When The Systems Deploy - Volvo V 60 Owner's Manual

02 Safety

When the systems deploy

In the event of a collision Volvo's different
personal safety systems work together in
order to minimise injury.
02
System Triggered
Seatbelt ten- In the event of a
sioner (p. 26) front frontal collision,
seat and/or side-impact
collision, and/or rear-
end collision and/or
overturning
Seatbelt tensioner, In a frontal collision
rear seat and/or side-impact
accident and/or
overturning
Airbags
In a frontal collision
(Steering wheel(p.
28) and passenger
airbag (p. 29))
Side airbags In a side-impact
(SIPS) (p. 31)
accident
36
System
Inflatable Curtain
IC (p. 33)
Whiplash protec-
tion WHIPS (p. 33)
A The 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. 28) 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
A
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.
A
NOTE
The airbags and belt tensioner system are
deployed only once during a collision.
Triggered
The airbag system's control module is
In the event of a side
located in the centre console. If the centre
impact and/or over-
console is drenched with water or other
turning and/or some
liquid, disconnect the battery cables. Do
A
frontal collisions
not attempt to start the car since the air-
bags may deploy. Recovering the car.
In a rear-end colli-
Volvo recommends that you have it con-
sion
veyed to an authorised Volvo workshop.
Never drive with deployed airbags. They
can make steering difficult. Other safety
systems may also be damaged. The
smoke and dust created when the airbags
are deployed can cause skin and eye irrita-
tion/injury after intensive exposure. In case
of irritation, wash with cold water. The
rapid deployment sequence and airbag
fabric may cause friction and skin burns.
WARNING
WARNING