Note
Points to remember before remote starting your car
The following requirements must be met before the function is used:
- The car is locked.
- There are no car keys in the car.
- The bonnet is locked.
- The car is parked and the gearbox is in Park.
- The engine is not running.
- The car is under supervision.
- There are no people or animals in or around the car.
- The car is not parked inside an enclosed space/area without sufficient ventilation.
- There is no risk to anyone who is in direct contact with the car (e.g. during a service in a workshop or children playing near the car).
- By law, use of the function is permitted at the set time.
The system will also check the following before starting the car:
- Engine status is OK (no critical fault codes).
- Sufficient fuel level (more than 8 litres (2.11 US gallons)).
- The charging cable is not plugged in.2
You will also find user recommendations in the Volvo Cars app.
Remote starting the car
Note
It is possible activate the function in the Volvo Cars app twice in succession, after that the car has to be started with the key before you can activate the function via the app again.
When the car is started remotely in cold weather, functions such as seat heating, heated wing mirrors and heated rear windscreen are automatically activated.
Remote starting the climate control
It may also be possible to remote start the climate control without starting the car.3 Read about this function in Remote starting climate control using the Volvo Cars app.
Car key with Remote Start function
If you have a car key with Remote Start, you can use it together with the Volvo Cars app. You can, for example, start the car with the key and switch it off with the app.
Availability
Heating via Remote Start is available for cars with automatic transmission equipped with Volvo On Call and which meet the requirements listed below.
Car model | XC40, XC40 Twin Engine/Recharge (plug-in hybrid), XC60, XC60 Twin Engine/Recharge, XC90, XC90 Twin Engine/Recharge, S90, S90 Twin Engine/Recharge, V90, V90 Twin Engine/Recharge |
Model year | 2016 and later |
Remote Start is available in the following markets: Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldavia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and USA6.