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there was a long thread about S40 seats over at AWD recently.
About 90% of people love Volvo seats and 10% hate the seats. I'm no 740 expert, but I did try on a 240 for my kid recently and I barely fit. I mean my knee contacts the dashboard and I'm "only" 6'3" and ahemmm, well, more than 200#.
There should be a manual height adjustment if you haven't found it it should be described in your owner's manual, or the manuals posted on Volvo's website. Both front and rear are adjustable for height and one or the other adjustment might be broken or jammed. Do you have the front in the "third down" position and the rear in the "fourth down"?
From the '89 740 owner's manual:
Height adjustment
The front section of the seats can be adjusted to three height positions and the rear section to four.
Lever forward = front height adjustment
Lever rearward = rear height adjustment
Do not adjust the seat while driving.
Fore-aft seat adjustment
Pull control upward, then slide seat forward or rearward to desired position.
Make sure that the seat is properly secure when you release the control.
WARNING!
For your safety, never adjust the seat while driving. The seat should be adjusted so the brake pedal can be fully depressed.
Seat back inclination adjustment
Rotate control clockwise to tilt seat back rearward.
Rotate counterclockwise to tilt seat back forward.
Note that body weight must be shifted to allow seat back to move forward or rearward.
ALSO in the 7xx/9xx FAQ section (pull down menu above) there is a section about lowering the seat!!!!
http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/InteriorSeats.htm#MoreHeadroomViaLowerSeatCushion
Second set of thoughts - after a while (how old is your car?) the seats become worn, and you may start to get this "sitting on toilet seat" sort of sensation of missing support. If so you may need to rebuild your seat, easy enough (well, it's a project, but a worthwhile one) see instructions at:
http://www.fidalgo.net/~brook4/Seat_Foam.html
Good luck!
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