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.
Note
When you unlock and open the car using the detachable key blade, the alarm will be triggered.
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.
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.
Turn the key back 45 degrees anticlockwise back to its starting position and remove it.
The door can be opened.
The alarm is triggered.
Deactivating the alarm
Place the key on top of the key symbol in the backup reader.
Note
When using the backup reader, make sure that the area is free of other car keys, metal objects and electronics such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops or chargers. Such objects could disrupt the reader.
Turn the start knob clockwise and release it.
The alarm is deactivated.
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.
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 cannot 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.