2012 VOLVO V60 remote control

02 Locks and alarm
Locking/unlocking
02
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.59 From the outside
The remote control key can lock/unlock all
doors and the tailgate simultaneously. Different
sequences for unlocking can be selected, see
"Unlocking with the remote control key" page
48.
In order that the lock sequence can be acti-
vated, the driver's door must be closed - if any
of the other doors or the tailgate is open, then
it/they is/are locked and the alarm is activated
only when it/they are closed. With the Key-
less* system all the doors and tailgate must be
closed.
NOTE
Be aware of the risk of locking the remote
control key in the car.
If it is not possible to lock/unlock with the
remote control key, the battery may be dis-
charged - lock or unlock the left-hand front
door with the detachable key blade, see
page 50.
NOTE
Remember that the alarm is triggered when
the door is opened after being unlocked
with the key blade - the alarm is switched
off when the remote control key is inserted
into the ignition switch.
WARNING
Be aware of the risk of being locked in the
car when it is locked from the outside using
the remote control key - it is then not pos-
sible to open any of the doors from the
inside with the door controls. Read more
about this in the section "Deadlocks" later
on.
Automatic relockingIf none of the doors or the tailgate is opened
within 2 minutes of unlocking, all are locked
again automatically. This function reduces the
risk that the car is left unlocked unintentionally.
(For cars with alarm, see page 65.)
Manual lockingIn certain situations the car must be lockable
manually, e.g. in the event of power failure.
The left-hand front door can be locked with its
lock cylinder and the remote control key's
detachable key blade, see page 56.Other doors do not have lock cylinders and
instead have lock knobs on each door's end
face which must be re-turned - then they are
mechanically locked/blocked against opening
from the outside. The doors can still be opened
from the inside.
Manual locking of the door. Not to be mixed up
with child safety locks, see page 64.
–Use the remote control key's detachable
key blade to turn the knob, see page 50.
The door is blocked against opening from
the outside.
The door can be opened from both the
outside and the inside.
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02 Locks and alarm
Locking/unlocking
02
60* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
NOTE
•A door's knob control only locks that
particular door - not all doors simulta-
neously.
•A manually locked rear door with an
activated manual child safety lock can-
not be opened from either the outside
or the inside, see page 64. A rear door
that is locked in this way can only be
unlocked with the remote control key or
central locking button.
From the inside
Central locking
Central locking.
All of the doors and the tailgate can be locked
or unlocked simultaneously using the centrallocking button on the driver's door and the
passenger door*.
•Press one side of the button to lock -
the other side
to unlock.
UnlockingA door can be unlocked from the inside in two
different ways:
•Press the central locking button .
Press and hold (at least 4 seconds) to also
open all the side windows* simultaneously.
•Pull the door handle and open the door -
the door is unlocked and opened in one
operation.
Lamp in lock buttonCentral locking is available in two variants - the
lamp in the central locking button for the driv-
er's door has different meanings dependent on
the variant.
With central locking button only in the driver's
door, other doors have no button:
•Illuminated lamp means that all doors are
locked.
With central locking button on both front doors
and electric lock button in each rear door:
•Illuminated lamp means that only that par-
ticular door is locked. When all buttons are
illuminated all doors are locked.
Locking
•Press the central locking button - all
closed doors are locked.
Press and hold (at least 2 seconds) to also
close all the side windows and the sunroof*
simultaneously.
Lock button* rear doors
The button's lamp illuminates when the door is
locked.
The rear door lock buttons only lock their
respective rear door.
To unlock the door:
•Pull the door handle - the door is unlocked
and opened.
Global opening
Press and hold the central locking button
(at least 4 seconds) to also open all the win-
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02 Locks and alarm
Locking/unlocking
02
61
dows simultaneously - for example, to quickly
ventilate the passenger compartment during
hot weather.
Automatic lockingThe doors and tailgate are locked automati-
cally when the car starts to move.
The function can be activated/deactivated in
the menu system MY CAR under Settings
Car settingsLock settingsDoors
automatic lock. For a description of the menu
system, see page 144.
Glovebox
The glovebox can only be locked/unlocked
using the remote control key's detachable key
blade. For information on the key blade, see
page 50.Locking the glovebox:
Insert the key blade in the glovebox lock
cylinder.
Turn the key blade 90 degrees clockwise.
