2006 VOLVO XC70 airbag

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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
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•The airbags in the vehicle are designed to
be a SUPPLEMENT to—not a replace-
ment for—the three-point seat belts. For
maximum protection, wear seat belts at all
times. Be aware that no system can
prevent all possible injuries that may
occur in an accident.
•Never drive a vehicle with a steering
wheel-mounted airbag with your hands on
the steering wheel pad/airbag housing.
•The front airbags are designed to help
prevent serious injury. Deployment occurs
very quickly and with considerable force.
During normal deployment and depending
on variables such as seating position, one
may experience abrasions, bruises,
swellings, or other injuries as a result from
deployment of one or both of the airbags.
•When installing any accessory equipment,
make sure that the front airbag system is
not damaged. Any interference in the
system could cause malfunction.
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Front airbags
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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.
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information on page 9.

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Front airbags
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Airbag decal on the passenger's dashboardAirbag decal on outside of both sun visors
SRS decal at far right of the passenger’s
dashboard


•Children must never be allowed in the
front passenger’s seat. Volvo recommends
that ALL occupants (adults and children)
shorter than 4 feet 7 inches (140 cm) be
seated in the back seat of any vehicle with
a passenger-side front airbag. See page 21
for guidelines.
•Occupants in the front passenger's seat
must never sit on the edge of the seat, sit
leaning toward the instrument panel or
otherwise sit out of position.
•The occupant's back must be as upright as
comfort allows and be against the seat
back with the seat belt properly fastened.
•Feet must be on the floor, e.g., not on the
dash, seat or out of the window.


•No objects or accessory equipment, e.g.
dashboard covers, may be placed on,
attached to, or installed near the air bag
hatch (the area above the glove compart-
ment) or the area affected by airbag
deployment (see the illustration on page
6).
•There should be no loose articles, e.g.
coffee cups, on the floor, seat, or dash-
board area.
•Never try to open the airbag cover on the
steering wheel or the passenger’s side
dashboard. This should only be done by a
trained and qualified Volvo service
technician.
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Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)
Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) indicator light
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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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Side impact (SIPS) airbags
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•The SIPS airbag system is a supplement
to the structural Side Impact Protection
System and the three-point seat belt
system. It is not designed to deploy during
collisions from the front or rear of the car
or in rollover situations.
•The use of seat covers on the front seats
may impede SIPS airbag deployment.
•No objects, accessory equipment or
stickers may be placed on, attached to or
installed near the SIPS airbag system or in
the area affected by SIPS airbag deploy-
ment.
•Never try to open or repair any compo-
nents of the SIPS airbag system. This
should be done only by a trained and
qualified Volvo service technician.
•In order for the SIPS airbag to provide its
best protection, both front seat occupants
should sit in an upright position with the
seat belt properly fastened.
•Failure to follow these instructions can
result in injury to the occupants of the
vehicle in the event of an accident.