volvo xc60 active tft display factory

Used TFT clocks DIM from S/V60, XC60, S80II, XC/V70III made in the years 2014 to 2017 (the unit from V40 series can only be used in V40 cars - it has different mechanical shape than x60, x70, x80)

make sure that you located the TFT DIM that matches the transmission type of the target car - Automatic (PRND display) or Manual (+ Gear -) on the right side of the display. Diesel/petrol fuel type of the donor car does NOT matter.

2pcs original Volvo terminals for repair (P/N 30656697) or 2 used terminals from a white DIM Volvo connector which is a standard for all Volvos starting from 2005

Then press DECODE CEM. We must warn you this process can take up to 24 hours(but on average it usually does not take more than 12 hours). During the whole process you can interrupt the decoding process and continue later. If you do the CEM PIN decoding then you no longer need to do it again. Thanks to this you can also make other changes in the vehicle configuration including the TFT retrofit. After this process is done you will receive an email to the account you put in in the beginning.

Then choose CAR CONFIGURATION and then “Car configuration wizard”. Then you only need to choose the “TFT retrofit” wizard. Make sure DIM is connected.

2 new fixing wires (Volvo P/N 30656697 or used) must be connected to position 7 and 8 to the white DIM connector. Keep plugging in the wires into the “body” of the connector until you can hear them click properly. Then you just place and click in the blue thingy to its place. If the wires do not sit they are supposed to the blue thingy will not stick.

Connect DiCE again, turn the ignition key to position II and open VDASH again on your computer. Go to “Car configuration wizard” and choose TFT retrofit again.

VDASH will begin to look for the newly connected TFT DIM. If all wires are correctly plugged in, the update process will begin. If not then check the connecting of the wires again using the multimeter.

Your vehicle will restart itself many times during the process and at the end you will see a picture of the vehicle, the state of fuel and more. At the very beginning the incorrect measures can be displayed, but after a short trial run it should be fixed. The kilometres will also automatically reappear.

You can change and move the clock motivesonly when the engine is running (this does not have any specific explanation). The designated motive is Elegance(grey or brown). It is possible to reprogramme this motive to a blue version “R-design” (using car configuration > advanced settings > Advanced TFT DIM settings > Screen Skins > DIM: R-design menu), motives Ecoand Powerremain unchanged.

1. Temporarily disconnect newly connected cables from the white DIM connector, and connect the original DIM2. Start the engine (SCL the steering lock will now unlock)3. While the engine is running, disconnect the original DIM connector and reconnect the additional wiring, connect the TFT DIM4. Turn the engine off and lock the car5. SCL will NOT turn on again (unless you connect the original DIM). You will not observe any further immobilisation issues.

Upgrade "Adaptive Digital Display" with a 12.3" active FT screen (Thin Film Transistor) for a bigger screen than the standard fitted 8" active TFT screen. It further enhances the car"s exclusive look and makes driving even safer thanks to the clear on-screen information.

The upgrade makes it possible to get "Navigation Advanced" to appear on the 12.3" screen, which is not possible with THE 8" screen. The map is displayed graphically between the gauges, which makes it easier to follow the instructions and find the right way. "Navigation Advanced" displays a zoomed out view when driving straight ahead and zooms in when approaching a junction, at the same time as stating which lane to be in.

With high resolution digital instrumentation, you can adapt your car"s instrumentation layout and interface according to your preferences. The 8" active TFT screen (Thin Film Transistor) gives the interaction between car and driver a new dimension.

Performancehas an uncompromisingly sporty look with red background lighting. The tachometer appears in the centre gauge and a digital speedometer appears in the centre of the display, which reinforces your sense of control. On the right is a power meter that tells you how much power is available and how much is used at that actual time.Part. No.Description

In the Volvo V40, the driver-centric approach is enhanced with a new, fully graphic instrument cluster that allows the driver to personalise instrument layout and the information provided.

