2014 VOLVO XC90 fold seats

01 Safety
Front airbags 01
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The front airbag system
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The front airbags supplement the three-point seat belts. For these airbags to provide theprotection intended, seat belts must be wornat all times. The front airbag system includes gas genera- tors surrounded by the airbags, and decelera-tion sensors that activate the gas generators,causing the airbags to be inflated with nitro-gen gas.
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Location of the passenger's side front airbagAs the movement of the seats' occupants compresses the airbags, some of the gas isexpelled at a controlled rate to provide bettercushioning. Both seat belt pretensioners alsodeploy, minimizing seat belt slack. The entireprocess, including inflation and deflation ofthe airbags, takes approximately one fifth of asecond. The location of the front airbags is indicated by SRS AIRBAG embossed on the steering
wheel pad and above the glove compartment,and by decals on both sun visors and on thefront and far right side of the dash. •
The driver's side front airbag is folded and located in the steering wheel hub.
• The passenger's side front airbag isfolded behind a panel located above theglove compartment.
WARNING
• The airbags in the vehicle are designed to be a SUPPLEMENT to–not areplacement for–the three-point seatbelts. For maximum protection, wearseat belts at all times. Be aware thatno system can prevent all possibleinjuries that may occur in an accident.
• Never drive a vehicle with your handson the steering wheel pad/airbaghousing.
• The front airbags are designed to helpprevent serious injury. Deploymentoccurs very quickly and with consider-able force. During normal deploymentand depending on variables such asseating position, one may experienceabrasions, bruises, swellings, or otherinjuries as a result from deployment ofone or both of the airbags.
• When installing any accessory equip-ment, make sure that the front airbagsystem is not damaged. Any interfer-ence in the system could cause mal-function.

01 Safety
Whiplash Protection System01
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WARNING
•If your vehicle has been involved in a rear-end collision, the front seat back-rests must be inspected by a trainedand qualified Volvo service technician,even if the seats appear to be undam-aged. Certain components in theWHIPS system may need to bereplaced.
• Do not attempt to service any compo-nent in the WHIPS system yourself.
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WARNING
Any contact between the front seat back- rests and the folded rear seat couldimpede the function of the WHIPS system.If the rear seat is folded down, the occu-pied front seats must be adjusted forwardso that they do not touch the folded rearseat.
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WARNING
•Boxes, suitcases, etc. wedged behind the front seats could impede the func-tion of the WHIPS system.
• If the rear seat backrests are foldeddown, cargo must be secured to pre-vent it from sliding forward against thefront seat backrests in the event of acollision from the rear. This couldinterfere with the action of the WHIPSsystem.

04 Interior
Front seats
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104* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Manually adjusted front seats
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Front-rear adjustment: lift the bar and move the seat to the position of yourchoice.
Raise/lower the front edge of the seat cushion*: use the control to pump thefront edge of the cushion up or down.
Raise/lower seat height: pump the seat up or down.
Lumbar support: turn the control for firmer or softer lumbar support.
Backrest tilt: turn the control to adjust the angle of the backrest.
Control panel for optional power seat (see page 105 for more information).
WARNING
• Do not adjust the seat while driving. The seat should be adjusted so thatthe brake pedal can be depressedfully. In addition, position the seat asfar rearward as comfort and controlallow.
• Check that the seat is securely lockedinto position after adjusting.
Folding the backrests in the front seat*
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The front passenger seat backrest can be folded to a horizontal position to make roomfor a long load. Fold the backrest as follows: 1. Move the seat as far back as possible.
2. Adjust the backrest to the upright posi-
tion.
3. Lift the catches on the rear of the back- rest.
4. Without releasing the catches, push the backrest forward.
5. Move the seat as far forward as possible so that the head restraint slides under the glove compartment.
WARNING
•When transporting long objects, cover sharp edges on the load to help pre-vent injury to occupants. Secure theload to help prevent shifting duringsudden stops.
• When the seat's backrest is returnedto the upright position, push and pull itto be sure that it is securely locked inthis position.

04 Interior
Rear seats
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Head restraint – second row, center position
The head restraint in the center position can be adjusted to 4 different heights. To raise – pull the restraint up until it clicks
into one of the four heights positions.To lower – press the button at the base of
the support (see illustration) and press the head restraint down carefully.
WARNING
The center rear seat head restraint should only be in its lowest position when thisseat is NOT occupied. When the centerposition is occupied, the head restraintshould be correctly adjusted to the pas-senger’s height. The upper edge of thehead restraint should be at least on a levelwith the upper-most point of the seatoccupant's ear.G027022
Folding the backrests – second row of seats
CAUTION
To help avoid damage to the upholstery, there should be no objects on the rear seatand the seat belt should not be buckledwhen the backrest is folded down.
1. Move the seat(s) to their rearmost posi- tion (seven-seat models only).
2. Pull the loop to fold down an outboard head restraint. Press down the center head restraint if necessary (seepage 109).

