Volvo S 90 2017, Owner'S Manual

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STARTING AND DRIVING
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Steering wheel paddles
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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.
> A number in the instrument panel will indi-
cate the current gear being used.
Instrument panel when the paddles are activated
Manually shifting gears
In shift mode
M
, the paddles are automatically
activated.
Instrument panel when using the paddles in manual
mode
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
Manual deactivation in modes D and M
–
Pull the right (
+
) paddle toward the steering
wheel and hold it until the number of the cur-
rent gear is no longer displayed in the instru-
ment panel.
> The transmission will revert to automatic
gear shifting in the
D
mode.