Gear Selector Inhibitor; Kick-Down Function; Symbols And Messages For Auto- Matic Gearbox - Volvo XC40 TWIN ENGINE 2019 Owner's Manual

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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 brake
pedal must be depressed and the ignition
position must be II. For some gearbox vari-
ants, 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.
Related information
Automatic gearbox (p. 434)
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Changing gear with automatic gearbox
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(p. 435)
438

Kick-down function

Kick-down can be used when maximum
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
original gear remains engaged.
Gear lever
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.
Related information
Automatic gearbox (p. 434)
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Symbols and messages for
automatic gearbox
If a fault should occur in the gearbox, a sym-
bol and a message are shown in the driver
display.
IMPORTANT
To prevent damage to any drive system
components, the working temperature of
the gearbox is checked. If there is a risk of
overheating, a warning symbol illuminates
in the driver display and a text message is
shown - follow the recommendation given.
Symbol Specification
Information or error message for
gearbox. Follow the recommen-
dation given.
Hot or overheated gearbox. Fol-
low the recommendation given.
Reduced performance
eration performance reduced
In the event of a temporary pow-
ertrain fault, the car can go into a
Limp home mode with reduced
engine power to prevent damage
to the powertrain.
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