Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 401

Deactivating automatically
1. Start the vehicle.
2. Depress the brake pedal firmly. Move the
gear selector to D or R and press the accel-
erator pedal.
> The parking brake will release and the
symbol in the instrument panel will go out.
NOTE
For automatic deactivation to be possible, the
driver's seat belt must be buckled or the driv-
er's door closed.
Related information
• Settings for automatically activating the park-
ing brake (p. 399)
• Parking brake malfunction (p. 400)
• Parking brake (p. 397)
• Parking on a hill (p. 399)
Settings for automatically activating
the parking brake
Choose whether the parking brake should be
activated automatically when the vehicle is
switched off.
To change this setting:
Settings
1. Tap in the center display's Top
view.
My Car Parking Brake and
2. Tap
Suspension
and select or deselect the
Auto Activate Parking Brake
Related information
• Activating and deactivating the parking brake
(p. 398)
• Parking brake (p. 397)
Parking on a hill
Always use the parking brake when parking on a
hill.
WARNING
Always apply the parking brake when parking
on an incline. Selecting a gear or putting the
automatic transmission in P may not be suffi-
cient to keep the vehicle stationary in all sit-
uations.
If the vehicle is pointing uphill:
function.
• Turn the front wheels so they are pointing
away from the curb.
If the vehicle is pointing downhill:
• Turn the front wheels so they are pointing
toward the curb.
Heavy load uphill
Heavy loads, such as a trailer, could cause the
vehicle to roll backward when the parking brake
is released automatically on steep uphill gradi-
ents. To help avoid this, pull the control upward
while you are driving away. Release the control
when the vehicle gains traction.
Related information
• Activating and deactivating the parking brake
(p. 398)
STARTING AND DRIVING
399