Anyone opened the bonnet yet?

Philip Fisher · Mar 27th, 2016, 17:55

I opened the bonnet and got the most delightful message on the dashboard: "Hood Ajar". It has obviously American English overtones but also I think - appropriately enough - it sounds vaguely Scandinavian!

AB-UK · Mar 30th, 2016, 10:14

There seems to be many clever people who read the Volvo forum, and I wonder therefore if someone might be able to hack into the messaging system and amend the wording for something within the English vernacular.

There has to be some computer code with the wording somewhere.

yeoman · Mar 30th, 2016, 10:32

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Originally Posted by Philip Fisher

I opened the bonnet and got the most delightful message on the dashboard: "Hood Ajar". It has obviously American English overtones but also I think - appropriately enough - it sounds vaguely Scandinavian!

It could be worse, it might have said "your hood is popped"

Philip Fisher · Apr 8th, 2016, 08:16

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Originally Posted by AB-UK

There seems to be many clever people who read the Volvo forum, and I wonder therefore if someone might be able to hack into the messaging system and amend the wording for something within the English vernacular.

There has to be some computer code with the wording somewhere.

Considering that a Volvo dealer installing a Volvo towbar with Volvo towbar software managed to corrupt my main computer and take the car off the road for 2 days, I am unlikely to trust a hacker with a laptop! Especially for something as benign as a warning message wording.......

cheshired5 · Apr 8th, 2016, 09:25

Volvo must have language packs for other countries so the messages appear in the native tongue so it's not much to ask for them to do packs for English (EN) and English (US).
My "Trunk Lid Open" message always makes me wince.

Mar 27th, 2016, 17:55	#1
Philip Fisher Premier Member Last Online: Today 12:45 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sheffield	Anyone opened the bonnet yet? I opened the bonnet and got the most delightful message on the dashboard: "Hood Ajar". It has obviously American English overtones but also I think - appropriately enough - it sounds vaguely Scandinavian! __________________ 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

Apr 8th, 2016, 09:25	#5
cheshired5 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 26th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Crewe	Volvo must have language packs for other countries so the messages appear in the native tongue so it's not much to ask for them to do packs for English (EN) and English (US). My "Trunk Lid Open" message always makes me wince. __________________ 2002 S60 SE D5 Manual 209000 miles

Mar 30th, 2016, 10:14	#2
AB-UK Premier Member Last Online: Today 08:50 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nottingham	There seems to be many clever people who read the Volvo forum, and I wonder therefore if someone might be able to hack into the messaging system and amend the wording for something within the English vernacular. There has to be some computer code with the wording somewhere.

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