Volvo C70 Owner's Manual page 134

NOTE
If the gear selector is in the Neutral position
and the car has been at a standstill for at
least 3 seconds (regardless of whether the
engine is running or not), the gear selector
will be locked in Neutral.
In order to move the gear selector to another
position:
1. Turn the ignition key to position II (if the
engine is not already running).
2. Depress the brake pedal.
3. Move the gear selector to the desired
position.
D – Drive
D is the normal driving position. The Drive
position offers 6 forward gears.The car auto-
matically shifts between the various forward
gears, based on the level of acceleration and
speed. The car must be at a standstill when
shifting to position D from position R.
Manual shifting - Geartronic
The manual shifting mode (Geartronic) can
be selected at any time to manually select
forward gears, including while the car is mov-
ing.
NOTE
Reverse, Neutral, and Park cannot be
selected in Geartronic mode.
• To access the Manual (M) shifting position
from Drive (D), move the gear selector to
the right to M.
• To return to the Drive (D) position from M,
move the gear selector to the left.
While driving
• If you select the M position while driving,
the gear that was being used in the Drive
position will also initially be selected in the
M position.
• 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
transmission will automatically shift down.
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Automatic transmission
W - Winter/Wet driving mode -
enhanced vehicle traction
Mode W reduces torque at the wheels, which
helps improve traction when starting off on a
slippery surface.
Press the button near the base of the gear
selector to engage/disengage this driving
mode.
• A "W" will be displayed in the instrument
panel when Winter/Wet driving mode is
engaged.
• Mode W will only function if the gear
selector is in the Drive (D) position.
Once underway, turn off mode W to improve
vehicle performance and fuel economy.
Cold starts (turbo engines)
When driving before the engine has reached
its normal operating temperature, the trans-
mission will shift up at slightly higher engine
speeds to heat the three-way catalytic con-
verter as quickly as possible.
Kickdown
Automatic shift to a lower gear (kickdown) is
achieved by depressing the accelerator
pedal fully and briskly. An upshift will occur
when approaching the top speed for a partic-
ular gear or by releasing the accelerator
pedal slightly. Kickdown can be used for
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