Volvo Cars And The Environment; Clean Inside And Out - Volvo S60 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 activ-
ities 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
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
IAQS can be added as an option to ensure
that the air supplied to the passenger
compartment is cleaner than the air outside.
Consisting of an electronic sensor and an
activated carbon filter, the system monitors
1. Interior Air Quality System
the level of carbon monoxide in the incoming
air and closes the air intakes to prevent the
clean inside and
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 international
Öko-Tex
catalytic coating known as PremAir®
to convert harmful ground-level ozone in the
air passing through the radiator into pure
oxygen.
2. An international ecological standard
for textiles.
3. PremAir®is a registered trademark of
Engelhard Corporation.
2
standard. Outside, a special
3
is used
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