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General
The load capacity is affected by extra acces-
sories mounted on the car, such as a towbar,
load carriers, space box, the passengers’
combined weight etc. as well as towball load.
The load capacity of the car is reduced by
the number of passengers and their weight.
For information on permitted weights, see
page 243.
Using load carriers (accessory)
To avoid damaging your car and to achieve
the best level of safety when driving, we rec-
ommend that you only use load carriers that
Volvo has specially designed for your car.
• Check periodically that the load carriers
and load are properly secured. Lash the
load securely with retaining straps.
• Distribute the load evenly over the load
carriers. Do not load lopsidedly. Place the
heaviest items at the bottom.
• Remember that the car’s centre of gravity
and driving characteristics change if you
have a load on the roof.
• Keep in mind that the car’s wind resist-
ance and fuel consumption increase in
proportion to the size of the load.
• Drive gently. Avoid quick accelerations,
heavy braking and taking curves hard.
• Remove the load carrier when it is not in
use. This reduces wind resistance and fuel
consumption.
WARNING
The car’s driving characteristics change de-
pending on how heavily it is loaded and how
the load is distributed.
WARNING
Load no more than 100 kg on the roof, in-
cluding the load carriers and any space
box.
The car’s centre of gravity and driving char-
acteristics are altered by roof loads.
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