Alarm - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

02 Locks and alarm

Alarm*

General
The alarm is triggered if:
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a door, the bonnet or the tailgate is opened
•
a non-approved key is used or if an attempt
is made to force the ignition switch
•
a movement is detected in the passenger
compartment (if fitted with a movement
detector)
•
the car is raised or towed away (if fitted
with a tilt detector*)
•
a battery cable is disconnected
•
anyone tries to disconnect the siren.
If there is a fault in the alarm system, the infor-
mation display shows a message. Contact an
authorised Volvo workshop.
NOTE
The movement detectors trigger the alarm
in the event of movements in the passenger
compartment. For this reason the alarm
could be triggered if the car is left with a
window open or if an electric passenger
compartment heater is used. To avoid this:
Close the windows when leaving the car and
aim the air from the passenger compart-
ment heater so that it is not directed up into
the passenger compartment.
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
NOTE
Do not attempt to repair or modify alarm
system components. All such attempts
could affect the terms of insurance.
Alarm indicator
A red LED on the instrument panel indicates
the alarm system's status:
•
LED not lit – Alarm not armed
•
The LED flashes once every other second
– Alarm is armed
•
The LED flashes rapidly after disarming the
alarm (and until the remote control key is
inserted in the ignition switch and key posi-
tion I is selected) – Alarm has been trig-
gered.
Arming the alarm
•
Press the remote control key lock button.
Disarming the alarm
•
Press the remote control key unlock but-
ton.
Deactivating a triggered alarm
Press the remote control key unlock button or
insert the remote control key in the ignition
switch.
Other alarm functions
Automatic re-arming of the alarm
This function prevents the car being left with
alarm disarmed unintentionally.
If the car is unlocked with the remote control
key (and the alarm is disarmed) but none of the
doors or the tailgate is opened within 2
minutes, then the alarm is automatically re-
armed. The car is relocked at the same time.
Alarm signals
When the alarm is triggered, the following hap-
pens:
•
A siren sounds for less than 30 seconds.
The siren has its own battery which is inde-
pendent of the car battery.
•
The direction indicators flash for 5 minutes
or until the alarm has been deactivated.