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shaimaa2000
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Battery lamp lights on

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Hi all,
My battery lamp the one with liquid and fan in the middle not the one of the regular battery lights on for like 10 seconds and then turns of for a minute then turns on? I bought a battery a month a go so I took to the warranty they make the test and the report says battery is 100% good but charging is 98% good so they told me it might be an alternator.
Few days, I had some one to do a copy of my key and he turned the car on and of so many times to program the key so, could that harmed my alternator? and I should wait more days and drive my car for regular speed so the alternator will start to charge again normally?

Thanks
Volvo S70 AWD Model 99 126K

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Post by MadeInJapan »

Believe that's your radiator light.... check your radiator fluid to make sure it's up to the level.
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Some "Light" reading for you.

http://new.volvocars.com/ownersdocs/199 ... 70_000.htm

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That's the radiator (low coolant) light
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