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Sat Mar 13, 2021 3:01 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Brake-by-wire question...
Replies: 18
Views: 5910

Re: Brake-by-wire question...

I suspect Cornishman is referring to the regenerative braking when the hybrid element of the B4 is charging after lifting off the accelerator pedal. This (I imagine) produces a slowing effect a bit like being in a low gear in a manual car. Many fully electric cars allow the driver to choose the lev...
by Terms Agreed
Sat Mar 13, 2021 1:53 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Brake-by-wire question...
Replies: 18
Views: 5910

Re: Brake-by-wire question...

Having had a T4 AWD RDesign for getting on for 2 years now I'm confused. Do I have 2 step braking in my version? I've no idea. My experience is the car's braking behaves just like any car I've had in the last 40 years or so. What leads you to the conclusion that the car has braking-by-wire? Is it do...
by Terms Agreed
Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:55 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: front seat covers
Replies: 9
Views: 3383

Re: front seat covers

papalimafoxtrot wrote: Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:19 pm Depends what you use them for. I use cheap covers to protect seats from sunlight damage on sunny days while car is parked- not for driving
What if the covers fade, do you have covers for them as well 🙂
by Terms Agreed
Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:50 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Glasses Holder
Replies: 22
Views: 7787

Re: Glasses Holder

I've fitted the driver's side glasses case in my XC40 and there's no need to try and locate the case flaps under the headlining. So there's no awkward part of installation, it just screwing the case, using the original screws into the original tapped holes. This is as per instruction 7 in the "...