Starting And Moving The Car After - Volvo S60 Twin Engine Owner's Manual

SAFETY
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WARNING
Never attempt to repair your car or reset
the electronics yourself if the car has been
in safety mode. This could result in per-
sonal injury or the car not functioning as
normal. Volvo recommends that engaging
an authorised Volvo workshop to check
and restore the car to normal status after
Safety mode See Owner's manual
been shown.
WARNING
If the car is in safety mode it must not be
towed. It must be transported from its
location. Volvo recommends that it is
transported to an authorised Volvo work-
shop.
Related information
Safety (p. 44)
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Starting and moving the car after safety
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mode (p. 60)
Recovery (p. 485)
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Starting and moving the car after

safety mode
If the car is in safety mode, it is possible to
attempt to reset the system in order to start
and move the car for a short distance, if in a
dangerous traffic situation for example.
Starting the car after safety mode
has
1. Check the general damage situation of the
car and whether any fuel has been leaking.
There must be no smell of fuel either.
If there is only minor damage and a check
has revealed no fuel leaks, starting can be
attempted.
WARNING
Never, under any circumstances, attempt
to restart the car if it smells of fuel when
the Safety mode See Owner's manual
message is shown in the driver display.
Leave the car at once.
2. Switch off the car.
3. Then try to start the car.
> The car's electronics carry out a sys-
tems check and then try to resume nor-
mal status. The driver display shows
the message
wait during this time. This can take up
to one minute.
Car start System check,
4. Then try to start the car again when the
message Car start System check, wait
is no longer shown in the driver's display.
IMPORTANT
If the message Safety mode See
Owner's manual is still shown on the dis-
play the car must not be driven or towed
but a vehicle recovery service must then be
used instead. Even if the car appears to be
driveable, hidden damage may make the
car impossible to control once moving.
Moving the car after safety mode
1. If the driver display shows the message
Normal mode The car is now in normal
mode
after a start attempt, the car can be
carefully moved if standing in a dangerous
position.
2. Do not move the car further than neces-
sary.
WARNING
If the car is in safety mode it must not be
towed. It must be transported from its
location. Volvo recommends that it is
transported to an authorised Volvo work-
shop.