Driving With A Trailer - Volvo V60 PLUG-IN HYBRID Owner's Manual

instrument panel, see Charging the hybrid
battery - starting (p. 302).
For handling the starter battery in connection
with long-term storage, see Starter battery -
general (p. 369).
NOTE
Choose the coolest location possible for
the vehicle in order to minimise aging of
the battery during long-term storage. Dur-
ing summer the vehicle should preferably
remain indoors or outdoors in the shade,
depending on where the temperature is
lowest.
IMPORTANT
During long-term storage, the charging
cable must not be plugged into the car's
charging input socket.
Old fuel
Old diesel fuel (from approx. 5 months and
older) in combination with condensation can,
in some circumstances, lead to algal and
bacterial growth in the fuel system and/or oxi-
dation of the fuel with the risk of operational
disruption as a result. For more information,
see Energy flow (p. 268).
Related information
•
Charging the hybrid battery (p. 294)
•
Range for electric operation (p. 288)

Driving with a trailer

When driving with a trailer there are a number
of important points to think about regarding
e.g. the towing bracket, the trailer and how
the load is positioned in the trailer.
Payload depends on the car's kerb weight.
The total of the weight of the passengers and
all accessories, e.g. towbar, reduces the car's
payload by a corresponding weight. For more
detailed information, see Weights (p. 399).
If the towing bracket is mounted by Volvo,
then the car is delivered with the necessary
equipment for driving with a trailer.
•
The car's towing bracket must be of an
approved type.
•
If the towbar is retrofitted, check with
your Volvo dealer that the car is fully
equipped for driving with a trailer.
•
Distribute the load on the trailer so that
the weight on the towing bracket com-
plies with the specified maximum towball
load.
•
Increase the tyre pressure to the recom-
mended pressure for a full load. For tyre
pressure label location, see Tyres - air
pressure (p. 325).
•
The engine is loaded more heavily than
usual when driving with a trailer.
•
Do not tow a heavy trailer when the car is
brand new. Wait until it has been driven
at least 1000 km.
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The brakes are loaded much more than
usual on long and steep downhill slopes.
Downshift to a lower gear and adjust your
speed.
•
For safety reasons, the maximum permit-
ted speed for the car when coupled with
a trailer should not be exceeded. Follow
the regulations in force for the permitted
speeds and weights.
•
Maintain a low speed when driving with a
trailer up long, steep ascents.
•
Avoid driving with a trailer on inclines of
more than 12%.
Trailer cable
An adapter is required if the car's towing
bracket has 13 pin electrics and the trailer
has 7 pin electrics. Use an adapter cable
approved by Volvo. Make sure the cable does
not drag on the ground.
Direction indicators and brake lights on
the trailer
If any of the trailer's lamps for direction indi-
cators are broken, then the combined instru-
ment panel's symbol for direction indicators
flashes faster than normal and the information
Trailer indicator
display shows the text
malfunction .
If any of the trailer's lamps for the brake light
Trailer brake light
are broken then the
malfunction
text is shown.
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