Alarm; Alarm Indicator - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

Alarm system
When the alarm is armed, it continually moni-
tors all alarm inputs.
The alarm is triggered if:
•
a door, the bonnet or tailgate opens
•
a non-approved key is used in the ignition
or if an attempt is made to force the lock
•
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.
NOTE
The movement sensors trigger an alarm in
the event of movement in the passenger
compartment - air currents are also regis-
tered. For this reason the alarm is trig-
gered if the car is left with a window or the
sunroof open or if the passenger compart-
ment heater is used.
To avoid this: Close the window/sunroof
when leaving the car. If the car's inte-
grated passenger compartment heater (or
a portable electric heater) shall be used -
direct the airflow from the air vents so that
they are not pointing upwards in the pas-
senger compartment.

Alarm indicator

A red LED on the instrument panel indicates
the alarm system's status:
•
LED not lit – the alarm is 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 turned to key position II – the alarm has
been triggered.
If there is a fault in the alarm system, a mes-
sage appears on the display. In which case,
contact a workshop - an authorised Volvo
workshop is recommended.
05 Locks and alarm
NOTE
Do not attempt to repair or modify alarm
system components. All such attempts
could affect the terms of insurance.
Arming the alarm
– Press the remote control key's LOCK
button. A long flash from the car's direc-
tion indicators confirms that the alarm is
armed and that all the doors are locked.
IMPORTANT
The alarm is fully armed when the car's
direction indicators have made one long
flash and the LED on the instrument panel
flashes once every other second.
Disarming the alarm
Press the remote control key's UNLOCK
–
button. Two short flashes from the car's
direction indicators confirm that the alarm
has been deactivated.
> For manual disarming - see the follow-
ing section "Deactivating a triggered

alarm".

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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.

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