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owners manual Volvo C30
owners manual Volvo C30 - year of production: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 - Volvo C30 owners manual EN
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06 Starting and driving
General information
Handling, roadholding CAUTION Volvo. Different types of antifreeze must
Vehicle load, tire design and inflation pressure not be mixed.
all affect vehicle handling. Therefore, check • Engine damage will occur if water is • Volvo recommends using only genuine
that the tires are inflated to the recommended drawn into the air cleaner. Volvo antifreeze in your vehicle's radiator.
pressure according to the vehicle load. See the • If the vehicle is driven through water Your Volvo retailer stocks plenty of Volvo
"Tire pressure" section. Loads should be dis- deeper than 9 in. (25 cm), water may engine coolant to help protect your vehicle
tributed so that capacity weight or maximum enter the differential and the transmis- during cold weather.
permissible axle loads are not exceeded. sion. This reduces the oil's lubricating • Try to keep the fuel tank well filled – this
capacity and may shorten the service prevents the formation of condensation in
life of these components. the tank. In addition, in extremely cold
Driving through water • Do not allow the vehicle to stand in weather conditions it is worthwhile to add
The vehicle can be driven through water up to water up to the door sills longer than fuel line de-icer before refueling.
a depth of approximately 9 in. (25 cm), at a absolutely necessary. This could result • The viscosity of the engine oil is important.
maximum speed of 6 mph (10 km/h). in electrical malfunctions. Oil with low viscosity (thinner oil) improves
• Take particular care when driving through • If the engine has been stopped while the cold-weather starting as well as decreas-
flowing water. car is in water, do not attempt to restart ing fuel consumption while the engine is
• Clean the electrical connections for trailer the engine. Have the car towed out of warming up. For winter use, 5W-30 oil, par-
the water. 1
wiring after driving in mud or water ticularly the synthetic type , is recom-
• When driving through water, maintain low mended. Be sure to use good quality oil but
speed and do not stop in the water. Cold weather precautions do not use cold-weather oil for hard driving 06
or in warm weather, see page 279 for more
WARNING If you wish to check your vehicle before the information.
approach of cold weather, the following advice • The load placed on the battery is greater
After driving through water, press lightly on is worth noting: during the winter since the windshield wip-
the brake pedal to ensure that the brakes • Make sure that the engine coolant contains ers, lighting, etc. are used more often.
are functioning normally. Water or mud can 50 percent antifreeze. Any other mixture Moreover, the capacity of the battery
make the brake linings slippery, resulting in will reduce freeze protection. This gives decreases as the temperature drops. In
delayed braking effect. protection against freezing down to –31 °F very cold weather, a poorly charged bat-
(–35 °C). See section "Coolant". The use of tery can freeze and be damaged. It is there-
"recycled" antifreeze is not approved by fore advisable to check the state of charge
1 Synthetic oil is not used when the oil is changed at the normal maintenance intervals except at owner request and at additional charge. Please consult your Volvo retailer.
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