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SAFETY
56
Passenger's side airbag decal
WARNING
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Children must never be allowed in the
front passenger's seat.
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Occupants in the front passenger's seat
must never sit on the edge of the seat, sit
leaning toward the instrument panel or
otherwise sit out of position.
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The occupant's back must be as upright
as comfort allows and be against the seat
back with the seat belt properly fastened.
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Feet must be on the floor, e.g., not on the
dash, seat or out of the window.
WARNING
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No objects or accessory equipment, e.g.
dashboard covers, may be placed on,
attached to, or installed near the air bag
cover (the area above the glove compart-
ment) or the area affected by airbag
deployment.
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There should be no loose articles, such
as coffee cups on the floor, seat, or dash-
board area.
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Never try to open the airbag cover on the
steering wheel or the passenger's side
dashboard. This should only be done by a
trained and qualified Volvo service techni-
cian.
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Failure to follow these instructions can
result in injury to the vehicle's occupants.
Related information
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Airbags (p. 52)
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Occupant weight sensor (p. 56)
Occupant weight sensor
The Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) is
designed to meet the regulatory requirements of
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
208 and is designed to disable (will not inflate)
the passenger's side front airbag under certain
conditions.
Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) indicator light
Disabling the passenger's side front
airbag
Volvo recommends that ALL occupants (adults
and children) shorter than 140 cm (4 feet
7 inches) be seated in the back seat of any vehi-
cle with a front passenger side airbag and be
properly restrained for their size and weight.
The OWS works with sensors that are part of the
front passenger's seat and seat belt. The sensors
are designed to detect the presence of a properly
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