Volvo S40 Owner's Manual page 14

Seatbelts and pregnancy
The seatbelt should always be worn during
pregnancy. But it is crucial that it be worn in
the correct way. The diagonal section of the
seatbelt should wrap over the shoulder then
be routed between the breasts and to the
side of the abdomen. The lap section of the
seatbelt should lay flat over the thighs and as
low as possible under the abdomen. It must
never be allowed to ride upward. Remove all
slack from the seatbelt and ensure that it fits
close to the body. In addition, check that
there are no twists in the seatbelt.
As a pregnancy progresses, pregnant drivers
should adjust their seats and steering wheel
such that they can easily maintain control of
the vehicle as they drive (which means that
they must be able to easily operate the foot
pedals and steering wheel). They should
strive to position the seat with as large a dis-
tance as possible between their abdomen
and the steering wheel.
01 Safety
Seatbelts
Seatbelt reminder
Unbelted occupants will be reminded to fas-
ten their seatbelts through an audio and vis-
ual reminder. The audio reminder is speed
dependent, and in some cases time depend-
ent. The visual reminder is located in the roof
console and the combined instrument panel.
Child seats are not covered by the seatbelt
reminder system.
Rear seat
The seatbelt reminder in the rear seat has
two subfunctions:
• To provide information on which seatbelts
are being used in the rear seat. The mes-
sage is shown on the information display
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