Volvo S60 Owner's Manual page 119

hitched. The transmission cools down when
the car is stationary, with foot brake depressed
and the engine running at idling speed.
Overheating during slow driving in queues can
be avoided by driving in stages: Stop the car
and wait with your foot on the brake pedal until
there is a moderate distance to the traffic
ahead, drive forward a short distance, and then
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
degree of seriousness should the transmission
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.
wait another moment with your foot on the
brake pedal.
IMPORTANT
Use the foot brake to hold the car stationary
on an uphill gradient - do not hold the car
with the accelerator pedal. The gearbox
could then overheat.
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.
03 Your driving environment
For important information regarding Powershift
transmission and towing - see page 285.
Text message and action
In some situations the display may show a
message at the same time as a symbol is illu-
minated.
Action
Transmission overheated. Keep the car
stationary using the foot brake.
Transmission overheated. Park the car
immediately in a safe manner.
Transmission overheated. For fastest cool-
ing: Run the engine at idling speed with the
gear lever in the N or P position until the
message clears.
WARNING
If a warning symbol combined with the text
Transm. overheat park safely
then the heat in the gearbox may become
so high that the power transmission
Gearboxes
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is ignored
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