Introduction, exterior: Lighting

Headlamps with hardened clear glass. This makes them more resistant to stone chips because there is less tension built into the glass.

There will be a shield on the headlights to prevent the customer from adjusting the horizontal position of the lamp. This applies only to the USA where it is a legal requirement.

Sidemarker lamps, separate at the front, integrated into the rear lamp units at the rear.

Beside the rear license plate there is a security unlocking mechanism which can be used if the central locking does not work.

As an option a bulb may be installed in each door mirror which, together with the interior lighting, parking lamps and license plate lighting, light up as so called approach lights. Activated by the remote control.

When one leaves the car the "guide me home" lighting can be activated using the headlamp flash stalk. The lamps (low beam, parking lamps, license plate lighting and the lamps in the door mirrors) light for either 30, 60 or 90 seconds (programmable).

The well known Volvo emblem has a more modern tone.

Only the driver's door has a door lock, this is of the rotating type.