Illumination
Lighting controls and panel
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The lighting panel and controls can be used to adjust both exterior and interior lighting. The lighting ring on the left-side steering wheel lever can be used to activate and adjust the exterior lighting. The brightness of the interior lighting can be adjusted using the thumb wheel on the dashboard.
Exterior Lighting

Lighting ring position.
When the vehicle's ignition is in mode II, the lighting ring positions have the following functions:


A US models only: Daytime running lights and parking lights can be deactivated in the center display.
Volvo recommends using position
when the vehicle is in motion.
Dimmer in the instrument panel

Thumb wheel (left) for adjusting the interior brightness.
* Option/accessory.
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