Hi.

I just bought a 1996 V40 2.0 and I am very pleased with it.

Four questions:

1. When shifting first gear, sometimes the gear stalls and I cannot shift it. Most of the time I retry and then I feel a slight ' bump' under the car just before it accepts first gear. Could it be motor management ? The other shifts are without any problem. Is this normal? I notice that one out of four times the gear stalls when I am stopped and want to shift into the first gear. There is no way forcing it into first, but gently pulling back into neutral, clutching a bit and shifting it again to gear one solves this issue. When I gently push it to gear one, the 'bumpy' sounds reminds me that the gearbox is accepting first gear. It is no real problem allthough I want to find out whether this is damaging the gearbox in the long run.

2. When I turn the ignition, the check for the fuel empty lamp fires up. I guess this is a test like it does for all control lamps. But I drove my car into the red zone last night and the lamp did not light.

I stopped at a gasstation and filled up 56 liters. So 4 liters were left in the tank. Not much! Is this a malfunction ?

3. Can anybody say something about the software which can be loaded unto the motor for this V40 version ?

4. Are there any thing I should ask to check (like known problems with this september 1996 car) when I have the car serviced next time ?

Thanks for your support!

Ray Arts.

The Netherlands.