2009 Volvo V70 door safety

EDDIE HILLS

MEMBER
2009 VOLVO V70
6 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
8,456 MILES

I have a new V70, I use the the child lock on the rear near side door. With the locks set to close all door when pulling away. When the ignition is off only the near side rear door will not allow you to open it from the outside.
My concern is that if the vehicle caught fire our natural reaction would be to stop the vehicle get out run around to release the door find that you cant untill you have released it electronically from the door module inthe drivers door. So you run all the way back unlock the door and then go back to release th child at which time they could be a crisp. I understand that if there was an impact accident the srs would unlock all doors but a fire is not an impact so the door would stay locked.
Volvo service say thats how it is. Surely this can not be safe can it be overridden on the computor?

Thank you

Eddie Hills

1 Reply

BLUELIGHTNIN6

MECHANIC
16,542 POSTS

Hello Eddie Hills

In a fire situation, I don't believe many people would think to turn off the ignition, so your ignition would most likely remain on. However, I do not have much information on your vehicle since it is a 2009 model, but the easiest way to disable any system is to pull a fuse to that specific circuit. Look through your manual or contact the local dealer to see where the fuse is located (or if equipped). I have also posted your question in our tech only forum so that I can get some other tech's thoughts on this issue rolling in here.