Volvo V 70 2016 User manual

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WELCOME TO YOUR NEW VOLVO!
This folder contains a selection of the most common functions in your car. The owner's manual and other
manuals contain safety instructions and all warning, important and note texts.
The following symbols mean:
Different parts are pointed out in the overview images.
Step–by–step instructions.
It is particularly important to read the owner's manual.
Warning, important and note texts, which must be read, are included on the last page.
Options are marked with an asterisk *.
The owner's manual is available as a printed manual and digitally in the car's screen, on the Web and as a
mobile app. The mobile app contains the whole owner's manual as well as instruction films and has several
search paths with text and illustrations. The mobile app can be downloaded to mobile devices from App Store or
Google play.
In addition, learn more about your car at www.volvocars.com.
Start/Stop function*
Pedestrian protection*
02 Driver support in your car
03 Your driving environment
Remote control key
Keyless* lock system
Starting and switching off the engine
Parking brake
Wipers
Tyre pressure monitoring*
01 Starting and driving
Adjusting the seat
Adjusting the steering wheel
Power operated tailgate*
Climate system controls
Headlamp control
Combined instrument panel
Infotainment system
Phone*
Internet*
External audio device
Buttons in the centre console
Settings in the menu system
Workshop/booking service*
ECO*
Refuelling
Car care
Storage spaces
AUX/USB* and 12 V sockets
04 Functions in your car
05 Tips
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How does the remote control key work? 01
Unlocks doors and tailgate and disarms the alarm. The
function can be set in MY CAR.
Locks doors and tailgate and arms the alarm.
Approach light duration.
One press unlocks the tailgate and one long press
opens the power tailgate*.
Information*.
Panic function.
The remote control key can store settings for,
amongst other things, door mirrors and power
driver's seat* – see owner's manual.
What do the remote control key indicator
lamps* show? 01
Green constant light: The car is locked.
Yellow constant light: The car is unlocked.
Red continuous light: the alarm has been triggered
since the car was locked.
Red light flashing alternately in both indicatorlamps:
The alarm was triggered less than 5 minutes ago.
How does the Keyless* lock system work?
The remote control key can remain in a pocket, for
example.
Lock and arm the alarm
– Depress the button on the rear section of the handle.
Unlock and disarm the alarm
– Grip a door handle and open the door in the usual way
or press lightly on the tailgate's rubberised pressure
plate.
01
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How do I start and switch off the engine?
Starting
Push the remote control key into the ignition switch
(does not apply to Keyless drive*).
Depress the clutch or brake pedal.
Briefly press the START/STOP ENGINE button.
Switching off
Briefly press the START/STOP ENGINE button.
Take the remote control key out from the ignition
switch (does not apply to Keyless drive*).
01
How do I use the parking brake? 01
Activate
– Press the control PUSH LOCK/PULL RELEASE – the
symbol starts to flash. Once there is a constant glow
the parking brake is activated.
To disengage
Depress the brake pedal.
Pull the control PUSH LOCK/PULL RELEASE.
Disengage automatically
– Drive away (for cars with automatic gearbox, the
seatbelt must be buckled).
How do I start the windscreen wipers and rain
sensor*?
Move the lever downward to start the windscreen wipers
and upward for a single sweep.
Rain sensor On/Off.
Regulates the sensor sensitivity or the intermittent
delay.
Wiper, rear window - intermittent/normal.
01
To lift up the wiper blades they must be in service
position – see owner's manual.
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How do I use the Start/Stop function*? 02
Manual gearbox
Stop the engine: Declutch, move the gear lever into
neutral position and release the clutch pedal.
Start the engine: Depress the clutch pedal.
Automatic gearbox
Stop the engine: Stop the car with the foot brake and then
maintain the brake pressure.
Start the engine: Release foot pressure on the foot brake.
Illuminated button lamp indicates that the function is active.
It is important to understand this function – see
owner's manual.
Collision Warning with Auto Brake and Cyclist and
Pedestrian Detection, which can warn, brake and/or stop
for vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
The function is only an aid and does not work in all
situations – for example, it does not see cyclists from the
side and pedestrians who are shorter than 80 cm or who
are partially obscured.
How does the pedestrian protection work*? 02
Calibration is always required after changing tyres or
changed tyre pressure. In the event of lamp illumination
the system needs to be calibrated. Proceed as follows:
With the ignition switched off, inflate all tyres in
accordance with the tyre pressure label on the driver's
side door pillar.
Start the car. In the normal view for the MY CAR
source, press OK/MENU.
Select Tyre pressure > Calibrate tyre pressure and
press OK/MENU.
Recalibration is carried out while the car is being
driven.
How do I calibrate the tyre pressure
monitoring system (TM)*? 01
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How do I adjust the seat?
Raise/lower the front of the seat cushion.
