Volvo XC60 Owner's Manual page 608

LOADING, STORAGE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
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WARNING
Leave 10 cm (4 inches) space between the
load and the side windows if the car is loaded
to above the top edge of the door windows.
Otherwise, the intended protection of the
inflatable curtain, which is concealed in the
headlining, may be compromised.
WARNING
Always secure the load. During heavy braking
the load may otherwise shift, causing injury to
the car's occupants.
Cover sharp edges and sharp corners with
something soft.
Switch off the engine and apply the parking
brake when loading/unloading long items.
Otherwise you may accidentally knock the
gear lever or gear selector with the load into a
drive position - and the car could then move
off.
Increasing the space in the cargo area
To expand the cargo area and simplify loading,
the rear seat's backrest can be lowered. Note
that objects must not prevent the function of the
WHIPS system for the front seats if any of the
rear seat's backrests is folded down.
A through-load hatch in the rear seat can be
folded down for carrying long and narrow loads.
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Level control of the car's rear section*
The car's rear section can be lowered/raised in
order to create a better working height for the
car's cargo area or to assist when a trailer shall
be coupled/uncoupled to/from the towbar*.
Level control is performed via a control at the
rear on the right-hand side in the cargo area's
side panel.
Controls for raising/lowering the car's rear section.
The control consists of two buttons - one button
that lowers and one button that raises the rear
section of the car. For raising or lowering, each
button must be held depressed until the rear sec-
tion has reached the desired level.
It is not possible to raise the car's rear section
higher than its normal level.
During driving, the rear section height will return
to the normal level.
NOTE
It is not possible to adjust the height of the
rear section when one or more of the doors
or the bonnet is open. This does not apply to
the tailgate.
WARNING
Pay attention to ensure that there is no per-
son, animal or object under the car when low-
ering. This would involve danger to life and
damage to the car or object.
Related information
Load retaining eyelets (p. 608)
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Lowering the backrests in the rear seat
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(p. 188)
Through-load hatch in the rear seat
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(p. 608)
Roof load and loading on load carriers
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(p. 607)
Level control* and shock absorption (p. 474)
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Weights (p. 675)
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* Option/accessory.