2023 Volvo XC90 Key Owners Manual

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.

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 function

The panic function is used to attract attention in an emergency. Press and hold the button for at least 3 seconds or press it twice within 3 seconds to activate the car’s direction indicators and the horn. The function can be turned off with the same button once it has been active for at least 5 seconds. Otherwise, it is deactivated automatically after 3 minutes.

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 the key blade, and the battery cannot be replaced.

Car Key

If the active key is removed from the car

Interference

Key functions for keyless starting and keyless locking and unlocking can be disrupted by electromagnetic fields and screening.

If there is still interference – use the key’s detachable key blade to unlock. Then place the key in the backup reader in the cup holder to disarm the alarm and allow the car to be started.

Note

When the key shall be read by the backup reader, make sure that the cup holder 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.

Ordering additional keys

If a key is lost or you need more keys than the standard number, it is possible to order new keys. If the car is equipped with keyless locking and unlocking a button-less key (Key Tag) can also be ordered.
A total of twelve keys can be programmed and used for one single car. If additional keys are ordered, additional driver profiles are added – one per new key. This also applies to the key tag.

If you lose a key

If you lose a key then a new one can be ordered through a Volvo dealer or an authorized Volvo workshop. The code of the missing key must be erased from the system as a theft prevention measure. Access to all remaining keys is required during a workshop visit.

Replacing the battery in the key

The battery in the key can be replaced when it has discharged. The service life of the battery depends on how much the key is used. The Key Tag battery cannot be replaced.

Note

All batteries have a limited service life and must eventually be replaced (this does not apply to Key Tag). The service life of the battery varies depending on how often the vehicle/key is used.

The key’s battery needs to be replaced when the information symbol is illuminated and The car key battery is low. See Owner’s Manual for replacement. the message is shown in the driver display.
Another sign that the battery level is low is decreased range for the key.
The battery in the Key tag (Key Tag) cannot be replaced. When the battery is discharged, a new Key tag can be ordered from an authorized Volvo workshop.

Important

Hand in a discharged Key Tag to an authorized Volvo workshop where it can be deleted from the car’s system. The key can still be used to start the car via backup start when the battery has been discharged.

Opening the key and changing its battery

Important

Avoid touching the contact surfaces of a new battery with your fingers. This impairs the battery’s functionality.
Hold the key so that its front with the Volvo logotype is facing up, and with the keyring bracket facing you.

1. There is a catch on the left of the keyring bracket. If it is on the wrong side then the front and rear have been mixed up when the battery was replaced on an earlier occasion.

• Slide the catch by the keyring bracket to the side, and slide the front shell away from the bracket.
• The shell detaches and can be lifted off.
• There is a further catch under the shell to detach the rear.

• Slide the catch that was behind the front shell to the side, and slide the rear shell away from the key ring bracket.
• The shell detaches and can be lifted off.
• The battery cover is under the shell.

• Turn the battery cover anticlockwise to the OPEN position. Use a screwdriver or a coin, for example.
• Lift off the battery cover. If it is difficult to detach, you can prize it upward using a narrow tool.

• The battery (+) side is facing upwards. Loosen the battery by pressing on its edge and then lifting it out.

• Install a new battery with the (+) side up. Avoid touching the key’s battery contacts with your fingers.
• Position the edge of the battery under the two outer plastic catches.
• Then press down on the battery so that it is held in place by the upper plastic catch.

Note

Use batteries with the designation CR2032, 3 V.

Note

Volvo recommends that replacement batteries for the key meet the UN Manual of Test and Criteria, Part III, sub-section 38.3. The batteries that are included or the batteries used for replacement by an authorized Volvo workshop will meet the same criterion.

• Refit the battery cover and turn clockwise to the CLOSE position.

• Refit the rear shell in reverse order to how it was removed. There is no logotype on the rear shell. Press in the shell until you hear a click, and then slide it the last few millimeters to its original position.
• A further click will indicate that the shell is properly positioned and securely attached.
• There must be no gaps remaining.

Turn the key and refit the front shell in the same way as for the rear.

Warning

Check that the battery is fitted correctly with the correct polarity. If the key shall not be used for a long time, remove the battery to avoid battery leakage and damage. Batteries with damaged or leaks may cause corrosive injury on contact with the skin. Therefore, use protective gloves when handling damaged batteries.

• Keep batteries out of the reach of children.
• Do not leave batteries lying around since they can be swallowed by children or pets.
• Batteries must not: be dismantled, short-circuited, or thrown into open flames.
• Do not try to charge non-rechargeable batteries. They may explode.
• Check battery-operated products for signs of damage on a regular basis.

