Volvo V70 SPORT, Руководство пользователя

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Gearboxes
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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 69.
•
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)
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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.
The gearbox "winter mode" means that the car
moves off with a lower engine speed and
reduced engine power on the drive wheels.
Kick-down
When the accelerator pedal is pressed all the
way to the floor (beyond the position normally
regarded as full acceleration) a lower gear is
immediately engaged. This is known as kick-
down.
If the accelerator is released from the kick-
down position, the gearbox automatically
changes up.
Kick-down is used when maximum accelera-
tion is needed, such as for overtaking.
Safety function
To prevent overrevving the engine, the gearbox
control program has a protective downshift
inhibitor which prevents the kick-down func-
tion.
1 Only models D5 and T6.