[StanleyR]

as a driver of several previous models looking at new Volvos, I hear more and more reasons not to. Are we really saying that a new Volvo left unlocked for a few days will kill the battery? So for instance, we park our cars in the garage when we go on vacation. My wife parks in the garage every day. I have never locked a single car in the our locked car garage. We are saying that I should expect a dead battery over a span of 5 to 7 days and this would be considered normal?

It's certainly understandable that a vehicle in any state of security (locked or unlocked) will require additional support when left unused for a significant amount of time.
Especially when electronics have increasingly become more prolific.

Just another reason to transition over to full EV, where the electrical systems are continuously maintained via plugging in.