Roof Load; Using Load Carriers; Using The Safety Net In Combination - Volvo XC70 Owner's Manual

05 During your journey
Cargo area
Then pull out the rod and hook it into the
left-hand side.
Pull up the left-hand cargo net in the
same way as the right-hand one and
secure it to the rod.
Removal takes place in reverse order.
Removing the safety net cassettes.
1. Pull back one of the net's mountings to
the larger hole and pull it out.
2. Remove the other mounting in the same
way.
Removing the safety net's storage
cassette.
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1. Lower the whole of the backrest.
2. Slide the cassette outwards until it has
released from the mounting brackets.
WARNING
Cargo area loads must be well secured
even if the safety net is correctly fitted.
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Using the safety net in combination

with the cargo cover
The straps for raising are located by the
arrows. Follow the same procedure as
described in the previous chapter, "Using the
cargo net with raised backrests".
Front seat
The passenger seat backrest can also be
folded for an extra long load, see page 66.

Roof load

Using load carriers

To avoid damaging the car and for maximum
possible safety while driving, the load carri-
ers designed by Volvo are recommended.
Carefully follow the installation instructions
supplied with the carriers.
• Check periodically that the load carriers
and load are properly secured. Lash the
load securely with retaining straps.
• Distribute the load evenly over the load
carriers. Put the heaviest objects at the
bottom.
• The size of the area exposed to the wind,
and therefore fuel consumption, increase
with the size of the load.
• Drive gently. Avoid quick acceleration,
heavy braking and hard cornering.
WARNING
The car's centre of gravity and driving char-
acteristics are altered by roof loads.
For information on maximum permitted roof
load, including load carriers and any space
box, see page 224.