Using the owner's manual

Reading your owner's manual is a good way of familiarizing yourself with the features and systems in your vehicle.

On-board owner's manual

Reading the owner's manual is a good way to become familiar with your vehicle and to learn to utilize the features and functions that it offers. Pay particular attention to the warnings provided.

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Printed owner's information

We advise keeping printed owner's information in the vehicle for quick access to necessary information and how to contact Volvo if help is required.

Illustrations

Some of the illustrations used in your owner's information may be generic and will give a general view of a certain feature or function. For example, some illustrations describing climate system functions may display a temperature in degrees Celsius but the same information applies to Fahrenheit.

Options and accessories

Optional or accessory equipment described in this manual is indicated by an asterisk.

Optional or accessory equipment may not be available in all countries or markets. Please note that some vehicles may be equipped differently, depending on special legal requirements.

Contact your Volvo retailer for additional information.

Footnotes

This owner's information contains supplementary information indicated by an information symbol: 1. Tap the symbol to open a window showing the information.

Messages

There are several displays in the vehicle that show messages generated by various systems and functions in the vehicle. The appearance of these texts differs slightly from normal texts (for example: Phone, Accept).

Decals

There are various types of decals in the vehicle whose purpose is to provide important information in a clear and concise way. The importance of these decals is explained as follows, in descending order of importance.

Risk of injury

P5-1507-Decal warning

Black ISO symbols on a yellow warning background, white text/image on a black background. Decals of this type are used to indicate potential danger. Ignoring a warning of this type could result in serious injury or death.

Risk of damage to the vehicle

P5-1507-Decal notice

White ISO symbols and white text/image on a black or blue warning background and space for a message. If the information on decals of this type is ignored, damage to the vehicle could result.

Information

P5-1507-Decal information

White ISO symbols and white text/image on a black background. These decals provide general information.

 Note

The decals shown in the Owner’s Manual are examples only and are not intended to be reproductions of the decals actually used in the vehicle. The purpose is to give an indication of how they look and their approximate location in the vehicle. The applicable information for your particular vehicle can be found on the respective decals in the vehicle.

Types of lists

Procedures

Procedures (step-by-step instructions), or actions that must be carried out in a certain order, are arranged in numbered lists in this manual.

P5-Icon gray box 1If there is a series of illustrations associated with step-by-step instructions, each step in the procedure is numbered in the same way as the corresponding illustration.
P5-Icon gray box ALists in which letters are used can be found with series of illustrations in cases where the order in which the instructions are carried out is not important.
P5-Icon red arrow 1Arrows with or without numbers are used to indicate the direction of a movement.
P5-Icon red arrow AArrows containing letters are used to indicate movement.

If there are no illustrations associated with a step-by-step list, the steps in the procedure are indicated by ordinary numbers.

Position lists

P5-Icon red circle 1Red circles containing a number are used in general overview illustrations in which certain components are pointed out. The corresponding number is also used in the position list's description of the various components.

Bullet lists

Bullets are used to differentiate a number of components/functions/points of information that can be listed in random order.

For example:

  • Coolant
  • Engine oil

Illustrations

Some of the illustrations and images shown in the owner's manual are generic and may differ slightly from the equipment in your vehicle depending the level of instrumentation or market.

Related information

Related information offers references to articles containing information associated with the information that you are currently reading.

  1. 1 Example of supplementary information