2012 VOLVO S60 trunk

02 Locks and alarm
Locks
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67 Locking and unlocking the vehicle
From outside the vehicleThe remote key locks and unlocks all of the
doors and the trunk.
Before the vehicle can be locked from the out-
side with the remote key, the driver's door must
be closed. Any other door/trunk that is open
will be locked and the alarm will be armed.
NOTE
Be sure the remote key is outside of the
vehicle before the other doors/trunk are
closed to help avoid locking the remote
inside the vehicle.
If the vehicle is equipped with the optional key-
less drive system, all doors/trunk must be
closed before the vehicle can be locked.
The first press on the unlock button unlocks the
driver's door and a second press unlocks the
other doors and the trunk (see also page 57).
This setting can be changed in the menu sys-
tem, see page 134.
If the locks repeatedly do not react when the
unlock button is pressed, it may be necessary
to replace the batteries in the remote, see
page 56. In this case the vehicle can be
unlocked with the detachable key blade. See
page 60.
Manual lockingIn certain situations (e.g., if there is no electrical
current in the vehicle), the doors can be locked
manually.
The detachable key blade (see page 59) can be
used in the lock cylinder in the driver's door to
lock that door.
The other doors do not have lock cylinders and
the slot on the rear edge of each door has to
be used to lock it. This will lock the door from
the outside but it can still be opened from
inside the vehicle. To do so:
Manually locking a door

Insert the key blade into the slot and turn it
90 degrees to lock that door (the slot in a
particular door locks that door only).
In the horizontal position, the door cannot
be opened from the outside.
In the vertical position, the door can be
opened from the inside and the outside.
NOTE
If the manual child safety lock (see
page 51) is activated for a rear side door and
that door is also locked manually, the door
cannot be opened from the outside or
inside. The door can only be unlocked with
the remote key or the central locking button.
From inside the vehicle (central locking
button)
Central locking button
The lock buttons on the door panel can be used
to lock or unlock all doors and the trunk at the

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same time. Press to lock and to
unlock.
UnlockingThe vehicle can be unlocked from inside the
vehicle in two ways:
•By pressing the unlock button .
•The front doors can be unlocked and
opened by pulling the door handle once.
The rear doors can be unlocked by pulling
the door handle once and opened by pull-
ing the handle again.
Locking
•Press the lock button : all of the doors
that are closed will lock.
Alternative locking when parkingThe central locking button on the driver's door
can also be used to lock the vehicle when you
leave it. To do so:
1. Open the door.
2. Press the lock section of the button.
3. Close the door. This will lock the vehicle
completely and arm the alarm.
NOTE
Please be aware that locking the vehicle in
this way makes it possible to lock the
remote key in the passenger compartment.
To help avoid this, lock the vehicle from the
outside by pressing the lock button on the
remote key.
If the vehicle is locked using the central
locking button, be sure that the remote key
is in your possession before closing the
door.
Indicator light in the lock buttonsThere are two versions of the central locking
system that affect the indicator light in the driv-
er's door central locking button.
If only the driver's door has a central locking
button:
•If the light is on, this indicates that all of the
doors are locked.
If there are central locking buttons in both front
doors and electric lock buttons in the rear side
doors:
•If a light is on in one of the buttons, this
means that only that door is locked. When
the lights are on in all of the buttons, all of
the doors are locked.
Lock buttons in the rear side doors
The indicator light in the button is on when the
door is locked
The button in each of the rear side doors locks
that door only.
To unlock the door:
•The door can be unlocked by pulling the
door handle once and opened by pulling
the handle again.
Automatic relockingIf the doors are unlocked, the locks will auto-
matically reengage (re-lock) and the alarm will
rearm after 2 minutes unless a door or the trunk
has been opened.
Automatic lockingWhen the vehicle starts to move, the doors and
trunk can be locked automatically. This feature