The keyhole is horizontal in the locked
position.
Pull out the key blade.
•Unlock by carrying this out in reverse
order.
For information on privacy locking, see
page 51.
Tailgate
Manual opening
Rubber plate with electrical contact.
The tailgate is held closed by an electrical lock.
To open:
1. Push down gently on the wider of the two
rubberised pressure plates under the outer
handle - the lock is released.
2. Lift the outside handle in order to fully open
the tailgate.
IMPORTANT
•Minimal force is required to release the
rear hatch lock - just gently press the
rubberised panel.
•Do not place the lift force on the rubber
panel when opening the rear hatch - lift
the handle. Using too much force may
damage the electrical contact for the
rubber panel.
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02 Locks and alarm
Locking/unlocking
02
62* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Unlocking with the remote control key
The alarm for the tailgate can be disarmed* and
the tailgate unlocked on its own by using the
remote control key's
button.
The lock indicator on the instrument panel
stops flashing in order to show that not all of
the car is locked and the alarm's* level and
movement sensors and the sensors for open-
ing the tailgate are disconnected.
The doors remain locked and armed.
•The tailgate is unlocked, but remains
closed - press lightly on the rubberised
pressure plate under the outer handle and
lift the tailgate.
If the tailgate is not opened within 2 minutes
then it is relocked and the alarm is re-armed.
Unlocking the car from inside
To unlock the tailgate:
–Press the lighting panel button (1).
> The tailgate is unlocked and can be
opened within 2 minutes (if the car is
locked from the inside).
Locking with the remote control key–Press the remote control key's button for
locking,
, see page 47.
> The lock indicator on the instrument
panel starts flashing, which means that
the car is locked and the alarm* has
been activated.
Deadlocks*1
Deadlocks means that all door handles are
mechanically disengaged, which prevents
doors being opened from the inside.
The deadlocks are activated with the remote
control key and are set after an approximately
10 second delay after the doors have been
locked.
NOTE
If a door is opened within the delay time then
the sequence is interrupted and the alarm is
deactivated.
The car can only be unlocked from a deadlock
state with the remote control key. The driver's
door can also be unlocked with the detachable
key blade.
WARNING
Do not allow anyone to remain in the car
without first deactivating the deadlocks in
order to avoid the risk of anyone being
locked in.
1Only in combination with alarm.
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02 Locks and alarm
Child safety locks
02
64* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Manual blocking of the rear doors
The child safety locks prevent children from
opening a rear door from the inside.
With child safety locks. Not to be mixed up with
manual door locks, see page 59.
The child safety locks are located on the trailing
edge of the rear doors and are only accessible
when the doors are open.
To activate/deactivate the child safety locks:
–Use the remote control key's detachable
key blade to turn the knob - see page 50.
The door is blocked against opening from
the inside.
The door can be opened from both the
outside and the inside.
WARNING
Each rear door has two knob controls - do
not mix up the child safety lock with the
mechanical door lock.
NOTE
•A door's knob control only blocks that
particular door - not both rear doors
simultaneously.
•Cars with an electric child safety lock do
not have a manual child lock.
Electrical locking of the rear doors*
and power windows
Control panel driver's door.
The child safety locks can be activated/deac-
tivated in all key positions higher than 0 - see
page 80. Activation/deactivation can be per-
formed up to 2 minutes after switching off the
engine, provided that no door is opened.
To activate the child safety locks:
1. Start the engine or choose a key position
higher than 0.
2. Press the button in the driver's door control
panel.
> The information display shows the mes-
sage
Rear child locks Activated and
the button's lamp illuminates - the locks
are active.
When the electric child safety lock is active
then the rear:
•windows can only be opened with the driv-
er's door control panel
•doors cannot be opened from inside.
The current setting is stored when the engine
is switched off - if the child safety locks are
activated at engine shutdown, the function will
remain activated the next time the engine is
started.
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02 Locks and alarm
Alarm*
02
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.65 General
Activated alarm is triggered if:
•a door, the bonnet or the tailgate is opened
•a movement is detected in the passenger
compartment (if fitted with a movement
detector*)
•the car is raised or towed away (if fitted
with a tilt detector*)
•the battery's cable is disconnected
•the siren is disconnected.
If there is a fault in the alarm system, the infor-
mation display shows a message. In which
case, contact a workshop - an authorised
Volvo workshop is recommended.
