Volvo V50 (2012 year). Manual

04 Interior

Cargo area

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

123

Electrical socket in cargo area*

Fold down the cover to access the electrical
socket. This socket works regardless of
whether or not the ignition is on.

NOTE

Remember that using the electrical socket
with the engine switched off involves the
risk of discharging the car's battery.

Bag holder*

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The bag holder holds shopping bags in place
and prevents them from tipping over and spill-
ing their contents in the cargo area.

Open the hatch in the cargo area.

Secure the shopping bags with the strap.

05 Locks and alarm

Remote control key with key blade

126

Remote control key

The car is supplied with 2 remote control keys.

The remote control keys contain detachable
metal key blades for mechanical locking/
unlocking of the driver's door and glovebox.

The key blades' unique code is available at
authorised Volvo workshops, which are rec-
ommended for ordering new key blades.

A maximum of 6 remote control keys/key
blades can be programmed and used for one
single car.

Turn signal indication during locking/
unlocking

When the car is unlocked using the remote
control key or Keyless drive system, two short
flashes of the direction indicators serve to indi-
cate that unlocking was correctly performed.

For locking, the indication takes place with one
long flash and only if all locks are locked, after
the doors and the tailgate have been closed.

Personal preferences in the menu system can
be used to the deactivate indication via the
direction indicators. There will then be no visual
indication as to whether the lock status is cor-
rect, see page 84.

Loss of a remote control key

If you lose a remote control key, take the car
and the other remote control keys to a Volvo
workshop - an authorised Volvo workshop is
recommended. The code of the missing
remote control key must be erased from the
system as a theft prevention measure.

Immobiliser

The remote control keys are fitted with coded
chips. The code must be accepted by the
reader (receiver) in the ignition switch. The
engine can only be started if the correct remote
control key with the correct code is used.

Remote control key functions

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Locking – Locks all doors and the tailgate.
Press and hold (at least 2 seconds) to also
close the side windows and the sunroof.

WARNING

If the sunroof and windows are closed using
the remote control key, check that no one is
in danger of getting hands caught.

05 Locks and alarm

Remote control key with key blade

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

127

Unlocking – Unlocks the doors and the
tailgate. Press and hold (at least 4 seconds)
to also open the side windows.

Approach lighting – Switches on the light-
ing at a distance – lights up the area around
a car parked in a dark location. Press the
button once to switch on the interior light-
ing, position/parking lamps, number plate
lighting and door mirror lamps (option). The
lighting is switched off automatically after
30, 60 or 90 seconds. For information on
setting the delay time, see page 84.

Tailgate – Press the button once to unlock
the tailgate only

Panic function – Used to attract attention
in an emergency. Press and hold the red
button for at least 3 seconds or press i
t twice within 3 seconds to activate the
direction indicators and the horn. The
alarm can be deactivated with the same
button, after having been armed for at least
5 seconds. Otherwise the function
switches off automatically after 30 sec-
onds.

IMPORTANT

The narrow section of the remote control
key is particularly sensitive - this contains
the chip. The engine cannot be started if the
chip is damaged.

Detachable key blade

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Using the remote control key's detachable key
blade:

•

the driver's door can be opened manually
if central locking cannot be activated with
the remote control key, see page 131.

•

access to the glovebox can be
blocked,see page 128.

•

the rear doors' mechanical child safety
locks can be activated/deactivated, see
page 137.

•

PACOS* activated/deactivated, see
page 22.

Removing the key blade

To remove the key blade from the remote con-
trol key:

Slide the spring-loaded catch to the side.

Pull out the key blade at the same time.

Attaching the key blade

Be careful when inserting the key blade into the
remote control key.

Hold the remote control key with the nar-
row end pointing down and lower the key
blade into its slot.

Lightly press the key blade to lock it in
position. You should hear a "click".

The function unlocks the boot lid – it does not open.

05 Locks and alarm

Remote control key with key blade

128

Unlocking doors with the key blade

If central locking cannot be activated with the
remote control key, e.g. if the batteries are dis-
charged, then the driver's door can be
unlocked and opened as follows:

Insert the key blade in the driver's door
keyhole.

Turn the blade 45 degrees clockwise and
open the door.

See also the figure and further information on
page 131.

NOTE

When the driver's door is unlocked using the
key blade and is opened, the alarm is trig-
gered. It is switched off by inserting the
remote control key in the ignition switch, see
page 139.

Locking the glovebox

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The glovebox is locked.

The glovebox can only be locked/unlocked
using the remote control key's detachable key
blade. (For information on the key blade, see
page 127.)

Insert the key blade in the glovebox lock.

