Volvo XC40 2020 Owner's Manual page 406

STARTING AND DRIVING
Starting the car
The car is started using the start button
beside the steering wheel when the remote
control key is in the passenger compartment.
Start button location.
WARNING
Before starting:
Fasten the seatbelt.
•
Adjust the seat, steering wheel and
•
mirrors.
Make sure that the brake pedal can be
•
fully depressed.
The remote control key is not physically used
when starting the car since it is equipped with
support for keyless starting (Passive start).
1 If the car is moving, the engine can be started simply by pressing the button.
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To start the car:
1. The remote control key must be inside the
car. For cars with Passive Start, the key
needs to be located in the front part of the
passenger compartment. With the option
for keyless locking/unlocking* of the car,
the key can be anywhere in the car.
2. Hold the brake pedal depressed
cars with automatic gear changing, make
sure that gear position P or N is selected.
For cars with a manual gearbox, make
sure that the gear lever is in neutral posi-
tion or that the clutch pedal is depressed.
3. Press the start button.
NOTE
For diesel-engined cars, there may be a
slight delay before starting is initiated.
When the engine is started, the starter motor
works until the engine is started or until its
overheating protection triggers.
Error messages
If the Car key not found message is shown in
the driver display when starting, place the
remote control key by the backup reader. Then
try to start the car again.
1
fully. For
Backup reader's location.
NOTE
When the remote control key is positioned
by the backup reader, make sure that there
are no car keys, metal objects or electronic
apparatus by the backup reader, (e.g.
mobile phones, tablets, laptops or charg-
ers). Several car keys close to one another
by the backup reader may cause interfer-
ence with each other.
* Option/accessory.