Volvo S90 Twin Engine (2020 year). Manual in english - page 12

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Opening, closing and aiming the

air vents

Some air vents in the passenger compart-
ment can be opened, closed and aimed indi-
vidually.

If the car's outer vents are aimed at the side
windows then misting can be eliminated.

If the car's outer vents are aimed inwards
then, in a hot climate, a comfortable environ-
ment is obtained in the passenger compart-
ment.

Opening and closing the air vents

Air vents on the instrument panel:

–

Turn the rotary knob in the middle of the
air vent to open/close the air flow from the
vent.

The air flow is at maximum when the
marking on the knob is in vertical position.

Air vents in the door pillars:

–

Roll the thumbwheel under the air vent in
order to open/close the air flow from the
vent.

The longer the white lines on the thumb-
wheel that are visible, the higher the air
flow.

Aiming the air vents

–

Move the lever in the middle of the air vent
horizontally/vertically to direct the air flow
from the vent.

Related information

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Air distribution (p. 203)

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Changing air distribution (p. 204)

•

Table of air distribution options (p. 206)

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Table of air distribution options

The air distribution can be changed manually
if required. The following options are available
for setting.

Air distribution

Purpose

If all air distribution buttons are deselected in manual mode, the climate control system returns to automatically regulated climate
control.

Main air flow from the defroster vents. Some air flows from other air
vents.

Counteracts misting and icing in a cold and humid cli-
mate (to achieve this, fan level must not be low).

Main air flow from the air vents in the instrument panel. Some air flows
from other air vents.

Provides efficient cooling in a hot climate.

Main air flow from the air vents at the floor. Some air flows from other
air vents.

Provides heat or cooling to the floor.

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Air distribution

Purpose

Main air from the defroster vents and air vents in the instrument panel.
Some air flows from other air vents.

Provides good comfort in hot and dry climates.

Main air flow from the defroster vents and air vents at the floor. Some
air flows from other air vents.

Provides good comfort and good demisting in a cold or
humid climate.

Main air flow from the air vents in the instrument panel and air vents at
the floor. Some air flows from other air vents.

Provides good comfort in sunny weather with cool out-
door temperatures.

Main air flow from the defroster vents, from the air vents in the instru-
ment panel and air vents at the floor.

Gives balanced comfort in the passenger compart-
ment.

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Related information

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Air distribution (p. 203)

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Opening, closing and aiming the air vents
(p. 205)

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Changing air distribution (p. 204)

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Climate controls

The climate control system's functions are
controlled from physical buttons in the centre
console, the centre display and the climate
controls at the rear of the tunnel console

*

.

Physical buttons in centre console

Button for heated windscreen

*

 and max

defroster.
Button for heated rear window and door
mirrors.

Climate row in centre display

The most common climate functions can be
regulated from the climate row.

Temperature controls for driver and pas-
senger side.
Controls for heated

*

 and ventilated

*

 driver

and front passenger seat, as well as
heated steering wheel

*

.

Button for access to the climate view. The
graphic on the button shows activated cli-
mate settings.

Climate view in centre display

Open climate view by pressing the
symbol in the middle of the climate
row.

Depending on equipment level, the

climate view can be divided into several tabs.
Change between the tabs by swiping left/right
or by pressing the respective heading.

Main climate

In addition to the climate row's functions,
other main climate functions can also be con-
trolled in the 

Main climate

 tab.

Max

, 

Electric

, 

Rear

 - Controls for defrost-

ing the windows and door mirrors.

AC

 - Controls for air conditioning.

Recirc

 - Controls for air recirculation.

Controls for air distribution.

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Fan control.

AUTO

 - Auto regulating the climate.

Parking climate

The car's parking climate control can be regu-
lated in the 

Parking climate

 tab.

Climate controls at rear of tunnel
console

*

If the car is equipped with heated rear seats

*

there are physical buttons at the rear of the
tunnel console for controlling this function.

Related information

•

Climate (p. 198)

•

Activating and deactivating heated front
seat

*

 (p. 210)

•

Activating and deactivating heated rear
seat

*

 (p. 211)

•

Activating and deactivating ventilated
front seat

*

 (p. 212)

•

Activating and deactivating the heated
steering wheel

*

 (p. 213)

•

Activating auto climate control (p. 213)

•

Activating and deactivating air recircula-
tion (p. 214)

•

Activating and deactivating max defroster
(p. 215)

•

Activating and deactivating the heated
windscreen

*

 (p. 216)

•

Activating and deactivating the heated
rear window and door mirrors (p. 217)

•

Regulating fan level for front seat (p. 218)

•

Synchronising temperature (p. 220)

•

Activating and deactivating air condition-
ing (p. 220)

Activating and deactivating heated

front seat

*

The seats can be heated in order to increase
comfort for driver and passengers when it is
cold.

