Volvo V40 2014 User manual

QUICK GUIDE

WEB EDITION

Remote control key

Keyless* lock system

Starting and switching off the engine

Wipers

Climate system controls

Headlamp control

Combined instrument panel

Infotainment system

Phone*

Internet*

External audio device

Buttons in the centre console

Settings in the menu system

Workshop/booking service*

ECO*

01 Starting and driving

Adjusting the seat

Adjusting the steering wheel

Park Assist Pilot*

Lane Keeping Aid*

Start/Stop function*

Pedestrian protection*

02 Driver support in your car

03 Your driving environment

Refuelling

Car care

Storage spaces

AUX/USB* and 12 V sockets

04 Functions in your car

05 Tips

WELCOME TO YOUR NEW VOLVO!

This folder contains a selection of the most common functions in your particular car. The owner's manual and

other manuals contain safety instructions and all warning, important and note texts.

The following symbols mean:

Different parts are pointed out in the overview images.

Step–by–step instructions.

It is particularly important to read the owner's manual.

Warning, important and note texts, which must be read, are included on the last page.

Options are marked with an asterisk *.

The owner's manual is available as a printed manual and digitally in the car's screen, on the Web and as a

mobile app. The mobile app contains the whole owner's manual as well as instruction films and has several

search paths with text and illustrations. The mobile app can be downloaded to mobile devices from App Store or

Google play.

In addition, learn more about your car at www.volvocars.com.

What do the remote control key indicator

lamps* show? 01

Green constant light: The car is locked.

Yellow constant light: The car is unlocked.

Red continuous light: the alarm has been triggered

since the car was locked.

Red light flashing alternately in both indicator lamps:

The alarm was triggered less than 5 minutes ago.

How does the remote control key work? 01

Unlocks doors and tailgate and disarms the alarm.

The function can be set in MY CAR.

Locks doors and tailgate and arms the alarm.

Approach light duration.

One press unlocks the tailgate, two presses open it

slightly.

Panic function.

The remote control key can store settings for,

amongst other things, door mirrors and power

driver's seat* – see owner's manual.

How does the Keyless* lock system work?

The remote control key can remain in a pocket, for

example, the whole time.

Lock and arm the alarm

–Touch the rear section of one of the outer door handles

or press lightly on the smaller of the tailgate's two rub-

berised buttons.

Unlock and disarm the alarm

–Grip a door handle and open the door in the usual way

or press lightly on the larger of the tailgate's two rub-

berised buttons.

How do I start the windscreen wipers and rain

sensor*?

Move the lever downward to start the windscreen wipers

and upward for a single sweep.

Rain sensor On/Off.

Regulates the sensor sensitivity or the intermittent

delay.

Wiper, rear window - intermittent/normal.

How do I start or switch off the engine? 01

How do I use Park Assist Pilot PAP*?

PAP checks the available space, and then steers in the

car. Your task is to select the gear, control the speed and

brake/stop.

Activate PAP with a press of the button. Do not drive

faster than 30 km/h.

Follow the instructions that are shown in the com-

bined instrument panel.

Be prepared to stop the car when the graphics and

text advise this.

To lift up the wiper blades they must be in service

position – see owner's manual.

Starting

Push the remote control key into the ignition switch

(does not apply to Keyless drive*).

Depress the clutch or brake pedal.

Briefly press the START/STOP ENGINE button.

Switching off

Briefly press the START/STOP ENGINE button.

Take the remote control key out from the ignition

switch.

What is the function of Lane Keeping Aid

LKA*?

If the car is about to cross a side line the LKA will actively

steer back into the lane with a slight steering torque in the

steering wheel. If the car crosses a side line then LKA will

warn you with pulsating vibration in the steering wheel.

–Activate LKA with a press of the button.

How do I use the Start/Stop function*? 02

Manual gearbox

Stop the engine: Declutch, move the gear lever into neu-

tral position and release the clutch pedal.

Start the engine: Depress the clutch pedal.

Automatic gearbox

Stop the engine: Stop the car with the foot brake and then

maintain the brake pressure.

Start the engine: Release foot pressure on the foot brake.

Illuminated button lamp indicates that the function is

active.

It is important to understand this function – see

owner's manual.

Collision Warning with Auto Brake and Cyclist and Pe-

destrian Detection, which can warn, brake and/or stop for

vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.

The function is only an aid and does not work in all situa-

tions – for example, it does not see cyclists from the side

and pedestrians who are shorter than 80 cm or who are

partially obscured.

How does the pedestrian protection work*?

How do I adjust the seat?

