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[nyi803]

*sry i didnt put this in the s40 forum, not to many responses there--

1) What kind of gas mileage should i be getting on my 2000 Volvo S40 T?
I drive mostly non-highway driving so the normal stop and go traffic... but it seems that after filling up the tank, my gas guage drops so fast. I reset the odometer and calculate the mpg, and it varies from anywhere from 13-18.... this is terrible gas mileage in my opinion. I just had the car serviced about a month ago so it cant be that theres a gas leak or anything. Anyone else have this same problem with this car??

2) When i bought this car used, it had a 6 cd changer in the trunk that wasnt connected. Its the kind taht you keep in the trunk. My question is where does it plug into? It has some circular prong wire that goes somewhere... but where? is there an outlet in the trunk already? or must someone install it for me? thanks


*one more thing-- weird question, i cant find it in the manual... Under the front armrest, where the window buttons are... what are the "S" and "W" buttons for??? when i push one of them an arrow lights up on the dashboard... what are those for?

[rdollie]

You really should go visit the S40 forum at www.swedespeed.com or www.vvspy.com or one of the popular Volvo forums.

I do know that the S and W buttons are transmission modes. If you push W the car starts in third gear as I recall. It for winter starts when you have ice on the road. S is for sport and gives you better throttle response (and less fuel economy if you use it hard enough.)

I can't help you on the other two items as I've owned several recent Volvos but not a S40.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by nyi803

*sry i didnt put this in the s40 forum, not to many responses there--

1) What kind of gas mileage should i be getting on my 2000 Volvo S40 T?
I drive mostly non-highway driving so the normal stop and go traffic... but it seems that after filling up the tank, my gas guage drops so fast. I reset the odometer and calculate the mpg, and it varies from anywhere from 13-18.... this is terrible gas mileage in my opinion. I just had the car serviced about a month ago so it cant be that theres a gas leak or anything. Anyone else have this same problem with this car??

2) When i bought this car used, it had a 6 cd changer in the trunk that wasnt connected. Its the kind taht you keep in the trunk. My question is where does it plug into? It has some circular prong wire that goes somewhere... but where? is there an outlet in the trunk already? or must someone install it for me? thanks


*one more thing-- weird question, i cant find it in the manual... Under the front armrest, where the window buttons are... what are the "S" and "W" buttons for??? when i push one of them an arrow lights up on the dashboard... what are those for?