Driving on rough/unpaved surfaces

The Volvo XC90 is designed primarily for onroad driving, and it has excellent handling characteristics on very rough or unpaved roads.
When driving on poorly maintained or unpaved roads, please keep the following in mind:
• Reduce speed on rough surfaces to minimize
possible damage to the vehicle's
underbody.
• When driving on soft surfaces such as dry
sand or snow, try to avoid stopping if at all
possible.
WARNING
• Avoid driving diagonally across steep
inclines as this could increase the risk of
a roll-over. Try to drive straight up or
down the slope.
• If the road is very steep, avoid turning
the vehicle around to help avoid the risk
of rolling over. Back the vehicle up or
down the incline instead.
NOTE
Avoid driving on steep inclines if the fuel
tank is nearly empty. If the flow of fuel to the
engine is interrupted due to the vehicle's
angle of inclination, this could result in damage
to the three-way catalytic converter. We
recommend keeping the fuel tank at least
half full when driving on steep inclines.
See also:
Owner maintenance
Periodic maintenance requirements and intervals are described in your vehicle's
Warranty and Service Records Information booklet.
The following points can be carried out between the normally sc ...
Contact shortcuts
A quick way of searching the phone book for contacts in normal view is to turn
TUNE clockwise to access the phone book and then counter- clockwise to select a
contact from the list. Press OK/MENU ...
Other alarm-related functions
Automatic re-arming
If the doors are unlocked, the locks will automatically reengage (re-lock) and
the alarm will re-arm after 2 minutes unless a door or the trunk has been opened.
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