Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual page 216

LOADING AND STORAGE
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WARNING
Always secure the load. During heavy braking
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 parking
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.
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
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.
Volvo's load carriers are available for purchase at authorised Volvo dealers.
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Controls for raising/lowering the car's rear section.
The control consists of two buttons - one button
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 sec-
tion 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 low-
ering. This would involve danger to life and
damage to the car or object.
Lowering the rear seat backrest
To increase space and simplify loading in the
cargo area, the rear seat backrests can be low-
ered - see the section "Rear seats" for more
information.
Loading on the roof
For loading on the car's roof, the load carriers
that Volvo have developed are recommended.
This is in order to avoid damage to the car and in
order to achieve the maximum possible safety
during a journey.
Carefully follow the installation instructions sup-
plied with the carriers.
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Check periodically that the load carriers and
load are properly secured. Lash the load
securely with retaining straps.
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Distribute the load evenly over the load carri-
ers. Put the heaviest objects at the bottom.
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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