Volvo 2008 C70, Owner'S Manual

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06 Starting and driving
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Automatic gearbox
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Geartronic automatic gear positions
P – Parking position
Select position P when you wish to start the
engine or park the car.
The gearbox is mechanically blocked when
P position is engaged. Always apply the
parking brake when parking the car.
R – Reverse
The car must be stationary when R is
selected.
N – Neutral
No gear is engaged and the engine can be
started. Apply the parking brake when the
car is stationary with the gear selector in
position
N .
D
– Drive
D is the normal driving position. The car
automatically shifts up and down depending
on the level of acceleration and speed. The
car should be stationary when
D is selected
from position R .
Geartronic manual gear positions
The driver can also change gear manually
using the Geartronic automatic gearbox. The
car engine-brakes when the accelerator
pedal is released.
Manual gearshift mode is obtained by mov-
ing the lever from position
D to the right-
hand end position at M . The information dis-
play shifts the indication from D to one of the
figures 1-6 , depending which gear is
engaged just then, see page 39.
Move the lever forwards towards + (plus) to
change up a gear and release the lever,
which returns to its rest position at
M .
Pull the lever back towards – (minus) to
change down a gear and release the lever.
The manual gearshift mode M can be
selected at any time while driving.
To return to automatic driving mode: move
the lever to the left-hand end position at
D .
Geartronic automatically shifts down if the
driver allows the speed to decrease lower
than a level suitable for the selected gear, in
order to avoid jerking and stalling.
IMPORTANT
The car must be stationary when position
P
is selected.
NOTE
The brake pedal must be depressed to
move the gear lever from the
P position.
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