|
S60 & V60 '18> / XC60 '17> / S90 & V90 '16> / XC90 '15> General Forum for the SPA-platform 60- and 90-series models |
Information |
|
PreconditioningViews : 593 Replies : 9Users Viewing This Thread : |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
Apr 2nd, 2024, 11:38 | #1 |
Junior Member
Last Online: Today 13:25
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Wakefield
|
Preconditioning
I appreciate how complex the preconditoning is, with various configurations of no aux heater, fuel-fired or electric, and my memory doesn't help either, but...
A couple of times recently, the preconditioning has failed, with the error message 'Parking climate not available as car not connected to mains' (or words to that effect). The preconditoning is set as a timer using the app. It's a 2021 V60 T6 recharge with a fuel-fired aux heater. It works 90% of the time, but I've had a couple of errors as above. I'm not sure whether both were on warmer days, when the car sat in the sun and may have needed to cool rather than heat. Now, I'm sure last summer, the car cooled even when it wasn't plugged in, using the hybrid battery to run the air-con. Could it be a recent software update has caused this (it was serviced at the end of January and presumably brought up to date)? Or is this how it should operate and I've just forgotten?
__________________
2021 V60 Recharge T6 Inscription with Climate Pack in Denim Blue Prevously: 1992 440ti, 1997 S40 1.8, 2000 S80 2.4. |
Apr 2nd, 2024, 12:18 | #2 |
Senior Member
Last Online: Yesterday 20:58
Join Date: Jul 2021
Location: UK
|
Inside the sensus menu, under car settings, have you still got the tick box checked for the auxiliary heater?
I have a T8 and never seen this error, how is your fuel level doing, as they are quite picky needing more than at least 70 miles range to keep running. |
Apr 2nd, 2024, 12:52 | #3 | |
Junior Member
Last Online: Today 13:25
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Wakefield
|
Quote:
As I say, it generally works perfectly, but just on two occasions it didn't. I think it's to do with cooling rather than heating (maybe!), but the battery is at 100% too. I feel sure I didn't need to plug it in for cooling to work last summer, but my memory isn't very good.
__________________
2021 V60 Recharge T6 Inscription with Climate Pack in Denim Blue Prevously: 1992 440ti, 1997 S40 1.8, 2000 S80 2.4. |
|
Apr 2nd, 2024, 13:05 | #4 |
Member
Last Online: Today 11:57
Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: St Albans
|
I have experienced pre conditioning errors on the odd occasion. Not looked into them in detail. I’ve experienced issues that turned out to be down to software (post update at service) and other issues that I suspect are software related but I am unable to prove. If you asked me do I think software could be responsible when it worked previously, my answer would be an unequivocal yes.
|
The Following User Says Thank You to MrM83 For This Useful Post: |
Apr 2nd, 2024, 13:48 | #5 | |
Premier Member
Last Online: Today 14:08
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Sheffield
|
Quote:
I can confirm that on hot days it does (or at least did last summer) run the a/c when not plugged in to the mains.
__________________
Currently:- - MY24 EX30 Ultra, Long Range, Single Motor, Black, Mist - MY16 XC90 T8 Momentum, Magic Blue 176k FOR SALE - MY17 V60 T4 Power Blue. Previously:- 1997 V70 T5 exPolice; 2005 V50 2.0D; 2013 XC70 D5 |
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Philip Fisher For This Useful Post: |
Apr 2nd, 2024, 14:09 | #6 |
Junior Member
Last Online: Today 13:25
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Wakefield
|
Bloody software updates!
__________________
2021 V60 Recharge T6 Inscription with Climate Pack in Denim Blue Prevously: 1992 440ti, 1997 S40 1.8, 2000 S80 2.4. |
Apr 3rd, 2024, 09:24 | #7 |
Junior Member
Last Online: Today 13:25
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Wakefield
|
I'm pretty sure it's just cooling now, which makes me think it's a software update. Yesterday leaving work, it had failed and when I started the car, the vents were blowing cold air as the cabin was warm from sitting in the sun. This morning, it's cold again and it's worked perfectly.
A call to the servicing dealer looks in order...
__________________
2021 V60 Recharge T6 Inscription with Climate Pack in Denim Blue Prevously: 1992 440ti, 1997 S40 1.8, 2000 S80 2.4. |
Apr 3rd, 2024, 12:06 | #8 |
XC60 T8 Ultimate Dark
Last Online: Today 14:55
Join Date: Dec 2022
Location: Bristol
|
When you run precondition the little Volvo image in the app will show if it is cooling or not, white air for cool and red air for heating, so it should be obvious which it is trying to do.
If it is showing red but blowing cold then you have an issue, otherwise I guess it thinks comfortable temp is the other way
__________________
2023 XC60 T8 Ultimate Dark in White |
Apr 4th, 2024, 09:25 | #9 | |
Junior Member
Last Online: Today 13:25
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Wakefield
|
Quote:
If no-one else is getting the problem, either it's been warm only in Leeds so far this year, or it's not a software update and it's something peculiar to my car.
__________________
2021 V60 Recharge T6 Inscription with Climate Pack in Denim Blue Prevously: 1992 440ti, 1997 S40 1.8, 2000 S80 2.4. Last edited by V60 probably; Apr 4th, 2024 at 09:26. Reason: mis-type |
|
Apr 12th, 2024, 09:36 | #10 |
Junior Member
Last Online: Today 13:25
Join Date: Jul 2023
Location: Wakefield
|
Just by way of an update. It's pretty clear now that the preconditioning works perfectly when the car needs to be heated, whether it's plugged in or not (as it should be). But if the car needs cooling, it fails whether it's plugged in or not (it worked last summer in both scenarios). Although the Climate seems to cool perfectly well when I'm driving.
I've booked it into dealership for early next month.
__________________
2021 V60 Recharge T6 Inscription with Climate Pack in Denim Blue Prevously: 1992 440ti, 1997 S40 1.8, 2000 S80 2.4. |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|