Seats and steering wheel -> Manual front seat for Your Volvo XC40 SUV 2020

SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL  
Raise/lower the seat by means of pump-  
ing the lever up/down.  
Manual front seat  
The car's front seats have a range of setting  
options in order to enhance comfort.  
Change the backrest inclination by turning  
the control knob.  
Adjust the seat forward/backward by lift-  
ing the handle and adjusting the distance  
to the steering wheel and pedals. Check  
that the seat is locked after the position  
has been adjusted.  
You can manually adjust the height of the  
head restraints by pressing in the button.  
WARNING  
Change the length* of the seat cushion by  
pulling the lever up and moving the seat  
cushion forward/backward by hand.  
Adjust the position of the driver's seat  
before setting off, never while driving.  
Make sure that the seat is in locked posi-  
tion in order to avoid personal injury in the  
event of heavy braking or an accident.  
Raise/lower the front edge of the seat  
cushion* by pumping up/down1.  
Change the lumbar support* by pressing  
the button upward/downward/forward/  
back.  
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Only applies to the driver's seat.  
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SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL  
Power* front seat  
Adjusting the power* front seat  
The car's front seats have a range of setting  
options in order to enhance comfort. The  
power seat can be moved forwards/back-  
wards and upwards/downwards. The front  
edge of the seat cushion can be raised/  
lowered and the backrest inclination can be  
changed. The lumbar support* can be  
adjusted upwards/downwards/forwards/  
backwards. Seat cushion length is adjusted  
manually*.  
Set to desired sitting position using the con-  
trol on the front seat's seating section. Acti-  
vate the lumbar support* by pressing the  
four-way control.  
Seat setup can take place when the engine is  
running and within a certain time after unlock-  
ing the door without the engine running.  
Adjustment can also be performed within a  
certain time after the engine has been  
switched off.  
Activate and use the lumber support con-  
trol by pressing the four-way control up/  
down/forwards/back.  
The power seats have overload protection  
that is triggered if any seat is blocked by an  
object. If this happens, remove the object  
and then move the seat again.  
Raise/lower the seat cushion front edge  
by adjusting the control up/down.  
Raise/lower the seat by means of adjust-  
ing the control up/down.  
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Move the seat forward/backward by  
adjusting the control forward/backward.  
Change the backrest inclination by adjust-  
ing the control forward/backward.  
Only one movement (forward/back/up/down)  
can be made at a time.  
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SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL  
|| The backrests of the front seats cannot be  
Closed front door  
Using a stored position for seat  
and door mirrors  
lowered fully forward.  
Hold one of the memory buttons 1 ( ) or  
If the positions for the power* seat and the  
door mirrors have been stored, they can be  
activated by using the memory buttons.  
2 ( ) depressed until seat and door mir-  
rors stop in the positions that are stored in  
the selected memory button.  
If the memory button is released, the move-  
ment of the seat and door mirrors will be stop-  
ped.  
Using a stored setting  
WARNING  
Because the driver's seat can be  
adjusted with the ignition off, children  
should never be left unattended in the  
vehicle.  
You can manually adjust the height of the  
head restraints by pressing in the button.  
Movement of the seat can be STOP-  
PED at any time by pressing any but-  
ton on the power seat control panel.  
Related information  
Do not adjust the seat while driving.  
A stored setting can be used with the front  
door either open or closed:  
Make sure there is nothing under the  
seats when they are being adjusted.  
Open front door  
Depress one of the memory buttons 1 (  
)
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or 2 ( ) with a short press. Power seat  
and door mirrors move and then stop at  
the positions stored in the selected mem-  
ory button.  
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SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL  
Adjusting* the length of the seat  
cushion in the front seat  
For increased comfort, you can adjust the  
length of the seat cushion.  
Angling adjustment of the door mirrors  
(p. 159)  
Control for seat cushion adjustment.  
Grip the handle  
and pull upwards.  
on the front of the seat  
1.  
2. Adjust the length of the seat cushion.  
3. Release the handle and make sure that the  
seat cushion has reached the correct posi-  
tion.  
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SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL  
Adjusting the lumbar support* in  
the front seat  
Adjusting the lumbar support  
Lowering the backrests in the rear  
seat  
The lumbar support is adjusted using a con-  
trol on the side of the seat cushion.  
The rear seat's backrest is divided into two  
parts. The two parts can be folded forward  
individually.  
