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Ever left you lights on? V70-XC70

posted by Flame Trap UK on Thu Feb 21 10:58 CST 2008
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Winter, early nights and lights on. The usual story: you park up, lock up and go off.

But you forgot to turn off our lights. No good!

I'm always doing this. So I rang up Volvo to ask why there was no warning buzzer.

"But there is" says the VovloMan. "Oh yea? " says I, "So how do I activate it?"...

"You got to reprogram the control unit"

"And?"

"It costs £60 plus tax (17.5%)" [about $145 in real money]

"S#d that, good bye"... click...

Out comes the tool kit, spare parts and the manual...

1 relay,
1 12v buzzer
1 earthing strap
1 lead from the tail light/number plate light fuse
1 lead from the cabin 12v supply fuse
2 diods PURELY for safety

Hey presto, problem solved in less than 1 hour and $140 saved...

POWER TO THE PEOPLE (especially brickies...

Andy
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Flame Trap UK

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Ever left you lights on? [V70-XC70]
posted by Flame Trap UK subscriber on Thu Feb 21 10:58 CST 2008 >

Ever left you lights on? [V70-XC70]
posted by someone claiming to be stripping90 on Thu Feb 21 14:28 CST 2008 > V
- Ever left you lights on? [V70-XC70]
  posted by ShadeTek on Mon Feb 25 01:12 CST 2008 > V
  - Ever left you lights on? [V70-XC70]
    posted by Flame Trap UK subscriber on Mon Feb 25 08:20 CST 2008 > V
    - Ever left you lights on? [V70-XC70]
      posted by ShadeTek on Mon Feb 25 21:33 CST 2008 > V

Ever left you lights on? [V70-XC70][1999]
posted by someone claiming to be BG on Fri Feb 22 07:07 CST 2008 > V
- Ever left you lights on? [V70-XC70][1999]
  posted by someone claiming to be Andrey M. on Fri Feb 22 07:56 CST 2008 > V
  - Have never seen a "DRL' switch, or a position as that on the light switch. ??? .... [V70-XC70][1999]
    posted by Ken C subscriber on Fri Feb 22 13:26 CST 2008 > V
    - Have never seen a "DRL' switch, or a position as that on the light switch. ??? .... [V70-XC70][1999]
      posted by someone claiming to be BG on Fri Feb 22 15:57 CST 2008 > V
    - Have never seen a "DRL' switch, or a position as that on the light switch. ??? .... [V70-XC70][2001]
      posted by someone claiming to be Andrey M on Sat Feb 23 08:10 CST 2008 > V
      - If you drive only in the city I guess that's OK, but .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by Ken C subscriber on Sat Feb 23 16:18 CST 2008 > V
        
        If you drive only in the city I guess that's OK, but .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by KlausC subscriber on Sat Feb 23 16:51 CST 2008 > V
        
        If you drive only in the city I guess that's OK, but .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by someone claiming to be Andrey M. on Sun Feb 24 01:55 CST 2008 > V
        
        In agreement .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by Ken C subscriber on Sun Feb 24 04:52 CST 2008 > V
        
        If you drive only in the city I guess that's OK, but .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by Flame Trap UK subscriber on Sun Feb 24 08:10 CST 2008 > V
        
        If you drive only in the city I guess that's OK, but .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by KlausC subscriber on Sun Feb 24 10:50 CST 2008 > V
        
        If you drive only in the city I guess that's OK, but .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by someone claiming to be Andrey M. on Sun Feb 24 01:59 CST 2008 > V
        
        Glad you're considerate .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by Ken C subscriber on Sun Feb 24 04:56 CST 2008 > V
        
        If you drive only in the city I guess that's OK, but .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by Flame Trap UK subscriber on Sun Feb 24 07:57 CST 2008 > V
        
        Here's a story, or two, or three :-) .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by Ken C subscriber on Mon Feb 25 03:59 CST 2008 > V
        
        Here's a story, or two, or three :-) .... [V70-XC70][2001]
        posted by Flame Trap UK subscriber on Mon Feb 25 08:17 CST 2008 > V

Ever left you lights on? [V70-XC70]
posted by someone claiming to be John in SW Ontario on Fri Feb 22 09:22 CST 2008 > V

I didn't know your market's cars are different than ours.... [V70-XC70]
posted by Ken C subscriber on Fri Feb 22 13:13 CST 2008 > V

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