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Battery Replacement 2009 xc70 V70-XC70 2009

posted by  Bolbo on  Tue Nov 19 05:58 CST 2013
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I recently purchased a 2009 3.2 AWD XC70 and it's time to replace the Battery. Are there any tricks or concerns in doing the replacement? Will I loose all my personal settings (reset to factory defaults)? I've owned several Volvos in the past but they were all 92' or older; way fewer electronics!

Thanks,
Michael








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    Battery Replacement 2009 xc70 V70-XC70 2009

    posted by  riverbend on  Tue Nov 19 18:12 CST 2013
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    When I replaced the battery on our '04 V70 I used a trickle charger to supply 12 volts to the system while batteries were being swapped. It worked great.

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      Battery Replacement 2009 xc70 V70-XC70 2009

      posted by  Chris Mullet on  Wed Nov 20 09:07 CST 2013
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      I've thought about doing that before. You just have to be careful to not let the + cable hit ground.

      Did you connect the trickle charger to the terminal up in the the engine bay?








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    Battery Replacement 2009 xc70 V70-XC70 2009

    posted by  KlausC on  Tue Nov 19 12:07 CST 2013
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    You must wait 5-10 minutes after turning the engine off before disconnecting your old battery. Read your owner's manual, page 234, first.







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    Battery Replacement 2009 xc70 V70-XC70 2009

    posted by  Chris Mullet on  Tue Nov 19 09:14 CST 2013
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    I replaced my 03 V70 battery about a year ago and my wife's 05 S80 battery about two months ago. I can't remember if I had to to reset the radio stations or not. We recently moved to a new city so we had to reset them anyway. In any case, that was the worst side effect I can think of when replacing the battery.

    But a bigger issue I can see is why are you having to replace the battery at 4 years old? Volvo batteries typically last longer than that. As noted above, my personal experience has been 8-10 years on the original battery. You may want to check out the charging system.







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