Settings for locking and unlocking

You can customise how your car reacts when locking or unlocking.

 Note

Different settings affect how and when your car is locked. Make sure to familiarise yourself with the different options and how they affect the locking and unlocking behaviours.

Approach and leave locking

You can choose whether your car should automatically lock when you approach it and unlock when you're walking away from it with the Unlock car when approaching and Lock car when leaving settings. For these features to work, you need to carry a recognised distance-capable key.

General locking behaviour

You can customise many of your car's general locking behaviours. For example, you can turn feedback responses on or off and choose which doors unlock when you use the touch points on the driver's door handle.

It's also possible to set the car to automatically lock while driving for improved occupant safety. Enabling this setting prevents the doors from being accidentally opened when moving at speed. It triggers at a relatively low driving speed.

Occupant locking

Occupant locking is a feature designed for when you want to lock the car from the outside but still have someone inside the car. The occupants will still be able to open the car from the inside and the car's alarm won't be armed. Use this feature responsibly.

 Note

Battery consumption

While occupant locking is enabled, some of the car's features remain active and consume power. This can drain the car's battery level faster than normal, even when your car is parked.

Software updates

Your car won't receive any over-the-air software updates while occupant locking is enabled. Keep this in mind if you plan to allow occupant locking for an extended period of time.

 Warning

Volvo recommends not leaving people or pets in a locked car. By allowing occupant locking, it will be possible to lock the car when it has detected people or pets inside. Certain car systems can remain active and the car doors can still be opened from within. The driver remains responsible for the well-being and safety of anyone left inside.

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