Volvo C70 Owner's Manual page 145

06 Starting and driving
Automatic gearbox
Symbol Display
TRANSM. OVERHEAT BRAKE TO
HOLD
TRANSM. OVERHEAT PARK SAFELY
TRANSM. COOLING LET ENGINE RUN
A
For fastest cooling: run the engine at idling speed with the gear lever in the N or P position, until the message clears.
The table shows three steps with an increased
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degree of seriousness should the gearbox
become too hot. In parallel with the display text
the driver is also advised that the car's elec-
tronics are temporarily changing the driving
characteristics. Follow the instructions on the
information display where appropriate.
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Driving characteristics
Difficulty in maintaining even speed at con-
stant engine speed.
Significant pulling in the car's traction.
No drive due to overheated gearbox.
NOTE
The table's examples are no indication that
the car is defective but instead show that a
safety function has been activated inten-
tionally to prevent damage to one of the
car's components.
For more possible display messages with their
respective proposals for solutions concerning
automatic transmission, see page 50.
Action
Gearbox overheated. Keep the car station-
A
ary using the foot brake .
Gearbox overheated. Park the car immedi-
ately in a safe manner.
Gearbox overheated. For fastest cooling:
Run the engine at idling speed with the gear
lever in the N or P position until the mes-
sage clears.
A display text clears automatically after the
action has been carried out or after one press
on the indicator stalk READ button.