VOLVO XC90 2006 User Guide

10 SafetySeatbeltsTensioningthehipstrap.Thebeltmustbe
positionedlowdown.AlwaysuseaseatbeltHeavybrakingcanhaveseriousconse-
quencesiftheseatbeltsarenotused.Ensure
thatallpassengersusetheirseatbelts.Other-
wise,rearseatpassengersmaybethrown
forwardagainstthebacksofthefrontseatsin
acollision.
Puttingonaseatbelt:
–Pullthebeltoutslowlyandsecureitby
pressingthebuckleintothelock.Aloud
"click"indicatesthatthebelthaslocked.Releasingthebelt:
–Presstheredlockbuttonandletthebelt
retract.Ifthebeltdoesnotretractfully,
feedthebeltinbyhandsothatitdoesnot
hanglose.
Thebeltlocksandcannotbewithdrawn:
ifitispulledouttooquickly
duringbrakingandacceleration
ifthecarleansheavily.
Itisimportantthatthebeltliesagainstthe
bodysoitcanprovidemaximumprotection.
Donotleanthebackresttoofarback.The
seatbeltisdesignedtoprotectinanormal
seatingposition.
Keepthefollowinginmind:
donotuseclipsoranythingelsethatcan
preventthebeltfromfittingproperly
ensurethebeltisnotbetwistedor
caughtonanything
thehipstrapmustbepositionedlow
down(notovertheabdomen)
tensionthehipstrapoverthelapby
pullingthediagonalshoulderbeltasillus-
trated.
WARNING!
Eachbeltisintendedforonepersononly.
WARNING!
Theseatbeltsandairbagsinteract.Ifa
seatbeltisnotusedorisusedincorrectly,
thismaydiminishtheprotectionprovided
bytheairbagintheeventofacollision.
WARNING!
Nevermodifyorrepairtheseatbeltsyour-
self.ContactanauthorisedVolvowork-
shop.
Ifthebelthasbeensubjectedtoamajor
load,suchasinacollision,theentirebelt
mustbereplaced.Someoftheprotective
characteristicsofthebeltmayhavebeen
lost,evenifitappearstobeundamaged.
Replacetheseatbeltifthebeltiswornor
damaged.Thenewseatbeltmustbetype-
approvedandintendedforinstallationin
thesamepositionasthereplacedbelt.
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11 Safety
SeatbeltsSeatbeltreminderTheseatbeltwarningsymbolinthecombined
instrumentpanelandabovetherearview
mirrorcomesonuntilthedriverandfrontseat
passengerbuckletheirseatbelts.Theseat-
beltreminderswitchesoffafter6secondsif
speedisbelow10km/h.Ifthedriverorfront
seatpassengerhavenotbuckledtheirseat-
belts,thereminderswitchesonagainwhen
thespeedexceeds10km/handswitchesoff
ifthespeeddropsbelow5km/h.
Iftheseatbeltisreleased,thefunctionreacti-
vateswhenspeedexceeds10km/h.NOTE!Theseatbeltreminderisintendedfor
anadultsittinginthefrontseat.Ifabelt-fitted
childseatisfittedinthefrontseat,the
seatbeltreminderdoesnotswitchon.
SeatbeltsandpregnancyTheseatbeltshouldalwaysbewornduring
pregnancy.Butitiscrucialthatitbewornin
thecorrectway.Thediagonalsectionshould
wrapovertheshoulderthenberouted
betweenthebreastsandtothesideofthe
belly.Thelapsectionshouldlayflatoverthe
thighsandaslowaspossibleunderthebelly.
Itmustneverbeallowedtorideupward.
Removeallslackfromthebeltandinsurethat
itfitsclosetothebodywithoutanytwists.
Asapregnancyprogresses,pregnantdrivers
shouldadjusttheirseatsandsteeringwheel
suchthattheycaneasilymaintaincontrolof
thevehicleastheydrive(whichmeansthey
mustbeabletoeasilyoperatethefootpedals
andsteeringwheel).Withinthiscontext,they
shouldstrivetopositiontheseatwithaslarge
adistanceaspossiblebetweentheirbelly
andthesteeringwheel.
Seatbeltsandpregnancy.
