Volvo V40 (2018 year). Manual - part 5

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Tunnel detection*

Tunnel detection changes the lighting from day-
time running lights to dipped beam when the car
is driven into a tunnel.

The tunnel detection function is available in cars
with rain sensor

*. The sensor detects the

entrance to a tunnel and resets the lighting from
daytime running lights to dipped beam. Approx.
20 seconds after the car has left the tunnel, the
lighting returns to daytime running lights. If the
car is driven into another tunnel within this time
period then dipped beam is kept switched on.
This prevents frequent changes to the car's beam
pattern.

Note that the headlamp control's knob must
remain in

position for tunnel detection to

work.

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Main/dipped beam

With the knob for headlamp control in position

and the car's electrical system in key posi-

tion

II or the engine running, the dipped beam is

activated automatically in poor light conditions.

Stalk switch and knob for headlamp control.

Position for main beam flash

Position for main beam

Dipped beam

With the knob in

position, dipped beam is

activated automatically at dusk or when daylight
becomes too weak. Dipped beam is also acti-
vated automatically if the rear fog lamp is acti-
vated.

With the knob in

position, dipped beam is

always switched on when the engine is running
or when key position II is active.

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Main beam flash

Move the stalk switch gently towards the steering
wheel to the position for main beam flash. Main
beam comes on until the stalk switch is released.

Main beam

Main beam can be activated when the knob is in
position

. Activate/deactivate

main beam by moving the stalk switch towards
the steering wheel to the end position and then
releasing. Alternatively, the main beam can be
deactivated by a light press of the stalk switch
toward the steering wheel.

When main beam has been activated the
symbol illuminates in the combined instrument
panel.

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Active bending lights

* (p. 94)

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Active main beam

* (p. 92)

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Headlamps - adjusting headlamp pattern
(p. 95)

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Tunnel detection

* (p. 91)

Active main beam*

Active main beam function detects the headlamp
beams from oncoming traffic or the rear lights of
vehicles in front, and switches the lighting from
main beam to dipped beam. The lighting returns
to main beam when the incoming light has stop-
ped.

Active main beam - AHB

Active main beam (Active High Beam - AHB) is a
function which uses a camera sensor at the top
edge of the windscreen to detect the headlamp
beams from oncoming traffic or the rear lights of
vehicles in front, and then switches from main
beam to dipped beam. The function can also take
streetlights into account.

The lighting returns to main beam about a sec-
ond after the camera sensor no longer detects
the headlamp beams from oncoming traffic or the
rear lights from vehicles in front.

Activating/deactivating

AHB can be activated when the headlamp con-
trol's knob is in position

(provided that the

function has not been deactivated in the menu
system MY CAR, see MY CAR (p. 113)).

Stalk switch and knob for headlamp control in AUTO

position.

The function can start while driving in the dark
when the car's speed is approx. 20 km/h
(12 mph) or higher.

Activate/deactivate AHB by moving the left-hand
stalk switch towards the steering wheel to the
end position and then releasing. Deactivation
when main beam is on means that the lights are
reset directly to dipped beam.

Car with analogue combined instrument
panel

When AHB is activated the

symbol illumi-

nates in the instrument's information display.

When dipped beam is activated.

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When main beam has been switched on the

symbol also illuminates in the combined

instrument panel.

Car with digital combined instrument panel

When AHB is activated the

symbol turns

white in the instrument's information display.

When main beam is activated, the symbol shines
blue.

Manual operation

Keep the windscreen surface in front of the
camera sensor free from ice, snow, mist and
dirt.

Do not stick or attach anything to the wind-
screen in front of the camera sensor as this
may reduce effectiveness or cause one or
more of the systems dependent on the cam-
era to stop working.

If the message

Active main beam Temporary

unavailable Switch manually

is shown in the

combined instrument panel's information display
then you have to switch manually between main
and dipped beam. However, the knob for head-
lamp control can still remain in position

The same applies if the message

Windscreen

sensors blocked See manual

and the

symbol are shown. The

symbol goes out

when these messages are shown.

