Process overview

1. A Sensus cloud connected vehicle detects a repair need. Information is displayed in DIM and Sensus Connect.

A Sensus cloud connected vehicle detects a functional problem on a system and a warning light function lights up in the vehicle's DIM.

Simultaneously, a pop-up in Sensus Connect informs the customer that repair is required, and an offer to be contacted by the preferred dealer is displayed.

2. The customer makes a choice in Sensus Connect

 

The customer is able to answer in one of the following ways:

Yes	By selecting this option, the customer accepts to be contacted by the dealer to get a workshop appointment proposal. The warning light function will still remain on until the vehicle has been repaired.
No	By selecting this option, the customer does not accept to be contacted by the dealer and no workshop booking request will be sent. The warning light function in the vehicle's DIM will remain on until the vehicle has been repaired. The customer will not be prompted again.
Postpone	By selecting this option, the question is repeated at next driving cycle.

ð	The customer accepts to be contacted by the dealer.

3. The customer approves data transfer in Sensus Connect

All customers own the data their vehicles create and data will be transferred to Volvo Cars by the use of the customers' phone or vehicle P-SIM connection. For each service cycle, the customer will be asked for agreement to use the current phone or P-SIM connection. These data transfers consist of a data volume of about 500 kilobytes.

ð	The customer is asked to accept data transfer to Volvo Cars and gives approval. The question will not appear again until another service cycle is initiated.

4. The customer sends the workshop booking request to the dealer

The vehicle sends a workshop booking request and State Of Health data to the dealer. The customer receives a confirmation message in Sensus Connect, at My Volvo ownership website and by email, confirming that the workshop booking request was successfully delivered. The workshop booking request confirmation also states that the customer will be contacted by the dealer within 2* working days. However, the dealer should always react as quickly as possible on workshop booking requests in order to serve the customer in the best possible way.

* Configurable per market and will be configurable per dealer at later stage.

Note

Note

The specified time frame is the dealer's promise to the customer which must be kept in any circumstances, in order not to disappoint the customer. The Workshop Appointment Management functionalities support the dealer not to forget any customers. An email is sent to the dealer's service manager/department in case a booking request has not been picked up and processed from the Actions list on the Appointments tab within 24 hours*.

* Configurable per market.

5. The dealer receives the workshop booking request

The customer's preferred dealer opens the Appointments tab in VIDA on a regular basis to check if there are any newly arrived customer requests. In the Actions list, which is displayed by default, the dealer sees the customer's request.

6. The dealer plans the work

The dealer looks at the customer's request by clicking the Appointment ID in the Appointments tab. The Manage appointment page opens in a new browser window. On this page the dealer checks customer details, vehicle mileage, appointments history etc.

The dealer then clicks VIEW CONNECTED VEHICLE DATA to view the vehicle's state of health details.

The dealer then returns to the Appointments tab and sets the vehicle as vehicle profile by using the Select button in order to check potential need of quality bulletins (QBs) related to the vehicle.

If the dealer has the Operations and Packages functionality included in the VIDA subscription and if there is any open work order in the DMS, this is done by using the work list. The QBs are automatically shown for the current VIN and all QB related information is added easily.

Without the Operations and Packages functionalities, this work must be carried out manually. For further information and guidance regarding these functionalities in VIDA, see VIDA Menu Pricing/VST.

Having finalised this step, all relevant information for the repair of the vehicle, as well as time to be planned in the workshop planning system, is calculated by the dealer.

7. The dealer plans the appointment

Knowing the work and time required to be allocated in the workshop, the next step for the dealer is to check the workshop planning system. The dealer picks a suitable day and time for the workshop appointment based on workshop capacity.

8. The dealer creates a workshop appointment proposal

The dealer goes back to the Appointments tab in VIDA and clicks the Appointment ID. The relevant data for the proposal is entered in the appointment template. If the dealer used the work list in VIDA to prepare the work order, the content for the appointment proposal can be filled by copy/paste from the work list.

