Temperature Gauge - Volvo PV 544 Instruction Book

Description
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Temperature gauge

The temperature gauge shows the temperature of the cooling system and thus
indicates the working temperature of the engine. The indicator on this gauge
should remain within the green markings. If it should show an excessively high
temperature for a longer time without the radiator blind being pulled up. this cm
depend upon the fact that the channels in the cooling system are blocked and
circulation is thus being hindered. In such cases the cooling system should be
cleaned (see page 40).
Charging control lamp
Thii lamp lights up when the battery Is discharging, this being normal at idling
speed. If you accelerate a little, this lamp should go out. Should the lamp light up
while you are driving, this generally means that there is some fault in the electrical
system or that the fan belt is not sufficiently tensioned and is slipping on the pulley
thereby causing poor charging.
Trip meter
This trip meter, which is graduated in tenths of a mile, can be used to measure even
short distances. This meter can be reset to zero by means of a control under the
instrument panel to the left of the steering column.
Speedometer
The speedometer has a horizontal field, the right hand point showing the speed at
which you are travelling. Since the length of the red strip is proportional to the
speed, this is in itself a safety factor — the more r*d you can see, the more
dangerous your speed. >
Mileometer
The miteometer shows the total distance covered in miles. At a reading of 99 999
miles the mechanism returns to zero and starts to go round again.
Oil pressure warning lamp
When you switch on the ignition this lamp should light up and then go ojt again
when the engine has been started. Should the lamp remain on while you are
driving, the engine should be stopped immediately and the cause for this
determined. In most cases it means that the oil I evil is too low.
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Dimmed headlights
Parking lights
Headlights
The headlights are controlled by meins of a push pull switch on the instrument
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panel and by a foot dimmer switch (21) to the left on the floor. The headlights
are switched from full on to dipped and vice versa by depressing the dimmer
switch with your foot-Instrument lighting
The instrument lighting is regulated by turning the
lighting switch button.
The more this button is turned clockwise, the stronger
the instrument lighting
wilt be.
Internal lighting
1. The lamp lights when the left-hand door ii opened. 2. The light Is off all the time, i.
The light is on all the time.
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Full headlight*
Headlight flasher
If the direction indicator lever is lifted directly
towards the steering wheel, a special flasher
apparatus starts functioning.