Turn the key blade 90 degrees clockwise.
The keyhole is horizontal in the locked
position.

Pull out the key blade.

–

Unlocking takes place in reverse order.

NOTE

The remote control key cannot unlock the
glovebox without the key blade.

This function is particularly useful for when
the car is left for service, at a hotel or similar.

05 Locks and alarm

Keyless drive*

130

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

Keyless lock and ignition system

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Keyless function range

The keyless drive system allows the car to be
unlocked, driven and locked without the need
for a key. You simply need to have the remote
control key with you in a pocket or a bag.

The system makes it easier and more conven-
ient to open the car, for example with shopping
bags in one hand and a child in the other. It
saves you having to take out or look for the
remote control key.

The two remote control keys incorporate the
keyless drive function. You can order addi-
tional remote controls. The keyless drive sys-
tem can handle up to six remote controls.

Remote control key max. 1.5 m from the
car

In order to open a door or the tailgate, a remote
control key must be no more than approx.
1.5 m from the car door handle or tailgate.

This means that the person who wishes to
open a door must have the remote control key
with him or her. It is not possible to open a door
if the remote control key is on the other side of
the car.

The grey area in the illustration indicates the
range covered by the system's antennas.

If someone leaves the car and takes a keyless
drive remote control key with them, a warning
message appears on the information display
and a reminder signal sounds. The warning
message disappears when the remote control
key is brought back to the car or when the igni-
tion dial is turned to position 0. The warning is
only issued if the ignition dial is in position I or
II after someone has opened and closed a
door.

The warning message and reminder signal dis-
appear when the remote control key is brought
back to the car after one of the following
actions:

•

a door has been opened and closed

•

the ignition dial has been turned to position
0

•

the READ button has been pressed.

Never leave any remote control key in the
car

If a remote control key with keyless drive func-
tion is left in the car, it is made passive when
the car is locked. This prevents unauthorised
entry.

If someone breaks into the car and finds the
remote control key, it can be activated and
used again. It is therefore important to handle
all remote control keys with equal care.

Interference to remote control key
function

Electromagnetic fields and screening can inter-
fere with the keyless drive system.

NOTE

Do not place/store the remote control key
near a mobile phone or metal object - no
closer than 10-15 cm.

If interference is experienced nonetheless, use
the remote control key and key blade in the
normal way, see page 126.

05 Locks and alarm

Keyless drive*

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

131

Locking

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Cars with the keyless system have a button on the
outside door handles.

When the remote control key is within the range
covered by the system's antennas, the doors
and the tailgate are locked as follows:

–

Push in the lock button on one of the door
handles.

All doors must be closed before the lock button
is pushed in. Otherwise they will not lock.

When the car is locked, the lock buttons on the
inside of the doors retract.

NOTE

On cars with the keyless drive system and
automatic transmission the gear selector
must be moved to the P position and the
ignition dial turned to the 0 position. Other-
wise the car cannot be locked or alarmed.

Unlocking

When the remote control key is within the range
covered by the system's antennas:

Open the doors by pulling the relevant han-
dle.

Open the tailgate by pressing under the
tailgate opening button and lift the tailgate.

If for some reason the keyless drive function in
the remote control key is not operating, the car
can be unlocked using the remote control key
functions, see page 126.

Power seat – remote control key with
memory function

If several people with keyless drive remote
control keys get into the car, then the driver's
seat will be adjusted for the person who opens
the door first.

Unlocking doors with the key blade

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If central locking cannot be activated with the
remote control key, e.g. if the batteries are dis-
charged, then the driver's door can be opened
as follows:

To access the keyhole: Carefully prize out
the plastic cover in the handle by inserting
the key blade in the hole on the bottom of
the cover.

Unlock the door using the key blade.

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Keyless drive*

132

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

NOTE

When the driver's door is unlocked using the
key blade and is opened, the alarm is trig-
gered. It is switched off by inserting the
remote control key in the ignition switch, see
page 139.

Antenna location

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The keyless system has a number of integrated
antennae located around the car:

Rear bumper, inside centre

Door handle, left-hand rear

Cargo area, central and furthest in under
the floor

Door handle, right-hand rear

Centre console, under the rear section

Centre console, under the front section

WARNING

People with pacemaker operations should
not come closer than 22 cm to the keyless
system's antennae with their pacemaker.
This is to prevent interference between the
pacemaker and the keyless system.

Personal preferences

The Keyless Drive system can have personal
preferences applied, see page 84.

