Locking and unlocking using the detachable key blade

There's a detachable key blade inside the standard key that you can use as a backup for locking and unlocking.

Finding the key blade

Hold the key with the Volvo logo facing upwards.

Slide the small catch on the keyring bracket to the side and slide the front shell away from the bracket.

Sliding the front shell off the key
The front shell detaches.
Lift the front shell off and locate the key blade underneath it.

Unlocking with the key blade

Go to the front door on the left-hand side of the car. Pull out the door handle to its end position.

Turn the key clockwise 45 degrees clockwise so that it is pointing straight backwards.

Key blade rotated 45 degrees
Turn the key back 45 degrees anticlockwise back to its starting position and remove it.

The door can be opened.

Locking with the key blade

 Note

You can lock the front door on the left-hand side in the same way that you unlocked it.

Each of the other doors has a lock reset in their side that needs to be pressed in using the key blade.

Insert the key blade into the keyhole to reset the lock. Make sure it's fully inserted.

Location of the key reset

 Important

  • A door's lock reset only locks that particular door, not all doors.
  • If the child lock is active when you lock a rear door with the key blade, that door can't be opened from the outside or the inside. To unlock it, you need to use the buttons on the key, the central locking button, the keyless locking system or the Volvo Cars app.