Safety
Though its sister model, the S40 sedan, earned good crash-test scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the wagon hasn't been crash tested. Unfortunately, differences in weight and construction mean we can't assume the same crash performance in the V50.
The wealth of standard safety features includes side-impact and side curtain airbags, all-disc antilock brakes, an electronic stability system with traction control and a tire pressure monitoring system. Advanced options include the Blind Spot Information System, which lights an indicator just inboard of either of the S40's side mirrors when a car occupies its corresponding blind spot.
See also:
Setting a warning distance
This setting determines the distance at which the visual and audible warnings
are triggered. Select Long, Normal or Short by pressing MY CAR on the center console
control panel and going to Settin ...
Child Seats
Speaking of families, we installed some child-safety seats to see how they
fit. There are two sets of Latch anchors in back that are hard to locate, and
there are two top-tether anchors midway dow ...
Key blades
Your vehicle is equipped with two coded
remote key transmitters with integrated ignition
key blades called Key Integrated Remote (KIR).
To unlock/lock the vehicle using the key blade:
• Inse ...