2022 Volvo S90 Volvo’s areas of innovation Owners Manual

• Environmental care is one of Volvo Cars’ core values and influences all operations. The environmental work is based on the whole life cycle of the car and takes into account the environmental impact it has, from design to scrapping and recycling. Volvo Cars’ basic principle is that every new product developed must have less impact on the environment than the product it replaces.
• Volvo’s environmental management work has resulted in the development of more effective and less polluting drivelines. The personal environment is also important to Volvo – the air inside a Volvo is, for example, cleaner than the air outside thanks to the climate control system.
• Your Volvo complies with stringent international environmental standards. All Volvo’s manufacturing units must be ISO 14001 certified, and this supports a systematic approach to the operation’s environmental issues, which leads to continuous improvement with reduced environmental impact. Holding the ISO certificate also means that environmental laws and regulations in force are complied with. Volvo also requires that its partners must also meet these requirements.

Since a large part of a car’s total environmental impact stems from its use, the emphasis of Volvo Cars’ environmental work is on reducing fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and other air pollutants. Volvo cars have competitive fuel consumption in each of their respective classes. Lower fuel consumption generally results in lower emissions of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide.

Your Volvo is manufactured following the concept “Clean inside and out” – a concept that encompasses a clean interior environment as well as highly efficient emission control. In many cases, the exhaust emissions are well below the applicable standards.

Clean air in the passenger compartment

• An air filter helps prevent dust and pollen from entering the passenger compartment via the air intake.
• The Interior Air Quality System (IAQS) ensures that the incoming air is cleaner than the air in the traffic outside.
• The system cleans the air in the passenger compartment from contaminants such as particles, hydrocarbons, nitrous oxides, and ground-level ozone. If the outside air is contaminated then the air intake is closed and the air is recirculated. Such a situation may arise in heavy traffic, queues, and tunnels for example.
• IAQS is a part of the Clean Zone Interior Package (CZIP), which also includes a function that allows the fan to start when the car is unlocked with the key.

The material used in the interior of a Volvo is carefully selected and has been tested in order to be pleasant and comfortable. Some of the details are hand-made, such as the seams of the steering wheel that are sewn by hand. The interior is monitored in order not to emit strong odors or substances that cause discomfort in the event of e.g. high heat and bright light.

Regular maintenance creates conditions for long service life and low fuel consumption for your car. In this way, you also contribute to a cleaner environment. When Volvo’s workshops are entrusted with the service and maintenance of your car it becomes part of Volvo’s system. Volvo makes clear demands regarding the way in which workshop premises shall be designed in order to prevent spills and discharges into the environment. The workshop staff has the knowledge and the tools required to guarantee good environmental care.

Since Volvo works from a life cycle perspective, it is also important that the car is recycled in an environmentally sound manner. Almost all the car can be recycled. The last owner of the car is therefore requested to contact a retailer for referral to a certified/approved recycling facility.