2000 V70 Flashing arrow but no codes

baylorbrown · Post by **baylorbrown** » 06 May 2011, 17:08

A couple days ago the flashing arrow started. The car is driving fine, but I don't want to screw things up by continuing to drive it. I took it to Autozone and they said there were no codes. I then went to a mechanic and they ran it on 2 different OBD II devices and no codes came up again. I have tried to reset the warning lights by holding down the odometer reset button and by shifting from Park to L quickly. Neither worked... does anyone have any other ideas about what could be wrong or how to reset the warning lights?

Thanks for any help.

Ryan

Post by **JRL** » 06 May 2011, 17:16

Why on Earth would you hold the odometer reset?
Anyhow
How many times did you row the shifter? You need to do it about 15-20 times
If that doesn't clear it you need to take it to Volvo
You WILL have stored codes but only VIDA can read them

baylorbrown · Post by **baylorbrown** » 06 May 2011, 17:38

JRL wrote:Why on Earth would you hold the odometer reset?

I read how to do it on this site:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/2008/1 ... -c70-xc70/

Maybe I miss read?

dbm123 · Post by **dbm123** » 06 May 2011, 20:06

Yes, rowing the shifter 10-20 times should work. Other than the light, you haven't noticed anything with the car's shifting or performance?

Post by **JRL** » 06 May 2011, 20:13

baylorbrown wrote:
JRL wrote:Why on Earth would you hold the odometer reset?
I read how to do it on this site:
https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/2008/1 ... -c70-xc70/

Maybe I miss read?

Uh.... yeah
That to reset your service light

baylorbrown · Post by **baylorbrown** » 07 May 2011, 13:05

dbm123 wrote:Yes, rowing the shifter 10-20 times should work. Other than the light, you haven't noticed anything with the car's shifting or performance?

I have tried rowing the shifter 20-30 times and it hasn't cleared the light.
It has been driving fine, no rough shifting or high rpm revving.

Can't figure it out??

Post by **JRL** » 07 May 2011, 15:39

Well, something's going on and I suggest you get the stored code pulled at Volvo
You could be doing irreperable damage to your transmission by continuing to drive it

Post by **jblackburn** » 07 May 2011, 21:27

Standard OBDII scanners cannot pull transmission codes. Those must be read by a Volvo scanner.

baylorbrown · Post by **baylorbrown** » 08 May 2011, 15:16

Drove it today for about 30 minutes (was planning on going to the dealer tomorrow) the arrow flashed the whole way. When I got back in to go home, it was no longer flashing. Should I still take it to the dealer tomorrow?

Post by **FlyingVolvo** » 08 May 2011, 15:37

I'd say getting the code pulled would help my peace-of-mind. Usually that arrow will only flash for something serious.