Automatic Transmission - Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual

STARTING AND DRIVING
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INDIVIDUAL
This setting allows you to adapt a drive mode to
your personal preferences.
Select one of the other drive modes as a basis
and change the settings to provide the driving
characteristics that you prefer. These settings
can be saved in a driver profile.
INDIVIDUAL is only available if it has been acti-
vated in the center display.
Settings
1. Tap in the center display's Top
view.
2. Tap
My Car Individual Drive Mode
Individual Drive Mode
tap
Presets
3. Under
, select:
Power
.
The following settings can be modified:
•
Driver Display
•
Steering force
•
Powertrain Characteristics
•
Brake Characteristics
•
Pneumatic suspension and shock
absorbers
•
ECO Climate
Use of the gasoline engine
An advanced control system determines the dis-
tance that the vehicle can be driven using the
414
gasoline engine, electric motor or both at the
same time.
Its primary function is to use the motor/engine
and the current available in the hybrid battery as
efficiently as possible based on the characteris-
tics of the various drive modes and the power
output requested by the driver by pressing the
accelerator pedal.
In certain cases, temporary limitations in the sys-
tem or mandatory functions to help maintain a
low overall emissions level may result in greater
use of the gasoline engine.
and
Related information
.
•
Adjustable steering force* (p. 258)
Pure Hybrid
, or
•
Loading (p. 216)
•
Driver profiles (p. 179)
•
General information about Twin Engine Plug-
in Hybrid vehicles (p. 16)
•
All Wheel Drive (AWD) (p. 419)
•
Hill Descent Control (HDC) (p. 366)
•
Brakes (p. 362)
•
Hybrid-related information in the instrument
panel (p. 133)
•
Maintaining/increasing the hybrid battery's
charge while driving (p. 410)

Automatic transmission

The automatic transmission has 8 forward gears
and an electric motor that powers the rear
wheels. Steering wheel paddles* make it possi-
ble to shift manually. The gear indicator in the
instrument panel shows the gear currently being
used or gear shift mode.
CAUTION
The transmission's temperature is monitored
to help prevent damage to the transmission
or other drivetrain components. If there is a
risk of overheating, the warning symbol on the
instrument panel will illuminate and a text
message will be displayed. Follow the instruc-
tions provided there.
Symbols in the instrument panel
If a problem should occur with the transmission, a
symbol and a message will be displayed in the
instrument panel.
Symbol Explanation
Transmission-related information.
Follow the instructions provided.
Hot or overheated transmission.
Follow the instructions provided.
* Option/accessory.