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can be turned on or off by pressing MY CAR
and going to Car settings
Lock settings
Automatic door locking. See page 133 for
a description of the menu system.
Glove compartment
The glove compartment can only be locked
and unlocked using the detachable key blade
in the remote key. See page 59 for information
on removing the key blade from the remote
key.
Insert the key blade in the glove compart-
ment lock.
Turn the key blade 90 degrees clockwise.
Remove the key blade from the lock.
Opening the trunk manually
The trunk is held closed by an electronic lock-
ing mechanism. To open:
1. Press lightly on the rubberized plate under
the handle to release the lock.
2. Lift the handle to open the trunk lid.
CAUTION
•When pressing the rubberized plate,
only light pressure is necessary to
release the trunk's electronic locking
mechanism.
•When opening the trunk lid, pull it up
using the handle. Too much pressure on
the rubberized plate can damage its
electrical connections.
Locking/unlocking the trunk
Trunk unlock button on the remote key
Unlocking the trunk with the remote key
Press the trunk unlock button on the
remote.
Press once: This unlocks but does not open
the trunk. The trunk can then be opened by
pressing the rubber plate near the trunk lock. If
the trunk is not opened within two minutes it
will automatically relock and the alarm will be
rearmed.
Press twice: This both unlocks the trunk and
pops it open slightly.
NOTE
Any excess weight (snow, etc.) on the trunk
lid may prevent it from opening.

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The alarm indicator light on the dashboard will
stop flashing to indicate that the alarm is not
monitoring the entire vehicle. The accessory
movement and inclination sensors will be auto-
matically disconnected.
When the trunk is closed again (which has to
be done manually), it will have to be relocked
and the alarm rearmed by pressing the lock
button on the remote key.
Unlocking/opening the trunk from the
passenger compartment

Press the button on the lighting panel (1) to
unlock and pop open the trunk
NOTE
The taillights will illuminate automatically for
a short period when the trunk has been
opened.
Unlocking the trunk with the key blade
If the remote key is not functioning properly,
the trunk can be unlocked with the detachable
key blade. See page 59 for information on
removing the key blade from the remote key.
Pull out the cover over the trunk’s keyhole.
Unlock the trunk by inserting the key blade
in the keyhole and turning a half turn coun-
terclockwise as shown in the illustration.
Locking the trunk with the remote key
Press the lock button on the remote, see
page 57
The alarm indicator on the dashboard will begin
flashing to show that the vehicle is locked and
that the alarm has been armed.
NOTE
•If the doors are locked while the trunk is
open, the trunk will remain unlocked
until the vehicle is relocked by pressing
the Lock button on the remote key.
•On keyless drive vehicles, the gear
selector must be in the Park (P) position,
all doors and the trunk must be closed
and the ignition must be switched off
before the vehicle can be locked.

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Opening the trunk from the inside (U.S.
models only)
The vehicle is equipped with a florescent han-
dle on the inside of the trunk lid, which can be
used in an emergency situation to open the
trunk from the inside. Pull the handle down to
release the trunk lid. After use, the handle must
be pushed back into its original position before
the trunk can be closed.
This handle is not intended to be used to
anchor the trunk lid when long loads are being
transported.
WARNING
•Keep vehicle doors and trunk locked
and keep keys out of a child’s reach.
Unsupervised children could lock them-
selves in an open trunk and risk injury.
Children should be taught not to play in
vehicles.
•On hot days, the temperature in the
trunk or vehicle interior can rise very
quickly. Exposure of people to these
high temperatures for even a short
period of time can cause heat-related
injury or death. Small children are par-
ticularly at risk.

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The alarm system
The alarm is automatically armed whenever the
vehicle is locked with the remote key or
optional Personal Car Communicator.
When armed, the alarm continuously monitors
a number of points on the vehicle. The follow-
ing conditions will trigger the alarm:
•The hood is forced open.
•The trunk is forced open
•A door is forced open.
•The ignition slot is tampered with.
•An attempt is made to start the vehicle with
a non-approved key (a key not coded to
the car's ignition).
•If there is movement in the passenger com-
partment (if the vehicle is equipped with
the accessory movement sensor).
•The vehicle is lifted or towed (if the vehicle
is equipped with the accessory inclination
sensor).
•The battery is disconnected (while the
alarm is armed).
•The siren is disconnected when the alarm
is disarmed.
A message will appear in the information dis-
play if a fault should occur in the alarm system.
Contact a trained and qualified Volvo service
technician.
NOTE
Do not attempt to repair any of the compo-
nents in the alarm system yourself. This
could affect the insurance policy on the
vehicle.
The alarm indicator light
The status of the alarm system is indicated by
the red indicator light on the dashboard (see
illustration):
•Indicator light off – the alarm is not armed
•The indicator light flashes at one-second
intervals – the alarm is armed
•The indicator light flashes rapidly before
the remote key is inserted in the ignition
slot and the ignition is put in mode I—the
alarm has been triggered.
Arming the alarm

Press the Lock button on the remote key.
One long flash of the turn signals will con-
firm that the alarm is armed.
Alarm confirmation settings can be changed in
MY CAR, under Car settings
Lock
settings
Keyless entry. See page 133 for
a description of the menu system.
USA FCC ID: MAYDA 5823(3)
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
rules. Operation is subject to the following con-
ditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interfer-
ence that may cause undesired operation.
Canada IC: 4405A-DA 5823(3)
Movement sensor DA5823 by Dynex Operation
is subject to the following conditions: (1) this
device may not cause interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference, including
interference that may cause undesired opera-
tion of the device.

02 Locks and alarm
Alarm
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73 Disarming the alarm

Press the Unlock button on the remote key.
> Two short flashes from the car's direc-
tion indicators confirm that the alarm
has been deactivated and that all doors
are unlocked.
Turning off (stopping) the alarm
If the alarm is sounding, it can be stopped by
pressing the Unlock button on the remote key
or by inserting the remote key in the ignition
slot. Two short flashes from the car's direction
indicators confirm that the alarm has been
turned off.
Other alarm-related functions
Automatic re-armingIf the doors are unlocked, the locks will auto-
matically reengage (re-lock) and the alarm will
re-arm after 2 minutes unless a door or the
trunk has been opened.
Audible/visual alarm signal
•An audible alarm signal is given by a bat-
tery powered siren. The alarm cycle lasts
for 30 seconds.
•The visual alarm signal is given by flashing
all turn signals for approximately 5 minutes
or until the alarm is turned off.
Remote key not functioningIf the remote key is not functioning properly,
the alarm can be turned off and the vehicle can
be started as follows:
1. Open the driver's door with the key blade
(see page 59 for information on detaching
the key blade).
> This will trigger the alarm.
2. Insert the remote key into the ignition slot
(also on vehicles with the optional keyless
drive). This will turn off the alarm.
3. Start the engine.
Reduced alarm function
Turning off the accessory alarm sensorsIn certain situations it may be desirable to turn
off the accessory inclination and movement
alarm sensors if, for example, you drive your
vehicle onto a ferry where the rocking of the
boat could trigger the alarm or if a pet is left in
the vehicle with the doors locked.
The vehicle's menu system is used for turning
off these sensors (see page 133 for a descrip-
tion of the menu system).
1.
Go into the menu under
Car settings.
2.
Select
Reduced Guard (Press OK/
MENU to choose).
3. Two alternatives are now available:
•Activate once. If this alternative is
selected, Reduced guard See
manual will appear in the instrument
panel display and the accessory incli-
nation and movement alarm sensors will
be deactivated when the vehicle is
locked.
•Ask when exiting. If this alternative is
selected, a message will appear in the
center console display each time the
engine is turned off. Press OK/MENU to
accept and the accessory inclination
and movement alarm sensors will be

03 Your driving environment
Instruments and controls
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.79
FunctionPage
Menus and mes-
sages, turn signals,
high/low beams,
trip computersee
page 133,
99, 96,
147
Cruise control153
Horn, airbag95, 25
Main instrument
panel79
Infotainment sys-
tem/Bluetooth
hands-free controls204, 232
START/STOP
ENGINE button86
Ignition slot86
Information display79
Door handle–
In-door control pan-
els (power win-
dows, mirrors, cen-
tral locking button)104, 106,
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Hazard warning
flashers98
FunctionPage
Infotainment sys-
tem controls204
Climate system
controls142
Gear selector118
Controls for active
chassis (Four-C)*152
Wipers and washers102, 103
Steering wheel
adjustment94
Hood opening con-
trol301
Parking brake124
Power seat* adjust-
ment controls88
Lighting panel, con-
trols for opening
fuel filler door/trunk96, 256,
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Information displays
Information displays in the instrument panel
The information displays show information on
some of the vehicle's functions, such as cruise
control, the trip computer and messages. The
information is shown with text and symbols.
More detailed information can be found in the
descriptions of the functions that use the infor-
mation displays.