2007 VOLVO C70 CONVERTIBLE airbag disable

2007 Volvo C70
Volvo recommends that ALL occupants (adults and children) shorter than\
4 feet 7 inches (140 cm) be
seated in the rear seat of any vehicle with a passenger's side front air\
bag, and be properly restrained.
Children should always be seated in child restraints appropriate for the\
ir size and weight. See also the
child safety recommendations beginning on
page 30.
The Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) is designed to meet the regulatory re\
quirements of Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208 and is designed to disable (will \
not inflate) the passenger's side
front airbag under certain conditions.
The OWS works with sensors that are part of the front passenger's seat a\
nd seat belt. The sensors are
designed to detect the presence of a properly seated occupant and determ\
ine if the passenger's side front
airbag should be enabled (may inflate) or disabled (will not inflate)\
.
The OWS will disable (will not inflate) the passenger's side front air\
bag when:
l the front passenger's seat is unoccupied, or has small/medium objects in\
the front seat,
l the system determines that an infant is present in a rear-facing infant \
seat that is installed according to
the manufacturer's instructions,
l the system determines that a small child is present in a forward-facing \
child restraint that is installed
according to the manufacturer's instructions,
l the system determines that a small child is present in a booster seat,
l a front passenger takes his/her weight off of the seat for a period of t\
ime,
l a child or a small person occupies the front passenger's seat.
The OWS uses a PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp which will illuminate\
and stay on to
remind you that the passenger's side front airbag is disabled. The PASSE\
NGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp is located in the overhead console, near the base of the rearview m\
irror.
NOTE
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp will illuminate for a short peri\
od of time when the
ignition is turned on to confirm it is functional. When the front passen\
ger's seat is not occupied (empty
seat) or in the event that the passenger's side front airbag is enabled\
(may inflate), the PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp will be off.
However, if a fault is detected in the system:
l The OWS indicator light will stay on
l The SRS warning light (see page 17) will come on and stay on
The message PASS. AIRBAG OFF SERVICE URGENT will be displayed in the inf\
ormation display.
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2007 Volvo C70
22 01 Safety
Occupant Weight Sensor
WARNING
l If a fault in the system is detected and indicated as explained on the p\
receding page, be aware that the
passenger's side front airbag will not deploy in the event of a collisio\
n. In this case, the SRS system and
Occupant Weight Sensor should be inspected by a trained and qualified Vo\
lvo service technician as
soon as possible.
l Never try to open, remove, or repair any components in the OWS system. T\
his could result in system
malfunction. Maintenance or repairs should only be carried out by an a t\
rained and qualified Volvo
service technician.
l 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.
The OWS is designed to disable (will not inflate) the passenger's side\
front airbag when a rear facing
infant seat, a forward-facing child restraint, or a booster seat is dete\
cted. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp will illuminate and stay on to remind you that the pa\
ssenger's side front airbag is
disabled (see the following table).
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2007 Volvo C70
1Volvo recommends that children always be properly restrained in appropri\
ate child restraints in the rear seats. In
rare situations when the seat belt is not properly fastened, some child \
restraints may not be detected by the OWS
because there is very little weight on the vehicle seat cushion. In thes\
e cases the passenger's side front airbag may
be disabled, but the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp will not be lit\
. Do not assume that the passenger's
side front airbag is disabled unless the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator \
lamp is lit. Make sure the child
restraint is properly installed (turn the vehicle off, remove the child\
restraint from the vehicle and reinstall the
restraint following the child restraint manufacturer's instructions) an\
d that the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lamp is on, or move the child restraint to the rear seat.
The OWS is designed to enable (may inflate) the passenger's side front\
airbag anytime the system senses
that a person of adult size is sitting properly in the front passenger's\
seat. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp will be off and remain off.
If a person of adult size is sitting in the front passenger's seat, but \
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indicator lamp is on, it is possible that the person isn't sitting prope\
rly in the seat. If this happens:
l Turn the vehicle off and ask the person to place the seatback in an upri\
ght position.
l Have the person sit upright in the seat, centered on the seat cushion, w\
ith the person's legs comfortably
extended.
l Restart the vehicle and have the person remain in this position for abou\
t two minutes. This will allow
the system to detect that person and enable the passenger's frontal airb\
ag.
l If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp remains on even after this, t\
he person should be
advised to ride in the rear seat.
This condition reflects limitations of the OWS classification capability\
. It does not indicate OWS
malfunction.
23 01 Safety
Occupant Weight Sensor
Modifications
If you are considering modifying your vehicle in any way to accommodate \
a disability, for example by
altering or adapting the driver's or front passenger's seat(s) and/or \
airbag systems, please contact Volvo at:
In the USA
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
Customer Care Center
P.O. Box 914 Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647-0914
1-800-458-1552
In Canada
Volvo Cars of Canada Corp.
