Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 122

04 Interior
Cargo area
General
Opening the tailgate
For information about how the tailgate is
opened - see page 132.
Loading the cargo area
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The seatbelts and airbags provide the driver
and passengers substantial protection, espe-
cially in frontal collisions. However, you must
also remember to protect yourself against
injuries from behind. When loading cargo,
bear in mind that improperly secured or incor-
rectly loaded objects in the cargo area could
be thrown forward with great speed and force
in the event of a collision or sudden braking,
causing serious injuries.
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Bear in mind that if an object weighing 20 kg
is subjected to a frontal collision at a speed of
50 km/h, its impact weight will be 1000 kg.
Think about the following when loading:
•
Do not load extremely heavy objects up
by the front seats. The lowered backrest
will be pressed down unnecessarily hard.
•
Place the load by the backrest.
•
Position heavy loads as low as possible.
•
Position wide loads on each side of the
division in the backrest.
•
Cover sharp edges with something soft.
•
Secure the load with retaining straps
using the car's lashing eyes.
•
Never load above the backrest without a
load net.
WARNING
The driving characteristics of the car
change based on the car's kerb weight
and how heavily it is loaded.
WARNING
Never load cargo above the backrests! If
you do so, the load could be thrown for-
ward in the event of sudden braking or a
collision and severely injure you or your
passengers. Remember to always secure
(bind) the load properly.
If the rear seat backrest is lowered, do not
load the car higher than 50 mm under the
top edge of the rear passenger windows.
Leave 10 cm of free space from the win-
dows inwards. Otherwise, the intended
protection of the inflatable curtain, which is
hidden in the headlining, may be compro-
mised.
Always secure the load. Always secure the
load. During heavy braking the load may
otherwise shift, causing personal injury to
the car's occupants.
Turn off the engine and apply the parking
brake when loading or unloading long
objects! Otherwise you may accidentally
knock the gear lever or gear selector with
the load and cause a gear to engage and
the car to move off.