2006 VOLVO XC70 child seat

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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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•Never use a seat belt for more than one
occupant.
•Never wear the shoulder portion of the
belt under the arm, behind the back or
otherwise out of position. Such use could
cause injury in the event of an accident.
•Seat belts lose much of their strength
when exposed to violent stretching and
should be replaced after any collision,
even if they appear to be undamaged.
•Never repair the belt yourself; have this
work done by an authorized Volvo service
technician only.
•Any device used to induce slack into the
shoulder belt portion of the three-point
belt system will have a detrimental effect
on the amount of protection available to
you in the event of a collision.
•The seat back should not be tilted too far
back. The shoulder belt must be taut in
order to function properly.
•Do not use child safety seats or child
booster cushions/backrests in the front
passenger’s seat. We also recommend that
children who have outgrown these devices
sit in the rear seat with the seat belt
properly fastened.
Seat belts

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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.

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Front airbags
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SRS decal at far right of the passenger’s
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•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)


•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
interfere with the OWS system’s function.



   



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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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Volvo Inflatable Curtain (VIC)
WARNING!
•The VIC system is a supplement to the Side Impact Protection
System. It is not designed to deploy during collisions from the front
or rear of the car or in rollover situations.
•Never try to open or repair any components of the VIC system.
This should be done only by a trained and qualified Volvo service
technician.
•In order for the VIC to provide its best protection, both front seat
occupants and both outboard rear seat occupants should sit in an
upright position with the seat belt properly fastened; adults using
the seat belt and children using the proper child restraint system.
Only adults should sit in the front seats. Children must never be
allowed in the front passenger seat. See page 21 for guidelines.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in injury to the
vehicle occupants in an accident.
Volvo Inflatable Curtain (VIC)
This system consists of inflatable curtains located along the sides of the
roof liners, stretching from the center of both front side windows to the
rear edge of the rear side door windows. It is designed to help protect the
heads of the occupants of the front seats and the occupant of the
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Child safety
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WARNING!
•Do not use child safety seats or child booster cushions/backrests in
the front passenger’s seat. We also recommend that children under 4
feet 7 inches (140 cm) in height who have outgrown these devices
sit in the rear seat with the seat belt fastened.
•On hot days, the temperature in the vehicle interior can rise very
quickly. Exposure to these high temperatures for even a short period
of time can cause heat-related injury or death. Small children are
particularly at risk.

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Child safety
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•Both rear seat backrests must be up when
the auxiliary seat is being used.
•Do not use a booster cushion or child seat
in conjunction with the auxiliary seat.
•The luggage net should be retracted.
•The child safety lock in the tailgate should
be on to prevent children from inadvert-
ently opening the tailgate from the inside.
•The exhaust pipe will still be hot when the
engine is turned off. Take care that
children do not burn themselves when
they get into or out of the car.