WARNING  
Adjust the seat and fix it before driving  
away. Take care when adjusting the  
seat. Uncontrolled or careless adjust-  
ment can lead to trapping injuries.  
When loading long objects, they must  
always be strapped in securely to avoid  
injury and damage during sudden brak-  
ing.  
Press the four-way button up /down  
to move the lumbar support upwards/  
downwards.  
Always switch off the engine and apply  
the parking brake when loading and  
unloading the car.  
Four-way button, located on the side of the seat's  
seating section.  
Press the front section  
of the four-way  
button to increase lumbar support.  
The four-way lumbar support is adjusted using  
the four-way button (the round one) which is  
located on the side of the seat's seating sec-  
tion. The lumbar support can be adjusted for-  
wards/backwards and upwards/downwards.  
For cars with automatic gearbox, set  
the gear selector in P to prevent it from  
being moved by mistake.  
Press the rear section  
of the four-way  
button to decrease lumbar support.  
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There must be no objects on the rear seat  
when the backrest is to be folded down.  
The seat belts must not be connected  
either. Otherwise there is a risk of damag-  
ing the rear seat upholstery.  
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SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL  
Ensure that there are no occupants or objects  
in the rear seat.  
4. If necessary, raise the centre seat's head  
restraint.  
The armrest* for the centre seat must be  
raised before lowering the seat.  
Lower the centre seat's head restraint  
manually.  
WARNING  
The through-load hatch* in the rear seat  
must be closed before lowering.  
When the backrest has been raised, the red  
indicator should no longer be showing. If it  
is still showing then the backrest is not  
locked in place.  
Pull the handles located on the car's left  
and right-hand backrests forwards to fold  
down the left and right-hand part of the  
rear seat respectively.  
3. The backrest disengages from the lock  
and needs to be lowered manually to the  
horizontal position.  
The front seats may need to be pushed for-  
wards, and/or the backrests adjusted  
upwards, in order that the rear backrests  
can be fully folded forward.  
WARNING  
Check that the backrests and head  
restraints in the rear seat are locked prop-  
erly after being folded up.  
Raising the backrest  
Raising the backrest to upright position is car-  
ried out manually:  
The head restraints of the outer seats must  
always be raised when there are passen-  
gers on any of the rear seats.  
Lowering the backrest  
To facilitate folding of the rear seat, the car  
must be stationary and at least one rear door  
open.  
1. Move the backrest up/back.  
2. Press the backrest until the lock engages.  
3. Raise the head restraints manually.  
Related information  
Private locking (p. 258)  
Activating and deactivating private locking  
(p. 259)  
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SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL  
Adjusting the head restraints in the  
rear seat  
Adjust the centre seat head restraint accord-  
ing to the height of the passenger. Fold down  
the outer seat head restraints* to improve  
rearward visibility.  
Adjust the head restraint for the  
centre seat  
To lower the head restraint, the button (see  
illustration) must be depressed while the  
restraint is carefully moved down.  
Press the Headrest Fold  
button to activate/deactivate  
lowering.  
WARNING  
The centre seat head restraint must be in  
its lowest position when the centre seat is  
not used. When the centre seat is used, the  
head restraint must be correctly adjusted  
to the height of the passenger so that it  
covers the whole of the back of the head if  
possible.  
Move the head restraint back manually until a  
click is heard.  
The centre seat's head restraint must be  
adjusted according to the passenger's height  
so that, if possible, the whole of the back of  
the head is covered. Slide it up manually as  
required.  
WARNING  
Do not lower the outer head restraints if  
there are passengers in any of the outer  
rear seats.  
Fold down the rear seat's outer head  
restraints via the centre display*  
The outer head restraints can be retracted via  
the centre display's function view. You can  
lower the head restraints in ignition position 0.  
WARNING  
The head restraint must be in locked posi-  
tion after being folded up.  
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SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL  
Related information  
Steering wheel controls and horn  
Horn  
The steering wheel houses the horn and con-  
trols for e.g. the driver support systems and  
voice recognition.  
The horn is located in the centre of the steering  
wheel.  
Related information  
Keypads and paddles* in the steering wheel.  
Steering lock (p. 180)  
Controls for driver support systems2.  
Adjusting the steering wheel (p. 180)  
Paddle shifter* for manual gear changing  
in an automatic gearbox.  
Controls for voice recognition and menu,  
message and phone handling.  
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Speed Limiter, Cruise Control, Adaptive Cruise Control*, Distance Warning* and Pilot Assist.  
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