warning VOLVO XC90 2006 User Guide

21 Safety
InflatableCurtain(IC)PropertiesTheinflatablecurtain,IC(InflatableCurtain),
isasupplementtotheSIPSsystem.Itiscon-
cealedintheheadliningalongbothsidesof
theroofandprotectsbothfrontandrearseat
passengers.Theinflatablecurtainisacti-
vatedbysensorsinasufficientlyviolentcolli-
sionorifthecarisatriskfromoverturning.
Whendeployed,theinflatablecurtain
inflates.Theinflatablecurtainhelpstopre-
ventthedriverandpassengersfromstriking
theirheadsontheinsideofthecarduringa
collision.
IntheVolvoXC90,theinflatablecurtains
havebeendevelopedtoprotectoccupantsin
theeventofoverturning.Theinflatablecurtain
alsocoversthosetravellinginthethirdrowof
seatsinthevariantthatseatsseven.
WARNING!
Neverhangorfastenanythingontheroof
handles.Thehookisonlyintendedfor
lightoutergarments(notforhardobjects
suchasumbrellas).
Donotscreworfitanythingtothe
headlining,doorpillarsorsidepanels.
Thiscouldcompromisetheintended
protection.OnlyuseVolvogenuineparts
thatareapprovedforplacementinthese
areas.
WARNING!
Donotloadthecarhigherthan50mm
underthetopedgeoftherearpassenger
windows.Otherwise,theintendedprotec-
tionoftheinflatablecurtain,whichiscon-
cealedintheheadlining,maybecompro-
mised.
WARNING!
Theinflatablecurtainisasupplementto
theseatbelts.
Alwaysuseaseatbelt.
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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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23 Safety
WHIPSDonotobstructtheWHIPS
system
WARNING!
Donotsqueezerigidobjectsbetweenthe
rearseatcushionandthefrontseatback-
rest.Makesureyoudonottoobstructthe
functionoftheWHIPSsystem.
WARNING!
Ifarearseatbackrestisfoldeddown,the
correspondingfrontseatmustbemoved
forwardsothatitdoesnottouchthe
foldedbackrest.
WARNING!
Ifaseathasbeensubjectedtoextreme
forces,suchasduetoarearcollision,the
WHIPSsystemmustbecheckedbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshop.
PartoftheWHIPSsystem’sprotective
capacitymayhavebeenlostevenifthe
seatsappeartobeundamaged.Contact
anauthorisedVolvoworkshoptohavethe
systemcheckedevenafteraminorrear-
endcollision.
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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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28 SafetyChildsafetyChildseatsandairbagsarenotcompatible.ChildseatsandairbagsAlwaysplaceachildintherearseatifthe
passengerairbagisactivated
1.Achildina
childseatonthefrontpassengerseatmay
sufferseriousinjuryiftheairbagdeploys.
1.Forinformationonactivated/deacti-
vatedairbag(SRS)seepage17.
WARNING!
Personsshorterthan140cmmayonlysit
inthefrontpassengerseatifthepassen-
gerairbagisdeactivated.
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ChildsafetyLocationofairbagdecalindooropeningon
frontpassengerside.Decallocatedondashboardendface.Decallocatedondashboardendface.
(Australiaonly).
WARNING!
Neverplaceachildinachildseatorona
boostercushioninthefrontseatiftheair-
bag(SRS)isactivated.Failuretofollow
thisadvicecanendangerthelifeofthe
child.
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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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Instrumentsandcontrols
Overview,left-handdrivecar38
Overview,right-handdrivecar40
Driver’sdoorcontrolpanel42
Combinedinstrumentpanel43
Indicatorandwarningsymbols44
Informationdisplay47
Switchesinthecentreconsole49
Lightingpanel52
Left-handstalkswitch53
Right-handstalkswitch54
Tripcomputer56
Cruisecontrol57
Parkingbrake,bonnet,electricsocket,etc.58
Powerwindows61
Rearviewmirror,doormirrorsandsidewindows63
Powersunroof(option)65
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