Remote start activates alarm

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Silver Moose
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Post by Silver Moose »

Perhaps worth people stating how they have their vents angled? Can't remember where I read it but Volvo recommend having vents angled downwards IIRC.

Stating obvious but things dangling from mirror clearly a no no.
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ZED
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Post by ZED »

My temporary fix is to deactivate the interior alarm sensor the night before. It works but a) I have to remember to do this and b) it makes the car less secure. I have booked my car in for 3 month check and have referred the issue to the dealer. I shall let you all know if the problem is resolved..
I am chuffed with the car otherwise.

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rhaleuk
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Post by rhaleuk »

I had the three month check, the software update and the recall update and it's still doing it 10%-20% of the time I use Remote Start. Very annoying. Dealer was not able to help in any way. Blank stares.
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Flinta
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Post by Flinta »

Hello everybody!
Its my first post and im from sweden, please excuse my english...

This is a well known issue that remote start activates the alarm, Volvo is well awere of it - its a huge problem!
For the 90 series they just have fixed the problem, but xc40 series has totally diffrent software so its gonna take some time to fix it. For the time beeing there is possibly to do a temporary fix, the problem is this:
The alarmsiren has a levelsensor and the car thinks somebody lift your car up, and then the alarm goes off. So changing the alarmsensor to one without levelsensor and reprogram the car with a custom mady software for each car will solve the problem, and when Volvo has fixed this for the XC40 series you gonna have to change the alarmsiren back to your old one with levelsensor and reprogram the car again with the new software...

I know this because i have done it on my XC40!

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balmoral
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Post by balmoral »

Don't know if it is significant but all of those here who have reported the problem appear to have a D4. Anybody with other engines having this problem?
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James Blonde
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Post by James Blonde »

Didn't happen to me originally when I got the car, but does seem to have been happening this winter...
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Post by kirsty_s2k »

James Blonde wrote: Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:30 pm Didn't happen to me originally when I got the car, but does seem to have been happening this winter...
Same - seems to be on the proper cold days like today
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Post by mark.scoble »

I have the same :cry:
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Post by senwar »

Just happened to me this morning. Was only testing remote start as well.
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mattdesign
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Post by mattdesign »

My alarm went off this morning using remote start too.

So far it seems to be happening around 50% of the time and on cold/icy mornings.
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