Operating instructions

1999 S70 & V70
Remember that a 44 lbs object weighs the equivalent of 2,200 lbs in a head-on collision at 30 mph!
Remember the following when loading the car:
● Load the cargo against the backrest
● Load heavy objects as low down as possible
● Load wide cargo on either side of the rear seat split.
● Secure the cargo with cargo straps through the eyelets in the cargo straps
● If nobody is sitting in the rear seat reinforce the backrest by fastening the rear seat belts
● Never load cargo above the backrest without a cargo net
pg. 63 Folding front seat (sedans/wagons), Long load storage (sedans)
Folding front seat (certain models)
The passenger seat backrest can be folded down to the horizontal position for carrying long loads. To
fold down the backrest:
● Move the seat as far rearward as possible.
● Adjust the backrest tilt to the most upright position
● Lift the catches on the lower rear side of the backrest
● Without releasing the catches, push the backrest forward
● Move the seat as far forward as possible.
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