Airbag System - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

02 Safety
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Service required SRS airbag Service
or
urgent appears in the display. Volvo recom-
mends that you contact an authorised Volvo
workshop immediately.
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Related information
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General information on safety mode (p.
35)
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Airbag system

In the event of a frontal collision the airbag
system helps to protect the driver and pas-
senger from injuries to head, face and chest.
Airbag system, left-hand drive car.
Airbag system, right-hand drive car.
The system consists of airbags and sensors.
A sufficiently violent collision trips the sensors
and the airbag(s) are inflated and become
hot. To cushion the impact, the airbag
deflates when compressed. When this
occurs, smoke escapes into the car. This is
completely normal. The entire process,
including inflation and deflation of the airbag,
occurs within tenths of a second.
WARNING
Volvo recommends that you contact an
authorised Volvo workshop for repair.
Defective work in the airbag system could
cause malfunction and result in serious
personal injury.
NOTE
The detectors react differently depending
on the nature of the collision and whether
or not the seatbelts are fastened. Applies
to all belt positions.
It is therefore possible that only one (or
none) of the airbags may inflate in a colli-
sion. The detectors sense the force of the
collision on the vehicle and the action is
adapted accordingly so that one or more
airbags are deployed.
Related information
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Driver airbag (p. 27)
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Passenger airbag (p. 27)
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Safety - warning symbol (p. 25)