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Driving Impressions - 2006 Volvo V50 Review - Reviews - Volvo V50

Volvo's smallest wagon is just as refined and tightly built as the bigger V70, if a bit snug inside. Performance is a strong point with the turbocharged model, but the T5's ride can get rough on harsher surfaces and a little jittery even when rolling through moderate imperfections. The T5's manual gearbox operates easily, and Volvo's automatic operates smoothly. An all-wheel-drive V50 behaved admirably on snow and ice.

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    Selecting a sound source
    • Press AM/FM (4) repeatedly to toggle between FM1, FM2, and AM • Press the CD button (1) to change to the CD player or optional CD changer • Turn the SELECTOR control (5) to choose FM1, FM2, AM, ...

    Temperature control
    The temperatures on the driver and passenger sides can be set separately. When the vehicle is started, the most recent setting is resumed. NOTE Heating or cooling cannot be speeded up by se ...

    Unlocking a channel
    A channel's access code is required to unlock a channel. Unlock all channels This permanently removes all channels from the locked list and makes them available for selection. Temporarily unl ...