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How to Start a Volvo XC40 with a Dead Battery

Model: Volvo Xc40 MK 1 - Years: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Part: Key

Video tutorial

In this video, you can see the correct way to start your Volvo XC40 even with a dead battery. Changing the button battery in a remote is very simple, and you will undoubtedly find the right tutorial among our resources; however, you might be in a location where you cannot immediately get a new battery.

Here’s how to do it. Open the armrest on the center console and remove the removable glove compartment located just below it. You will find a small cavity to place your key. You can press the start button, and the vehicle will start immediately.


Updated on 6 September 2026 by ScegliAuto


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