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Safety during pregnancy
It is important that seat belts are worn cor- rectly during pregnancy and that pregnantdrivers adjust their seating position accord-ingly.
Seat belt
The seat belt should fit closely against the shoulder, with the diagonal section betweenthe breasts and to the side of the stomach. The lap section of the seat belt should lie flat over the thighs and as far as possible underthe stomach. Never let it ride upward. Removeunnecessary slack and make sure the seat beltfits as close as possible to the body. Makesure there are no twists in the seat belt.
Seating positionAs pregnancy progresses, pregnant driversshould adjust the seat and steering wheel to a position that allows them to retain full controlof the vehicle (which means they should beable to easily reach the steering wheel andfoot pedals). Try to maintain as much distanceas possible between the stomach and thesteering wheel.
Related information
Safety (p. 42)
Seat belts (p. 47)
Manual front seats (p. 182)
Power
* front seats (p. 183)
Occupant safety
Safety is Volvo's cornerstone.
Volvo's concern for safetyOur concern for safety dates back to 1927 when the first Volvo rolled off the productionline. Three-point seat belts (a Volvo invention),safety cages, and energy-absorbing impactzones were designed into Volvo vehicles longbefore it was fashionable or required by gov-ernment regulation. We will not compromise our commitment to safety. We continue to seek out new safetyfeatures and to refine those already in ourvehicles. You can help. We would appreciatehearing your suggestions about improvingautomobile safety. We also want to know ifyou ever have a safety concern with your vehi-cle. Call us in the U.S. at: 1-800-458-1552 orin Canada at: 1-800-663-8255.
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and improves the effect of other safety sys- tems such as the airbags. When a critical situation has passed, the seat belt and the electric seat belt tensioner arereset automatically. However, they can also bereset manually.
WARNING
Never attempt to alter or repair the seat belt on your own. Volvo recommends con-tacting an authorized Volvo workshop. If the seat belt has been exposed to extreme forces, e.g. in conjunction with acollision, the entire seat belt must bereplaced. Even if the seat belt appearsundamaged, some of its protective proper-ties may have been lost. Also replace theseat belt if it is worn or damaged. The newseat belt must be type approved andintended for the same seating position asthe replaced seat belt.
Related information
Seat belts (p. 47)
Buckling and unbuckling seat belts (p. 48)
Resetting the electric seat belt tensioners (p. 51)
City Safety
™ (p. 312)
Rear Collision Warning
* (p. 326)
Resetting the electric seat belt tensioners
The electric seat belt tensioners are designed to be reset automatically, but if the seat beltremains taut it can be reset manually.
1. Stop the vehicle in a safe location.
2. Unbuckle the seat belt and then rebuckle it.
> The seat belt and the electric seat belttensioner will be reset.
WARNING
Never attempt to alter or repair the seat belt on your own. Volvo recommends con-tacting an authorized Volvo workshop. If the seat belt has been exposed to extreme forces, e.g. in conjunction with acollision, the entire seat belt must bereplaced. Even if the seat belt appearsundamaged, some of its protective proper-ties may have been lost. Also replace theseat belt if it is worn or damaged. The newseat belt must be type approved andintended for the same seating position asthe replaced seat belt.
Related information
Seat belt tensioners (p. 50)
Seat belts (p. 47)
Door and seat belt reminders
This system is intended to remind occupants to buckle their seat belts and to alert thedriver if a door, hood or other opening (trunk,sunroof, etc.) is open.
Graphics in the instrument panel
Graphics in the instrument panel with various types of warnings. The warning colors for the doors/trunklid vary depending on the vehicle's speed.
The instrument panel graphic shows the seats where seat belts are buckled and not buckled. The same graphic also indicates if the hood, trunk lid or any door is open. Confirm the graphic by briefly pressing the O
button on the right-side steering wheel key- pad.
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The front airbag systemThe front airbag system includes gas genera- tors surrounded by the airbags, and decelera-tion sensors that activate the gas generators,causing the airbags to be inflated with nitro-gen gas. As the movement of the seats' occupants compresses the airbags, some of the gas isexpelled at a controlled rate to provide bettercushioning. The belt tensioners minimize slackin the seat belts and are activated for occu-pants wearing their seat belts. The entire proc-ess, from inflation to deflation of the airbag,occurs within tenths of a second. The location of the front airbags is indicated by SRS AIRBAG embossed on the steering
wheel pad and above the glove compartment,and by decals on both sun visors and on thefront and far right side of the dash. The driver's side front airbag is folded and
located in the steering wheel hub.The knee airbag is folded on the underside of
the dashboard on the driver's side. The text AIRBAG is embossed on the panel.
The passenger's side front airbag is folded
behind a panel located above the glove com-partment.WARNING
The airbags in the vehicle are designed to be a SUPPLEMENT to-not areplacement for-the three-point seatbelts. For maximum protection, wearseat belts at all times. Be aware that nosystem can prevent all possible injuriesthat may occur in an accident.
Never drive with your hands on thesteering wheel pad/airbag housing.
The front airbags are designed to helpprevent serious injury. Deploymentoccurs very quickly and with considera-ble force. During normal deploymentand depending on variables such asseating position, one may experienceabrasions, bruises, swellings, or otherinjuries as a result of deployment ofone or both of the airbags.
When installing any accessory equip-ment, make sure that the front airbagsystem is not damaged. Any interfer-ence in the system could cause mal-function.
Front airbag deployment
The front airbags are designed to deployduring certain frontal or front-angular colli-sions, impacts, or decelerations, depend-ing on the crash severity, angle, speed andobject impacted. The airbags may also deploy in certain non-frontal collisionswhere rapid deceleration occurs.
