Volvo 2016 XC 90 Twin Engine, Owner'S Manual

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STARTING AND DRIVING
* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction. 377
Steering wheel paddles
*
In addition to the manual gearshift function using
the gear selector, the paddles make it possible
to manually shift gears from the steering wheel.
Activating the paddles
In order to shift gears with the paddles, they have
to first be activated. To do so:
–
Pull either paddle toward the steering wheel
and release it; the
D
in the instrument panel
will change to
M
and the number of the gear
currently being used will be displayed.
Manually shifting gears
In shift mode
M
, the paddles are automatically
activated.
Shifting
To shift one gear:
–
Pull either paddle toward the steering wheel
and release it.
"
–
": Shift down one gear.
"
+
": Shift up one gear.
A gear shift will take place each time a paddle is
pulled if the engine speed (rpm) is within the per-
missible range for the selected gear.
The gear number shown in the instrument panel
will change after each gear shift.
Deactivating the paddles
Manually
–
Pull both paddles toward the steering wheel
and hold them until the number of the cur-
rent gear is no longer displayed in the instru-
ment panel.
Automatically
If the paddles are not used for a period of time,
they will deactivate automatically. The number of
the current gear in the instrument panel changes
to "
D
".
The paddles will remain active if engine braking is
currently being used.
Related information
•
Gear selector positions (p. 375)
•
Gear shift indicator (p. 375)