Volvo V60 CROSS COUNTRY 2020 Owner's Manual page 447

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Gear positions
Parking – P
Overview of gear lever and position P for small gear
lever.
For the small gear lever, use the P button
located next to the gear selector to activate
Park position. For the large lever, the park
position is activated by moving the gear lever
to position P.
The gearbox is mechanically blocked when the
P position is engaged.
Select position P for parking. The car can start
in position P. The car must be stationary when
the P position is selected.
To park - first apply the parking bake and then
select P position.
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Applies to cars with the small gear lever.
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
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The system will change to P position automat-
ically:
if the car is switched off in position D or R.
if the driver unfastens the seatbelt and
opens the driver's door when the car is
running in a mode 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 N position there is
no automatic change-over to P position. This
makes it possible to wash the car in an auto-
matic car wash.
STARTING AND DRIVING
Reverse – R
Select position R to reverse. The car must be
stationary when the R position is selected.
Neutral – N
The car freewheels in position N. The car can
start in position N. Apply the parking brake if
the car is stationary with the gear selector in
the N position.
In order to change from N position to another
gear position, 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.
Drive position - D
D is the normal driving position. Shifting up
and down takes place automatically based on
the level of acceleration and speed.
The car must be stationary when changing
gear from R position to D position.
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