Temp gauge?

[volvoski]

Just bought a 2010 xc70. Picking it up later this week and don't have the manuals here. I noticed the car didn't have a visible temp gauge in the dash? I'm sure it's possible to see it somewhere? Any information how please?

[GrantA]

Originally Posted by volvoski

Just bought a 2010 xc70. Picking it up later this week and don't have the manuals here. I noticed the car didn't have a visible temp gauge in the dash? I'm sure it's possible to see it somewhere? Any information how please?

There is no temperature gauge - plain and simple - "not fitted" and hasn't been fitted on Volvos for a number of years.

[volvoski]

Thanks for the fast reply.How do you know if it's running hot or cold?

[cheshired5]

Originally Posted by volvoski

Thanks for the fast reply.How do you know if it's running hot or cold?

In their wisdom, Volvo obviously feel owners are no longer interested in such trivialities.
I'm sure the coolant temperature is still sensed for engine management and controlling the cooling fan so maybe invest £5 in a ELM327 Bluetooth dongle connected to an Android phone.
It will also show lots of other useful info.

[volvoski]

Would such a thing work on an I phone 6 please? I can't believe monitoring the engine temp isn't considered important these days! I still mourn the passing of oil pressure and volts on most cars.......my 911 has those and I feel they are an aid to monitoring the condition of the car. How do you know it's warmed up enough to give it the beans?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by volvoski

Would such a thing work on an I phone 6 please? I can't believe monitoring the engine temp isn't considered important these days! I still mourn the passing of oil pressure and volts on most cars.......my 911 has those and I feel they are an aid to monitoring the condition of the car. How do you know it's warmed up enough to give it the beans?

If the temperature goes high you get a warning message , if it fails to warm up due to a faulty thermostat i daresay it tells you too , even the old V70 from the 1990's logged a fault code if the engine didnt warm up properly . Temperature gauges on volvos are boring they stay Exactly on the half way point for decades over 100,s of thousands of miles ... the digital TFT dash has a temperature gauge ..

[cheshired5]

Originally Posted by volvoski

Would such a thing work on an I phone 6 please?

Sorry I don't know. I don't do Apple.
Maybe another member can help or failing that Google or YouTube.

[GrantA]

Originally Posted by volvoski

Would such a thing work on an I phone 6 please? I can't believe monitoring the engine temp isn't considered important these days! I still mourn the passing of oil pressure and volts on most cars.......my 911 has those and I feel they are an aid to monitoring the condition of the car. How do you know it's warmed up enough to give it the beans?

This might work for you http://www.lemurmonitors.com/index3....aLiFOFV7AFbA.2 I don't know any more about it than what is advertised. On one of the Forums where I found it they did say that each additional item over and above the basic items on the scanning tool has to be bought separately so can make it expensive in the long run.

Yes my 911 had all the instruments one needed but then it was from 1978 - an era when cars had a stack of instrumentation.

PS. There will be a "mechanics" dipstick located down the front of the engine, not certain exactly where but there was thread about it some time ago.