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A. UNIQUE ENGINE INS TALLATION D. S IP S (S IDE-IMPACT
G. S EAT BELTS WITH
Our vehicles go through a series of computer
simulated frontal crash tests without the installed
engine. The engines are then designed to fit within
the empty space that remains after the simulation
crash test. In a real collision the engine may be
shunted rearward before contacting the bulkhead.
PROTECTION SYSTEM)
PRE-TENS IONERS AND
S EAT BELT REMINDERS
All seats have head restraints and 3-point seat
belts. In a crash, the front and rear outboard seat
belts are tensioned across according to the size
of the occupant, then slacken slightly so that the
occupants are restrained by the airbags in a more
controlled manner.
SIPS distributes crash forces in a side impact
across a larger part of the car’s body in order
to help minimize the strain on the occupants.
Extra reinforcement in the doors, door pillars and
dashboard, among other areas, enhances side
impact protection still further. The IC (Inflatable
Curtain) for all the car’s outbound occupants, and
the front side airbags help reduce the risk of injury
to the head, chest and hips. The rear doors feature
energy-absorbing blocks that help distribute
incoming collision forces in a side impact.
B. SAFETY CAGE
The robust safety cage is designed as an
interactive web of steel profiles that surround
the occupants. The safety cage consists of four
different grades of steel to help provide optimum
protection and low weight.
H. LOAD SAFETY
Loads should be secured using the eyelets in the
floor of the trunk
E. PROTECTION IN COLLIS IONS
INVOLVING LARGER VEHICLES
Sturdy upper front side members improve
protection in a frontal collision with a larger vehicle.
The door pillars and door sides feature extra
reinforcement to help withstand impacts if the car
collides with a tall vehicle such as an SUV.
I. CHILD SAFETY
C. ADAPTIVE AIRBAGS
Volvo has designed this vehicle with the safety of
children in mind. Smaller children up to the age of
three, however, travel most safely in a rearward-
facing child seat. The integrated booster cushions
help ensure that the seat belt is at the right height
for somewhat older children. The rear outboard
seats are equipped with ISOFIX/ LATCH anchors.
The driver and front passenger airbags assist in
protecting the head, face and chest in a frontal
collision. They monitor the force of the impact and
adapt inflation to the severity of the collision, with
full or reduced pressure, depending on the impact
force. The driver’s airbag also interacts with the
steering column, which collapses in a controlled
way so that the airbag can help provide
F. IC (INFLATABLE CURTAIN)
IC (Inflatable Curtain) offers occupant protection
irrespective of whether you are in the front or
rear seat. It inflates in certain side impacts to help
protect the heads of all outbound occupants. For
added safety during multiple collision sequences or
collisions of longer duration, it stays inflated for up
to three seconds.
optimum protection.
J. WHIP S (WHIP LAS H
PROTECTION SYSTEM)
WHIPS helps reduce injury by cradling the spine
and neck in a controlled way if the car is hit from
behind at low speeds. It is built into the front seats
and activated by a sufficiently severe impact.
If the collision force is not sufficient to trigger the
airbag, only the seat belt pre-tensioner is activated.
The passenger airbag is automatically connected or
disconnected by sensors that monitor the weight of
the person in the front passenger’s seat.
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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