You DA MAN brother! Has my car for couple years now and my battery light would come on, on occasion. I couldnt even listen to music without my engine on! You rock thank you so much
Thanks for the tip. Went to spend $200 USD for a new battery today but decided to test the one in the car. It tested fine. Full charge. Load tested and it passed. I didn't buy a new one and now will try this tomorrow.
Zehua Zhou sorry fore some reason aftermarket battery or other kind of battery triggers the low warning message Just make sure the car is running when resetting
@@VolvopediaGuy Thank you. I followed your procedure and the message went away for 2 days but it is back on. I measured the battery to check if the battery is indeed low. The voltage is 12.54V. If I turn on the engine, it goes up to 13.04V which is probably because the alternator is charging it. Do you think the voltage is indeed low or if I did not properly reset the battery sensor?
Fantastic. There are now a number of things that work properly now. The Power steering, no more low battery and last of all the reversing camera that used to flicker and now works fine.
The reversing camera on my 2013 S60, it flickers too, but it happens when it's hot outside, nor on cold/mild days. I wonder if it has to be due to the change of battery and I forgot to do the unplugging thingy like the video shows. I've read in other forums where this was happening to some people but I've never thought that unplugging the BMS switch, it resolved the issue. Good to know. Thank you.
@@VolvopediaGuy hy. i just replaced battery in xc60 (133kw 2014) and voltmeter measure 14.8V when working. Is it ok and do i need to do the reset? Tnx m8 i just bought car from known owner and new to all
Thank you I don't believe it, it's reset and back to normal. I followed the simple instructions after viewing the video... (2012 Volvo S60 T5 , US version) I spent a lot of time scouring the web without success for a remedy, as it was most annoying not having the radio when parked and engine off. I changed the battery a few months ago and thought it odd that I was getting "low battery- power saver mode". The old battery was losing charge so I would get the low battery sign regularly, more frequent on short trips. Some day I will get an award for being the slowest mechanic on the planet.
Have the electrical system checked by a qualified mechanic to make sure the electrical system is in good working condition. Good be the alternator not putting out the correct voltage to the battery. You may find yourself stranded.
Mine D5 I just picked up is doing this but was thinking if the battery is legit low it would struggle to start. Drove it for 3 hours so should be charged, surely. Turned the car off at home and ''Low Battery'' 😂 so yeh, I'll do this. Thanks dude.
Thanks. After changing battery on Volvo s60 2016 the auto start-stop function was gone and occasionally received the low battery warning. Followed your steps and everything is working again.
Thank you for the video, my 2011 XC70 has recently been doing this, cannot even listen to the radio for a few minutes, no sign that it is an actual fault or failing battery, will try this tomorrow.
@@VolvopediaGuy well done, this worked 100% (exactly as you said). FWIW my XC70 D5 was registered in December 2010. Probably what the manufacturer would call Model Year 2011.
you all do realise that all Volvos{as far as i am aware: Disclaimer haha}, and no doubt many other cars, that have an auto start/stop function also have a back-up battery? It is situated to the right{ in UK-not sure about LHD cars) of the main battery underneath the scuttle cowl. One must remove the entire cowl not just the main battery access cover to get to it. It is basically a back-up battery in the guise of a smaller capacity battery ie a motorcycle battery and i believe it is this that often fails and not the main battery. No matter what you do, as a 'fix', the 'Low Battery' dash warning will always reappear at some stage should this undetected auxilliary battery fault prove to be the culprit...often misdiagnosed, often overlooked
no, my s60 is from 2008, it only has one battery, apparently i have to pull fuse number 13 out of the dashboard fusebox for five minutes, i'll update tomorrow.
Nice one! Can you offer some wisdom on coding a new keyless entry fob? Is it similar to VW where you use the blade to enact a coding sequence?etc Any tips appreciated.
Stephen Nicholls at this time I don't know because we program keys with a software using Volvo program called cv ida . The software is 80 dollars plus key and plus labor.. sorry I couldn't answer your question
Thank you for posting this information. I replaced OEM battery on our 2026 XC 60 with AGM battery. Once installed, I started the vehicle and put volt meter on battery leads to find out that vehicle was not charging battery with 12.1 volts and dropping. Resetting the battery monitoring sensor by unplugging it solved the issue. Is this one time deal or will the sensor have to be reset in future because I'm using non Vovlo AGM battery?