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12 SafetySeatbeltsLabelonseatbeltswithseatbelttensioner.SeatbelttensionerAlltheseatbelts(exceptthecentrerearbelt)
areequippedwithbelttensioners.Amecha-
nisminthebelttensionertightensthebelt
aroundthebodyintheeventofasufficiently
violentcollision.Thisprovidesmoreeffective
restraintforpassengers.
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13 Safety
AirbagsystemWarningsymbolincombined
instrumentpanelTheAirbagsystem
1ismonitoredcontinu-
ouslybythecontrolmoduleandthereisa
warninglampinthecombinedinstrument
panel.Thislampcomesonwhentheignition
keyisturnedtopositionI,IIorIII.The
symbolgoesoutafteraboutsevensecondsif
theAirbagsystem1isworkingcorrectly.Aswellasthewarning
symbol,amessageappearsin
theinformationdisplay.Ifthe
warningsymbolmalfunctions,
thewarningtrianglecomeson
andthemessageSRS
AIRBAGSERVICEURGENT
appearsinthedisplay.
ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshopimmediately.
1.IncludesSRSandseatbelttensioner,
SIPSandIC.
WARNING!
IfthewarningsymbolfortheAirbagsys-
temremainsonorcomesonwhiledriving,
itmeansthattheAirbagsystemisnot
functioningfully.Thesymbolcanindicate
afaultintheseatbeltbuckle,SIPS,SRS
orICsystem.ContactanauthorisedVolvo
workshopimmediately.
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14 SafetyAirbags(SRS)Airbag(SRS)onthedriver’ssideThecarhasanSRSairbag(Supplemental
RestraintSystem)inthesteeringwheelto
supplementtheprotectionaffordedbythe
seatbelt.Thisairbagisfittedintothecentreof
thesteeringwheel.Thesteeringwheelis
markedSRSAIRBAG.
Passengerairbag(SRS)Thepassengerairbag
1isfittedbehinda
panelabovetheglovebox.Thispanelis
markedSRSAIRBAG
WARNING!
Theseatbeltsandairbagsinteract.Ifa
seatbeltisnotusedorisusedincorrectly,
thismaydiminishtheprotectionprovided
bytheairbagintheeventofacollision.
1.Notallcarshaveapassengerairbag
(SRS).Thiscanbeunselectedwhen
thecarisordered.
WARNING!
Tominimisetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys,passengersmustsitasupright
aspossiblewiththeirfeetonthefloorand
backsagainstthebackrest.Seatbelts
mustbesecured.
WARNING!
Neverplaceachildinachildseatorona
boostercushioninthefrontseatiftheair-
bag(SRS)isactivated
1.
Neverallowachildtostandorsitinfront
ofthefrontpassengerseat.
Nooneshorterthan140cmshouldsitin
thefrontpassengerseatiftheairbag
(SRS)isactivated.
Failuretofollowtheadvicegivenabove
canendangerthelifeofthechild.
1.Forinformationonactivated/deactivated
airbag(SRS)seepage17.
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15 Safety
Airbags(SRS)SRSsystem,left-handdrive.SRSsystemTheairbagisequippedwithagasgenerator.
Asufficientlyviolentcollisiontripssensors
andignitesthegasgenerator,inflatingthe
airbagwithhotgas.Tocushiontheimpact,
theairbagdeflateswhencompressed.When
thisoccurs,smokeescapesintothecar.This
iscompletelynormal.Theentireprocess,
includinginflationanddeflationoftheairbag,
occurswithintenthsofasecond.
SRSsystem,right-handdrive.NOTE!Thesensorsreactdifferently
dependingonthecourseofthecollisionand
whethertheseatbeltsonthedriverand
passengersideareused.Itistherefore
possiblethatonlyone(ornone)ofthe
airbagsmayinflateinacollision.TheSRS
systemsensestheforceofthecollisionon
thecarandadaptsaccordinglysothatoneor
moreairbagsisdeployed.
NOTE!Theairbagshaveafunctionwhereby
theircapacitiesareadaptedtothecollision
forcetowhichthevehicleissubjected.
WARNING!
Repairsmustonlybeperformedbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
Anyinterferenceinthesystemcould
causemalfunctionandseriousinjury.
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16 SafetyAirbags(SRS)Locationofthepassengerairbaginleft-hand
driveandright-handdrivecars.
