Driving In Water - Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual

STARTING AND DRIVING
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Select the Off Road drive mode in order to
activate the function.
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Select a different drive mode in order to
deactivate. If the drive mode is changed while
driving on a steep downhill gradient, the
braking effect will gradually decrease.
NOTE
When LSC with HDC is activated by the OFF
ROAD driving mode, the feel of the accelera-
tor pedal and engine response are changed.
NOTE
The driving mode is not designed to be used
on public roads.
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NOTE
The function is deactivated when driving at
higher speeds and must be reactivated at a
lower speed, if required.
Related information
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Brake functions (p. 362)
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Low speed control (p. 370)
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Drive modes (p. 357)

Driving in water

Driving in water means that the car is driven
through deep water on a water-covered road-
way. Fording must be carried out with great cau-
tion.
Note the following in order to prevent damage to
the car when driving through water (e.g. on floo-
ded roads):
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The water level must not be higher than the
floor of the car. If possible, check the depth
at the deepest point before starting to drive
through the water. Extra caution should be
exercised when passing through flowing
water.
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Always change to Off Road
before driving through water in order to
ensure that the engine is running.
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Do not drive faster than walking pace.
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Do not stop the car in the water. Drive for-
ward carefully or reverse the car back out of
the water.
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Remember that waves created by oncoming
traffic may rise above the level for the floor of
the car.
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Avoid driving through salt water (corrosion
risk).
drive mode