04. ACCESS TO THE OCCUPANTS
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The vehicle is equipped with a number of different
airbags in order to assist in protecting driver and
passengers.
4
1
3
4
1
3
2
1
Front airbags
2
Knee airbag
3
Side airbags
4
Inflatable curtains
In addition to the airbags the seat belts helps
reducing the injuries to occupants of the vehicle.
Seat belt pretensioners are placed in connection to
the seat belts. Please see the section “
overview
” in chapter
for an overview of the
placement of the seat belt pretensioners.
WARNING
The airbag system’s control module is located
in the center console. If the center console
is drenched with water or other liquid, dis-
connect the cables to the 12V battery. Do
not attempt to turn on the ignition since the
airbags may deploy. Recovering the vehicle.
Volvo recommends that it is transported to an
authorised Volvo workshop.
Airbags and seat belt
pretensioners
