Child safety

Child safety  - Overview - Volvo V50

A passenger airbag cut off switch is available to enable a child seat to be carried in the front of the car, while, in the rear, Volvo has also paid special attention to child safety.

Two integrated booster cushions are available for the rear seats for children aged between 4 and 10 as part of the optional 'Family Pack', which also consists of the Power Child Locks and Passenger Airbag Cut Off Switch.

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    Accessory installation
    • We strongly recommend that Volvo owners install only genuine, Volvo-approved accessories, and that accessory installations be performed only by a trained and qualified Volvo service technici ...

    Front airbag deployment
    • The front airbags are designed to deploy during certain frontal or front-angular collisions, impacts, or decelerations, depending on the crash severity, angle, speed and object impacted. The air ...

    Power brakes function only when the engine is running
    The power brakes utilize vacuum pressure which is only created when the engine is running. Never let the vehicle roll to a stop with the engine switched off. If the power brakes are not working, co ...