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Volvo XC60 (2022 ): Satellite View In Google Maps & A Compass Of Sorts With Version 2.2 Of Software — BUT Blind Spot Detection NOT Working!

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by Anura Guruge
on August 26, 2022

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Notice COMPASS on right (2nd circle) with the RED arrow pointing North (correctly).

Yes, yes, I know. 2.2 has been available for over a month now, but yesterday was the first day that I had the time to take it to a dealership to have it downloaded. You cannot get it ‘Over the Air’ (OTA) for XC60 B5 models! {Yes, so much for Volvo’s prior promises about OTA updates.} Please also note that 2.2 has a LONG & disturbing list of KNOWN (possible) PROBLEMS — including this gem: ‘System performance might be slow‘! Today’s Volvo is but a sad joke — but the joke is on us the stupid suckers that bought 2022 Volvos.

I did NOT know that satellite view was finally there. Happen to see it, under settings, when I invoked maps. It looked updated, so I hit settings & BINGO, a on/off slider for satellite view. That is cool.

You also get this TEMPORARY display (mode) with the compass IF you tap on the screen. I have NOT worked out how to keep that mode on permanently. It reverts back to the non-compass mode after a ‘few seconds’. DAMN. The compass works.

I haven’t had time time to discover what else has changed. I did notice the “a stored pressure-message after the update” per the notes for software version 2.1 (which was also installed).

6 hours AFTER the update I was driving back home on I-95. It was 6:30. I-95 was busy. I was in the middle lane. I had traffic on both lanes on either side. That is when I noticed that my passenger side Blind Spot Detection WAS NOT WORKING. Driver side working like a champ. Could be just a coincidence.

I thought you were supposed to get a WARNING message if the sensors died. No warning message. I spoke with the dealership today. They are going to look into it. I will take it in — a FEW WEEKS from now! I don’t have time to take this car back & forth to the dealership which is 90-minutes away.

OK. More later if I see additional stuff. Hope this helps.

2022 Volvo XC60: You Need To Manually Download ‘Offline Maps’ Before Venturing Into Rural Areas.

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by Anura Guruge
on February 26, 2022

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NO. The Volvo Google MAPS do not have downloaded map coverage for the entire US —
NOT even for all of Maine.

It is frigging, bloody AMAZING. And they don’t even tell you of this beforehand. Actually, Volvo Support had no clue. You only discover this, to your cost & chagrin, when you find yourself in a rural area, like northern Maine, & look down at your maps & discover that it is LOST — stating ‘NO GPS/Looking for Signal‘!

It is appalling. It is inexcusable.

I discovered this, by accident, during my trip to Acadia last week. Just north of Augusta, just as I was exploring a new route (i.e., Rte 202 to Bangor) I lost maps on my accursed, dreaded, piece-of-junk 2022 XC60 (with just 2,200 miles). Nothing. Maps stuck back in New Hampshire.

I called Volvo on the phone. Did all the usual, mindless tricks. Nothing.

Called the dealers, viz. ‘Volvo Cars of Exeter‘, that sold me this piece of junk. They were of no help. Totally incoherent. No help. Incoherent. What can I say. Incoherent. Hhhmmm.

Well, I worked it out on my own. I have been using Google Maps for a very long time on multiple devices — some with just Wi-Fi connectivity. This gave me a clue. Connected the XC60 to the house 1G Wi-Fi service. Then went looking through Google Maps settings. BINGO. ‘Offline Mode’. I downloaded two maps for Maine. I need to download MORE before my next trip to Maine next week.

So, a important heads up.

Volvo 2022 ‘Android Automotive Infotainment System’ Does NOT Support ‘Google Maps’ Satellite View. Sacré Bloody Bleu!

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by Anura Guruge
on October 21, 2021

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This is pathetic. Volvo was taken to the cleaners by Google.

Amazing.

Google Maps without satellite view! My dealership (who I will not name right now) never informed me of this, THOUGH they, to their credit, told me about the LACK OFF Android Auto/Apple CarPlay & Sirius XM. I found the compass debacle on my own. Now this.

My disdain for Volvo continues to grow.

The Dealership (that will remain unnamed for now) keeps on ASSURING me that the 2022 Volvo XC60 I ordered on August 15, 2021 (& paid a HEFTY deposit for) will be delivered — as promised — on November 15, 2021. On September 14, 2021, a month into the order, we had agreed on November 15 as the drop-dead date. Well, let’s wait & see.

No satellite view. No compass. Yes, you don’t need any navigation in Sweden. Big country BUT not that many roads!

Sweden has 82,800 miles TOTAL of public roads!

Just the State of Massachusetts has 77,730 miles. New Hampshire, where I live, has 33,391. So, just MA & NH together, has more roads that ALL of Sweden. Hence, why Volvo doesn’t understand the need for decent navigation. In Sweden you can navigate just by the stars!

I am NOT amused. IF I do, by some miracle, get my XC60 on November 15, 2021, I will still not be a happy camper. SMILE.

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Volvo In 2022 Has Lost Its Way When It Comes To The ‘Compass’ Feature.

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by Anura Guruge
on August 11, 2021

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At least in 2021 there is an awesome digital compass, albeit just in ‘Off Road‘ mode.

As with the lack of ‘Sirius XM’ radio, ‘Android Auto’ & ‘Apple CarPlay‘ support, I kid you NOT. This is kosher, 100% kosher — & I, for one, am NOT amused. I like having a digital compass. I was looking forward to having a compass. Now I am foiled. NO COMPASS. Volvo, in 2022, sure seems to have lost its way.

The compass feature is no longer available. That is a fact. Ask Volvo. Ask a dealer.

I have downloaded the 2022 “Owner’s Manual” for the XC60 AWD I ordered last week. They still have a section heading for “Compass” but it is BLANK! See image above.

I think that Volvo thought that the ‘compass’ in Google Maps — now standard — will suffice. But, that is NOT the same. This is crazy.

In my 2021 XC60 AWD, as I have already talked about, there is an awesome digital compass — albeit when you are in ‘Off Road’ mode. I have not been able to check out a 2022 XC60 in ‘Off Road’ mode. So, I can’t tell you whether this compass is still there.

Bottom line. Volvo has a more than its fair share of issues when it comes to its 2022 offerings. Stay tuned.

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