The key should not be used if anything indicates that the key or its battery has been damaged or has started to leak. Keep defective products out of the reach of children.

Important

Used batteries must be recycled in an environmentally sound manner.

Locking and unlocking with the key’s buttons

You can use the key’s buttons to lock or unlock the whole car.

Locking with the key’s buttons

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 are armed until they are closed. The alarm’s movement detectors are activated when all the doors and the tailgate are closed and locked.

Note

A 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.

Unlocking with the key’s buttons

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.

Care Key – speed limit key

A Care Key makes it possible for the owner of the car to limit the maximum speed of the car. The speed limit is intended to encourage the car to be driven in a safe manner such as when being loaned out, for example.

Note
The speed limit function with Care Key will be made available through a planned software update.

The button functions for Care Key are the same as for the standard key. The car and the key work as normal if no speed limit has been set. As with other keys, Care Key can be linked to a user profile in order to save personal settings in the car.
The speed limit can be set via the administrator user profile. The speed limit is activated when the car is unlocked using Care Key, or when the driver’s door is opened and the car detects a Care Key on the driver’s side.
The option of setting a speed limit when using a specific key is intended to increase safety when entrusting the car to e.g. a young or inexperienced driver, valet parking, or a workshop.

Setting the speed limit for Care Key

The speed limit for Care Key is set in the center display.

Note

The speed limit function with Care Key will be made available through a planned software update.
The speed limit for Care Key can only be set from a profile with administrative privileges. To access the settings:

1. Press in the center display.
2. Select Profiles.
3. Select the Care key.
4. Activate the Speed limit and select the desired maximum speed.

The speed limit is activated when the car is used with Care Key.
The car must be unlocked using a key without limit in order to deactivate the function. The speed limit for Care Key can be deactivated via settings in the center display. Care Key can then be used as a regular key.

Indication in the driver display

An active speed limit is indicated by a symbol in the driver display as well as a message Speed limitation cannot be exceeded Care Key in use. A yellow dotted line on the speedometer shows the current speed limit.

Symbol	Specification
	Speed limitation is active.

Unlocking the tailgate with a key button

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’s button depressed for a couple of seconds.
The tailgate is unlocked and opened, while the side doors remain locked and their alarm functions armed.

Note

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.

Detachable key blade

The standard key contains a detachable key blade in metal with several different functions.
The key blade’s unique code is provided by authorized Volvo workshops, which are recommended when ordering new key blades.

The key blade’s application areas

Using the key’s detachable key blade, the following are possible:

• the left-hand front door can be opened manually if central locking cannot be activated by pressing a button
• all doors are emergency-locked
• the rear doors’ mechanical child lock can be activated and deactivated.

If the key blade has been used to unlock the car, the alarm can be disarmed and the car started by placing the key in the backup reader in the tunnel console’s cup holder.
The Key Tag accessory does not have a detachable key blade.

Taking out the key blade

Hold the key so that its front with the Volvo logotype is facing up, and with the keyring bracket facing you.
There is a catch on the left of the keyring bracket. If it is on the wrong side then the front and rear have been mixed up when they were assembled on an earlier occasion.

• Slide the catch by the keyring bracket to the side, and slide the front shell away from the bracket.
• The shell detaches and can be lifted off.

Remove the key blade.

Refit the front shell in reverse order to how it was removed. Press in the shell until you hear a click, and then slide it the last few millimeters to its original position.
A further click will indicate that the shell is properly positioned and securely attached.
There must be no gaps remaining.

Locking and unlocking with the detachable key blade

The detachable key blade can be used to unlock one of the car’s doors from the outside – such as if the battery in the key is discharged.

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.

1. Pull out the front door’s handle on the left-hand side of the car to its end position.
2. Insert the key.
3. Turn clockwise 45 degrees so that the key is pointing straight back.
4. 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).

	The door can be opened from both the outside and the inside.
	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.

The key’s range

In order for the key to working properly, it needs to be within a certain distance from the car.
Physical barriers between the key and the car may have an adverse effect on the range or completely block the signal.

Using the key’s buttons

The key’s functions that are controlled by pressing a button have a range of approx. 20 meters (65 feet) from the car.
If the car does not verify a button being pressed – move closer and try again.

For keyless use

For keyless use, a key must be within a distance of approx. 1 to 1.5 meters (3 to 5 feet) from the car’s doors or tailgate.