Yes sadly non one battery have to be reset more constantly that oem But if your car is a 6 cylinder sometimes the alternator driven gear will get loose and will not charge battery, (not the alternator pulley the one is infrint of it
Hi This procedure you mention here is different than the reset with vida? Because I have the same problem with my car. Sometimes I get the “low battery” mesaage instantly after I stop the engine (after driving a lot), other times after I unlock it and the message is allready in the display. MY battery is an OE one replaced in june last year and bsm has been reseted with dice allready twice because of this annoying thing. Will also try your method. Thanks!
You may a real issue with your charging system. I recommend to purchase the Topdo battery /alternator tester. The 3.2 inline 6 is also notorious for having issue with pulleys and lose nuts. Bottom line, if you replaced the battery and this pops out, you are not getting right charge on your battery. You can also use a multimeter to measure the load with your car on. This issue unfortunately could be lot more complex than a simple reset.
For charging fautr it will give you different warning message. Red battery warning message. And car will die or multiple warning messages when battery become discharged
Do you know if there's a way to change the maintenance interval from 7500 to 10k miles? I switched to synthetic oil and only needs to change it every 10k miles instead of 7500 miles now. I see that volvo s80 2013 starts using synthetic but 2012 is on regular oil.
Thanks for the video. I replaced my battery about a month ago on my 2012 S60. I went to get a smog test and didn’t pass. Smog guy said I had to reset the computer, but wouldn’t the battery swap have done that? And I’ve been driving it daily for a month. Any suggestions? Would this help?
Volvopedia Guy the inspection report says OBDII monitor not ready. Smog tech said if i replaced the battery I should have reset the computer. Now that I’m researching a bit more, I’m reading about unplugging the BMS and also doing a drive cycle.
I’m not familiar of what u r saying. Here we don’t do smog test. It’s something on their side maybe. When unplugging a battery most modules should reset. But ok newer models with start stop will affect system Start soo won’t work until you reset battery monitor sensor. Or battery counters
So I recently replaced my battery on my volvo s60 2012 after it required a jump so it would start and this message was still appearing. Then after a month of having the new battery and my battery is dead and it is actively being drained. I did this reset and no longer see the message but my battery is still dead. The alternator is all good and charges the battery but once I turn off the car it’s dead within 5 mins. any ideas,
Hello. May I ask a problem that may be related to this issue. So there were about 2.5 weeks I did not drive my XC70 and the battery(replaced 1yr before at 4S) was drained, I jumped started and the driving was good. However after several times driving, 1 drive/week due to stay at home order, I found some issue with the car. When I drive in low speed, like trying to get in a parking spot, after 20-30 mins normal driving, the car's light is flashing from dim to bright, and steering wheel suddenly locked, but resumes to work after around 2-5 seconds. The problem is pretty random, and may not show up after each time driving. But there was a time that the car completely shutdown itself when I was in reverse gear trying to get in parking spot. I started the car again after 1 mins, and car resumed to normal. So I did some simple diagnose with multi meter to my battery and alternator and found out alternator is charging battery with right voltage 14.4V, and battery voltage seems good is about 12.2V after it parked for 1.5 week. The car dashboard shows up low battery voltage warning, even when actual battery voltage is around 12.5V tested with multimeter and with surface charge drained. So do you think my car's problem could be related to the messed up battery sensor? Or can I try to reset the computer of the car, is it harmful doing this whole car resetting? Thank you very much! I am sorry the question is too long.
Su Lu i think your problem is in the reed pulley that comes loose if your car is a 3.2 or 3.0L Whrn ever yoy see warbing message check if alternator pulley is turning. Alternatir is under inrake manigold but you can see pulley from too
@@VolvopediaGuy Today's morning, when I was checking alternator voltage, I saw it's belt and pulley and all of them rotating good from visual inspection, maybe I should check the belt tension?
Thanks so much for this info. It worked!!! Got my car back from a guy who repaired headliner and for some reason getting a message DSTC temporarily off. Cannot get it to come back on. 2013 S60. Can you help?
