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INTRODUCTION
On-board owner's manual10
Owner's information 12
Contacting Volvo 13
About this manual 13
Change of ownership 17
Crash event data 17
Volvo Structural Parts Statement 18
Information on the Internet 19
Volvo ID 20
Open Source Software Notice 20
Volvo and the environment 21
Important warnings 22
Volvo Roadside Assistance 23
Technician certification 23
SAFETY
Occupant safety26
Recall information 26
Reporting safety defects 27
Seat belts – general 28
Seat belts – buckling/unbuckling 29
Seat belt reminder 30
Seat belts – pregnancy 31
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 31
Front airbags 33
Occupant Weight Sensor 36
Side impact protection (SIPS) airbags 39
Inflatable Curtain (IC) 41
Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS) 42
Crash mode – general information 44
Crash mode – starting the vehicle 45
Crash mode – moving the vehicle 45
Child safety 46
Child restraints 47
Infant seats 49
Convertible seats 52
Booster cushions 54
ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchors 55
Top tether anchors 56
Child safety locks 58
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
Instrument overview 60
Information displays – introduction 63
Eco Guide * and Power Meter *
66
Information displays – indicator symbols 67
Information displays – warning symbols 69
My Car – introduction 71
Information displays – ambient tem- perature sensor 72
Information displays – trip odometerand clock 73
Inserting/removing remote key 73
Ignition modes 74
Front seats 75
Front seats – folding backrest *
76
Front seats – power seat 76
Key memory – power driver's seat *
and door mirrors 78
Rear seats – head restraints 79
Rear seats – folding backrest 81
Steering wheel 82
Electrically heated * steering wheel
83
Lighting panel 83
High/low beam headlights 84
Active high beams (AHB) *
85
Tunnel detection (models with the rain sensor * only) 86
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Active Bending Lights (ABL)*
86
Auxiliary lights *
87
Instrument and "theater" lighting 88
Parking lights 88
Rear fog lights 89
Hazard warning flashers 89
Turn signals 90
Front interior lighting 91
Rear interior lighting 92
Home safe lighting 92
Approach lighting 92
Windshield wipers 93
Rain sensor *
94
Windshield washer 94
Tailgate wiper/washer 95
Power windows 96
Sun shades 97
Power door mirrors 97
Power door mirrors – automatic tilt- ing/retraction 98
Heated windshield *, rear window and
door mirror defrosters 99
Interior rearview mirror 100
Digital compass *
100
Power moonroof – introduction 101
Power moonroof – operation102
HomeLink ®
Wireless Control Sys-
tem * – introduction 103
HomeLink ®
Wireless Control Sys-
tem * – programming 104
Volvo Sensus 107
Information display – menu controls 108
Information display – menu overview 108
Information display – messages 109
Trip computer – introduction 110
Trip computer – functions, analog instrument panel 111
Trip computer – functions, digitalinstrument panel 114
Trip computer – Supplementaryinformation 116
Trip computer – Trip statistics 117
CLIMATE
Climate – general information120
Climate – sensors 121
Air quality 121
Interior Air Quality System (IAQS) *
122
Climate – menu settings 123
Air distribution – general 123
Electronic climate control (ECC) 125
Heated seats 126
Temperature and blower control 127
Automatic climate control 127
Air conditioning 128
Max. defroster and electrically heated windshield * 128
Air distribution – function 129
Air distribution – recirculation 130
Air distribution – table 131
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Seat belts – general
Seat belts should always be worn by all occu- pants of your vehicle. Children should be prop-erly restrained, using an infant, car, or boosterseat determined by age, weight and height. Volvo also believes no child should sit in the front seat of a vehicle.
Adjusting the seat belt
Most states and provinces make it mandatory for occupants of a vehicle to use seat belts.
Seat belt pretensionersAll seat belts are equipped with pretensionersthat reduce slack in the belts. These pretension-ers are triggered in situations where the front orside impact airbags deploy, and in certain impactsfrom the rear. The front seat belts also include atension reducing device which, in the event of a collision, limits the peak forces exerted by theseat belt on the occupant.
Seat belt maintenanceCheck periodically that the seat belts are in goodcondition. Use water and a mild detergent forcleaning. Check seat belt mechanism function asfollows: attach the seat belt and pull rapidly onthe strap.
WARNING
Never use a seat belt for more than one occupant. Never wear the shoulder portion ofthe belt under the arm, behind the back orotherwise out of position. Such use couldcause injury in the event of an accident. Asseat belts lose much of their strength whenexposed to violent stretching, they should bereplaced after any collision, even if theyappear to be undamaged.
