I recently purchased a 2001 S80. Today, after driving for a while with the a/c on (auto), I parked in the garage, shut of the engine and went into the house. 15-20 minutes later I entered the garage and heard a fan running in the Volvo. I got inside and it was the interior fan. So, using the ignition key, I turned on accessories, then turned them off. The fan stopped.
I haven't been able to duplicate this scenario again.
Any constructive insight out there?
they all do that...air circulation
No problem its a std comfort feature - fan will turn it self off. The computers take into consideration, outside temp, inside temp and motor temp and amps to be left in the battery.
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30 minutes after the car has been turned off the fan comes on for 5 minutes to dry the evaporator if the A/C was on. This is supposed to help prevent mould formation and the resultant "A/C smells".
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"ain't technology wonderful"?
The fan comes on after air conditioning use to dry out the condenser so mold does not develop as it does in many other cars. It's normal, don't worry about it.
Mike
Same thing happened to me yesterday and today. I bought a used 2000 S80 T6 last week. Yesterday after driving around town, I parked in my driveway. Came out about 15 inutes later and the A/C fans were going full bore - just fans circulating air. Turned the key on then off and it stopped. Same thing happened today but this time it was parked in my garage out of the sun. This time, I just let it go and it eventually stopped (about 10 minutes later). Seems to me that I heard the car tries to keep a reasonable temp inside the cabin so you don't have to roll down the windows on a hot day and wait forever for the A/C temp to get comfortable; circulates ambient air. I have a call in to my local Volvo dealer to pick his brain. Did a quick browse tyhrough the manual but didn't find anything on it. Let me know if you do.
Tally Ho,
Paul
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This is normal this function helps keep harmful bacteria from growing in the evaporator case
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