AHB may be temporarily unavailable e.g. in situa-
tions with dense fog or heavy rain. When AHB
becomes available again, or the windscreen sen-
sors are no longer blocked, the message goes
out and the

symbol illuminates.

WARNING

AHB is an aid for using the optimum beam

pattern when conditions are favourable.
The driver always bears responsibility for man-

ually switching between main and dipped

beam when traffic situations or weather con-

ditions so require.

camera sensor limitations (p. 235).

Examples of when manual switching between
main and dipped beam may be required:

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In heavy rain or dense fog

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In freezing rain

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In snow flurries or slush

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In moonlight

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When driving in poorly lit built-up areas

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When the traffic ahead has weak lighting

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If there are pedestrians on or beside the
road

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If there are highly reflective objects such
as signs in the vicinity of the road

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When the lighting from oncoming traffic
is obscured by e.g. a crash barrier

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When there is traffic on connecting roads

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On the brow of a hill or in a hollow

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In sharp bends.

For more information on the limitations of the
camera sensor, see Collision warning system

* -

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tivated in the menu system MY CAR, see MY
CAR (p. 113)). In the event of a fault in the func-
tion the

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Active bending lights*

Active bending lights are designed to provide
maximum illumination in bends and junctions.

Cars with LED

headlamps

* can have active

bending lights, depending on the car's equip-
ment level.

Headlamp pattern with function deactivated (left) and

activated (right) respectively.

The LED headlamps can include the Active bend-
ing lights function, depending on the car's equip-
ment level. Active bending lights follow steering
wheel movements to provide maximum illumina-
tion in bends and junctions and thereby increase
safety.

The function is activated automatically when the
car is started (provided that it has not been deac-

symbol illuminates in the com-

bined instrument panel at the same time as the
information display shows an explanatory text and
a further illuminated symbol.

Symbol

Message

Specification

Headlamp
system
malfunction
Service
required

The system is dis-
engaged. Visit a
workshop if the
message remains.
Volvo recommends
that you contact an
authorised Volvo
workshop.

The function is only active in twilight or darkness
and only when the car is moving.

The function

can be deactivated/activated in

the menu system MY CAR, see MY CAR
(p. 113).

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Active main beam

* (p. 92)

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LED (Light Emitting Diode)

Activated on delivery from the factory.

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* Option/accessory.

Headlamps - adjusting headlamp

pattern

The halogen headlamp pattern must be adjusted
to avoid dazzling oncoming motorists and can
be set for right or left-hand traffic.

LED headlamps

The light pattern does not need to be adjusted.
The headlamp pattern is designed in such a way
that oncoming traffic is not dazzled.

Halogen headlamps

The headlamp pattern for halogen headlamps is
readjusted by masking the headlamp lens. The
headlamp pattern may not be as good.

Masking the headlamps

1. Copy the A and B templates for left-hand

drive cars or the C and D templates for right-
hand drive cars, see later section "Templates
for halogen headlamps". The templates have
a scale of 1:2. Use a photocopier with a
zoom function for example, and copy the
templates at 200 %:

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A = LHD Right (left-hand drive, right lens)

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B = LHD Left (left-hand drive, left lens)

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C = RHD Right (right-hand drive, right
lens)

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D = RHD Left (right-hand drive, left lens)

2. Transfer the template to a self-adhesive

waterproof material and cut it out.

3. Start from the design lines on the headlamp

lenses; see the lines in the following figure.
Position the self-adhesive templates at the
design lines with the help of the illustration.

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Rear fog lamp

When visibility is reduced by fog the rear fog
lamp can be used so that other road users can
detect the vehicle in front at an early stage.

Button for rear fog lamp.

The rear fog lamp consists of a lamp on the left-
hand side in a left-hand drive car, or on the right-
hand side in a right-hand drive car.

The rear fog lamp can only be switched on when
key position II is active or the engine is running
and the headlamp control's knob is in position

Press the button for On/Off. The indicator sym-
bol

in the combined instrument panel and

the light in the button both illuminate when the
rear fog lamp is switched on.

