Volvo XC90 Recharge Owner's Manual page 486

STARTING AND DRIVING
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WARNING
Always use the parking brake when park-
ing on an inclined surface. Engaging a gear
or the automatic transmission's P position
is not sufficient to hold the car stationary in
all situations.
NOTE
To be able to lock the car and arm the
alarm, the gear position must be in P.
Help functions
The system will change to the P position auto-
matically:
if the car is switched off in position D or R.
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if the driver unfastens the seatbelt and
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opens the driver's door when the car is
running in a mode other than P.
To park a car without wearing the seatbelt and
with the door open - exit the P position by
selecting R or D again.
If the car is switched off in N position there is
no automatic change-over to P position. This
makes it possible to wash the car in an auto-
matic car wash.
Reverse – R
Select position R to reverse. The car must be
stationary when the R position is selected.
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Neutral – N
The car freewheels in position N. The car can
start in position N. Apply the parking brake if
the car is stationary with the gear selector in
the N position.
In order to change from N position to another
gear position, the brake pedal must be
depressed and the ignition position must be II.
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 changing
gear from R position to D position.
Brake – B
Overview of brake positions in the driver display.
In B position, it is possible to change gear
manually. The car brakes using its electric
motor when the accelerator pedal is released,
while also charging the hybrid battery.
Position B is selected by moving the gear
selector backwards from the D position.
Press the gear selector to the right to "+"
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(plus) to change up one step and release
it.
Press the gear selector to the left to "–"
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(minus) to change down one step and
release it.
Press the gear selector backwards to
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return to the D position.
The gearbox automatically shifts down if the
speed decreases to a level lower than appro-
priate for the selected gear, in order to avoid
jerking and stalling.
Related information
Automatic gearbox (p. 482)
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Gear selector inhibitor (p. 486)
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Changing gear with steering wheel pad-
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dles* (p. 485)
Kick-down function (p. 486)
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* Option/accessory.