1. Press the left or right-hand side's steering

wheel and seat button in the climate row
in the centre display in order to open the
controls for seat and steering wheel.

If the car is not equipped with ventilated
seats or heated steering wheel (for the
driver's side), the button for heated seats
is immediately available in the climate
row.

2. Repeatedly press the button for heated

seats in order to change between the four
levels: 

Off

, 

High

, 

Medium

 and 

Low

.

> The level changes and the button

shows the set level.

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WARNING

Heated seats must not be used by people

who find it difficult to perceive an increase

in temperature due to a lack of sensation or

who otherwise have problems operating

the controls for the heated seats. Other-

wise they may suffer burn injuries.

Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

•

Activating and deactivating automatic
start of heated front seat

*

 (p. 211)

Activating and deactivating

automatic start of heated front

seat

*

The seats can be heated in order to increase
comfort for driver and passengers when it is
cold.

It is possible to set whether automatic start of
heated seats should be activated/deactivated
when the engine is started. With automatic
start activated, heating will start in the event
of low ambient temperature.

1. Press 

Settings

 in the top view in the cen-

tre display.

2. Press 

Climate

.

3. Select 

Auto Driver Seat Heating Level

and 

Auto Passenger Seat Heating Level

to activate/deactivate automatic start of
heated driver's and passenger seat.
> An "A" is shown at each button for

heated front seats in the climate row
when automatic starting has been acti-
vated.

4. Select 

Low

, 

Medium

 or 

High

 to select

level after the function has been activated.

Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

•

Activating and deactivating heated front
seat

*

 (p. 210)

Activating and deactivating heated

rear seat

*

The seats can be heated in order to increase
comfort for driver and passengers when it is
cold.

Activating and deactivating the heated
rear seat from the rear seat

Buttons for heated seats at the rear of the tunnel

console.

–

Press repeatedly on the left or right-hand
side's physical buttons for heated seats at
the rear of the tunnel console to switch
between the four levels: 

Off

, 

High

,

Medium

 and 

Low

.

> The level changes and the LEDs in the

button show the set level.

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WARNING

Heated seats must not be used by people

who find it difficult to perceive an increase

in temperature due to a lack of sensation or

who otherwise have problems operating

the controls for the heated seats. Other-

wise they may suffer burn injuries.

Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

Activating and deactivating

ventilated front seat

*

The seats can be ventilated to provide
increased comfort in a hot climate, for exam-
ple.

The ventilation system consists of fans in the
seats and backrests that draw air through the
seat upholstery. The cooling effect increases
the cooler the passenger compartment air
becomes. The system can be activated when
the engine is running.

1. Press the left or right-hand side's steering

wheel and seat button in the climate row
in the centre display in order to open the
controls for seat and steering wheel.

If the car is not equipped with heated
seats or heated steering wheel (for the
driver's side), the button for ventilated
seats is immediately available in the cli-
mate row.

2. Repeatedly press the button for ventilated

seats in order to change between the four
levels: 

Off

, 

High

, 

Medium

 and 

Low

.

> The level changes and the button

shows the set level.

Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

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Activating and deactivating the

heated steering wheel

*

The steering wheel can be heated in order to
increase comfort for the driver when it is
cold.

1. Press the driver's side steering wheel and

seat button in the climate row of the cen-
tre display in order to open the controls for
seat and steering wheel.

If the car is not equipped with heated
seats or ventilated seats, the button for
heated steering wheel is immediately
available in the climate row.

2. Repeatedly press the button for heated

steering wheel in order to change
between the four levels: 

Off

, 

High

,

Medium

 and 

Low

.

> The level changes and the button

shows the set level.

Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

•

Activating and deactivating automatic
start of heated steering wheel

*

 (p. 213)

Activating and deactivating

automatic start of heated steering

wheel

*

The steering wheel can be heated in order to
increase comfort for the driver when it is
cold.

It is possible to set whether automatic start of
heated steering wheel should be activated/
deactivated when the engine is started. With
automatic start activated, heating will start in
the event of low ambient temperature.

1. Press 

Settings

 in the top view in the cen-

tre display.

2. Press 

Climate

.

3. Select 

Auto Steering Wheel Heating

Level

 to activate/deactivate automatic

start of heated steering wheel.
> An "A" is shown at the button for

heated steering wheel in the climate
row when automatic starting has been
activated.

4. Select 

Low

, 

Medium

 or 

High

 to select

level after the function has been activated.

Related information

•

Activating and deactivating the heated
steering wheel

*

 (p. 213)

Activating auto climate control

With auto climate control activated, multiple
climate functions are controlled automati-
cally.

