2002 S60.

I'd like the doors to lock when I start rolling. I found this while poking around online

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FUNCTION FOR AUTOMATIC LOCKING / ADD

Wondering if I can buy this and install it.

 

That's a software download. Yes, you can buy a vida subscription and a dice unit. Install VIDA (subscription not the stolen/hacked 2014d) on a compatible CPU. Then learn how to use VIDA (there's a learning curve) and download/install the software.

Or pay someone that has a VIDA subscription to do it. Most would charge an hour labor plus the software that costs about $30. If it's an independent or a shop that does not have a 365 day subscription - they may charge for the subscription fee also.

Sorry don't know why the font is so large!

 

Thanks for answering. Why won't my bootleg Vida work?

This is all very interesting.

A) I'm wondering why Volvo makes things so difficult.
B) I'm suspicious of Volvo and their software downloads. I was told that I needed a "software download" for $30 to turn off my daytime running lights but found that as a simple feature in VDash. VDash also seems to support programming new keys but I was told by the Volvo dealer that it requires a "software download."

Are these software downloads single use things? If not, I'd think that someone could have a nice side business just doing the program after buying the "software" once.

In any case, I'm not going to pay over $100 to have my doors lock automatically.

 

VIDA was updated every 3 months for years as well as the predecessor VADIS. Versions a,b,c,d. (eg 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2012d) As soon as the new version came out - the old version not longer worked. Volvo would overnight a new disc (for your subscription) when a new version came out. And you have to have a subscription to talk to Volvo servers to get downloads. Years ago someone figured out how to "crack" VIDA. How to get it to run without dialing into a Volvo server to verify a paid subscription. That's the "patch " you install after VIDA installation.

It's not only Volvo making things complicated - All manufacturers do that now, and use different scan tools, software platforms, all with different terminology- it's like learning a new language for each brand of car.

Someone was wrong on the daytime running lights - that's the flex noll/flex std setting and bootleg VIDA can change it. It would require a subscription if you were not using the stolen/ hacked version of VIDA - and it takes time to get to that setting - perhaps that garage was just charging for their labor time.

I have no experience with VDASH. Every key, remote, or module I have "programmed" required a VIDA subscription and was a one time use software" download" tied to the VIN number of the car you are working on.

 

Well, that someone was the service writer at a Volvo dealership. Probably just trying to pad the bill although I was already paying a fortune to have two remotes and a key programmed.

I'm an old fart. I'm not too happy with cars that I can't work on myself.


Thanks for the explanation.

 

He was probably just charging the .25 hr or whatever the flat rate time is for changing the daytime light settings - because he knew the techs would not do it for free. Dealer techs - the flat rate for warranty work at a Volvo dealership can be not enough to make a reasonable living. Customer pay flat rates are different and reflect what it really takes to do the job. I rarely hired a dealer tech - during an employment interview usually one of their first questions would be "how many hours can I turn?" Those guys did not get hired but I understand their frustration, trying to make a living doing warranty work.

 

That would have been nice, I would have paid $25 or $30 gladly. He said that it was $30 for the "download" and an hour labor. It was an hour for each key and remote but that's another story.

I know what you mean about warranty work, I sell appliances and I always hear about how we don't really make money doing warranty service.

 

Two of the most successful independent shops I've dealt with in my life paid their mechanics a salary and not piece work. Both owners said that they felt that it meant that a mechanic didn't feel pressured to rush through a job to get to the next job and get paid more. Both shops had mechanics that had been there for decades, so apparently the pay was decent.