Retarder Enabled (If Installed); Passenger Compartment Lighting; Night Lighting (Optional) - Volvo 9700 US/CAN 2016 Driver's Handbook Manual

36 Instruments and controls

Retarder enabled (if installed)

The Volvo 9700 US/CAN bus may be
equipped with a retarder, which (if installed)
is an auxiliary brake component and its
operation is enabled by a switch located in
the dashboard.
This switch enables the retarder control
using the brake pedal or by manipulating a
lever located at the right side on the steering
column.
For more information about retarder, see the
following section on this manual: "Retarder
(if installed)", page 120.

Passenger compartment lighting

This switch turns on the passenger
compartment lighting as follows:
•
Press button once— after 3 seconds, all
lamps will illuminate at 50% intensity.
•
Press twice— after 3 seconds, all the
passenger compartment lights will
illuminate at 100% intensity.
•
Press three or more times — switching
between interval of 3 seconds the light
intensity decreases from 100% to 50%
and vice versa.
•
Press and hold button for 3 seconds — to
turn off passenger compartment lighting.

Night lighting (optional)

The Volvo 9700 US/CAN bus may be
equipped with a night light for passengers
compartment activated by a switch located in
the dashboard. This switch has two positions,
ON and OFF. Activation of the night lighting
turns on the lamps illuminating the gangway,
which are located under the seats.
When the night lighting is ON, the passenger
compartment lighting level is dimmed to
30% regardless of the positions of the other
switches.
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