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4VolvoCarCorporationandtheenvironmentCleanairinthepassenger
compartmentAsophisticatedaircleaningsystem,IAQS
1
(InteriorAirQualitySystem)ensuresthatthe
airinthepassengercompartmentiscleaner
thantheairoutside.
Thesystemconsistsofanelectronicsensor
andacarbonfilter.Theairintakeisclosedif
thelevelofreducinggasesandoxidising
gases,e.g.carbonmonoxide,becomestoo
high,forexampleinheavytowntraffic,
queuesandtunnels.Theentryofnitrous
oxides,ground-levelozoneandhydrocarbons
ispreventedbythecarbonfilter.TextilestandardTheinteriorofaVolvoisdesignedtobe
healthyandsafe-evenforpeoplewith
contactallergiesandforasthmasufferers.
Extremeattentionhasbeengiventochoosing
environmentally-compatiblematerials.This
meansthattheyalsofulfiltherequirementsof
theÖko-Tex100ecologicalstandard-a
majoradvancetowardsahealthiercabin
environment.
Öko-Texcertificationcoversseatbelts,
carpets,threadandfabricsforexample.Even
theleatherupholsteryundergoeschromium-freetanningwithnaturalplantsubstances
andmeetstherequirements.
Volvoworkshopsandthe
environmentRegularmaintenancecarriedoutbyan
authorisedVolvoworkshopcreatesthe
conditionsforlongservicelifeandlowfuel
consumption,andcontributestoacleaner
environment.WhenVolvo’sworkshopsare
entrustedwiththerepairandmaintenanceof
thecar,itbecomespartofoursystem.We
makeclearenvironmentaldemands
regardingthewayinwhichworkshopsare
designedinordertopreventspillsand
dischargesintotheenvironment,andthis
includesthethoroughcollectionandsorting
ofthegaseous,liquidandsolidwastethat
arisesinourworkshops.Ourworkshopstaff
havetheknowledgeandthetoolsrequiredto
guaranteegoodenvironmentalcare.
ReducingenvironmentalimpactYoucanhelpreduceenvironmentalimpact,
forexample,bypurchasingeco-labelledcar
careproductsandbyservicingand
maintainingthecaraccordingtotheinstruc-
tionsintheowner’smanual.
Thefollowinghintswillhelpyoutodoyourbit
fortheenvironment:
Ensurethatyourtyrepressuresare
correct.Poorlyinflatedtyresincreasefuel
consumption.Ifanyofthehighertyre
pressuresrecommendedbyVolvoare
usedthenfuelconsumptiondecreases.
Sincearoofrackandski
boxincreaseair
resistance,leadingto
significantlyhigherfuel
consumption,they
shouldberemoved
immediatelyafteruse.
Removeunnecessaryitemsfromthecar-
thegreatertheloadthehigherthefuel
consumption.
Isyourcarequippedwithanengineblock
heater?Ifso,useitforafewhoursbefore
startingfromcoldtoreducefuel
consumptionandexhaustemissions.
Drivegently!Avoidacceleratingand
brakingtoohard.
1.Option.
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9
Safety
Seatbelts10
Airbagsystem13
Airbags(SRS)14
Activating/deactivatingtheairbag(SRS)17
Sideairbags(SIPSbags)19
InflatableCurtain(IC)21
WHIPS22
ROPS24
Whenarethesafetysystemsactivated?25
Inspectingtheairbagsandinflatablecurtains26
Childsafety27
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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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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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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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