Key, locks and alarm -> Ordering more remote control keys for Your Volvo XC40 SUV 2020

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Ordering more remote control keys  
WARNING  
The car is supplied with two remote control  
keys. A button-less key is supplied if the car  
is equipped with keyless locking and unlock-  
ing*. Additional keys can 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 remote control key. This also  
applies for the key tag.  
Check that the battery is fitted correctly  
with the correct polarity. If the remote con-  
trol key shall not been used for a long time,  
remove the battery to avoid battery leakage  
and damage. Batteries with damage or  
leaks may cause corrosive injury on contact  
with the skin. Therefore, use protective  
gloves when handling damaged batteries.  
Starting the car (p. 396)  
Remote control key (p. 219)  
Keep batteries out of the reach of chil-  
dren.  
Loss of a remote control key  
Do not leave batteries lying around  
since they can be swallowed by chil-  
dren or pets.  
If you lose a remote control key then a new  
one can be ordered at a workshop - an author-  
ised Volvo workshop is recommended. The  
remaining remote control keys must be taken  
to the workshop. The code of the missing key  
must be erased from the system as a theft  
prevention measure.  
Batteries must not: be dismantled,  
short-circuited or thrown into open  
flames.  
Do not charge non-rechargeable bat-  
teries, this may cause an explosion.  
The current number of keys registered to the  
car can be checked via driver profiles in the  
Before use, the remote control key should  
be checked to avoid causing damage. If  
damage is discovered, e.g. if the battery  
cover cannot be closed properly, then the  
product should not be used. Keep defec-  
tive products out of the reach of children.  
centre display's top view, select Settings  
System Driver Profiles.  
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Remote control key (p. 219)  
Make sure that exhausted batteries are dis-  
posed of in a manner which is kind to the  
environment.  
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Detachable key blade  
Detaching the key blade  
The remote control key contains a detachable  
key blade of metal with which a number of  
functions can be activated and some opera-  
tions carried out.  
The key blade's unique code is provided by  
authorised Volvo workshops, which are rec-  
ommended when ordering new key blades.  
The key blade's application areas  
Using the remote control key's detachable key  
blade  
Detach the key blade by angling it up.  
Hold the remote control key with the  
front visible and the Volvo logo facing the  
right way - slide the button at bottom  
edge by the key ring to the right. Guide  
the front side's shell a few millimetres  
upwards.  
the left-hand7 front door can be opened  
manually if central locking cannot be acti-  
vated with the remote control key  
all doors are emergency-locked  
the rear doors' mechanical child safety  
locks can be activated and deactivated.  
The button-less key8 does not have a detacha-  
ble key blade. If necessary, use the detachable  
key blade from the normal remote control key.  
The shell will then come free and can  
be lifted off the key.  
Return the key blade to its intended posi-  
tion in the remote control key after use.  
Refit the shell by pressing it downward  
until a clicking sound is heard.  
Then slide the shell back.  
> A further click will indicate that the  
shell is securely attached.  
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This applies whether the car is left-hand drive or right-hand drive.  
Supplied with cars equipped with keyless locking/unlocking*.  
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5. Pull out the handle.  
> The door opens.  
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Locking and unlocking with the  
detachable key blade  
Amongst other things, the detachable key  
blade can be used to unlock the car from the  
outside - e.g. if the remote control key's bat-  
tery has become discharged.  
Locking will be performed in the same way,  
but with an anticlockwise turn 45 degrees  
instead of clockwise in step (3).  
Remote control key (p. 219)  
Unlocking  
Pull out the front door handle on the left-  
hand side9 to its end position so that the  
lock cylinder become visible.  
Insert the key in the lock cylinder.  
Turn clockwise 45 degrees so that the key  
blade is pointing straight back.  
Turn the key back 45 degrees to its star-  
ting position. Remove the key from the  
lock cylinder and release the handle so  
that the rear section of the handle is rest-  
ing against the car again.  
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This applies whether the car is right-hand drive or left-hand drive.  
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Remove the detachable key blade from  
the remote control key. Insert the key  
blade in the hole for lock reset and press  
the key in until it bottoms, approx. 12 mm  
(0.5 inches).  
Switch off the alarm and start the car*  
Locking  
It is also possible to lock the car with the  
remote control key's detachable key blade e.g.  
in the event of a loss of power or if the key's  
battery has become discharged.  
When the door is unlocked using the key  
blade and is then opened, the alarm is trig-  
gered.  
The door can be opened from both the  
outside and the inside.  
The left-hand front door can be locked with its  
lock cylinder and the detachable key blade.  
The door is blocked against opening from  
the outside. To return to position A, the  
inner door handle must be opened.  
Other doors have no lock cylinders and  
instead have a lock switch on the end of each  
door which must be depressed using the key  
blade - they are then mechanically locked/  
blocked to prevent them being opened from  
outside.  
The doors can also be unlocked with the  
unlock button on the remote control key or  
with the central locking button on the driver's  
door.  
The doors can still be opened from the inside.  
A door's lock reset only locks that par-  
ticular door - not all doors simultane-  
ously.  
The backup reader's location in the storage compart-  
ment.  
A manually locked rear door with acti-  
vated manual or electric child safety  
locks cannot be opened from either the  
outside or the inside. A rear door that is  
locked in this way can only be  
unlocked with the remote control key,  
central locking button or via Volvo On  
Call*.  
Deactivate the alarm as follows:  
1. Place the remote control key on the key  
symbol in the backup reader in the tunnel  
console's storage compartment.  
2. Press the start button.  
Manual locking of the door. Not to be mixed up with  
the child safety locks.  
> The alarm signal stops sounding and  
the alarm is switched off.  
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Immobiliser  
Starting the car (p. 396)  
The electronic immobiliser is a theft protec-  
tion system that prevents an unauthorised  
person from starting the car.  
The car can only be started with the correct  
remote control key.  
Activating and deactivating alarms*  
(p. 261)  
Replacing the battery in the remote con-  
trol key (p. 224)  
The following error message in the driver dis-  
play is related to the electronic immobiliser:  
Remote control key (p. 219)  
Symbol Message  
Specification  
Error reading the  
remote control  
key during star-  
ting - place the  
key on the key  
symbol in the  
storage compart-  
ment and try  
Car key not  
found  
See  
Owner's  
manual  
again.  
Related information  
Remote control key (p. 219)  
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