2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Symbols and Messages Owners Manual

A number of messages regarding BLIS (Blind Spot Information) can be shown in the driver display. Here are some examples.

A text message can be cleared by briefly pressing the button, located in the center of the steering wheel’s right-hand keypad. If a message remains, contact a workshop – an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.

Symbols and messages for electronic stability control

A number of symbols and messages regarding electronic stability control (ESC(Electronic Stability Control) ) can be shown on the driver display. Here are some examples.

Symbol	Message	Specification
	Constant glow for approx. 2 seconds	System check when the car is started.
	Flashing light	The system is being activated.
–	Traction control temporarily off	The traction control system has been temporarily reduced due to excessive brake temperature. The function is reactivated automatically when the brakes have cooled.
	ESC Service required	The system is disengaged. Stop the car at a safe place. Check whether the error was temporary or if it persists by getting out of the car, locking it, unlocking it and getting back in. If the problem persists, contact a workshop – an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended. The car can be driven but without ESC functionality.

A text message can be cleared by briefly pressing the button, located in the center of the steering wheel’s right-hand keypad. If a message remains, contact a workshop – an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.

Symbols and messages for Pilot Assist(Option/accessory)

Symbol	Message	Specification
	The symbol is lit. The car symbol is lit when the car has a vehicle ahead to relate to.	The car is maintaining the stored/selected speed.
	Pilot Assist Service required The symbol is extinguished	The system does not function as it should. A workshop should be contacted. Pilot Assist has been set in standby mode.
	The steering wheel symbol extinguished	Indicates deactivated steering assistance. When Pilot Assist provides steering assistance, the steering wheel is lit up.
	The symbol for hands on the steering wheel	The system cannot detect whether the driver has his/her hands on the steering wheel. Place your hands on the steering wheel and actively steer the car. The system warns in different steps coupled with acoustic signals. The hazard warning flashers are activated if the car needs to slow down to a standstill.
	Radar sensor front Sensor blocked See Owner’s manual, Front radar alignment incomplete or Front camera alignment incomplete	Clean in front of the radar unit’s detectors.

A text message can be cleared by briefly pressing the button, located in the center of the steering wheel’s right-hand keypad. If a message remains, contact a workshop – an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.

Symbols and messages for lane assistance

A number of symbols and messages regarding lane assistance (LKA ( Lane Keeping Aid) ) can be shown on the driver display. Here are some examples.

Symbol	Message	Specification
	Driver support system Reduced functionality Service required	The system does not function as it should. A workshop should be contacted.(An authorised Volvo workshop is recommended).
	Windscreen sensor blocked See Owner’s manual	The ability of the camera to scan the roadway in front of the car is reduced.
	Apply steering Lane Keeping Aid	The steering assistance does not function if the driver does not have his/her hands on the steering wheel. Follow the instruction and steer the car.

A text message can be cleared by briefly pressing the button, located in the center of the steering wheel’s right-hand keypad. If a message remains, contact a workshop – an authorized Volvo workshop is recommended.

Display mode for lane assistance

Lane assistance (LKA( Lane Keeping Aid) ) is visualised by symbols in the driver display depending on the situation.

Here are some examples of symbols and the situations in which they are shown:

Available

Available – the lane lines in the symbol are white. Lane assistance is scanning one or both lane lines.

Unavailable

Unavailable – the lane lines in the symbol are extinguished. The Lane assistance cannot detect the lane lines, the speed is too low or the road is too narrow.

Indication of steering assistance/warning

Steering assistance/warning – the lane lines in the symbol are colored. Lane assistance indicates that the system is giving a warning and/or attempting to steer the car back into the lane.

Symbols and messages for park assist system(Option/accessory) and park assist camera(Option/accessory)

Symbols and messages for Park Assist System and Park Assist Camera can be shown in the driver display and/or the centre display. Here are some examples.

Symbol	Message	Specification
	If the symbol is extinguished.	The rearward parking assistance sensors are deactivated, so there are no acoustic warnings and field marks for obstacles/objects.
	Cleaning needed Park Assist System sensors blocked	One or more of the function’s sensors are blocked – check and correct as soon as possible.
	Park Assist System unavailable Service required	The system does not function as it should. A workshop should be contacted.(An authorised Volvo workshop is recommended)

A text message can be cleared by briefly pressing the button, located in the centre of the steering wheel’s right-hand keypad. If a message remains, contact a workshop – an authorised Volvo workshop is recommended.

