2023 Volvo C40 Recharge Locking and unlocking
Keys
- The car’s physical keys are available in different variants. The car detects when a key is in the front part of the passenger compartment, and the car can then be started.
- Available key types are standard key, Key Tag, and Care Key.
- The standard key and Care Key are equipped with buttons. Additional keys to the number included as standard can be ordered. For cars equipped with keyless locking and unlocking, a slightly smaller, lighter, and button-less key (Key Tag) can be purchased as an accessory.
- To start the car, a key needs to be within the front part of the passenger compartment.
- For cars equipped with keyless locking and unlocking (Passive Entry) the key can be anywhere in the car to start the car.
- These keys can be linked to different user profiles to save personal preferences in the car.
Warning
- The key contains a button cell battery. Keep new and used batteries out of the reach of children. If someone swallows a battery it may cause serious injury.
- If damage is discovered, e.g. if the battery cover cannot be closed properly, then the product should not be used. Keep defective products out of the reach of children.
Standard key and its buttons
The key has four buttons – one on the left-hand side and three on the right-hand side.
Locking- One press on the button locks the car and arms the alarm.
- One long press closes all windows as well as the panoramic roof.
Unlocking- One press on the button unlocks the car and disarms the alarm.
- One long press opens all windows simultaneously. This can be used, for example, to quickly air a hot car before getting into it.
Tailgate- One press on the button disarms the alarm and unlocks the tailgate.
- On cars with power-operated tailgates, the tailgate is opened or closed with one long press. An acoustic warning signal sounds when the tailgate is opened or closed.
Panic functionWarningWatch out for the risk of crashing when opening and closing.
- Always operate with caution.
- Do not allow children to play with the controls.
- Never leave children alone in the car.
- Remember that the power windows can also be operated even if key has been removed from the car, as long as the seat sensor detects that the driver’s seat is occupied. The driver’s door must be open and the driver’s seat unoccupied in order to switch off the power to the power windows. The power windows can be reactivated via the center display, even if the key has been removed from the car and the seat sensor does not detect that the driver’s seat is occupied.
- Never put an object or part of the body through the windows, even if the car’s electrical system is fully disconnected.
NoteA key that has been locked in the car is temporarily deactivated and cannot be used before the car has been unlocked using another valid key.
Button-less key (Key Tag)
A Key Tag can be ordered as an accessory for cars equipped with the keyless locking and unlocking function. Starting and keyless locking and unlocking work in the same way as with the standard key. The key is waterproof to a depth of approx. 10 meters (30 feet) for up to 60 minutes. It does not have to extend key blade, and the battery cannot be replaced.
Care Key
NoteThe speed limit function with Care Key will be made available through a planned software update.
You can set a speed limit that is active when the Care Key is used. The limitation is intended to encourage the car to be driven in a safe manner, e.g. when being loaned out.
If the active key is removed from the car
If the key is removed from the car when the engine is running, the warning message, The car key is not detected. See Owner’s Manual for more information., is shown in the driver display and an acoustic reminder sounds when the last door is closed.
The message disappears when the key is returned to the car, followed by a press of the right-hand keypad’s O button, or when all of the doors have been closed.
Interference
Key functions for keyless starting and keyless locking and unlocking can be disrupted by electromagnetic fields and screening.
NoteAvoid storing the car’s keys close to metal objects or electronics (e.g. mobile phones, tablets, laptops or chargers). Preferably no closer than 10-15 cm (4-6 inches). If there is still interference – use the key’s detachable key blade to unlock. Then place the key in the back-up reader in the tunnel console’s storage compartment to disarm the alarm and allow the car to be started.
NoteWhen the key shall be read by the back-up reader, make sure that the area is separate from other nearby car keys, metal objects and electronics (e.g. mobile phones, tablets, laptops or chargers). These objects may disrupt the functions.
Press the button to lock the car.
The driver’s door must be closed for the lock sequence to be activated. If any of the other doors or the tailgate is open, then these are not locked and their alarms armed until they are closed. The alarm’s movement detectors are activated when all the doors and the tailgate are closed and locked.
