Reading the owner's manual

Updated 08/06/2023

A good way of getting to know your new car is to read the owner's manual, ideally before your first journey. This will give you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with new functions, to see how best to handle the car in different situations, and to make the best use of all the car's features. Please pay attention to the safety instructions contained in the manual.

The specifications, design features and illustrations in the owner's manual are not binding. We reserve the right to make modifications without prior notice.

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Digital owner's manual in the car1

When reference is made in the printed book to the digital owner's manual, this refers to the information shown on screen in the car.

Open the digital owner's manual - press the MY CAR button in the centre console, press OK/MENU and select Owner's manual.

There are four options for finding information in the owner's manual:

Search - Search function for finding an article.
Categories - All articles sorted into categories.
Favourites - Quick access to favourite-bookmarked articles.
Quick Guide - A selection of articles for common functions.

Note

The owner's manual is not available while driving.

Owner's Manual in mobile devices

Note

The owner's manual is available for download as a mobile application (applies for certain car models and mobile devices), see www.volvocars.com.

The mobile application also includes video and searchable content and easy navigation between different sections.

Options/accessories

All types of option/accessory are marked with an asterisk*.

In addition to standard equipment, the owner's manual also describes options (factory fitted equipment) and certain accessories (retrofitted extra equipment).

The equipment described in the owner's manual is not available in all cars - they have different equipment depending on adaptations for the needs of different markets and national or local laws and regulations.

In the event of uncertainty over what is standard or an option/accessory, contact a Volvo dealer.

Special texts

Warning

Warning texts appear if there is a risk of injury.

Important

"Important" texts appear if there is a risk of damage.

Note

NOTE texts give advice or tips that facilitate the use of e.g. features and functions.

Footnote

There is footnote information in the owner's manual that is located at the bottom of the page. This information is an addition to the text that it refers to via a number. If the footnote refers to text in a table then letters are used instead of numbers for referral.

Message texts

There are displays in the car that show text messages. These text messages are highlighted in the owner's manual by means of the text being slightly larger and printed in grey. Examples of this are in menu texts and message texts on the information display (e.g. Audio settings).

Decals

The car contains different types of decal which are designed to convey important information in a simple and clear manner. The decals in the car have the following descending degree of importance for the warning/information.

Warning for personal injury

Black ISO symbols on yellow warning field, white text/image on black message field. Used to indicate the presence of danger which, if the warning is ignored, may result in serious personal injury or fatality.

Risk of property damage

White ISO symbols and white text/image on black or blue warning field and message field. Used to indicate the presence of danger which, if the warning is ignored, may result in damage to property.

Information

White ISO symbols and white text/image on black message field.

Note

It is not intended that the decals illustrated in the owner's manual should be exact replicas of those in the car. They are included to show their approximate appearance and location in the car. The information that applies to your particular car is available on the respective decals for your car.

Procedure lists

Procedures where action must be taken in a certain sequence are numbered in the owner's manual.

	When there is a series of illustrations for step-by-step instructions each step is numbered in the same way as the corresponding illustration.
	There are numbered lists with letters adjacent to the series of illustrations where the order of the instructions is not significant.
	Arrows appear numbered and unnumbered and are used to illustrate a movement.
	Arrows with letters are used to clarify a movement when the reciprocal order is of no relevance.

If there is no series of illustrations for step-by-step instructions then the different steps are numbered with normal numbers.

Position lists

Red circles containing a number are used in overview images where different components are pointed out. The number recurs in the position list featured in connection with the illustration that describes the item.

Bulleted lists

A bulleted list is used when there is a list of points in the owner's manual.

Example:

Coolant
Engine oil

Related information

Related information refers to other sections containing related information.

Images

The manual's images are sometimes schematic and may deviate from the car's appearance depending on equipment level and market.