The rear fog lamp is switched off automatically
when the START/STOP ENGINE button is
depressed or when the headlamp control's knob
is turned to position

Regulations on the use of rear fog lamps vary
from country to country.

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Foot brake - emergency brake lights and
automatic hazard warning flashers (p. 290)

Brake lights

The brake light automatically comes on during
braking.

The brake light is switched on when the brake
pedal is depressed. In addition, it is switched on
when one of driving support systems Adaptive
cruise control (p. 203), City Safety (p. 221) or
Collision warning system (p. 228) brakes the car.

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Hazard warning flashers

The hazard warning flashers warn other road
users by means of all of the car's direction indi-
cator lamps flashing simultaneously when this
function is activated.

Button for hazard warning flashers.

Press the button to activate the hazard warning
flashers. Both direction indicator symbols in the
combined instrument panel flash when the haz-
ard warning flashers are used.

The hazard warning flashers are activated auto-
matically when the car has been braked so sud-
denly that the emergency brake lights have been
activated and speed is below approx. 10 km/h
(6 mph). The hazard warning flashers remain
active when the car has stopped and are deacti-
vated automatically when you start driving again;
they can also be deactivated by pressing the but-
ton.

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direction indicators (p. 99)

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Foot brake - emergency brake lights and
automatic hazard warning flashers (p. 290)

direction indicators

The car's direction indicators are operated with
the left-hand stalk switch. The direction indicator
lamps flash three times or continuously, depend-
ing on how far up or down the stalk switch is
moved.

Direction indicators.

Short flash sequence

Move the stalk switch up or down to the first
position and release. The direction indicator
lamps flash three times. The function can be
activated/deactivated in the menu system
MY CAR, see MY CAR (p. 113).

Continuous flash sequence

Move the stalk switch up or down to its end
position.

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100

The stalk switch remains in its position and is
moved back manually, or automatically by the
steering wheel movement.

Direction indicator symbols

For direction indicator symbols, see Combined
instrument panel - meaning of indicator symbols
(p. 71).

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Hazard warning flashers (p. 99)

Interior lighting

The passenger compartment lighting is acti-
vated/deactivated with the buttons in the con-
trols above the front seats and the rear seat.

Controls in roof console for the front reading lamps and

passenger compartment lighting.

Reading lamp, left-hand side

Passenger compartment lighting (floor
lamps

* and ceiling lamps) - On/Off

Auto function for passenger compartment
lighting
Reading lamp, right-hand side

All lighting in the passenger compartment can be
switched on and off manually within 30 minutes
from when:

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the engine has been switched off and the
car's electrical system is in key position 0

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the car has been unlocked but the engine
has not been started.

Front reading lamps

The reading lamps are switched on or off by
briefly pressing the relevant button in the roof
console.

Brightness is adjusted by holding the button
pressed in.

Rear reading lamps

Rear reading lamps.

The lamps are switched on or off by briefly press-
ing the relevant button.

Brightness is adjusted by holding the button
pressed in.

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Floor lighting as ambient light

To make the interior brighter while driving the
floor lighting can be activated at dimmed level.

Floor lamp intensity can be changed in the menu
system MY CAR, see MY CAR (p. 113).

Lighting in the front door storage
compartments

Lighting in the front door storage compartments
comes on when the engine starts.

Glovebox lighting

Glovebox lighting is switched on and off respec-
tively when the lid is opened or closed.

Vanity mirror lighting

The lighting for the vanity mirror (p. 151) is
switched on and off respectively when the cover
is opened or closed.

Lighting in the cargo area

The lighting in the cargo area is switched on and
off respectively when the tailgate is opened or
closed.

Auto function for passenger
compartment lighting

The auto function is activated when the lamp in
the AUTO button is lit.

The passenger compartment lighting is then
switched on and off as indicated below.