04 Interior
Rear seats
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3. Pull the handle (1) outward to release thebackrest. The backrests are designed to lock at a 45 degree angle. Pull the handleagain to continue pressing it down until itlocks in the horizontal position.
To return the backrests to the upright posi-tion, pull handle 1 and pull the backrest up.
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Folding the backrests—third row of seats
Folding down the backrest If necessary, fold in the load anchorage eye- lets before folding down the backrests. 1. Move the seats in the second row as far
forward as possible, see page 108.
2. Pull up the handle (see illustration 1).
3. Push the seat cushion firmly rearward, under the backrest (see illustration 2).
4. Fold down the backrests 2
(the head
restraints fold down automatically) to the horizontal position.
WARNING
The seats in the third row are not equipped with top tether anchors or ISOFIX/LATCHlower child seat anchors. Child restraintsystems should never be used on theseseats.
Returning the backrest to the upright position
1. Fold up the backrest to the upright posi- tion.
2. Grasp the strap (see illustration 3) and pull the seat cushion out until it locks in place. This also locks the backrest in theupright position.
WARNING
•When one or more sections of the backrest is returned to the uprightposition, check that it is properlylocked in place by pushing and pullingit. The red indicators should also notbe visible.
• Return the outboard head restraints tothe upright position.
• Long loads should always be securelyanchored to help avoid injury in theevent of a sudden stop.
• Always turn the engine off and applythe parking brake when loading/unloading the vehicle.
• Place the transmission in the Park (
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position to help prevent inadvertentmovement of the gear selector.
• On hot days, the temperature in thevehicle interior can rise very quickly.Exposure of people to these high tem-peratures for even a short period oftime can cause heat-related injury ordeath. Small children are particularly atrisk.
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Please note that the head restraints in this row cannot be vertically adjusted.

04 Interior
Storage compartments
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Storage compartment in third row of seats
Storage compartment
Glove compartment
Storage compartment in center console
Rear seat cup holders
Storage pocket (also in front edge of front seats)
Grocery bag holder*
WARNING
Make sure that no hard, sharp or heavy objects lie on or in any of the storageareas where they might cause injury duringsudden braking.
Storage compartment in the center console
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To open the lid on the storage compartment, press the lower edge of the opening latch(see illustration above). This lid can be foldedback to form a small table area for rear seatpassengers. Lift the tray under the lid to expose the deep storage bin with slots for CD storage.
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Cup holders for the front seatsTwo cup holders are provided for the front seat occupants. Press lightly on the rear edgeof the cover to open it.
Ashtray (accessory)An ashtray insert is available from your Volvoretailer. This insert slides into either of thecup holders.
Pen holderThere is a pen holder in the center console, infront of the gear selector.

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Securing cargo
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As a safety precaution, all cargo in your vehi- cle should be securely anchored to keep itfrom being thrown forward in the event ofsudden braking, etc. The vehicle is equippedwith eyelets in the cargo space to whichstraps or other cargo restraints can beattached.
WARNING
The eyelets are not to be used as passen- ger restraints or as anchorages for childrestraints.
Consult your Volvo retailer about suitable accessories for this purpose.Remember that an object weighing 44 lbs(20 kg) produces a force of 2,200 lbs(1,000 kg) in a head-on collision at 30 mph(50 km/h)! Keep the following in mind when loading the vehicle:
• The load carrying capacity of your vehicle is determined by factors such as thenumber of passengers, the amount ofcargo, the weight of any accessories thatmay be installed, etc. See the section"Vehicle loading" in the chapter "Wheeland tires" for more detailed information.
• Load the cargo
against the backrest.
• Load heavy cargo as low as possible.
• If no one is sitting in the outboard rearseat(s), reinforce the backrest by fasten-ing the seat belts.
• Never load cargo above the backrestwithout a cargo net.
WARNING
When the rear backrest(s) are folded down, the vehicle should not be loaded toa level higher than 2 in. (5 cm) below theupper edge of the rear side windows.Objects placed higher than this level couldimpede the function of the inflatable cur-tain.
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Attachment bracket
Nylon cargo net (accessory)The Volvo XC90 can be equipped with a cargo net made of strong nylon fabric. This net can be installed in two places:
• Behind the rear seat backrests (the sec- ond row of seats)
• Behind the front seat backrests if the rearseat backrests (the second row of seats)have been folded down.

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Securing cargo
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Steel grid (accessory)
Installing the grid, upper attachments1. Lift in the grid through the tailgate orthrough one of the rear passenger doors (in this case, fold down the rear seatbackrests/backrests in second row ofseats in seven-seat models).
2. Insert one of the grid's upper attach- ments into an attachment bracket aboveone of the rear passenger doors (seeillustration above).
3. Push the grid's attachment into the for- ward position in the attachment bracket(see inset illustration above) to lock theattachment in place.
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Lower attachments
4. Insert the grid's other upper attachment in the attachment bracket above the opposite rear passenger door, and pressthe attachment into the forward positionin the attachment bracket to lock it inplace.
Installing the grid, lower attachments1. Insert the lower attachment bracketthrough the steel grid's lower mount from underneath.
2. Install the spring on the attachment bracket and tighten the knob. 3. Secure the attachment bracket hook in
the lower cargo eyelet. Turn the knob totension the attachment bracket in thecargo eyelet.
4. Repeat the operation on the opposite side.
5. Tighten both attachment brackets alter- natively.
6. Place the protective caps on the threads above the knobs.
WARNING
•The backrests of the third row seats must be folded down when installingthe steel grid.
• The steel grid is installed behind thesecond row of seats. To avoid the riskof injury, no one should be allowed tosit in the third row of seats when thesteel grid is in place in the vehicle.