Position/Parking Lamps; Brake Light; Front Fog Lamps - Volvo XC70 Owner's Manual

Position/parking lamps

Headlamp control in position for position/park-
ing lamps
Turn the headlamp control to the centre posi-
tion (number plate lighting comes on at the
same time).
Rear position lamps also come on when the
tailgate is opened in order to alert anybody
behind.

Brake light

The brake light automatically comes on dur-
ing braking.
Emergency brake light and automatic
hazard warning flashers, EBL
Emergency Brake Lights, EBL are activated
in the event of heavy braking or if the ABS
brakes are activated. This function means
that the brake light flashes to immediately
alert cars travelling behind.
The system is activated if ABS is used for
more than 0.5 seconds or in the event of
heavy braking, however, only when braking
from speeds above 50 km/h. When the
speed of the car is lower than 30 km/h the
brake lights shine normally again and the
hazard warning flashers are switched on
automatically. The hazard warning flashers
remain on until the car accelerates again but
can be deactivated with the button for hazard
warning flashers
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Front fog lamps*

Button for front fog lamps
The front fog lamps can be switched on
along with main/dipped beam or position/
parking lamps.
Press the button for on/off. The light in the
button illuminates when the fog lamps are
on.
NOTE
Regulations for using front fog lamps vary
between different countries.
Lighting
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