Volvo S40 Automobile User Manual


 
05 Locks and alarm
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Child safety locks
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Manual child locks in the rear doors
Manual child lock in rear left door.
To lock manually: The child safety locks are
found on the trailing edge of the rear doors
and are only accessible when the doors are
open. Use the key blade to turn the lock and
thus activate or deactivate the child safety
lock.
A. The doors cannot be opened from inside.
B. The doors can be opened from inside.
Switch for electric child safety locks and disen-
gaging rear power window buttons.
Electric child safety locks and
disabling the rear window buttons
(option)
Press the switch on the driver’s door. A mes-
sage appears on the information display.
To activate the child safety locks:
Turn the ignition key to position I or II.
Press the button. When the light in the
button illuminates, the rear power win-
dows and rear doors are locked.
A message appears on the information dis-
play when the child safety locks are
activated.
Child safety locks activated
An illuminated light, together with a text mes-
sage on the display, indicates that the locks
are activated. The doors cannot be opened
from inside. The power windows can only be
operated with the controls on the driver’s
door.
WARNING
Always keep the lock buttons pulled up
when driving. In the event of an accident,
this allows the emergency services to get
into the car quickly. Passengers in the rear
seat cannot open the doors from inside if
the child safety locks are activated.
NOTE
Cars with electric child safety locks do not
also have manual child locks.