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Pedestrian safety
The Volvo V50 Sportswagon has been designed to minimise the risk of injury to pedestrians and cyclists in the event of an accident. The smoothly shaped front has an energy-absorbing structure ahea ...

Parking brake
1 Parking brake pedal 2 Handle for releasing the parking brake The parking brake pedal is located under the dashboard, to the left of the brake pedal. NOTE The indicator light will light up eve ...

Exterior
Some V50 design characteristics were borrowed from early Volvo wagons. Still, styling hasn't veered dramatically away from the V40. Volvo notes that "from above, the body resembles the shape ...