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All Wheel Drive – AWD
Your Volvo can be equipped with permanent All Wheel Drive, which means that power is distributed automatically between the front and rear wheels. Under normal driving conditions, most of the eng ...

Safety Features
The S80 excels at safety. Before the little bubble above your head fills with the word "Duh," let me add that this Volvo has some breakthrough safety gizmos we hadn't seen until very rec ...

Brake pad inspection
On vehicles equipped with a jack, the condition of the brake pads can be checked by raising the vehicle (see page 190 for information about using the jack and removing a wheel) and performing a vi ...