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- Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:06 am
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Noisy fan / aircon
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1186
Re: Noisy fan / aircon
Yes I had this last summer (2019) - exactly as you describe, grinding clockwork like noise - normally for a minute or two when starting the car and gradually it faded away. For me it was far worse in the summer and the hotter the day the worse the noise, so I assumed it was caused by bits of plastic...
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 10:11 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Car software updates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1831
Re: Car software updates
Just what I was looking for. Thanks
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:21 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Car software updates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1831
Car software updates
I had my 1 year service last week and I’ve noticed a couple changes software related. The “ready” symbol on the driver display had been replaced with an “a” icon in a circle, and perhaps more noteworthy the volume of the stereo now adjusts more noticeably according to speed/road noise (previously I’...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:07 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Windscreen washers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4215
Re: Windscreen washers
Thanks, that's what I thought. I wonder what they've done... they had the car in for 4 days with this fault, giving off a definite air of "we don't know what's wrong". In the end they told me they replaced the wiper motor, but I'm not clear how that fixed a wiper fluid issue, or why now th...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:30 am
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Standard XC 40 Stereo
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16121
Re: Standard XC 40 Stereo
Bit late to this thread, but I got to drive an XC90 with a standard sound system for 4 days this week. This gave me some kind of base to compare my HK system with. In my view, the XC40 HK system is not perfect, but it is markedly better than the standard sound. Whether the upgrade is worth the money...
- Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:09 am
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Windscreen washers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4215
Windscreen washers
Slightly odd question, but when you activate your windscreen washers, do they emit a constant stream of fluid, or is it more of a pulse - like 1 second on, 1 second off, etc? Had my car in the garage for a few days this week, having a "wiper fault" error looked at (the wipers were working,...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:20 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Non-Volvo towbar - any issues?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8936
Re: Non-Volvo towbar - any issues?
Thanks. Just to confirm this - the Volvo towbar automatically disables BLIS, Pilot Assist and rear parking sensors - is that when the towbar is extracted (irrespective of if anything is attached) or only when a trailer or bike carrier is attached? And presumably there is no such software upgrade tha...
- Wed Jan 23, 2019 12:02 am
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Non-Volvo towbar - any issues?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8936
Non-Volvo towbar - any issues?
I’d like to get a towbar fitted, mainly to use a bike carrier once or twice a month. I’m pretty sure I can live without the convenience of deploying and retracting the towbar at a push of a button, so am investigating non-Volvo detachable towbars (which I reckon can get fitted for half the price of ...
- Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:36 pm
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Port to dealer timescales...?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5600
Re: Port to dealer timescales...?
In my case I got told the car was in the country 7 days before it arrived at the dealers. They then took another 5 days to do whatever it is they do before I could pick the car up. I think you can justify getting pant-wettingly excited from early next week.
- Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:35 am
- Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
- Topic: Internet and Real Time Traffic Info
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4195
Re: Internet and Real Time Traffic Info
Assuming your phone is setup to share internet through Bluetooth first, there is a checkbox to tick in the sensus settings: