Recent vehicles have an increasing number of functionnalities and even though they provide us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always easy to use. Regardless whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Volvo V50, according to its functionnalities, it can be hard to understand how to start a Volvo V50? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will demonstrate the distinct procedures to start a Volvo V50 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Volvo V50 with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Volvo V50 with key?

So we start our article which aims to show you how to start a Volvo V50, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find down below the different steps to be accomplished to turn on the engine of your Volvo V50:

  • Discern the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most instances on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Volvo V50 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Place the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to consult our article on orange lights on Volvo V50 to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Volvo V50 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Volvo V50,

How to start a Volvo V50 with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a Volvo V50 with key or will show you you how to do it for a Volvo V50 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still pretty much the same, so don’t be reluctant to return to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the guidelines to follow to start your Volvo V50 with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Volvo V50 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally located on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Volvo V50
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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Volvo V50

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How do I start a Volvo V50 without a key?

And finally, we will discover, how to start a Volvo V50 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Volvo V50 is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to turn on it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to adhere to:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Volvo V50).

There, you’ve found out all the techniques to start a Volvo V50.

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