Volvo XC60 Owner's Manual page 488

STARTING AND DRIVING
Driving in water
Driving in water means that the car is driven in a
deeper amount of water on a road that is under
water. Driving in water must be performed with
great caution.
Note the following in order to prevent damage to
the car when driving through water (e.g. on floo-
ded roads):
The water level must not be higher than the
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floor of the car. If possible, check the depth
at the deepest point before starting to drive
through the water. Extra caution should be
exercised when passing through flowing
water.
Off Road
• Always change to
before driving through water in order to
ensure that the internal combustion engine is
running.
Do not drive faster than walking pace.
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Do not stop the car in the water. Drive for-
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ward carefully or reverse the car back out of
the water.
Remember that waves created by oncoming
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traffic may rise above the level for the floor of
the car.
Avoid driving through salt water (corrosion
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risk).
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IMPORTANT
Parts of the car (e.g. engine, gearbox, drive-
line or electrical components) may be dam-
aged when driving through water with a level
higher than the floor of the car. Damaged
caused to a component caused by submer-
sion, hydrolock or lack of oil is not covered by
the warranty.
In the event of stalling in water, do not try to
restart. Instead, tow the car out of the water
and transported on a low loader to a work-
shop. An authorised Volvo workshop is rec-
ommended.
When the water has been passed, depress the
drive mode
brake pedal lightly and check that full brake func-
tion is achieved. Water and mud for example can
make the brake linings wet resulting in delayed
brake function.
If necessary, clean the contact for the trailer cou-
pling after driving in water and mud.
Related information
Recovery (p. 504)
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Low speed control (p. 477)
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Opening and closing the fuel filler
flap
The fuel filler flap is unlocked by pressing a but-
ton on the instrument panel.
In the driver display, the arrow
next to the tank symbol indi-
cates which side of the car the
fuel filler flap is located.