XC70: General - Strange Voice Message!!

Bulleidboy · Sep 5th, 2018, 12:35

I haven't been drinking, but I was in my XC70 today waiting at some traffic lights several cars back from the front and waiting to cross a "do not enter this box" section of road. As the lights turned to green I moved forward into the box and my radio screen flashed "ALARM" and a voice through the sound system said "Don't do that" - it made both my wife and myself jump. Is this something in the system I have not read about?

Tatsfield · Sep 5th, 2018, 15:30

Your car is haunted!

SwissXC90 · Sep 5th, 2018, 17:07

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Originally Posted by Bulleidboy

I haven't been drinking, but I was in my XC70 today waiting at some traffic lights several cars back from the front and waiting to cross a "do not enter this box" section of road. As the lights turned to green I moved forward into the box and my radio screen flashed "ALARM" and a voice through the sound system said "Don't do that" - it made both my wife and myself jump. Is this something in the system I have not read about?

You local or national radio station activated the ALARM broadcast service.
And it sounds like someone in the studio told someone else off...

Sahodgson · Sep 5th, 2018, 21:10

Had this last year, driving along (no radio on).... Alarm, Alarm, Alarm.... then silence.... scared me to death! Turned out local radio had hit emergency broadcast and clever Volvo radio picks up signal and turns radio on.

S.

Clan · Sep 5th, 2018, 21:28

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Originally Posted by Bulleidboy

I haven't been drinking, but I was in my XC70 today waiting at some traffic lights several cars back from the front and waiting to cross a "do not enter this box" section of road. As the lights turned to green I moved forward into the box and my radio screen flashed "ALARM" and a voice through the sound system said "Don't do that" - it made both my wife and myself jump. Is this something in the system I have not read about?

someone having fun and abusing the ALARM function in the FM radio , It is intended for the government to be able to send out Emergency messages in case of national disasters or similar .
Sometimes you get illegal stations broadcasting on the frequency hence false alarms as you drive around , But I reckon there was someone with a transmitter watching the box junction from a window perhaps ...

Bulleidboy · Sep 14th, 2018, 11:32

A belated thanks for the possible reasons for this situation.

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Bulleidboy Member Last Online: Jan 22nd, 2024 14:33 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke	Strange Voice Message!! I haven't been drinking, but I was in my XC70 today waiting at some traffic lights several cars back from the front and waiting to cross a "do not enter this box" section of road. As the lights turned to green I moved forward into the box and my radio screen flashed "ALARM" and a voice through the sound system said "Don't do that" - it made both my wife and myself jump. Is this something in the system I have not read about?

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Tatsfield Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 11:02 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Poole	Your car is haunted! __________________ 2012 XC70 SE Lux Polestar 230 bhp D5 Auto Oyster Grey

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Sahodgson Yoorkshireman Last Online: Feb 9th, 2021 22:14 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Beverley	Had this last year, driving along (no radio on).... Alarm, Alarm, Alarm.... then silence.... scared me to death! Turned out local radio had hit emergency broadcast and clever Volvo radio picks up signal and turns radio on. S.

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