Dash Cup Holder

Just got a new S60 D5 and didn't have the telephone pack.. Instead there is a "Cup Holder" which to me is a complete waste of space... Not even sensible to hold a mobile phone either --- Can it be removed and leave a nice clean hole??? or is there a bit of kit that can replace this silly cup holder -- with something that can hold a mobile phone.. BTW I have managed to remove the other two cup holders from the central box... Help please Maurice

As far as I know its the cup holder or the phone & no other options............its a pretty decent cup holder though. Cheers Dave

I think it's a stupid place to put it as well. Sure you shouldn't be drinking/eating when driving but it's so easy to cover the controls in your favourite beverage! Vipes

The centre console is the same on LHD & RHD cars, so its location is fine if your steering wheel is on the wrong side (if you have the phone it makes sense on a LHD car). AFAIK the cupholder itself is an accessory (as with the ones in the armrest) that for some reason VCUK have decided we must have as standard - I've seen pics of US cars that have a cubby-hole where the cup holder/phone. Found this link for installing the cup-holder and it refers to removing the "centre console locker" I assume a "locker" (strange name as it's not locakable) may be available from Volvo.

thanks for the info Graeme but I don't think that link works -- well for me it don't.. would be interesting to see it.. Maurice

Yes, that link no longer works. Pity as it gives great info.

Looks like they changed the link again as it worked when I first put it up back in July - although the main site seems to work OK. Have uploaded the instructions as PDF:

Cup holder 

best thing about this cup holder is that you can put a cup in it when your trying to change a bulb as the rest of the car is not so well designed