Gear Shift Indicator; Gear Selector Inhibitor - Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual

STARTING AND DRIVING

Gear shift indicator*

The gear shift indicator in the driver display
shows the current gear during manual gearshift-
ing and when it is appropriate to engage the
next gear for optimum fuel economy.
For eco-driving during manual gear changing, it is
important to drive in the right gear and to change
gear in good time.
The gear shift indicator shows the current gear in
the driver display and uses an up arrow to indi-
cate when shifting to a higher gear is recom-
mended.
Gear shift indicator in the 12-inch driver display*.
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Gear shift indicator in the 8-inch driver display.
Related information
•
Gearbox (p. 413)
•
Gear positions for automatic gearbox
(p. 414)

Gear selector inhibitor

The gear selector inhibitor prevents accidental
changing between different gear positions in an
automatic gearbox.
There are two different types of gear selector
inhibitor - mechanical and automatic.
Mechanical gear selector inhibitor
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 gear selector inhibitor has special
safety systems.
* Option/accessory.