Volvo Cars And The Environment - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

Volvo Cars and the environment

Our environmental philosophy
Quality, Safety and Environmental care are
the three core values which guide all the
activities of Volvo Cars. Volvo cars comply
with strict international environmental
standards and are manufactured in some of
the cleanest and most resource-efficient
plants in the world. Volvo Cars has been
awarded multi-site global certification under
the ISO 14001 environmental standard,
ensuring continuous improvement in the area.
All Volvo models are supplied with an
environmental product declaration - or EPD -
which enables the customer to compare the
environmental performance of different
models and engines. Visit epd.volvocars.se
for more information.
Clean inside and out
Your Volvo is designed to be
and out
, a concept which means that you
benefit in two ways - from a clean cabin and
a highly efficient exhaust treatment system,
which ensures that your car saves fuel and
releases a minimum of harmful substances.
Inside, the air entering the passenger
compartment is filtered to protect you and
your passengers from dust, particles and
pollen.
A sophisticated air quality system known as
1
AQS can be added as an option to ensure
that the air supplied to the passenger
Volvo Cars and the environment
compartment is cleaner than the air outside.
Consisting of an electronic sensor and an
activated carbon filter, the system monitors
the level of carbon monoxide in the incoming
Clean inside
air and closes the air intakes to prevent the
level in the cabin from becoming too high - for
example in heavy city traffic, tailbacks and
tunnels - while the carbon filter traps nitrogen
oxides, ground-level ozone and hydro-
carbons. In addition, to benefit allergy
sufferers, the fabrics used in the interior
comply with the provisions of the interna-
tional Öko-Tex
catalytic coating known as PremAir®
1. Interior Air Quality System
2. An international ecological standard
for textiles.
2
standard. Outside, a special
3
is
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