The passenger compartment lighting is switched
on and remains on for 30 seconds if:

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the car is unlocked with the remote control
key or key blade, see Remote control key -
functions (p. 164) or Detachable key blade -
unlocking doors (p. 168)

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the engine has been switched off and the
car's electrical system is in key position 0.

Passenger compartment lighting is switched off
when:

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the engine is started

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the car is locked.

The passenger compartment lighting is switched
on and off respectively when a side door is
opened or closed.

It remains switched on for two minutes if one of
the doors is open.

If any lighting is switched on manually and the
car is locked then it will be switched off automati-
cally after two minutes.

Ambience lights

When the normal passenger compartment light-
ing is switched off and the engine is running, an
LED illuminates in the front and rear roof console
respectively in order to provide a low light and
enhance the ambience while driving. The light
also makes it easier during dark periods of the
day to see objects in storage compartments, etc.
This lighting switches off when the engine is

switched off. The intensity and colour of the light
can be changed in the menu system MY CAR,
see MY CAR (p. 113).

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Home safe lighting

Home safe lighting consists of dipped beam,
position lamps, lamps in the outside handles and
number plate lighting.

Some of the exterior lighting can be kept
switched on to work as home safe lighting after
the car has been locked.

1. Remove the remote control key from the

ignition switch.

2. Move the left-hand stalk switch toward the

steering wheel to the end position and
release it. The function can be activated in
the same way as with main beam flash; see
Main/dipped beam (p. 91).

3. Get out of the car and lock the door.

When the function is activated, dipped beam,
position lamps, lamps in the outside handles and
number plate lighting are switched on.

The length of time for which the home safe light-
ing should be kept on can be set in the menu
system MY CAR, see MY CAR (p. 113).

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Approach light duration (p. 102)

Approach light duration

Approach lighting consists of position lamps,
lamps in the door mirrors, number plate lighting,
interior roof lighting as well as floor lighting.

Approach lighting is switched on with the remote
control key, see Remote control key - functions
(p. 164), and is used to switch on the car's light-
ing at a distance.

When the function is activated with the remote
control key, position lamps, lamps in the outside
handles, number plate lighting, interior roof light-
ing and floor lighting are switched on.

The length of time for which the approach light-
ing should be kept on can be set in the menu
system MY CAR, see MY CAR (p. 113).

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Home safe lighting (p. 102)

Wipers and washers

Wipers and washers clean the windscreen and
rear window. The headlamps are cleaned with
high-pressure washing.

Windscreen wipers

Windscreen wipers and windscreen washers.

Rain sensor, On/Off

Thumbwheel sensitivity/frequency

Windscreen wipers off

Move the stalk switch to position 0 to
switch off the windscreen wipers.

Single sweep

Raise the stalk switch and release to
make one sweep.

For replacing the wiper blades and service position wiper blades, see Wiper blades (p. 355). For filling washer fluid, see Washer fluid - filling (p. 357).

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Intermittent wiping

Set the number of sweeps per time
unit with the thumbwheel when inter-
mittent wiping is selected.

Continuous wiping

The wipers sweep at normal speed.

The wipers sweep at high speed.

Before activating the wipers - ensure that the
wiper blades are not frozen in, and that any
snow or ice on the windscreen (and rear win-
dow) is scraped away.

Use plenty of washer fluid when the wipers
are cleaning the windscreen. The windscreen
must be wet when the windscreen wipers are
operating.

Service position wiper blade

For cleaning the windscreen/wiper blades and
replacement of wiper blades, see Car wash
(p. 372) and Wiper blades (p. 355).

Rain sensor

The rain sensor automatically starts the wind-
screen wipers based on how much water it

detects on the windscreen. The sensitivity of the
rain sensor can be adjusted using the thumb-
wheel.

When the rain sensor is activated a lamp in the
button is illuminated and the rain sensor symbol

is shown in the combined instrument

panel.

Activating and setting the sensitivity

When activating the rain sensor, the car must be
running or the remote control key in position I or
II while the windscreen wiper stalk switch must
be in position 0 or in the position for a single
sweep.

