Volvo XC90 owner manual Inflatable Curtain IC

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Inflatable Curtain

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The Inflatable Curtain (IC)

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This system consists of inflatable curtains located along the sides of the roof liners, stretching from the front side windows to the rear edge of the rear side windows. It is designed to help protect the heads of the occu- pants of the front seats and the occupants of the outboard rear seating positions, including the outboard passenger in the third row of seats in certain side impact collisions.

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The inflatable curtains in the Volvo XC90 are also designed to help protect the occupants of the vehicle in a roll-over situation, and to help prevent them from being thrown from the vehi- cle if a roll-over occurs.

NOTE

The Inflatable Curtains extend to protect all three rows of seats.

By design, the IC system deploys only on the side of the vehicle affected by the impact.

However, in certain side impacts, or in a roll- over situation, BOTH the Inflatable Curtains and the Side Impact Airbag System (SIPS-bag)

will deploy, whereas, in some cases, ONLY the Inflatable Curtain will deploy. In cases where BOTH the Inflatable Curtain and the SIPS-bag deploy, deployment will occur simultaneously.

NOTE

If the Inflatable Curtain deploys, it remains inflated for approximately 5 seconds.

WARNING

•The IC system is a supplement to the Side Impact Protection System. It is not designed to deploy during collisions from the front or rear of the vehicle or in all rollover situations.

•Never try to open or repair any compo- nents of the IC system. This should be done only by a trained and qualified Volvo service technician.

•Never hang heavy items from the ceiling handles. This could impede deployment of the Inflatable curtain.

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