
How to Open Volvo hood
In this guide, you will find instructions on how to open the hood on a Volvo.
If your Volvo shifter is stuck in the park, don't panic. In this guide, you will learn how to override the Volvo shifter and manually get the car out of Park.
There are three shifter types. Scroll down until you find the shifter that looks like yours.
If your Volvo has a big gap in front of the shifter, the shifter release is located under the small storage pad, as shown in the picture.
Set the parking brakes and keep the brake pedal pressed during this procedure—there is a risk of the vehicle rolling when you get it out of the park.
On some Volvos, you will notice a small label that says SHIFT LOCK next to the shifter. You will use this to unlock the shifter.
In this Volvo, you don't have a shifter release that is easily accessible. You will need to remove the shifter trim to get your Volvo out of Park or Neutral to Park.
On the driver's side, on the shifter side, is a white tab, which is the SHIFTER RELEASE. Use a flathead screwdriver to press down.
These instructions will manually override Volvo shifter on models such as XC70, V70, S60, S40, V40, V50, XC60, XC90, S60, S70, S80, C30.
You may need to manually get your Volvo out of Park if you have to tow the car, want to move an inoperable car, the battery has died, or simply the shifter is stuck and won't come out of the park.
The shifter override methods described here will allow you to release the Volvo shifter on any model manually.
By YOUCANIC Automotive Experts Published on: Wednesday, March 4, 2020. |