WARNING!
NeverinterferewithSRScomponentsin
thesteeringwheelorthepanelabovethe
glovebox.
Objectsandaccessoriesmustnotbe
positionedorgluedonorneartheSRS
AIRBAGpanel(abovetheglovebox)orin
theareaaffectedbyadeployedairbag.
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17 Safety
Activating/deactivatingtheairbag(SRS)Indicatorshowingthatthepassengerairbag
(SRS)isdeactivated.PACOS(option)Theairbag(SRS)forthefrontpassenger
seatcanbedeactivatedusingaswitch.This
isnecessaryifachildseatistobeplaced
thereforexample.
Indicator
Atextmessageintherearviewmirrorindi-
catesthatthepassengerairbag(SRS)is
deactivated.
SwitchforPACOS(PassengerAirbagCut
OffSwitch).Activating/deactivating
Theswitchislocatedonthepassengerend
ofthedashboardandisaccessiblewhenthe
passengerdoorisopen.Checkthatthe
switchisintherequiredposition.Volvorec-
ommendsthatthattheignitionkeyisusedto
changeposition.(Otheritemswithashape
similartoakeycanbeused).
WARNING!
Ifthecarisequippedwithafrontpassen-
gerairbag(SRS),butdoesnothave
PACOS,theairbagwillalwaysbeacti-
vated.
WARNING!
Activatedairbag(passengerseat):
Neverplaceachildinachildseatorona
boostercushioninthefrontpassenger
seatwhentheairbagisactivated.This
alsoappliestoanyoneshorterthan
140cm.
Deactivatedairbag(passengerseat):
Noonetallerthan140cmshouldeversit
inthefrontpassengerseatwhenthe
airbagisdeactivated.
Failuretofollowtheadvicegivenabove
canendangerlife.
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18 SafetyActivating/deactivatingtheairbag(SRS)SwitchforSRSinONposition.SwitchpositionON=Airbag(SRS)activated.Withthe
switchinthisposition,personstallerthan
140cmcansitinthefrontpassengerseat,
butneverchildreninachildseatorona
boostercushion.
SwitchforSRSinOFFposition.OFF=Airbag(SRS)isdeactivated.Withthe
switchinthisposition,childreninachildseat
oronaboostercushioncansitinthefront
passengerseat,butneverpersonstallerthan
140cm.
WARNING!
Donotallowanyonetositinthefrontpas-
sengerseatifthetextmessageintheroof
panelindicatesthattheairbag(SRS)is
deactivatedandtheairbagwarningsym-
bolisdisplayedinthecombinedinstru-
mentpanel.Thisindicatesthattherehas
beenaseveremalfunction.Contactan
authorisedVolvoworkshopassoonas
possible.
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19 Safety
Sideairbags(SIPSbags)SideairbaglocationsSideairbags–(SIPSbags)Alargeproportionofthecollisionforceis
transferredbytheSIPS(SideImpactProtec-
tionSystem)tothefloor,roof,beams,pillars,
andotherstructuralpartsofthebody.The
sideairbagsonthedriver’sandfrontpassen-
gerseatsprotectthechestareaandarean
importantpartoftheSIPS.Thesideairbags
arelocatedinthefrontseatbackrests.
Inflatedsideairbag
ChildseatsandsideairbagsThesideairbagdoesnotdiminishtheprotec-
tionprovidedbythecartochildrenseatedin
achildseatoronaboostercushion.
Achildseatorboostercushioncanbe
placedonthefrontpassengerseatprovided
thatthecardoesnothaveanactivated
1pas-
sengerairbag.
WARNING!
Sideairbagsareasupplementtothe
SIPSsystem.Alwayswearaseatbelt.
WARNING!
Repairsmustonlybeperformedbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
WorkontheSIPSsystemcancause
malfunctionandresultinseriouspersonal
injury.
WARNING!
Donotputobjectsintheareabetween
theoutsideoftheseatandthedoorpanel,
sincethisareaisrequiredbytheside
airbag.
WARNING!
UseonlyVolvogenuinecarseatcovers,or
seatcoversapprovedbyVolvo.Other
seatcoversmayimpedetheoperationof
thesideairbags.1.Forinformationonactivated/deacti-
vatedairbag(SRS)seepage17.
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