The V40 is available with a new, fully graphic instrument cluster. This active TFT (Thin Film Transistor) crystal display brings the interaction between car and driver into a new dimension.

The instrument cluster expresses emotional functionality, always displaying the most important information in any given situation right in front of the driver.

The Eco theme features green background illumination, designed to create an environmentally inspired look. An Eco meter is displayed on the left. The current and accumulated fuel consumption figures are displayed - and the driver is rewarded with a green light when eco-driving is optimal.

The Performance theme has red background illumination, creating a sporty atmosphere. In the centre a tachometer scale replaces the speed scale displayed in the Elegance and Eco versions. Vehicle speed is shown digitally in the centre of the display. The right display includes a power meter - a gauge that informs the driver how much power is available and how much power is being used at any given moment in time.

In Volvo Sensus, all information is presented on a five-inch or seven-inch colour screen in the upper part of the instrument panel. The integrated screen makes it easy for the driver to keep his or her eyes on the road.

"My Car" offers access to a wide range of settings, such as for City Safety, Collision Warning, Pedestrian Detection, Driver Alert System, Active Cruise Control, lighting, door mirrors, climate unit, central locking and audio system.

If the customer chooses a multimedia audio system, Volvo Sensus comes upgraded with the larger seven-inch screen that also displays information and images from the navigation system, phone, reversing camera, DVD player, digital TV and so on.

The Bluetooth connection has been upgraded to allow not only hands-free phone conversations but also music streaming from your preferred Bluetooth-enabled portable music player. Volvo is actually the only brand to offer Bluetooth music streaming throughout the entire vehicle range. Integrated navigation with voice commands is available as an option.

The optional navigation system is integrated into Volvo Sensus. The voice control function allows safe and convenient handsfree use. A new feature is the turn-by-turn guidance, which is presented to the driver in the instrument cluster"s centre dial.

The owner of an all-new Volvo V40 can use a mobile application to stay in touch with the parked car via a smart phone. The mobile application is an extension of Volvo On Call, which originally focused on direct access to a call centre in the event of an accident or other emergency.

Car check. The mobile app performs a "health" check of the car; displaying information about lights, brake fluid level, coolant level, oil level and oil pressure.

"The all-new V40 has the most intuitive driver interface ever in a Volvo. We believe that the ultimate luxury is to own a car that fits you, understands you and evolves together with you. You jump in behind the wheel for the first time. You take a look at the dashboard - and you find everything so functional and obvious that you are ready to take off directly."

"We have focused firmly on creating a solution that is easy to handle and that does not distract the driver from focusing on the road. Volvo is one of the few manufacturers to give the driver access to all infotainment functions via controls in the steering wheel. Our aim is that a high percentage of users will be able to handle these functions without having to use the owner"s manual."

"The new mobile application transforms Volvo On Call from an emergency system into a useful convenience feature. We are convinced that our ambitious plans in this connectivity field will help us attract more and more new customers in the future."

With high resolution digital instrumentation, you can adapt your car"s instrumentation layout and interface according to your preferences. The 8" active TFT screen (Thin Film Transistor) gives the interaction between car and driver a new dimension.

Performancehas an uncompromisingly sporty look with red background lighting. The tachometer appears in the centre gauge and a digital speedometer appears in the centre of the display, which reinforces your sense of control. On the right is a power meter that tells you how much power is available and how much is used at that actual time.Part. No.Description

With high resolution digital instrumentation, you can adapt your car"s instrumentation layout and interface according to your preferences. The 8" active TFT screen (Thin Film Transistor) gives the interaction between car and driver a new dimension.

