Volvo V70 XC70 III owners manual page 24

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01 Safety 01 Occupant Weight Sensor General information The OWS works with sensors that are part of airbag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIRBAG the front passenger's seat and seat belt. The OFF indicator lamp is located in the overhead sensors are designed to detect the presence of console, near the base of the rearview mirror. a properly seated occupant and determine if 2 the passenger's side front airbag should be NOTE enabled (may inflate) or disabled (will not When the ignition is switched on, the OWS inflate). indicator light will go on for up to 10 seconds The OWS will disable (will not inflate) the pas- while the system performs a self-diagnostic senger's side front airbag when: test. 2 • the front passenger's seat is unoccupied, However, if a fault is detected in the system: or has small/medium objects in the front G017724 seat, • The OWS indicator light will stay on Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) indicator light • the system determines that an infant is • The SRS warning light (see page 19) will present in a rear-facing infant seat that is come on and stay on Disabling the passenger's side front installed according to the manufacturer's • The message PASS. AIRBAG OFF airbag instructions, SERVICE URGENT will be displayed in Volvo recommends that ALL occupants (adults • the system determines that a small child is the information display. and children) shorter than 4 feet 7 inches present in a forward-facing child restraint (140 cm) be seated in the back seat of any that is installed according to the manufac- WARNING vehicle with a front passenger side airbag, and turer's instructions, be properly restrained for their size and weight. • the system determines that a small child is If a fault in the system is detected and indi- For child safety recommendations, see present in a booster seat, cated as described, be aware that the pas- page 35. • a front passenger takes his/her weight off senger's side front airbag will not deploy in the event of a collision. In this case, the SRS The Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS) is of the seat for a period of time, system and Occupant Weight Sensor designed to meet the regulatory requirements • a child or a small person occupies the front should be inspected by a trained and quali- of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard passenger's seat. fied Volvo service technician as soon as (FMVSS) 208 and is designed to disable (will possible. not inflate) the passenger's side front airbag The OWS uses a PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF under certain conditions. indicator lamp which will illuminate and stay on to remind you that the passenger's side front 24

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