WARNING
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Never repair the belt yourself; have this work done by a trained and qualifiedVolvo service technician only.
• Any device used to induce slack into theshoulder belt portion of the three-pointbelt system will have a detrimental effecton the amount of protection available toyou in the event of a collision.
• The seat back should not be tilted too farback. The shoulder belt must be taut inorder to function properly.
• Do not use child safety seats or childbooster cushions/backrests in the frontpassenger's seat. We also recommendthat children who have outgrown thesedevices sit in the rear seat with the seatbelt properly fastened.
Related information
• Seat belts – buckling/unbuckling (p. 29)
• Seat belt reminder (p. 30)
• Seat belts – pregnancy (p. 31)
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Unbuckling the seat beltTo remove the seat belt, press the red section on the seat belt receptacle. Before exiting the vehi-cle, check that the seat belt retracts fully afterbeing unbuckled. If necessary, guide the beltback into the retractor slot.
Related information
•Seat belt reminder (p. 30)
• Seat belts – pregnancy (p. 31)
Seat belt reminder The seat belt reminder is intended to alert all occupants of the vehicle that their seat beltsshould be fastened before the vehicle begins tomove.
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Seat belt reminder light in ceiling console
The seat belt reminder consists of an audible sig- nal, an indicator light near the rearview mirror anda symbol in the instrument panel that alert alloccupants of the vehicle to fasten their seatbelts (p. 28). The indicator light will be on for sev-eral seconds from the time the ignition isswitched on. There will also be an audible signalif the driver's seat belt is not fastened. If the front seat belts are unbuckled while the vehicle is in motion, the audible signal and warn-ing light will be active for a several seconds.
Rear seatsThe seat belt reminder in the rear seat has twoadditional functions: • It provides information about which seat belts are fastened in the rear seat. A message willappear in the information display when a beltis being used. This message will disappearafter several seconds or can be erased by pressing the
OK button on the left steering
wheel lever.
• It also provides a reminder if one of the occupants of the rear seat has unbuckledhis/her seat belt while the vehicle is inmotion. A visual and audible signal will begiven. These signals will stop when the seatbelt has been re-buckled or can be stopped by pressing the
OK button.
• The message
Unbelted in rear seat will
appear in the information display if one of the rear doors has been opened.
The message in the information display canalways be accessed, even if it has been erased, by pressing the OK button to display stored mes-
sages.
Related information
• Seat belts – pregnancy (p. 31)
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Seat belts – pregnancy
The seat belt should always be worn during pregnancy. However, it is crucial that it be worncorrectly.
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The diagonal section should wrap over the shoul- der then be routed between the breasts and tothe side of the belly. The lap section should layflat over the thighs and as low as possible underthe belly. It must never be allowed to ride upward.Remove all slack from the belt and ensure that itfits close to the body without any twists. As a pregnancy progresses, pregnant drivers should adjust their seats and steering wheel suchthat they can easily maintain control of the vehi-cle as they drive (which means they must be ableto easily operate the foot pedals and steeringwheel). Within this context, they should strive toposition the seat with as large a distance as pos-sible between their belly and the steering wheel.
Related information
• Seat belts – buckling/unbuckling (p. 29)
• Seat belt reminder (p. 30)
• Child restraints (p. 47)
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
As an enhancement to the three-point seat
belts (p. 28), your Volvo is equipped with aSupplemental Restraint System (SRS).
Models with an analog instrument panel
Models with an digital instrument panel *
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Front airbags
The front airbags supplement the three-point seat belts (p. 28). For these airbags to providethe protection intended, seat belts must be wornat all times.
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The front airbag systemThe front airbag system includes gas generators surrounded by the airbags, and deceleration sen-sors that activate the gas generators, causing theairbags to be inflated with nitrogen gas.
Location of the passenger's side front airbag
As the movement of the seats' occupants com- presses the airbags, some of the gas is expelledat a controlled rate to provide better cushioning.Both seat belt pretensioners also deploy, mini-mizing seat belt slack. The entire process, includ-ing inflation and deflation of the airbags, takesapproximately one fifth of a second. The location of the front airbags is indicated by SRS AIRBAG embossed on the steering wheel
pad and above the glove compartment, and by decals on both sun visors and on the front andfar right side of the dash. The driver's side front airbag is folded and located in the steering wheel hub. The passenger's side front airbag is folded behind a panel located above the glove compart-ment.
WARNING
• The airbags in the vehicle are designed to be a SUPPLEMENT to–not a replace-ment for–the three-point seat belts. Formaximum protection, wear seat belts at alltimes. Be aware that no system can pre-vent all possible injuries that may occur inan accident.
