Volvo V50 Owner's Manual page 146

Symbol Display
TRANSM. OVERHEAT BRAKE TO
HOLD
TRANSM. OVERHEAT PARK SAFELY
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 two steps with an increased
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.
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.
Driving characteristics
Difficulty in maintaining even speed at con-
stant engine speed.
Significant pulling in the car's traction.
For more possible display messages with their
respective proposals for solutions concerning
automatic transmission, see page 50.
A display text clears automatically after the
action has been carried out or after one press
on the indicator stalk READ button.
06 Starting and driving
Automatic gearbox
Action
Gearbox overheated. Keep the car station-
A
ary using the foot brake .
Gearbox overheated. Park the car immedi-
A
ately in a safe manner .
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