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2007 Volvo C70
National Customer Service
175 Gordon Baker Road North York, Ontario M2H 2N7
1-800-663-8255
WARNING
l 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 e\
vent of a collision, thereby
injuring the child.
l The seat belt should never be wrapped around an object on the front pass\
enger's seat. This could
interfere with the OWS system's function.
l The front passenger's seat belt should never be used in a way that exert\
s more pressure on the
passenger than normal. This could increase the pressure exerted on the w\
eight 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.
WARNING
Keep the following points in mind with respect to the OWS system. Failur\
e to follow these instructions
could adversely affect the system's function and result in serious injur\
y to the occupant of the front
passenger's seat:
l 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 cushi\
on, or by pressing against the
backrest in a way that reduces pressure on the seat cushion. This could \
cause OWS to disable the
passenger's side front airbag.
l 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 32).
l No objects should be placed under the front passenger's seat. This could\
interfere with the OWS
system's function.
24 01 Safety
Side impact protection airbags
Side impact airbags (SIPS) - front seats only
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2007 Volvo C70
32 01 Safety
Child safety
Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency Locking Retractor
To make child seat installation easier, each seat belt (except for the \
driver's belt) is equipped with a
locking mechanism to help keep the seat belt taut.
When attaching the seat belt to a child seat:
l Attach the seat belt to the child seat according to the child seat manuf\
acturer's instructions.
l Pull the seat belt out as far as possible.
l Insert the seat belt latch plate into the buckle (lock) in the usual w\
ay.
l Release the seat belt and pull it taut around the child seat.
A sound from the seat belt retractor will be audible at this time and is\
normal. The belt will now be locked
in place. This function is automatically disabled when the seat belt is \
unlocked and the belt is fully
retracted.
WARNING
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.
Volvo's recommendations
Why does Volvo believe that no child should sit in the front seat of a c\
ar? It's quite simple really. A front
airbag is a very powerful device designed, by law, to help protect an ad\
ult.
Because of the size of the airbag and its speed of inflation, a child sh\
ould never be placed in the front seat,
even if he or she is properly belted or strapped into a child safety sea\
t. Volvo has been an innovator in
safety for over seventy-five years, and we'll continue to do our part. B\
ut we need your help. Please
remember to put your children in the back seat, and buckle them up.
Volvo has some very specific recommendations:
l Always wear your seat belt.
l Airbags are a SUPPLEMENTAL safety device which, when used with a three-p\
oint seat belt can help
reduce serious injuries during certain types of accidents. Volvo recomme\
nds that you do not disconnect
the airbag system in your vehicle.
l Volvo strongly recommends that everyone in the vehicle be properly restr\
ained.
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2007 Volvo C70
NOTE
The remote control will not lock or unlock the glove
compartment.
Double locking
If the car is locked with the remote control while the power retractable hard top is down, the double locking feature activates after
approximately 30 seconds. This means that the doors cannot be unlocked o\
r opened from inside the car.
NOTE
The double locking function can be temporarily disabled. See
page 118 for
instructions.
2. Unlock - Press the Unlock button on the remote once to unlock the driver's doo\
r. The turn signals will flash twice to confirm
unlocking.
After a short pause, press the Unlock button a second time within 10 sec\
onds to unlock the other doors and the trunk.
A long press (at least two seconds) opens all side windows.
NOTE
l The turn signals flash to confirm that the vehicle has been correctly lo\
cked/unlocked with the remote control. When locking the
vehicle, the turn signals will flash a confirmation only if all the door\
s are securely closed and locked. Flashing confirmation for
locking and unlocking may be customized in the vehicle's Personal settin\
gs menu. See
page 72 for more information.
l The two-step unlocking function can be changed so that one press of the \
Unlock button unlocks all of the doors and the trunk.
See Personal settings on
page 72 for more information.
l Automatic relocking: If the doors are unlocked, the locks will automatically reengage (re-\
lock) and the alarm will rearm after 2
minutes unless a door or the trunk has been opened.
l Automatic locking: When the car starts to move, the doors and trunk can be locked automat\
ically. This feature can be turned on
or off, see Personal settings on
page 72 for more information.
l Airbag deployment will automatically attempt to unlock the doors.
3. Approach lighting - As you approach the car:
Press the yellow button on the remote control to light the interior ligh\
ting, position/parking lamps, and license
110 05 Locks and alarm
Remote control and key blade
plate lighting and the lights in the door mirrors. These lights will swi\
tch off automatically after 30, 60 or 90 seconds. See the
Personal settings on
page 72 for information about adjusting the time setting.
4. Unlock trunk- Press the button once to disarm the alarm system and unlock only the t\
runk. After closing, the trunk will not
automatically relock. Press Lock to relock it and rearm the alarm.
NOTE
This function will unlock, but not pop open, the
trunk.
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