• Never drive with your hands on the steer-ing wheel pad/airbag housing.
• The front airbags are designed to helpprevent serious injury. Deployment occursvery quickly and with considerable force.During normal deployment and depend-ing on variables such as seating position,one may experience abrasions, bruises,swellings, or other injuries as a resultfrom deployment of one or both of theairbags.
• When installing any accessory equipment,make sure that the front airbag system isnot damaged. Any interference in the sys-tem could cause malfunction.
Front airbag deployment
•The front airbags are designed to deploy dur-ing certain frontal or front-angular collisions,impacts, or decelerations, depending on thecrash severity, angle, speed and objectimpacted. The airbags may also deploy in
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• The SRS (p. 31) sensors, which trigger thefront airbags, are designed to react to boththe impact of the collision and the inertialforces generated by it, and to determine ifthe intensity of the collision is sufficient forthe seat belt pretensioners and/or airbags tobe deployed.
However, not all frontal collisions activate thefront airbags.
• If the collision involves a nonrigid object (e.g.,a snow drift or bush), or a rigid, fixed objectat a low speed, the front airbags will not nec-essarily deploy.
• Front airbags do not normally deploy in aside impact collision, in a collision from therear or in a rollover situation.
• The amount of damage to the bodyworkdoes not reliably indicate if the airbagsshould have deployed or not.
WARNING
If any of the airbags have deployed:
• Do not attempt to drive the vehicle. Have it towed to a qualified repair facility.
• If necessary seek medical attentIon.
WARNING
•Do not use child safety seats or child booster cushions/backrests in the frontpassenger's seat. We also recommendthat occupants under 4 feet 7 inches(140 cm) in height who have outgrownthese devices sit in the rear seat with the seat belt fastened 1
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• Never drive with the airbags deployed. The fact that they hang out can impair thesteering of your vehicle. Other safety sys-tems can also be damaged.
• The smoke and dust formed when theairbags are deployed can cause skin andeye irritation in the event of prolongedexposure.
Should you have questions about any componentin the SRS system, please contact a trained andqualified Volvo service technician or Volvo cus-tomer support: In the USA Volvo Car USA, LLC Customer Care Center1 Volvo DriveP.O. Box 914Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647 1-800-458-1552www.volvocars.com/us In Canada Volvo Car Canada Ltd. Customer Care Centre9130 Leslie Street, Suite 101Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 0B91-800-663-8255www.volvocars.com/ca
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See also the Occupant Weight Sensor information, (p. 36).
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NOTE
When the ignition is switched on, the OWS indicator light will illuminate for several sec-onds while the system performs a self-diag-nostic test.
However, if a fault is detected in the system:
• The OWS indicator light will stay on
• The SRS warning light (p. 31) will come on and stay on
• The message
Pass. Airbag OFF Service
urgent will be displayed in the information
display.
WARNING
If a fault in the system is detected and indi- cated as described, be aware that the pas-senger's side front airbag will not deploy inthe event of a collision. In this case, the SRSsystem and Occupant Weight Sensor shouldbe inspected by a trained and qualified Volvoservice technician as soon as possible.
WARNING
• Never try to open, remove, or repair any components in the OWS system. Thiscould result in system malfunction. Main-tenance or repairs should only be carriedout by an a trained and qualified Volvoservice technician.
• The front passenger's seat should not bemodified in any way. This could reducepressure on the seat cushion, whichmight interfere with the OWS system'sfunction.
Passenger's seat occu-pancy status OWS indi-cator lightstatusPassenger'sside front air-bag status
Seat unoccu- pied OWS indi-cator lightlights up.Passenger'sside front air-bag disabled
Seat occu-pied by lowweight occu- pant/object AOWS indi-
cator light lights up Passenger'sside front air-
bag disabled
Seat occu-pied by heavyoccupant/object OWS indi-cator light is
not lit Passenger'sside front air-bag enabled
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Volvo recommends that children always be properly restrained in appropriate child restraints in the rear seats. Do not assumethat the passenger's side front airbag is disabled unless thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is lit. Make sure thechild restraint is properly installed. If there is any doubt as to thestatus of the passenger's side front airbag, move the childrestraint to the rear seat.
The OWS is designed to enable (may inflate) the passenger's side front airbag in the event of acollision anytime the system senses that a per-son of adult size is sitting properly in the frontpassenger's seat. The PASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicator lamp will be off and remain off. If a person of adult size is sitting in the front pas- senger's seat, but the PASSENGER AIRBAGOFF indicator lamp is on, it is possible that the