Performancehas an uncompromisingly sporty look with red background lighting. The tachometer is the center gauge and a digital speedometer is shown the center of the display, reinforcing your sense of control. On the right, there is a power meter that tells you how much engine power is available and how much is used at that actual time.Part. No.Description

Adaptive Cruise Control w/Queue Assist, collision warning w/full auto brake, pedestrian and cyclist detection w/full auto brake and distance alert, Radio: Harman Kardon Premium AM/FM Stereo w/CD, Sensus Connect w/integrated 7" color display, Bluetooth integrated interface including audio streaming, Sirius satellite radio w/6-month subscription, HD Radio, auxiliary audio input, USB and iPod function and audio buttons in steering wheel, Driver Alert Control, lane departure warning and road sign information

A thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD) is a variant of a liquid-crystal display that uses thin-film-transistor technologyactive matrix LCD, in contrast to passive matrix LCDs or simple, direct-driven (i.e. with segments directly connected to electronics outside the LCD) LCDs with a few segments.

In February 1957, John Wallmark of RCA filed a patent for a thin film MOSFET. Paul K. Weimer, also of RCA implemented Wallmark"s ideas and developed the thin-film transistor (TFT) in 1962, a type of MOSFET distinct from the standard bulk MOSFET. It was made with thin films of cadmium selenide and cadmium sulfide. The idea of a TFT-based liquid-crystal display (LCD) was conceived by Bernard Lechner of RCA Laboratories in 1968. In 1971, Lechner, F. J. Marlowe, E. O. Nester and J. Tults demonstrated a 2-by-18 matrix display driven by a hybrid circuit using the dynamic scattering mode of LCDs.T. Peter Brody, J. A. Asars and G. D. Dixon at Westinghouse Research Laboratories developed a CdSe (cadmium selenide) TFT, which they used to demonstrate the first CdSe thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD).active-matrix liquid-crystal display (AM LCD) using CdSe TFTs in 1974, and then Brody coined the term "active matrix" in 1975.high-resolution and high-quality electronic visual display devices use TFT-based active matrix displays.

The liquid crystal displays used in calculators and other devices with similarly simple displays have direct-driven image elements, and therefore a voltage can be easily applied across just one segment of these types of displays without interfering with the other segments. This would be impractical for a large display, because it would have a large number of (color) picture elements (pixels), and thus it would require millions of connections, both top and bottom for each one of the three colors (red, green and blue) of every pixel. To avoid this issue, the pixels are addressed in rows and columns, reducing the connection count from millions down to thousands. The column and row wires attach to transistor switches, one for each pixel. The one-way current passing characteristic of the transistor prevents the charge that is being applied to each pixel from being drained between refreshes to a display"s image. Each pixel is a small capacitor with a layer of insulating liquid crystal sandwiched between transparent conductive ITO layers.

The circuit layout process of a TFT-LCD is very similar to that of semiconductor products. However, rather than fabricating the transistors from silicon, that is formed into a crystalline silicon wafer, they are made from a thin film of amorphous silicon that is deposited on a glass panel. The silicon layer for TFT-LCDs is typically deposited using the PECVD process.

Polycrystalline silicon is sometimes used in displays requiring higher TFT performance. Examples include small high-resolution displays such as those found in projectors or viewfinders. Amorphous silicon-based TFTs are by far the most common, due to their lower production cost, whereas polycrystalline silicon TFTs are more costly and much more difficult to produce.

The twisted nematic display is one of the oldest and frequently cheapest kind of LCD display technologies available. TN displays benefit from fast pixel response times and less smearing than other LCD display technology, but suffer from poor color reproduction and limited viewing angles, especially in the vertical direction. Colors will shift, potentially to the point of completely inverting, when viewed at an angle that is not perpendicular to the display. Modern, high end consumer products have developed methods to overcome the technology"s shortcomings, such as RTC (Response Time Compensation / Overdrive) technologies. Modern TN displays can look significantly better than older TN displays from decades earlier, but overall TN has inferior viewing angles and poor color in comparison to other technology.

