Perhaps you are the new possessor of a Volvo XC60, have been lent one, or have leased one, you may not yet know all the specifics of this motor vehicle. This is exactly the subject of this content page, we will help you to perform a simple but important procedure on 3-door cars in order to transport more than 2 persons. That’s why we are going to show you how to fold a front seat on a Volvo XC60, for that, first of all, we are going to take a look at the different configuration settings of the front seat of your motor vehicle, and, in a second part, the different methods to fold the front seat of a Volvo XC60..
The different front seat adjustments of an Volvo XC60
To begin, we’ll start our content page by describing the different configurations existing on the front seat of a Volvo XC60. In reality, even if you want to fold one of your front seats on your motor vehicle, you should know that according to the model of your car and its finish you will have have the possibility of using different settings, here are the majority of the settings you can find on your Volvo XC60:
- Fundamental and crucial adjustment for driving without taking risks, this adjustment of the front seat of your Volvo XC60 enables you to adjust the distance of the seat to the pedals in order to conform to the size of each person’s legs.
- This setting enables you to have a better ability to see of the road, for small people we typically elevate the seat and for big people to lower it.
- Finally, the last “classic” setting is the seat inclination, not to be confounded with the control to fold the seat of a Volvo XC60, this setting will enable you, dependent on the length of your arms, to have the best driving posture without tiring to reach the controls
- The lumbar support: On some series, you will even be able to modify the lumbar support provided by your seat by pressing down on the backrest, a very pleasant adjustment for long trips.
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How do you fold the front seat down from a Volvo XC60?
After discovering all the seat settings, we will now assist you to fold down the front seat of your Volvo XC60. Please remember that subject to the number of doors on your car the procedure will not be the same. Whether you want to fold down a front seat to transport a passenger on a 3-door Volvo XC60, or whether you want to fold it down to carry heavy stuff on a 5-door Volvo XC60, it will not be the same procedure, here are the different techniques to do it
Fold down the front seat of a 3-door Volvo XC60.
As we informed you before, whether it’s to get a person in the back seat, or to carry heavy items, knowing how to fold the front seat down from its Volvo XC60 is essential. This step is quite simple, and depending on the year of your Volvo XC60 the lever to fold down the front seat can be in different locations, here are the 3 possible locations for this command:
- At the top of the seat back near the headrest
- On the side of the seat commonly in the middle of the backrest
- On the side of the seat in the middle of the seat
Pushing this lever will completely fold down the front seat back of your Volvo XC60 and free the seat from its location on the rail that allows you to move the seat forward or backward, this will allow you to save even more space for an easy passenger in the rear.
Folding down the front seat of a 5-door Volvo XC60
As for folding the front seat of a Volvo XC60 5-door, the process is not the same because since it is not built to receive rear passengers through the front doors, your seats don’t have the same features we just talked about earlier. Folding the front seat of a 5-door Volvo XC60 will generally only be useful if you want to carry bulky items. To do this, you’ll need to use the recline control to fold your seats. Depending on the year of your car, it can be in the form of a knob to turn, or a lever to operate to choose the inclination of your car. If you don’t have enough space and want to fold the rear seat of your Volvo XC60, don’t be reluctant to read our content page dedicated to this action.
If perhaps you have any further questions about the Volvo XC60, do not hesitate to consult our Volvo XC60 category.
