Get Entry and security -> Locking and unlocking Guide for Volvo EX40 SUV First Generation (2025-2026)

If you want to reset the max opening height, open the hatch manually to the fully open position. Then, press and hold the clos-

ing hatch button until you hear the confirmation sounds.

6.3. Locking and unlocking

The car can be locked and unlocked in several different ways.

You can lock and unlock the car in the following ways:

with the buttons on the standard key or Care Key

using the detachable key blade on the standard key

using the keyless function^[1]

from the inside of the car with the door handles and lock buttons

with the Volvo Cars app.

Note

Automatic locking while driving

The doors and boot hatch lock automatically when you start driving, but the doors can still be opened from the inside.

You can select which doors can be unlocked in settings.

You can also turn the automatic lock while driving setting on or off.

If you want to prevent the rear doors from being opened from the inside, activate the child lock.

When you use keyless locking, all of the doors need to be closed before the car can lock.

If you lock the car using your standard key, only the driver's door needs to be closed. Once you close the rest of the doors and

hatches, your car will indicate that it's locked.

Lock indications

Your car has a number of ways it can indicate whether the doors are locked. These include:

The hazard lights flashing twice when the car locks. You can turn more locking feedback responses on or off in settings.

Any locked doors being indicated with a small light next to the lock buttons in the door panels. The light turns off if that

door is opened.

The front door indication lights illuminating if all of the doors are locked. The lights turn off if any of the doors are opened.

Warning

Volvo recommends not leaving people or pets in a locked car. The driver is always fully responsible for the well-being and

safety of anyone left inside. Some regions have laws prohibiting people or pets being left inside a locked vehicle.

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The car detects that a key is within range and lets you lock and unlock by touching the door handles or boot hatch handle.

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6.3.1. Keyless locking and unlocking

The car's keyless locking and unlocking system allows you to lock and unlock the car by interacting with

touch-sensitive areas on the door handles.

To use the keyless function, you just need to carry your key with you. As long as the key is within your car's detection range and

it has a sufficient battery level, you can lock and unlock the car by interacting with the different touch-sensitive areas on the

door handles.

Important

Keyless locking and unlocking can be triggered when you wash your car if a key is in range.

Keyless locking

When carrying your key, you can lock the car by touching the small indentation on the outer part of the door handle.

To lock the boot hatch without using a key, you can use the locking button on the lower edge of the hatch. If you press this but-

ton, the car will lock once the boot is closed.

Boot hatch locking button

It's also possible to lock the doors while the boot hatch is still open. Once you've locked the rest of the car using the door

handle, the boot hatch will lock too once it's closed.

Tip

Closing the windows with keyless locking

You can close all of the side windows and the panoramic roof at the same time by holding a finger against the indenta-

tion on the outside of the door handle.

Keyless unlocking

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With keyless unlocking, your car unlocks automatically when you pull the door handle while carrying your key.

Door handle touchpoint

There is also a rubberised button under the boot hatch's handle which you can press to unlock the car.

Note

Make sure to only touch one of the touch-sensitive areas on the door handle at a time, either the one for locking or the

one for unlocking. If you grip the handle while touching the lock surface, the keyless function might not work properly.

6.3.2. Locking and unlocking using the key buttons

You can use the buttons on the standard key and Care Key to lock or unlock the car, including the fuel filler

flap.

Tip

Pressing the key's buttons once controls the locking and unlocking behaviours. Pressing and holding the different

buttons controls different features related to opening and closing, such as opening the boot and automatic window

closing. You can learn more about these features in the relevant section of the manual.

Locking the car

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Close the driver's door and press the locking button.

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The car locks. Any open doors or hatches will be locked once you close them.

The alarm is armed.

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Note

If you lock the car while a key is still inside, that key is temporarily deactivated. If anyone is inside the car when this

happens, they will still be able to open the doors. The locked-in key will be activated again when you unlock the car

with another valid key.

If you press the lock button with the boot hatch still open, make sure you don't leave the key inside the car when you

close the hatch. If the car detects that the key is still inside, the boot will not lock.

Unlocking the car

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Press once on the unlocking button.

The car unlocks.

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The alarm is disarmed.

Note

Automatic relocking

If you don't open any of the doors or the boot hatch for a couple of minutes after unlocking, the car relocks automat-

ically so that you don't accidentally leave it unlocked.

Unlocking the boot hatch

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Press once on the boot hatch button.

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The boot unlocks.

The alarm remains armed on the side doors.

If the key isn't working

If the car doesn't respond to the key's buttons, try changing the key battery. As a backup, you can use the detachable key blade

to lock or unlock the car.

6.3.3. Locking and unlocking using the detachable key blade

There's a detachable key blade inside the standard key that you can use as a backup for locking and

unlocking.

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Note

When you unlock and open the car using the detachable key blade, the alarm will be triggered.

