7500 mile Factory Scheduled Maintenance?

Re: 7500 mile Factory Scheduled Maintenance? (tomkat73)

The message comes on by time and mile intervals. You set the time interval by driving it in sweden which was quite a few months ago. Your fine. The oil they put in the volvos from the factory is high quality should still be ok.

But what you need to beware of is that the 7500 service can expire. I would call the dealer and see when that is. Then either use the service right away or just pay to get a LOF before hand and then use your freebe later.

Reseting the light is easy for the time being:
Turn key to position 1
Hold trip button when in trip 2 position untill mileage clears.
While holding turn key to position 2
Wait about 10 seconds and the center yellow light will flash
After the first flash release the trip button and you should be good
If you hold it to long it would work but make sure it at least flashes once.

Re: 7500 mile Factory Scheduled Maintenance? (ForceFed Motorsports)

What! There's a turbo in my C70?! Damn! Thought I'd bought a D5 Diesel! Was wondering what that whining noise was when I stepped on the gas!

Yup - lots of lights, bells and whistles when I turn the key. Backup sensor freaked my out the first time I backed out of my driveway. "Book time for Maintenance" warning stays on for a few minutes after starting my LPT.

Thanks again for the responses and advice, guys!

Stopped by my local dealer today and talked to a Service Advisor. He said 1st FSM is a 1 year deal...but they fudge a month or miles one way or the other.

He said the "Service Maintenance" warning has been a glitch in some Volvo models - so he reset my warning display while I waited (same procedure as ForceFed posted above).

Told me to come back when I was a little closer to 7,500 miles. I'll likely take Kyle's advice and have a LOF change at 4K...and take advantage of the "free" 7,500 service at 8K...as long as it's still within the year (9/1/09).

I'll also get my DRL's disabled - so I can upgrade my 'stock' halogens to aftermarket HID Bi-Xenons and/or LED 'smiley' lights.

I have the factory 35w Bi-Xenons in my 05 V50 T5 AWD - can't believe I went so long driving in the relative darkness of halogens. My 08 C70 was a rare 6sp MT OSD "in stock" model - so only option I added was Bluetooth.

Don't think the S40/V50 community can help me with a small C70 annoyance. When I take the top down - the last thing that happens is that all the windows roll up! What's UP with that?

When I take the top down...I want the windows to go down...and STAY down! I wonder if there's a software download via VADIS that can fix that. http://********************/smile/emcocktl.gif

Re: 7500 mile Factory Scheduled Maintenance? (tmtalpey)

Tom - I agree...it's intentional - and some sort of weird Volvo safety logic.

Reminds me of those signs you see on Roller Coasters - "Please keep all body parts inside the car" I guess Volvo once again wants us C70 owners from ourselves by only allowing our heads to be exposed to the elements when we have the top down.

MY 08 and 07 C70's have an extra set of window buttons below the individual buttons (I've heard the 09's lack this feature). Anyway - I can lower all windows with one push on the extra 'all down' button (whether top is up or down).

I can also lower each window with one push on the individual window button (again - whether the top is up or down). Now here's the weird part.

Extra "all up" button needs to be pressed and held to raise all the windows at once...whether the top is up or down.

Individual buttons only require a touch up to roll up all the way (whether top is up or down). I give up - will ask about a possible reprogram when I take it in.