05 comfort and driving pleasure – Volvo 2013 XC70 User Manual

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05 Comfort and driving pleasure

Active chassis system–Four C*

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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

Active chassis (Four C)

Active chassis, Four-C (Continuously Con-
trolled Chassis Concept), regulates the cha-
racteristics of the shock absorbers so that the
car's driving characteristics can be adjusted.
There are three settings: Comfort, Sport and
Advanced.

NOTE

This system is available on Canadian mod-
els only.

Comfort

Comfort mode offers a somewhat softer ride
and the transmission shifts gears at lower rpm.
This mode is particularly suitable for long-dis-
tance highway driving. The indicator light in the
button will be on when this mode is selected.

Sport

In this mode, the vehicle's body sway is
reduced during cornering and steering
response is more immediate. The transmission
shifts up at higher rpm for sportier driving. The
indicator light in the button will be on to indi-
cate that Sport mode has been selected.

Advanced

In this mode, body sway in curves is minimal
and steering response is very direct. Gear shift-

ing is done at high rpm in each gear for
dynamic and active driving.

Operation

Chassis settings

Use the buttons in the center console to
change setting. The setting in use when the
engine is switched off is activated the next time
the engine is started.

Speed-dependent steering force*

Steering force increases with the speed of the
vehicle to give the driver enhanced sensitivity.
At low speed the vehicle is easy to steer in
order to facilitate parking, etc.

Steering force can be changed under

MY CAR

Car settings

Steering wheel force

.

Select

Low

,

Medium

or

High

. For a descrip-

tion of the menu system, see page 189.

NOTE

This steering force level menu function can-
not be accessed when the vehicle is in
motion.

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