01 Safety
Seat belts 01
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General information
Adjusting the seat beltSeat belts should always be worn by all occu- pants of your vehicle. Children should beproperly restrained, using an infant, car, orbooster seat determined by age, weight andheight. Volvo also believes no child should sit in the front seat of a vehicle. Most states and provinces make it mandatory for occupants of a vehicle to use seat belts.
Seat belt pretensionersAll seat belts are equipped with pretensionersthat reduce slack in the belts. These preten-sioners are triggered in situations where thefront or side impact airbags deploy, and incertain impacts from the rear. The front seat belts also include a tension reducing devicewhich, in the event of a collision, limits thepeak forces exerted by the seat belt on theoccupant.
Fastening a seat belt
BucklingPull the belt out far enough to insert the latch plate into the receptacle until a distinct clickis heard. The seat belt retractor is normally"unlocked" and you can move freely, provi-ded that the shoulder belt is not pulled outtoo far.
Adjusting seat belt height (front seat
belts only)
Adjusting seat belt height
The height of the shoulder section of the seat belt must be correctly adjusted. Press the button and move the upper seat belt anchorto position it as high as possible so that theshoulder section of the belt is across the seatoccupant's collarbone and not across thethroat.
Correct height adjustment
Incorrect height adjustment