NoteA key that has been locked in the car is temporarily deactivated and cannot be used before the car has been unlocked using another valid key.
Locking when the tailgate is open
Note
If the car has been locked while the tailgate is open, be careful not to leave the key in the cargo area when the tailgate is closed.
Press the button to unlock the car.
Automatic relocking
If none of the doors or the tailgate is opened within 2 minutes of unlocking, they have locked automatically. This function prevents the car from being left unlocked unintentionally.
If the key is not working
If the key’s buttons stop working then its battery may be discharged – in which case, replace the battery or use the detachable key blade.
Settings for unlocking
- Press in the center display.
- Press Controls.
- Select setting for unlocking.
- There is a button on the key to unlocking the tailgate only.
- Press the key’s button.
- The tailgate is unlocked but remains closed.
- The side doors are still locked and the alarm is armed. The lock and alarm indicator on the instrument panel extinguish in order to show that the entire car is not locked.
- You can open the tailgate by gripping the rubberized pressure plate underneath its lower edge.
- If the tailgate is not opened within 2 minutes then it is relocked and the alarm is re-armed.
Power-operated tailgate
- Hold the key’sbutton depressed for a couple of seconds.
- The tailgate is unlocked and opened, while the side doors remain locked and their alarm functions armed.
If the system for the power-operated tailgate works continuously for a long time, it is deactivated in order not to overload it. It can be used again after a few minutes.
Locking and unlocking with the detachable key blade
Unlocking with the key blade
Note
- When the door is unlocked using the key blade and is then opened, the alarm is triggered. The alarm must be deactivated manually – it may be a good idea to read that section before opening the car.
Pull out the front door’s handle on the left-hand side of the car to its end position.
Insert the key.
Turn clockwise 45 degrees so that the key is pointing straight back.
Turn the key back 45 degrees to its starting position and remove it.- The door can be opened using the handle.
Locking with the key blade
- The left-hand front door can be locked using the detachable key blade.
- Other doors have a lock reset on the end face that must be pressed in using the key blade. Then they are mechanically locked against opening from the outside but can be opened from the inside.
- Manual locking of the door. Not to be mixed up with child locks.
- Remove the detachable key blade from the key with buttons.
- Insert the key blade in the hole for lock reset.
- Press in the key until it bottoms – approximately 12 mm (0.5 inches).
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The door can be opened from both the outside and the inside. |
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The door is blocked from opening from the outside. To return to position A, the inner door handle must be opened. |
Note
- A door’s lock reset only locks that particular door – not all doors simultaneously.
- A manually locked rear door with an enabled child lock cannot be opened from either inside or outside. Unlocking is possible using the buttons on the key, the central locking button, the keyless locking system or by using the Volvo Cars app.
Automatic locking when driving
- When the car starts to drive, the doors and tailgate are locked automatically for safety reasons.
- The doors can still be opened from the inside during automatic locking when driving. Either all doors are unlocked, or just the door being opened, depending on the lock settings.
You will need to use the child lock to prevent a rear door from being opened from inside the car.
In the event of a collision, the car unlocks all doors for safety reasons. This only happens if any of the safety systems have been deployed.
Setting the max. opening for electrically operated tailgate
To adjust max. opening
- Open the tailgate manually – and stop it in the desired opening position.
- Press and hold the button on the bottom of the tailgate for approx. 3 seconds.
- Two acoustic signals sound to indicate that the set position has been saved.
It is not possible to program an opening position lower than half-open tailgate.
Reset max opening
- Open the tailgate manually to the fully open position.
- Press and hold the button on the bottom of the tailgate for approx. 3 seconds.
- Two acoustic signals sound to indicate that the set position has been cleared.
Locking and unlocking from inside the car
There are more lock buttons on the inside of the car. You can also use the door handles to unlock from the inside.
Central locking
The front door buttons for central locking lock or unlock the whole car.
Press the button to unlock all side doors and the tailgate.
