2018 VOLVO S60 tow

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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Steering wheel The steering wheel can be adjusted to various positions and has controls for the horn, cruise control *, menus, the infotainment system and
Bluetooth ®
-connected cell phone.
Adjusting
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Adjusting the steering wheel
Lever for releasing/locking the steering wheel
Possible positions
To adjust the steering wheel's height and reach:
1. Pull the lever toward you to release the steering wheel.
2. Adjust the steering wheel to the position that suits you. 3. Push back the lever to lock the steering
wheel in place. If the lever is difficult to push into place, press the steering wheel lightly atthe same time as you push the lever.
WARNING
Never adjust the steering wheel while driving.
Keypads and steering wheel paddles *
Steering wheel keypads and paddles*
Cruise control, see Cruise control (CC) – introduction (p. 172). Adaptive cruise con- trol*, see Adaptive Cruise Control – introduc-
tion (p. 175).
Paddles for manually shifting gears (Gear- tronic), see Transmission – Geartronic(p. 257).
Infotainment system controls, see Sensus Infotainment supplement.
Horn
Horn
–Press the steering wheel hub to sound the horn.
Related information
• Electrically heated
* steering wheel (p. 83)

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NOTE
Volvo recommends the use of Daytime Run- ning Lights in the United States. The use of these lights is mandatory in Canada .
With the headlight switch in the posi-
tion: • The daytime running lights will be
off and the
low beam headlights will be on
High/low beam headlights
When the engine is started, the low beams are activated automatically if the headlight control is in position
.
Headlight switch and steering wheel lever
High beam flash
Toggle between high and low beams
Continuous high beam headlights
With the headlight switch in the (in dark
conditions only, when the daytime running lights have automatically switched off and the low beam headlights have switched on) or
position:
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to position 2 and release it to toggle betweenlow and high beams.
High beam flashPull the lever toward the steering wheel to posi-tion 1. The high beams come on until the lever isreleased.
Related information
•
Active Bending Lights (ABL)
* (p. 86)
• Active high beams (AHB)
* (p. 85)
• Lighting panel (p. 83)
• Tunnel detection (models with the rain sen- sor
* only) (p. 86)

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Active high beams (AHB) *
AHB uses a camera at the upper edge of the windshield to detect the headlights of oncomingvehicles or the taillights of a vehicle directlyahead. When this happens, the headlights willautomatically switch from high beams to lowbeams. When the camera no longer detects theheadlights/taillights of other vehicles, your head-lights will switch back to high beams after sev-eral seconds.
To activate AHB:
• Turn the headlight control to the
posi-
tion.
The feature will begin functioning if the engine has been running for at least 20 seconds and thevehicle's speed is at least 12 mph (20 km/h).
Headlight switch in the AUTO position
Switch AHB on or off by pulling the left steering wheel lever rearward (toward the steering wheel)as far as possible and releasing it. If AHB isswitched off while the high beams are on, theheadlights will change to low beams.
Models with an analog instrument panel
When AHB is activated, the symbol will
illuminate in the instrument panel. The high beam indicator (
) in the instrument panel will also
illuminate when the high beams are on.
Models with a digital instrument panel
When AHB is activated, will illuminate as a
white symbol in the instrument panel. When the
high beams are on, the symbol will change 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 Active high beam Temporary unavailable
Switch manually is displayed in the instrument
panel, switching between high and low beams will have to be done manually. However, the light switch can remain in the
position. The
same applies if Windscreen Sensors blocked
is displayed and the symbol is displayed.
The
symbol will go out when these mes-
sages are displayed. AHB may be temporarily unavailable (e.g., in heavy fog or rain). When AHB becomes activeagain or if the sensors in the windshield are nolonger obscured, the messages will disappear and the
symbol will illuminate.
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

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Rear interior lighting
The lights are switched on or off by pressing each respective button.
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Rear reading lights
Trunk lightingThe trunk lighting comes on automatically when the trunk lid is opened.
Related information
• Front interior lighting (p. 91)
Home safe lighting
When you leave your vehicle at night, you can make use of the home safe lighting function toilluminate the area in front of the vehicle.
This function illuminates the headlights, parking lights, lights in the door mirrors and license plate lights. These lights will remain on for 30 15
, 60 or
90 seconds. The time interval can be set in MY CAR under
SettingsCar settings
Light settingsHome safe light duration.
See My Car – introduction (p. 71) for a descrip- tion of the menu system.
1. Remove the key from the ignition slot to put
the ignition in mode 0 (see Ignition modes
(p. 74) for information about the ignition modes).
2. Pull the turn signal lever as far as possible towards the steering wheel and release it.
3. Exit the vehicle and lock the doors.
Related information
• Approach lighting (p. 92)
Approach lighting
Approach lighting activates the parking lights, door mirror lights, license plate lighting, domelighting and door step lighting when youapproach the vehicle.
This function is activated by pressing the approach light button on the remote key (see theillustration in Remote key – functions (p. 147)). The time interval for this lighting can be set by pressing MY CAR and going to
Car settings
Light settingsApproach light duration. See
My Car – introduction (p. 71) for a description of the menu system.
Related information
• Home safe lighting (p. 92)
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Factory setting

