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Top tether anchorsYour Volvo is equipped with child restraint top tether anchorages in the rear seat. They arelocated on the rear side of the backrests.
Child restraint anchorages
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 (see Child restraints(p. 50)).
4. Firmly tension all straps. Refer also to the child seat manufacturer'sinstructions for information on securing the childseat.
NOTE
On models equipped with the optional cargo compartment cover, this cover should beremoved before a child seat is attached to thechild restraint 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.
• Child restraint anchorages are designedto 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. 48)
• Infant seats (p. 52)
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The center head restraint should be adjusted according to the passenger's height. Therestraint should be carefully adjusted to supportthe occupant's head.
• Pull the head restraint up as required.
• To lower, press and hold the button (locatedat the center, between the backrest and thehead restraint) while pressing the headrestrain down carefully.
WARNING
The center rear seat head restraint should only be in its lowest position when this seat isNOT occupied. When the center seat is occu-pied, the head restraint must be correctlyadjusted to the passenger
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Release and lower the center head restraint (see Rear seats – head restraints (p. 87)) ifthe center and/or right section of the back-rest is to be lowered. The outboard headrestraints fold down automatically.
Pull up the backrest release control on the respective section(s) (
) and fold the sec-
tion(s) down. A red indicator (
) shows that
the backrest is not locked in the upright position.
NOTE
It may be necessary to move the front seats forward or put their backrests in a moreupright position before folding down the rearseat backrests.
WARNING
• When one or more sections of the back- rest is returned to the upright position,check that it is properly locked in place bypushing and pulling it. The red indicatorsshould also not be visible.
• Return the outboard head restraints tothe upright position.
• Long loads should always be securelyanchored to help avoid injury in the eventof a sudden stop.
• Always turn the engine off and apply theparking brake when loading/unloadingthe vehicle.
• Place the transmission in the Park (
P)
position to help prevent inadvertentmovement of the gear selector.
• On hot days, the temperature in the vehi-cle interior can rise very quickly. Exposureof people to these high temperatures foreven a short period of time can causeheat-related injury or death. Small chil-dren are particularly at risk.
Related information
• Front seats (p. 83)
• Front seats – power seat (p. 84)
• Rear seats – head restraints (p. 87)