Most TN panels can represent colors using only six bits per RGB channel, or 18 bit in total, and are unable to display the 16.7 million color shades (24-bit truecolor) that are available using 24-bit color. Instead, these panels display interpolated 24-bit color using a dithering method that combines adjacent pixels to simulate the desired shade. They can also use a form of temporal dithering called Frame Rate Control (FRC), which cycles between different shades with each new frame to simulate an intermediate shade. Such 18 bit panels with dithering are sometimes advertised as having "16.2 million colors". These color simulation methods are noticeable to many people and highly bothersome to some.gamut (often referred to as a percentage of the NTSC 1953 color gamut) are also due to backlighting technology. It is not uncommon for older displays to range from 10% to 26% of the NTSC color gamut, whereas other kind of displays, utilizing more complicated CCFL or LED phosphor formulations or RGB LED backlights, may extend past 100% of the NTSC color gamut, a difference quite perceivable by the human eye.

In 2004, Hydis Technologies Co., Ltd licensed its AFFS patent to Japan"s Hitachi Displays. Hitachi is using AFFS to manufacture high end panels in their product line. In 2006, Hydis also licensed its AFFS to Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices Corporation.

A technology developed by Samsung is Super PLS, which bears similarities to IPS panels, has wider viewing angles, better image quality, increased brightness, and lower production costs. PLS technology debuted in the PC display market with the release of the Samsung S27A850 and S24A850 monitors in September 2011.

TFT dual-transistor pixel or cell technology is a reflective-display technology for use in very-low-power-consumption applications such as electronic shelf labels (ESL), digital watches, or metering. DTP involves adding a secondary transistor gate in the single TFT cell to maintain the display of a pixel during a period of 1s without loss of image or without degrading the TFT transistors over time. By slowing the refresh rate of the standard frequency from 60 Hz to 1 Hz, DTP claims to increase the power efficiency by multiple orders of magnitude.

Due to the very high cost of building TFT factories, there are few major OEM panel vendors for large display panels. The glass panel suppliers are as follows:

External consumer display devices like a TFT LCD feature one or more analog VGA, DVI, HDMI, or DisplayPort interface, with many featuring a selection of these interfaces. Inside external display devices there is a controller board that will convert the video signal using color mapping and image scaling usually employing the discrete cosine transform (DCT) in order to convert any video source like CVBS, VGA, DVI, HDMI, etc. into digital RGB at the native resolution of the display panel. In a laptop the graphics chip will directly produce a signal suitable for connection to the built-in TFT display. A control mechanism for the backlight is usually included on the same controller board.

The low level interface of STN, DSTN, or TFT display panels use either single ended TTL 5 V signal for older displays or TTL 3.3 V for slightly newer displays that transmits the pixel clock, horizontal sync, vertical sync, digital red, digital green, digital blue in parallel. Some models (for example the AT070TN92) also feature input/display enable, horizontal scan direction and vertical scan direction signals.

New and large (>15") TFT displays often use LVDS signaling that transmits the same contents as the parallel interface (Hsync, Vsync, RGB) but will put control and RGB bits into a number of serial transmission lines synchronized to a clock whose rate is equal to the pixel rate. LVDS transmits seven bits per clock per data line, with six bits being data and one bit used to signal if the other six bits need to be inverted in order to maintain DC balance. Low-cost TFT displays often have three data lines and therefore only directly support 18 bits per pixel. Upscale displays have four or five data lines to support 24 bits per pixel (truecolor) or 30 bits per pixel respectively. Panel manufacturers are slowly replacing LVDS with Internal DisplayPort and Embedded DisplayPort, which allow sixfold reduction of the number of differential pairs.

The bare display panel will only accept a digital video signal at the resolution determined by the panel pixel matrix designed at manufacture. Some screen panels will ignore the LSB bits of the color information to present a consistent interface (8 bit -> 6 bit/color x3).

With analogue signals like VGA, the display controller also needs to perform a high speed analog to digital conversion. With digital input signals like DVI or HDMI some simple reordering of the bits is needed before feeding it to the rescaler if the input resolution doesn"t match the display panel resolution.