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Windshield wipers Move the lever toward the steering wheel to start the windshield and headlight washers. After thelever is released the wipers make several extrasweeps.
Windshield wipers and washers
Rain sensor* on/off
Thumb wheel sensitivity/frequency
CAUTION
• Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield should bethoroughly wet when the wipers are inoperation.
• Before using the wipers, ice and snowshould be removed from the windshield/rear window. Be sure the wiper bladesare not frozen in place.
Windshield wipers off
Move the lever to position
0 to switch
off the windshield wipers.
Single sweep
Move the lever upward from position 0
to sweep the windshield one stroke at a time for as long as the lever is held
up.
Intermittent wiping
With the lever in this position, you can set the wiper interval by twisting thethumb wheel upward to increase wiper
speed or downward to decrease the speed.
Continuous wiping
The wipers operate at normal speed.
The wipers operate at high speed.
Windshield wiper service position
The windshield wipers must be in the service position before the wiper blades can be cleanedor replaced. See Wiper blades – service position(p. 342) for additional information.
Related information
• Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 344)

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Rain sensor *
The rain sensor automatically regulates wiper speed according to the amount of water on thewindshield.
The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be adjusted moving the thumb wheel up (the wipers willsweep the windshield more frequently) or down(the wipers will sweep the windshield less fre-quently).
NOTE
The wipers will make an extra sweep each time the thumb wheel is adjusted upward.
When the rain sensor is activated, the symbol
will illuminate in the instrument panel.
Activating and setting the sensitivity
When activating the rain sensor, the vehicle must be running or in ignition mode II and the wind-
shield wiper lever must be in position 0 or in the
single sweep position. Activate the rain sensor by pressing the button
. The windshield wipers will make one
sweep. Press the lever up for the wipers to make an extra sweep. The rain sensor returns to activemode when the stalk is released back to position 0 .
Deactivating
Deactivate the rain sensor by pressing the button
or press the lever down to another wiper
position. The rain sensor is automatically deactivated when the key is removed from the ignition slot or fiveminutes after the ignition has been switched off.
CAUTION
The rain sensor should be deactivated when washing the car in an automatic car wash, etc.If the rain sensor function is left on, the wip-ers will start inadvertently in the car wash andcould be damaged.
Windshield washer
Move the lever toward the steering wheel to start the windshield and headlight washers. After thelever is released the wipers make several extrasweeps.
Washing function
Heated washer nozzles *The washer nozzles are heated automatically in cold weather to help prevent the washer fluidfrom freezing.
High-pressure headlight washing *High-pressure headlight washing consumes alarge quantity of washer fluid. To save fluid, theheadlights are washed using two alternatives:
• Low/high beam headlights on.
The head-
lights will be washed the first time the wind-shield is washed. Thereafter, the headlightswill only be washed once for every five times

CLIMATE
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Climate – menu settings
The default settings for four of the climate sys-
tem's (p. 120) functions can be changed in themenu system.
• Blower speed (p. 127) in automatic mode (p. 127).
• Recirculation timer (p. 130) for passengercompartment air.
• Automatic rear window defrosting (p. 99).
• The optional Interior Air Quality Sys-tem (p. 122) (IAQS).
The functions can also be returned to factory set-tings in the menu system. See My Car – introduction (p. 71) for a descrip- tion of the menu system.
Related information
• Electronic climate control (ECC) (p. 125)
Air distribution – general
The incoming air is distributed through a number of different vents in the passenger compartment.
Air distribution is fully automatic in AUTO
mode (p. 127). If desired, air distribution can be controlled man- ually, see Air distribution – function (p. 129).
Air vents in the dashboard
Open
Closed
Horizontal airflow
Vertical airflow
Direct the outer air vents toward the side win- dows to defrost.

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Air vents in the door pillars
Closed
Open
Horizontal airflow
Vertical airflow
Direct the outer air vents toward the side win- dows to defrost. Direct the vents into the passenger compartment to help maintain the desired temperature in therear seat.
Related information
• Climate – general information (p. 120)
• Air distribution – table (p. 131)
• Air distribution – recirculation (p. 130)
• Max. defroster and electrically heated wind- shield
* (p. 128)