Volvo XC40 2020 Owner's Manual page 424

STARTING AND DRIVING
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Changing gear with automatic gearbox
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(p. 419)
Gear shift indicator (p. 423)
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7 Only possible with automatic gearbox.
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Gear selector inhibitor
The gear selector inhibitor prevents acciden-
tal changing between different gear positions
in an automatic gearbox.
Automatic gear selector inhibitor
The automatic gear selector inhibitor has spe-
cial safety systems.
From park position – P or neutral position –
N
In order to move the gear selector from P or N
position to another gear position, the engine
must be running.
If the gear selector is in the N position and the
car has been stationary for at least 3 seconds
(irrespective of whether the engine is running)
then the gear selector is locked.
Message in the driver display
If the gear selector is inhibited a message is
shown in the driver display e.g.
Press brake pedal to activate gear lever
The gear selector is not inhibited mechanically.
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Kick-down function
Kick-down
acceleration is needed such as for overtaking.
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.
Safety function
To prevent over-revving of the engine, the
gearbox control program has a protective
downshift inhibitor.
The gearbox does not permit downshifting/
kick-down which would result in an engine
speed high enough to damage the engine.
Nothing happens if the driver still tries to shift
down in this way at high engine speed – the
Gear lever
original gear remains engaged.
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On kick-down the car can shift down one or
more steps at a time, depending in engine
speed. The car shifts up when the engine has
reached is maximum engine speed in order to
prevent engine damage.
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Automatic gearbox (p. 418)
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7 can be used when maximum