1. Open climate view in the centre display by

pressing the symbol in the middle of the
climate row.

2. Give a short or long press on 

AUTO

Climate

.

•

Short press - air recirculation, air condi-
tioning and air distribution are con-
trolled automatically.

•

Long press - air recirculation, air condi-
tioning and air distribution are con-
trolled automatically, temperature and
fan speed are changed to standard set-
tings: 22 °C (72 °F) and level 

3

.

> Auto-regulation of the climate is acti-

vated and the button illuminates.

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NOTE

Temperature and fan speed can be
changed without deactivating the automat-
ically-regulated climate control system.
The automatically-regulated climate con-
trol system is deactivated when the air dis-
tribution is changed manually or when
maximum defroster is activated.

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Activating and deactivating air

recirculation

Air recirculation shuts out bad air, exhaust
gases, etc. from outside the car by the cli-
mate control system reusing the air in the
passenger compartment.

1. Open climate view in the centre display by

pressing the symbol in the middle of the
climate row.

2. Press 

Recirc

.

> Air recirculation is activated/deacti-

vated and the button illuminates/extin-
guishes.

IMPORTANT

If the air in the car is recirculated for too
long then there is a risk of misting on the
insides of the windows.

NOTE

It is not possible to activate air recircula-
tion when max defroster is activated.

Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

•

Activating and deactivating time setting
for air recirculation (p. 215)

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Activating and deactivating time

setting for air recirculation

Air recirculation shuts out bad air, exhaust
gases, etc. from outside the car by the cli-
mate control system reusing the air in the
passenger compartment.

It is possible set whether the air recirculation
timer should be activated/deactivated. When
the timer is activated, air recirculation is auto-
matically switched off after 20 minutes.

1. Press 

Settings

 in the top view in the cen-

tre display.

2. Press 

Climate

.

3. Select 

Recirculation Timer

 to activate/

deactivate the air recirculation timer.

Related information

•

Activating and deactivating air recircula-
tion (p. 214)

Activating and deactivating max

defroster

Max defroster is used to quickly remove mist
and ice from windows.

Max defroster deactivates auto-regulation of
the climate and air recirculation, activates air
conditioning and changes the fan level to 

5

and the temperature to 

HI

.

NOTE

Changing the fan level to 

5

 increases the

noise level.

When max defroster is deactivated, the cli-
mate control system returns to the previous
settings.

Activating and deactivating max
defroster from centre console

There is a physical button in the centre con-
sole for quick access to max defroster.

With heated windscreen

*

 the max defroster

can only be activated individually from the cli-
mate view in the centre display.

Physical button in the centre console.

Cars without heated windscreen:

–

Press the button.
> Max defroster is activated/deactivated

and the button illuminates/extin-
guishes.

Cars with heated windscreen:

–

Press the button repeatedly in order to
switch between the three levels:

•

Activated heated windscreen

•

Activated heated windscreen and max
defroster

•

Deactivated.

> Heated windscreen and max defroster

are activated/deactivated and the but-
ton illuminates/extinguishes.

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NOTE

Max defroster starts with a certain delay in
order to avoid a short increase in fan level if
the heated windscreen is deactivated by
two quick presses of the button.

Activating and deactivating max
defroster from centre display

1. Open climate view in the centre display by

pressing the symbol in the middle of the
climate row.

2. Press 

Max

.

> Max defroster is activated/deactivated

and the button illuminates/extin-
guishes.

Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

Activating and deactivating the

heated windscreen

*

A heated windscreen is used to quickly
remove mist and ice from the window.

Activating and deactivating heated
windscreen from centre console

In the centre console is a physical button for
rapid access to the heated windscreen.

Physical button in the centre console.

–

Press the button repeatedly in order to
switch between the three levels:

•

Activated heated windscreen

•

Activated heated windscreen and max
defroster

•

Deactivated.

> Heated windscreen and max defroster

are activated/deactivated and the but-
ton illuminates/extinguishes.

Activating and deactivating heated
windscreen from centre display

1. Open climate view in the centre display by

pressing the symbol in the middle of the
climate row.

2. Press 

Electric

.

> Heated windscreen is activated/deacti-

vated and the button illuminates/extin-
guishes.

NOTE

A triangular area at the end of each side of
the windscreen is not electrically heated,
where de-icing may take longer.

NOTE

The heated windscreen may affect the per-
formance of transponders and other com-
munication equipment.

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Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

•

Activating and deactivating automatic
start of heated windscreen

*

 (p. 217)

Activating and deactivating

automatic start of heated

windscreen

*

A heated windscreen is used to quickly
remove mist and ice from the window.

