"Low Battery Charge" + Changing battery XC60

[MartyButler]

Hi All,
For a long while I occasionally was getting "Low Battery Charge" up on the dash after switching off the ignition on my 2014 XC60, there was no set pattern to when the message would come up, it could pop up after an hour's drive or even after a run to the shop.
Did a bit of investigating and in the end I changed the battery (It was the original, 3,666 days )
I made a few notes and have attached them as pdfs.
The 1st pdf is how to replace the battery on the XC60 and as you can see from the photos it was a lot easier to remove the air filter box to get the battery in and out.
The 2nd pdf is just a bit of back ground into how and why I changed the battery. Basically Volvo batteries work out a State of charge (SOC) on the condition of the battery and when this SOC goes below 60% you will get the "Low Battery Charge" on the dash.
I ended up buying a new battery from Volvo (Part Number: 30644962) and when this was fitted and I reset the Battery monitoring System (BMS) my new SOC was at 91%

[mkusan]

Originally Posted by MartyButler

Hi All,
For a long while I occasionally was getting "Low Battery Charge" up on the dash after switching off the ignition on my 2014 XC60, there was no set pattern to when the message would come up, it could pop up after an hour's drive or even after a run to the shop.
Did a bit of investigating and in the end I changed the battery (It was the original, 3,666 days )
I made a few notes and have attached them as pdfs.
The 1st pdf is how to replace the battery on the XC60 and as you can see from the photos it was a lot easier to remove the air filter box to get the battery in and out.
The 2nd pdf is just a bit of back ground into how and why I changed the battery. Basically Volvo batteries work out a State of charge (SOC) on the condition of the battery and when this SOC goes below 60% you will get the "Low Battery Charge" on the dash.
I ended up buying a new battery from Volvo (Part Number: 30644962) and when this was fitted and I reset the Battery monitoring System (BMS) my new SOC was at 91%

Very nice manual, thank you.

Marko

[Dibble]

Originally Posted by MartyButler

Hi All,
For a long while I occasionally was getting "Low Battery Charge" up on the dash after switching off the ignition on my 2014 XC60, there was no set pattern to when the message would come up, it could pop up after an hour's drive or even after a run to the shop.
Did a bit of investigating and in the end I changed the battery (It was the original, 3,666 days )
I made a few notes and have attached them as pdfs.
The 1st pdf is how to replace the battery on the XC60 and as you can see from the photos it was a lot easier to remove the air filter box to get the battery in and out.
The 2nd pdf is just a bit of back ground into how and why I changed the battery. Basically Volvo batteries work out a State of charge (SOC) on the condition of the battery and when this SOC goes below 60% you will get the "Low Battery Charge" on the dash.
I ended up buying a new battery from Volvo (Part Number: 30644962) and when this was fitted and I reset the Battery monitoring System (BMS) my new SOC was at 91%

When I had my XC60 I would get the same messages. I had a towbar so bought myself a CETEK and plugged in to the towbar. Very simple and much better than dickin around trying to get a charger on at the front.

[Gullyfoyle]

Originally Posted by Dibble

When I had my XC60 I would get the same messages. I had a towbar so bought myself a CETEK and plugged in to the towbar. Very simple and much better than dickin around trying to get a charger on at the front.

I have heard of this and looked for the relevant cables and plugs, can you point me in the right direction, mine has twin electrics, which one does it plug into?

Thanks🙂