Volvo V90 Owner's Manual page 496

STARTING AND DRIVING
Activating and deactivating the
compass*
The upper right-hand corner of the rearview
mirror has an integrated display that shows
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the compass direction in which the front of
the car is pointing.
The compass is activated automatically when
the car is started.
To deactivate/activate the compass manually:
Depress the button on the underside of
–
the rearview mirror using e.g. a paper clip.
> If the compass is deactivated when the
car is switched off, it will not be acti-
vated the next time the car is started. In
this case, the compass needs to be
activated manually.
Related information
Compass* (p. 493)
•
Calibrating the compass* (p. 494)
•
24 A rearview mirror with a compass is available as an option on certain markets and models only.
25 A rearview mirror with a compass is available as an option on certain markets and models only.
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Calibrating the compass*
The earth is divided into 15 magnetic zones.
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The compass should be calibrated if the car
is moved between several magnetic zones.
1. Stop the car in a large open area free from
steel structures and high-voltage power
lines.
2. Start the car and switch off all electrical
equipment (air conditioning, wipers, etc.)
and ensure that all doors are closed.
NOTE
Calibration may fail or not start at all if
electrical equipment is not switched off.
3. Hold the button on the underside of the
rearview mirror depressed for
approx. 3 seconds (use a paper clip, for
example). The number for the current
magnetic zone is shown.
Magnetic zones.
4. Press the button repeatedly until the
required magnetic zone ( 1–15
See the map of magnetic zones for the
compass.
5. Wait until the display returns to showing
C
the character , or hold the button on the
underside of the rearview mirror
depressed for approx. 6 seconds until the
character C is shown.
6. Drive slowly in a circle at a speed of no
more than 10 km/h (6 mph) until a com-
pass direction is shown in the display,
indicating that calibration is complete.
Then drive a further 2 circles to fine-tune
calibration.
* Option/accessory.
) is shown.