Lower cross member
The front structure has been supplemented by a lower cross member that adapts the front to the height of a normal-sized passenger car. This enables the other car's deformation zones to function as they were intended to provide protection for the car's occupants.
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Driving through water
• The vehicle can be driven through water up
to a depth of approximately 10 in. (25 cm),
at a maximum speed of 6 mph (10 km/h).
• Take particular care when driving through
flowing water.
• Cle ...
Recalibrating TPMS (Canadian models only)
In certain cases, it may be necessary to recalibrate
TPMS to conform to Volvo's recommended
tire inflation pressures (see the inflation pressure table on page 291), for
example,
if higher infl ...
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 ...