So what happens if the battery isn't maybe in the best condition anymore but you reset it? Will it still give an actual warning that the battery is low when it REALLY is low, or will it just drain without a warning? I bought a second hand xc70 and they replaced the battery, but i just don't know when. I regulary get this message after just having the car on without the engine running. Even just some minutes is enough to get the message, but the battery never really went that low that i couldn't start the car. Would resetting be wise?
In my car the warning is also coming up after minutes of Listening to the radio without running the engine. After that the power save mode turns on and the radio turns off. Is this trick only for getting rid of the warning or also "getting rid of the power safe mode and the turning off the radio problem". Or in other words is this sensor responsible for turning off the car?
I have a V60 D5 2011, I have the battery warning come on frequently but not all the time. Could this affect my keyless door entry, all the doors apart from the boot will not lock or unlock by touching the handles, I have to use the keyfob . I was just about to replace the battery hoping this would cure the problem with the keyless door entry the saw this video. Before I replace the battery which about as old as the car do you think clearing the battery warning or replacing the battery will solve the problem with the keyless door handles ? Many thanks 👍🏻
Nick R each door handles have an antenna that communicates with car . The problem might be on the handles or kvm (keyless vehicle module) Disconnect negative cable from battery and touch positive cable for about 10 seconds (don’t remove positive from battery) that way you can reset computer in the vehicle . See if it can help
Volvopedia Guy thanks for getting back to me, do you mean touch the positive cable with the negative cable or just take the negative off the terminal for 10 seconds ? Cheers.
Volvopedia Guy P.S... when this started happening the drivers door handle went first but I could use the back passenger door to lock unlock, then back passenger door stopped working then sometimes the other side of the car worked very intermittently. Now none worked.
Nick R Yeah disconnect the negative cable and touch the positive but I think it’s going to be your doorhandle and tennis by the description you gave me door handle connection sometimes they got wet and they create corrosion between the connections
Volvopedia Guy ok thanks, I tried removing the corrosion from the female and male connections on 2 doors which made no difference, maybe I’ll try again taking a bit more time cleaning each connector? I’ll change the battery anyway as it’s a pain when listening to the radio with ignition off radio shuts down after 5 minutes. Maybe new battery will at least solve that. Thanks
Not this model. This model only has 1 bat The other model with support battery will give u start stop service required Or park assist service require. Power steering service required
Albert I highly recommend a 2011 Volvo XC70. Extremely reliable! Back in 2012 I had a frontal passenger accident which caused 20k in damages. To this day, I still have the car! It has 230,000km’s and it runs great! No issues at all. The AWD is holding up very well as well!
Hi Volvopedia Guy, for my car, it works only for one day and the message comes back on the next day. I had it diagnosed and the result is "B11DB - Battery monitoring control unit - Signal not OK/incorrect". Does this mean I have to replace the whole battery monitoring control unit or just the sensor?
Reset performed after battery replacement 2014 S60 D3 and the momentary fuel consumption show 0 litre per hour at idle and it shows always 0.6 less than the normal value.
Is this helping for stop start not working? Or is this because of stop start not working? Can you tell me where the support battery is as I think it needs charging or changing. Also I will try this trick tomorrow when I check the battery voltage on a multimeter.
Alex someone’s support battery will say 12,6 volts but will not have amps (juice) not charging othe rines will read 6volts do a battery test based on cold crancking amps. 170 Hour amp Start stop will work if electrical system is working ok and if all trouble codes are cleared
Volvopedia Guy I found this battery it’s next to the main battery under the plastic trim and I tested the voltage and it reads 12.8 same as the main battery at 12.8. I can’t get a battery test done just yet but while I was checking the voltage I found the main battery terminals were not tightened up fully so i think that was causing my low battery message and the start stop did work once but the car restarted on its own. I also did your trick to reset the BMS too. I’ll see how it goes the the next month or so but I’m not so worried about the start stop working, just the low battery message but I believe I’ve cleared it fingers crossed 🤞 thanks for your help
The low battery problem caused by Volvo smart charging- at low distance driving throw city with traffic jams the battery are disgarging day by day. Take out BMS at system will turn Standart charging without "smart". The battery will work good.
