2017 VOLVO V90 CROSS COUNTRY Quick Guide

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•Top tether anchors (p. 80)Lower child seat attachment points 1
The vehicle is equipped with lower attachment points for child seats in the rear seat.
The lower attachment points are intended for use with rear-facing child restraints. Always follow the child restraint manufacturer's installation instructions when attaching a childrestraint to these attachment points.
Location
Attachment points in the front seat
Attachment points in the rear seats
The attachment points in the rear seat are in the rear section of the front seat's floor rails.
WARNING
A child seat should never be used in the front passenger seat of any vehicle with a frontpassenger airbag – not even if the "Passen-ger airbag off" symbol near the rear-view mir-ror is illuminated (on vehicles equipped withOccupant Weight Sensor). If the severity of anaccident were to cause the airbag to inflate,this could lead to serious injury or death to achild seated in this position.
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•Child restraints (p. 71)
• ISOFIX/LATCH lower anchors (p. 78)
• Occupant weight sensor (p. 62)
Top tether anchors
Your Volvo is equipped with child restraint top tether anchorages for all three seating positionsin the rear seat. They are located on the rearside of the backrests.
Child restraint anchorages
Top tether anchors and symbols on the rear side of the rear seat backrests.
Securing a child seat
1. Place the child restraint on the rear seat.
2. Route the top tether strap under the head restraint and attach it to the anchor. 3. Attach lower tether straps to the lower ISO-
FIX/LATCH anchors. If the child restraint is not equipped with lower tether straps, or therestraint is used in the center seating posi-tion, follow instructions for securing a childrestraint using the Automatic LockingRetractor seat belt.
–Firmly tension all straps.
Refer also to the child seat manufacturer's instructions for information on securing the childseat.
NOTE
On models equipped with the optional cargo area cover, this cover should be removedbefore a child seat is attached to the childrestraint anchors.
WARNING
• Always refer to the recommendations made by the child restraint manufacturer.
• Volvo recommends that the top tetheranchors be used when installing a for-ward-facing child restraint.
• Never route a top tether strap over thetop of the head restraint. The strapshould be routed beneath the headrestraint.

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•Child restraint anchorages are designed to withstand only those loads imposed bycorrectly fitted child restraints. Under nocircumstances are they to be used foradult seat belts or harnesses. The ancho-rages are not able to withstand excessiveforces on them in the event of collision iffull harness seat belts or adult seat beltsare installed to them. An adult who uses abelt anchored in a child restraint anchor-age runs a great risk of suffering severeinjuries should a collision occur.
• Do not install rear speakers that requirethe removal of the top tether anchors orinterfere with the proper use of the toptether strap.
Related information
• Child safety (p. 69)
• Child restraints (p. 71)
Integrated booster cushion
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Volvo's optional integrated booster cushions are located in the rear seat's outer positions and aredesigned to raise the child higher so that theshoulder strap crosses over the child's collar-bone, not over the neck.
Integrated booster cushion 2These booster cushions have been specially designed to help safeguard children in the rearseat. They should be stowed (folded down intothe seat cushion) when not in use. When usingan integrated booster cushion, the child must besecured with the vehicle's three-point seat belt. If using a booster cushion does not result in proper positioning of the shoulder strap, then thechild should be placed in a properly secured childrestraint. The shoulder belt must never be placedbehind the child's back or under the arm.
Correct seating position: the shoulder belt is across the collarbone
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WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur •
Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the vehicle

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Raising the integrated booster cushion*
The integrated booster cushions in the rear seat's outboard positions must be correctlyraised before use.
An Integrated booster cushion in the rear seat can be folded up to two positions, depending onthe child's height and weight. Lower position:
Pull the handle forward and upward to release the booster cushion.
Press the booster cushion rearward to lock it in position. Upper position (assuming the booster cushion isalready in the lower position):
Press the button to release the booster cushion.

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Lift the front edge of the booster cushion and press it rearward toward the backrest tolock it in position.
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur •
Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the vehicle

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Stowing the integrated booster cushion*
The integrated booster cushions in the rear seat's outboard positions should be stowed(folded down) when not in use.
Pull the handle forward to release the booster cushion.
Press down on the center of the booster cushion to return it to the stowed position.
NOTE
The integrated booster cushion cannot be moved directly from the upper position to thelower one. It must first be folded down com-pletely (to the stowed position) and thenraised to the lower position.
NOTE
The booster cushion must be in the stowed position before the rear seat backrests arefolded down.
CAUTION
Be sure there are no loose objects under the booster cushion before it is stowed.
WARNING
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur • Follow all instructions on this child restraint and in the vehicle

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• Integrated booster cushion
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• Raising the integrated booster cushion
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(p. 83)