Volvo 120 Operating & Service Manual page 9

DESCRIPTION
Front seats
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The front seats can be moved back-
wards or forwards after the knob (A) is
pressed down. If necessary, the seats
can be moved further to the rear than
permitted by the slide rail by using the
extra holes in the seat frames.
The backrest inclination of the front
seats is smoothly adjusted by means of
a knob (B) on the outside of the seat.
A catch automatically locks the backrest
and thus prevents it from falling for-
wards. To fold the backrest backwards,
release the catch (C).
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The front seats are provided with head-
rests. Before driving, always make sure
that the headrest is at the proper height.
To adjust, slacken the plastic nuts on
the headrest holders. The car is delivered
with the headrests adjusted to a stan-
dard height. After adjusting lock them
by turning the plastic nuts clockwise.
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The front seats are also provided with
an adjustable lumbar support. To tension
the lumbar support, and thus exert more
pressure against the small of the back,
turn the knob clockwise. Turning it anti-
clockwise slackens the tension on the
support and reduces the pressure
against the small of the back.
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The inclination angle of the entire seat
can be adjusted with the eyelet screw
at the front under the seat. Remove the
screw which goes through the eyelet
and tip the seat backwards as shown in
the picture. Then slacken the locknut on
the floor and screw the eyelet screw up-
wards or downwards to the desired
height. Then secure the eyelet screw
with the locknut.
The whole seat can be raised or lowered,
which is done as follows: Remove the
seat cushion, also the screw and nut on
the seat frame attachment on the floor.
Then place the screw in one of the other
holes in the attaching bracket.
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Safety belts
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Always use the safety belt when driving.
Place one strap across the lap and the
other over the shoulder and chest and
fasten the belt by inserting the buckle
tongue into the locking device between
the front seats. A loud clicking noise
i ndicates that the belt is locked.
Make sure that the parts of the belt in
contact with the body are not twisted.
Always ensure that the belt is so ad-
justed that it fits well against the body.
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I f the belt requires lengthening, make
sure that the upper part of the lap strap
i s slack and take hold of the adjusting
grip with one hand and with the other
hand pull out to the desired length. Tidy
up any slackness by pulling in the upper
part.
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I f the belt is to be shortened, pull in the
upper part of the lap strap. The belt is
released from the locking device by
moving to the rear the lever concerned
on the locking device. Do not let the
belt lie on the floor otherwise it will
become dirty and probably be a hind-
rance when getting in and out of the
car. Now and again check that the bolts
anchoring the belt are properly tighten-
ed and that the belt is in good condi-
tion. Use water mixed with a synthetic
washing agent for cleaning the belt.
As the safety belts lose much of their
strength when exposed to violent
stretching, they should be replaced after
a collision ,
even though they may
appear to be undamaged. Never modify
or repair the belt on your own but have
this done by a Volvo workshop.
Rear seat
On certain markets, two rear safety belts
are fitted as standard. These are of the
2-point lap type.
The belts are fastened by pushing the
buckle tongue on one part of the belt
i nto the lock of the other.
To release simply lift up the spring-
l oaded cap on the lock.
I n principle the belts are adjusted in the
same way as for the front seat belts.