The airbag system's sensors, which triggerthe front airbags, are designed to deter-mine if the collision is powerful enough toactivate the belt tensioners and/or the air-bags.
However, not all frontal collisions activate thefront airbags. If the collision involves a nonrigid object (e.g., a snow drift or bush), or a rigid, fixedobject at a low speed, the front airbagswill not necessarily deploy.
Front airbags do not normally deploy in aside impact collision, in a collision fromthe rear or in a rollover situation.
The amount of damage to the bodyworkdoes not reliably indicate if the airbagsshould have deployed or not.
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Passenger's side airbag decal.
WARNING
Children must never be allowed in the front passenger's seat.
Occupants in the front passenger'sseat must never sit on the edge of theseat, sit leaning toward the instrumentpanel or otherwise sit out of position.
The occupant's back must be asupright as comfort allows and beagainst the seat back with the seat beltproperly fastened.
Feet must be on the floor, e.g., not onthe dash, seat or out of the window.
WARNING
No objects or accessory equipment, e.g. dashboard covers, may be placedon, attached to, or installed near the airbag cover (the area above the glovecompartment) or the area affected byairbag deployment.
There should be no loose articles, suchas coffee cups on the floor, seat, ordashboard area.
Never try to open the airbag cover onthe steering wheel or the passenger'sside dashboard. This should only bedone by a trained and qualified Volvoservice technician.
Failure to follow these instructions canresult in injury to the vehicle's occu-pants.
Related information
Airbags (p. 52)
Occupant weight sensor (p. 56)
Occupant weight sensor
The Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) is designed to meet the regulatory require-ments of Federal Motor Vehicle SafetyStandard (FMVSS) 208 and is designed todisable (will not inflate) the passenger's sidefront airbag under certain conditions.
Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) indicator light
Disabling the passenger's side front airbag
Volvo recommends that ALL occupants (adults and children) shorter than 140 cm(4 feet 7 inches) be seated in the back seat ofany vehicle with a front passenger side airbagand be properly restrained for their size andweight. The OWS works with sensors that are part of the front passenger's seat and seat belt. Thesensors are designed to detect the presence
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Instruments and controls in left- hand drive vehicles The overviews show the location of the vehi- cle's displays and controls.
Steering wheel and dashboard
Parking lights, daytime running lights, low beams, high beams, turn signals, front fog lights/cornering illumination *, rear fog
light, trip computer reset
Steering wheel paddles for manual shift- ing *
Head-up display *
Instrument panel
Wipers and washers, rain sensor *
Right-side steering wheel keypad
Steering wheel adjustment
Horn
Left-side steering wheel keypad
Hood open
Display lighting, trunk lid unlock/open */
close *, halogen headlight height adjust-
ment
Ceiling console
Front reading lights and courtesy lighting
Panoramic roof *
Ceiling console display ON CALL button
HomeLink ®
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Center and tunnel console
Center display
Hazard warning flashers, defrosting, media
Gear selector
Start knob
Drive modes *
Parking brake
Auto-hold brakes
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Driver's door
Memory for power front seat settings *,
door mirrors and head-up display *
Central locking
Power windows, door mirrors, electric child safety locks*
Controls for front seat
Related information
Manual front seats (p. 182)
Adjusting the power
* front seats (p. 183)
Adjusting the steering wheel (p. 193)
Lighting control and panel (p. 148)
Starting the vehicle (p. 378)
Instrument panel (p. 80)
Center display overview (p. 107)
Transmission (p. 391)
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Instrument panel The instrument panel displays information related to the vehicle and driving.
The instrument panel contains gauges, indica- tors and monitoring and warning symbols.What is shown in the instrument panel variesdepending on the equipment, settings andfunctions currently active. The instrument panel is activated as soon as a door is opened, i.e. in ignition mode 0. The
panel will power down after a short period oftime if it is not used. To reactivate it, do one ofthe following:
Depress the brake pedal.
Activate ignition mode
I.
Open one of the doors. The instrument panel is available in two ver- sions: 8" and 12"
*.WARNING
If the instrument panel turns off, does not activate when the ignition is switched on,or part/all of the panel cannot be read, donot drive the vehicle. Consult a workshopimmediately. Volvo recommends anauthorized Volvo workshop.
WARNING
If the instrument panel is not functioning properly, information about brakes, airbagsor other safety-related systems may not bedisplayed. The driver will then not be ableto check the status of the vehicle systemsor receive relevant warnings and informa-tion.
Instrument panel 8"
The illustration is generic - details may vary accord- ing to vehicle model.
Location in the instrument panel:
Left side In the center Right side
Fuel gauge Speedometer Media player Drive Mode
Road sign information* Phone
Gear indicator Cruise control/speed limiter information Navigation information*
Tachometer/ECO gauge A
Door and seat belt status Clock
Distance to empty tank Start/Stop function status App menu (activated using steering wheel keypad)
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Left side In the center Right side
Speedometer Indicator and warning symbols
Tachometer/ECO gaugeA
Trip odometer Ambient temperature sensor Gear indicator Odometer B
Clock Drive Mode
Cruise control/speed limiter information Message (also graphics in some cases) Fuel gauge Road sign information * Door and seat belt status Start/Stop function status
– Media player Distance to empty tank
– Navigation system map*Current fuel consumption
– PhoneApp menu (activated using steering wheel keypad)
– Voice Control –
A
Depends on selected drive mode.
B Total distance.
Dynamic symbolDynamic symbol in basic mode.
In the center of the instrument panel is a dynamic symbol that changes appearanceaccording to the type of message displayed.The severity of the control or warning symbol is indicated by a red or amber-colored markingaround the symbol.