NOTE
The movement sensors trigger an alarm in
the event of movement in the passenger
compartment - air currents are also regis-
tered. For this reason the alarm is triggered
if the car is left with a window or the sunroof
open or if the passenger compartment
heater is used.
To avoid this: Close the window/sunroof
when leaving the car. If the car's integrated
passenger compartment heater (or a porta-
ble electric heater) shall be used - direct the
airflow from the air vents so that they are not
pointing upwards in the passenger com-
partment.
NOTE
Do not attempt to repair or modify alarm
system components. All such attempts
could affect the terms of insurance.
Alarm indicator
Same LED as lock indicator, see page 47.
A red LED on the instrument panel indicates
the alarm system's status:
•LED not lit – Alarm not armed
•The LED flashes once every other second
– Alarm is armed
•The LED flashes rapidly after disarming the
alarm (and until the remote control key is
inserted in the ignition switch and key posi-
tion I is selected) – Alarm has been trig-
gered.
Arming the alarm–Press the remote control key lock button.
Deactivate the alarm–Press the remote control key unlock but-
ton.
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02 Locks and alarm
Alarm*
02
66* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Deactivating a triggered alarm–Press the remote control key unlock button
or insert the remote control key in the igni-
tion switch.
Other alarm functions
Automatic re-arming of the alarmThis function prevents the car being left with
the alarm disarmed unintentionally.
If the car is unlocked with the remote control
key (and the alarm is disarmed) but none of the
doors or the tailgate is opened within 2
minutes, then the alarm is automatically re-
armed. The car is relocked at the same time.
Remote control key not workingIf the alarm cannot be deactivated with the
remote control key, e.g. if the key's battery is
discharged - the car can be unlocked, dis-
armed and the engine started as follows:
1. Open the driver's door with the detachable
key blade - see page 56.
> The alarm is triggered, the alarm indica-
tor flashes rapidly and the siren sounds.
2. Insert the remote control key in the ignition
switch.
> The alarm is deactivated and the alarm
indicator goes out.
3. Start the engine.
Alarm signalsWhen the alarm is triggered, the following hap-
pens:
•A siren sounds for 30 seconds or until the
alarm is switched off. The siren has its own
battery and works independently of the car
battery.
•The direction indicators flash for 5 minutes
or until the alarm is switched off.
Reduced alarm level
To avoid accidental triggering of the alarm -
e.g. if a dog is left in a locked car or during
transport on a car train or car ferry - the move-
ment and tilt detectors should be temporarily
deactivated.
The procedure is the same as with the tempo-
rary disengaging of deadlocks, see page 62.
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03 Your driving environment
Key positions
03
80* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Insert and remove the remote control
key
Ignition switch with remote control key extracted/
inserted.
NOTE
For cars with the Keyless* function the key
does not need to be inserted into the ignition
switch but can be stored in e.g. a pocket.
For more information on Keyless functions -
see page 55.
Insert the key1. Hold the end of the remote control key with
the detachable key blade and insert the key
in the ignition switch.
2. Then press the key in the lock up to its end
position.
IMPORTANT
Foreign objects in the ignition switch may
jeopardise the function or destroy the lock.
Do not press the remote control key incor-
rectly turned - Hold the end with the detach-
able key blade, see page 50.
Withdraw the key
•Push in the remote control key, allow it to
eject, then pull it out from the ignition
switch.
Functions at different levels
To enable the use of a limited number of func-
tions with the engine switched off, the car's
electrical system can be set in 3 different levels
(key positions) - 0, I and II - with the remote
control key. This owner's manual describes
these levels throughout using the denomina-
tion "key positions".
The following table shows the functions avail-
able in each key position/level.
LevelFunctions
0Odometer, clock and tempera-
ture gauge are illuminated.
Electrically operated seats can be
adjusted.
The audio system can be used for
a limited time - see page 220.
ISunroof, power windows, 12 V
socket in the passenger compart-
ment, RTI, phone, ventilation fan
and windscreen wipers can be
used.
IIThe headlamps come on.
Warning/indicator lamps illumi-
nate for 5 seconds.
Several other systems are acti-
vated. However, electric heating
in seat cushions and the rear win-
dow can only be activated after
starting the engine.
This key position consumes a
lot of current from the battery
and should therefore be avoi-
ded!
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