Raise/lower the front of the seat cushion.

Raise/lower the seat.

Move the seat forward/backward.

Tilt the backrest.

Storing settings for power seat*.

Memory buttons for power seat*.

Store setting:

Hold the button depressed to store settings while

depressing one of the memory buttons. Hold the buttons

depressed until a signal is heard and text is shown in the

combined instrument panel. This stores the position of the

seat as well as the door mirrors.

How do I adjust the steering wheel?

Release the catch.

Adjust the steering wheel forward/backward and up/

down.

Activate the catch.

The memory settings for the power seat and door

mirrors can also be stored in the remote control

key* – see owner's manual.

How do I regulate the temperature with the

ECC*?

Press for individual temperature. Press repeatedly

to select the setting for the left, right or both sides.

Turn to set the temperature. The centre console's

screen shows the selected temperature for each

side.

Press AUTO for automatic control of air distribu-

tion and other functions. The screen shows AUTO

CLIMATE.

How do I defrost the windscreen? 04

Press to activate the windscreen's electric heating* -

symbol (1) in the screen illuminates.

The next press also activates maximum airflow

against windscreen and side windows - symbols (1)

and (2) illuminate.

The next press switches off both of the functions –

no symbol illuminates.

Without electric heating: Press to activate/deactivate the

air flow.

How does the headlamp control's auto mode

work? 04

AUTO mode provides the following options:

• The daytime running lights automatically switch

between daytime running lights and dipped beam.

• Main beam can be activated when dipped beam is

switched on.

• Active high beam (AHB)* – that dims and activates main

beam automatically – can be used.

• Tunnel detection* is activated.

How is the trip computer operated?

OK opens the trip computer's menus, activates

selected option and extinguishes messages.

Thumbwheel scrolls between the trip computer op-

tions.

RESET resets data in the selected trip computer

step and goes back in the menu structure.

How do I reset the trip meter?

Turn the left-hand stalk switch thumbwheel to show

trip meter T1 or T2.

Give a long press on the RESET button in order to

reset the trip meter shown.

How do I change the appearance of the car's

displays*? 04

Different themes can be selected with the digital* com-

bined instrument panel, such as Performance or Eco.

To change the theme:

Press the left-hand stalk switch OK button after the

engine has been started.

Turn the lever's thumbwheel in order to select menu

option Themes and press OK.

Turn the thumbwheel to select a theme and press

OK to confirm.

The theme is stored in the remote control key

memory* – see owner's manual.

How do I navigate in the infotainment system? 04

Press RADIO, MEDIA, MY CAR, NAV*, TEL* or

* to select the main source. The normal view for

the last active source is shown in this position.

Press OK/MENU or the thumbwheel* in the steering

wheel to access the selected source's main menu.

Turn TUNE or the thumbwheel to navigate in the

menus.

Press OK/MENU or the thumbwheel to make a

selection in the menus.

Briefly press EXIT to go back in the menu system,

cancel a function or delete entered characters.

Give a long press on EXIT to go back to normal view,

or to go from normal view to the main source view.

Tips:

To go to the shortcut menu from normal view, press once

on the main source button. Press again to go back to

normal view.

How do I switch on and off the Infotainment

system?

A short press activates the system.

A long press (until the screen switches off) deacti-

vates.

To switch off the sound: Give a short press - the next

press reactivates.

Note that the whole of the Sensus system (including

navigation* and phone functions*) is started/switched off

at the same time.

For more information about operating the system –

see owner's manual.

In the normal view for the phone source, press OK/

MENU.

Select Make car discoverable and confirm with

OK/MENU.

Activate Bluetooth®in the mobile phone. Search for

and connect the car to the phone.

Follow the instructions in the mobile phone and the

screen.

The phone is now connected and can be controlled from

the car.

How do I connect a Bluetooth®phone*?

How do I connect to the Internet*? 04

Volvo ID is your personal ID registered to the car which

can give you access to various services such as My Volvo

web and the ability to send an address from the map

service on the internet directly to the car.

Press the Connect button .

Select Apps > Settings and follow the onscreen

instructions.

For further information about Volvo ID - see owner's

manual.

What services do I get with Volvo ID*?

If registering the phone does not succeed – see

owner's manual.

For more information about connection - see

owner's manual.

Connect the mobile phone to the car (see "How do

I connect a Bluetooth®phone?") and activate tether-

ing in the phone.

In the normal view for the MY CAR source, press

OK/MENU, select Settings > Internet settings >

Connect through.Select one of the options Car

modem,Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.

In future the car will automatically connect via the selected

Internet connection.

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