Note

The key functions may be disrupted by surrounding radio waves, buildings, topographical conditions, etc. The car can always be locked/unlocked with the key blade.

Type approval for the remote control key system

Type approval for the car’s remote key system can be seen in the following tables.

Lock system keyless start (Passive Start) and keyless locking/unlocking (Passive Entry)

CEM marking for the remote control key system. For supplementary type approval numbers, see the following tables.

Country/Area	Type approval
Argentina	CNC ID: H-25867
Brazil	MT-3245/2015
Europe
The United Arab Emirates	ER37847/15 DA0062437/11
Indonesia	Nomor: 38301/SDPPI/2015
Jordan	TRC/LPD/2014/250
Malaysia	RAAT/37A/1215/S(15-5198)
Mexico	I FEEL: RLVDEVO15-0396
Namibia	TA-2016-02
Russia
Serbia	P1614120100
South Africa	TA-2014-1868

Remote control key

Country/Area
Argentina	CNC ID: H-23694
Philippines	ESD-1919938C
The United Arab Emirates
Ghana	NCA Approved: ZRO-M8-7E3-138
Indonesia	Sertifikat Nomor: 65073/SDPPI/2019 PLG ID: 8093
CU (Customs Union) Kazakhstan, Russia
Moldova
Nigeria	Connection and use of this communication equipment are permitted by the Nigerian Communications Commission
Oman
Paraguay	HUF8423MS
Serbia
Singapore	Complies with IMDA Standards DA103787
South Africa	TA-2019/772
Ukraine	.
Vietnam
Belarus
Zambia

Key Tag

Country/Area	Type approval
Europe
Argentina	CNC ID: H-23695
Brazil	.
Ghana	NCA Approved: ZRO-M8-7E3-139
Philippines	ESD-1919939C
The United Arab Emirates
CU (Customs Union) Kazakhstan, Russia
Indonesia	Sertifikat Nomor: 65072/SDPPI/2019 PLG ID: 8093
Morocco
Moldova
Nigeria	Connection and use of this communications equipment are permitted by the Nigerian Communications Commission
Oman
Paraguay	HUF8432MS
Serbia
Singapore	Complies with IMDA Standards DA103787
South Africa	TA-2019-773
Taiwan
Ukraine	.
Vietnam
Belarus
Zambia

Antenna locations for the start and lock systems

An antenna for the keyless starting system and antennas for the keyless locking system is built into the car.

Antenna locations:

1	Under the cup holder in the front section of the tunnel console
2	In the upper front section of the left-hand rear door
3	In the upper front section of the right-hand rear door
4	In the center of the rear seat’s backrest

Warning

People with an implanted pacemaker should keep it at a distance of at least 22 cm (9 inches) away from the antennas to prevent interference between the pacemaker and the key system.

Ignition positions

The car’s electrical system can be set in different levels/positions and in this way make the different functions available.
In order to facilitate the use of a limited number of functions with the engine switched off, the car’s electrical system can be set to three different levels – 0, I, and II. These levels are described with the denomination “ignition position” throughout the owner’s manual.
The following table shows the functions available in each ignition position/level:

Level	Functions
0	Odometer, clock, and temperature gauge are illuminated. Power seats can be adjusted. The center display is started and can be used. The infotainment system can be used. In this mode, the functions are controlled by time and are switched off automatically after a short while.
I	Panoramic roof, power windows, 12V power socket in the passenger compartment, Bluetooth, navigation, phone, ventilation fan, and windscreen wipers can be used. Power seats can be adjusted. 12 V power sockets in the cargo area can be used. Power is taken from the battery in this ignition position.
II	The headlamps come on. Warning/indicator lamps illuminate for 5 seconds. Several other systems are activated. However, heating in seat cushions and the rear window can only be activated after the car has been started. This ignition position consumes a lot of current from the battery and should therefore be avoided!

Selecting ignition mode

The car’s electrical system can be set in different levels/positions and in this way make the different functions available.

Selecting ignition position

Start knob in the tunnel console.

• Ignition position 0 – Unlock the car and store the key inside the car.

Note

To reach the level I or II without starting the engine – do not depress the brake pedal when these ignition positions are to be selected.

• Ignition position I – Turn the start knob clockwise and release it. The control automatically returns to its starting position.
• Ignition position II – Turn the start knob clockwise and hold it in position for approx. 5 seconds. Then release the knob, which automatically returns to its starting position.
• Back to ignition position 0 – To return to ignition position 0 from positions I and II – Turn the start knob clockwise and release. The control automatically returns to its starting position.