http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/ Discuss the latest model 2008 XC70 and onwards vehicle from Volvo en Mon, 20 May 2013 21:31:32 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/ http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?23749-Keyless-entry-how-to-open-door-with-plastic-key&goto=newpost Thu, 09 May 2013 17:18:58 GMT How do I open the driver's side door using the plastic key?

Problem:
Some anti-social person has managed to remove the rear end portion of the door handle.
Muggins (that's me) ordered the part from my dealer (39998271) and foolishly (!) I tried to see if it was the correct part by test fitting it. Now I can't get it off to paint it.....

Should I ever be in need of unlocking the door without PCC working, how do I remove the trim to get at the key hole?
There is a small rectangular hole in the underside of the moulding, but it's too small to insert the key (I assumed one might need to push the key in to release the capping?


My owner's manual is silent on the topic (well the downloadable one is).


Can anybody help; please.... ]]> 2008+ XC70 TrueBlue http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?23749-Keyless-entry-how-to-open-door-with-plastic-key http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?23738-seats&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 22:05:47 GMT 2009 xc70. I believe I will be the first to complain about the Volvo seats...but maybe this will sound familiar to someone...meaning, there is a problem with mine. Simply put: I feel the seams in the seat under my bottom. There are side supports and two sections under your rearend. The seams... 2009 xc70. I believe I will be the first to complain about the Volvo seats...but maybe this will sound familiar to someone...meaning, there is a problem with mine.
Simply put: I feel the seams in the seat under my bottom. There are side supports and two sections under your rearend. The seams that run from front to rear and the seam that separates the sections under your rump are prominent and really get annoying over time. Feels like when you have your keys in your back pocket. I tried a sheepskin seat cover, but (oddly enough), the seatcover was constructed with the same pattern...thus accentuating the problem.
I have owned 140, 240, 740, 760, P1800, S40...and now this XC70 purchased several months ago. First time this ever was a problem. ]]> 2008+ XC70 AlanS http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?23738-seats http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?23689-All-Terrain-tyres-for-2008-XC-70-using-235-50R18&goto=newpost Thu, 02 May 2013 07:00:22 GMT Hello folks,
I think I'm in a pickle. I just bought a 2008 XC70 that is riding on 235/50/R18 road tyres, and because I go off road and farms a lot I keep getting punctures, and I think All Terrain tyres will be best. (My other XC70 that rides on 215/60R16 Yokohama Geolandar AT-S, never gets a puncture in the same roads).

Is there a brand that makes 235/50R18 All Terrain tyres? Yokohama does not, and neither does others like Bridgestone.

Help.....what can I do ? Can I go a different sized tyre without changing the very expensive Volvo rims to maybe a 16 or 17 inch? (I can't afford this option). Or is there a brand that makes AT tyres in that size or close to it?

Thanks very much for your advise. ]]> 2008+ XC70 wmboon http://www.volvoxc.com/forums/showthread.php?23689-All-Terrain-tyres-for-2008-XC-70-using-235-50R18