When the Volvo Duett arrived in 1953, there was nothing like it. It created a category all its own; the multi-purpose estate. Improved and refined year after year, this is the 10th generation of our Swedish herrgårdsvagn (estate car) and it defies comparison yet again. There’s more luxury here, more onboard intelligence, more practical space and more of what we’re known for and proudest of – safety. What’s more, our dedication to safety is what promotes a joy of driving found in no other car. This is original thinking at its best.
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27 Jan
Posted by jj as Automotive, Volvo
VOLVO C30 S40 V50 C70 the volvo navigation system The Volvo RTI* Navigation system is designed to take you as “smoothly” as possible to the destination of your choice in Europe and provide you with all the information you require along the way. The system utilises a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system and internal electronic maps to plot a course to a selected destination. *RTI (Road and traffic information) why buy? Improved Safety Never again have to stop in an unknown area late at night to ask a stranger for directions. You won’t need to take your hands off the steering wheel to check directions or maps.
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25 Jan
Posted by jj as Automotive, Volvo
Volvo Car Corporation Göteborg, Sweden English INTRODUCTION • NOTE! Read through the entire text before carrying out any work. • The front page gives the date of this edition and the edition it replaces • The second page shows the tools needed for the installation and the contents of the installation kit • The illustrations display the procedure in order of operation. The order of operation is repeated in the text section • Cut out the text page in order to follow the illustrations and text at the same time. Cars equipped with SRS/SIPS (Airbag)
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Children in Cars has been produced by Volvo Car Corporation to help all those who carry child passengers – parents, taxi drivers, or anyone else – reach a better understanding of child safety matters. Editor: Tatiana Butovitsch Temm, Volvo Car Corporation THE PREGNANT CRASH-TEST DUMMY Researchers and car manufacturers already know a great deal about how best to protect adults and children in car accidents. But they still know surprisingly little about what happens to unborn babies. The Volvo Car Corporation has been carefully investigating the special safety and comfort needs of pregnant women since 2001.
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VOLVO S60 AWD 2.4 litre sedan The ranks of Volvo’s S60 compact luxury cars were recently bolstered by the addition of a new all wheel drive variant called the S60 AWD. The release of an all wheel drive S60 is a significant step by Volvo to ensure its vehicles offer drivers premium levels of safety and vehicle performance. One of the most notable points of the new S60 AWD is that the all wheel drive system is the first electronically controlled system to be fitted to a Volvo car.
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25 Jan
Posted by jj as Automotive, Volvo
These requirements are valid for storage and transportation of Volvo cars. These requirements are Volvo Logistics minimum demands on contracted carriers and their sub-contractors. Carriers can issue their own requirements, but these must be in accordance with Volvo Logistics. If the carrier produces their own instructions, a copy must be sent to Volvo Logistics. The contracted carrier is responsible for ensuring that sub-contractors and their employees are noti?ed of and works according to these requirements. Random inspections and planned audits will be made continuously within the transport.
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