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STARTING AND DRIVING
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•The air conditioning may be switched offtemporarily.
•After a prolonged period of driving, do notturn off the engine immediately after stop-ping.
•The engine cooling fan commonly continuesto run for several minutes after the enginehas been turned off.
WARNING
The cooling fan (located at the front of theengine compartment, behind the radiator) maystart or continue to operate (for up to6 minutes) after the engine has beenswitched off.
Related information
•Driving with a trailer (p. 397)
•Before a long distance trip (p. 385)
Winter driving
Check your vehicle before the approach of coldweather.
The following advice is worth noting:
•Make sure that the engine coolant contains50 percent antifreeze. Any other mixture willreduce freeze protection. This gives protec-tion against freezing down to –31 °F(–35 °C). The use of "recycled" antifreeze isnot approved by Volvo. Different types ofantifreeze must not be mixed.
•Volvo recommends using only genuine Volvoantifreeze in your vehicle's radiator.
•Try to keep the fuel tank well filled – thishelps prevent the formation of condensationin the tank. In addition, in extremely coldweather conditions it is worthwhile to addfuel line de-icer before refueling.
•The viscosity of the engine oil is important.Oil with low viscosity (thinner oil) improvescold-weather starting as well as decreasingfuel consumption while the engine is warm-ing up. Full synthetic 0W-30 oil is recom-mended for driving in areas with sustainedlow temperatures.
•The load placed on the battery is greater dur-ing the winter since the windshield wipers,lighting, etc., are used more often. Moreover,the capacity of the battery decreases as thetemperature drops. In very cold weather, apoorly charged battery can freeze and be
damaged. It is therefore advisable to checkthe state of charge more frequently andspray an anti-rust oil on the battery posts.
•Volvo recommends the use of snow tires onall four wheels for winter driving.
•To prevent the washer fluid reservoir fromfreezing, add washer solvents containingantifreeze. This is important since dirt is oftensplashed on the windshield during winterdriving, requiring the frequent use of thewashers and wipers. Volvo Washer Solventshould be diluted as follows: Down to 14 °F(–10 °C): 1 part washer solvent and 4 partswater Down to 5 °F (–15 °C): 1 part washersolvent and 3 parts water Down to 0 °F(–18 °C): 1 part washer solvent and 2 partswater Down to –18 °F (–28 °C): 1 partwasher solvent and 1 part water.
•Use Volvo Teflon Lock Spray in the locks.
•Avoid using de-icing sprays as they cancause damage to the locks.
Related information
•Snow tires and chains (p. 485)
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.521
Function[A]
Horn20
Alarm siren*5
Brake system control module(valves, parking brake)40
Windshield wipers30
Tailgate window washer25
Heated windshield*, passengerside40
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Brake system control module(ABS pump)40
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Heated windshield*, passengersideShunt
Feed when ignition is switchedon to: engine control module,transmission components, elec-trical power steering, centralelectrical module
5
Exterior vehicle sound (certainmarkets)5
Passenger side headlight7,5
Function[A]
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Air bags; Occupant Weight Sen-sor (OWS)5
Driver side headlight7.5
Accelerator pedal sensor5
Transmission control module;Gear selector control module15
Engine control module5
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Engine control module; Actuator;Turbo-charger valve20
Solenoids; Valves; Engine cool-ing system thermostat10
Vacuum regulators; Valve7.5
Function[A]
Spoiler shutter control module;Radiator shutter control module;Fuel leakage detection
5
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Heated oxygen sensors (frontand rear)15
Oil pump solenoid; A/C mag-netic coupling; heated oxygensensor (center)
15
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Engine control module20
Ignition coils; Spark plugs15
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Transmission oil pump controlmodule30
Vacuum pump control module40
Transmission actuator25
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