VOLVO XC90 2006 Owners Manual

90 InteriorRearseatRearseats–secondrow(cars
seatingseven)Loweringthebackrestforentryintothe
car
Liftthehandle(1)upwhilepushingthe
backrestforward.Dothereversetoreturnthe
seattoitsoriginalposition.
Adjustingtheseatfront-rear
Liftthebracket(2)tomovetheseatfrontor
back.
Slidingseat(carsseatingseven)Thecentreseatinthesecondrowcanbeslid
fartherforwardthantheotherseats.Sliding
theseatcompletelyforwardimproves
contactbetweenachildsittingonthe
integratedboostercushionandfrontseat
occupants.
Liftthebracket(A)tomovetheseatfrontor
back.
Removingtherearsectionofthe
centreconsoleThecentreconsolemustfirstberemovedif
youwishtoslidethecentreseatinthe
secondrowforward.
–Removetherearsectionofthecentre
consolebypullingthecatchstraightout
asillustratedabove.
–Thenlifttheconsoleoutoftheway.
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RearseatHeadrestraint,rearseat–centre
seatThecentreseatheadrestraintcanbe
adjustedtofourdifferentheights.Slidethe
headrestraintupasdesired.Pressinthe
releasebuttontolowerit.Seeillustration!
Notethattheheadrestraintcannotbe
removedcompletely!
WARNING!
Thelowestpositionshouldonlybeused
whenthebackrestistobefoldeddownor
whennooneissittinginthisseat.
Afterraisingthebackrestsinthesecond
andthirdrow,itisimportanttomakesure
thatthebackrestshavelockedinto
position.Otherwisetheprotectivesystem
oftheseatsmaybecompromised.
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92 InteriorCargocompartmentExtendingthecargo
compartment–secondrowof
seats–Settheseatsintheirrearmostpositions
(appliesonlytocarsseatingseven).
–Lowertheheadrestraint.
–Releasethecatch(1)andfolddownthe
backrest.Pressdowntolockthebackrest
initsfoldedposition.
Extendingthecargo
compartment–thirdrowofseats
(carsseatingseven)Pushtherearseatstotheentrance/exit
position,seepage90.
1.Liftthehandleupward.
2.Slidetheseatcushiontoitsrearmost
position.Foldintherightandleft-hand
cargoeyesinordertoavoiddamage
whenloweringthebackrest.
3.Folddownthebackrest(Thehead
restraintfoldsinautomaticallywhenthe
backrestisfolded).
Repositioningtheseatsinthe
thirdrow–Raisethebackresttoitsnormalposition.
–Takeholdoftheeyesandpullouttheseat
cushionuntilyouhearaclick.
–Raisetheheadrestraint.
Theseatisnowreadyforuse.
WARNING!
Forreasonsofsafety,nopassengers
shouldsitinthethirdrowofseatsifthe
outerheadrestraintsinthesecondrow
arelowered.
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CargocompartmentGeneralPayloaddependsonthecar’stotalkerb
weight,includinganyaccessoriesthatare
mounted.Kerbweightincludesthedriver,the
weightofthefueltankwhenfilledto90%
andvariousfluids,suchaswasherfluidand
coolant.Mountedaccessories,i.e.towbar,
loadcarriers,spacebox,etc.,areincludedin
thekerbweight.
Thepayloadofthecarisreducedbythe
numberofpassengersandtheirweight.LoadingthecargocompartmentTheseatbeltsandairbagsprovidethedriver
andpassengerssubstantialprotection,
especiallyinhead-oncollisions.However,
youmustalsoremembertoprotectyourself
againstinjuriesfrombehind.Whenloadingcargo,bearinmindthatimproperlysecured
orincorrectlyloadedobjectsinthecargo
compartmentcouldbethrownforwardwith
greatspeedandforceintheeventofa
collisionorsuddenbraking,causingserious
injuries.
Bearinmindthatifanobjectweighing20kg
issubjectedtoahead-oncollisionataspeed
of50km/h,itsimpactweightwillbe
1000kg.
Thinkaboutthefollowingwhenloading:
Donotloadextremelyheavyobjectsup
bythefrontseats.Theloweredbackrest
willbepresseddownunnecessarilyhard.
Placetheloadbythebackrest.
Positionheavyloadsaslowaspossible.
Positionwideloadsoneachsideofthe
divisioninthebackrest.
Coversharpedgeswithsomethingsoft.
Securetheloadwithretainingstraps
usingthecar’slashingeyes.
Neverloadabovethebackrestwithouta
loadnet.
WARNING!
Thedrivingcharacteristicsofthecar
changebasedonthecar’skerbweight
andhowheavilyitisloaded.
WARNING!
Neverloadcargoabovethebackrests!If
youdoso,theloadcouldbethrown
forwardintheeventofsuddenbrakingor
acollisionandseverelyinjureyouoryour
passengers.Remembertoalwayssecure
(bind)theloadproperly.
Iftherearseatbackrestislowered,donot
loadthecarhigherthan50mmunderthe
topedgeoftherearpassengerwindows.
Leave10cmoffreespacefromthe
windowsinwards.Otherwise,the
intendedprotectionoftheinflatable
curtain,whichishiddenintheheadlining,
maybecompromised.
Alwayssecuretheload.Duringheavy
brakingtheloadmayotherwiseshift,
causingpersonalinjury.
