After connecting the Polestar app to the vehicle, select the correct center-display profile, then open You > Manage > Digital Key > Activate Digital Key in the app.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified for 2025 Polestar 2 vehicles equipped with optional Digital Key and a compatible, previously paired phone.
- Required equipment / service
- Polestar 2 equipped with Digital Key and compatible phone
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Verified for 2025 Polestar 2 vehicles equipped with optional Digital Key and a compatible, previously paired phone.
Know what kind of control to look for.
This original category diagram is an orientation aid, not a picture of your exact trim. Use the written labels and your vehicle manual to identify the real control.
Step by step.
- 01
Connect the Polestar app to the vehicle first and ensure both phone internet and vehicle mobile coverage are available.
- 02
Select your profile in the Polestar 2 center display.
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In the app, open the You tab and choose Manage > Digital Key > Activate Digital Key.
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Complete the prompts, then test locking, unlocking and start authorization while keeping a physical key available.
Important limits
- Digital Key is equipment- and phone-dependent.
- A discharged phone cannot act as the key.
- Carry a physical key while confirming reliable operation.
Quick checks.
- ✓Allow required Bluetooth, location and background permissions for the Polestar app.
- ✓Move the phone away from metal objects and battery-saving restrictions.
- ✓Restart the app/phone or the vehicle communication module as the official troubleshooting guide directs if activation fails.
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2025 Polestar 2 Manual — Activating Digital Key
Relevant section or page: Key, locks and alarm — Digital Key. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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- Official manual2025 Polestar 2 Manual — Digital Key troubleshooting ↗
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