Activating and deactivating child safety locks
The child safety locks help prevent the rear doors from being able to be opened from the inside.
The child safety locks can be either manual or electric*.
Activating and deactivating manual child safety locks
![P5-1507 Door with manual child lock with key blade](https://www.volvocars.com/images/support/imgd3fc3a2464bab2b3c0a801522822d5b2_1_--_--_VOICEpnghigh.png?imwidth=1280)
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 safety locks on models equipped with electronic child safety locks.
Activating and deactivating electric* child safety locks
The electric child safety 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.
![P6-1746-XC40 - Child safety lock button](https://www.volvocars.com/images/support/imgf15fd93bac8535dbc0a8015214760a1d_1_--_--_VOICEpnghigh.png?imwidth=1280)
Turn on the ignition and select any ignition mode higher than 0.
Press the button on the driver's door control panel.
The message Rear child lock Activated will be shown in the instrument panel and the indicator light will illuminate to show that the child safety locks are activated.
When the electric child safety locks are activated
- the rear windows can only be opened using the driver's door control panel
- the rear doors cannot be opened from the inside.
To deactivate the child safety locks:
Press the button on the driver's door control panel.
The message Rear child lock Deactivated will be shown in the instrument panel and the indicator light will go out to show that the child safety locks are deactivated.
When the ignition is switched off, the current setting will be saved. If the child safety locks were activated when the ignition was switched off, they will remain activated the next time the ignition is started.
Symbol | Message | Meaning |
---|---|---|
![]() | Rear child lock Activated | The child safety locks are activated. |
![]() | Rear child lock Deactivated | The child safety locks are deactivated. |