9. The dealer sends service appointment proposal to the customer

The dealer clicks SUBMIT and the proposal is sent to the customer.

Note

Note

Proposals are always sent to the customer's vehicle and My Volvo ownership website. The customer also receives an information email, containing a link to My Volvo ownership website.

The dealer closes the Manage appointment window by clicking the CLOSE button. Back at the Appointments tab, the customer/vehicle has now been transferred from the Actions list to the Pending list.

10. The customer receives the service appointment proposal

 

The customer receives the service appointment proposal and is able to respond via Sensus Connect in the vehicle or via My Volvo ownership website.

In Sensus Connect, the customer is given four alternatives:

Accept proposal	By selecting this option, the customer accepts the proposal.
Decline proposal	By selecting this option, the customer withdraws the workshop appointment request. If the proposal is declined, the service light and message in the vehicle's DIM is automatically turned back on.
Request a new proposal	By selecting this option, the customer requests another time for the workshop appointment. If the customer requests a new proposal, the dealer must first find a new time slot in the workshop planning system (see step 7) before proceeding.
Postpone	By selecting this option, the proposal is repeated to the customer during the next driving cycle.

 

At My Volvo ownership website, the customer is given three alternatives:

Accept	By selecting this option, the customer accepts the proposal.
Delete	By selecting this option, the customer withdraws the workshop appointment request. If the proposal is declined, the service light and message in the vehicle's DIM is automatically turned back on.
Reply	By selecting this option, the customer requests another time for the workshop appointment. If the customer requests a new proposal, the dealer must first find a new time slot in the workshop planning system (see step 7) before proceeding.

Note

Note

All responses on booking proposals (not postpone) are directly sent back to the dealer and appears in the Actions list.

ð	The customer accepts the proposal in Sensus Connect and the response is sent to the dealer.

11. The dealer receives the accepted service appointment proposal

The dealer opens the Appointments tab in VIDA. In the Actions list the dealer sees that the customer has accepted the proposal.

The dealer clicks the Appointment ID and selects Confirm appointment from the drop-down menu in the Manage appointment window. By clicking SUBMIT, the dealer confirms the agreed booking and work to be performed.

ð	The booking is transferred from the Actions list to the Planned list.
	When the booking is confirmed, it is important to secure that the provisionally booked time in the workshop is confirmed. The dealer must also make sure that the workshop planning and the work order was established and finalised before the proposal was sent. All necessary parts must be available or otherwise ordered.

12. The customer is reminded about the service appointment

Based on customer settings in My Volvo ownership website, Sensus Connect will display an appointment reminder to the customer 1 to 4 days before the day of the service appointment. This reminder will also reach the customer by an email with a link to My Volvo ownership website. On the day of the service appointment, Sensus Connect will remind the customer again, every time the engine is started.

13. The customer is guided to the workshop

If the vehicle is equipped with Sensus Navigation, the customer can choose to be guided by Sensus Navigation when driving the vehicle to the workshop.

14. The dealer performs the planned work on the vehicle

When the vehicle arrives at the workshop, the dealer performs the work on the vehicle according to what has been agreed and planned with the customer. When everything is done, the dealer resets the service light as part of the normal service routine*.

* Only applicable for service appointments.

15. The dealer closes the case

As a final step, when all work is completed and the vehicle has been picked up by the customer, the dealer opens the Appointments tab. The dealer then selects the customer/vehicle on the Planned list and clicks the Appointment ID. This opens the Manage appointment window. The dealer closes the case by selecting Finalize appointment from the drop-down menu and then clicking SUBMIT.

ð	By doing this, the appointment is removed from the Planned list but the customer/vehicle is still available on the Workshop Customers tab if the primary driver of the vehicle has selected the dealer as preferred dealer.
	All information about earlier appointments is available in the overview of appointments on the Workshop Appointment Management pages.