Inflatable Curtain - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

01 Safety

Inflatable Curtain

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The Inflatable Curtain (IC)
This system consists of inflatable curtains
located along the sides of the roof liners,
stretching from the front side windows to the
rear edge of the rear side windows. It is
designed to help protect the heads of the
occupants of the front seats and the occu-
pants of the outboard rear seating positions,
including the outboard passenger in the third
row of seats in certain side impact collisions.
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The inflatable curtains in the Volvo XC90 are
also designed to help protect the occupants
of the vehicle in a roll-over situation, and to
help prevent them from being thrown from
the vehicle if a roll-over occurs.
NOTE
The Inflatable Curtains extend to protect
all three rows of seats.
By design, the IC system deploys only on the
side of the vehicle affected by the impact.
However, in certain side impacts, or in a roll-
over situation, BOTH the Inflatable Curtains
and the Side Impact Airbag System (SIPS-
bag) will deploy, whereas, in some cases,
ONLY the Inflatable Curtain will deploy. In
cases where BOTH the Inflatable Curtain and
the SIPS-bag deploy, deployment will occur
simultaneously.
NOTE
If the Inflatable Curtain deploys, it remains
inflated for approximately 5 seconds.
WARNING
•
The IC system is a supplement to the
Side Impact Protection System. It is
not designed to deploy during colli-
sions from the front or the rear of the
vehicle.
•
Never try to open or repair any compo-
nents of the IC system. This should be
done only by a trained and qualified
Volvo service technician.
•
Never hang heavy items from the ceil-
ing handles. This could impede
deployment of the Inflatable curtain.