Occupant Classification System - Volvo XC40 2021 Owner's Manual

WARNING
No objects or accessory equipment,
•
e.g. dashboard covers, may be placed
on, attached to, or installed near the air
bag cover (the area above the glove
compartment) or the area affected by
airbag deployment.
There should be no loose articles, such
•
as coffee cups on the floor, seat, or
dashboard area.
Never try to open the airbag cover on
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the steering wheel or the passenger's
side dashboard. This should only be
done by a trained and qualified Volvo
service technician.
Failure to follow these instructions can
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result in injury to the vehicle's occu-
pants.
Related information
Airbags (p. 55)
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Occupant Classification System (p. 59)
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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.
SAFETY
Passeng-
er's side
front air-
bag status
Enabled
Enabled or
disabled
depending
on several
parameters
that deter-
mine the
most suita-
ble status.
Disabled
Disabled
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