02 Safety
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WARNING
If a seat has been subjected to extreme
forces, such as due to a rear-end collision,
the WHIPS system must be checked.
Volvo recommends that it is checked by
an authorised Volvo workshop.
Part of the WHIPS system's protective
capacity may have been lost even if the
seat appears to be undamaged.
Volvo recommends that you contact an
authorised Volvo workshop to have the
system checked even after a minor rear-
end collision.
When the systems deploy
In the event of a collision Volvo's different
personal safety systems work together in
order to minimise injury.
System Triggered
Seatbelt ten-
sioner (p. 31) front
seat
In the event of a
frontal collision,
and/or side-impact
collision, and/or
rear-end collision
and/or overturning
Seatbelt ten-
sioner (p. 31) rear
seatA
In a frontal colli-
sion and/or side-
impact accident
and/or overturning
Airbags
(Steering wheel,
knee (p. 34) and pas-
senger airbag (p. 34))
In a frontal colli-
sionB
Side airbags
(SIPS) (p. 38)
In a side-impact
accidentB
System Triggered
Inflatable Curtain
IC (p. 39)
In the event of a
side impact and/or
overturning and/or
some frontal colli-
sionsB
Whiplash protection
WHIPS (p. 40)
In a rear-end colli-
sion
AThere is no seatbelt tensioner at the centre rear seat.
BThe bodywork of the car could be greatly deformed in a
collision without airbag deployment. A number of factors
such as the rigidity and weight of the object hit, the speed
of the car, the angle of the collision etc. affects how the
different safety systems of the car are activated.
If the airbags (p. 33) have deployed, the fol-
lowing is recommended:
•Recovering the car. Volvo recommends
that you have it conveyed to an author-
ised Volvo workshop. Do not drive with
deployed airbags.
•Volvo recommends that you engage an
authorised Volvo workshop to handle the
replacement of components in the car's
safety systems.
•Always contact a doctor.
NOTE
The airbags and belt tensioner system are
deployed only once during a collision.
