Shiftlock; Steering Wheel Paddles - Volvo XC 90 Owner's Manual

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Shiftlock

The automatic transmission's shiftlock feature
helps prevent inadvertently moving the gear
selector between different positions.
Automatic shiftlock
From Park – P
In order to move the gear selector from the P
position, the brake pedal must be depressed and
the ignition must be in mode II.
From neutral – N
If the gear selector is in N and the vehicle has
been stationary for more than 3 seconds (regard-
less of whether or not the engine is running), the
shiftlock feature will lock the gear selector in this
position.
In order to move the gear selector from the N
position, the brake pedal must be depressed and
the ignition must be in mode II.
Messages in the instrument panel
If the gear selector is locked in position, a mes-
Gear lever Press brake pedal
sage such as:
to activate gear lever
will be displayed.
There is no mechanical shiftlock function.
Related information
•
Gear selector positions (p. 383)
•
Automatic transmission (p. 382)
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Steering wheel paddles*

In addition to the manual gearshift function using
the gear selector, the paddles make it possible
to manually shift gears from the steering wheel.
Activating the paddles
In order to shift gears with the paddles, they have
to first be activated. To do so:
–
Pull either paddle toward the steering wheel
and release it.
> A number in the instrument panel will indi-
cate the current gear being used.
Instrument panel when the paddles are activated
Shifting
To shift one gear:
–
Pull either paddle toward the steering wheel
and release it.
"–": Shift down one gear.
"+": Shift up one gear.
A gear shift will take place each time a paddle is
pulled if the engine speed (rpm) is within the per-
missible range for the selected gear.
The gear number shown in the instrument panel
will change after each gear shift.
Deactivating the paddles
Manual deactivation in modes D and B
–
Pull the right (+) paddle toward the steering
wheel and hold it until the number of the cur-
rent gear is no longer displayed in the instru-
ment panel.
> The transmission will revert to automatic
gear shifting in the D or B mode, depend-
ing on which mode was selected when
the paddles were activated.
* Option/accessory.