Volvo XC90: Starting and driving / Brake functions
The vehicle's brakes are used to reduce speed or prevent the vehicle from
rolling.
In addition to the wheel brakes and parking brakes, the vehicle is also equipped
with a number of automatic brake assist functions. These systems provide assistance
by e.g. the driver not needing to depress the brake pedal at a traffic light, when
starting up a hill or when driving down a hill.
Depending on how the vehicle is equipped, the following brake assist functions
may be included:
- Auto-hold brake function at a standstill (Auto Hold)
- Hill Start Assist (Hill Start Assist)
- Braking assist after a collision
- City Safety
- Hill Descent Control (Hill Descent Control)*
* Option/accessory.
The vehicle's ignition can be put in various modes (levels) to make different
functions available.
Selecting an ignition mode
Start knob in the tunnel console...
The brake pedal is used to apply the vehicle's regular brakes, which are part
of the brake system.
The vehicle is equipped with two brake circuits. If one brake circuit is damaged,
the brake pedal may go down further when depressed...
Other information:
(Option/accessory.)
The steel cargo grid prevents loads or pets in the cargo compartment from
being thrown forward into the passenger compartment during hard braking.
For safety reasons, the steel grid must always be installed and secured correctly...
In order for the tire inflation pressure monitoring system1 to
function correctly, inflation pressure reference values must be saved correctly.
To help ensure that the system can correctly alert the driver of low inflation pressure,
this must be done each time the tires are changed or the inflation pressure is adjusted...