You do need a special box for VIDA, which you can get on ebay. I have one myself and it really is the best for these cars - gives you all the information that would be available to the dealer, as it is their software!
If you don't feel like playing the ebay gamble, there is a forum member who sells tested set-ups:
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=253191