Volvo V60 RECHARGE 2021 Owner's Manual page 429

Transmission
The transmission is part of the vehicle's drive-
line (power transmission) between the engine
and the drive wheels. The function of the
transmission is to change gears depending
on speed and power needs.
The vehicle has an 8-speed automatic trans-
mission and an electric motor for rear-wheel
drive. The number of gears allows the engine's
torque and power band to be effectively uti-
lized.
Two of the gears are overdrive gears that save
fuel when driving at a constant engine speed.
Both the gear selector and the steering wheel
paddles can be used to shift up or down man-
ually. The selected gear selector position will
be displayed in the instrument panel.
Related information
Automatic transmission (p. 427)
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Automatic transmission
Gear position is selected automatically to
make driving as energy efficient as possible.
The transmission also has a manual mode.
Overview of gear selector and gear shift pattern in
the instrument panel.
The selected gear selector position is dis-
played in the instrument panel:
P, R, N, D or B.
Related information
Shifting gears with automatic transmis-
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sion (p. 428)
Using the steering wheel paddles* to shift
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(p. 429)
Shiftlock (p. 431)
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The kickdown function (p. 431)
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The Launch function* (p. 431)
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STARTING AND DRIVING
Automatic transmission symbols and mes-
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sages (p. 432)
* Option/accessory.
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