Perhaps you are the new owner of a Volvo XC90, have been lent one, or have rented one, you may not yet know all the particulars of this motor vehicle. This is exactly the subject of this content page, we will help you to perform a basic but useful task on 3-door cars to be able to travel with more than 2 passengers. That’s why we are going to show you how to fold a front seat on a Volvo XC90, for that, first of all, we are going to talk about the different settings of the front seat of your motor vehicle, and, in a second part, the different ways to fold the front seat of a Volvo XC90..
The different front seat configurations settings of an Volvo XC90
Firstly, we’ll commence our content page by explaining the different adjustments existing on the front seat of a Volvo XC90. Indeed, whether or not you want to fold one of your front seats on your motor vehicle, you should know that based on the model of your car and its packages you will have have the possibility of using different options, here are the majority of the settings you can find on your Volvo XC90:
- Fundamental and fundamental adjustment for driving without taking risks, this configuration settings of the front seat of your Volvo XC90 allows you to adapt the distance of the seat to the pedals to be able to adapt to the size of each person’s legs.
- This setting allows you to have a better ability to see of the road, for small drivers we tend to raise the seat and for tall drivers to lower it.
- Finally, the last “classic” setting is the seat inclination, not to be confused with the control to fold the seat of a Volvo XC90, this setting will enable you, according to the length of your arms, to have the right driving posture without tiring to reach the controls
- The lumbar support: On some finish, you will also be able to change 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 XC90?
After identifying all the seat configurations, we will in this part help you to fold down the front seat of your Volvo XC90. Please take note that depending on the number of doors on your car the process will not be the same. Whether you want to fold down a front seat to drive a passenger on a 3-door Volvo XC90, or whether you want to fold it down to transport large stuff on a 5-door Volvo XC90, it will not be the same process, here are the different procedures to do it
Fold down the front seat of a 3-door Volvo XC90.
As we explained to you just before, whether it’s to get a person in the back seat, or to carry large things, knowing how to fold the front seat down from its Volvo XC90 is essential. This technique is quite basic, and according to the year of your Volvo XC90 the lever to fold down the front seat can be in different places, here are the 3 possible spots for this command:
- At the top of the seat back near the headrest
- On the side of the seat almost always in the middle of the backrest
- On the side of the seat in the middle of the seat
Pressing this lever will completely fold down the front seat back of your Volvo XC90 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 XC90
As for folding the front seat of a Volvo XC90 5-door, the technique is not the same because since it is not intended to receive rear passengers through the front doors, your seats don’t have the same features we just talked about earlier on. Folding the front seat of a 5-door Volvo XC90 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 volume and want to fold the rear seat of your Volvo XC90, don’t be reluctant to consult our content page dedicated to this manipulation.
If you wish more tutorials on the Volvo XC90, go to our Volvo XC90 category.
