V90 inscription pro questions... a lot!!!

[silverfoxcc]

having had 2 760 turbos.. lovely waftable carriages and then onto a V70 diesel that has been with me 15yrs with moon milage, i decided that for my last hurrah would go and get a V90 and on Wd am picking up a 69plate Pro. now for the V90 lads out there who may be able to help

Ad Blue what are the top up periods?

Bluetooth etc, on another site a poster said he stuck a sim card in......now i dont fancy having to have another monthly bill for something sitting in the back of the car, and i think the days of buying a sim card with 10.00 credit that lasts forever are long gone... therefore any suggestions on the brst/cheapest one to look for

Tyres it has Pirellis all round on the 20in rims, any other makes when to consider when get to 2mm tread?

Handbooks it eems that there are only two supplied with the car a quick guide and a supplement to the manual, which if i read it correctly the full blown oh what does what and what to press to make it do it is on the screen on the dah ans also an app and on the web

looking through the www all i can find is a long list of wh t things do ,but nothing else anyone know of the coorect aap/web address to go to

Think that is it others may be added when the old grey matter warms up
TX

[RicksAlfas]

Congrats!

Does this help with the manual?
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/car/v90/19w46...

I use one of these for the car wifi. £30. You don't have to have it. You can let the car connect to your phone for any data it needs.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CX1VZH2S?ref_=ppx_hz...

I run Michelin Cross Climates on my V60.

I don't have Adblue but if it's like any other system you are best running it from full to low and then filling back to full. They don't like lots of little top-ups and they mustn't be run to empty. The car will tell you the level:
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/car/v90/19w46...

[850R]

Ad blu will depend on mileage and what it's used for

I do circa 20k a year and top up maybe twice, but a lot of that is down to it using more adblu when we tow - Like a drink with a caravan on the back

Tyres we run Michelin Pilot Sport 5 all around, excellent tyre but pricey as hell

This is a 2022 B4 with Polestar

[niva441]

The car will tell you when it want's Adblue, but you can check the level by swiping the centre display to the left screen and the Car Status option. The consumption is based on usage.

Volvo initially supplied mine with a prepaid sim card (housing in the passenger footwell for a V60). When that expired I changed to sharing my phones internet via bluetooth. Changing to internet share needs setting in the communications menu from memory. Sometimes when I've had the car serviced Volvo have offered a free SIM with data for a year. More convenient than sharing the phone connection as it requires no interaction with the phone.

On that subject, this is the link for manuals (I'm sure it didn't used to be that difficult to find), you'll need to enter some vehicle details.
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/topic/f2d15ef7057c40c8a570b75a2a091698/

To update the maps you'll need this link to load via USB, although if you've got enough data allowance you can download directly into the car via SIM.
https://www.volvocars.com/uk/support/downloads/maps/spa/europe/north-west-europe/

Although the sat nav is a little hobbled at the moment as Volvo are having a problem with traffic information.

I'm using Michelin Crossclimates as mine is a cross country, so the all seasons make it more complete.

[DoctorX]

I might be talking rubbish here, but I believe the in car SIM uses the 3G network which is being phased out. So, I don’t expect it to work for much longer. As stated, bluetooth or CarPlay/Android Auto.

[RicksAlfas]

DoctorX said:

I might be talking rubbish here, but I believe the in car SIM uses the 3G network which is being phased out. So, I don t expect it to work for much longer. As stated, bluetooth or CarPlay/Android Auto.

I think that's pre 2017 cars, but not 100%.

[chrisch77]

DoctorX said:

I might be talking rubbish here, but I believe the in car SIM uses the 3G network which is being phased out. So, I don t expect it to work for much longer. As stated, bluetooth or CarPlay/Android Auto.

Only a problem on earlier UK models.

The only reason to bother putting a sim card into the car's model is if you want (need!) to create a hassle free wifi hotspot for kids to connect non mobile connected devices to on a journey. Otherwise don't bother. The integrated apps in the head unit are crap, and any Volvo connected subscription will use its own integrated mobile connection anyway.