Seat Belt Tensioners - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

SAFETY
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WARNING
Never use a seat belt for more than one
occupant. Never wear the shoulder portion
of the belt under the arm, behind the back
or otherwise out of position. Such use
could cause injury in the event of an acci-
dent. As seat belts lose much of their
strength when exposed to violent stretch-
ing, they should be replaced after any colli-
sion, even if they appear to be undamaged.
WARNING
Do not use clips or fasten the belts around
hooks or other parts of the interior. This will
prevent the seat belt from fitting properly.
WARNING
Never damage the seat belts and never
insert any foreign objects into the belt
buckle. This may cause the seat belts and
belt buckles to malfunction in a collision.
There is a risk of serious injury.
Unbuckling seat belts
1. Press the red button on the seat belt
receptacle and make sure the seat belt
retracts fully into the retractor slot.
1 On five- and seven-seat vehicles.
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2. If it does not fully retract, guide the belt
manually into the slot and make sure it
does not hang loose.
If the seat belt in the second row center
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seating position is used, make sure it is
properly positioned in the correct seat belt
guide.
Related information
Seat belts (p. 47)
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Seat belt tensioners (p. 50)
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Door and seat belt reminders (p. 51)
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Seat belt tensioners

The vehicle is equipped with standard and
electric seat belt tensioners that can help ten-
sion the seat belt in a critical situation or colli-
sion.
Standard seat belt tensioners
All seat belts are equipped with a standard
seat belt tensioner.
In a collision of sufficiently violent force, the
seat belt tensioners will tension the seat belts
in order to more effectively restrain the occu-
pants.
Electric seat belt tensioners
The driver's and front passenger's seat belts
are equipped with electric seat belt tensioners.
The seat belt tensioners interact and can be
activated in conjunction with the City Safety
and Rear Collision Warning driver support sys-
tems. In critical situations, such as if the vehi-
cle brakes suddenly, begins to skid or runs off
the road (e.g if the vehicle rolls into a ditch,
lifts off the ground or hits an obstacle in the
road), or if there is a risk of collision, the seat
belts can be pulled taut by the seat belt ten-
sioner's electric motor.
The electric seat belt tensioner helps to posi-
tion the occupant more effectively in the seat,
which reduces the risk of the occupant strik-