Volvo V60 TWIN ENGINE 2018 Owner's Manual page 451

Changing gear with steering wheel
paddles*
The steering wheel paddles are a complement
to the gear selector and make it possible to
change gear manually without releasing hands
from the steering wheel.
"-": Selects the next lower gear.
"+": Selects the next higher gear.
Activating the steering wheel paddles
To be able to change gear with the steering
wheel paddles they must first be activated:
Pull one of the paddles toward the steering
–
wheel.
> A figure in the driver display indicates cur-
rent gear.
Driver display when changing gear with steering wheel
paddles.
Switch
To change gear one step:
Pull one of the paddles backwards - towards
–
the steering wheel - and release.
A gear change occurs at each pull of the paddle
provided that the engine speed does not leave
the permitted range. After each gear change the
figure in the driver display changes to show the
current gear.
STARTING AND DRIVING
Deactivating the function
Manual deactivation in gear position D and B
Deactivate the steering wheel paddles by
–
pulling the right-hand paddle (+) toward the
steering wheel and holding in place until the
figure in the driver display for the current
gear extinguishes.
> The gearbox returns to gear position D
and B depending on the position selected
before the paddles were activated.
Automatic deactivation
In gear position D the steering wheel paddles are
deactivated after a short time if they are not used.
This is indicated by means of the figure for the
current gear extinguishing.
In gear position B there is no automatic deactiva-
tion.
Related information
Gear positions for automatic gearbox
•
(p. 447)
Gear shift indicator (p. 450)
•
449
* Option/accessory.