Towing - Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Owner's Manual

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end up in the wrong lane or leave the car-
riageway.
The trailer stability assist continually monitors
the car's movements, particularly lateral
movements. If snaking is detected, the front
wheels are individually braked. This serves to
stabilise the car/trailer combination. This is
often enough to help the driver regain control
of the car.
If snaking is not eliminated the first time the
trailer stability assist comes into action, the
car/trailer combination is braked with all
wheels and engine power is reduced. Once
snaking has been gradually suppressed and
the car/trailer combination is stable once
again, the system stops regulating and the
driver once again has full control of the car.
For more information, see Stability and trac-
tion control system (DSTC) - operation (p.
179)
Miscellaneous
The trailer stability assist can engage within
the speed interval 60-160 km/h.
NOTE
TSA function is switched off if the driver
Sport
selects mode, see Stability and
traction control system (DSTC) (p. 178).
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The trailer stability assist may fail to engage if
the driver uses sudden steering wheel move-
ments to try to rectify the snaking because in
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such a situation the system cannot determine
whether it is the trailer or the driver that is
causing the snaking.
When the trailer stability assist is
working, the combined instrument
panel's DSTC symbol flashes.
Related information
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Stability and traction control system
(DSTC) - symbols and messages (p. 180)

Towing

During towing, one vehicle is towed by
another vehicle using a tow rope.
Towing the V60 Plug-in Hybrid is not permit-
ted. When moving the car it must be trans-
ported raised up with all the wheels on the
recovery vehicle's platform.
IMPORTANT
Note that the car must always be towed
with the wheels rolling forward.
Jump starting
Do not tow the car to bump start the engine.
Use a donor battery if the battery is dis-
charged and the engine does not start, see
Jump starting with battery (p. 256).
IMPORTANT
The electric drive motor and the catalytic
converter may be damaged during
attempts to tow-start the car.
Related information
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Towing eye (p. 303)