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22 SafetyWHIPSProtectionagainstwhiplash
injury–WHIPSTheWHIPSsystem(WhiplashProtection
System)consistsofenergyabsorbingback-
restsandspeciallydesignedheadrestraints
forthefrontseats.Thesystemisactuatedby
arear-endcollision,wheretheangleand
speedofthecollision,andthepropertiesof
thecollidingvehicleallhaveaninfluence.
PropertiesoftheseatWhentheWHIPSsystemisdeployed,the
frontseatbackrestsfallbackwardtoalterthe
positionofthedriverandfrontseatpassen-
ger.Thisdiminishestheriskofwhiplash
injury.
WHIPSsystemandchildseats/
boostercushionsTheWHIPSsystemdoesnotdiminishthe
protectionprovidedbythecartochildren
seatedinachildseatoronabooster
cushion.CorrectseatingpositionForthebestpossibleprotection,thedriver
andfrontseatpassengershouldsitinthe
centreoftheseatwithaslittlespaceaspos-
siblebetweentheheadandthehead
restraint.
WARNING!
TheWHIPSsystemisasupplementtothe
seatbelts.Alwayswearyourseatbelt.
WARNING!
NevermodifyorrepairtheseatorWHIPS
systemyourself.Contactanauthorised
Volvoworkshop.
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24 SafetyROPSVolvo’sRoll-OverProtectionSystemhas
beendesignedtoreducetheriskofthecar
overturningandtoprovidethebestpossible
protectionintheeventofanaccident.
Thesystemconsistsof:
Astabilisersystem,RSC(RollStability
Control)thatminimisestheriskof
overturningduringsuddenevasive
manoeuvresorthelikeorifthecarskids.
Increasedprotectionforthedriverand
passengersthroughareinforcedbody,
inflatablecurtainsandseatbelttensioners
inallseats.Seealsopage12and
page21.
TheRSCsystemusesagyrosensorwhich
registerschangesinthecar’slateralinclina-
tionangle.Thisinformationisthenusedto
calculatetheriskforoverturning.Ifariskis
detected,theDSTCsystemisengaged,
enginespeedisreducedandoneormore
wheelsarebrakeduntilthecarreturnstoa
stableposition.
FormoreinformationontheDSTCsystem,
seepage46andpage124.
WARNING!
Undernormaldrivingconditions,theRSC
systemimprovesthecar’sroadsafety,but
thismustnotbetakenasareasonto
increasespeed.Alwaysfollowtheusual
precautionsforsafedriving.
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25 Safety
Whenarethesafetysystemsactivated?Iftheairbagshavebeendeployed,thefollow-
ingisrecommended:
Havethecartransportedtoanauthorised
Volvoworkshop.Donotdrivewith
deployedairbags.
HaveanauthorisedVolvoworkshop
replacecomponentsinthecar’ssafety
system.
Alwayscontactadoctor.
NOTE!TheSRS,SIPS,ICandbelttensioner
systemsaredeployedonlyonceduringa
collision. SystemTriggered
SeatbelttensionerInafrontalcollisionand/orside-impactaccident.
Airbags(SRS)
Intheeventofahead-oncollision
1.
Sideairbags
Intheeventofasideimpact
1.
InflatableCurtain(IC)
Inasidecollisionand/oroverturning
1.
WHIPS
Inarear-endcollision
1.
RSCDuringsuddenevasivemanoeuvresorthelikeorifthecarskids.
1.Thebodyworkofthecarcouldbegreatlydeformedinacollisionwithoutairbagdeployment.Anumberoffactorssuchastherigidityandweightofthe
objecthit,thespeedofthecar,theangleofthecollisionetc.affectshowthedifferentsafetysystemsofthecarareactivated.
WARNING!
TheAirbagcontrolunitislocatedinthe
centreconsole.Ifthecentreconsoleis
drenchedwithwaterorotherliquid,dis-
connectthebatterycables.Donot
attempttostartthecarsincetheairbags
maydeploy.Havethecartransportedto
anauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
WARNING!
Neverdrivewithdeployedairbags.They
canmakesteeringdifficult.Othersafety
systemsmayalsobedamaged.The
smokeanddustcreatedwhentheairbags
aredeployedcancauseskinandeyeirri-
tationafterintensiveexposure.Incaseof
irritation,washwithcoldwater.Therapid
deploymentsequenceandairbagfabric
maycausefrictionandskinburns.
