Changing Gear With Steering Wheel Paddles - Volvo S60 2019 Owner's Manual

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. 421)
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Gear selector inhibitor (p. 427)
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Changing gear with steering wheel pad-
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dles* (p. 425)
Kick-down function (p. 428)
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Changing gear with steering wheel
paddles*
The steering wheel paddles are a comple-
ment to the gear selector and make it possi-
ble to change gear manually without releas-
ing hands from the steering wheel.
"-": Selects the next lower gear.
"+": Selects the next higher gear.
Activating the steering wheel paddles
To be able to change gear with the steering
wheel paddles they must first be activated:
Pull one of the paddles toward the steer-
–
ing wheel.
> A figure in the driver display indicates
current gear.
STARTING AND DRIVING
Driver display when changing gear with steering
wheel paddles, large gear lever.
Driver display when changing gear with steering
wheel paddles, small gear lever.
* Option/accessory.
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