ADVERTORIAL Spo n s o r e d b y Volvo
Volvo Trucks’ Remote Programming
increases truck uptime, reduces
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cle’s decision maker.
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equates to about $1,100 in re-captured
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updates due to cost or inconvenience
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we implement to meet our customer
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and capabilities we’ve developed over
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Volvo Trucks customers use the vehi-
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and parameter updates. The service is
available in all Model Year 2018 Volvo
trucks equipped with Volvo’s Remote
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possible wherever over-the-air where
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able, the driver and the truck decision-
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and a package is transmitted to the
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location, engage the parking brake and
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driver and the decision-maker will get
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that the process is complete and the
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certain vehicle parameters such as
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approach.
To learn more about Remote
Programming visit volvotrucks.
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