My husband has a 2000 S70 with 250K on it...battery is obviously dead. need to replace it today, any tips? We are not mechanically inclined but how hard can it be? any help is appreciated....We have the dimensions and make of the old one, just want to make sure what to buy....Thanks in advance!

 

I just tossed in one from Wal-Mart, In all of my cars. They have good warranties and I have not experienced any problems with them.

Watch out for whom ever installs it, they typically do not put the clip back in correctly. I explained this in detail to my daughter and they still did not install the clip correctly. The battery drops in the trey, slides to the right where it can not be lifted back out, then the clip stops the battery from sliding back to the left. Really not that hard but the Stuges at Wal-Mart alway mess this up, ALWAYS!

If you decide to jump the car to get it started to drive to Wal-Mart make sure you use the instructions in the owners manual. If you hook it up wrong you can really mess up some electrical stuff in the car.

 

1) Loosen positive and negative battery cable clamps at the terminal posts and remove same. Before you do this make sure you have the security code for your radio as you'll need this after you get the new battery installed (assuming you have the Volvo stock stereo system).
2) Lift up on the plastic battery clamp on the left side of the battery tray and remove. You can now slide the old battery to the left and lift it out of the car. Remember that if you do this yourself you'll probably have to bring the old battery back to where you bought the new to get your core charge deposit back.
3) Install the new battery in the reverse order described above. Look in your owners manual for the process for entering the security code into your stereo head unit.