Volvo S70 Owner's Manual page 105

1999 S70 & V70
Remember that a 44 lbs object weighs the equivalent of 2,200 lbs in a head-on collision at 30 mph!
Remember the following when loading the car:
Load the cargo against the backrest
Load heavy objects as low down as possible
Load wide cargo on either side of the rear seat split.
Secure the cargo with cargo straps through the eyelets in the cargo straps
If nobody is sitting in the rear seat reinforce the backrest by fastening the rear seat belts
Never load cargo above the backrest without a cargo net
pg. 63 Folding front seat (sedans/wagons), Long load storage (sedans)
Folding front seat (certain models)
The passenger seat backrest can be folded down to the horizontal position for carrying long loads. To
fold down the backrest:
Move the seat as far rearward as possible.
Adjust the backrest tilt to the most upright position
Lift the catches on the lower rear side of the backrest
Without releasing the catches, push the backrest forward
Move the seat as far forward as possible.
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