Volvo S40 Owner's Manual page 15

01 Safety
Seatbelts
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when the seatbelts are being used or
when the rear doors are opened. The
message is automatically cleared after
approx. 30 seconds or it can be acknow-
ledged manually by pressing the READ
button.
• To provide a warning if one of the rear
seatbelts is unfastened during a journey.
This warning takes the form of a message
on the information display along with the
audio/visual signal. The warning ceases
when the seatbelt is re-fastened or when
manually acknowledged by pressing the
READ button.
The message on the information display
showing which seatbelts are in use is always
available. Press the READ button to see
stored messages.
Certain markets
An unbelted driver will be reminded to fasten
his or her seatbelt through an audio and vis-
ual reminder. At low speed, the audio
reminder will sound for the first 6 seconds.
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Seatbelt tensioner
All the seatbelts are equipped with seatbelt
tensioners. A mechanism in the seatbelt ten-
sioner tightens the belt around the body in
the event of a sufficiently violent collision.
The belt then provides more effective
restraint for the wearer.