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As with all Volvos the powertrain offer is based on the Drive-E 2.0 litre turbo- and super-charged engines designed and built in Sweden at Volvo’s engine factory in Skövde.

The XC60 offers a full range of connectivity options that include Volvo On Call, a phone-based app that allows you to control certain features in your car, such as pre-heating, locking and unlocking, navigation and vehicle location services. Volvo On Call now works with wearables such as Apple Watch and Android Wear and also has Windows 10 compatibility, meaning that Volvo On Call can now be operated from your PC as well as your smartphone.

As with any Volvo, safety comes as standard. The XC60 comes with one of the most comprehensive standard safety offers available in the segment, including City Safety, which offers a range of collision avoidance and mitigation functionalities including pedestrian and cyclist detection. A range of optional safety and convenience systems are also available in the 60 Series cars.

The XC60 buyer can also specify a sport seat that retains this traditional comfort and makes a perfect addition to the in-command feel of a true driver’s car.

The XC60 R-Design chassis is stiffer than the standard car and has more dynamic driving properties – without compromising ride comfort. The shock absorber springs and anti-roll bars are adjusted and tuned to be firmer and more balanced. The result is improved control and a sportier, road-hugging drive.

The Digital Display theme colours are also echoed in the connected infotainment system Sensus Connect. It features a user interface with a number of innovative functions offering customers a fully connected experience.

One of the most widely appreciated features related to the Sensus offer, Volvo On Call, allows Volvo drivers to communicate directly with their car via a smartphone application to lock, unlock, check fuel levels, pre-heat, pre-cool, locate and check mileage on the car.

The Active High Beam Control eliminates the need to switch between low and high beam. Instead, Active High Beam Control makes it possible keep the headlights on high beam continuously.

New advanced software, including more rapid vision processing, made it possible to extend Volvo Cars’ detection and auto brake technology to cover certain cyclist situations as well.

The XC60 features a City Safety system that is active at speeds up to 50 km/h. The car automatically brakes if the driver fails to react in time when the vehicle in front slows down or stops – or if the car is approaching a stationary vehicle too fast.

Another innovative option for driving in the dark is the low-speed Cornering Light feature. As an extension of the current Active Bending Light system, it lights up the area the driver is steering towards for safer manoeuvring.

Road Sign Information supports the driver by displaying road signs in the instrument display. Road Sign Information can be combined with the Speed Alert function, which provides the driver with a visual warning in the speedometer if the speed limit is exceeded.

Therefore it’s a symbolic and not just pretty backdrop for the vehicle we’re driving – the latest Volvo XC60. The Swedish company barely survived a rather dismal rule under Ford, their product line dwindling until they were barely eking out an existence. Salvation came in the form of Chinese automaker Geely, under whom Volvo has enjoyed at least a renaissance if not a return to autonomy.

The XC60 and the XC90 crossovers helped keep Volvo afloat during the lean times. Under Geely’s ownership a new generation of vehicles based on the Scalable Product Architecture was developed, and the first of those, the 2016 XC90, won North America’s Truck of the Year award. Then came the S90 sedan, which was also well-received, and Volvo’s profits tripled. By 2018, they’ll open their first US factory in North Carolina, and hope to sell more than 800,000 vehicles by 2020.

And now, Volvo’s compact XC60 is the fourth vehicle to join the next-generation lineup. The second-generation XC60 is one of Volvo’s top sellers – and the best-selling crossover in Europe – despite having languished as a decade-old design in this red-hot, super-competitive segment. Despite obvious similarities to its larger sibling, including shared powertrains, Volvo insists their new compact crossover isn’t just a pared-down XC90. The theme is “inspired confidence, versus the XC90’s relaxed confidence,” said chassis lead engineer Egbert Bakker.

The two vehicles share modular platforms and powertrains, but the XC60 is part of their strategy to expand their demographic with more aggressive exterior styling, and more engaging driving dynamics. Volvo predicts it will be a high-conquest vehicle, with 60 percent of its potential buyers being new to the brand.

