About this manual
• 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:
Economical driving
Economical driving conserves natural
resources
Better driving economy may be obtained by
thinking ahead, avoiding rapid starts and stops
and adjusting the speed of your vehicle to
immediate traff ...
Comfort and convenience
While the interior of the Volvo S40 places an emphasis on style, form has not
been allowed to take precedence over function. The fascia ergonomics have been
carefully designed and drivers will fin ...
Function check
All indicator and warning symbols light up in
ignition mode II or when the engine is started.
When the engine has started, all the symbols
should go out except the parking brake symbol,
which o ...