Volvo V 40, Owner'S Manual

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02 Safety
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34
WARNING
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Volvo recommends that repairs are
only carried out by an authorised Volvo
workshop. Defective work in the SIPS-
bag system could cause malfunction
and result in serious personal injury.
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Do not put objects in the area between
the outside of the seat and the door
panel, since this area is required by
the side airbag.
•
Volvo recommends the use only of car
seat covers approved by Volvo. Other
seat covers may impede the operation
of the side airbags.
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Side airbags are a supplement the
seatbelts. Always use a seatbelt.
Related information
•
Airbags on driver's side (p. 30)
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Passenger airbag (p. 30)
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Side airbag (SIPS) - child seat/booster
cushion (p. 34)
•
Inflatable Curtain (IC) (p. 34)
Side airbag (SIPS) - child seat/booster
cushion
The protection provided by the car to children
seated in a child seat or on a booster cushion
is not diminished by the side airbag (p. 33).
Child seat/booster cushion (p. 44) can be
placed on the front passenger seat provided
that the car does not have an activated airbag
(p. 31) on the front passenger side.
Related information
•
Passenger airbag (p. 30)
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General information on child safety (p.
42)
Inflatable Curtain (IC)
The inflatable curtain helps to prevent the
driver and passengers from striking their
heads on the inside of the car during a colli-
sion.
The inflatable curtain IC (Inflatable Curtain) is
a part of the SIPS system (p. 33). It is fitted in
the headlining along both sides of the roof
and protects the car's occupants sitting in the
outer seats. A sufficiently violent collision
trips the sensors and the inflatable curtain is
inflated.