Occupant Classification System - Volvo XC40 2019 Owner's Manual

Occupant Classification System

The Occupant Classification System (OCS) is
designed to meet the regulatory require-
ments of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) 208 and is designed to
disable (will not inflate) the passenger's side
front airbag under certain conditions.
OCS indicator light.
The front passenger-side airbag is either ena-
bled or disabled depending on the classifica-
tion of the passenger in the front passenger
seat.
Volvo follows NHTSA's recommendations and
recommends that ALL children up to and
including 12 years of age sit in the rear seat
and are restrained in a suitable manner appro-
priate to their height and weight. This is
strongly recommended for children in rear-fac-
ing child seats.
Classifica- OCS indica-
tion of pas- tor light sta-
sengers in tus
front pas-
senger seat
The passen- OCS indica-
ger is classi- tor light is
fied as an not lit.
adult.
The passen- The OCS
ger is classi- indicator
fied as a light is lit or
small child in not lit
a front-facing depending
child seat. on several
parameters
that deter-
mine the
most suitable
status.
The passen- OCS indica-
ger is classi- tor light is lit.
fied as a
small child in
a rear-facing
child seat.
The passen- OCS indica-
ger seat is tor light is lit.
empty.
Occupant Classification System
Passeng-
function
er's side
OCS works in combination with sensors in the
front air-
front passenger seat. The sensors are
bag status
intended to detect the presence, and classifi-
cation of, an occupant sitting correctly and
Enabled
determine whether the front passenger airbag
should be enabled (able to be deployed) or
disabled (cannot be deployed).
The OCS uses an indicator light with the text
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
Enabled or
minate and stay on to remind you that the
disabled
passenger's side front airbag is disabled. The
depending
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
on several
located in the ceiling console near the bracket
parameters
for the rearview mirror.
that deter-
mine the
Always pay attention that the status of the
most suita-
indicator light shows the correct classification
ble status.
both before and while driving when the front
passenger seat is occupied.
NOTE
Disabled
When the ignition is switched on, the OCS
indicator light will illuminate for several
seconds while the system performs a self-
diagnostic test. The indicator light will then
go out or remain illuminated, depending on
the classification of the passenger in the
Disabled
front passenger seat.
SAFETY
, which will illu-
indicator light is
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