Unlocking with the front door handles
- Pull out and release one of the internal handles on the front side doors.
- The car is unlocked. Only the selected door is unlocked, or all of the doors, depending on settings.
- Press the button – both front doors must be closed.
- All doors and the tailgate are locked.
Locking using a button in the rear door
- Locking button with indicator lamp in the rear door.
- The rear door lock buttons lock their respective rear door.
Unlocking a rear door with the door handle
- Pull the opening handle.
- The rear door is unlocked and opened.
Unlocking the tailgate from the inside of the car
The tailgate can be unlocked from inside the car using a button beside the steering wheel on the instrument panel.
Press the button on the instrument panel.- The tailgate is unlocked and can be opened from the outside.
- With the power-operated tailgate option:
- Hold the instrument panel’s button depressed for a couple of seconds.
- The tailgate is opened.
If the system for the power-operated tailgate works continuously for a long time, it is deactivated in order not to overload it. It can be used again after a few minutes
Locking and unlocking
The options are:
- with the key’s buttons
- using the detachable key blade (if the battery in the key is discharged)
- keyless (the car detects that a key is within range)
- from the inside of the car with the door handles and lock buttons
- with the Volvo Cars app
- automatic locking when the car is driven.
NoteIn the event of a collision, the car unlocks all doors for safety reasons. This only happens if any of the safety systems have deployed.
Activating and deactivating child safety locks
The child lock can be either manual or electrical.
Manual child lock
Manual child lock. Not to be confused with manual door locks.
Use the key’s detachable key blade to turn the knob.
| The door is blocked against opening from the inside. | |
| The door can be opened from both the outside and the inside. |
Note
- A door’s knob control only blocks that particular door – not both rear doors simultaneously.
- Cars with an electric child safety lock do not have a manual child lock.
Electric child lock
The electric child lock can be activated and deactivated in all ignition positions above 0. Activation and deactivation can be performed up to 2 minutes after switching off the car, provided that no door is opened.
Activation and deactivation button.
Rear child safety lock enabled
When the lamp in the button is illuminated, the child safety lock is enabled.
If the child lock is activated when the car is switched off, it will remain activated the next time the car is started.
- Rear doors cannot be opened from the inside.
- Rear power windows can only be operated from the driver’s door.
Rear child safety lock disabled
When the lamp in the button is not illuminated, the child safety lock is disabled.
- Rear doors can be opened from the inside and power windows operated from the rear seat.
Symbols and messages
| Symbol | Message | Specification |
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Rear child lock activated | The child lock is activated. |
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Rear child lock deactivated | The child lock is deactivated. |
Lock confirmation
Exterior indication
Locking
- The car’s hazard warning flashers indicate locking by flashing and retracting the door mirrors.
Unlocking
- The car’s hazard warning flashers indicate unlocking by two flashes and extending the door mirrors.
All doors, the tailgate, and the bonnet must be closed for the car to indicate that it is locked. If locking takes place with just the driver door closed, locking will take place but the lock indication with hazard warning flashers will only take place when all doors, the tailgate, and the bonnet have been closed.
Lock and alarm indicator on the instrument panel
The indicator for locks and alarm is located in the center of the instrument panel, close to the windscreen.
The lock and alarm indicator shows the status of the locking system:
- A long flash indicates locking.
- Short flashes indicate that the car is locked.
- Rapid flashes after disarming the alarm indicating that the alarm has been triggered.
- The inside of the car is equipped with lock buttons that include a lock symbol and a lock indicator lamp.
All of the doors are locked when the indicator lamps for the front doors are illuminated. The lamps are extinguished if any car door is opened.- The rear door indicator lamps are extinguished if a rear door is unlocked.
Other indication
Depending on the car’s settings, functions such as home safety light and guiding light, as well as automatic retraction and extension of door mirrors, can indicate locking or unlocking.
Lock indication setting
- Press in the center display.
- Press Controls.
- Choose to activate or deactivate confirmation for locking/unlocking.