Roof Load; Securing Loads - Volvo XC 70 Owner's Manual

Roof load

The load carriers recommended for roof loads
are the ones developed by Volvo. This is in
order to avoid damage to the car and in order
to achieve the maximum possible safety dur-
ing a journey.
Carefully follow the installation instructions
supplied with the carriers.
•
Check periodically that the load carriers
and load are properly secured. Lash the
load securely with retaining straps.
•
Distribute the load evenly over the load
carriers. Put the heaviest objects at the
bottom.
•
The size of the area exposed to the wind,
and therefore fuel consumption, increase
with the size of the load.
•
Drive gently. Avoid quick acceleration,
heavy braking and hard cornering.
WARNING
The car's centre of gravity and driving cha-
racteristics are altered by roof loads.
For information about the maximum per-
mitted load on the roof, including load car-
riers and any space box, see Weights
(p. 405).
Related information
•
Loading (p. 155)
•
Securing loads (p. 157)

Securing loads

On both sides of the car's cargo area there
are several mounting points designed for
securing loads. There are two variants of
attachment points for floor rails - movable
load retaining hooks and fixed load retaining
eyelets. The car is supplied with one of these
variants.
Attachment point locations in the cargo area
(with movable load retaining hooks).
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Attachment point locations in the cargo area
(with fixed load retaining eyelets).
The mounting points are located in the floor
and in the top edge of both sides of the cargo
area. In the illustrations above the attachment
points in the floor are shown in raised posi-
tion. The basic position for these is lowered.
WARNING
Hard, sharp and/or heavy objects which
protrude may cause injury under violent
braking.
Always secure large and heavy objects
with a seatbelt or cargo retaining straps.
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