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Explanatory text is also given for more complicated steps. In the event of any problems with the instructions or the accessory, contact your local Volvo dealer. Removal Turn the front wheels so that the screws in the wing liner are accessible.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Remove the bumper section on the left-hand side by pulling it forwards at the same time as bending the air baffle down. IMG-265070 Disconnect the connector for the fog lamp and also the parking assistance connector if applicable.
Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Accessory installation Using a sharp knife, first make a thin cut along the edges of the marking inside of the bumper cover. Then carefully cut the bumper cover. Note! Cut carefully. It is easy to slip with the knife and move outside the markings.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Fold the wing liner out of the way. IMG-231551 Press the protective cover (from the kit) into place in the hole cut in the bumper cover. Insert the cable for the front engine block heater socket together with the ground lead from the kit through the protective cover.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Install the attaching brace and nut from the kit. Tighten the front engine block heater socket to the bumper shell. Plug the electrical connector into the front engine block heater socket. Use the connector as a counterhold when tightening.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Drill a Ø5.5 mm (Ø5/32") hole for the front intake grounding on the underside of the left front side member as illustrated. Deburr the hole edges, remove the drill swarf and apply rustproofing agent to the edges.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Install a cable tie with clip in the hole in the upper edge of the subframe in order to clamp up any excess cable. The cable tie must be fitted turned in toward the subframe U-profile, between the already installed clips.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Detach the double clamp for the cable to the alternator on the thermostat housing hose. Rotate the catch on the thermostat housing pipe anticlockwise, detach the hose and drain the remaining coolant.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Cut out the short cut-off hose section as illustrated. Discard the cut-off hose bend. IMG-231476 Remove the short hose-end and press it on the pipe that runs to the thermostat housing. Make sure that the cut-out in the hose connection is turned down and fits into the corresponding pin in the pipe connection.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Take the engine block heater, bracket, rubber coated clamp and screw from the kit and assemble them as illustrated. Do not tighten the screw yet. IMG-231478 Take the hose clamp from the kit and fit it onto the engine block heater's upper connection.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Position the engine block heater with bracket in the front edge of the oil sump and connect both hose-ends to the engine block heater's connections. Take a screw from the kit and tighten the bracket with engine block heater into the existing hole in the oil sump.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Lubricate the O-ring on the connector for the heater's cable with low temperature grease P/N 1161427. Note! Do not get any grease on the surfaces of the connector. IMG-225580 Connect the front intake cable in the engine block heater and press it in firmly.
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Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Take a double cable tie and clamp the cable into the pipe that runs to the thermostat housing. IMG-214063 Press the cable into the two clips and tighten the cable to the subframe using the clip's cable tie.
Installation instructions, accessories Volvo Car Corporation Gothenburg, Sweden Installation Top up with coolant and run the engine to operating temperature. Bleed the cooling system and check that there is no leakage. Top up the cooling system as required. IMG-290983 Reinstall the engine splash guard. Tighten.
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