Warning

Pay additional attention while reversing when this symbol is shown if a trailer, bicycle rack or similar is mounted and electrically connected to the car. Extinguished symbol indicates that the parking assistance sensors rearward are switched off and warn of any obstacles.

Defective park assist camera 

Example for showing when the car’s left camera is non-operational. If a camera sector is black it means that the camera is inoperative. A black camera sector is also shown in the following instances, but then without the symbol for a defective camera:

• open door
• open tailgate
• folded-in door mirror.

Symbols in the centre display’s status bar

Overview of the symbols that can be shown in the centre display’s status bar. The status bar shows activities in progress and, in some cases, their status. Not all symbols are shown all the time due to the limited space in the status bar. Here are some examples.

Symbol	Specification
	Connected to the Internet.
R	Roaming activated.
	Bluetooth device connected.
	Information sent to and from GPS.
15:45	Clock.
	Wireless phone charging.

Indicator and warning symbols

The indicator and warning systems alert the driver to the fact that a function is activated, a system is working, or a defect or serious error has occurred.

Red symbols

	Warning The red warning symbol illuminates when a fault has been detected which could affect the safety or drivability of the car. An explanatory text is shown on the driver display at the same time. The warning symbol can also illuminate in conjunction with other symbols.
	Seatbelt reminder Illuminates or flashes when someone in the car is not wearing a seatbelt.
	Airbags An error has been detected in any of the car’s safety systems. Read the message on the driver display and contact a workshop. Volvo recommends that an authorised Volvo workshop is contacted.
	Fault in brake system An error has occurred on the braking system. Read the message on the driver display and contact a workshop. Volvo recommends that an authorised Volvo workshop is contacted.
	Parking brake Light illuminated permanently: The parking brake is activated. Flashing: an error has occurred with the parking brake. Read the message in the driver display.
	Faults in the electrical system An error has occurred on the electrical system. Read the message on the driver display and contact a workshop. Volvo recommends that an authorised Volvo workshop is contacted.
	Assistance at risk of collision Warns of a risk of collision with other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists or large animals.

Amber symbols

	Information A fault has occurred in one of the car’s systems. Read the message in the driver display. The information symbol can also illuminate in conjunction with other symbols.
	Fault in brake system An error has occurred on the braking system. Read the message in the driver display.
	ABS fault The system is disengaged. The car’s regular brake system continues to work, but without the ABS function.
	Rear fog lamp The rear fog lamp is illuminated.
	Tyre pressure system Low tyre pressure. If there is a fault in the tyre pressure system, the symbol will flash for approx. 1 minute and then illuminate with a constant glow. This may be because the system cannot detect or warn of low tyre pressure as intended.
	Fault in the headlamp system A fault has occurred on the headlamp system. Read the message in the driver display.
	Lane assistance Lane assistance warns/intervenes.
	Reduced performance Temporary fault on drivetrain. Read the message in the driver display.
	Stability system Light on permanently: a fault has occurred in the system. Flashing: the system is working.
	Assistance at risk of collision System not available The system for assistance at risk of collision is not available, or is operating with reduced performance.

A number of symbols and messages regarding parking climate control can be shown in the driver display. Messages relating to parking climate control can also be displayed in a device which has the Volvo Cars (Option/accessory) app.

Symbol	Message	Specification
	Parking climate Service required	Parking climate control is disengaged. Contact a workshop to check the function as soon as possible.
	Parking climate Temporarily unavailable	Parking climate control is temporarily disengaged.
	Parking climate unavailable Charge level too low	Parking climate control cannot be activated if the charge level of the high voltage battery is too low to start the parking heater. Charge the car.
	Limited parking climate Charge level too low	The running time for parking climate control is limited when the state of charge in the high voltage battery is low. Charge the car.

Symbols and messages for the transmission

If a fault should occur in the gearbox, a symbol and a message are shown in the driver display.

Symbol	Specification
	An error has occurred in the transmission. Read the message in the driver display.
	Temporary fault on the drivetrain. Read the message in the driver display.