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Roll Over Protection System (ROPS)
Volvo's Roll-Over Protection System (ROPS)
has been designed to reduce the risk of the car
overturning and to provide the best possible pro-
tection in the event of such an accident.
The system consists of two parts, a preventive
stabilising system and a protective system.
The stabilising system Roll Stability Control
(RSC) minimises the risk of overturning, for
example during sudden evasive manoeuvres or if
the car skids.
The RSC system uses a sensor which registers
changes in the car's lateral inclination angle. This
information is used to calculate the risk of the car
overturning. If a risk exists then the ESC system
(p. 190) engages, engine torque is reduced and
one or more wheels are braked until the car has
regained its stability.
If a rollover accident still occurs, the protective
system intervenes and, depending on the situa-
tion, may activate the car's seatbelt tensioner
(p. 33) and inflatable curtains (p. 40).
WARNING
Under normal driving conditions, the RSC sys-
tem improves the car's road safety, but this
must not be seen as an opportunity to
increase speed. Always follow the normal pre-
cautions for safe driving.
When the systems deploy
In the event of a collision Volvo's different per-
sonal safety systems work together in order to
minimise injury.
System Triggered
Seatbelt ten-
sioner (p. 33) front
seat
In the event of a frontal
collision, and/or side-
impact collision, and/or
rear-end collision
and/or overturning
Seatbelt tensioner,
rear seat
In the event of a frontal
collision, and/or side-
impact collision, and/or
rear-end collision
and/or overturning
Airbags
(Steering wheel
(p. 35) and passen-
ger airbag (p. 36))
In a frontal collision
A
Side airbags (SIPS)
(p. 39)
In a side-impact acci-
dent
A
System Triggered
Inflatable Curtain IC
(p. 40)
In the event of a side
impact collision and/or
overturning and/or
some frontal collisions
A
Whiplash protection
WHIPS (p. 41)
In a rear-end collision
A
The bodywork of the car could be greatly deformed in a colli-
sion without airbag deployment. A number of factors such as
the rigidity and weight of the object hit, the speed of the car,
the angle of the collision etc. affects how the different safety
systems of the car are activated.
If the airbags (p. 34) have deployed, the following
is recommended:
•
Recovering the car. Volvo recommends that
you have it conveyed to an authorised Volvo
workshop. Do not drive with deployed air-
bags.
•
Volvo recommends that you engage an
authorised Volvo workshop to handle the
replacement of components in the car's
safety systems.
•
Always contact a doctor.
NOTE
The airbags and belt tensioner system are
deployed only once during a collision.
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