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 ahead of the bumper which serves to reduce the risk of leg injuries.
The bonnet and front wings have also been designed to absorb collision energy and the petrol-engined models have a generous 70mm of free space between the top of the cylinder head and the bonnet, which reduces the risk of pedestrian head injuries.
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Operation
Sport mode
The stability system is always activated and cannot be switched off.
However, the driver can select Sport mode, which offers more active driving characteristics.
In this mode, the engin ...
Operation
Steering wheel-mounted controls and display
1 Standby mode
2 Resume set speed
3 Deactivating
4 Activate/set speed
5 Set speed indicator (parentheses indicate standby mode) ...
Power windows
The power windows are controlled by buttons
in the arm rests. The ignition switch must be
ON1 (ignition key in position I, II or the engine
running) for the electrically operated windows
to functi ...