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SAFETY
40
Driver's seat, left-hand drive.
Front passenger seat, left-hand drive.
WARNING
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Volvo recommends that repairs are only
carried out by an authorised Volvo work-
shop. Defective work in the SIPS-bag
system could cause malfunction and
result in serious personal injury.
•
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.
•
Side airbags are a supplement the seat-
belts. Always use a seatbelt.
SIPS 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.
Related information
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Driver airbag (p. 36)
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Passenger airbag (p. 36)
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Inflatable Curtain (IC) (p. 40)
Inflatable Curtain (IC)
The inflatable curtain helps to prevent the driver
and passengers from striking their heads on the
inside of the car during a collision.
Inflatable curtain IC (Inflatable Curtain) is part of
the SIPS system (p. 39) and the airbag system
(p. 34). It is fitted along both sides of the headlin-
ing and helps protect the driver and passengers
in the car's outer seats. A sufficiently violent colli-
sion trips the sensors and the inflatable curtain is
inflated.