Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 70

02 Instruments and controls
Lighting panel
wheel (see the right-pointing beam in the
illustration).
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NOTE
When driving in daylight conditions, the
headlights will switch off and the daytime
running lights will come on. In darkness,
the daytime running lights will switch off
and the Active Bending Lights will switch
on.
The ABL function is activated automatically
when the engine is started and the headlight
switch is in the position and can be
deactivated/reactivated by pressing the but-
ton in the center console (see page 64.
LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL)
To help conserve fuel by reducing the use of
electrical current in the vehicle, DRL can be
used in daylight conditions instead of the low
beam headlights, which consume more elec-
trical current. The daytime running lights are
mounted in the front spoiler and use bright,
electricity-saving LEDs (light emitting diodes).
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Press button A to activate automatic DRL in day-
light driving conditions
With the headlight switch in the
tion as shown in the illustration, press the
button with the A symbol to activate the auto-
matic LED daytime running lights in daylight
driving conditions (the indicator light in the
button will illuminate). A light sensor then
monitors the ambient lighting conditions and
automatically switches from LED DRL to the
low beam headlights in weaker ambient light
(and will switch back to DRL when the ambi-
ent light becomes brighter). Press the button
again (the indicator light in the switch will turn
off) to switch on the headlights.
The LED DRLs will also switch off automati-
cally (and the low beams will switch on) if:
•
The rear fog light is switched on
•
The windshield wipers are switched on
for more than 10 seconds
If the LED DRL function was activated when
the ignition was switched off, it will be active
when the ignition is switched on again.
WARNING
•
DRL is a driving aid designed to help
conserve electrical current. This sys-
tem cannot always determine if the
ambient lighting conditions are suffi-
cient for switching from low beams to
DRL (or vice versa). It is always the
posi-
driver's responsibility to visually deter-
mine if the low beam headlights should
be used.
•
As the driver, you have full responsibil-
ity for operating the vehicle in a safe
manner.