Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 19

Seatbelts and pregnancy
The seatbelt should always be worn during
pregnancy. But it is crucial that it be worn in
the correct way. The diagonal section should
wrap over the shoulder then be routed
between the breasts and to the side of the
abdomen.
The lap section should lay flat over the thighs
and as low as possible under the abdomen. –
It must never be allowed to ride upward.
Remove the slack from the seatbelt and
ensure that it fits as close to the body as pos-
sible. In addition, check that there are no
twists in the seatbelt.
As the pregnancy progresses, pregnant dri-
vers should adjust their seats and steering
wheel such that they can easily maintain con-
trol of the vehicle as they drive (which means
that they must be able to easily operate the
foot pedals and steering wheel). The aim
should be to position the seat with as large a
distance as possible between abdomen and
steering wheel.
Seatbelt reminder
Unbelted occupants will be reminded to fas-
ten their seatbelts by means of an audio and
visual reminder. The audible reminder is
speed dependent, and in some cases time
dependent. The visual reminder is located in
the roof console and in the combined instru-
ment panel.
Child seats are not covered by the seatbelt
reminder system.
01 Safety
Seatbelts
Rear seat
The seatbelt reminder in the rear seat has two
subfunctions:
•
Provides information on which seatbelts
are being used in the rear seat. A mes-
sage appears in the combined instrument
panel when the seatbelts are in use, or if
one of the rear doors has been opened.
The message is cleared automatically
after driving for approximately
30 seconds or after pressing the indicator
stalk's OK button.
•
Provides a warning if one of the rear seat-
belts is unfastened during travel. This
warning takes the form of a message in
the combined instrument panel along with
the audio/visual signal. The warning stops
when the seatbelt is re-fastened, or it can
also be acknowledged manually by
pressing the OK button.
The message in the combined instrument
panel showing which seatbelts are in use is
always shown. Press the OK button to see
stored messages.
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