About this manual

About this manual  - Important information - Introduction - Volvo XC90 Owners Manual - Volvo XC90

• Before you operate your vehicle for the first time, please familiarize yourself with the information found in the chapters "Instruments and controls" and "Starting and driving."
• Information contained in the balance of the manual is extremely useful and should be read after operating the vehicle for the first time.
• The manual is structured so that it can be used for reference. For this reason, it should be kept in the vehicle for ready access.

Footnotes

Certain pages of this manual contain information in the form of footnotes at the bottom of the page. This information supplements the text that the footnote number refers to (a letter is used if the footnote refers to text in a table).

Display texts

There are several displays in the driver’s field of vision that show messages generated by various systems and functions in the vehicle.

These texts are indicated in the Owner’s Manual by being in slightly larger type than the surrounding text and are printed in gray, (for example: Selezione rete).

See also:

Fuel Formulations
Do not use gasoline that contains lead as a knock inhibitor, and do not use lead additives. Besides damaging the exhaust emission control systems on your vehicle, lead has been strongly linked to ...

Function
Location of the laser sensor in the windshield2 City Safety™ monitors traffic ahead of you using a laser sensor mounted in the upper section of the windshield. If a collision is imminent, City Sa ...

Refueling
The fuel tank is designed to accommodate possible expansion of the fuel in hot weather. See page 284 for fuel tank volume. Be aware that the "usable" tank capacity will be somewhat les ...