Activate the rain sensor by pressing the rain sen-
sor button

. The windscreen wipers make

one sweep.

Press the stalk switch up for the wipers to make
an extra sweep.

Turn the thumbwheel upward for higher sensitiv-
ity and downward for lower sensitivity. (An extra
sweep is made when the thumbwheel is turned
upward.)

Deactivate

Deactivate the rain sensor by pressing the rain
sensor button

or move the stalk switch

down to another wiper program.

The rain sensor is automatically deactivated when
the remote control key is removed from the igni-

tion switch or five minutes after the engine has
been switched off.

The windscreen wipers could start and be
damaged in an automatic car wash. Switch off
the rain sensor while the car is in motion or
when the remote control key is in position I or
II. The symbol in the combined instrument
panel and the light in the button go out.

Washing the headlamps and windows

Washing function.

Washing the windscreen

Move the stalk switch toward the steering wheel
to start the windscreen and headlamp washers.

The windscreen wipers will make several more
sweeps and the headlamps are washed once the
stalk switch has been released.

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High-pressure headlamp washing

High-pressure headlamp washing consumes a
large quantity of washer fluid. To save fluid, the
headlamps are washed automatically at every
fifth windscreen wash cycle.

Reduced washing

If only approx. 1 litre of washer fluid remains in
the reservoir and the message that you should fill
the washer fluid is shown in the combined instru-
ment panel, then the supply of washer fluid to the
headlamps is switched off. This is in order to pri-
oritise cleaning the windscreen and the visibility
through it.

Wiping and washing the rear window

Rear window wiper – intermittent wiping

Rear window wiper – continuous speed

Press the stalk switch forward (see the arrow in
the illustration above) to initiate rear window
washing and wiping.

The rear window wiper is equipped with over-
heating protection which means that the
motor is switched off if it overheats. The rear
window wiper works again after a cooling
period (30 seconds or longer, depending on
the heat in the motor and the outside tem-
perature).

Wiper – reversing

Engaging reverse gear while the windscreen wip-
ers are on initiates intermittent rear window wip-
ing

. The function stops when reverse gear is

disengaged.

If the rear window wiper is already on at continu-
ous speed, no change is made.

Washer fluid - filling (p. 357)

On cars with rain sensors, the rear wiper is
activated during reversing if the sensor is
activated and it is raining.

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Power windows

All power windows can be operated using the
control panel for the driver's door - the control
panels for the other doors operate their respec-
tive power window.

Driver's door control panel.

Electric child safety locks that prevent chil-
dren from being able to open the rear doors
from inside

* and open/close the rear win-

dows, see Child safety locks - electrical acti-
vation

* (p. 180).

Controls for rear windows

Controls for front windows

This function (intermittent wiping when reversing) can be deactivated. Visit a workshop. Volvo recommends an authorised Volvo workshop.

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WARNING

Check that children or other passengers are

not trapped when the windows are closed

from the driver's door.

WARNING

Check that children or other passengers are

not trapped if/when the windows are closed

using the remote control key.

WARNING

If there are children in the car - remember to

always switch off the power supply to the

power windows by selecting key position 0

and then take the remote control key with you

when leaving the car. For information on key

positions - see Key positions - functions at

different levels (p. 81).

Operating

Operating the power windows.

Operating without auto

Operating with auto

All power windows can be operated using the
control panel for the driver's door - the control
panels for the other doors can only operate their
respective power window. Only one control panel
can be operated at a time.

In order for the power windows to be used, the
key position must be at least I - see Key posi-
tions - functions at different levels (p. 81). The
power windows can be operated for a few
minutes after the engine has been switched off
and after the remote control key has been
removed - although not after a door has been
opened.

Closing of the windows is stopped and the win-
dow is opened if anything prevents its movement.
It is possible to override the pinch protection
when closing has been interrupted, e.g. if there is
ice forming. After two successive closing inter-
ruptions the pinch protection will be forced and
the automatic function deactivated for a short
while, now it is possible to close by continually
holding the button pulled up.