Page 2:20 Courtesy lighting

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	Spotlight                                Switch
Courtesy lighting The courtesy lighting consists of two lights, one on the inside of each door. Three switches operate these lights, one at each light and one on the left-hand side of the casing in front of the steering wheel. Switch on steering column 1 Lighting always on. 2 Lighting on when a door is opened.	Switch on lights These switches are used for switching on and off the adjustable spotlights in the middle of the lamp They can be focused as desired in the car	To give the driver an opportunity of finding the ignition switch in darkness, the courtesy lights have a delay function which keeps them on for about 15 seconds after the driver's door has been closed (not the passenger's door).

Page 2:21 Rear view mirrors

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Outside rear view mirrors The switches for adjusting the outside rear view mirrors are situates on the console for the parking brake lever.		Inside rear view mirror D Normal position. N Anti-dazzle position-use if headlights of     car behind you irritate you.

Always adjust the rear view mirrors before driving away!

Page 2:22 Front seats

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Adjusting height position The height of the seat can be adjusted front and rear to three different positions by means of the respective levers there. Make doubly sure that the seat is securely in position after any adjustments Never adjust during driving!

Tipping the backrest forwards Push in the knob to tip the backrest forwards.

Lumbar support (SOFT) Lumbar support (FIRM)

Fore and aft adjustment       Extra length adjustment         Backrest inclination

Pull up the bar to slide the seat backwards or forwards. Make sure the seat is properly locked when the bar is released. Never adjust during driving! For long legged persons it is also possible to move the entire seat frame about 3 cm back- wards. This adjustment requires tools.

Both front seats are electrically heated. The heating is controlled by a thermostat and engages automatically below about +15°C (59°F) and disengages at about +25C (75°C). Note that the passenger's seat is switched on from the switch on the instrument panel, see page 14

Page 2:23 Child safety

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Childeren in car A grown-up with fastened seat belt in a Volvo is assured of good Pro- tection in the event of a collision or other accident. We give here some advice with a view to protecting your child in the best possible way from injury in accidents Remember that, irrespective of its age and size, a child must never be "loose" in a car. Above all small childeren should not sit on the lap of grown-ups who are not using seat belts. Many countries legislate how a child should be placed in a car. Find out what applies in your country. The most effective type of protection will depend on the build of the child. Childeren can be divided into three different "build groups". Babies and small childeren who cannot sit up A baby or a child who is so small that it cannot sit up should lie in a carry cot, detachable pram top, or something similar, which is placed on the back seat with the head of the child towards the middle of the car. To restrain the cot in the event of a sudden swerve or sharp brak- ing, it should be held securely in position by the rear seat belts or by the Volvo child bench which is available at your Volvo dealer and which can be placed on the floor between the front and rear seats. Childeren from the age when they can sit and to a height of about 117 cm/almost 4 ft. (6-7 years) Never use the type of child seat which is suspended from the rear seat. Use instead the Volvo child seat (available at your Volvo dealer). This seat is fitted "back-to-front" either on the front passenger seat or on

the rear seat. In both cases, fasten the front passenger seat belt round the seat, even if no one is sitting in it, in order to prevent it from coming loose in the event of a powerful collision. The installation instructions supplied with the seat will tell you how to fit it. Childeren taller than 117 cm/almost 4 ft (6-7 years) When the child has outgrown the child seat, it should use the rear seat and with the standard belt fastened. The best way to protect the child here is to seat it on a cushion so that the seat lap belt is as far down on the hips as possible. A cushion spe- cially designed for this purpose can be purchased from your Volvo dealer A more detailed description on how to use these seat belts is to be found overleaf.

Page 2:24 Seat belts

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Seat belts Always have the weat belt fastened for all types of driving!! The above also applies to the rear seat pas- sengers. In the event of a collision, those sit- ting in the rear will be flung towards the front seat backrest. If there is anyone sitting in the front seat, the seat belt will be exosed to considerably greater load than what it was intended for, so that there would be the possi- bility of injury to both persons. Even abrupt braking can have severe consequences if the rear seat belt are not used. Two warning lights, one on the instrument panel and one on the console for the parking brake flash if the car is driven and the driver or front seat passenger has not fastened the seat belt.	Release button                      Front seats	Release button                      Rear seats
	Automatically retracting inertia-reel seat belts The front seats and the rear seat next the windows have automatically retracing inertia- reel seat belts. The belts are fitted as follows: Pull out the straps fairly slowly to prevent the mechanism from locking. Push the tongue down into the lock. A pronounced click indi- cates that it is locked. The belt must not be twisted	To release the belt, push in the red button on the lock. Allow the belt to roll up fully. Normally the belt is "unlocked". It is locked, and thus cannot be drawn out: if pulled out too rapidly when braking and accelerating if the car is at a fairly sharp angle when rounding a bend

Page 2:25 Seat belts

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		Checking the seat belts
Manually adjustable seat belts The centre rear belt fastens across the lap. This is adjusted to the right length as fol- lows:	Lengthening:      turn the adjuster/locking tongue and pull the belt out as shown in the illustration.. Shortening: pull in the upper strap.	Check to make sure that the strap does not strick or fray against sharp edges and now and again check that the bolts are well-tightened and that the belt is otherwise in good condi- tion Use water and a good quality detergent for cleaning the belt The locking function of the inertia-reel belt can be checked as follows: Fasten the belt and jerk it. Brake the car abruptly at about 50 km/h      (30 mile/h) or drive round in a arrow circle.      (But first look out for approaching traffic.)      Pull the belt. During the above-mentioned tests, it should not be possible to pull out the belt.
WARNING! If the belt is exposed to tremendous again, e.g., in connection with a collision, both belt and locking mechanism must be replaced, even if only apparently damaged, since the belt may have lost its safety effectiveness. The belt should also be replaced if one of the straps is damaged or worn. Do not try to modify or repair a belt on youw own. Let a Volvo workshop do it.

Text and pictures from owners manual yearmodel 1980

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