Volvo XC90 2020 Owner's Manual page 618

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 loa-
ded to above the top edge of the door win-
dows. Otherwise, the intended protection
of the inflatable curtain, which is concealed
in the headlining, may be compromised.
WARNING
Always secure the load. During heavy brak-
ing 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 park-
ing 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.
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
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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 but-
ton 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 section 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
lowering. This would involve danger to life
and damage to the car or object.
Related information
Load retaining eyelets (p. 618)
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Lowering backrests in the second seat
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row (p. 204)
Roof load and loading on load carriers
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(p. 617)
Level control* and shock absorption
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(p. 477)
Weights (p. 697)
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* Option/accessory.