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26 SafetyInspectingtheairbagsandinflatablecurtainsInspectionintervalsThedecalonthedoorpillar(s)showsthe
dates(year,month)whenyoushouldcontact
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptoinspectand,
ifnecessary,replacetheairbags,beltten-
sionersandinflatablecurtains.Ifyouhave
questionsconcerningthesystems,contact
anauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
1.Driverairbag
2.Frontpassengerairbag
3.Sideairbagonthedriver’sside
4.Sideairbagonthepassengerside
5.Inflatablecurtainonthedriver’sside
6.Inflatablecurtainonthepassengerside
Thisdecalislocatedintherearleftdoor
opening.
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27 Safety
ChildsafetyChildrenshouldsitcomfortably
andsafelyThepositionofachildinthecarandthe
choiceofequipmentisdictatedbythechild’s
heightandsize,formoreinformation,see
page30.
Childrenwhoareshorterthan150cmmust
becarriedinadequatechildprotection.
NOTE!Regulationsregardingtheplacement
ofchildrenincarsvaryfromcountryto
country.Checkwhatlawsapply.Childrenofallagesandsizesmustalwayssit
correctlysecuredinthecar.Neverallowa
childtositonthekneeofapassenger.
Volvo’sownchildsafetyequipmentis
designedforyourcar.UseVolvogenuine
equipmenttobestensurethatthemounting
pointsandattachmentsarecorrectlyposi-
tionedandaresufficientlystrong.
Youmayplace:
achildseatorboostercushiononthe
frontpassengerseat,providedthe
passengerairbagisnotactivated
1
arear-facingchildseatintherearseat
thatusesthebackofthefrontseatas
support.ChildseatandseatbeltreminderIfarear-facinginfantorchildseatisplacedin
thefrontseatandsecuredusingtheseatbelt,
theseatbeltremindermightnotbeactivated.
Alwayscheckthatthebeltislockedbefore
drivingoff!1.Forinformationonactivated/deacti-
vatedairbag(SRS)seepage17.
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30 SafetyChildsafetyPlacementofchildreninthecarWeight/ageFrontpassengerseatwithactivated
1
airbag(SRS)Frontpassengerseatwithout(orwithdeactivated
1)airbag
(SRS)(option)
<10kg
(0–9months)Notsuitableforthisagegroup.Alternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbeltandstraps.
Typeapproval:E503135
2
Rear-facinginfantseat,securedwithseatbelt.
Typeapproval:E503160
2
Rear-facinginfantseat,securedinIsofixattachment.
Typeapproval:E503162
2
9–18kg
(9–36months)NotsuitableforthisagegroupAlternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbeltandstraps.
Typeapproval:E503135
2
Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt.
Typeapproval:E503161
2
Rear-facingchildseat,securedinIsofixattachment.
Typeapproval:E503163
2
15–36kg
(3–12years)Notsuitableforthisagegroup.Boostercushionwithorwithoutbackrest.
Typeapproval:E5031391.Forinformationonactivated/deactivatedairbag(SRS)seepage17.
2.Suitableforcertainchildseatsaslistedinthespecifiedtypeapproval.Childseatsmaybevehicle-specific,limited,semi-universaloruniversal.
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31 Safety
ChildsafetyPlacementofchildreninthecarWeight/age
Secondrowofseats,outerseats
1
Secondrowofseats,
centreseat
1
Thirdrowofseatsin
carsseatingseven.
<10kg
(0–9months)Alternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt,
supportlegsandstraps.Typeapproval:E503135
2
Rear-facinginfantseat,securedwithseatbeltandsupport
legs.Typeapproval:E503160
2
Rear-facinginfantseat,securedwithIsofixattachmentand
supportlegs.Typeapproval:E503162
2
Rear-facingchildseat,
securedwithseatbelt,
supportlegsandstraps.
Typeapproval:
E503135
2
Notsuitableforthisage
group.
9–18kg
(9–36months)Alternatives:Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbelt,
supportlegsandstraps.Typeapproval:E503135
2
Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithseatbeltandsupport
legs.Typeapproval:E503161
2
Rear-facingchildseat,securedwithIsofixattachmentand
supportlegs.Typeapproval:E503163
2
Rear-facingchildseat,
securedwithseatbelt,
supportlegsandstraps.
Typeapproval:
E503135
2
Notsuitableforthisage
group.
15–36kg
(3–12years)Boostercushionwithorwithoutbackrest.
Typeapproval:E503139
2
Alternatives:Booster
cushionwithorwithout
backrest.Typeapproval:
E503139
2
Integratedbooster
cushion.
