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Originally Posted by Clan
A long drive isn't the best way to charge the battery on modern cars ..
You need to thoroughly charge your existing battery first before condemning it , that means using and old charger WHICH DOES NOT CUT OFF ... to maintain about 14.8v for at least 24 hours . That should desulphate it and give it a new lease of life ,
(From a volvo service bulletin 5 years ago .)
Assuming you have the 5 cylinder diesel did you have your AUX belt changed at 54000 miles ? ( not time related but MILES )
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I only bought the car a couple of weekends ago but it has a full Volvo service history and checking through the service history notes I found the attached.
It doesn't look like it's been done but I assume Volvo wouldn't carry out a dealer service and state a maintenance schedule twice as long as it should be?