Volvo 2011 S80, Owner'S Manual

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03 Your driving environment
Gearboxes
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IMPORTANT
The car must be stationary when position
P is selected.
Reverse (R)
The car must be stationary when position R is
selected.
Neutral position (N)
No gear is engaged and the engine can be
started. Apply the parking brake if the car is
stationary with the gear selector in position
N .
Drive (D)
D is the normal driving position. Shifting up and
down takes place automatically based on the
level of acceleration and speed. The car must
be stationary when the gear selector is moved
to position
D 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 moving
the lever to the side from position
D to the end
position at + / – . The information display shifts
the indication from D to one of the figures 1 –
6 , which is equivalent to the gear that is
engaged just then, see page 63.
•
Move the lever forwards towards + (plus)
to change up a gear and release the lever,
which returns to its rest position between
+ and – .
or
•
Pull the lever back towards – (minus) to
change down a gear and release it.
The manual gearshift mode ( + / – ) can be
selected at any time while driving.
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.
To return to automatic driving mode:
•
Move the lever to the side to the end posi-
tion at
D .
NOTE
f the gearbox has a Sport programme then
the gearbox will only become manual after
the lever has been moved forwards or back-
wards in its (-
+ / – ) position. The information
display then shifts the indication from S to
show which of the gears
1
-
6
is engaged.
Geartronic - Sport mode (S)
1
The Sport programme provides sportier cha-
racteristics and allows higher engine speed for
the gears. At the same time it responds more
quickly to acceleration. During active driving,
the use of a lower gear is prioritised, leading to
a delayed upshift.
Sport mode is obtained by moving the lever to
the side from
D position to the end position at
+ / – . The information display shifts the indica-
tion from D to S .
Sport mode can be selected at any time while
driving.
Geartronic - Winter mode
It can be easier to pull away on slippery roads
if 3rd gear is engaged manually.
1. Depress the brake pedal and move the
gear lever from the
D position to the end
position at + / – - the instrument panel dis-
play shifts the indication from
D
to the fig-
ure 1 .
2. Scroll up to gear 3 by pushing the lever
forward towards
+ (plus) twice - the display
shifts the indication from 1 to 3 .
3. Release the brake and accelerate carefully.
1 Only models D5 and T6.