In general, the alternator is the most important component of the Volvo S60 that is keeping the battery recharged for running the electrical systems effectively. Moreover, the alternator can be failed due to numerous reasons. When the alternator is failed, it can affect the functions of the car in different ways. If the alternator is going bad, then you will notice the signs defined in the following slide in your Volvo S60.

1. HOW TO TELL IF
YOUR VOLVO S60
ALTERNATOR IS
GOING BAD IN
BIRMINGHAM?

2. AN ALTERNATOR WORKS WITH THE BATTERY TO
CHARGE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS OF VOLVO
S60.

3. WHEN THE BATTERY IS OFF, THE ALTERNATOR
KEEPS THE CAR ALIVE WHILE RUNNING THE
ENGINE.

4. ALTERNATOR PROVIDES
POWER TO MOST OF THE
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
WHILE YOU'RE DRIVING
AROUND INCLUDING:
• ELECTRIC STEERING
• Dashboard instruments
• Headlights
• Windshield wipers

5. MOREOVER, A BAD
ALTERNATOR CAN AFFECT
YOUR VOLVO IN MANY WAYS.

6. THE FOLLOWING SIGNS HELP
YOU TO DETERMINE THE BAD
ALTERNATOR IN YOUR VOLVO
S60.

7. UNUSUAL NOISES

8. AN ALTERNATOR HAS A LOT
OF MOVING PARTS THAT
SPIN WHEN IT’S WORKING
CORRECTLY.

9. IF ONE OF THESE PARTS
BREAKS OFF, YOU MAY
HEAR SOME UNUSUAL
SOUNDS.

10. ELECTRIC FAILURES

11. THUS, THE ALTERNATOR
IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE
OF ELECTRICAL POWER
IN YOUR CAR.

12. WHEN THE ALTERNATOR
STARTS TO WORK
INEFFECTIVELY, IT COULD
CAUSE ELECTRICAL
FAILURES SUCH AS:
• MALFUNCTIONED POWER
WINDOWS
• Damaged power locks
• Failed heated seats
• Bad windshield wipers

13. FLICKERING
HEADLIGHTS

14. DIMMING HEADLIGHTS INDICATE THAT THE
ALTERNATOR IS STARTING TO MALFUNCTION.

15. BESIDES FLICKERING,
YOUR HEADLIGHTS
MAY ALSO BEGIN TO
WEAKEN OR GROW
DIM.

16. STARTING
DIFFICULTIES

17. IF YOUR CAR WON’T START OR TURNING OVER
SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STARTING,
CHECK THE ALTERNATOR.

18. DUE TO A BAD ALTERNATOR,
THE VOLTAGE CAN GO BELOW
OR ABOVE THE SPECIFIED
LEVELS.

19. DEAD BATTERY

20. AN ALTERNATOR CAN
REPLENISH THE POWER OF THE
BATTERY IN YOUR VOLVO S60.

21. A BATTERY THAT SEEMS TO BE WEAK OR HAS
DIED MAY MEAN YOUR ALTERNATOR IS
GOING BAD.

22. CONCLUSION

23. WHEN THE ALTERNATOR
OF THE VOLVO IS
GOING BAD, YOU’LL
NEED TO HAVE IT
TESTED.

24. TEST THE VOLVO S60 BY A
TRAINED MECHANIC FOR
FIXING THE ALTERNATOR
EFFECTIVELY.

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