I pulled some information for guidance out of service information for upgrading seats on a V60, from power but unheated seats, to heat/ventilated/massage seats. The information is specific to the V60 I checked on, but many things are universal in the SPA models, so I think this may be useful for others as a guide with some visual help. As many of you probably know...pulling information out of VIDA for these type of projects, can be tedious and complicated ;-)

As far as I can see, when upgrading the seats:

• It's easiest to swap seats with the modules and intact wiring harness inside the seats (otherwise you have to work all those parts out on your own)
  
• You need to check and see that some wiring is present in the car to support the extra features. If you don't have heated seats already, you need to see that the power for the SHMs (Seat heater modules) is supplied at the seat plug, or add it if needed. (they are supplied separately from the PSMs seat modules)
  
• When adding ventilation, you need to see that there is a LIN control wire present from the CCM, or add if needed.
  

Since a few weeks I drive a '23 model XC90. Great car. But 1 major issue. I really want to drive electric as much as possible. But the car defaults to Hybrid mode so I have to get through the settings menu(which is very slow directly after boot) to set it to pure everytime I get in the car. Currently it's around 0 degrees celsius outside and I notice that the car, in Hybrid mode, wants to start driving with the petrol engine running.  I thing that's a shame because most of my routes are very short which I could easily drive electric.

After some googling I found that the hybrid volvo's in the US have the option to always start in pure:
   

Now I'm wondering if it is possible with Orbit to change some settings to the US market, to perhaps get this option also available in my car. I think a lot of people will be very interested if we could manage this...
Thanks

Hi everyone,

I’m based in the EU and own a 2018 Volvo XC90 D5 Inscription (SPA platform). I’m considering purchasing the Orbit application for a few specific tasks. Before making the purchase, I want to confirm whether the following processes are possible with Orbit:

1. TRM Relearn:
• My car exhibits jerky shifts in D mode, while the issue is absent in M mode.

2. 360 Camera Calibration:
• The angles of both the front and rear cameras in the 360-degree view appear misaligned.

3. Towing Module Setup:
• I plan to install a new OEM towing module for the original tow hitch and need to configure it.

Can Orbit handle these operations? If so, are there any specific sw required?

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Hi! 

I recently swapped on my S90 LWB T8 2018my HVCH to CPM. Since my HVCH was bad i looked all the parts and saw that its pretty easy to swap from HVCH to CPM since all coolant hoses was already there. So i ordered all necessary parts for swapping - CPM, Fuel pump and lines + all needed connectors/pins. 
Yesterday i finished all the wiring and changed carconfig as some similar type of car. Now i get Climate control relay error from cem (its wired up properly i think..) and no communication with CPM from CCM. When i manually run climate control relay on engine bay fuse box then i can get some parameters with Orbit(etc CPM part numbers) but still CCM has its no communication with CPM error. I have tried 2 different CPM and i know one is working 100%. I'm really getting frustrated with this. Have looked 1000 times all wiring diagrams in VIDA but still cant figure out where is the problem.
I hope someone here may have some good ideas..

I have a C40 that lost its front camera calibration after the camera got missaligned while reinstalling the rearview mirror that fell off while I was adjusting it. Anyway to fix that with service tools in Orbit?

Today I set out to try and disable the radios volume going up automatically while i start to go faster.

Under Additional Service Procedures, I selected 'Active Noise Control - Disable in IHU' This took care of the issue. But When I tried to use my weather App it kept asking me to accept the Volvo TOS. I did this a few times. I uninstalled the app and tried again, with the same result. It didnt do it to the spotify app. Just the weather app. 

Kind of annoying, so I assume I will have to reset the IHU or infotainment to get rid of this bug. Has anyone seen this? Any ideas?

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What is your most favorit OrBit mod you did on your car?

Hello
I have a photochromatic rear-view mirror. I bought a mirror with Homelink but it doesn't work. The plug is the same with 3 wires. Automatic dimming works but Homelink only works for a moment and then there is no icon in the mirror. Do I need to code Homelink via Orbit?

After connecting the plug and the car in Active mode, the mirror works. As soon as the car is started, it no longer works. When I disconnect the connector again and reconnect it, it works until the next time I start the car.

Its been a fun day! Both of my keyfobs stopped working and I havent been able to get them to work despite reprogramming them

The 2018 MY is hit or miss with CEM pins working with OrBit. Mine, of course, did not work. I spent a few hours with VIDA and a few $100 as well. What I found is by using wireshark and the VIDA software package KEYLESS VEHICLE KE item# 31419581 I was able to get the security pin. OrBit was able to decode the wireshark transcript and recover the pin. 

I can now program keys. But I am unable to use remote locking/unlocking. I have no idea why. 

Very frustrating day.

Hi there,

New here so also newbie question...
V60 MY 2024 W-Europe. 
Engine and automatic gearbox are compatible with both variants B3 and B4. 

Is it possible to use Orbit to alter the engine type from B3 163/265 to B4 190/300 by just loading the config settings in the exact mode for these types? The engine built and all modules seem to be identical in hardware but is this also tha case for software? 

Would it be possible to change setting in the list, "item 5 engine" from *VEP4 MP 2.0L 163/265*  to *VEP4 MP 2.0L 190/300*  and then run in the B4 mode? Or is there altered software loaded in modules that do not match?