Volvo XC90 2018 Owner's Manual page 454

STARTING AND DRIVING
Petrol
Petrol is a type of engine fuel that is intended for
cars with a petrol engine.
Only use petrol from well-known producers.
Never use fuel of dubious quality. The petrol must
fulfil the EN 228 standard.
Identifier for petrol
Decal on the inside of the fuel filler flap.
The identifier in accordance with the CEN stand-
ard EN16942 is located on the inside of the fuel
filler flap, and will be on corresponding fuel
pumps and their nozzles at filling stations
throughout Europe by 12 October 2018 at the
latest.
These are the identifiers that apply for current
standard fuels in Europe. Petrol with the following
identifiers may be used in cars with petrol engine:
452
E5 is a petrol with maximum
2.7% oxygen and maximum
5 volume % ethanol.
E10 is a petrol with maximum
3.7% oxygen and maximum
10 volume % ethanol.
IMPORTANT
Fuel that contains up to 10 percent by
•
volume ethanol is permitted.
EN 228 E10 petrol (max 10 percent by
•
volume ethanol) is approved for use.
Ethanol higher than E10
•
(max. 10 percent by volume ethanol) is
not permitted, e.g. E85 is not permitted.
Octane rating
RON 95 can be used for normal driving.
•
RON 98 is recommended for optimum per-
•
formance and minimum fuel consumption.
An octane rating lower than RON 95 must
•
not be used.
When driving in temperatures above +38 °C
(100 °F), fuel with the highest octane rating is
recommended for optimum performance and fuel
economy.
IMPORTANT
Use only unleaded petrol to avoid damag-
•
ing the catalytic converter.
Fuel containing metallic additives must
•
not be used.
Do not use any additives which have not
•
been recommended by Volvo.
Related information
Handling of fuel (p. 451)
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Filling fuel (p. 450)
•
Petrol particle filter (p. 453)
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Fuel consumption and CO emissions
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2
(p. 654)