Charging The Hybrid Battery - Volvo XC90 TWIN ENGINE Owner's Manual

STARTING AND DRIVING

Charging the hybrid battery

In addition to the fuel tank, as in a conventional
car, the car is equipped with a rechargeable bat-
tery - a so-called hybrid battery of the lithium-ion
type.
The hybrid battery is charged using a charging
cable with control unit, which is located in the
storage area under the cargo area floor, see sec-
tion "Charging cable".
NOTE
Volvo recommends a charging cable in
accordance with IEC 62196 and IEC 61851
which supports temperature monitoring.
The time it takes for the hybrid battery to be
charged is dependent on the charging current
that is used.
During the charging of the car's hybrid battery
the various indicators on the charging cable's
control unit shows the current status while charg-
ing is in progress and after it is complete.
While the hybrid battery is being charged, charg-
ing is also in progress for the car's starter battery.
If the hybrid battery's temperature is below
-10 ºC or above 40 ºC then it may mean that
some of the car's functions are changed or
unavailable because the capacity of the hybrid
European standard - EN 61851-1.
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batteries is reduced outside this temperature
range.
Electric operation is not possible if the tempera-
ture of the battery is too low or too high. If drive
mode PURE is then selected, the combustion
engine starts. Read more in the section "Drive
modes".
Charging with fixed control unit in
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accordance with mode 3
In certain markets the control unit is installed
within a charging station connected to the mains
power circuit. In which case, the charging cable
has no control unit of its own. Instead, it has a
special connector to be used to connect the
charging cable to the charging station. Follow the
instructions at the charging station.
Charging with the petrol engine
The car generates current to the battery and the battery
is charged, e.g. when the brake pedal is pressed lightly
or during engine braking down a hill.
The hybrid battery can also be charged by the
car's engine. The hybrid battery is recharged dur-
ing gentle braking with the brake pedal.
The hybrid battery is also recharged during
engine braking in gear position B when e.g. trav-
elling downhill.
Read more in the sections "Gear positions for
automatic gearbox" and "Hybrid related informa-
tion in the driver display".
Related information
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Charging current (p. 445)
•
Charging cable (p. 446)