XC-60 2016 Reset messages and checking oil level

[Chrisov]

Despite reading the manual I do no seem able to reset the messages . So far its just the fill washer bottle but...
Also when trying to check the engine oil level the icon is greyed out and dosent respond to the ok button.
Probably me missing something but any help gratefully accepted.
Thanks.

[Zebster]

Originally Posted by Chrisov

Despite reading the manual I do no seem able to reset the messages . So far its just the fill washer bottle but...
Also when trying to check the engine oil level the icon is greyed out and dosent respond to the ok button.
Probably me missing something but any help gratefully accepted.
Thanks.

I'm assuming you have a VEA engine. Older 5-cylinder engine may be different...

Messages clear themselves once the issue has been addressed. They can be muted using the reset button near the base of the left stalk.

Hold down the 'start' button without pushing down the clutch pedal until until the ignition switches fully on, then select the oil level function.

Oil level isn't available with the engine running, or within 2 hours of the engine being switched off (although after a recent software updates during a service it seems to no longer need that 2 hour wait).

Bear in mind that the displayed oil level is the average over the previous 30km... so if you add oil then it won't register until you've driven at least 30km.

E-dipstick only reads 'min' or 'max', plus additional words OK/low/overfull

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Chrisov

Despite reading the manual I do no seem able to reset the messages . So far its just the fill washer bottle but...
Also when trying to check the engine oil level the icon is greyed out and dosent respond to the ok button.
Probably me missing something but any help gratefully accepted.
Thanks.

Your owners manual describes everything you need to know quite extensively .
It also says :

If the right conditions for measuring the oil
level (time after engine shutdown, the car's
inclination, outside temperature, etc.) are not
met, the message Not available will be
shown. This does not mean that there is
something wrong in the car's systems.

The attached diagram from your manual also shows that there are at least 5 active segments in the display .

[Chrisov]

Thanks for the replies.
Should of added that we have a D5 auto so no clutch and car is on level have tried after leaving car over night.
I have refilled the washer bottle a few times now and it only takes a small amount of water, less than a pint.

[HDAV]

My to check oil keep feet off pedals and press and hold start until you get into ignition mode 2 then the oil check option is displayed.

The message reset is done in the menu with the arrow on the left stall the goes back on itself ..

[MadAlicesDad]

Originally Posted by Clan

The attached diagram from your manual also shows that there are at least 5 active segments in the display .

My 2015MY V60 D4 looks the same as this and Volvo assured me it was a graduated scale when they investigated high oil consumption. However I have never seen it display anything other than full or low.

When I complained about the consumption, Volvo refilled it and told me to come back after 2000km. After 2000km it still said full so I contacted them to say it hadn't used any oil. Within two days the low oil warning message came back.

Also, if I refill it a bit at a time (and run car each time), the gauge reads low and then eventually full. There are no intermediate stages.

The display may have several segments but it seems to be operated by a simple switch.

Or do I have a dodgy sensor?

Mike

[Clan]

Originally Posted by MadAlicesDad

My 2015MY V60 D4 looks the same as this and Volvo assured me it was a graduated scale when they investigated high oil consumption. However I have never seen it display anything other than full or low.

When I complained about the consumption, Volvo refilled it and told me to come back after 2000km. After 2000km it still said full so I contacted them to say it hadn't used any oil. Within two days the low oil warning message came back.

Also, if I refill it a bit at a time (and run car each time), the gauge reads low and then eventually full. There are no intermediate stages.

The display may have several segments but it seems to be operated by a simple switch.

Or do I have a dodgy sensor?

Mike

it is worth investigating , the level sensor is quite sophisticated , it works on the sonor principle and averaging out the reading .. It sends back 3 pieces of data on the digital output , Oil level , Oil temperature and oil quality .
In normal practice you might see it go down a bit between services , most don't move though as you would expect .

[Zebster]

Originally Posted by MadAlicesDad

My 2015MY V60 D4 looks the same as this and Volvo assured me it was a graduated scale when they investigated high oil consumption. However I have never seen it display anything other than full or low.

When I complained about the consumption, Volvo refilled it and told me to come back after 2000km. After 2000km it still said full so I contacted them to say it hadn't used any oil. Within two days the low oil warning message came back.

Also, if I refill it a bit at a time (and run car each time), the gauge reads low and then eventually full. There are no intermediate stages.

The display may have several segments but it seems to be operated by a simple switch.

Or do I have a dodgy sensor?

Mike

Definitely no intermediate indications on mine. I do check the level quite often due to it consuming a bit of oil and I've only even seen it display min or max. Many others have also made this observation. My manual does not imply intermediate readings.

However some models (engine dependant?) obviously do have the ability to display intermediate readings, as described by the knowledgeable Clan!

I do have a diagnostic set-up that can access the engine oil level sensor reading in mm, so I'm not dependant upon the gauge.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Zebster

Definitely no intermediate indications on mine. I do check the level quite often due to it consuming a bit of oil and I've only even seen it display min or max. Many others have also made this observation. My manual does not imply intermediate readings.

However some models (engine dependant?) obviously do have the ability to display intermediate readings, as described by the knowledgeable Clan!

I do have a diagnostic set-up that can access the engine oil level sensor reading in mm, so I'm not dependant upon the gauge.

do your % readings alter as you would expect them to ? as that is the data sent to the level gauge ..

[Zebster]

Originally Posted by Clan

do your % readings alter as you would expect them to ? as that is the data sent to the level gauge ..

The readings do go down over time, consistent with oil loss. The gauge does then eventually 'flip' from 'max' to 'min' and - at the same time - the additional indication 'OK' switches to 'low'. I then leave it until I get the 'add 0.5L' message, once I add that volume the e-dipstick goes back to max + OK.

Over the period of my ownership I have learnt to trust the 'add 0.5L' message.

As an aside, following the recent service the e-dipstick is available very soon after switching the engine off.