Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 452

STARTING AND DRIVING
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Reverse position - R
Select position R to reverse. The car must be
stationary when reverse position is selected.
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.
To be able to move the gear selector from the
N position to another gear position, the brake
pedal must be depressed and the ignition
position must be II. The engine has to be run-
ning for cars with the small gear lever.
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.
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Manual gearshift mode - M
Overview of the shift pattern in the driver display for
large gear lever.
The manual gearshift mode can be selected at
any time while driving. The car engine-brakes
when the accelerator pedal is released.
Select manual gearshift mode by moving the
gear selector sideways from position D to the
end position at "±". The driver display shows
which gear is used.
Press the gear selector forwards to "+"
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(plus) to change up one step and release
it.
Press the gear selector backwards to "–"
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(minus) to change down one step and
release it.
Press the gear selector to the side to its
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end position at D to return to the D posi-
tion.
Overview of the shift pattern in the driver display for
small gear lever.
The manual gearshift mode can be selected at
any time while driving. The car engine-brakes
when the accelerator pedal is released.
Select manual gear position by moving the
gear selector backwards from the D position.
The driver display shows which gear is being
used.
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.