Volvo 1997 850 ユーザーズマニュアル

1997 Volvo 850

  

 
SIPS airbag (front seats only) 

 
As an enhancement to the structural Side Impact Protection System built into your car, your car is also 
equipped with Side Impact Protection System (SIPS) airbags. The SIPS airbag system consists of airbag 
modules built into the sides of both front seat backrests (1), cables (2) from these modules to the 
mechanical sensor units (3) and gas generators (4). The SIPS airbag system is designed to help increase 
occupant protection in the event of certain side impact collisions. The SIPS airbags are designed to 
deploy only during certain side-impact collisions, depending on the crash severity, angle, speed, and 
point of impact. The airbags are not designed to deploy in all side impact situations. 

 

WARNING! 

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The SIPS airbag system is a supplement to the Side Impact Protection System and the three-point 

seat belt system. It is not designed to deploy during collisions from the front or rear of the car or in 
rollover situations. 

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Only Volvo approved seat covers may be used. The use of non-approved aftermarket seat covers 

may impede SIPS airbag deployment. 

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No objects, accessory equipment or stickers may be placed on, attached to or installed near the SIPS 

airbag system or in the area affected by SIPS airbag deployment (see illustration to the right above). 

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Never try to open or repair any components of the SIPS airbag system. This should only be done by 

an authorized Volvo service technician. 

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For best protection from the SIPS airbag system, both front seat occupants should sit in an upright 

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