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WHIPS - seating position
For optimum protection from the WHIPS sys- tem (p. 33) the driver and passenger musthave the correct seating position and makesure that the system's function is not obstruc-ted.
Seating positionSet the correct seating position in the frontseat (p. 72) before driving starts. Driver and front seat passenger should sit in the centre of the seat with as little space aspossible between the head and the headrestraint.
Function
Do not leave any objects on the floor behind the driver's seat/passenger seat that may prevent theWHIPS system from functioning.
WARNING
Do not squeeze rigid objects between the rear seat cushion and the front seat back-rest. Make sure you do not to obstruct thefunction of the WHIPS system.
Do not place objects on the rear seat that may prevent the WHIPS system from functioning.
WARNING
If a rear seat backrest is folded down, the corresponding front seat must be movedforward so that it does not touch thefolded backrest.
WARNING
If a seat has been subjected to extreme forces, such as due to a rear-end collision,the WHIPS system must be checked.Volvo recommends that it is checked byan authorised Volvo workshop. Part of the WHIPS system's protective capacity may have been lost even if theseats appear to be undamaged. Volvo recommends that you contact an authorised Volvo workshop to have thesystem checked even after a minor rear-end collision.
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Child seats - upper mounting points
The car is equipped with upper mounting points for certain front-facing child seats (p.40). These mounting points are located on therear of the seat.
The upper mounting points are primarily intended for use with front-facing child seats.Volvo recommends that small children shouldsit in rear-facing child seats to as late an ageas possible.
NOTE
Fold the head restraints in order to facili- tate fitting this type of child seat in carswith folding head restraints on the outerseats.
NOTE
In cars with a cargo cover over the lug- gage compartment, this must be removedbefore child seats can be attached to thesecuring points.
For detailed information on how the child seat should be tensioned in the upper mountingpoints, see the seat manufacturer's instruc-tions.
WARNING
The child seat's straps must always be drawn through the hole in the headrestraint leg before they are tensioned atthe attachment point.
Related information
•General information on child safety (p. 39)
• Child seats - location (p. 44)
• Child seat - ISOFIX (p. 47)
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