Finding the key blade

1. Hold the key with the Volvo logo facing upwards.

Slide the small catch on the keyring bracket to the side and slide the front shell away from the bracket.

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The front shell detaches.

2. Lift the front shell off and locate the key blade underneath it.

Unlocking with the key blade

3. Go to the front door on the left-hand side of the car. Pull out the door handle to its end position.

4. Turn the key clockwise 45 degrees clockwise so that it is pointing straight backwards.

5. Turn the key back 45 degrees anticlockwise back to its starting position and remove it.

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The door can be opened.

The alarm triggers.

Deactivating the alarm

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6. Place the key on top of the key symbol in the backup reader.

Location of the backup reader inside the tunnel console's storage compartment

Note

When using the backup reader, make sure that the area is free of other car keys, metal objects and electronics such as

mobile phones, tablets, laptops or chargers. Such objects could disrupt the reader.

7. Press the brake pedal and select a gear.

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The alarm deactivates.

Locking with the key blade

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Note

You can lock the front door on the left-hand side in the same way that you unlocked it.

Each of the other doors has a lock reset in their side that needs to be pressed in using the key blade.

Insert the key blade into the keyhole to reset the lock. Make sure it's fully inserted.

Location of the key reset

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Important

A door's lock reset only locks that particular door, not all doors.

If the child lock is active when you lock a rear door with the key blade, that door can't be opened from the outside

or the inside. To unlock it, you need to use the buttons on the key, the central locking button, the keyless locking

system or the Volvo Cars app.

6.3.4. Locking and unlocking from inside the car

You have several options for locking or unlocking the car from the passenger compartment.

The central lock can be controlled from the front seats using the buttons on each respective door.

Locking the whole car

Press the lock symbol

on the central lock button.

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All of the doors, the boot hatch and the fuel filler flap are locked.

Unlocking the whole car

Press the unlock symbol

on the central lock button.

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Depending on your settings, only the selected door or all doors unlock, as well as the boot hatch and fuel filler flap.

Unlocking with the front door handles

Pull the front door handle.

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Depending on your settings, only the selected door or all doors unlock, as well as the boot hatch and fuel filler flap.

Unlocking a rear door with the door handle

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Note

The child lock needs to be deactivated to unlock the rear doors.

Pull the rear door handle once.

The door unlocks and opens.

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6.3.5. Activating child lock

You can activate and deactivate the child lock with a button in the driver's door.

Important

When driving with children in the rear seats, check that the rear doors are secured with an active child lock.

The child lock can increase passenger safety in the rear seats. When the child lock is active, the passengers in the rear seats are

unable to open the rear doors or operate the rear windows.

The driver maintains control over the windows, and the car can be opened from the outside if it is unlocked.

Activating child lock

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Location of the child lock button in the door panel

With the ignition turned on, press the child lock button in the door panel.

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The child lock is activated.

The indication light on the child lock button illuminates and a message is shown in the driver display to confirm that the

lock is on.

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You can deactivate the child lock by following the same steps you took to activate it.

If the child lock is active when you switch the car off, it will remain active the next time the car is started.

6.3.6. Settings for locking and unlocking

You can customise how your car reacts when locking or unlocking.

Note

Different settings affect how and when your car is locked. Make sure to familiarise yourself with the different options and

how they affect the locking and unlocking behaviours.

You can customise many of your car's general locking behaviours. For example, you can turn feedback responses on or off. You

can also choose whether only one or all of the doors should unlock when you use the touch points on the door handles.

Tip

Closing the sun blind automatically

You can turn on Auto-close sunroof curtain in settings to make the sun blind close automatically after 15 minutes if the

car is parked and locked in warm weather. This helps ensure a comfortable passenger compartment temperature and pro-

tects the car's upholstery from fading in the sun.

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6.3.6.1. Adjusting locking and unlocking settings

You can adjust several of your car's locking and unlocking responses and behaviours in settings.

Important

Changing locking and unlocking settings

Enabling or disabling certain features affects how and when your car locks and unlocks. Make sure you familiarise your-

self with the different key types as well as the locking and unlocking features. Misunderstanding a feature might lead you

to believe that your car is locked when it isn't.

1. Press the car symbol

in the bottom bar and go to Settings.

2. Go to Controls → Locking.

3. Adjust your locking and unlocking settings.

Warning

Volvo recommends not leaving people or pets in a locked car.

Some regions have laws prohibiting people or pets being left inside a locked vehicle.

6.4. Anti-theft

Your car has systems and features which help to make your car secure when it's locked.

When the car is locked, some functions and systems are either shut down or activated to help protect the car from theft.

Warning

Do not leave your keys unattended in your car. They can be used to disable the security systems.

Alarm

The alarm is automatically armed when you lock the car from the outside. It's also disarmed automatically when you unlock the

car using the standard key's buttons or the key tag.

If you unlock the door using the detachable key blade, you need to deactivate the alarm manually.

Steering wheel lock

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