2018 VOLVO XC90 Owner´s Manual

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Air distributionPurpose
Main airflow from defroster and dashboard vents. Some airflow from other vents.Provides a comfortable climate in warm and dry weather.
Main airflow from defroster and floor vents. Some airflow from other vents.Provides a comfortable climate and effective defogging in cold andhumid weather.
Main airflow from dashboard and floor vents. Some airflow from other vents.Provides a comfortable climate in sunny, cool weather.
Main airflow from defroster, dashboard and floor vents. Provides balanced comfort in the passenger compartment.

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Related information
•Air distribution (p. 212)
• Opening, closing and directing air vents (p. 213)
• Adjusting air distribution (p. 212)

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Climate system controls
The climate system functions are controlled from physical buttons on the center console, the cen-ter display, and the climate panel on the rear side of the tunnel console *.
Physical buttons in the center console
Button for heated windshield * and max
defroster.
Button for heated rear window and door mir- rors.
Climate bar in the center displayThe most common climate system functions canbe controlled from the climate bar.
Temperature control for the driver and pas- senger sides.
Control for heated * and ventilated * driver and
passenger seats, and heated steering wheel *.
Button for opening Climate view. The graphic in the button shows activated climate systemsettings.
Climate view in the center displayTap the center button on the climate bar to openClimate view. Climate view is divided into the fol-lowing tabs:
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Main climate
•Rear climate*
Toggle between the tabs by swiping the screen to the left/right or by tapping the desired head-ing.
Main climate
In addition to the functions in the climate bar, other main climate system functions can be con- trolled from the
Main climate tab.
Max, Electric, Rear - Controls for defrosting
windows and door mirrors.
AC - Air conditioning controls.
Recirc - Air recirculation controls.
Air distribution controls.

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Blower control for the front seats (also for the rear seats on vehicles with 2-zone sys-tems).
AUTO - Automatic climate control.
Rear climate control *
All climate system functions for the rear seat can be controlled from the Rear climate tab.
2nd row climate - Climate functions for the
second row of seats. Blower control for the second row of seats.
3rd row climate - Climate functions for the
third row of seats *.
Rear seat temperature control.
Rear seat heating control *.
Climate controls on the rear side of the tunnel console *
Rear seat heating control *.
Blower control for rear seats.
Rear seat temperature control.
Button for locking/unlocking climate panel.
If the vehicle has heated rear seats * but does not
have a climate panel on the rear side of the tun- nel console, there will be buttons on the rear sideof the tunnel console for the heated seats. The climate panel has a screen lock to help pre- vent inadvertently changing blower speed andtemperature. When the screen is locked, only the controls for seat adjustment * and the unlock but-
ton will be displayed. After unlocking, blower speed and temperature can also be changed from the climate panel and

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all selected climate settings will be displayed. The screen locks automatically after a period of inac-tivity.
Related information
•
Climate (p. 206)
• Activating and deactivating power front seats
* (p. 219)
• Activating and deactivating the heated rearseats
* (p. 220)
• Activating and deactivating front seat ventila-tion
* (p. 221)
• Activating and deactivating the heated steer-ing wheel
* (p. 222)
• Activating auto climate control (p. 223)
• Activating and deactivating recirculation (p. 224)
• Activating and deactivating max defroster(p. 225)
• Activating and deactivating the heated wind- shield
* (p. 226)
• Activating and deactivating the heated rear window and door mirrors (p. 227)
• Setting the blower speed for the front seats(p. 228)
• Setting the blower speed for the rear seats
*
(p. 229)
• Synchronize temperature (p. 232) •
Activating and deactivating air conditioning(p. 233)
• Activating and deactivating climate control for the third-row seats
* (p. 233)
Activating and deactivating power
front seats *
The seats can be heated for added comfort for the driver and passengers in cold weather.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the left- or right-side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the controls for steering wheeland seat heating. If the vehicle is not equipped with ventilated seats or heated steering wheel, the buttonfor seat heating is directly accessible in theclimate bar.
2. Tap the seat heating button repeatedly to select one of the four levels:
Off, High,Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the set level is displayed in the button.

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Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 217)
• Activating and deactivating the heated front seat
* (p. 220)
Activating and deactivating the
heated front seat *
The seats can be heated for added comfort for the driver and passengers in cold weather.
Seat heating can be set to automatically activate when the engine is started. When set to automat-ically activate, heating will be turned on at lowambient temperatures. 1. Tap
Settings in the Top view in the center
display.
2. Tap
Climate.
3. Select
Auto Driver Seat Heating Leveland Auto Passenger Seat Heating Levelto activate/deactivate automatic start of heated driver's and passenger seat.
4. Select
Low, Medium or High to select level
after the function has been activated.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 217)
• Activating and deactivating power front seats
* (p. 219)
Activating and deactivating the
heated rear seats *
The seats can be heated for added comfort for the driver and passengers in cold weather.
Activating and deactivating the heated rear seats from the front seats *
Seat heating buttons in the Rear climate group in Cli-
mate view.
1. Open Climate view in the center display and
select the Rear climate tab.
2. Tap the seat heating button repeatedly to select one of the four levels:
Off, High,Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the set level is displayed in the button.

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Activating and deactivating the heated rear seats from the rear seat
With 2-zone system:
Buttons for seat heating on the rear side of the tunnel console.
–Press repeatedly on the left or right seat heating buttons on the rear side of the tun- nel console to select one of four levels:
Off,High, Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the indicator lights in the button display the level. With 4-zone system
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Seat heating controls and indicator lights on the rear side of the tunnel console.
–Press repeatedly on the left or right seat heating buttons in the climate panel on thetunnel console to select one of four levels:
Off, High, Medium or Low.
> The level will be changed and the climate panel screen will show the new level.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 217)
Activating and deactivating front
seat ventilation
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The seats can be ventilated to provide increased comfort in warm weather.
The ventilation system consists of fans in the seats and backrest that draw air through the seatupholstery. The cooler the passenger compart-ment is, the greater the cooling effect of the ven-tilation. The system can be activated when theengine is running.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the left- or right-side steering wheel and seat button in the center display's climate bar to open the controls for steering wheeland seat heating. If the vehicle is not equipped with heated seats or heated steering wheel, the buttonfor seat ventilation is directly accessible inthe climate bar.

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select one of the four levels:
Off, High,Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the set level is displayed in the button.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 217)
Activating and deactivating the
heated steering wheel
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The steering wheel can be heated for added comfort in cold weather.
Steering wheel and seat buttons in the climate row.
1. Tap the driver's side steering wheel and seat button in the climate bar in the center display to open the controls for steering wheel andseat heating. If the vehicle is not equipped with heated or ventilated seats, the button for steeringwheel heating is directly accessible in the cli-mate bar.
2. Tap the steering wheel heating button repeatedly to select one of the four levels:
Off, High, Medium or Low.
> The level is changed and the set level is displayed in the button.
Related information
• Climate system controls (p. 217)
• Activating and deactivating automatic steer- ing wheel heating
* (p. 223)