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by Boomer
Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Newbie - second time around - hello
Replies: 2
Views: 1899

Re: Newbie - second time around - hello

Cool - nice to see you back in the fold :-) Looks nice!!

Still got my FE - though guilty of not coming to the forums that often. Mainly as don't seem to have driven it much in the past 10 months!!
by Boomer
Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:59 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: SSD mount using the card slot over wireless charger
Replies: 4
Views: 3339

Re: SSD mount using the card slot over wireless charger

Sort of understand this but why the SSD? (presumably it was a spare) otherwise wouldn't it be cheaper just to buy a 128GB usb stick?
by Boomer
Tue Mar 05, 2019 1:51 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Volvo On Call App - Driving Journal
Replies: 6
Views: 5423

Re: Volvo On Call App - Driving Journal

Rifleman wrote: Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:42 pm
NitramA wrote: Tue Feb 19, 2019 10:47 pm The journal only records the last 100 days.
Bummer!
The journal is pretty much a waste of time for me then. I was hoping to be able to monitor the cars performance right through my ownership.
You can export the data into say a spreadsheet. That's what I do every fortnight or so.
by Boomer
Tue Oct 23, 2018 3:39 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: USB music....
Replies: 14
Views: 10391

Re: USB music....

thanx boomer my peugeot doesn't handle my ipod classic 160gb (with > 20.000 songs) very well (i used to have a volkswagen and that worked great with my ipod) perhaps volvo does better what type of ipod do you use in your xc40? I'm running an 160GB ipod classic (6th edition?). Works well (so far) an...
by Boomer
Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:48 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: USB music....
Replies: 14
Views: 10391

Re: USB music....

metadata = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3 does anybody know: 1/ what the maximum size is of a usb stick that the xc40 can handle (32 gb, 64 gb, 128 gb, ...)? 2/ what the maximum number of songs is on a usb stick that the xc40 will read? In my peugeot a usb stick is limited to: 1/ maximum 32 gb 2...
by Boomer
Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:45 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: USB music....
Replies: 14
Views: 10391

Re: USB music....

metadata = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3 does anybody know: 1/ what the maximum size is of a usb stick that the xc40 can handle (32 gb, 64 gb, 128 gb, ...)? 2/ what the maximum number of songs is on a usb stick that the xc40 will read? In my peugeot a usb stick is limited to: 1/ maximum 32 gb 2...
by Boomer
Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:36 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: USB music....
Replies: 14
Views: 10391

Re: USB music....

Don't know whether this has been mentioned before but I have put about 30 odd albums on a memory stick and a lot of them come up individually from the same album, is it possible to just have them all under the sole album title? Personally I would much rather have a CD player....my old CX5 had both ...
by Boomer
Fri Oct 12, 2018 12:02 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Temporary tire
Replies: 10
Views: 6759

Re: Temporary tire

I'd always look for a spare wheel in the spec if possible for those reasons others have given above.
by Boomer
Fri Oct 12, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
Replies: 11
Views: 11291

Re: Tyre Pressure Monitoring System

Does anyone know if the xc40 tells you which tyre is low? Hope it's better than on my mazda6. Only ever went off on motorway, which is annoying as I aint checking 4 tyres on a hard shoulder, leave at next exit to find all ok. Turns out mazda's dont like anything but Bridgestone on their rims, wrong...
by Boomer
Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:06 pm
Forum: Main Volvo XC40 chat
Topic: On Call App
Replies: 27
Views: 13675

Re: On Call App

From memory they are in Settings - Climate.

There are then a number of options you can toggle on/off to happen at start.