Safety

Safety  - 2008 Volvo V50 Review - Reviews - Volvo V50

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.

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    Dialing a number
    The system understands the digits zero to nine. These numbers can be spoken individually, in groups of several digits at a time, or the entire number can be given at once. Numbers above nine wi ...

    Using the infotainment system
    If the infotainment system is on when the ignition is switched off, it will come on automatically the next time the ignition is put in mode I or higher and continue using the same source (FM1, ...

    Marker lines
    The PAC system's lines 1 Marker line for a 1-foot (30-centimeter) zone behind the vehicle 2 Marker line for the clear back-up zone 3 "Wheel tracks" The solid line (1) indicates a zon ...