Volvo | XC90 safety


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The thrill of excitement focuses the senses and enhances the sensation of being alive. The feeling of being safe adds to balance and harmony, allowing you to enjoy the experience to the full.

So the Volvo XC90 is also the most safety-minded car in its class.

Crumple zones
The front and rear crumple zones dissipate and distribute incoming collision forces so as to reduce the physical strain on the car’s occupants.

Compatibility
The front structure and bonnet are designed to help reduce the risk of injury to unprotected road-users. For occupants of other and smaller cars, there is an additional lower cross-member below the front bumper that activates the second cars own crumple zones more quickly.

Safety cage
The sturdy safety cage surrounds all the car’s occupants and is dimensioned to withstand extreme physical stress.

Energy-absorbing interior
All the panels and door sides are padded with energy-absorbing materials to help reduce the risk of injury to the car’s occupants.

Personal security
An electronic immobiliser and door locks that withstand most break-in attempts help protect against theft. Approach and Home Safe lighting light up your path to and from the car at the touch of a button on the remote control. A remotely controlled alarm is available as an option.

Dual-stage airbag
Registers the collision force and adjusts inflation accordingly, with full pressure for high crash forces, or with reduced pressure if the crash force is lower. If the airbag is not needed, only the safety belt pre-tensioners will be deployed.

IC inflatable head-protection curtains
Offer protection irrespective of whether you are sitting in the front or rear. Inflate in a side-impact or roll-over accident to protect the heads of all the occupants. The curtains remain inflated long enough to contribute to continued protection in complex collision sequences and to help keep the occupants within the car.

SIPS side-impact protection
Distribute crash forces in a side impact across a large part of the car’s body so as to help minimise the strain on the occupants. IC inflatable curtains for all the occupants and the front seat side airbags offer head and chest protection.

Safety belts with pre-tensioners
All seats have head restraints and three-point safety belts with pre-tensioners. In a crash or roll-over accident, the safety belt is pulled tight to help provide maximum protection. The front safety belts then slacken slightly so that the occupant is cushioned by the airbag in a controlled way.

ROPS roll-over protection
RSC (Roll Stability Control) helps you keep control over your car. If the car nonetheless rolls over, the IC inflatable curtains and safety belt pre-tensioners are triggered by an electronic sensor. The windscreen frame, roof and door pillars all feature extra reinforcement to serve as a roll-over cage.

WHIPS whiplash protection
Volvo’s own system for helping to reduce the strain on the spine and neck if the car is hit from behind at low speed. Built into the front seats, and activated by a sufficiently severe impact.

Child safety
An integrated booster cushion in the centre rear seat ensures that the safety belt is correctly positioned on the child (standard in the seven-seater version). For younger children, there are Volvo’s rearward-facing child seats with the ISOFIX attachment system for the outer rear seats and the front passenger seat if no airbag is fitted (option).

Third row
Head restraints, three-point safety belts with pre-tensioners, IC inflatable curtain, generous rear crumple zone, two passengers ride as safely here as in any other seat. The seat’s position above the rear axle contributes to added side-impact protection.

Load safety
Loads are secured most safely using the eyelets in the luggage compartment floor. In addition, all the seats are designed to withstand considerable pressure from unsecured loads. A cargo net or protective cargo grille helps improve load safety still further.