05 Locks and alarm

Battery in remote control key

133

Low battery in remote control key

When the battery runs down and full function-
ality cannot be guaranteed, the information
symbol

and display show

KEY BATTERY

LOW VOLTAGE

REMOTE BATTERY

LOW VOLTAGE

Changing the remote control key
battery

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If the locks repeatedly fail to respond to signals
from the remote control key at a normal dis-
tance, the battery should be replaced
(type CR 2450, 3 V).

Place the remote control key with the key-
pad downward and prize up the cover
using a small screwdriver.

Remove the cover.

Carefully examine how the battery's (+) and
(–) sides are fitted (there is a diagram under
the cover).

Prize out and change the battery. Avoid
touching the battery and its terminals with
your fingers.

Refit the cover and press it in.

> Dispose of the old battery in an environ-

mentally-responsible manner.

05 Locks and alarm

Locking and unlocking

134

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

Locking/unlocking the car from
outside

For cars with the Keyless system, see
page 130.

Unlocking

Using the remote control key's unlock button
the car can be unlocked in two different ways
(select in personal settings, see page 84):

•

One press unlocks the doors and the tail-
gate

•

One press unlocks the driver's door and a
second press unlocks the other doors and
the tailgate.

Locking

The remote control key's lock button locks the
doors and tailgate simultaneously.

NOTE

The car can be locked even if the tailgate is
open - when the tailgate is then closed there
is a risk that the keys will be locked in*.

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.

Rapid closing

Press and hold (at least 2 seconds) on the
remote control key's lock button to close all
windows and sunroof* at the same time.

Tailgate

Unlocking

Unlocking tailgate only:

–

Press the remote control key's button to
unlock the tailgate.

Locking

If the doors are locked when the tailgate is
closed then it remains unlocked. Lock with the
remote control key's lock button or from inside
with the central locking button in order to lock
both doors and the tailgate.

Automatic relocking

If none of the doors or the tailgate is opened
within 2 minutes of unlocking, all are locked
again automatically (does not apply to locking
from inside). This function reduces the risk that
the car is left unlocked unintentionally. (For
cars with alarm, see page 139.)

Locking/unlocking the car from inside

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With the central locking button on the driver's
door, the doors and tailgate can be locked or
unlocked simultaneously.

Unlocking

A door cannot be unlocked by pulling up its
lock button.

05 Locks and alarm

Locking and unlocking

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

135

–

Press the upper section of the central lock-
ing button

Global opening

–

Press the upper section of the central lock-
ing button

A long press (at least 4 seconds) also
opens all the side windows simultaneously
- for example, to quickly ventilate the pas-
senger compartment during hot weather.

Locking

–

Press the lower section of the central lock-
ing button

Press and hold (at least 2 seconds) to also
close all windows and the sunroof* at the
same time.

All doors can be locked with each respective
door's lock button.

Opening the doors

When the doors are locked from the inside:

–

Pull the handle twice to unlock and open
the door.

Automatic locking

When the speed of the car exceeds 7 km/h the
doors and tailgate are locked automatically.

When the function is activated and the doors
have been locked they can be opened in two
ways:

•

Pull one of the door handles twice

•

Press the upper section of the central lock-
ing button

and pull the door handle.

The function can be activated/deactivated by
means of personal preferences, see page 84.

Deadlocks*

When deadlocked, the doors cannot be
opened from the inside if they are locked with
the remote control key.

The deadlocks are activated with the remote
control key and are set after a 10-25 second
delay after the doors have been locked.

The car can only be unlocked from a deadlock
state with the remote control key. The driver's
door can also be unlocked manually with the
remote control key's detachable key blade -
see page 127.

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.

Temporary deactivation

If someone is going to stay in the car but the
doors must be locked from the outside, then
the deadlocks function can be temporarily
switched off.

Only in combination with alarm.

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Locking and unlocking

136

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

Active menu options are indicated with a cross.

Display

MENU

EXIT

ENTER

Navigation

Deactivation is carried out as follows:

Access the menu system under

CAR

SETTINGS

(for a detailed description of

the menu system, see page 84).

Select

REDUCED GUARD

Select

Activate once

: The instrument

panel display shows the message

REDUCED GUARD SEE MANUAL

and

the deadlocks function is switched off
when the car is locked.

Select

Ask on exit

: Each time the key is

turned to position 0 the audio system dis-
play shows the message

Reduced guard

ask on exit Press ENTER to reduce
guard until engine is started Press EXIT
to cancel

- select one of the options:

NOTE

•

Remember that the alarm is activated
when the car is locked.

•

If any of the doors are opened from the
inside then the alarm is triggered.

•

If the deadlocks function shall be switched
off: Press ENTER and lock the car. Note
that the alarm's* movement and tilt detec-
tors are switched off at the same time, see
page 139.

