Gear Shift Indicator - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

Reverse gear inhibitor
The reverse gear inhibitor hinders the possi-
bility of mistakenly attempting to engage
reverse gear during normal forward travel.
•
Follow the gearing pattern printed on the
gear lever and start from neutral position,
N before moving it to R position.
•
Engage reverse gear only when the car is
stationary.
NOTE
With the upper variant of the shifting pat-
tern for 6-speed gearbox (see previous
illustration) - first press down the gear
lever in the N position in order to engage
reverse gear.
Related information
•
Gearboxes (p. 258)
•
Transmission fluid - grade and volume (p.
387)

Gear shift indicator*

The gear shift indicator notifies the driver
when it is appropriate to engage the next
higher or lower gear. An essential detail in
connection with environmental driving is to
drive in the right gear and to change gear in
plenty of time.
Manual gearbox
Gear shift indicator for man-
ual gearbox. Only one
marker is illuminated at a
time - during normal driving
it is only illuminated in the
centre.
When gearing up/down as recommended, the
upper one is illuminated at +" or the lower at
"-", marked red in the illustration.
Automatic gearbox
Combined instrument panel "Digital" with gear
shift indicator.
08 Starting and driving
An indicator is available as an aid on some
variants - GSI (Gear Shift Indicator) - which
notifies the driver when it is appropriate to
engage the next higher or lower gear in order
to obtain the lowest possible fuel consump-
tion. However, taking into consideration cha-
racteristics such as performance and vibra-
tion-free running, it may be advantageous to
change gear at a higher engine speed. The
framed number indicates the current gear.
With "Analogue" combined
instrument panel, the gear
positions and indicator
arrows are shown in the
instrument's centre.
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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