Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 451

Overview of large gear lever and gear positions.
For the large gear lever, change gear position
by pressing the gear selector forwards or
backwards, or to the left for manual shifting.
Overview of small gear lever and gear positions.
5 Does not apply to cars with the large gear lever.
For the small gear lever, change gear position
by pressing the spring-loaded gear selector
forwards or backwards, or sideways for man-
ual shifting.
Gear positions
Park position - P
For the small gear lever, use the P button
located next to the gear selector to activate
Park position. For the large lever, move the
gear lever to gear position P to activate Park
position.
The gearbox is mechanically blocked when the
P position is engaged.
Select the P position when the car is parked or
when starting the engine. The car must be sta-
tionary when the park position is selected.
To select another gear position when the park
position is selected, the brake pedal must be
depressed and the ignition position must be II.
The engine has to be running for cars with the
small gear lever.
To park - first apply the parking bake and then
select park position.
STARTING AND DRIVING
WARNING
Always use the parking brake when park-
ing on an inclined surface. Engaging a gear
or the automatic transmission's P position
is not sufficient to hold the car stationary in
all situations.
NOTE
To be able to lock the car and arm the
alarm, the gear position must be in P.
Help functions 5
For cars with the small gear lever, the system
will change to P position automatically.
if the car is switched off in position D or R.
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if the driver unfastens the seatbelt and
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opens the driver's door when the car is
running with the gear selector in a position
other than P.
To park a car without wearing the seatbelt and
with the door open - exit the P position by
selecting R or D again.
If the car is switched off in neutral position,
there is no automatic change-over to P posi-
tion. This is to allow you to wash the car in the
type of car wash that requires the car to be
rolled through the facility.
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