Side Airbag - Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual

WARNING
No one taller than 140 cm should ever sit in
the front passenger seat when the airbag is
deactivated.
Do not allow anyone to sit in the front pas-
senger seat if the message in the roof con-
sole indicates that the airbag is deactivated
and if at the same time this symbol and the
SRS airbag Service urgent Drive
message
to workshop are shown in the driver display.
This indicates that there has been a severe
malfunction. Visit a workshop as soon as pos-
sible. Volvo recommends that an authorised
Volvo workshop should be contacted.
Failure to follow the advice given above can
endanger life or lead to serious personal
injury.
IMPORTANT
If the passenger airbag is deactivated, the
electric seatbelt tensioner on the passenger
side will also be deactivated.
Related information
•
Driver and passenger airbags (p. 61)
•
Seatbelt tensioner (p. 57)

Side airbag

The side airbags on the driver and passenger
seats protect the chest and hip in the event of a
collision.
The side airbags are fitted in the outer backrest
frames of the front seats and help to protect the
driver and passengers in the front seat.
A sufficiently violent collision trips the sensors
and the side airbags are inflated. The airbag
inflates between the occupant and the door
panel and thereby cushions the initial impact. The
airbag deflates when compressed by the collision.
The side airbag is normally only deployed on the
side of the collision.
WARNING
Volvo recommends that an authorised Volvo
workshop should be contacted for repair.
Defective work in the side airbag system
could cause malfunction and result in serious
personal injury.
WARNING
Do not put objects in the area between the
outside of the seat and the door panel, since
this area is required by the side airbag.
Volvo recommends the use only of car seat
covers approved by Volvo. Other seat covers
may impede the operation of the side airbags.
WARNING
Side airbags are a supplement the seatbelts.
Always use a seatbelt.
Side airbag and child seats
The protection provided by the car to children
seated in a child seat or on a booster cushion is
not diminished by the side airbag.
A child seat/booster cushion can be placed on
the front passenger seat provided that the car
does not have an activated airbag on the front
passenger side.
Related information
•
Airbags (p. 60)
SAFETY
65