Battery care and health
How you use your vehicle affects the traction battery's condition. Over time its capacity decreases. There are recommended user practices that can help extend the battery's service life. These user practices cover events and conditions that can cause battery damage.
Tip
There are separate sections in this manual about battery health and what you can do to recover from a low-power scenario.
Battery service and maintenance
The traction battery is a high-voltage component that only authorized technicians are equipped to service safely.
There is a separate container in the engine compartment for the traction battery cooling system. Refilling the traction battery cooling fluid should only be done by authorized technicians.
Warning
If not described in the user manual
- Contact an authorized Volvo workshop for any required repairs or servicing that is not clearly described in the user manual.
- Do not modify the vehicle's electrical components.
High voltage
- High-voltage components can produce or conduct lethal currents and must only be handled by authorized technicians.
- Orange cables must only be handled by authorized technicians.
Traction battery specifications
Type: Lithium-ion
Total energy: 18.8 kWh