Would you tell me please--do I need to install any particular type of the battery just to keep sensor quiet and to be in the mental rest by myself? I am afraid to drive the car now. my battery is 5 weeks old. --wouldn't tell which I have......TIA $169 paid O'Reillys
No-no, didn't try it yet. Was looking up on utube trying to relieve the stress, subscribed to you. I will not even lift up a hood by myself, I am 5feet tall. Will ask someone at work tomorrow, will watch out, will let you know--will get back to you with outcome. Stressful. Mine is Swedish made, btw. TY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@VolvopediaGuy Ok, I see it is about 2 weeks since it was reset. Was relatively peaceful but today "low battery" warning came on again. To reset it again? Next step? TIA.
Hi, I changed battery for a new one on volvo s60 2014, work fine for 2 days, then wont start.... Check on positive terminal, it has like a fuse or relay in there, you know what it is, because that isn't passing 12v to the starter motor.... is a problem of that fuse/relay or just reset bms with scanner?
Yes . Cable has a small tab that cover the fuse . Remove little cover (light pink color or faded orange. What i do is . I use a little torch that i uave and heat up center where the soldering is shown . Add a little more soldering and get it hot so the new soldering will encrust.
@Volvopedia Guy It's a great trick. But I got bit confused, doesn't this trick puts on a situation to overuse a bad/weak battery ? How do we know the Low battery warning is not real ?
Electronics are also very complex same as batteries. It’s like a phone we reset them because it glitches . Same with bms sensor by reset it it will refresh and take a better reading of battery. I have test batteries with battery tester when car comes into the shop and test 90-100% good and charged and next week car came in with a battery shorted . And that’s without resetting bms sensor. Each car we test Battery , qpart of 20 point inspection
@@VolvopediaGuy No worries :) Thanks for the prompt response. I have tried this method on my 2011 XC60 T6 and still the low power mode comes on when I run the radio with the engine off after 2 minutes. The battery voltage is 12.6 so I still don't know what the issue is. You can leave the headlights on for a day and the engine turns right over but if you try to run the radio for 2 minutes it goes into low power mode, something wrong with that circuit and/or the software for sure.
That sensor will help you to prevent battery drain. Like when you listen to the radio with the engine off. If the car read low voltage the radio and all internal lights will turn off.
HI can you help i have an intermitent a c problem it was working fine before i ve changed the battery now it work one day then next day not working again if i disconnect the battery it will work once then when i stop the car it is not working again helpp!
Let a mechanic check the electrical system. Clean tighten cables check water if not a sealed battery. Could be alternator not charging the battery. This is what sucks about having a digital computers checking everything. Some you can’t check your oil or transmission fluid it’s done by computer. If that screws up you could lose the engine or transmission. Hey but what do the engineers and companies care if you need to purchase a new engine or tranny. It’s sales isn’t it?
I wonder how many people have replaced the battery 🔋 when it didn’t need it , I only use my XC60 twice a week now and have to charge it every month A word of warning do not leave your car at the airport for two weeks as you will have a flat battery Poor show Volvo for making cars that you cannot park up for two weeks My next car will not be a Volvo
So many new cars will have the same problem after a couple of years for the same reason as your Volvo, FYI. I have to park my other car for long periods too and know your pain. Some people I know use solar panel chargers or battery disconnect switches as a solution.
MoV Fanclad yes volvo also have hybrids in the USA since 2016 or 2017 And yes volvo has a new plant in China. And in USA . When I prepare new cars I see that the come from Sweden USA and China . Check the vin number if it’s start with *Y* is from seeeden *L* China and 7 I think is USA
You have to do a relearn procedure for the batteries so the car would basically start from scratch on testing the actual load capacity of the batteries. 1 - Ignition ON (engine off) 2 - dipped front lights ON (turn light switch to far right) 3 - Rear fog lights press 6x (3 on/off cycles) (button to left of light switch) 4 - Hazzard lights press 3x - Battery icon blinks 3x
@@VolvopediaGuy maybe so, but the music is annoying and i had to skip the whole thing.just make instruction videos,you are commenting on a car not a music channel.
Hi please help me,i am driving an XC60 T6 2010 model,it displays the charging failure service urgent warning on dashboard. It can just lose power. I have replaced the car battery but problem still persists. My local auto electrician diagnosed it but it showed no faults in relation to that,i.e altenator. He said it was a wiring issue,. Pleas assist. @volvopediaguy
