![16w17 - SPA - Unlock/open tailgate with remote key button](https://www.volvocars.com/images/support/img1979e6d4fe8bb8c6c0a801521d5023b4_1_--_--_VOICEpnghigh.png?imwidth=1280)
Press the key's
button.
![P5-1646-x90-Remote key icon for trunk opening/closing](https://www.volvocars.com/images/support/img0188c3375d67f112c0a8015273262f26_1_--_--_VOICEpnghigh.png?imwidth=1280)
The tailgate is unlocked and can be opened from the outside.
The side doors are still locked and the alarm is armed*. The lock and alarm indicator on the instrument panel extinguishes in order to show that the entire car is not locked.
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.
![P5-1646-x90-Remote key icon for trunk opening/closing](https://www.volvocars.com/images/support/img0188c3375d67f112c0a8015273262f26_1_--_--_VOICEpnghigh.png?imwidth=1280)
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.