Holy smokes! I found the tranny dip stick. I should have gone to school to be a volvo technician because this thing will surely test all I thought I knew. My wife loves driving it so I'm sure I will be in it for the long haul.

ok. thanks I checked it out and all seems to be in order.

huh, I just checked and those lights do come on if the car is running and you pull the dimmer switch as long as it is daylight out. but when you first start the car the regular headlights are on. If it is dark (like the last time I checked) they don't come on at all. That's wierd but at least I know.

thanks. I will look again for the dipstick.

I am new to the forum, new to owning a Volvo. My XC 70 has HID lights ( the kind that moves the reflector in the housing when switching from dim to bright) My question is; there are headlights closer to the grill, inside the housing that never come on. I thought they were just for looks but there ar...