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Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:36 pm
by WelshRobin
Thanks for that. I have been searching the manual diligently without finding this important step. The Volvo manuals are generally very good but some features are either overlooked or only accessible by another path!

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:59 pm
by Sps1999
DarrenF wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:01 pm
That's where I keep my rugs and driven through some awful rain in the last couple of months and they are still very dry.
Thanks, it did found odd. I will check in with the dealer.

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:51 am
by Trafford
PreservedKillick wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:01 am I noticed in a reflection from a shop window, that the white ‘Hammer’ running lights turn yellow when indicating.

The rear wheel arches have small ‘winglets’.

The tyres are Pirelli P Zero where I expected then to be Pirelli Scorpions.
what are the winglets for?

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:55 am
by Dermottdog
Trafford wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:51 am
PreservedKillick wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:01 am I noticed in a reflection from a shop window, that the white ‘Hammer’ running lights turn yellow when indicating.

The rear wheel arches have small ‘winglets’.

The tyres are Pirelli P Zero where I expected then to be Pirelli Scorpions.
what are the winglets for?
Aerodynamics of course. They removed them on Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes because they gave him too much of an advantage 😜

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:11 pm
by ChrisLF
Trafford wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:51 am
PreservedKillick wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 8:01 am I noticed in a reflection from a shop window, that the white ‘Hammer’ running lights turn yellow when indicating.

The rear wheel arches have small ‘winglets’.

The tyres are Pirelli P Zero where I expected then to be Pirelli Scorpions.
what are the winglets for?
Just design detail I think. My neighbour's Evoque has similar.

As regards tyres, it's usually what they can get the best deal they can from the tyre manufacture. Sometimes end of line as I've found more than once when trying to get matching replacements.

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:37 pm
by squint
DarrenF wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:38 pm
Premium wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:57 pm That if you use the dashboard ticket holder you need to be careful. Placed my car park ticket in the top of dashboard holder (piece of "premium" bendy plastic) the ticket fell out, lost forever between the dash and window.
Next time I'll place the pay and display ticket on the large dashboard.
Used my ticket holder a few times now - no way it will slip out. Suggest you get it checked out as I have not heard of anyone else having problems.
Just happened to me when using it for the first time!! Dealership assured me it won't be a problem.

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:07 pm
by WhatNext?
Apart from having to buy another parking ticket😀.

I understand that the ticket holder is no longer available in the MY2021 version of the car.

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:59 am
by DarrenF
squint wrote: Tue Mar 31, 2020 10:37 pm
DarrenF wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:38 pm
Premium wrote: Mon Dec 30, 2019 8:57 pm That if you use the dashboard ticket holder you need to be careful. Placed my car park ticket in the top of dashboard holder (piece of "premium" bendy plastic) the ticket fell out, lost forever between the dash and window.
Next time I'll place the pay and display ticket on the large dashboard.
Used my ticket holder a few times now - no way it will slip out. Suggest you get it checked out as I have not heard of anyone else having problems.
Just happened to me when using it for the first time!! Dealership assured me it won't be a problem.
Really strange as I just had to empty the bin (before lockdown) as it was full of pay and display tickets ('parking ticket' makes me have bad dreams) and still never had one slip out.

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:32 am
by PreservedKillick
Bluetooth.

Found this neat function this morning. I was listening to a podcast on my iPhone via wireless earphones (connected by Bluetooth). On returning to the car, the podcast automatically switched to the cars infotainment system. Neat.

BTW - The winglets on the rear wheel arches act as air brakes during landing 😂

Re: What have you just found out about your XC40.

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:08 am
by Gears
Trafford wrote: Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:51 am what are the winglets for?
Regulations state the wheels & tyres are not allowed to protrude outside of the bodywork at any point. The winglets are to "extend" the bodywork to stay within these regulations. Many other cars have them - my Ford Fiesta for example.