A more raked A-pillar allowed the nose to be lengthened, imparting a racier look to the XC60’s profile. The wider platform not only imparts a sportier stance, but adds length and width to cabin space. Lines are clean and crisp, culminating in a tidy rear end framed by large vertical tail lamps. Overall, it’s a quietly handsome, refined look that should remain fresh without any overt styling flourishes.

Underhood are the same engines found in the XC90: the T5 turbo-charged four-cylinder producing 250 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque; the T6 turbo and super-charged four-cylinder making 316 hp and 295 lb-ft; and the T8, which is basically a T6 mated to a pair of electric motors and a lithium-ion battery to produce 400 hp and 472 lb-ft of torque. Although a front-wheel-drive T5 will follow in other markets, all XC60s offered in Canada will be Borg-Warner (Haldex) all-wheel drive only.

Of course, safety has long been Volvo’s mantra, their “Vision 2020” statement claiming that “by 2020, no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car”.

While thoroughly impractical for families, pets and Canadian winters, the creamy leather combined with the panoramic sunroof imparted a light and airy, ethereal feel to the cabin. The premium crossover segment is a tough arena with such competitors as Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Jaguar F-Pace et al. and the XC60 Inscription raises the bar for interior quality.

There’s a simplicity to the instrumentation that’s quite compelling, although the vertical iPad-style interface has a bit of a learning curve to master. Between the gauges is a customizable TFT display, and the driver can choose to have navigation, entertainment, fuel, or other information at a glance. Worth noting is the head-up display (HUD), which was clearly visible through polarized sunglasses, relaying navigation instructions, speed limits and even radar camera warnings.

Not only is it lovely, but the cabin is an exceedingly quiet place to be. On the busy motorways, wind, noise and vibration were kept to a minimum, and the engine was so quiet we wondered if there was an active noise cancellation system employed – there isn’t. The chassis makes use of plenty of high-strength steel and noise-absorbing insulation. While base models are equipped with a double-wishbone front and integral-link rear suspension augmented with a horizontal composite leaf spring, ours boasted the optional $2,350 Air Suspension with driver-selectable active dampers.

We enjoyed some fast-paced cornering in the foothills beneath Monserrat, where the XC60’s firm yet supple suspension kept it stable through the twists, yet comfortable over harsh pavement. Steering is accurate with good, on-centre feel, and there’s enough power from the T6 turbo to propel the 2,500 kg vehicle quite nicely – and with both turbo- and super-charger working together there’s next to no discernible lag. Observed fuel consumption was 11.5 L/100 km over about 200 km of mixed driving – predominantly with Sport Mode employed. More parsimonious drivers have the option of using “Eco Mode” to keep the fuel numbers down.

While it certainly feels more playful than its larger sibling, the XC60 doesn’t have the truly engaging performance dynamics of the Porsche Macan GTS. It’s more competent than actually sporty.

The XC60’s $45,900 buy-in makes it one of the best values in its segment, but add on some options and the price soars as quickly as any of its premium German competitors. While Volvo predicts the T6 Inscription should be the volume seller, the Momentum’s low price and high list of standard safety and comfort features make it an equally compelling option.

Single Options:Metallic Paint: $900, 4-corner Air Suspension with 4-corner active chassis $2,350, Graphical HUD$1,150, Bowers & Wilkins Sound System $3,250, Tailored dashboard $1,500, 20” 5-double spoke tech black diamond alloy wheels $1,000, 21-inch triple spoke matte black diamond alloy wheels $1,000.

Single Options:Metallic paint: $900,Graphical HUD$1,150, Bowers & Wilkins Sound System $3,250. On R-Design only: 4-corner Air Suspension with 4-corner active chassis $2,350, , Tailored dashboard $1,500, 21” 5-double spoke tech black diamond alloy wheels $1,000,