Owner`s manual

01 Safety
When the systems deploy
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Activating the systems
System Triggered
Seatbelt tensioner, front seat In a frontal collision and/or side-impact accident and/or rear-end collision and/or
overturning.
Seatbelt tensioner, rear seat In a frontal collision and/or side-impact accident and/or overturning.
Airbags
In a frontal collision
A
Side airbags (SIPS)
In a side-impact accident
A
Inflatable Curtain DMIC
In a side-impact accident and/or overturning
A
Whiplash protection WHIPS In a rear-end collision.
Roll-Over Protection System (ROPS) In the event of overturning and/or collision from behind.
A
The bodywork of the car could be greatly deformed in a collision without airbag deployment. A number of factors such as the rigidity and weight of the object hit, the speed of the car, the angle of
the collision etc. affects how the different safety systems of the car are activated.
If the airbags have been deployed, the follow-
ing is recommended:
•
Recovering the car. Volvo recommends
that you have it conveyed to an authorised
Volvo workshop. Do not drive with
deployed airbags.
•
Volvo recommends that you engage an
authorised Volvo workshop to handle the
replacement of components in the car's
safety systems.
•
Always contact a doctor.
NOTE
The airbag, SIPS, DMIC, belt tensioner and
ROPS systems are deployed only once dur-
ing a collision.
WARNING
The airbag system's control module is
located in the centre console. If the centre
console is drenched with water or other liq-
uid, disconnect the battery cables. Do not
attempt to start the car since the airbags
may deploy. Recovering the car. Volvo rec-
ommends that you have it conveyed to an
authorised Volvo workshop.