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.
01
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.
01
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.
02
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.
02
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.
02
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.
03
How do I adjust the steering wheel?
Release the catch.
Adjust the steering wheel forward/backward and up/
down.
Activate the catch.
03
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.
04
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?
04
04
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.
04
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.
04
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.
Register or manage your Volvo ID as follows:
Press the Connect button .
Select Apps > Settings and follow the onscreen
instructions.
For further information about Volvo ID - see owner's
manual.
04
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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