Unlock with a standard key, then open Settings > Profiles > Car keys > Care key, enable the limit and choose the maximum speed.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified for 2026 XC90 mild-hybrid and plug-in-hybrid vehicles equipped with a Care Key.
- Required equipment / service
- a Care Key
Does the documented scope match your car?
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Published availability and qualifications
Verified for 2026 XC90 mild-hybrid and plug-in-hybrid vehicles equipped with a Care Key.
Know what kind of control to look for.
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Step by step.
- 01
Lock the XC90, then unlock it with the standard key or key tag rather than the Care Key.
- 02
Press the vehicle symbol and open Settings > Profiles > Car keys > Care key.
- 03
Turn the speed limitation on and select the desired maximum speed.
- 04
Confirm the limitation symbol and dotted speedometer line appear when the Care Key is subsequently used.
Important limits
- The limit cannot be changed after the vehicle was unlocked with the Care Key.
- Use a standard key and owner profile to modify or remove the limit.
- The Care Key otherwise operates like a standard key.
Quick checks.
- ✓Relock and unlock with the standard key if the setting is unavailable.
- ✓Select the owner profile before opening Car keys.
- ✓Verify the cluster shows the limitation symbol when testing the Care Key.
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2026 Volvo XC90 User Manual — Setting a speed limitation for the Care Key
Relevant section or page: Entry and security — Care Key. We use the written official source to determine the steps and applicability shown above.
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- Official manualVolvo Support — Care Key speed limitation ↗
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