help needed please with no mpg etc shown display ?

[c70man]

yes like a piece of black plastic or ? covering it ?

[c70man]

anyone got any idea ??

[stuart bowes]

Difficult to say without more information, does it look like it was done at the factory or is it an alteration someone's bodged on there?

do you have a button on the end of the indicator stalk, which I assume would normally mean the screen is supposed to be there and do something, even just basic messages?

as far as I know even the most basic model has at least the door open / light bulb blown messages? maybe someone can correct me on that if not

[ASt85]

Originally Posted by stuart bowes

as far as I know even the most basic model has at least the door open / light bulb blown messages? maybe someone can correct me on that if not

Agree - it is most odd the very basic 2001 V70 Torslanda I had a couple of years ago had the message screen.

[stuart bowes]

maybe some previous owner tried doing something with it and messed it up somehow and just blanked it off

OR there was some annoying recurring message and they just blanked it. does the alarm work, for example

[c70man]

i think i will take out the clocks and have a look see if anything under the blanking material
every volvo i have had all ways had this feature very strange

[stuart bowes]

have you read the codes with VIDA, is there anything troublesome they were trying to hide?

would have thought the worst things would also show the triangle or EML as well though in fairness

[c70man]

well found out what's been done
someone had blanked out the display with a piece of black pvc to stop seeing any messages.
taken it out now so have full display had to clear 3 fault codes but all working fine now,
that was a car dealer that i bought the car from on saturday i bet
naughty naughty

[stuart bowes]

that is shocking, name and shame!

also, what faults were they. anything major?

[CharlesStevenson]

Originally Posted by c70man

well found out what's been done
someone had blanked out the display with a piece of black pvc to stop seeing any messages.
taken it out now so have full display had to clear 3 fault codes but all working fine now,
that was a car dealer that i bought the car from on saturday i bet
naughty naughty

It's easily missed; I take it this was your first venture into this Volvo model?

As others have said, even the basic ones (like my S80) that don't have the on-board computer will flag up doors open etc.

Another check you should do before questioning that garage is, does the warning triangle shape come on and then go off when you start the car?

It should disappear when running, but will stay orange or red depending upon how serious a message it's trying to tell you about.

Eg, doors open = red.

So check whether they blanked that too (not sure the S60s have this, guess they do?