2006 VOLVO XC70 sensor

Volvo and the environment
In addition to continuous environmental refinement of conventional
gasoline-powered internal combustion engines, Volvo is actively looking
at advanced technology alternative-fuel vehicles.
When you drive a Volvo, you become our partner in the work to lessen
the car's impact on the environment.
To reduce your vehicle's environmental impact, you can:
•Maintain proper air pressure in your tires. Tests have shown de-
creased fuel economy with improperly inflated tires
•Follow the recommended maintenance schedule in your Warranty and
Service Records Information booklet.
•Drive at a constant speed
•See an authorized Volvo retailer as soon as possible for inspection if
the check engine (malfunction indicator) lamp
illuminates, or stays on
after the vehicle has started
•Properly dispose of any vehicle related waste such as used motor oil,
used batteries, brake pads, etc.
•When cleaning your car, use Volvo's own car care products, all of
which have systematically been adapted to the environment
PremAir®
On the surface of the radiator in the engine compartment, there is a special
coating called PremAir®. PremAir® works as a catalytic converter,
converting most of the ozone passing through the radiator into oxygen,
thereby reducing harmful ground-level ozone.
PremAir is a registered trademark of Engelhard Corporation.
Volvo is committed to the well being of our customers. As a natural
part of this commitment, we care about the environment in which we all
live. Caring for the environment means an everyday involvement in
reducing our environmental impact.
Volvo's environmental activities are based on a holistic view, which
means we consider the overall environmental impact of a product
throughout its complete life cycle. In this context, design, production,
product use, and recycling are all important considerations.
In production, Volvo has partly or completely phased out several
chemicals including freons, lead chromates, naphtanates, asbestos,
mercury and cadmium; and reduced the amount of chemicals used in
our plants 50% since 1991.
In use, Volvo was the first in the world to introduce into production a
three-way catalytic converter with a Lambda sond, now called oxygen
sensor, in 1976. The current version of this highly efficient system
reduces emissions of harmful substances (CO, HC, NOx) from the
exhaust pipe by approximately 95% and the search to eliminate the
remaining emissions continues. Volvo is the only automobile manufac-
turer to offer CFC-free retrofit kits for the air conditioning system for
all models as far back as the M/Y 1975 240. Advanced electronic
engine controls, refined purification systems and cleaner fuels are
bringing us closer to our goal.
After Volvo cars and parts have fulfilled their use, recycling is the next
critical step in completing the life cycle. The metal content is about
75% of the total weight of a car, which makes the car among the most
recycled industrial products. In order to have efficient and well con-
trolled recycling, many Volvo variants have printed dismantling
manuals, indicating the weight and material of individual components.
For Volvo, all homogeneous plastic parts weighing more than 1.7 oz.
(50 grams) are marked with international symbols that indicate how the
component is to be sorted for recycling.

1
Occupant safety 2
Seat belts 3
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) 5
Front airbags 6
Occupant weight sensor (OWS) 9
Side impact (SIPS) airbags 12
Volvo Inflatable Curtain (VIC) 13
Inspecting SRS system components 14
Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS) 15
Child safety 17
Chapter 1 - Safety

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Front airbags
Front airbag deployment
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•Do not use child safety seats or child
booster cushions/backrests in the front
passenger’s seat. We also recommend that
occupants under 4 feet 7 inches (140 cm)
in height who have outgrown these
devices sit in the rear seat with the seat
belt fastened
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•Never drive with the airbags deployed.
The fact that they hang out can impair the
steering of your vehicle. Other safety
systems can also be damaged.
•The smoke and dust formed when the
airbags are deployed can cause skin and
eye irritation in the event of prolonged
exposure.
1See also the Occupant Weight Sensor
information on page 9.

9
Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)
Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) indicator light
Disabling the passenger's
side front airbag
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Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)


•Never try to open, remove, or repair any
components in the OWS system. This
could result in system malfunction.
Maintenance or repairs should only be
carried out by an authorized Volvo service
technician.
•The front passenger’s seat should not be
modified in any way. This could reduce
pressure on the seat cushion, which might
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•No objects that add to the total weight on
the seat should be placed on the front
passenger’s seat. If a child is seated in the
front passenger’s seat with any additional
weight, this extra weight could cause the
OWS system to enable the airbag, which
might cause it to deploy in the event of a
collision, thereby injuring the child.
•The seat belt should never be wrapped
around an object on the front passenger’s
seat. This could interfere with the OWS
system’s function.
•The front passenger’s seat belt should
never be used in a way that exerts more
pressure on the passenger than normal.
This could increase the pressure exerted
on the weight sensor by a child, and could
result in the airbag being enabled, which
might cause it to deploy in the event of a
collision, thereby injuring the child.

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Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)


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•The full weight of the front seat passenger
should always be on the seat cushion. The
passenger should never lift him/herself off
the seat cushion using the armrest in the
door or the center console, by pressing the
feet on the floor, by sitting on the edge of
the seat cushion, or by pressing against the
backrest in a way that reduces pressure on
the seat cushion. This could cause OWS to
disable the front, passenger’s side airbag.
•Do not place any type of object on the
front passenger's seat in such a way that
jamming, pressing, or squeezing occurs
between the object and the front seat,
other than as a direct result of the correct
use of the ALR/ELR seat belt (see page
21).
•No objects should be placed under the
front passenger’s seat. This could interfere
with the OWS system’s function.

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Switches in the center console
The positions of these buttons may vary,
depending on the specifications of your car
Stability Traction Control (STC)*/
Dynamic Stability Traction Control
(DSTC)**
Press this switch to turn the Spin Control (SC)
function of the STC/DSTC system on or off.
To help reduce the risk that the SC function is
turned off inadvertently, the switch must be
held in for at least half a second to disable this
function.
See pages 115-116 for more information.
R-models only:
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** Standard on R-models, optional on all other
models. Disconnecting the alarm
This button is used to temporarily disconnect
alarm sensors. See page 85 for further
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Auxiliary socket
This 12 volt socket can be used to plug in
certain accessories. The ignition key must be
in position 1 (or higher) for the auxiliary
socket to function. See also page 41 for more
information.
Front/rear park assist (option/acces-
sory)
See page 100 for more information on this
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Power child locks (option)
See page 86 for more information on this
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Four-C active chassis system (option)
See page 99 for information on this function.

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Right-side steering wheel lever
Windshield wipers/washers
0Windshield wipers off
Single sweep position: Move the lever
slightly upward from the 0 position for
one sweep of the wipers. The lever
returns automatically to 0 when
released.
Intermittent wiper function: With
the lever in this position, you can set
the wiper interval by twisting ring1
upward to increase wiper speed or
downward to decrease the speed.Windshield wiper/washer
Continuous wiper function
High wiper speed
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bumper will spray the headlights.
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