It is possible to set whether automatic start of
heated windscreen should be activated/deac-
tivated when the engine is started. With auto-
matic start activated, heating will start when
there is a risk of ice or misting on the wind-
screen/window. The heating switches off
automatically when the windscreen/window is
sufficiently warm and the ice or misting is
gone.

1. Press 

Settings

 in the top view in the cen-

tre display.

2. Press 

Climate

.

3. Select 

Auto Front Defroster

 to activate/

deactivate automatic start of heated wind-
screen.

Related information

•

Activating and deactivating the heated
windscreen

*

 (p. 216)

Activating and deactivating the

heated rear window and door

mirrors

The heated rear window and door mirrors are
used to quickly remove mist and ice from the
windows and mirrors.

Activating and deactivating heated
rear window and door mirrors from
centre console

In the centre console is a physical button for
rapid access to the heated rear window and
door mirrors.

Physical button in the centre console.

–

Press the button.
> Heated rear window and door mirrors

are activated/deactivated and the but-
ton illuminates/extinguishes.

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Activating and deactivating heated
rear window and door mirrors from
centre display

1. Open climate view in the centre display by

pressing the symbol in the middle of the
climate row.

2. Press 

Rear

.

> Heated rear window and door mirrors

are activated/deactivated and the but-
ton illuminates/extinguishes.

Related information

•

Climate controls (p. 209)

•

Activating and deactivating automatic
starting of the heated rear window and
door mirrors (p. 218)

Activating and deactivating

automatic starting of the heated

rear window and door mirrors

The heated rear window and door mirrors are
used to quickly remove mist and ice from the
windows and mirrors.

It is possible to set whether automatic start of
heated rear window and door mirrors should
be activated/deactivated when the engine is
started. With automatic start activated, heat-
ing will start when there is a risk of ice or mist-
ing on the windscreen/window. The heating
switches off automatically when the wind-
screen/window is sufficiently warm and the
ice or misting is gone.

1. Press 

Settings

 in the top view in the cen-

tre display.

2. Press 

Climate

.

3. Select 

Auto Rear Defroster

 to activate/

deactivate automatic start of heated rear
window and door mirrors.

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•

Activating and deactivating the heated
rear window and door mirrors (p. 217)

Regulating fan level for front seat

2

The fan can be set to several different auto-
matically controlled fan speeds for the front
seat.

1. Open climate view in the centre display by

pressing the symbol in the middle of the
climate row.

Fan control buttons in the climate view.

2. Tap on the desired fan level, 

Off

, 

1

-

5

 or

Max

.

> Fan level is changed and the buttons

for the selected level illuminate.

2

For 2-zone climate, also rear seat.

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IMPORTANT

If the fan is fully switched off then the air
conditioning is not engaged, which results
in a risk of misting on the insides of the
windows.

NOTE

The climate control system automatically
adjusts the air flow within the selected fan
level based on requirements. This means
that the fan speed may change even
though the fan level is the same.

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Climate controls (p. 209)

Regulating temperature for front

seat

3

The temperature can be set to the desired
number of degrees for the front seat's climate
zones.

Temperature buttons in the climate row.

1. Press the left or right-hand side tempera-

ture button in the centre display's climate
row to open the controls.

Temperature control.

2. Regulate the temperature by either of the

following:

•

drag the control to the desired tem-
perature, or

•

press 

+

/

−

 to raise/lower the tempera-

ture gradually.

> The temperature changes and the but-

ton shows the set temperature.

NOTE

Heating or cooling cannot be hastened by
selecting a higher or lower temperature
than the actual desired temperature.

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Climate controls (p. 209)

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For 2-zone climate, also rear seat.

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Synchronising temperature

The temperature in the car's different climate
zones can be synchronised with the tempera-
ture set on the driver's side.

Synchronisation button on the driver's side tempera-

ture controls.

1. Press the driver's side temperature button

in the centre display's climate row in order
to open the controls.

2. Press 

Synchronise temperature

.

> The temperature for all zones in the car

is synchronised with the temperature
set for the driver's side and the syn-
chronisation symbol is shown adjacent
to the temperature button.

The synchronisation is stopped by means of a
further press on 

Synchronise temperature

 or

by means of changing the temperature set-
tings for a climate zone other than the driver's.

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Climate controls (p. 209)

Activating and deactivating air

conditioning

The air conditioning cools and dehumidifies
incoming air as required.

When the air conditioning is activated, the cli-
mate control system automatically controls
starting and switching off as required.

1. Open climate view in the centre display by

pressing the symbol in the middle of the
climate row.

2. Press 

AC

.

> The air conditioning is activated/deacti-

vated and the button illuminates/extin-
guishes.

NOTE

Close all side windows and the sunroof

*

 so

that the air conditioning should work as
well as possible.