Automatic Gearbox -- Geartronic - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

08 Starting and driving

Automatic gearbox -- Geartronic*

The Geartronic gearbox has two different gear
modes - Automatic and Manual.
D: Automatic gear positions. +/–: Manual gear
positions. S 8
: Sport mode*.
Combined instrument panel (p. 58) shows the
position of the gear selector using the follow-
P R N
ing indications: , , ,
Gear positions
Automatic gear positions are
indicated on the right of the
combined instrument panel.
(Only one marker is illumi-
nated at a time - the one
showing the current gear
selector position.)
Symbol "S" for Sport mode is ORANGE when
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the mode is active.
The "Sport mode" function is not available in a V60 Plug-in Hybrid - only "+" and "-".
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Parking position - P
Select position P when starting the engine or
when the car is parked.
•
In order to be able to move the gear
selector from P-position, the brake pedal
must first be depressed firmly.
The gearbox is mechanically blocked when
the P position is engaged. Also apply the
parking brake (p. 281), as a precaution.
The gear selector must be in P position to
allow the car to be locked and alarmed.
The car must be stationary when posi-
tion P is selected.
D S 1 2 3
, *, , , etc.
Always apply the parking brake when
parking on a slope - the automatic trans-
mission's P position is not sufficient to
hold the car in all situation.
Reverse position - R
The car must be stationary when R position is
selected.
NOTE
IMPORTANT
WARNING
Neutral position - N
No gear is engaged and the engine can be
started. Apply the parking brake if the car is
stationary with the gear selector in N position.
Drive position - D
D is the normal driving position. Shifting up
and down takes place automatically based on
the level of acceleration and speed. The car
must be stationary when the gear selector is
moved to D position from R position.
Geartronic – Manual gear positions
(+S-)
The driver can also change gear manually
using the Geartronic automatic gearbox. The
car engine-brakes when the accelerator pedal
is released.
The manual gear position is reached
by moving the lever to the side from
position D to the end position at
"+S-". The combined instrument
panel's symbol "+S-" changes colour from
WHITE to ORANGE and the digits
are displayed in a box, corresponding to the
gear that has just been selected.
•
Move the lever forwards towards "+"
(plus) to change up a gear and release the
lever, which returns to its rest position
between + and –.
or
1 2 3
, , etc.