Volvo V70R - Manual (Page 15)

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Safety
Airbags (SRS)
SRS system, left-hand drive.
SRS system
The system consists of airbags and sensors.
A sufficiently violent collision trips the
sensors and the airbag(s) is/are inflated with
hot gas. To cushion the impact, the airbag
deflates when compressed. When this
occurs, smoke escapes into the car. This is
completely normal. The entire process,
including inflation and deflation of the airbag,
occurs within tenths of a second.
SRS system, right-hand drive.
NOTE!
The sensors react differently
depending on the course of the collision and
whether the seatbelts on the driver and
passenger side are used. It is therefore
possible that only one (or none) of the
airbags may inflate in a collision. The SRS
system senses the force of the collision on
the car and adapts accordingly so that one or
more airbags is deployed.
NOTE! The airbags have a function whereby
their capacities are adapted to the collision
force to which the vehicle is subjected.
WARNING!
Repairs must only be performed by an
authorised Volvo workshop.
Work on the SRS system can cause
malfunction and result in serious personal
injury.