Volvo XC90: Maintenance and service / Corrosion protection
Your vehicle is constructed with protection against corrosion.
Corrosion protection for the body consists of modern metallic protective coatings
on the sheet metal, a high-quality painting process, corrosion-protected and minimized
metal overlap, and shielding plastic components, abrasion protection and supplemental
rust inhibitor in exposed areas. In the chassis, exposed components of the wheel
suspension are made of corrosion-resistant cast aluminum.
Inspection and maintenance
The corrosion protection does not normally require maintenance, but keeping the
vehicle clean helps reduce the risk of corrosion. The use of strong alkaline or
acidic cleaning fluids should be avoided on shiny body components. Any stone chips
in the paint should be touched up as soon as they are discovered.
The vehicle should be washed as soon as it becomes dirty. The longer the dirt
remains, the more difficult it will be to keep the vehicle clean. It could also
lead to paint damage...
The paintwork consists of multiple layers. It is an important part of the
vehicle's corrosion protection and therefore needs to be checked regularly.
The most common types of paint damage are minor stone chips, scratches and damage
to e...
Other information:
Gear position is selected automatically to make driving as energy efficient
as possible. The transmission also has a manual mode.
The transmission is available in two different versions. The gear selector indicates
which transmission the vehicle has...
Resetting the trip odometer using the leftside steering wheel lever.
Reset all information in trip odometer TM (i.e. mileage, average fuel consumption,
average speed and driving time) by pressing and holding the RESET button
on the left-hand steering wheel lever...