Drive Mode Eco - Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual

3. Select a drive mode to start from:
Comfort Dynamic
or .
Possible adjustments apply to settings for
•
Driver Display
•
Steering force
•
Powertrain Characteristics
•
Brake Characteristics
•
Suspension Control .
Related information
•
Speed-dependent steering force (p. 252)
•
Level control* (p. 361)
•
Start/Stop (p. 354)
•
Drive mode ECO (p. 359)
•
All-wheel drive* (p. 362)
•
Hill descent control* (p. 371)

Drive mode ECO

Eco ,
Driving mode ECO
driving characteristics for more fuel efficient and
environmentally-conscious driving.
Use this drive mode to save fuel and the environ-
ment.
The following properties are adapted for
driving:
•
Gearbox gearshift points.
•
Engine management and response from the
accelerator pedal.
•
The Eco Coast freewheel function is acti-
vated and engine braking is deactivated
when the accelerator pedal is released at
speeds between 40 and 140 km/h.
•
Some of the climate control system's set-
tings work at reduced power or are deacti-
vated.
•
The level control function* provides a low
ground clearance in order to reduce wind
resistance.
•
The driver display shows information in an
Eco
gauge which facilitates environmentally-
conscious and fuel-efficient driving.
mode optimises the car's
Eco
STARTING AND DRIVING
NOTE
When the ECO function is activated, several
parameters in the climate control system's
settings are changed, and several electricity
consumer functions are reduced. Certain set-
tings can be reset manually, but full function-
ality is only restored by deactivating the ECO
function.
Selecting ECO mode
The Eco mode is deactivated when the engine is
switched off, and it must therefore be activated
after each time the engine is started. The driver
ECO
display shows when the function is acti-
vated.
Via the function view
Select Driving mode ECO
the centre display's function
view. A green indicator in the
button shows when the func-
tion is activated.
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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