Volvo helps UK drivers avoid hayfever in the summer

Volvo helps UK drivers avoid hayfever in the summer

With an already established safety reputation in the bag, Volvo is now turning its attention to medical conditions. To help the estimated 8-10 million hayfever sufferers in the UK, the Swedish company is equipping all of its models with either an Air Quality System (AQS) or Pollen Filter, as standard.

What the AQS does is monitor air particle levels and shut off cabin air intake before things get unhealthy, while the Pollen Filter basically does as its name suggests. The AQS also helps to prevent cabin entry of excessive levels of carbon monoxide emitted by other cars, ensuring the air inside is cleaner than the air outside.

Hayfever is a condition where an allergic reaction (sneezing, itchy eyes, a blocked or running nose and in severe cases, headaches) is caused by the inhalation of pollen or other foreign particles in the air. This happens mostly in the summer.

According to NHS Direct, drivers on the road between 5am and 10am are most at risk of aggravating their hayfever as more pollen is emitted from trees and grass at that time.

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Comments

  • Zero Emissions on Aug 13, 2012 at 12:08 pm

    Volvo “Saves Your Life”

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    • junior driver on Aug 13, 2012 at 7:51 pm

      thanks to my S40; it comes with such system “AQS” :)

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  • Tim O'Theos on Aug 13, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    Doesn’t Peugeot offer such in-car air filtration systems now?

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  • ismail saad on Aug 13, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    kereta menarik, cuma servis di malaysia masih mahal berbanding kereta conti yang lain.

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    • junior driver on Aug 13, 2012 at 7:49 pm

      well that is what you pay for luxury service…
      but then again the service is not that expensive…
      my first 20K km service was around RM1300/-…
      i guess if normal car of 5K km still around RM300+- per service..

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  • armandd on Aug 13, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    Drivers with flatulence problem (kuat kentut) should buy this car to give their passengers some comfort over long journeys.

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