Daytime Running Lights (Drl) - Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
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Active high beams may be temporarily unavailable
(e.g., in heavy fog or rain). When the system
becomes active again or if the sensors in the
windshield are no longer obscured, the messages
will disappear and the
nate.
WARNING
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Automatic high beams are a driving aid
designed to help provide the best possi-
ble headlight illumination in good driving
conditions.
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The use of aftermarket or non-Volvo
glass can have an adverse effect on the
automatic high beam function.
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The driver is always responsible for man-
ually toggling between high and low
beams when this is required by traffic or
weather conditions.
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CAUTION
In the following situations, it may be neces-
sary to switch between high and low beams
manually:
symbol will illumi-
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In heavy fog or rain
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In blowing snow or slush
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In bright moonlight
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In freezing rain
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In areas with dim street lighting
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When oncoming vehicles have dim front
lighting
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If there are pedestrians on or near the
road
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If there are reflective objects, such as
signs, near the road
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When oncoming vehicles' lights are
obscured by e.g., fences, bushes, etc.
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When there are vehicles on connecting
roads
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At the top of hills or in dips in the road
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In sharp curves
Related information
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Lighting panel and controls (p. 146)

Daytime Running Lights (DRL)

The car monitors ambient lighting conditions.
With the ring on the left-side steering wheel
lever in the position and the ignition in
mode II (or the engine running), the lights toggle
automatically between DRL and low beam head-
lights.
Ring in the AUTO position.
NOTE
Volvo recommends the use of Daytime Run-
ning Lights in the United States. The use of
these lights is mandatory in Canada.
With the lighting ring in the 0 position:
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In the US: DRL will be off
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In Canada: DRL will be on