The next time the remote control key is turned
to key position II the system is reset to zero and
the instrument panel display shows the mes-
sage

FULL GUARD

at which the deadlocks

function and the alarm's movement and tilt
detectors* are re-engaged.

•

If the locking system shall not be changed:
Select no options at all and lock the car. Or
press EXIT and lock the car.

05 Locks and alarm

Child safety locks

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

137

Manual select, child lock, rear doors

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Manual child lock in left-hand rear door.

The door cannot be opened from inside.

The door can be opened from inside.

The child safety lock controls are found on the
trailing edge of the rear doors and are only
accessible when the doors are open.

To activate or deactivate the child safety locks:

Remove the remote control key's key
blade.

Turn the control using the key blade.

Electrical locking of the rear doors and
power windows*

Driver's door control panel.

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.

Child safety locks are activated in key posi-
tion I or II.

Press the switch on the driver's door.

A message appears on the information dis-
play.

The lamp in the button illuminates when the
lock is active.

NOTE

Cars with electric child safety locks do not
also have manual child locks.

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Alarm*

138

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

Alarm system

When the alarm is armed, it continually moni-
tors all alarm inputs.

The alarm is triggered if:

•

a door, the bonnet or tailgate opens

•

a non-approved key is used in the ignition
or if an attempt is made to force the lock

•

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

•

anyone tries to disconnect the siren.

Alarm indicator

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A red LED on the top of the instrument panel
indicates the alarm system's status:

•

LED not lit – the alarm is not armed.

•

The LED flashes once every other second
– Alarm is armed.

•

The LED flashes rapidly after disarming the
alarm and until key position II is activated
– the alarm has been triggered.

If there is a fault in the alarm system, a message
appears on the display. At which point you
should contact a workshop - an authorised
Volvo workshop is recommended.

NOTE

Do not attempt to repair or modify alarm
system components. All such attempts
could affect the terms of insurance.

Arming the alarm

–

Press the remote control key lock button.
A long flash from the car's direction indi-
cators confirms that the alarm is armed
and that the doors are locked.

IMPORTANT

The alarm is fully armed when the car's
direction indicators have made one long
flash and the LED on the instrument panel
flashes once every other second.

Disarming the alarm

–

Press the remote control key unlock but-
ton. Two short flashes from the car's direc-
tion indicators confirm that the alarm is
disarmed and that the doors are unlocked.

05 Locks and alarm

Alarm*

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

139

Automatic re-arming of the alarm

This 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.

Deactivating a triggered alarm

–

Press the unlock button on the remote
control key or insert the key in the ignition
switch.

Confirmation is given by two short flashes from
the direction indicators.

If the remote control key's batteries are dis-
charged then the alarm can be deactivated by
unlocking the driver's door manually, inserting
the remote control key in the ignition switch
and turning it to key position II.

Remote control key not working

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If 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:

Open the driver's door with the detachable
key blade. The alarm is triggered and the
siren sounds.

On cars with the keyless drive system: First
remove the knob by pressing in the
catch (1) and pulling out (2).

Insert the remote control key in the ignition
switch (3). The alarm is deactivated. The
alarm light flashes rapidly until the remote
control key is turned to key position II.

Alarm signals

When the alarm is triggered, the following hap-
pens:

•

A siren sounds for 25 seconds or until the
alarm is deactivated. 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 135

Testing the alarm system

Testing the movement detector* in the
passenger compartment

Open all the windows.

Engage the alarm function with the remote
control key's lock button. Active alarm
function is confirmed with a slowly flashing
alarm indicator.

Please wait 30 seconds.

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Alarm*

140

Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

Test the movement detector by lifting out
a bag from a seat for example.

> A siren should sound and all direction

indicators should flash.

Deactivate the alarm by unlocking the car
with the remote control key.

Test of alarm for doors

Engage the alarm function with the remote
control key's lock button.

Please wait 30 seconds.

Unlock the driver's door with the detacha-
ble key blade.

Open one of the doors.

> A siren should sound and all direction

indicators should flash.

Deactivate the alarm by unlocking the car
with the remote control key.

Test of alarm for bonnet

Sit in the car and deactivate the movement
detector, see the previous section
"Reduced alarm level".

Remain sitting in the car and engage the
alarm function with the remote control
key's lock button.

Please wait 30 seconds.

Open the bonnet with the handle under the
dashboard.

> A siren should sound and all direction

indicators should flash.

Deactivate the alarm by unlocking the car
with the remote control key.

Volvo V50 (2012 year). Manual - part 7