Automatic Car Washes - Volvo XC40 2019 Owner's Manual

CAUTION
Remember to remove dirt from the drain
holes in the doors and sills after washing
the vehicle.
Related information
Cleaning the exterior (p. 578)
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Polishing and waxing (p. 579)
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Automatic car washes (p. 581)
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High-pressure washing (p. 582)
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Cleaning the wiper blades (p. 583)
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Cleaning exterior plastic, rubber and trim
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components (p. 583)
Cleaning rims (p. 584)
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Corrosion protection (p. 585)
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Settings for automatically activating the
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parking brake (p. 369)

Automatic car washes

The vehicle should be washed as soon as it
becomes dirty. The longer the dirt remains,
the more difficult it will be to keep the vehicle
clean. It could also lead to paint damage.
Washing your vehicle in an automatic car
wash is a fast and easy way to keep your vehi-
cle clean, but it does not reach all areas of the
vehicle. Volvo recommends washing your
vehicle by hand or supplementing automatic
car washes with a hand wash.
NOTE
Volvo recommends not washing the vehi-
cle in an automatic car wash during the
first few months; the paintwork on new
vehicles takes some time to fully harden.
CAUTION
Before driving the vehicle into a car wash,
deactivate the Automatic Braking when
Stationary and Automatic Parking Brake
Application functions. If the functions are
not deactivated, the brake system will
seize when the vehicle is stationary and the
vehicle will not be able to roll.
MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE
CAUTION
For automatic car washes in which the
vehicle is pulled forward on rolling wheels:
1. Before washing the vehicle, make sure
that the automatic rain sensor is deac-
tivated. If it is not deactivated and
inadvertently starts, the wiper arms
could be damaged.
2. To help prevent damage from the auto-
matic car wash machinery, make sure
that the door mirrors are folded in,
antennas retracted or removed, and
any auxiliary lights secured.
3. Drive into the automatic car wash.
4. Turn off the "Automatic Braking when
Stationary" function using the
ton in the tunnel console.
5. Turn off the "Automatic Parking Brake
Application" function in the center dis-
play's Top view.
6. Turn off the engine by pressing the
start button next to the steering wheel.
Press and hold the button for at least
2 seconds.
The vehicle is now ready for the automatic
car wash.
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