Being the vehicle owner of a new Volvo V60 provides us specific advantages, the truth is, modern cars give access to an more and more notable number of product features. They will allow you to gain in comfort, multimedia or security. On this page we are going to check out an option that is supposed to make you feel safe in your car, the automatic closing of the doors. This option might be deactivated for no reason, so we’re going to find out how to activate auto locking on your Volvo V60. To achieve this, we will first look at the functioning of this feature and how it works, then, in a second part, how to reactivate the automatic closing of the doors of your car.
What is the automatic locking or closing on a Volvo V60?
Before we teach you how to activate the automatic lock of your Volvo V60, we will check out the effectiveness of this features. Indeed, the number of carjacking is slowly raising, and our Volvo V60 is a location where we often feel safe. On the other hand, when stopping at a red light, at a stop sign or in traffic jams, one can feel vulnerable to aggression, it is with this in mind that the brands have released this feature. Generally there is a door lock button that allows you to close and open the doors from the cabin, but this feature automatically locks the doors of your car when you exceed a certain speed or a certain time after starting up. The advantage is that you no longer have to get worried about this action to assure optimal security.
How do I activate the automatic closing of the doors on my Volvo V60?
Sadly, it can appear that due to factory defaults, electronic failures, bad handling, this feature can be disabled, we will now find out the two options to let you to activate the automatic lock on your Volvo V60.
- How to activate the automatic locking / closing of the doors on a car: The lock button
The quickest method if you are in case your automatic door closure no longer be effective, is to turn on the ignition (on some series you will also need to have the engine running) and soon come and hold down the door lock button on your car for a short time until you hear an audible alert and, according to the year of your Volvo V60, the turn indicators that are activated. This method should be sufficient in most cases to activate the automatic door lock on your Volvo V60.
How to activate the automatic door lock on my Volvo V60: Through the computer
To finish , a more complex method but which can be caused by a factory problem or a power failure on your car. To reactivate the automatic door lock on your Volvo V60, you will be able to go through your diagnostic socket. You will have to have a diagnostic tool and navigate through the menus to modify the linked option in the “sash menu”. On the other hand, this is only appropriate for people with some mechanics knowledges and we encourage that you stop by your mechanic to accomplish this.
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