Received a software update from the dealer on June 29. This update was intended to accomplish 2 things - - ONE: set up the car to PAIR up with the new VOLVO CARS App on my phone - - TWO: program the ORANGE key to allow it to have a connected Driver Profile. here is how it went.
1. Pairing with the new VOLVO CARS App FAILED. Part of the pairing process is the car searching for 3 KEYS in the car, & as mentioned in a previous post, the dealer gave us TWO keys only - - KEY 2 (Black) & KEY 3 (Orange). The dealer denies that they have KEY 1 (Owners Key) & cannot / will not / give it to me. The car easily finds KEY 2 & KEY 3, & because it cannot find KEY 1 the pairing process FAILS. Many emails now with VOLVO CANADA and VOLVO USA - - solution soon ???
2. The ORANGE key is now connected to a Driver Profile & my wife is pleased about that, as we each now have a Profile. Mine is connected to KEY 2 (Black) & hers is connected to KEY 3 (Orange). All good ...
A new wrinkle with the software update is the CHARGING screen in SETTINGS, where you can now set the maximum charge you want & the AMPERAGE for charging. The screen recommends that you set max charge at 90% - to preserve battery life. It seemed odd that yesterday's charging cycle was going very slow, so I eventually found this new charging screen & set the AMPS to 20, to match the circuit on my Chargepoint home charger. After restarting, the charge rate was much faster. I suppose that I will need to learn what settings I should use at a Public Fast Charging station. I need to find out what AMPS to set the car at for fast charging & probably set the maximum charge to 80 % (???) So many changes with this car - with no help from the dealer - frustrating ...
1. Pairing with the new VOLVO CARS App FAILED. Part of the pairing process is the car searching for 3 KEYS in the car, & as mentioned in a previous post, the dealer gave us TWO keys only - - KEY 2 (Black) & KEY 3 (Orange). The dealer denies that they have KEY 1 (Owners Key) & cannot / will not / give it to me. The car easily finds KEY 2 & KEY 3, & because it cannot find KEY 1 the pairing process FAILS. Many emails now with VOLVO CANADA and VOLVO USA - - solution soon ???
2. The ORANGE key is now connected to a Driver Profile & my wife is pleased about that, as we each now have a Profile. Mine is connected to KEY 2 (Black) & hers is connected to KEY 3 (Orange). All good ...
A new wrinkle with the software update is the CHARGING screen in SETTINGS, where you can now set the maximum charge you want & the AMPERAGE for charging. The screen recommends that you set max charge at 90% - to preserve battery life. It seemed odd that yesterday's charging cycle was going very slow, so I eventually found this new charging screen & set the AMPS to 20, to match the circuit on my Chargepoint home charger. After restarting, the charge rate was much faster. I suppose that I will need to learn what settings I should use at a Public Fast Charging station. I need to find out what AMPS to set the car at for fast charging & probably set the maximum charge to 80 % (???) So many changes with this car - with no help from the dealer - frustrating ...