Typeapproval:
E503167
3
Boostercushionwithor
withoutbackrest.
Typeapproval:
E503139
2
1.Incarsseatingseven,theseatrowmustbeinitsrearmostpositionwhenusingachildseat.
2.Suitableforcertainchildseatsaslistedinthespecifiedtypeapproval.Childseatsmaybevehicle-specific,limited,semi-universaloruniversal.
3.Integratedandapprovedchildsafetyequipmentforthisagegroup.
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32 SafetyChildsafetyIntegratedboostercushions
(optionincarsseatingfive,
standardincarsseatingseven)Volvo’sintegratedboostercushionforthe
outerrearseatsisspeciallydesignedtopro-
videoptimumsafetyforchildren.Combined
withtheregularseatbelts,theboostercush-
ionisapprovedforchildrenweighing
between15and36kg.Raisingtheboostercushion
–Pullthathandletoraisethebooster
cushion(1).
–Graspthecushionwithbothhandsand
pushitbackwards(2).
–Pushuntilitlocksinplace(3).Checkthat:
theseatbeltislocked
theseatbeltisincontactwiththechild’s
bodyandisnotslackortwisted,andthat
thebeltispositionedcorrectlyacrossthe
shoulder
thelapbeltislowoverthepelvisfor
optimumprotection
thebeltdoesnottouchthechild’sthroat
orliebelowtheshoulder
carefullyadjustthepositionofthehead
restrainttosuitthechild
WARNING!
Theboostercushionmustbeinthelocked
positionbeforethechildisplacedthere.
WARNING!
Repairorreplacementshouldonlybeper-
formedbyanauthorisedVolvoworkshop.
Donotmakeanymodificationsoraddi-
tionstotheboostercushion.
Ifanintegratedboostercushionhasbeen
subjectedtoamajorload,suchasin
conjunctionwithacollision,theentire
boostercushionmustbereplaced.Evenif
theboostercushionappearstobe
undamaged,itmaynotaffordthesame
levelofprotection.Theboostercushion
mustalsobereplacedifitisheavilyworn.
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34 SafetyChildsafetyFittingachildseatVolvohaschildsafetyproductsthatare
designedforandtestedbyVolvo.
Whenusingotherproductsthatareavailable
onthemarket,itisimportanttoreadthefitting
instructionsincludedwiththeproduct.
Donotattachthestrapsforthechildseat
tothehorizontaladjustmentbar,springs,
railsorbeamsundertheseat.Sharp
edgescandamagethestraps.
Allowthebackofthechildseattorest
againstthedashboard.Thisappliesto
carswithoutapassengerairbag,or
wheretheairbagisdeactivated.
ISOFIXfixturesystemforchild
seats(option)TheouterrearseatshaveISOFIXattachment
points.ContactaVolvodealerforfurther
informationonchildsafetyequipment.
WARNING!
Supportcushions/childseatswithsteel
framesoranotherdesignthatcanlie
againsttheseatbeltreleasebuttonmust
notbeusedbecausetheycancauseacci-
dentalreleaseoftheseatbelt.
Donotallowthetopofthechildseatto
restagainstthewindscreen.
WARNING!
Neverplacethechildseatinthefrontseat
ifthecarisequippedwithanactivated
frontpassengerairbag.Ifproblemsarise
whenfittingchildsafetyproducts,contact
themanufacturerforclearerinstructions.
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35 Safety
ChildsafetyExtralockingfunctioninseatbelt
(ALR/ELR
1)
Theseatbeltinthecentreofthesecondrow
ofseatshasanextralockingfunction
(ALR/ELR)tohelpholdthebelttauntinorder
tofacilitatechildseatinstallation.
Wheninstallingachildseatwiththehelpof
theseatbelt:
Securetheseatbeltinthechildseat
followingtheinstructionsofthechildseat
manufacturer.
Pullouttheentireseatbelt.
Lockthebeltbyinsertingthelockingtab
inthebuckle.Aloud"click"indicatesthat
thebeltislocked.
Allowtheseatbeltmechanismtoretract
thebeltwhilestretchingitaroundthe
childseat.Amechanicalsoundwillbe
audiblefromtheseatbelt.Thisisnormal.
Thisfunctionisautomaticallydeactivated
whentheseatbeltisreleasedfromthebuckle
andretractsbacktoitsstartingposition.
Ifthereareanyproblemswithinstallationof
childsafetyproducts,contactthemanufac-
turerforclearerinstallationinstructions.1.AutomaticLockingRetractor/
EmergencyLockingRetractor.
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