child seat VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

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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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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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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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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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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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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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28 SafetyChildsafetyChildseatsandairbagsarenotcompatible.ChildseatsandairbagsAlwaysplaceachildintherearseatifthe
passengerairbagisactivated
1.Achildina
childseatonthefrontpassengerseatmay
sufferseriousinjuryiftheairbagdeploys.
1.Forinformationonactivated/deacti-
vatedairbag(SRS)seepage17.
WARNING!
Personsshorterthan140cmmayonlysit
inthefrontpassengerseatifthepassen-
gerairbagisdeactivated.
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29 Safety
ChildsafetyLocationofairbagdecalindooropeningon
frontpassengerside.Decallocatedondashboardendface.Decallocatedondashboardendface.
(Australiaonly).
WARNING!
Neverplaceachildinachildseatorona
boostercushioninthefrontseatiftheair-
bag(SRS)isactivated.Failuretofollow
thisadvicecanendangerthelifeofthe
child.
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