Under bonnet (hood) engine light on a 960 ?

It's a '95 960 - UK spec, low headlights.

There's supposed to be a bonnet light on this thing, but it's not
working and I can't see it anywhere! There's a plunger switch on the
car just by the RHS of the radiator header tank, but no sign of a light
itself.

Do I have one? Where's it hiding? Or is the manual just being flakey?

 

Hello Andy!

I know such a light from my 89' 244, but I never found one in my current
97' 964. But I have to admit, I never searched hard. It's mentioned in
the manual? Will have a look into it.

Perhaps it's an extra?

Bye,
Vitus (964, model 97, delivered 7/96)

 

On my 1994 940 no bonnet light also. Purchased a utility light for
$6.00 USD with a built in switch, works very well.

 

My 240 had one right in the middle of the edge of the hood closest to
the windshield. It didn't operate with a plunger switch, though, it
had a mercury tilt-switch.

My 1989 760 GLE had one in the same place but (the price of progress?)
my 1995 850 GLT does not have one. It was one of the great little
touches that set Volvo apart from other car makers.

So it may well be that the printing of manual is not entirely aligned
with the updates to the car design.

Good luck!
blurp

 

FYI, my US-spec 1991 944 T (assembled in Canada) had under hood light
controlled by a mercury switch. My US-spec 1994 964 (assembled in
Sweden) has no under hood light.