Starting The Vehicle - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

Starting the engine
WARNING
Before starting, check that the seat, steer-
ing wheel and mirrors are adjusted prop-
erly. Make sure the brake pedal can be
depressed completely. Adjust the seat if
necessary, see page 104.
1. Fasten the seat belt.
2. Apply the parking brake (hand brake) if
not already set. The gear selector is
locked in the P position (SHIFTLOCK).
3. Without touching the accelerator pedal,
turn the ignition key 1 to the starting posi-
tion. Allow the starter to operate for up to
10 seconds. Release the key as soon as
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the engine starts . If the engine fails to
start, repeat this step.
CAUTION
If the engine does not start after the third
try, wait for approximately 3 minutes
before trying to start it again to give the
battery time to recover its starting
capacity.
1 If two of the keys to your vehicle are close together, e.g. on the same key ring when you try to start the vehicle, this could cause interference in the immobilizer system and result in the vehicle not
starting. If this should occur, remove one of the keys from the key ring before trying to start the vehicle again.
On vehicles equipped with the autostart feature, release the key immediately. See also page 145.
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WARNING
•
Never use more than one floor mat at
a time on the driver's floor. An extra
mat on the driver's floor can cause the
accelerator and/or brake pedal to
catch. Check that the movement of
these pedals is not impeded.
•
Volvo's floor mats are specially manu-
factured for your car. They must be
firmly secured in the clips on the floor
so that they cannot slide and become
trapped under the pedals on the driv-
er's side.
06 Starting and driving

Starting the vehicle

NOTE
•
If the key blade section of the remote
is not fully folded out when starting the
vehicle, the immobilizer function may
make it impossible to start the engine.
•
After a cold start, idle speed may be
noticeably higher than normal for a
short period. This is done to help bring
components in the emission control
system to their normal operating tem-
perature as quickly as possible, which
enables them to control emissions and
help reduce the vehicle's impact on
the environment.
•
To release the gear selector from the P
(Park) position, the engine must be
running (or the ignition key must be in
position II) and the brake pedal must
be depressed.
•
Select the desired gear. The gear
engages after a very slight delay which
is especially noticeable when selecting
R.
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