Volvo V 90 Cross Country, Owner'S Manual

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INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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Dipped beam is always switched on when the
rotating ring on the stalk switch is in position
when the car's electrical system is in igni-
tion position II or when the car is running.
Tunnel detection
The car detects when it is driven into a tunnel
and switches from daytime running lights to
dipped beam.
Note that the rotating ring in the left-hand stalk
switch must be in
mode for tunnel detec-
tion to work.
Related information
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Daytime running lights (p. 137)
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Headlamp control (p. 134)
•
Ignition positions (p. 385)
Activating/deactivating main beam
Main beam is activated with the stalk switch.
Active main beam is activated with the rotating
ring on the stalk switch.
Steering wheel stalk switch with rotating ring.
Position for main beam flash
Position for main beam
Main beam flash
Move the stalk switch backwards slightly to main
beam flash position. Main beam comes on until
the stalk switch is released.
Main beam
Main beam can be activated when the steering
wheel stalk switch's rotating ring is in position
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or . Activate main beam by moving
the stalk switch forwards. Deactivate by moving
the stalk switch backwards.
When main beam has been activated the
symbol illuminates in the driver display.
Active main beam
Active main beam is a function which uses a
camera sensor at the top edge of the windscreen
to detect the headlamp beams from oncoming
traffic or the rear lights of vehicles in front, and
then switches from main beam to dipped beam.
The function can also take streetlights into
account.
Main beam is reactivated when the camera sen-
sor no longer sees any oncoming vehicles or
vehicles ahead.
Car with halogen headlamps
The lighting returns to main beam about a sec-
ond after the camera sensor no longer detects
the headlamp beams from oncoming traffic or the
rear lights from vehicles in front.
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