Category: Volvo S60 2, V60, S80 2, V70 3, XC70 2, XC60 Forum

  • Tyre pressure indicator TPMS by radio for retrofitting

    Hello, by a hint in the car picture (where the article from the Volvo XC 60 comparison test was in) I came across TPMS from Atrium, with which you have control over tire pressure and temperature at all times without much effort. Since I am also such a ” tire pressure check muffle ” for me and my wife immediately ordered 2 sets, unpacked and mounted immediately, i.e. batteries in and valve caps down, then sensors on it – and had tire pressure and temperature briefly on it by radio. Link to this:http://www.atrium-enterprises.eu/PIB/auto_TPMS_flyer.pdf Works perfectly and cost me instead of € 139.- only € 88.- (per set), the black caps do not notice with my black/silver rims. And if – my safety would be worth it too. The tire is and remains the only contact to the road! Therefore – I can only recommend it! Greet Stefan

  • V70 Lowering with level ?

    Hello dear elk driver, can I lower my V70 D5 with level control? – Heico can’t do it (swings with level control differently) – My friend can’t – H&R doesn’t say anything binding.. What do you say??? I just want to have it slightly lower and make subtle track spread on it. Ride the Odysseus 18″ wheels with 245 winter tires. They look so small in the nine V70s. With my 245s the 17″ Polaris was gigantic, today 18″ are almost average… Thanks and always good ride! SWEDENWETTER _________________________________________________________________________ Summum; MT, Magic blue, Premium Sound, RTI, Comfort seats… I love it!

  • VOLVO V70 D5 AWD Momentum Geartronic – what about it?

    Hello to the Volvo fans I’m new here and from Switzerland and therefore I’m also looking for a car on the CH market. I need a car and love to look for a Volvo – I’ve never had one before. I’m now on this one: http://www.auto-outlet.ch/…/ Reads everything very tempting, I feel the price discount as “giant” and therefore quite tempting. Well, my unneeded question – what do you think about it? Could this just be a great “Christmas gift” or is it to be reckoned with such a copy with one or more horse feet? If it could be a “schnappchen” – please don’t snatch away… Thank you very much for a feedback – am very curious… I wish all Happy Festival Esther – yes a woman) 😉

  • How to lose customers…

    Good morning! After the business assignment of my Berlin VOLVO contract workshop I was recommended by the boss of the VOLVO workshop in Zeesen (Brandenburg). The local customer service manager also proved to be competent and extremely friendly. In the meantime this workshop has now received a new VOLVO customer manager, with which I had to deal for the first time. Order was: to raise winter tyres and install an interior multifilter. At the same time I wanted to have an offer for PIRELLI summer tyres. – When I then got the offer by mail the next day, I almost fell off the chair! – One actually demanded about 400 € more than I should pay at a Berlin VOLVO workshop for the same type of tire !!! I answered the following by e-mail:After which I slowly recovered from the first shock, I am now able to answer you: Up to now I was quite satisfied with the service and the work in the car house ZEESEN. I had the feeling to be treated fairly and to be advised. But after sending this offer I am no longer so sure to lose the impression of being more than to the elderly. I would have been aware of having a good idea of buying it again.

  • Brake discs hum when braking from high speed

    Hello together, if you are on the run with the V60 it is not impossible that you have to slow down properly. At a mileage of approx. 45.00 km I had to brake quickly from more than 200 to 140. At the end of the braking process the brakes roared. Thought that comes from the winter tyres and the lamella profile. Now changed to summer tyres, km stand at 58.000, I once again had a braking process from 220 to 140 and there was the roar again to hear. With normal braking this is not the case, or only discreet. After this braking action on the front axle, the brake discs have got stains, discoloration, shine no longer evenly, but goes back again a bit with normal driving mode. Who has had similar experiences? Is the normal wear, as the friendly had to say to me?

  • Decision approaching, experience sought related to V70 DRIVe

    Hello dear Elch friends, well after I’m in my old job at the service car against the V70 , I have now after a job change again the (doubtful) pleasure to order a service car. Unfortunately the new Car Policy is completely subject to the madness of the “the greenest fleet on planet” mania and as a reference car serves here a VW Passat Variant Blue Motion technology with a thick 105PS TDI 1.6l motörchen in CL equipment! You can think how great my joy is! Nevertheless, I can pay off and choose a 2.0l TDI or more equipment etc., but honestly I see a service car little, or should keep this supply within the frame. So let’s come to the Them: the V70 D3 is completely outside, the payment of a good 145€ monthl. are above a self-occupied limit, so I look forward and come out of the following Konfi: V70 Drive Race Fleet Package (i.e. to the front of the business package Beschlagunschreibt, Provermitschlägung, Vorschidungsvermitschahlung.

  • Laminated glass too thick for sunscreen film?

    Hello, unfortunately I found nothing in the search function: I want to darken the side and rear windows with my XC60 Built 01/2009. The company where I want to do this has now told me that I have double glazing/composite glazing (have bought the car used recently) and that the back does not work well (side windows rear passenger) at the trunk (back and rear side windows) it is no problem. The reason is that the side pane is too thick, and you can’t do well with it… You have to remove the side panes in the rear doors (let) then you could fold it. How do your experiences look – the rear side panes really have to be removed…is that difficult…? Thank you for your tips!

  • Front passenger seat and rear seat:

    Hi! Must open a new topic here, as I will not find anything with the SuFu. Had to get something from the hardware store today (L=2.20 m), woman and child with me. I then changed the backrest of the passenger seat according to operating instructions, etc., and then the seat to the front under the arm maturen board. So far, so well. With the back seatrests then came the shock: the right back leg, that behind the foldable passenger seat, goes only with the middle back rest. The left, those behind the driver’s seat, individually for itself. Thus, one is forced, if one moves the passenger seat for transport (with me was a wooden bar) to take over the rear two legs, and thus only has a seat for one person to take away. Exactly wrong solved, because the back leg of the driver’s seat can never be killed anyway, so the only way to transport longer objects is now the side of the passenger. Or do I just do something wrong? MfG charles164?

  • Space available driver – decision unfortunately against V60

    I had more or less the pleasure of driving a V60 a day to the test a few days ago. I noticed how close it was to the steering wheel – at least for me with 190 cm; before in the sales room it didn’t seem so tight and therefore uncomfortable. I then was with Audi, BMW and MB and compared the space offered with the A4, 3 and the C-Class, in between there are worlds – mindful of the leg clearance. I can understand that the generally low space offered in the V60 is advertised with sporty-oriented design; but at the expense of the driver?! The pinning wheel was of no concern to me during the test drive, since I would have taken the Four C-Fahrwerk. Finally, the lack of leg clearance on the driver’s seat was for me the KO-criterium. In the one-day test I had a cramp in the Wade due to the strongly angled foot 2x. Too bad, otherwise the V60 is a class, processed using top quality materials. Since I did not have a car in the size of a V70, I would have decided to stay here with a new delivery.

  • Sensus questions

    Moin, my V60 is finally there – detailed report and pictures on the WE. have a few questions about the Sensus at first: – I have activated automatic locking of the doors, but when I finish the drive I assume that the doors will unlock again – nada, they stay locked. Is that what I wanted or am too stupid? – I have connected a Galaxy S via Bluetooth. Now it comes along: everything works perfectly, only when I get out of the car starts playing the mp3 player of the phone via the mobile phone speaker. This has something to do with the streaming function, but I don’t get it disabled. Does anyone know the Prob and know a solution? Otherwise a great car.