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01 Safety

Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)

WARNING

If a fault in the system is detected and indi-

cated as explained on the previous page, be

aware that the passenger's side front airbag

will not deploy in the event of a collision.

In this case, the safety systems and Occu-

pant Weight Sensor should be inspected by

a trained and qualified Volvo service tech-

nician as soon as possible.

WARNING

•

Never try to open, remove, or repair any

components in the OWS system. This

could result in system malfunction.

Maintenance or repairs should only be

carried out by an authorized Volvo serv-

ice technician.

•

The front passenger's seat should not

be modified in any way. This could

reduce pressure on the seat cushion,

which might interfere with the OWS sys-

tem's function.

The OWS is designed to disable (will not inflate)

the passenger's side front airbag when a rear

facing infant seat, a forward-facing child

restraint, or a booster seat is detected. The

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp

will illuminate and stay on to remind you that

the passenger's side front airbag is disabled

(see the following table).

Passenger's

seat occu-

pancy status

OWS indica-

tor light sta-

tus

Passenger's

side front

airbag sta-

tus

Seat unoc-

cupied

OWS indica-

tor light

not lit

Passenger's

side front

airbag disa-

bled

Seat occu-

pied by low

weight

occupant/

object

OWS indica-

tor light

lights up

Passenger's

side front

airbag disa-

bled

Seat occu-

pied by

heavy occu-

pant/object

OWS indica-

tor light

not lit

Passenger's

side front

airbag ena-

bled

Volvo recommends that children always be properly

restrained in appropriate child restraints in the rear seats.In

rare situations when the seat belt is not properly fastened,

some child restraints may not be detected by the OWS

because there is very little weight on the vehicle seat cush-

ion. In these cases the passenger's side front airbag may be

disabled, but the

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF

indicator lamp will not be lit. Do not assume that the pas-

senger's side front airbag is disabled unless the

PAS-

SENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is lit. Make

sure the child restraint is properly installed (turn the vehicle

off, remove the child restraint from the vehicle and reinstall

the restraint following the child restraint manufacturer's

instructions) and that the PASSENGER AIRBAG

OFFindicator lamp is on, or move the child restraint to the

rear seat.

The OWS is designed to enable (may inflate)

the passenger's side front airbag anytime the

system senses that a person of adult size is

sitting properly in the front passenger's seat.

The

PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator

lamp will be off and remain off.

If a person of adult size is sitting in the front

passenger's seat, but the PASSENGER

AIRBAG OFF

indicator lamp is on, it is possi-

ble that the person isn't sitting properly in the

seat. If this happens:

•

Turn the vehicle off and ask the person to

place the seatback in an upright position.

•

Have the person sit upright in the seat,

centered on the seat cushion, with the per-

son's legs comfortably extended.

•

Restart the vehicle and have the person

remain in this position for about two

minutes. This will allow the system to

detect that person and enable the pas-

senger's frontal airbag.

•

If the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-

tor lamp remains on even after this, the

person should be advised to ride in the rear

seat.

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