Turnofftheengineandapplytheparking
brakewhenloadingorunloadinglong
objects!Youmayaccidentallyknockthe
gearleverorgearselectorwiththeload
andcauseageartoengageandthecarto
moveoff.
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94 InteriorCargocompartmentSafetynetThesafetynetpreventsluggageandcargo
frombeingthrownforwardinthepassenger
compartmentduringheavybraking.
Thenetismadeofastrongnylonfabricand
canbesecuredtwodifferentways:
–Behindtherearseatbackrest.
–Behindthefrontseatsiftherearseatis
lowered.
FittingthesafetynetIfthecarisequippedwithacargoareacover,
removeitbeforefittingthesafetynet.
–Hooktheupperrodinthefrontorrear
roofmounting.
–Hooktheotherendoftherodintheroof
mountingontheotherside.
–Securethesafetynetanchoringstrapsin
theeyesonthefloorifthenetissecured
intherearroofmountings.
Usetheeyesintheseatsliderailifthenet
issecuredinthefrontroofmountings.Onlyappliestocarsseatingseven:
–Makesurethenetliesinfrontoftheside
panelarmrestwhensecuring.
–Tensionthesafetynetusingthe
anchoringstraps.
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CargocompartmentFoldingupthesafetynetThesafetynetcanbefoldedupandplacedin
thecargocompartmentfloor(forcarsseating
five).
Pressthebuttons(1)inthesafetynethinges
toreleasethehingesandfoldupthenet.
Steelsafetygrille(option)Theprotectivegrilleinthecargo
compartmentpreventscargoorpetsfrom
beingthrownforwardinthepassenger
compartmentintheeventofheavybraking.
Forreasonsofsafety,theprotectivegrille
mustalwaysbemountedandsecured
correctly.
Fittheprotectivegrilleasfollows:
–Liftintheprotectivegrillethroughthe
tailgateopeningoroneoftherear
doorways(folddowntheseatsinthe
secondrowifnecessary).–Insertoneoftheprotectivegrille
mountingsinitsbracketabovetherear
doorbehindthesecondrowofseats.
–Slidetheprotectivegrillemountingtothe
frontpositionofthebracket.
–Placetheotherprotectivegrillemounting
initsbracketabovetheotherreardoor
andslideittothefrontposition.
–Inserttheattachingbracethroughthe
lowermountingintheprotectivegrille
fromunderneath,asindicatedintheillus-
tration.
–Fitthespringontheattachingbraceand
screwintheknob.
WARNING!
Makesurethattheuppermountingsofthe
safetynetarecorrectlyfittedandthatthe
anchoringstrapsaresecurelyfastened.
Donotuseadamagednet.
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96 InteriorCargocompartment–Fittheattachingbracehookintheload
anchorageandtightentheknobuntilthe
attachingbracetakesholdintheload
anchorage.
–Dothesameontheotherside.
–Tightenbothattachingbracesalternately.
–Fitprotectivecapsontheexposedscrew
threadsabovetheknobs.
Electricsocketinthecargo
compartmentSlidedownthecoverwhenyouwishtouse
thesocket.Itworksregardlessofwhetherthe
ignitionisonoroff.
Iftheignitionisswitchedoffandapower
consumerthatusesmorethan0.1Ais
connectedtotheelectricsocket,awarning
messageisshownonthedisplay.
NOTE!Donotusetheelectricsocketwith
theignitionswitchedoffasthereisariskof
thebatterybecomingdischarged.
Cargocover(option)Pulloutthecargoareacover,pullitoverthe
cargoandhookitintotheholesintherear
pillarsofthecargocompartment.
Removingthecargoareacover
Presstheendpiecesofthecargoareacover
inwards,pullupandrelease.Whenfitting,
presstheendpiecesofthecargoareacover
downintotheholders.
WARNING!
Forcarsseatingseven:Forreasonsof
safety,nopassengersshouldsitinthe
thirdrowofseatsiftheprotectivegrilleis
positionedbehindthesecondrowof
seats.
WARNING!
Donotplaceobjectsonthecargoarea
cover.Theycouldinjurepassengers
duringbrakingorevasivemanoeuvres.
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CargocompartmentGrocerybagholderOpenthetailgate.Hangorsecureyour
grocerybagsusingthetensioningstrapsor
holders.
1.Carsseatingfive2.CarsseatingsevenOpeningthecompartmentinthe
cargocompartmentfloor(cars
seatingfive)–Liftupthecoverinthecargo
compartmentfloor.
Ifthecarisequippedwithagrocerybag
holder:
–Liftthecover,detachthetensioning
strapstothegrocerybagholder.
Openingthecompartmentinthe
cargocompartmentfloor(cars
seatingseven)–Liftupthecover.
Ifthecarisequippedwithagrocerybag
holder:
–Opentheuppercover,detachthe
tensioningstrapstothegrocerybag
holder,iffitted,andopenthelowercover.Cargoareacompartment,
contentsThefollowingishousedinthefloor
compartment:
Warningtriangle(certainmarkets)
Toolkit
First-aidkit(certainmarkets)
Jack(alternativelocation)
NOTE!Somecomponentsofthefirst-aidkit
haveanexpirationdateandshouldbe
replacedbeforethisdate.IMPORTANT!Remembernottoputanythinginthearea
thecushionsfoldinto.Thecushionsand
seatmechanismscouldbedamaged.
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Locksandalarm
Keysandremotecontrols100
Lockingandunlocking103
Childsafetylocks106
Alarm(option)108
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