01 Safety
Seat belts
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General information
Adjusting the seat belt
Seat belts should always be worn by all occu-
pants of your vehicle. Children should be
properly restrained, using an infant, car, or
booster seat determined by age, weight and
height.
Volvo also believes no child should sit in the
front seat of a vehicle.
Most states and provinces make it mandatory
for occupants of a vehicle to use seat belts.
Seat belt pretensioners
All seat belts are equipped with pretensioners
that reduce slack in the belts. These preten-
sioners are triggered in situations where the
front or side impact airbags deploy, and in
certain impacts from the rear. The front seat
belts also include a tension reducing device
which, in the event of a collision, limits the
peak forces exerted by the seat belt on the
occupant.
Fastening a seat belt
Buckling
Pull the belt out far enough to insert the latch
plate into the receptacle until a distinct click
is heard. The seat belt retractor is normally
"unlocked" and you can move freely, provi-
ded that the shoulder belt is not pulled out
too far.
Adjusting seat belt height (front seat
belts only)
Adjusting seat belt height
The height of the shoulder section of the seat
belt must be correctly adjusted. Press the
button and move the upper seat belt anchor
to position it as high as possible so that the
shoulder section of the belt is across the seat
occupant's collarbone and not across the
throat.
Correct height adjustment
Incorrect height adjustment
