Volvo S80 Owner's Manual page 25

01 Safety
Safety in the passenger compartment
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Passenger's OWS
seat indicator
occupancy light status
status
Seat OWS
unoccupied indicator light
lights up.
Seat OWS
occupied by indicator light
low weight lights up
occupant/
1
object
Seat OWS
occupied by indicator light
heavy is not lit
occupant/
object
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Volvo recommends that children always be
properly restrained in appropriate child restraints
in the rear seats. Do not assume that the
passenger's side front airbag is disabled unless
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is
lit. Make sure the child restraint is properly
installed. If there is any doubt as to the status of
the passenger's side front airbag, move the child
restraint to the rear seat.
The OWS is designed to enable (may inflate)
the passenger's side front airbag anytime the
system senses that a person of adult size is
sitting properly in the front passenger's seat.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp will be off and remain off.
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If a person of adult size is sitting in the front
Passenger's
passenger's seat, but the PASSENGER AIR-
side front
airbag status BAG OFF indicator lamp is on, it is possible
that the person isn't sitting properly in the
Passenger's seat. If this happens:
side front
• Turn the vehicle off and ask the person to
airbag
place the seatback in an upright position.
disabled
• Have the person sit upright in the seat,
Passenger's
side front
centered on the seat cushion, with the
airbag
person's legs comfortably extended.
disabled
• Restart the vehicle and have the person
remain in this position for about two min-
Passenger's
utes. This will allow the system to detect
side front
that person and enable the passenger's
airbag
frontal airbag.
enabled
• If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp remains on even after this, the per-
son should be advised to ride in the rear
seat.
This condition reflects limitations of the OWS
classification capability. It does not indicate
OWS malfunction.
Modifications
If you are considering modifying your vehicle
in any way to accommodate a disability, for
example by altering or adapting the driver's
or front passenger's seat(s) and/or airbag
systems, please contact Volvo at:
In the USA
Volvo Cars of North America, LLC
Customer Care Center
P.O. Box 914 Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647-
0914
1-800-458-1552
In Canada
Volvo Cars of Canada Corp.
National Customer Service
175 Gordon Baker Road North York, Ontario
M2H 2N7
1-800-663-8255