Volvo S 90, Owner'S Manual

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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High and low beam headlights
If the ignition is in mode II or when the engine is
started, the low beams are activated automati-
cally if the lighting ring is in position
. In
dark conditions, the low beams will also be on if
the lighting ring is in the
position.
Lighting ring
High beam flash
Continuous high beams
High beam flash
Pull the lever slightly toward the steering wheel.
The high beams illuminate until the lever is
released.
Continuous high beams
Continuous high beams are available if the light-
ing ring is turned to
9
or . Toggle to
high beams by moving the lever forward. Return
to low beams by moving the lever toward the
steering wheel.
The symbol will illuminate in the instrument
panel when the high beams are on.
Active high beams
The active high beam system uses a camera at
the upper edge of the windshield to detect the
headlights of oncoming vehicles or the taillights
of a vehicle directly ahead. When this happens,
the headlights will automatically switch from high
beams to low beams.
When the camera no longer detects an
approaching vehicle or one that is ahead, your
headlights will switch back to high beams.
Vehicles with halogen headlights 10
When the camera no longer detects the head-
lights of an approaching vehicle or the taillights
of a vehicle ahead, your headlights will switch
back to high beams after several seconds.
Operation
Activate/deactivate this function by turning the
lighting ring past the
position to .
When released, the ring will automatically return
to the
position.
If the active high beam function has not been
activated, switching between high and low beams
must be done manually.
A
white
symbol ( ) in the instrument panel
indicates that the function has been activated.
When the high beams are on, the symbol will
change to
blue
.
NOTE
•
Keep the windshield in front of the cam-
era free of ice, snow, dirt, etc.
•
Do not mount or in any way attach any-
thing on the windshield that could
obstruct the camera.
If a message is displayed in the instru-
ment panel saying that active high
beams are temporarily unavailable,
switching between high and low beams
will have to be done manually. However, the light
switch can remain in the
position. The
same applies if a message saying that the wind-
shield sensors are blocked and the symbol above
are displayed. The
symbol will go out if this
happens.
9 When the low beams are on.
10 Halogen headlights are not available on all models.