2011 Volvo C70 Owner's Manual - Page 10

Introduction Important information About this manual Decals There are various types of decals in the vehicle whose purpose is to provide important information in a clear and concise way. The importance of these decals is explained as follows, in descending order of importance. Risk of damage to the vehicle • Before you operate your vehicle for the first time, please familiarize yourself with the information found in the chapters "Instruments and controls" and "Starting and driving." • Information contained in the balance of the manual is extremely useful and should preferably be read after operating the vehicle for the first time. Risk of injury • The manual is structured so that it can be used for reference. For this reason, it should be kept in the vehicle for ready access. G031592 Footnotes Certain pages of this manual contain information in the form of footnotes at the bottom of the page. This information supplements the text that the footnote number refers to (a letter is used if the footnote refers to text in a table). G031590 White ISO symbols and white text/image on a black or blue warning background and space for a message. If the information on decals of this type is ignored, damage to the vehicle could result. Black ISO symbols on a yellow warning background, white text/image on a black background. Decals of this type are used to indicate potential danger. Ignoring a warning of this type could result in serious injury or death. Display texts There are several displays in the driver's field of vision that show messages generated by various systems and functions in the vehicle. These texts are indicated in the Owner's Manual by being in slightly larger type than the surrounding text and are printed in gray, (for example: Doors auto lock). 10