Volvo V60 TWIN ENGINE 2019 Owner's Manual page 458

STARTING AND DRIVING
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Deactivate automatically
1. Start the car.
2. Depress the brake pedal firmly. Select
gear position D or R and depress the
accelerator pedal.
> The parking brake releases and the
symbol in the driver display extin-
guishes.
NOTE
For automatic deactivation, either the
driver has to have put on their seatbelt or
the driver door has to be closed.
Related information
Automatic parking brake activation setting
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(p. 456)
In the event of a fault in the parking brake
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(p. 457)
Parking brake (p. 454)
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Parking on a hill (p. 456)
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456
Automatic parking brake activation
setting
Choose whether the parking brake is to be
activated automatically when the car is
switched off.
To change setting:
1. Settings
Tap on in the centre display's
top view.
2. Press My Car Parking Brake and
Suspension to select or deselect the
function Auto Activate Parking Brake
Related information
Activating and deactivating the parking
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brake (p. 455)
Parking brake (p. 454)
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Parking on a hill
Always use the parking brake when parking
on a hill.
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.
If the car is parked facing uphill:
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Turn the wheels away from the kerb.
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If the car is parked facing downhill:
Turn the wheels towards the kerb.
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Heavy load uphill
A heavy load, such as a trailer, can cause the
car to roll backward when the parking brake is
released automatically on a steep incline.
Avoid this by pulling the control upwards
while driving the car away. Release the control
when the engine achieves traction.
Related information
Activating and deactivating the parking
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brake (p. 455)