Deactivate Automatic Gear Selector Inhibitor; Kick-Down Function - Volvo S60 2019 Owner's Manual

STARTING AND DRIVING
Deactivate automatic gear selector
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inhibitor
When the car is without power, the auto-
matic gear selector inhibitor can be disen-
gaged in cars with the large gear lever. For
cars with the small gear lever, it is not possi-
ble to disengage the gear selector inhibitor.
Overview of the large gear lever.
If the car cannot be driven, e.g. due to a dis-
charged battery, the gear selector must be
moved to the N position so that the car can be
moved.
Lift the rubber mat in the compartment in
front of the gear selector. Locate the hole
with a spring-loaded button in the bottom
of the compartment.
7 The function is not available for cars with the small gear lever.
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Press a small screwdriver into the hole
and hold.
Move the gear selector to position N and
release the button.
4. Put the rubber mat back in place.
Overview of the small gear lever where it is not pos-
sible to deactivate the gear selector inhibitor.
Related information
Gear selector inhibitor (p. 427)
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Automatic gearbox (p. 421)
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Kick-down function

Kick-down can be used when maximum
acceleration is needed, such as for overtak-
ing.
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.
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. 421)
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