Volvo 780 Owner's Manual page 50

1989 Volvo 780
pg. 46 Automatic transmission
2 (intermediate position)
Upshifts and downshifts of first two gears (low and intermediate) occur automatically. No upshift to 3rd
or 4th gear occurs. Position 2 may be used to obtain forced downshift to 2nd gear for increased engine
braking effect.
1 (low position)
If position 1 is selected when driving at high speeds, 2 is engaged first and 1 when the speed has
dropped to approx. 30 mph (50 km/h).
NOTE: No up shift can occur once 1 is engaged.
Use position 1 to select low gear when no upshift is desired, for instance, when entering and descending
steep grades.
Shift gate
The gear selector can be moved freely between D and 2. Selections of other positions are obtained by
depressing the selector knob prior to moving the selector.
Slightly depressing the selector knob allows selection of positions N, D, 2 and 1. Fully depressing the
selector knob allows selection of positions R and P. This is also necessary when initially bringing the
selector out of position P.
Fully depressing the selector knob thus permits shifting freely between all positions.
pg. 47 Automatic transmission
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