Specifications

SAFETY Security
Keyless Drive with Personal Car Communicator (PCC)*
PCC is an advanced remote control that combines keyless
drive with two-way communication with your Volvo. Keep the
PCC with you and the car unlocks automatically as you pull the
door handle. Start the engine by pressing a button on the dash,
lock the car by pressing a button in the door handle. Later in
the day, if you’re wondering whether you’ve locked the car,
PCC can tell; no matter where you are. On your return to the
car – within a radius of 197 to 328 feet – pressing the PCC
information button will give you a current report on its lock
and alarm status.
* Included in T5 Premier and Premier Plus trim level.
Standard on T6 and R-
DESIGN.
Private locking
Private Locking is a function that allows you to keep the
luggage and glove compartment locked even when you lend
out your key or Personal Car Communicator. To activate Private
Locking, a miniature key incorporated within the remote control
is used to lock the glove compartment and boot lid. This stops
both compartments from being unlocked with the central
locking remote control, but allows the central locking system
and ignition to be used as normal.
Approach and Home Safe Lighting
Activated with the remote control or Personal Car
Communicator, Approach Lighting provides a warm reception
on a dark night. This consists of interior and side lights –
ground lighting too, if you choose it. Home Safe Lighting is
activated with the headlight stalk as you leave the car and it
provides a similar courtesy when exiting your car. This feature
includes a dipped beam from the headlight to accompany you
to your door.
Power retractable door mirrors with ground lighting
At the touch of a button, these door mirrors can be folded
flat against the car where they are less likely to get damaged
after you’ve parked. They can also be set to fold or unfold
automatically every time you lock or unlock the car. The
integrated ground lighting is activated with the remote control
or with the PCC. Beyond enhancing security to and from your
car at night, this is also convenient when getting in and out
(requires BLIS). And to facilitate parking, the door mirror on
the passenger side can tilt automatically when reversing.
HomeLink
®*
With buttons integrated in the sun visor, HomeLink
®
allows you
to operate remote controlled home appliances – such as garage
door, home alarm and exterior lighting – without leaving the car.
* Included in T5 and T6 Premier Plus trim level, standard on R-DESIGN
HomeLink is a registered trademark of Johnson Controls Technology
Company.
SAFETY Protective
In a Volvo, safety is about interaction. Because it’s not the
number of safety features that determines how safe a car is.
It’s how well they seamlessly interact to help keep the
occupants out of harm’s way.
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION the patented frontal structure
will yield to help absorb and disperse crash energy. The
compact power train is designed to help optimise deformation.
Inside the car, safety belts interact with the collapsible steering
column and dual-stage airbags to help keep the occupants out
of harm’s way. Pre-prepared restraints – a unique Volvo
technology – help optimise the various restraint systems for
expected crash force.
IN A ROLL-OVER the robust safety cage and the reinforced
roof structure together with the safety belts and belt pre-
tensioners will help protect the occupants. If the car first has
been hit from the side, the Inflatable Curtain (IC) deploys to
help provide head protection.
IN A SIDE IMPACT Volvo’s unique Side Impact Protection
System (SIPS) helps distribute the crash forces across the
car’s body, away from the occupants. The side airbags in the
front seats help protect the chest and hip, while the Inflatable
Curtain (IC) adds head protection.
IN A REAR IMPACT the rear deformation zones will help
absorb crash energy. The fuel tank is designed to remain well
protected in front of the rear axle. The head restraints help
protect the neck and spine, and Volvo’s unique Whiplash
Protection System (WHIPS) cradles the front seat occupants
in a controlled manner to help prevent whiplash injuries.
Restraint technologies
In a collision, Volvo’s restraint technologies interact to help
reduce the impact. The safety belts with pre-tensioners
activate within a few thousandths of a second in the event of
a collision and tighten the belt to help keep the occupants
securely restrained. The front seat safety belts then release
a little so that the driver and passenger are cushioned by the
airbags in a controlled manner. Helping to optimise protection,
the dual-stage airbags adapt the level of inflation depending
on the force of the collision. The driver’s airbag also interacts
with the deformation of the collapsible steering column.
Side airbags in the front seats help reduce the risk of serious
injuries in a side collision. The Inflatable Curtain (IC) helps
protect the heads of both front and rear outboard occupants.
It also stays inflated for some seconds to provide prolonged
protection for subsequent impacts.
Whiplash Protection System (WHIPS)
Integrated in the front seats, Volvo’s WHIPS cradles the
occupant to help reduce the risk of whiplash injury (one of the
most common types of traffic injury and often the result of a
low-speed rear impact collision). The function is activated by a
collision of sufficient force from behind. Independent research
has shown that WHIPS is one of the most effective systems in
the world and can reduce the risk of long-term injuries by 50%.
Pre-prepared restraints
The restraint technologies of your Volvo are designed to help
provide maximum protection while minimising strain on the
occupants. Using new technology including a windscreen
laser-sensor, this standard safety feature continuously
monitors objects in front of the car at all speeds. This makes it
possible to prepare and adapt the safety belts and airbags for
expected crash force and thus help optimise protection in a
low or mid-severe frontal collision.
Side Impact Protection System (SIPS)
SIPS is a Volvo unique safety system that has been developed
to help protect where occupants are most exposed to the crash
forces. The steel framework of the car – including the front
seats – is designed and reinforced to help displace the impact
of a side-collision away from the occupants to other parts of
the car body and help prevent intrusion into the cabin. The
extremely strong side structure contains ultra-high strength
steel to help withstand a severe side impact – even with a
larger vehicle. The Inflatable Curtain (IC) for all the outboard
occupants and the front seat side airbags interact to help
provide further protection.
Energy-absorbing frontal structure
In developing this Volvo’s protective qualities, we have focused
on frontal collisions at both higher speeds and with heavier
vehicles. The patented frontal structure with its sizeable
deformation zones in different kinds of steel will yield to help
absorb crash energy. The compact power train is designed to
help optimise deformation. The unique geometry of the frontal
structure and longitudinal steel struts in the doors help
disperse crash energy away from the front to the rear of the
car, further helping to reduce the strain on the occupants. A
steel cross-member under the dashboard further helps keep
the cabin intact.
Pedestrian protection
To help reduce the risk of serious injuries on unprotected
road-users, the front of the vehicle is gently rounded, the
headlamps are integrated flush with the body, and the bonnet
is energy-absorbing to act as a crumple zone.
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