Volvo XC90: Key, locks and alarm / Activating and deactivating child locks
The child locks help prevent the rear doors from being able to be opened from
the inside. The child lock can be either manual or electric*.
Manual child lock
Manual child lock. This is not the manual door lock.
- Use the detachable key blade in the remote key to turn the control.
The door cannot be opened from the
inside.
The door can be opened from both
the outside and the inside.
NOTE
- The door's knob control only locks that specific door, not both rear
doors simultaneously.
- There are no manual child locks on models equipped with electronic
child locks.
Electric child lock*
The electric child lock can be activated and deactivated in any ignition mode
higher than 0. The lock can be activated and deactivated up to 2 minutes
after the ignition is turned off if no door has been opened.
Button for activation and deactivation.
- Light on – lock is activated.
- Light off – lock is deactivated.
When the child lock is activated, the rear:
- windows can only be opened using the buttons in the driver's door.
- the rear doors cannot be opened from the inside.
If the child lock is activated when the vehicle is switched off, it will remain
activated the next time the vehicle is started.
Symbols and messages
* Option/accessory.
Automatic locking when driving
The doors and tailgate will automatically lock when the vehicle begins to
move.
The tailgate can be unlocked from the inside using the button on the dashboard.
Press the button on the dashboard.
The tailgate will unlock and can be opened from the outside by pressing
the rubberized button on the handle...
(Option/accessory).
The buttons on the underside of the tailgate can be used to close and lock the
vehicle automatically.
Location of button(s) on underside of tailgate
CAUTION
When operating the tailgate manually, open and close it slowly...
Other information:
You can use the keyboard in the center display to enter characters or to switch
to handwriting mode to "write" letters and characters on the screen.
The keyboard can be used to enter characters (letters, numbers, symbols, etc.)
to e.g. send text messages from the vehicle, enter passwords or search for information
in the digital Owner's Manual...
Illumination in the vehicle varies depending on ignition mode. The interior
lighting can be adjusted with a thumb wheel in the dashboard and certain light functions
can also be adjusted via the center display.
The thumb wheel on the dashboard
to the left of the steering wheel can be used to adjust the brightness of the display
lighting, instrument lighting, ambient lighting and mood lighting*..