Note
Find car with the Lights and Horn function
You can see your position and the position of the car in the tab. If you need to find the car in e.g. a large car park, you can use the following:
- Lights for flashing
- Lights and Horn to both honk the horn and flash the lights
This activates the car’s horn and/or hazard warning lights for a couple of seconds. The function works within a radius of approximately 500 metres from the car1.
Limitations for finding car with the Volvo Cars app
If the Volvo Cars app does not show the car's exact position, it may be due to the following:
- The present position of the car has poor or no GPS visibility, e.g. in an inside car park. In such cases, the latest position received is used as the approximate position.
- The car could not transmit data to Volvo On Call's servers when you last parked it. The position is sent to your Volvo every time you park your car. If the car has no mobile coverage then the latest position has not been registered - so it is not visible in the app either. This can occur if the car is parked in e.g. a garage with poor mobile coverage.
- Volvo On Call uses GPS technology to locate the car. The GPS coordinates are translated into addresses which are easy to understand, e.g. street names, which is why it might look as if your car is parked on a street in the local area if, for example, it is parked in a nearby parking garage without GPS coverage.
- The car's position is not shown when the car is not in use.
- If the car shows incorrect position on the map, a simpler calibration can take place by locking the car and remaining stationary for 15-30 seconds. If this does not help, visit an authorised Volvo workshop to have the antenna unit checked/calibrated.
Applicable models
S60, S60 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2019-2022
S90, model year 2017-2021
S90 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2018-2021
V60, V60 Cross Country, V60 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2019-2022
V90 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2018-2021
V90, V90 Cross Country, model year 2017-2021
XC40, model year 2018-2024
XC40 Twin Engine/Recharge (plug-in hybrid), model year 2019-2024
XC60, XC60 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2018-2021
XC90, XC90 Twin Engine/Recharge, model year 2016-2022