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Jun 25th, 2019, 19:44 | #1 |
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Pain in the seat pad!
I have a V90 CC Pro and the bar inside front of the seat pad, just before the gap to the leg extenders, is killing me. It is so uncomfortable. I have seen the need to play with the seat adjustments but nothing is helping. The seat base is thin, hard, and uncomfortable as the wire pushes right up, and across, the sitting bones in my backside.
The Inscription seat pad was apparently changed in early 2018 to make it more rigid, this by installing an internal strengthening wire inside the edges of the base seat pad. I have the design change document showing this, and I'm sure it is what I am feeling. It seems to be the same in the R-Design seats. Volvo is saying there is nothing wrong with the seat, even though my car has been in the garage for 6 weeks and the local dealer agrees the problem is clearly there. I have asked for Momentum seats to be installed, but they say I have to trade my car for a Momentum model instead. Can only think I need to get my money back. Is anyone else having a similar problem? |
Jun 25th, 2019, 20:53 | #2 | |
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The bit thats digging into you is the bit just before the joint to the extending bit at the front? I drive with it right in as Ive an odd driving position, maybe that masks it. My car was built April 2018.
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Jun 25th, 2019, 21:45 | #3 |
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I can fully understand your problem as we have been through the same problem after having the car about 6 months which was a year ago and we had the same talks with the dealer who said they couldn’t put the basic seats in and we would have to spend another £5,000 to change to a momentum and spec it up to an inscription pro but they don’t do a momentum in a D5 so in the end we got some gell seat cushions from Costco which have been working reasonably well. We are away at the moment and the last couple of days I have tried again without the cushion and again it is still very uncomfortable so the seat cushion is going back in.
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Jun 25th, 2019, 22:28 | #4 | |
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Only took me a day to realise that this setup caused that metal bar to press into my lower thigh, so being only 5ft 9in I soon retracted that cushion to only a small gap of c ½ in.........and my confidence in Volvo seats as being world class for comfort was rapidly restored. I hope this helps - it does take time to get your perfect setting but try to ignore that cushion by retracting it all the way in as your starting position.
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Jun 26th, 2019, 10:45 | #5 |
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I know some people have no problems, but many others do. Indeed, the guys working in the Volvo dealership understand, and experience, exactly what I am talking about; but Volvo are not offering any suggestion, in fact the opposite. It does seem like the height and weight of the driver makes a difference. I am 6'1" and 13st, and my physique seems to be a problem for the seat. This is so frustrating, a £50k car that is becoming a nightmare to drive because of a badly designed seat pad!
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Jun 26th, 2019, 11:26 | #6 |
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have a r-design xc60 and when i first got it i extended the leg support cushions - and yep the bar dug into my lower thighs. tried and tried to put up with it but i coudlnt anymore so just shut the extension and its been fine ever since. a shame its designed so poorly
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Jun 26th, 2019, 18:41 | #7 | |
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Feb 9th, 2020, 14:31 | #8 |
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R design
I have a v90 r design and have the same issue to the point my legs get numb after half an hour.The only way i can stop it is to have extension fully retracted which makes my seat feel to small.this is my fourth volvo and can honestly say these seats are a big dissapointment.They look great tho.
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Feb 9th, 2020, 16:47 | #9 |
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I can’t get comfortable in my V90 R Design either.
Initially the bar across the seat was uncomfortable until I read on here that it was more comfortable without the front extension extended. That certainly helps, but I find that after an hour or so driving, I get a sciatica type pain down my right leg. Stupidly (having had full electric seats in my previous V70) I hadn’t spotted the small pump action lever near the transmission tunnel which adjusts the seat base angle. Having been told about that, I am still experimenting with different angles and combinations to find the best position.
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