Volvo 164 Owner's Manual - page 8
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
I Warning light, battery charging
This lamp gives a steady red light when the
battery is discharging. Should it light during
driving, either there is some fault in the
electrical system or the fan belt is not suffi-
ciently tensioned and is thus slipping on the
alternator pulley, causing poor charging.
J Trip meter
The trip meter measures distances of up
to maximum 999 miles. The window fur-
thest to the right shows tenths of a mile
and is therefore useful for measuring short
distances.
K Trip meter reset button
The trip meter is reset to zero by pushing in
the button.
L Rev counter
The rev counter indicates the engine speed
per minute. The amber-coloured area bet-
ween 5500 and 6000 rpm is the range which
i s momentarily permitted for example, dur-
i ng rapid acceleration. The speed range
6000-7000 rpm is marked in solid red and
must not be used.
M Bulb integrity sensor
This lamp gives a steady yellow light if any
of the bulbs for the dipped headlights, rear
li ghts or license plate light do not function.
I f a brake light bulb does not work, the
warning lamp will go on each time the brake
pedal is depressed.
When the ignition is
switched on, the lamp should light and then
go out when the engine starts.
N Coolant temperature
gauge
The temperature gauge shows the tem-
perature of the coolant and thus indicates
the working temperature of the engine. The
gauge
pointer
should
normally
remain
within the green sector.
During town driving and idling when the
weather is particularly warm, the tempe-
rature gauge pointer may enter the amber-
coloured field.
Should the pointer repeatedly point to the
solid red field, the coolant and fan belt
tension should be checked.
O Control light, overdrive
The lamp gives a steady green light when
the overdrive is engaged. Concerning en-
gaging
and
disengaging
overdrive,
see
page 23.
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