Sensor-controlled passenger airbag status
The car has a system for detecting the presence of a correctly seated occupant in the front passenger seat. It includes a weight sensor built into the seat. The system disables the front passenger's airbags under certain conditions. When disabled, the airbags will not deploy in a collision.
The car determines whether the front passenger airbag should be enabled or disabled. This requires that the seat is used as Volvo intended. Follow all available recommendations about proper seating and use.
Warning
Always check the status if you are not sure whether the front passenger airbags are enabled or disabled. If the passenger airbag is disabled, this will be visible in the overhead console.
Note
Child seating recommendations
Volvo follows NHTSA's and Transport Canada's recommendations and recommends that all children up to and including 12 years of age sit in the rear seat. This is an extra strong recommendation for children in rearward-facing child restraints.
Conditions for enabled and disabled airbag
The front passenger airbag status depends on the sensor reading of the occupant's presence and classification.
| Classification of passenger in front passenger seat | Front passenger airbag status |
|---|---|
| Classified as an adult person. | Enabled |
| Classified as a child in a forward-facing child restraint. | Enabled or disabled depending on several parameters that determine the most suitable status |
| Classified as a child in a rearward-facing child restraint. | Disabled |
| Classified as empty. | Disabled |
Pay close attention to the airbag status in the overhead console. When the passenger airbag is disabled, this is communicated with a symbol and the text PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF.
Safe and correct use
Warning
Pay attention to the occupant classification system1. Failure to follow these instructions could adversely affect the system's function, lead to incorrect airbag status and result in serious injury of an occupant.
- Do not place any objects that add to the total weight on the seat when it is occupied.
- Do not use the seatbelt in a way that exerts more pressure on the passenger than normal.
- The full weight of the front seat passenger should always be on the seat cushion. The passenger should never lift themselves off the seat cushion using the armrest in the door or the centre console, by pressing their feet on the floor, by sitting on the edge of the seat cushion or by pressing against the backrest in a way that reduces pressure on the seat cushion.
- Never wrap the seatbelt around an object on the front passenger's seat.
- Do not place any object around or under the front passenger's seat in such a way that jamming, pressing or squeezing occurs between the object and the front seat.