Volvo S40 - ANNEXE 244 User manual

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THERE’S MORE TO LIFE THAN A VOLVO. THERE’S THE BUZZ OF THE BIG CITY,
THERE’S A BIG GAME TONIGHT, THERE’S THE LAST-SECOND SHOT THAT WINS
IT, THERE’S THE PASS THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN, THERE’S BEATING THE ODDS
WITHOUT BR AKING THE BANK, THERE’S PLAYING THE GAME WITHOUT
GAMING THE SYSTEM, THERE’S ICE-CREAM, THERE’S CHOCOLATE, THERE’S ICE
CREAM AND CHOCOLATE TOGETHER, THERE’S A HALF HOUR BEFORE YOU CAN
GO SWIMMING, THERE’S SWIMMING NAKED, THERE’S WINNING THE PART,
THERE’S RUNNING THE SHOW, THERE’S A STANDING OVATION, THERE’S YOUR
NAME IN LIGHTS, THERE’S A STAR BY YOUR NAME, THERE’S THE NORTH STAR,
THERE’S VENUS AND MARS, THERE’S CAMPING OUT, THERE’S ORDERING IN,
THERE’S LIVING IT UP, THERE’S LAYING IT DOWN, THERE’S THE LATEST HIT
SONG, THERE’S THE FLAVOUR OF THE DAY, THERE’S TRYING IT ALL, THERE’S
BEING SMART ABOUT IT. THAT’S WHY YOU DRIVE ONE.

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Start here.
Be someplace else.
Many things go into making a Volvo unique. The ones we value
most are people. Each. And. Every. One. That’s why we’ve
encouraged our designers and craftsmen to make the Volvo S40
as inviting to ride in as it is to drive. By doing so, your friends
and family are more likely to ask you to drive. And you’re more
likely to want to. And the world can be a safer place for all of
us to argue about the song selection.
Volvo. for life
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Read more about our safety research at volvocars.co.uk
Volvo safety technology.
Because people are only human.
Cars are driven by people. That’s why all our safety research and development continues to investigate the
capabilities, limitations and tendencies of human nature. This people-centric research is always based on real
situations, and with the vision to create cars that do not crash.
To help you avoid accidents while maintaining the fun of driving, Volvo safety technologies are designed to
support the driver in various situations without unnecessary interference. All these intelligent technologies
share information and interact with split-second precision. Today, a new Volvo can “read” actual situations
and provide optimal support and protection for example, by sensing normal driving patterns or panic situations
and by taking protective action before, during and after a collision. Still, technology can never take the
responsibility away from you, the driver. Final decisions are always in your hands. But if these technologies
help make you more alert and relaxed, they will also contribute to the overall safety of those in and around
your Volvo.
Volvo Accident Research Team
Since 1970, Volvo’s Accident Research Team has investigated accidents involving Volvo cars on Swedish
roads. Today, our own statistical database contains over 36,000 accidents with more than 60,000 occupants.
In addition to studies on the scene of the accident, our researchers also investigate what happened before
the crash to understand how to improve the driver’s conditions to avoid a collision. These findings give us
unique knowledge that guides us in creating technology that helps prevent or mitigate accidents and, if an
accident can’t be avoided, to help protect the occupants.
Volvo Cars Safety Centre
Based on the findings from our accident research, we can recreate a variety of real-life traffic situations
and crashes. Beyond numerous virtual crash tests in super-computers, we perform around 400 crash tests
each year. We crash test car-to-car at different speeds and from different angles. We perform frontal
impacts, rear impacts, side impacts and roll-over tests and test cars off-road as well as against genuine
Swedish granite rock-face, we can even simulate impacts with wild animals.
If you make it here, you make it anywhere
Other car manufacturers come to Sweden for final car testing under harsh and capricious conditions.
For us it’s home. Our own proving ground Hällered with its 34 miles of test tracks includes different road
types from all over the world. Here we scrutinise our cars’ ability to support their drivers in all imaginable
and unimaginable situations during thousands of test kilometres, not to mention the distances driven
on ordinary Swedish roads.
Towards a future where cars don’t crash
We already know what we want to achieve: no accidents. By applying a holistic approach which considers
the driver and the vehicle as well as the infrastructure, we can realise a future where cars interact with
other cars, the road and the traffic-control systems. For example, this includes cars that can brake and
steer automatically, if needed. This makes it possible to design cars in completely new ways to protect
and preserve life.
“Cars are driven by people. Therefore, the guiding
principle behind everything we make at Volvo is
– and must remain – safety.”
Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson, founders of Volvo
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Find more innovations at volvocars.co.uk
The three-point safety belt
In 1959, Nils Bohlin, a Volvo safety engineer, invented the three-point safety belt. So important is this
invention, it is considered to be one of the most life-saving technical innovations in the history of mankind.
The three-way catalytic converter with Lambda sensor
In 1976, Volvo Cars was the first car manufacturer to introduce the three-way catalytic converter
with Lambda sensor for exhaust emission control. Today virtually all petrol powered cars are fitted with this
ingenious component, just as indispensable for the environment as the three-point safety belt is
for safety.
WHI S (Whiplash rotection System)
In 1998 Volvo introduced this unique front seat integrated technology to help protect occupants from
whiplash injury in the event of a low speed rear impact. It’s considered one of the most effective systems in
the automotive world.
RO S (Roll-Over rotection System)
This technology including a roll sensor that activates various restraint systems in a roll-over was introduced in
1997 in the Volvo C70 convertible. In 2002 ROPS was further enhanced with the Roll Stability Control (RSC)
in the Volvo XC90. ROPS is available in the Volvo C70, XC90 and XC60.
CWAB (Collision Warning with Auto Brake)
In 2006 this radar and camera based technology became available in a Volvo to help alert the driver, and
even help mitigate a crash by braking the car, if the distance to the vehicle in front becomes too short.
Collision Warning with Auto Brake is available in the Volvo S80, V70, XC70 and XC60.
DAC (Driver Alert Control)
Introduced in 2007, this Volvo innovation can detect erratic driving behaviour due to tiredness or
inattentiveness and remind the driver it may be time for a break. Driver Alert Control is available
in the Volvo S80, V70, XC70 and XC60.
City Safety collision avoidance technology
In 2008, Volvo Cars introduced the new XC60 with City Safety, the world’s first standard-fitted collision
avoidance and mitigation technology active at speeds up to 19 mph. Helping to lower the risk of low-speed
collisions and whiplash injury, City Safety is a major step towards safer urban driving. At the moment, City
Safety is available in the Volvo XC60.
Th r ’s mor to lif than a volvo.
For decades, we’ve created cars that encourage people to enjoy life and help protect it in the event of
an accident. Many of the most important car safety innovations are the hallmark of Volvo, and hundreds
of thousands of people all over the world can say they’re still alive thanks to Volvo ingenuity.
This is not by coincidence. Our founders stated that safety is, and shall always be, at the heart of what
we do. As a result, Volvo is recognised the world over for our passion and dedication to provide the safest
cars on the road.
The protective character of Volvo also encompasses the world we share. Already in 1972, Volvo was the
first car manufacturer to acknowledge and actively respond to the environmental impact of cars. In fact, we
invented the three-way catalytic converter, and are constantly innovating to reduce the environmental
impact of the cars we make and how we make them.
Of course, choosing a Volvo will always be something you do for both yourself and the people around
you, because our cars will always consider the well-being of everyone. Even if those people happen to be
outside your car or are part of future generations.
that’s why w innovat for lif .
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