Raise/lower the seat.
Move the seat forward/backward.
Tilt the backrest.
Lumbar support* adjustment.
Storing settings for power seat*.
Memory buttons for power seat*.
Store setting:
Hold the button depressed to store settings while
depressing one of the memory buttons. Hold the buttons
depressed until a signal is heard and text is shown in the
combined instrument panel. This stores the position of the
seat as well as the door mirrors. The position of the lumbar
support is not stored.
03
The position for the door mirrors, and the memory
settings (not lumbar support) for the power seat,
can also be stored in the remote control key* – see
owner's manual.
How do I adjust the steering wheel?
Release the steering wheel lock.
Adjust the steering wheel forward/backward and up/
down.
Lock the steering wheel.
03
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How do I regulate the temperature? 04
Turn for individual temperature in the left/right-hand
area of the passenger compartment. The screen
shows the selected temperature.
Press AUTO for automatic control of air distribution and
other functions. The screen shows AUTO CLIMATE.
Tip: AUTO mode is recommended for optimum climate
comfort. When fan speed and air distribution are regulated
the AUTO mode will be deactivated.
How do I defrost the windscreen? 04
Press to activate the windscreen's electric heating* -
symbol (1) in the screen illuminates.
The next press also activates maximum airflow against
windscreen and side windows - symbols (1) and (2)
illuminate.
The next press switches off both of the functions – no
symbol illuminates.
Without electric heating: Press to activate/deactivate the
air flow.
03
How do I open and close the power operated
tailgate*?
Opening
– Press lightly on the rubberised pressure plate under
the outside handle. Alternatively, a long press on the
lighting panel button or the remote control button until
the tailgate starts to open.
Closing
– Press the button and the tailgate closes automatically.
The tailgate can also be opened/closed manually.
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How is the trip computer operated?
OK opens the trip computer's menus, activates
selected option and extinguishes messages.
Thumbwheel scrolls between the trip computer
options.
RESET resets data in the selected trip computer step
and goes back in the menu structure.
04
How do I reset the trip meter? 04
Turn the left-hand stalk switch thumbwheel to show
trip meter T1 or T2.
Give a long press on the RESET button in order to
reset the trip meter shown.
How does the headlamp control's auto mode
work?
AUTO mode provides the following options:
• The daytime running lights automatically switch
between daytime running lights and dipped beam.
• Main beam can be activated when dipped beam is
switched on.
• Active high beam (AHB)* – that dims and activates main
beam automatically – can be used.
• Tunnel detection* is activated.
04
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How do I switch on and off the Infotainment
system?
A short press activates the system.
A long press (until the screen switches off)
deactivates.
To switch off the sound: Give a short press - the next
press reactivates.
04
Note that the whole of the Sensus system (including
navigation* and phone functions*) is started/switched off
at the same time.
How do I navigate in the infotainment system?
Press RADIO, MEDIA, MY CAR, NAV*, TEL* or *
to select the main source. The normal view for the last
active source is shown in this position.
Press OK/MENU or the thumbwheel* in the steering
wheel to access the selected source's main menu.
Turn TUNE or the thumbwheel to navigate in the
menus.
Press OK/MENU or the thumbwheel to make a
selection in the menus.
Briefly press EXIT to go back in the menu system,
cancel a function or delete entered characters.
Give a long press on EXIT to go back to normal view,
or to go from normal view to the main source view.
Tips:
To go to the shortcut menu from normal view, press once
on the main source button. Press again to go back to
normal view.
04
For more information about operating the system –
see owner's manual.
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04
In the normal view for the phone source, press
OK/MENU.
Select Make car discoverable and confirm with
OK/MENU.
Activate Bluetooth®in the mobile phone. Search for
and connect the car to the phone.
Follow the instructions in the mobile phone and the
screen.
The phone is now connected and can be controlled from
the car.
How do I connect a Bluetooth®phone*?
If registering the phone does not succeed – see
owner's manual.
How do I connect to the Internet*? 04
For more information about connection - see
owner's manual.
Connect the mobile phone via Bluetooth®or activate
tethering in the phone for Wi-Fi connection. For car
modem connection, fit the SIM card into the reader in
the glovebox.
In the normal view for the MY CAR source press
OK/MENU, select Settings > Internet settings >
Connect through. Select a connection option.
Wi-Fi: connect to a network and enter its password.
Car modem: enter the SIM card's PIN code.
What services do I get with Volvo ID*? 04
For more information about Volvo ID - see owner's
manual.
Volvo ID is your personal ID registered to the car which
can give you access to various services such as My Volvo
Web and the ability to send an address from the map
service on the Internet directly to the car.
Register or manage your Volvo ID as follows:
Press the Connect button .
Select Apps > Settings and follow the onscreen
instructions.
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