the passenger compartment.
Activating/deactivating the main air
conditioning unit
Air conditioning button in Climate view
1. Open Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap AC.
>The air conditioning is activated (buttonlights up)/deactivated (button is off).
When the air conditioning is activated, it will beswitched on and off automatically by the climatesystem as necessary.
NOTE
•For the air conditioning to function opti-mally, close the side windows and lamina-ted panoramic roof*
•The air conditioning cannot be activatedif the blower is set to Off
Activating/deactivating the air
conditioning unit for the third row seats
Air conditioning button in the Rear climate tab in Cli-mate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Go to Rear climate.
3.Tap 3rd row climate.
>The air conditioning is activated (buttonlights up)/deactivated (button is off).
NOTE
Air conditioning for the third row of seats can-not be activated if the main air conditioningunit or the air conditioning for the second rowof seats* is/are deactivated.
Related information
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)
