Volvo XC 70, Owner'S Manual

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08 Starting and driving
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Transmission – Geartronic
Geartronic allows you to manually shift among
your vehicle's forward gears. The manual
position ( +S– ) can be selected at any time.
Geartronic: manual shifting (+S–)
To shift gears manually, move the
gear selector to the side from D
toward +S– . The +S– symbol in the
instrument panel will change from
white
to
orange
and the number of the gear
currently being used (
1
,
2
,
3
, etc.) will be dis-
played (see the following illustration)
5
.
•
To return to automatic shifting mode from
+S– , move the gear selector to the side
toward D .
Gear shift indicator*
Gear shift indicator in a digital instrument panel* 6
This option indicates when to shift up or
down to help conserve fuel. A white arrow will
appear above or below the number of the
current gear to prompt the driver to shift up
or down.
While driving
•
If you select the manual shifting position
while driving, the gear that was being
used in the Drive position will also initially
be selected in the manual shifting posi-
tion.
•
Move the gear selector forward (toward + )
to shift to a higher gear or rearward
(toward
–
) to shift to a lower gear.
•
If you hold the gear selector toward "
–
",
the transmission will downshift one gear
at a time and will utilize the braking power
of the engine. If the current speed is too
high for using a lower gear, the downshift
will not occur until the speed has
decreased enough to allow the lower gear
to be used.
•
If you slow to a very low speed, the trans-
mission will automatically shift down.
Shiftlock: Neutral (N)
If the gear selector is in the N position and
the vehicle has been stationary for at least
3 seconds (irrespective of whether the engine
is running) then the gear selector is locked.
In order to move the gear selector from N to
another gear position, the brake pedal must
be depressed and the ignition must be in at
least position II , see Ignition modes (p. 79).
5 If Sport mode is being used, the symbol will change to "S".
6 Analog instrument panel: the gear shift indicator is displayed in the center of the speedometer.