Volvo S90 2020 Owner's Manual page 450

STARTING AND DRIVING
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Automatic gear selector inhibitor
The automatic gear selector inhibitor has spe-
cial safety systems.
From park position – P or neutral position –
N
In order to move the gear selector from P or 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.
If the gear selector is in the N position and the
car has been stationary for at least 3 seconds
(irrespective of whether the engine is running)
then the gear selector is locked.
Message in the driver display
If the gear selector is inhibited a message is
shown in the driver display e.g.
Press brake pedal to activate gear lever
The gear selector is not inhibited mechani-
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cally.
Related information
Automatic gearbox (p. 442)
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Changing gear with automatic gearbox
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(p. 443)
Deactivate automatic gear selector inhibi-
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tor (p. 448)
8 Applies to cars with small gear lever
9 The function is not available for cars with the small gear lever.
448
Deactivate automatic gear selector
inhibitor
When the car is without power, the auto-
matic gear selector inhibitor can be disen-
gaged in cars with the large gear lever. For
cars with the small gear lever, it is not possi-
ble to disengage the gear selector inhibitor.
Gear lever
.
Overview of the large gear lever.
If the car cannot be driven, e.g. due to a dis-
charged battery, the gear selector must be
moved to the N position so that the car can be
moved.
Lift the rubber mat in the compartment in
front of the gear selector. Locate the hole
with a spring-loaded button in the bottom
of the compartment.
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Press a small screwdriver into the hole
and hold.
Move the gear selector to position N and
release the button.
4. Put the rubber mat back in place.
Overview of the small gear lever where it is not pos-
sible to deactivate the gear selector inhibitor.
Related information
Gear selector inhibitor (p. 447)
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Automatic gearbox (p. 442)
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