Volvo S 90, Owner'S Manual

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SAFETY
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Inflatable curtains
The inflatable curtain is designed to help protect
the heads of the occupants of the front seats
and the occupant of the outboard rear seating
positions in certain side impact collisions.
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.
In certain side impacts,
both
the Inflatable Cur-
tain (IC) and the side Impact Airbag System
(SIPS airbag) will deploy. The IC and the SIPS
airbag deploy simultaneously.
WARNING
•
Never try to open or repair any compo-
nents of the IC system. This should be
done only by a trained and qualified Volvo
service technician.
•
Never hang heavy items from the ceiling
handles. This could impede deployment
of the Inflatable Curtain.
•
The cargo area and rear seat should not
be loaded to a level higher than 4 in.
(10 cm) below the upper edge of the rear
side windows. Objects placed higher than
this level could impede the function of
the Inflatable Curtain.
•
In order for the IC to provide its best pro-
tection, 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.
Related information
•
Airbag system (p. 65)
•
Side impact airbags (p. 72)
•
Child safety (p. 75)
•
Seat belts (p. 61)
Safety mode
As a safety precaution after a collision, the func-
tionality of some of the vehicle's systems may be
reduced.
If the vehicle has been involved in a collision, the
text
Safety mode
may appear in the information
display.
NOTE
This text can only be shown if the display is
undamaged and the vehicle's electrical sys-
tem is intact.
Safety mode is a feature that is triggered if one
or more of the safety systems such as the front/
side airbags inflatable curtain, etc., or one or
more of the seat belt pretensioners has deployed.
The collision may have damaged an important
function in the vehicle, such as the fuel lines,
sensors for one of the safety systems, the brake
system, etc.