Volvo V60 Twin Engine, Owner'S Manual

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STARTING AND DRIVING
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Gear selector inhibitor
There are two different types of gear selector
inhibitor - mechanical and automatic.
Mechanical gear selector inhibitor
G021351
M: Manual shifting
5
- " +/- " or "Sport mode"
6
.
The gear selector can be moved forward and
back freely between
N and D . Other positions are
locked with a latch that is released with the inhib-
itor button on the gear selector.
With the inhibitor button depressed the lever can
be moved forwards or backwards between
P , R ,
N and D .
Automatic gear selector inhibitor
The automatic gearbox has special safety sys-
tems:
Parking position (P)
Stationary car with engine running:
•
Keep your foot on the brake pedal when
moving the gear selector to another position.
Electric gear inhibitor – Shiftlock Parking
position (P)
In order to be able to move the gear selector
from
P to other gear positions, the brake pedal
must be depressed and the key position (p. 83)
must be
II .
Shiftlock – Neutral (N)
If the gear selector is in N position and the car
has been stationary for at least 3 seconds (irre-
spective of whether the engine is running) then
the gear selector is locked.
In order to be able to move the gear selector
from the
N position to another gear position, the
brake pedal must be depressed and the key posi-
tion (p. 83) must be
II .
Deactivate automatic gear selector
inhibitor
If the car cannot be driven, e.g. due to a flat
starter battery, the gear selector must be moved
from the
P position so that the car can be moved.
Lift the rubber mat in the compartment
behind the centre console and locate a hole
7
for the key blade (p. 169) in the bottom of
the compartment.
Search for a spring-loaded button down in
the hole with the key blade; depress the but-
ton with the blade and hold.
Move the gear selector from the P position
and pull up the key blade.
4. Set the rubber mat back in place.
5 The illustration is schematic.
6
Not for V60 Twin Engine.
7 There may be 2 holes - one for the key blade and one that fixes the rubber mat.