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:

Changing the set speed
After a speed has been set, it can be increased or decreased by using the or buttons. Each time one of these buttons is pressed, the vehicle's speed changes by 5 mph (approximately 8 km/h). ...

Standby mode due to action by the driver
ACC is temporarily deactivated and put in standby mode: • when the brakes are applied • if the driver's seat belt is taken off • If the driver's door is opened • if the gear selector is moved to ...

Weight distribution affects handling
At the specified curb weight your vehicle has a tendency to understeer, which means that the steering wheel has to be turned more than might seem appropriate for the curvature of a bend. This ...