1999 xc70. Get out of limp home for trade in

ketchgould · Post by **ketchgould** » 01 Jun 2015, 19:19

Our eta light is on and idle is erratic and will not go above 1800 or so; limp home mode i assume. I am trying to get it out of limp home to get to dealer to buy a different volvo.

Any way to clear limp mode?

Thanks.

Post by **JRL** » 01 Jun 2015, 20:26

Not really
Obviously it never got the 2006 software RECALL which more or less removes limp mode as to make it sort of drivable.

ketchgould · Post by **ketchgould** » 01 Jun 2015, 20:34

Ive owned it 3 years and never updated. Might i limp to dealer about 5 miles away and have software installed?

Would that remove limp home?

If im thinking of trade in value, do you think a 1999 at a dealer matters if its in limp mode or not by more than a few hundred bucks? Car has a little rust behind mudflap, uses turbo oil, needs suspension and tires, etc...

Post by **j-dawg** » 01 Jun 2015, 21:12

I doubt you'd be offered more than a few hundred bucks in the first place. Dealer trade-ins are never very lucrative.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 01 Jun 2015, 22:33

It would be nice to know what the actual error is. It could be a simple as a brake switch.

...Lee

Post by **abscate** » 02 Jun 2015, 03:13

ketchgould wrote:Ive owned it 3 years and never updated. Might i limp to dealer about 5 miles away and have software installed?

Would that remove limp home?

If im thinking of trade in value, do you think a 1999 at a dealer matters if its in limp mode or not by more than a few hundred bucks? Car has a little rust behind mudflap, uses turbo oil, needs suspension and tires, etc...

You can limp it for 5 miles, just pick a non-rush hour time.

I would get a new ETB, and take 3 months to find a good used V70.
Say 1500 for the ETB at dealer, three months of no car payment, and recover the 1500 for the car at the end...it's pretty even.