Volvo 2005 C70 - Manual (Page 17)

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Child safety
safety seat. Volvo has been an innovator in
safety for over fifty years, and we'll continue
to do our part. But we need your help. Please
remember to put your children in the back
seat, and buckle them up.
Volvo has some very specific
recommendations:
• Always wear your seat belt.
• Air bags are a SUPPLEMENTAL safety
device which when used in conjunction
with a three-point seat belt can help reduce
serious injuries during certain types of
severe accidents. Volvo recommends that
you do not disconnect the air bag system in
your vehicle.
• Volvo strongly recommends that ALL
children sit in the rear seat of any vehicle
and that they be properly restrained.
• A child should NEVER sit in the front
passenger seat of any vehicle equipped with
a front passenger side airbag.
• Volvo recommends that ALL occupants
(adults and children) shorter than four feet
seven inches (140 cm) be seated in the back
seat of any vehicle with a front passenger
side airbag.
Drive safely!
ISOFIX/LATCH anchors
Lower anchors for ISOFIX-equipped child
seats are located in the rear seats, hidden
below the backrest cushions. Symbols on the
seat back upholstery mark the anchor positions
as shown. A plastic guide, shown above right,
Keeping child seats in place
(ALR/ELR*)
To make child seat installation easier, each seat
belt (except for the driver’s belt) is equipped
with a locking mechanism to help keep the
seat belt taut.
When attaching the seat belt to a child seat:
• Attach the seat belt to the child seat
according to the child seat manufacturer’s
instructions.
• Pull the seat belt out as far as possible.
• Insert the seat belt latch plate into the
buckle (lock) in the usual way.
• Release the seat belt and pull it taut around
the child seat.
A sound from the seat belt retractor will
be audible at this time and is normal.
The belt will now be locked in place.
This function is automatically disabled
when the seat belt is unlocked and the belt
is fully retracted.
Important!
Why Volvo believes no child should sit in
the front seat of a car.
It's quite simple really. A front air bag is a very
powerful device designed, by law, to help
protect an adult. Because of the size of the air
bag and its speed of inflation, a child should
never be placed in the front seat, even if he or
she is properly belted or strapped into a child
* Automatic Locking Retractor/Emergency
Locking Retractor
ISOFIX/LATCH guide
ISOFIX/LATCH symbols
is also provided to help you mark the anchor
locations.
To install the guide, kneel on the seat cushion.
Locate the anchors by feel. Position the guide
and press in place. To remove the guide when
not in use, grasp it at both ends and slide it out.
NOTE: Remove the ISOFIX guide if you do
not plan to use it for an extended period.
Always follow your child seat manufacturer's
installation instructions, and use ISOFIX lower
anchors whenever possible.