Compass - Volvo XC90 TWIN ENGINE Owner's Manual

Automatic dimming*
Bright light from behind is automatically dimmed
by the rearview mirror. The control for manual
dimming is not available on mirrors with auto-
matic dimming.
The rearview mirror contains two sensors - one
forward facing and one rearward facing - that
work together to identify and eliminate dazzling
light. The forward facing sensor detects ambient
light, while the rearward facing sensor detects
the light from vehicle headlights behind.
NOTE
If the sensors are obscured by e.g. parking
permits, transponders, sun visors or objects in
the seats or in the cargo area in such a way
that light is prevented from reaching the sen-
sors, then the dimming function of the interior
rearview and door mirrors is reduced.
Automatic dimming is always active while driving,
apart from when gearbox reverse position is
selected. Dimming sensitivity can be adjusted in
three levels and will affect the interior rearview
and the door mirrors.
NOTE
When sensitivity is changed there is no imme-
diately noticeable change in dimming, but the
change will be complete after a while.
Settings for this function are set via the centre
display:
1. Press Settings in the top view.
2. Press
My Car Mirrors.
3. Under Auto Dim Mirrors , select
Dark or Light .
Only the rearview mirror with automatic dimming
can be equipped with a compass.
Related information
•
Adjusting the door mirrors (p. 159)
•
Settings view (p. 174)
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

Compass*

The upper right-hand corner of the rearview mir-
ror has an integrated display that shows the
compass direction in which the front of the car is
pointing.
Normal ,
Rearview mirror with compass.
Eight different compass directions are shown by
their English abbreviations:
east), E (east), SE
W
(south west),
Activating/deactivating the compass
The compass is activated automatically when the
car is started or when the car's electrical system
is in position II.
To deactivate/activate the compass:
– Depress the button on the underside of the
rearview mirror using e.g. a paper clip.
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
N (north), NE (north
(south east), S (south), SW
NW
(west) and (north west).
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