Volvo S90 V90 960 owners manual page 13

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1998 Volvo S90 characteristic and does not area above the glove indicate fire. compartment) or the area affected by air bag deployment (see illustration). ● There should be no loose articles, e.g. coffee cups, on the floor, seat or dash area. ● Never try to open the SRS cover on the steering wheel or the passenger side SRS hatch. This should only be done by an authorized Volvo service technician. ● Failure to follow these instructions can result in injury to the vehicle occupants in an accident. VOLVO SRS (cont.) pg. 7 NOTE:The information on this page does not pertain Seat belts - the heart of the Volvo safety to the Side Impact Protection System airbags. system When are the airbags deployed? The heart of the Volvo safety system is the three- point seat belt (a Volvo invention)! In order for the The SRS system is designed to deploy during certain SRS system to provide the protection intended, seat frontal or front-angular collisions, impacts, or belts must be worn at all times by everyone in the car. decelerations, depending in the crash severity, angle, The SRS system is a supplement to the seat belts. speed, and object impacted. The SRS sensor is designed to react to both the impact of the collision WARNING! If your car has been subjected to and the inertial forces generated by it and to flood conditions (e.g. soaked carpeting/standing determine if the intensity of the collision is sufficient water on the floor of the vehicle) or if your car has for the airbags to be deployed. become flood-damaged in any way, do not WARNING! The SRS is designed to help prevent attempt to start the vehicle or put the key in the serious injury. Deployment occurs very quickly ignition before disconnecting the battery (see and with considerable force. During normal below). This may cause airbag deployment which deployment and depending on variables such as could result in personal injury. Have the car towed seating position, one may experience abrasions, to an authorized Volvo retailer for repairs. bruises, swellings, or other injuries as a result of Automatic transmission only: airbag(s) deployment. Before attempting to tow the car, use the following procedure to override the shiftlock file:///K|/ownersdocs/1998/1998_SV90/98S90_004.htm (4 of 7)12/30/2006 1:52:34 PM

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