driver seat adjustment VOLVO S60 2009 Owner´s Manual

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02 Instruments and controls
Mirrors
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After you have adjusted the mirror(s), press the
L or R switch again (the LED will go out) to
deactivate the adjustment control.
WARNING
The mirrors should always be adjusted prior
to driving. Objects seen in the passenger's
side wide-angle door mirror are closer than
they appear to be.Remote central locking and door mirror
memory–optionIf you lock the vehicle and later unlock it with
thesame remote control and open the driver's
door, the door mirrors (and the driver's seat)
will automatically move to the position they
were in when you left the vehicle. This feature
will work in the same way with all of the remote
control transmitters (up to 3) that you use with
your vehicle. This feature will not function if you
lock your vehicle with the key.

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04 InteriorFront seats
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Manually adjusted front seats
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1. Front-rear adjustment: lift the bar and
move the seat to the position of your
choice.
2. Raise/lower the front edge of the seat
cushion (option): use the control to pump
the front edge of the cushion up or down.
3. Raise/lower seat height: pump the seat up
or down.
4. Lumbar support: turn the control for firmer
or softer lumbar support.
5. Backrest tilt: turn the control to adjust the
angle of the backrest.6. Control panel for optional power seat (see
page 94 for more information).
WARNING
Do not adjust the seat while driving. The
seat should be adjusted so that the brake
pedal can be depressed fully. In addition,
position the seat as far rearward as comfort
and control allow.
Check that the seat is securely locked into
position after adjusting.Folding the backrests in the front seat
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The front passenger seat backrest can be
folded to a horizontal position to make room for
a long load. Fold the backrest as follows:•
Move the seat as far back as possible.

Adjust the backrest to the upright position.

Lift the catches on the rear of the backrest.

Without releasing the catches, push the
backrest forward.

Move the seat as far forward as possible
so that the head restraint slides under the
glove compartment.WARNING
Cover sharp edges on the load to help pre-
vent injury to occupants. Secure the load to
help prevent shifting during sudden stops.Power seat - (option on certain models)OperationDriver's seat: The seat can be adjusted if the
ignition key is in position I, II or if the engine is
running. It can also be adjusted as follows with
the ignition off:

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04 Interior
Front seats
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Within several minutes after the driver's
door has been unlocked from the outside,
has been opened, and remains open.

Within a short period if the driver's door has
just been closed.

Within a short period if the driver's door has
not been opened after the ignition has
been switched off.
Passenger seat: The seat can only be
adjusted if the ignition key is in position I, II or
if the engine is running.
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Power seat control panel
Front edge of seat (raise/lower)Front - rear
Rear edge of seat (raise/lower)Backrest tilt
Seat adjustmentIf your Volvo is equipped with power seats, the
following may be adjusted with the two
switches at the side of the seat:
NOTE
The power seats have an overload protector
that activates if a seat is blocked by any
object. If this occurs, switch off the ignition
(key in position 0) and wait for a short period
before operating the seat again.Emergency stopIf the seat accidentally begins to move, press
any of the buttons to stop the seat.
Remote keyless entry system and the driv-
er's seat
The remote control transmitter also controls
the position of the electrically operated driver's
seat in the following way:
1. Adjust the seat to your preferences.
2. When you leave your vehicle, lock it using
the remote control.
The position of the seat is now stored in the
remote control.
Automatic seat adjustmentTo move the seat to the position in which you
left it:
1. Unlock the driver's door with the same
remote control (the one used to lock the
doors)
2. Open the driver's door within 2 minutes.
The driver's seat will automatically move to the
position in which you left it.
NOTE

The seat will move to this position even
if someone else has moved it to a dif-
ferent seating position and locked the
vehicle with a different remote control.

This feature will work in the same way
with all of the remote control transmit-
ters (up to 3) that you use with your
vehicle.

This feature will not function if you lock
your vehicle with the key.

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04 InteriorFront seats
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WARNING

Because the driver's seat can be
adjusted with the ignition off, children
should never be left unattended in the
vehicle.

Movement of the seat can be STOPPED
at any time by pressing any button on
the power seat control panel.

Do not adjust the seat while driving. The
seat should be adjusted so that the
brake pedal can be depressed fully. In
addition, position the seat as far rear-
ward as comfort and control allow.

The seat rails on the floor must not be
obstructed in any way when the seat is
in motion.
Programming the memory (option)
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Three different seating and door mirror posi-
tions can be stored in the driver seat's memory.
The following example explains how button 1
can be programmed. Buttons 2 and 3 can be
programmed in the same way.
To program (store) a seat position in button 1:
1. Move the seat to the desired position using
the seat adjustment controls (see
page 95).
2.
Press and hold down the MEM (memory)
button.3.
With the MEM button depressed, press
button 1 briefly to store the seat's current
position.
To move the seat to the position that it was in
when button 1 was programmed:
Press and hold down button 1 until the seat
stops moving.
As a safety precaution, the seat will stop auto-
matically if the button is released before the
seat has reached the preset position.