Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 146

03 Your driving environment
HDC Hill Descent Control
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with the on/off button on the centre con-
sole
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if a gear higher than 1 is selected on a
manual gearbox
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if a gear higher than 1 is selected on an
automatic gearbox, or if the gear selector
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is moved to position D.
The function can be disengaged at any time.
If it takes place on a steep downhill gradient
then the braking effect will not release
directly, but slowly instead.
NOTE
With HDC activated you may experience a
delay between acceleration pedal activa-
tion and engine response.
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