seats VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

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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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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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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28 SafetyChildsafetyChildseatsandairbagsarenotcompatible.ChildseatsandairbagsAlwaysplaceachildintherearseatifthe
passengerairbagisactivated
1.Achildina
childseatonthefrontpassengerseatmay
sufferseriousinjuryiftheairbagdeploys.
1.Forinformationonactivated/deacti-
vatedairbag(SRS)seepage17.
WARNING!
Personsshorterthan140cmmayonlysit
inthefrontpassengerseatifthepassen-
gerairbagisdeactivated.
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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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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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