Keys, Locks and Alarm

Activating and Deactivating the Child Locks

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The child locks help prevent the rear doors from being opened from the inside. The child locks can be manual or electric*.

Manual Child Lock

Volvo XC90. Activating and deactivating child locks

Manual child lock. This is not a manual door lock.

  • Use the removable wedge on the remote key to turn the control.

Volvo XC90. Activating and deactivating child locks The door cannot be opened from the inside.

Volvo XC90. Activating and deactivating child locks The door can be opened from both the outside and the inside.

  • 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.

Volvo XC90. Activating and deactivating child locks

Button for activating and deactivating.

  • Light on - Lock is activated.
  • Light off - Lock is deactivated.

When the child lock is activated, the rear:

  • The windows can only be opened using the buttons on 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

Volvo XC90. Activating and deactivating child locks

* Option/accessory.

Automatic Locking While Driving

The doors and tailgate will automatically lock when the vehicle begins to move.

Test yourself

A quick Volvo XC90 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.